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• SQL Server Retrieve new values of a database

  Hello, I have the view from a table that keeps incrementing with new values, I have no control of this database, but I need to retrieve the new values to insert it on my table (sql server) and send some parameters of the database to another application, I'm using C# to get access to both databases, so does anybody know of an efficient way to retrieve only the new values of the database Thanks a lot Luis Saavedra I think you're on the right track here. You might want to store the same values in that field from the source system in your own column in a table on your system. You can then compare based on a join. That might not work for you if there are a lot of values or it is updated a lot. In that ...Show All

• SQL Server Single sign-on with forms authentication

  Hi, We are using forms authentication as per this article http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ url=/library/en-us/dnsql2k/html/ufairs.asp frame=true#ufairs_topic3 We want to get single sign-on working in SQL Server RS 2005. Users log on to our web application and we use forms authentication. We want the same logon credentials to automatically log you onto to the report manager too, so that when you navigate from our app to the report manager you don't have to log on again! I used the information from here http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconformsauthenticationacrossapplications.asp to try to get the 2 web apps (Report Server and my Web app) to share the authentication cookies, but it only ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Provisioning device security

  I'm following this How to: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/30dtsstx(VS.80).aspx But I got this error: (0x80070005): Access is denied The device is accessible: I can copy file, debug and install application on it. so why this error Hi Michael, I have tried the tool. basically this tool is for testing purposes and cannot be used for end needs. All the settings on there are preset such as security settings and policies and stores certificates. Provisioning by pushing the xml allow me to set any parameter that i want. I think i need to change the registry value for the security on the device. Do you know how ...Show All

• Windows Networking Development Vista RTM can't open new socket.

  Started here . Due to (stupid) limitation in TCP/IP driver (10 half-open connection) sometimes Vista loosing ability to access an internet (open new socket for communication). It happens when user uses P2P applications (BitTorrent, eMule). But in could be caused even by too busy IIS. BUT all existing internet-connected programs (WLM, Skype) are running. PC even is accessible via RDP. No any entries in EventLog relating to any problem with sockets. "Event 4226" appears in absolutely different time, not in time when connection was blocked. Only reboot or (sometimes) "Network Connections" (and ICS) service restart can help to revive network back to live. This problem is accepted by many people (see post on Channel9). Any settings in registry ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Report problems after installing TFS SP1

  OS: Windows 2003 Server SP1 Standard DB: SQL Server 2005 SP1 Conhango Scrum is also installed (on TFS 1.0 RTM)) I first installed the KB919156 patch. I installed Team Foundation Server SP1 on my server. * During the installation the following error message was shown: Error 32000. The Commandline ""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server\Tools\TfsAdminUtils.exe" Setup "DOMAIN\TFSSERVICE" "SERVERNAME" "TfsWorkItemTracking;TfsWorkItemTrackingAttachments; TfsVersionControl; TfsActivityLogging; TfsBuild; TfsIntegration"" returned non-zero value -1. "Retry" "Cancel" * Pressing "Retry" gives the same error message over and over... * Pr ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista WF and Sql Server 2005 Service Broker

  I am not sure of what the current mix between the two is and what is planned for the future. My ideal app would allow for a "messagebox" BT-like messaging glue so that each step in a workflow can execute on any number of servers. Sql Server 2005 Service broker sounds like the ideal solution. Are there any online resources discussing this particular issue Thanks Costas I was leaning towards the paradigm where the workflow runtime is running on multiple hosts and events are sent to a messagebox (like biztalk does) and any runtime on any host can pick them, rehydrate the appropriate workflow and pass the event in. CZ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Build Type only has one OPTION - Active

  I'm following a webcast on how to use Database Team Edition template in VS. On the webcast, it shows how to configure different Configurations (under Build tab) - it appears you set up Active (New Deployment) to your local box, then an Update Deployment pull down in the Configuration drop down. My Configuration Pulldown only as Active (Default) and won't allow me to add/change other Configuration types - how can I get this Here are the steps to add a new confirugation. 1. Go to tools bar at the top of the Visual studio. Click on "Solution Configurations" on standard toolbar. (IT is a dropdown list). When dropdown list opens up, click on Configuration Manager ... This will bring up a ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Numeric performance on 360

