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• Visual Studio DTE object in another thread

  Hi I'm trying to insert some code into all the cpp files in a project using a VB macro. I thought I'd be slick and have a progress bar that was displayed while each file is updated. The problem I'm having is that the DTE object is no longer valid in my background thread so when I try to get the project items I get an Unhandled exception. I currently was just making a copy of the DTE object and passing it through the param arguments of the background thread. Is there something special I need to do to pass COM objects to another thread. thanks You can work around this by marshalling the interface pointer between threads using the COM Global Interface Table (GIT). If you need a code sample (C++) give ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Works on 2 machines but not the third.

  Hi, I'm having some issues configuring a build server. I am using Federated Security and certificates. It works on my local machine, and using a batch file (like the samples) to create and place the certificates allowed me to get a second dev machine working. (first one running XP, second one running Server 2003) A problem has come up with the build server. I'm not sure what the problem is, nor how to deal with it. Having followed the same setup as for the second dev machine, the build machine gives the following error: " The request for security token has invalid or malformed elements." There are some differences with the build server. Its 64 bit Its a virtual machine (VMWare) Any reasons why it w ...Show All

• SQL Server Database copy in SQL2005 standard (action pack)

  I have two questions with regard to database copy. Environment. SSMS with named instance of SQL2005 and an SQL2000 named instance from another (local) server. Task: Highlight a database in 2000 right click and select tasks>copy database. Select Use SQL management object method, set the destination database locations to local drives (data and log on different drives) and continue. Problem 1. Some databases copy OK, a few fail when executing SQL server agent (the last task). The error directs me to the event log and from there to your web site. No information on either as to why it failed. No noticable differences between the databases it copies and those it will not. Web site message is: -------------------------------------- ...Show All

• Visual Studio building solution / projects with project reference

  There seems to be a problem with solutions and project-to-project references. Let's pretend that I have the following structure: Common.csproj SolutionA: Common.csproj (added by add existing project) ProjAA.csproj (project reference to Common) This one is fine then I have another solution SolutionB: ProjectAA.csproj (added by add existing project) ProjectBB.csproj (project reference to ProjectAA) Here, if I build ProjectBB.csproj directly, this works just fine. HOWEVER, if I try to build SolutionB then I get complaints about that project {GUID} missing from solution.. I suppose I can add Common.csproj to SolutionB also, but this does not scale well.. Is there something I'm missing here I mean, after all there is the full/r ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Allowing multiple issuers

  Is it possible to request multiple issuers In other words, I allow CardSpace to choose any card from a set of known issuers I accept cards issued by Bank A, Bank B and Government C Cheers Matt Cool. This isn't a specific use case I'm looking at, more a thought experiment. My thinking was as a retailer, I could accept InfoCards which support a credit card claim, but obviously only from IPs I have a trust relationship with. So, I'd want to limit my range of acceptable IPs. Cheers Matt ...Show All

• Visual C# Unable to load dll HRESULT: 0x8007007E

  I have moved a C# project from Visual Studio 2003 to Visual Studio 2005 Express. I get the "unable to load dll HRESULT 0x8007007E" error when making a call to an unmanaged dll. This previously worked OK before. I have tried putting the dll into the bin\debug directory, the windows and system32 directories with no success. I have also added the debug directory to the environment path variable but still no success. I have investigated trying to put a dependancy in the project on the dll but can't find a method of achieving this. I have also tried running the application and the dll outside of the IDE in the same directory and it still can't find the dll. Is there a difference in the way Framework 2.0 loads unmange ...Show All

• SQL Server Converting Date Data type in stored procedure

  HI Experts... I am using SQL SERVER 2005 standard edition I have encountered a problem regarding converting date data type in stored procedure As i was having problem taking date as input parameter in my stored procedure, so, then  I changed to varchar (16) i.e. CREATE PROCEDURE sp_CalendarCreate                                       @StDate VARCHAR ( 16 ) ,                            &nb ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Storing workflow in Database

