dgibbons's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Port Usage

    The powers that be at my company have decided to redisign our network.  The big change is that they are completely separating the two domains, whereas I guess right now one runs inside of the other. What this means to me is that I need to get a document together which shows all the connections between different SQL servers, web pages and services that I've created over the last year. My question is, what ports do all of these things use to communicate with SQL Server 2000   I believe the only connections right now are using ADO/ADO.NET,  or straight SQL Linked Servers.   I'd assume it was the default, but you know what they say about assumptions. I checked the properties through management studi ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Newbie. I want to enhance the image quality.

  Hello, this is very basic, but I need to know the power and flexibility of this tool. I need to see in a superior level of detail, in 3D view, a city with a few mounts... ( I don't need buildings, just the terrain ) But everything that is at a certain distance from the camera looses quality (geometric detail level and image quality). I know this is done in order to increase render speed, to save memory and bandwidth... but I need more quality, and I'm ready to pay the cost. Is there a workaround to increase the quality, someone knows a website, parameter, anything that might help me please I need it, even if it takes quite a long time to display one single image. I need excellent quality. Thanks in advance! Albert G ...Show All

• Visual C# Executing sql command in C# problem string literals

  hi! I need an extra qoute in sql command to execute correctly but how do we execute through c#. This is what i do>>>>> string scriptTaskConnectST = @"Data Source=SE413695\AASQL2005;Initial Catalog=TestDB;Integrated Security=SSPI;"; executing this through c# code jobCommand = new SqlCommand("xp_cmdshell 'dtexec /f \"" + path + "\" /Set \\package.Variables[User::ArchivePackageName].Properties[Value];\"" + name + "\" /Set \\package.Variables[User::ScriptTaskConnectST].Properties[Value];\"" + scriptTaskConnectST + "\" When i check i resulting vaue i get this for scriptTaskConnectST as /"......\" \" Data Source=S ...Show All

• Visual Basic FlowLayoutPanel

  Hello All, I am trying to use the FlowLayoutPanel control, but I'm having a real challenge. I am dynamically (at runtime), trying to add text boxes and NumericUpDown controls to a FlowLayoutPanel. Formatting is my problem. In one cell, I want to add a textbox followed by a space or 2 and then the NumericUpDown control. I can’t seem to come up with the right combination to format this. Any ideas Thanks very much. You are correct! I meant to say TableLayoutPanel. I will load an unknown number of items from a table and need to display them so the users can select the quantity of each. Thank you for your p atience. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Relative Path troubles

  Happy New Year VB experts, I’m sure that this is a trivial problem, but I can’t create a relative path for a file in the Resources folder, or use My.Resources to specify the file. The code only works if I use an absolute path. In my application I’m using the Microsoft Agent, Merlin. I loaded the merlin.acs file into the Resources folder. The code snippet below has the three Characters.Load statements that I have attempted to use. Using the one with PathAbsolute works; the other two statements give a run time error. The file can not be found. Private Sub Form1_Load( ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase .Load Dim PathAbsolute, PathRelative As String ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. XNAInvaders

  My first release of XNAInvaders is available. Its currently binary only (source will be released when its a bit more completed). Anyway more details and download can be found here. Will be interested in any comments/feedback Cheers Andy Well, I've been waiting to play your game all day after I saw your post (had to wait until I got home) and I was not disappointed. Very nice! I'm really looking forward to seeing your source. I yet to branch out into the 3D realm, sticking with the 2D stuff, but I really like the way that turned out. I also need to add your site to my list of links as well, so I'm going to go correct that oversight now. Again, great job! ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How establishes workflow Namespace when vb.net language?

