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• Mike Mueller Benefit Portal

  Hi, I am trying to access the benefits for registering the VS Express apps, but when I click on the link from the e-mail I was sent, I get redirected to the Microsoft Connect page. I registered, but all I get is a list of beta programs that I can participate in with no mention of the benefits Where can I access the stock photos and icons Can you confirm the URL I am using is correct http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=52054 Thanks, Steve ...Show All

• Flack auto brace formatting in visual c++ 2005 express edition...

  Hi, I was wondering how to set up visual c++ express edition so that if I do this int foo(param1, param2, param3, param4 param5, param6, param7){ doesnt indent to here-----> but instead indents to here--> any ideas In addition to experimenting with the options you can use Shift+Tab to quickly back up indentation levels from the previous line's block indentation. I no ...Show All

• Nali Publish Can't Find Redist Files

  I've checked SQLExpress, .Net Framework, and Windows installer  and checked "Download prereq from same location an as my application" and get several errors.  Here is a sample:  Error 4 The install location for prerequisites has not been set to 'component vendor's web site' and the file 'DotNetFX\dotnetfx.exe' in item '.NET Framework 2.0' can not be located on disk. See Help for more information. TOPKPDFServ ...Show All

• Dave Hagarty Using Web Services IN Visual Basic

  hi do any body know that how can i use microsoft web services in visual Basic Express addition. and if some one know more about how to get token and account for microsoft web services access. Calling the Web services from VB Express is a simple matter. In the Solution Explorer, right click on your application and select "Add Web Reference." After that, type in the URI to the WSDL. As for the ...Show All

• Seth Demsey Extract Icon

  I would like to extract an Icon from a file to display it in a picturebox; is there simple code to do this   I've tried searching VB, but I can't make the examples work! Thanks Thank You very much! 'Loads Icon from any file.     'vPath can contain an index number. It must be separated by a comma     Private Function GetIcon(ByVal vPath As String) As Icon   &nb ...Show All

• SlayerGatsu People trying to install my program get an xml file

  Hi I'm building some basic programs at the moment and some people want to install it but they can't because they just get an xml in there browser. Anyone know what is causing the problem *XML code generated on the browser* < xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" > <asmv1:assembly xsi:schemaLocation="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1 assembly.adaptive.xsd" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:dsig=&quo ...Show All

• Sinc at devBiz ListBox

  How do I list more than one column from my database to my listbox It will only let me do one column. Hi, Try This You can change the values of the display variable. Private Sub Form1_Load( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase .Load Dim display As String = "ron" + " " + "nash" With ListBox1 .Items.Clear() .DisplayMember = ...Show All

• Salah_SQL BalloonTipText on NotifyIcon1 Hover over?

  I've been looking at how to use BalloonTipText, and I found this small section of code: NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipTitle = "Balloon Tip Title" NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Balloon Tip Text." NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Error That isn't working for me though, in the test app I made to try it out. I put it in the NotifyIcon1_Click event and nothing showed up. I'd really like to be able to display someth ...Show All

• Fabrice MARGUERIE MVP Distributing VS2005 Express Editions.. ?

  Hi I've recently downloaded the VS 2005 - VB Express Edition using my Broadband Internet Connection. I'm just wondering, if it is "legal" to distribute the ISO of the VB Express Edition Setup to my friends (who do not hav a broadband connection) as they face difficulty in downloading the large file through a dial-up connection. I tried reading the FAQ in the VS 2005 Webpage, but this question was not listed. I wish someone here would be able ...Show All

• Thomas Bonnot How can open file in my project by double click on it ?

  Hello, How can I open *.txt or *.doc fles in my project by double click on it like notepad or Wordpad please try to explain the idea, this will be helpfull in alot of projects in the future Thanks. hello, sorry for late to reply thanks shakalama for your help but.. this code is not working and I gor exeption at Application .Run( new Form1 (args)); so plz try to explain what I have to do step by step, I`m still ...Show All

• Vivid Tang Ideas on the best approach to handle this data

  I'm having a problem figuring out the best method for me to run through this data, so here is the problem, maybe one of you has a good solution. I have a file (in excel, though I can easily take it out into a tab delineated file) that contains 5 columns and up to 2000 rows. Column 1 is a part number and the rest are data fields associated with it. I want my program to be able to search the file for a specific user inputed part number and disp ...Show All

• Sanjay Narang Calendar Control and Database Connection

  Hi, I m trying to implement a calendar, where you can select certain dates and view list of events for that day. The list is generated from database. I found a script on the web that is quite similar to what i want to achieve. I tried to run this script, however I get an exeption saying: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. .... error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) This is the code: SqlCon ...Show All

• Larry Smith53314 System sounds

  Hi there ! I have a little problem and it seems I can't get around it. How can I disable system sounds generated by my app The sound I get is DEFAULT BEEP. I could find the reason of it in other places, but it appears in lots of places and it would be a real headache to do so. Hi, Is your problem solved If no then can you be clear in your problem definition Thank you, Bhanu. This article shows how to mute system sounds ...Show All

• Gerald Hinson Game programming and VB 2005 express

  Is VB 2005 a good choice to learn game programming Would Visual C# or C++ 2005 be better If so, why I am a newbie to programming. For me programming is a hobby (my livelihood doesn't depend on my future skill as a programmer). And I would like to learn programming as a game development tool. I doubt that I would go as far as any 3D game development, but I would like to try my hand at educational game development and maybe 2D action games. S ...Show All

• Oliver_26 SQL Server 2005 Express x86 fails to install

  I already installed VB and VC# Express editions together with MSDN library but the SQL wont. Do you have a clue on why is this happening I dont have any beta pre-installed. Thanks. Dan Petrescu alias fulga It looks like a corrupt installer. I have the same issue. I get a notice that the sqlncl.msi could not be found. But I found the files in the setup folder. I am going to try to contact the Express group abou ...Show All