  Hi All, I need some help on how to store the workflow in database(SQL Server 2005).How can we retrieve the workflow from database How to access the workflow,activities from the database Can we store the custom activies to the database How to access it from the database I am totally confused with the integration of workflow with the database and the persistence,tracking service concepts of the workflow.Can anyone help me with this issue Thanks in advance. Karthick.  There's no need for you to have to create your own schemas. There are script files provided with the .NET Framework 3.0 SDK that will automatically generate the Workflow Tracking and Workflow Persistence databases. On my machine, t ...Show All

• Visual C# Turkish Character problem ( Streamwriter )

  Hi everyone..I want to write 'o' , ' ' , 'u' and 'c' characters to a .rtf file.and I want to use StreamWriter for writing and StreamReader for reading..But when i use StreamWriter and send one of the Turkish character, in the .rtf file there becomes a character like "A ".. what must i do_ and i think i must use "iso 8859-9" encoding.. now further i have an extention of this problem and that is i am querying SQL server and Oracle but whenever turkish "i" comes in between any word the query gives an incorrect result. In this senorio what can i do ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Custom rendering of out-of-the-box activities

  I am trying to customize the Workflow monitor application so that it shows the activity description instead of the activity name. I modified the code for the IDesignerGlyphProvider OnPaint and acheived partial success and I am wondering if there is a better way to achieve that goal. Thank you for the reply but I a question that was not answered in my last posting and I would like to add a comment First the question 1- Is the OnPaint fired for every activity – even those that don’t have glyphs -- when I override IDesignerGlyphProvider.OnPaint The comment The design surface looks great for a programmer but it sure does not look friendly for a manger who just wants to tra ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista build failure

  Hi, I run into the following problem building my project using WWF Beta 2: After the first successful build, it isn't possible to build the solution again. Build ends with an error, not described in detail. are there any ideas about soving this problem Best regards, Andreas this is the output of the build process: ------ Build started: Project: Diagnostics, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------ Diagnostics -> D:\_work\S3\src\S3.root\S3\Tools\Diagnostics\bin\Debug\Upper.S3.Diagnostics.dll ------ Build started: Project: NHibernate.Generics, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------ NHibernate.Generics -> D:\_work\S3\src\S3.root\S3\Tools\NHibernate\NHibernate.Generics\bin\Debug\NHibernate.Generics.dll ---- ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Change visible content

  I need to know how to change the current content so that when I click the Next button the content changes. This would allow me to make more options available. This is just like when you install something and you have to click Next to view all the options and such. This is very important for my project and any help would be GREATLY appreciated. There are several ways to do this. Here's one. Make a UserControl for each page in the dialog. Name them Page1, Page2, Page3, etc. On the form, drop a button named "btnBack" and one named "btnNext". Paste this code: Public Class Form1 Private mPage As Integer ' Current page Private mPages As Integer ' Total number of pages Private Su ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Linksys wireless usb problems with vista

  I have been having problems with the pci and usb Linksys wireless adapters when I installed windows vista RC1 build 5600. It always gives me these errors: Can't load ProcNIC'sdll and Can't load Res_dll Maybe I need to find drivers for windows vista and if they are not there then I guess I will have to wait until they do. The only problem I see with windows vista is the networking problems. I have seen other posts for network problems so I guess I am not alone. Hello Sweettooth, Can you provide more info about the Linksys wireless adapter like version numbers And when exactly do you get the error messages (during install ) Can you provide the exact error message and dll names its failing to load ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SQL Express and WinXP 64

  I installed SQLExpress just fine on my WinXP64 machine but I can't get the SQL Business Manager installed. How do I manage my SQLExpress on my XP64 box without the manager Thanks Larry Geiger ...Show All

• Windows Forms Window class name is not valid

  When I create a new WindowsApplication project, add any control to the main form and run the project - I get the following exception on Application.Run(new Form1()); I am using VS 2005 beta2.050215-4400. This haven't happened until now. What went wrong Any help will be appreciated Gabriel The exception data follows: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception was unhandled   Message="Window class name is not valid."   Source="System.Windows.Forms"   ErrorCode=-2147467259   NativeErrorCode=1400   StackTrace:        at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.WindowClass.RegisterClass()        at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.WindowClass.Create(String className, In ...Show All