  A question for the framework/VM guys... I have ported one of my simpler benchmarks to the 360, and find that the numeric performance is running 5x slower than my 2.8GHz P4 desktop. Now I was expecting a drop in performance on the 360, allowing for the difference in CPU implementation (in order execution / branch prediction etc), but nothing like this magnitude! The benchmark simply transforms a source array of Vector4s to a destination array of Vector4s, using a 4x4 matrix. Have you guys done any benchmarking of pure numeric perf, and if so is this in line with what you get Andy. The Xbox 360 CLR runtime is based upon the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 runtime, which is not currently optimized for ...Show All

• Windows Forms Form does not refresh if It loses and regains focus

  I have written my first Win Form application in C#, that writes several hundred records to a database. It has a single form with a datagrid and a textbox for displaying status. In the loop I update the text box with the record number being processed: tbxStatus.text = recNo.ToString(); tbxStatus.Refresh(); This works just fine as long as the application has focus and is on top. However if the application loses focus (by minimizing or moving focus to another application), upon regaining focus it seems to freeze (shows an hour glass but no updated status) . If I look at the Windows XP task manager the application shows 'Not Responding', even though I know that the process is still running. (I know that because all the records d ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. For Admin, Can I Share My New Experience With The Other Users?

  Dear Admin, Can I Share My New Experience With The Other Users In Developing Using XNA GSE By Lessons, "How To" Topics, And Other Experience I Will Gain While Reading And Developing Using XNA Thx http://search.live.com/results.aspx mkt=en-us&q=xna&FORM=TOOLBR ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions XNA setup woes.

  Hi, Hey Microsoft staff, can you not make the XNA setup work without the C# EXPRESS edition being called for please See.>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/browse.aspx displaylang=en&productID=3AC63F4D-131C-4CE4-ABE4-FDB8C7032E8B Some of us have the full VS2003 or VS2005 you know. It should work with any of the above being installed.   Regards, S_DS   Product Feedback Center Sites: http://connect.microsoft.com/Main/content/content.aspx ContentID=2220 Thank you ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. using XNA Framework with no shader capability display driver???

  I have Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME graphic card with no support for shaders. Is it possible to develop a 3d application with XNA Framework under this condition.When I run a tutorial project I got the message "Both a valid vertex shader and pixel shader (or valid effect) must be set on the device before draw operations may be performed." I am new to XNA concept. Before I was developing with MDX 1.1 and I can develop 3d application with out shader support. So how can do this with XNA... I haven't looked much into XNA yet, but is there no way we can write our own renderer Is there a specification of the interfaces it would need to implement, and a way to load it (on the PC) instead of the standard XNA renderer If not, w ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Benefits Portal not working

  None of the links work in the email I was sent in regards to the benefits portal. Could you please post the correct links. I had the same problem but it's actually easy to fix, just go to http://connect.microsoft.com select 'Sign In', after signing in go to 'Manage your connect profile' in the bottom left corner and fill in everything that has a red * next to it. Then click ok (or it's equivilent). Don't bother with then next page (personal info) unless you need to. Click OK (or it's equivilent) and sign out. Try the benefits portal again and it should work. Hope it helps! ...Show All

• Windows Forms Distributing Runtime files with .net program (Question)

  So I heard somewhere you can distribute the .net framework with your .net program. So if someone doesn't have the .net framework on there computer, the program comes with all the runtime files without installing anything, could someone tell me how to do this please simply create a setup and deployment project and thats it! Well, of course, you need to set it up to include your project, create application folders and so on. When installing on the destination computer, the installer automatically downloads the correct version of the .NET Framework, installs it then continues to install your application http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/html/vbconintroductiontodeployment.asp http://msdn. ...Show All

• Visual C++ Common controls manifestdependency in stdafx.h

  If I create an MFC application with VS 2005 App Wizard then it puts the following into stdafx.h: #ifdef _UNICODE #if defined _M_IX86 #pragma comment (linker, "/manifestdependency:\"type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='x86' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"" ) #elif defined _M_IA64 .. etc. #endif #endif The effect of this is that a Unicode app gets the XP look and a non-Unicode app doesn't. If I remove the #ifdef _UNICODE then the non-Unicode app gets the XP look. So why is the #ifdef _UNICODE in there I have a large non-Unicode app (it will become Unicode in time, but not just now) which I would like to give the XP ...Show All