  Hi all, I when use WorkflowCompiler compile .xoml file and .xoml.vb file to prompt a error "error CS0116: A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods",also I when use the wfc tool compile them have the similar error,after I supplement the /rootnamespace parameter and the /language parameter the compiling is may pass.But I only found the LanguageToUse property in the WorkflowCompilerParameters class,does not have the place to be possible to establish namespace,The similar question cannot appear actually in the c# language situation.Ask how I should do Hi Angel, Thank for your reply. I had already tried , this may make mistakes when compiling and translat ...Show All

• Visual C++ MultiThreading

  Hi, I'm new to Visual c++ and am currently making one of my first programs. I'm trying to use the CCriticalSection and CSingleLock classes in this program, and to do so, I know I need to include <afxmt.h>. Well, when I try to compile my program for debug, I get all kinds of errors like this: I duno why I get them, but if some1 could please help me fix the problem, I would greatly appreciate it. ------ Build started: Project: Dales Name Genz0r Beta, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Compiling... stdafx.cpp C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\mfc\afxv_w32.h(194) : error C3641: 'DrawState' : invalid calling convention '__stdcall ' for function compiled with /clr:pure or /clr:safe C:\Program Files\Micros ...Show All

• Visual Basic Time and Date Control

  Hello. A question please. What is the control that manipulates dates and times Sorry. I put 2 DateTimePicker on my form. I seleted format = long (1) for one of them and I seleted format = time (2) for the another one. When I click on the (1) I am seeing the calendar, it's Ok, but when I click on the (2) I am seeing the calendar too. I'd want to see a clock for the (2). How could I do that Thanks... ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to get A Build Date and Time

  Does anyone has a clue on how to get a build date and time for Pocket PC application Please see if this discussion may help(CF.NET) http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_frm/thread/f4f4b17b4f994071/3f538fe18483ef7c lnk=gst&q=build+datetime&rnum=1#3f538fe18483ef7c ...Show All

• Visual C# jump to error

  Hello, is there a shortcut key for jumping to the next compilation error Thanks. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. What constitutes "Commercial"?

  What if I want to develop an application that I do not intend to distribute and sell, but only use internally as an integral part of some business model, such as in a CyberCafe / LAN party. If I'm a business consultant who develops a Team-Building game for corporate events that are based on my Team-Building Intellectual Property, is it considered "Commercial Use" if I'm using the Xbox 360 as a turnkey platform to run this on For example, perhaps I break up employees into small groups of four to team up and participate in a game and I need to use 10 Xboxes simultaneously for a group of 40 people. You can see the advantage of using 360s instead of PCs for the convenience of setup here, especially for a travelling roadshow. So ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Code-Geeks

  Hi guys, I'd like to introduce you guys to a couple new sites being started for the development community. CodeGeeksWiki - MediaWiki 1.8 based programming wiki for all languages. Currently has XNA content, but we're looking for more editors for other languages. CodeGeeks Community - Community Server 2.1 based site that has free blogging and forums. Please check us out and contribute to the knowledge and learning of others! Tutorials are very welcome in any language on both of these sites! ...Show All

• Visual Basic bubble sort in a list box

  OK, from what I understand, I would be better off trying to sort numbers in a bubble sort in my listbox. I used the listBox.sorted = true but that does not sort larger numbers correctly., What is the code on this bubble sort and do you just call it in a subroutine pseudo code: function bubble_sort( list L, number listsize) loop has_swapped := 0 //reset flag for number i from 1 to (listsize - 1) if L > L[i + 1] //if they are in the wrong order swap(L , L[i + 1]) //exchange them has_swapped := 1 //we have swapped at least once, list may not be sorted yet endif endfor //if no swaps were made during this pass, the list has been sorted ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VB and SQL

  1. Does any one know where to download and example and some literature about how to connect the a VB2005EE to SQL express 2005. 2. Can I connect an app made on VB2003 to sql2005EE To answer your questions. Question 1 Yes you can connect VB2005 Express edition to SQL Express 2005. These were designed from the outset to work together and SQL Express and Access are the only databases that have IDE support in the VB Express Edition. Literature to connect the two together. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/learning/introtovb2005/ Look at Chapter 4 (Build data centric applications) It has great walkthrough. Question 2 Can you connect VB2003 to SQL 2005 Express edition Yes y ...Show All