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• January DirectX SDK and Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition Beta

  I have Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition Beta installed and I wish to learn DirectX graphics and game programming. My installation of the DirectX SDK goes smoothly, but whe I attempt to debug a DirectX code i get an error in the using Microsoft.DirectX and using Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D, Visual Studio doesn't recognise the DirectX namespace and refuses to compile and run. How do I solve this problem I down ...Show All

• Marc LaFleur Sharing files between threads - how?

  Hi, I am trying to build an application where one thread samples values and writes them in a file, while another thread reads that same file, processes and displays the data. How can I manage the file is open to both threads and manage the file with streamwriter and streamreader More info: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=217070&SiteID=1 Thanks all Jake I really like ...Show All

• Io debugging not working

  i'm using VC++ express edition. I was trying to debug one of the examples that come with the help system. but even after setting breakpoints the program doesn't break at the particular break points. it was working fine a couple of hours ago. i tried debugging the same program that i debugged a couple of hours ago. even tht wouldn't work. i don't know if this is a bug in the vc++ .. but its really bugging me. i've been trying for the la ...Show All

• Ken_H A thank note.

  Can anyone tell me Take a look at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2029ea5f.aspx Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team I am trying to use "a function of the standard gets() library"as said by my teacher.But I do not know how to implement it in my code.First of all,is there anything like that or do I say foolish things Secondly,if it does exists how I enable it's use I am not a pro so forgive me for any stupid q ...Show All

• Marco OK I AM Dumb

  I must be because what I'm trying to do will not work. I have a table (Fruit) containing an ID (Identity)and a description(Apple, Banana etc..) so 1= Apple 2= Banana etc... I have a table (containing other info plus a column for the fruit ID I have a form with a dropdown to select the fruit to add Now heres where I go stupid... I need the combobox to show the item description from the first table (Apple) but stamp the ID(1) i ...Show All

• Ram Ram Visual C++ Not sucessfully uninstalled

  A month or so ago, i was having trouble uninstalling Visual C++ express edition 2005 beta 1. I got fed up and just deleted its folder in the program files. Obviosly, this caused many registry problems and now it wont let me install visual basic 2005 express edition beta 2. I downloaded a few registry fixing programs and I was able to delete all registry values concerning Visual C++, but the installer still wont let me install visual basic! How ( ...Show All

• xyzpaul Constants

  I've noticed that in Visual Basic, some sub calls make a list of constants appear for me to choose from. An example is the MsgBox, when I type the buttons, a list appears for me to choose from. How do I write a sub that will do this Thanks alot! As Fernando just mentioned, the list you see is the result of an enumeration defined elsewhere. Internally, these are constant integ ...Show All

• dsl_beginner WMP duration problems

  Hi, i'm currently using AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = songs(songnum)AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.currentPosition = Math.Abs(Rnd() * AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.currentMedia.duration - 10) to try starting a song at a random position but it seems like the duration isn't loading fast enough so it always starts at 10 seconds. (Math.Abs(Rnd() * 0 - 10)) = 10 Does anyone have suggestions on how I could get the duration loaded before changing ...Show All

• Hemantgiri S. Goswami Printers - bizarre behaviour

  I have an application that prints address labels to an Eltron TLP2742 thermal printer. It works fine on the development machine but not when installed on the target machine it is intended for. When an address is printed from the development machine it is via the printer shared on the target machine and the address prints no problemse. When I publish and install it on the target machine no address prints, just a blank label spews out. Any help ...Show All

• Vi Visual Studio Common IDE Package

  I recently installed VC++ 2005 express, but receive a couple error messages when starting and another when attempting to create the form app project. Here are the first errors: " The Visual Studio Common IDE Package ({6E87CFAD-6C05-4ADF-9CD7-3B7943875B7C}) did not load because of previous errors. For assistance, contact the package vendor. To attempt to load this package again, type 'VCExpress /resetskippkgs' at the command promp ...Show All

• Mike Woods Quick question please help. Installing VWD2005 express on a clean machine

  Hi there, I wish to install Visual Web Developer 2005 Express on a completely clean machine. I intend to format my hard drive, install Windows XP and then install VWD2005 Express. On the MSDN website it says...... Uninstall beta versions Before installing, you MUST uninstall any previous versions of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET framework 2.0. Does this mean that after installing Windows and doing all the upd ...Show All

• Chan65 C# Class Library

  I am just starting to explore C# 2005 Express and am quite impressed with all the features and capabilities. However, I'm puzzled that the class library shown under "Help" does not seem to match what is actually available. For example, under Help, the Random class shows a method called "Next", but "Next" is not an Intellisense option, and I get a compile error when I use it. Can someone please enlighten me on why th ...Show All

• Gerlop DateTimePicker - non-English characters

  I have a small program where in one element the user selects the date from a DateTimePicker control. This date is then used as part of a file name in the format "23May2006". Recently the program was installed on a PC that had Chinese language Windows XP installed and the month part of the date was changed into what I assume were Chinese characters. Does anyone know how I can force the output to remain in 'English' characters. ...Show All

• Thomas_Taylor Timing issue

  I would like to find out if there is a way to add a bit of time for one line of code to complete before Starting the next. I would like my textbox to display the contents of an action as in: case 4 TextBox1.Text = "My Text" ---Do Somehting here to slow the system down for about 5 seconds TheAmount = TheAmount - 50 If TheAmount <= 5000 Then MessageBox.Show("Your Amount is: " & TheAmount) End ...Show All

• Godwin Lang No titlebar?

  Hello Is there a way to make it so that there is no blue titlebar I want to make something like this: http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/img/nero_startsmart_2_big_eng.jpg where the minimize, maximize, and close buttons are not in the boring microsoft's blue title bar... Does anyone know how to do this Thank You very much Keehun Nam well I just tried it and It works perfectly but I can't move it or I can't close it without making a button EX. Right ...Show All