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• LarrySquit yo, i am not able to make a deletion using the default Binding navigator.

  Hi, I am a beginner in using visual basic 2005 express edition. And I went through the tutorials. But when coming to 'Connecting to an Existing Database' part, I encounter the problem which I am not able to update the changes to the database. When i tried to delete a record, the change is not made to the database. So everytime when i press F5 again, the data will be get back to the old one. I understand that t ...Show All

• NO.1AL Writing to text files without deleting original text

  I'm not sure if this is deliberate or if it's a bug, but when i use stream writer to write to a text file it deletes the original text. Is this supposed to happen or a bug And is there any way to do this (append text to a file with text already in it) For writing text files in the simplest way you could be using the my.computer.filesystem.writealltext method http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/27 ...Show All

• Pung Xu - MSFT Making TextBox handle Numerica values?

  Hi everybody, I am trying to learn visual C++ and this is my first problem in building a Widows application: A textbox control can handle data of Text type only. For example, if I have a form with a TextBox named textBox1, and I have the following code under a button: int x; x = textBox1->text; I woul get the followin error when compiling: error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'System::String ^' to 'int' ...Show All

• Jiaozi Is there a "Setup" project available in Express editions?

  Maybe a dumb question, but I have Visual C# Express 2005 Beta 2 installed on my computer but it seems like it doesn't have a Setup kind of project. Isn't it available in Express editions How else, except for the Publish feature (which doesn't work as well), can I deploy my applications Resorting to 3rd party software doesn't sound too good to me. Is it something wrong with my installation It would be a pity not to include in VS 2005 such a tool ...Show All

• mikheil screensaver tutorial project

  I have opened the new project screensaver and even if in the guide it is written: Once your project is loaded into the Visual Basic environment, you can compile and run the program in one step. To build and run the Screen Saver application Press F5 to build and start the screen saver under the debugger . The screen saver launches and starts displaying the most recent articles from the RSS feed. Pressing a key or moving the mouse causes ...Show All

• see_sharp Linker Error

  I have one project that fails in the linker with the error " "cl : Command line error D8004 : '/D' requires an argument" . I have searched all the help files and the net, but cannot find it. I have maximum build verbosity turned on, but this is the only possibility I see: Creating command line "cl.exe @c:\myprojects\SpreadBuild\ReleaseMinSize\RSP00003D9122708.rsp /nologo /errorReport:prompt" Creating temporary file "c:\myproject ...Show All

• Gordon Goodsman Controlling the Serial Port

  Hello! I want to control the serial port and have converted some code over that i was using but got all kind of errors. Does Visual Basic Express deal with Mscomm1 the same as VB6 I tried to find some code to help see any difference but was unable to find such. Is there any code out there that i am not finding that allows me to crontrol the serial port Thanks, Kevin Bhanu, Read the posts, yes i know i need to post somew ...Show All

• Kundan Singh Newbie Querie: What's the intention or reasoning behind the "Output Directory"?

  Hi all, 3 day old newbie here. Just ran into and chasing up the well trafficed SQL Express "Copy to Output Directory" issue. Although the solution and related discussions solved the issue so far, I was hoping someone had a hyperlink to a general discussion regarding the Output Directory, i.e.  What's the intention, where did it come from, what else uses it besides the debugger run and builds, etc. Coming from a vb6 back ...Show All

• eagle_eye Need help saving what's typed in a textbox

  Hello all and thanks for reading. I'm trying to make a program that will simply remember what I type in multiple text boxes. I started approching the problem with a database but decided I should probably use file I/O with a text doc to save my data. I've found a few thing on loading my txt file, but I don't know where to go from there. I'm thinking I'll go comma delimated. I basically have about 150 text boxes. The number of text boxes will n ...Show All

• PRA Group How to use CrystalReports with Visual Basic Express Edition

  hi, I would like to ask a question that is it possble to use crystal reports with visual basic 2005 express edition if so how I don't believe so. You will need VS2005 Professional to use Crystal Reports. You may be able to purchase Crystal Reports separately and get it to work with express (I doubt it though), but I think VS2005 Pro will be cheaper. The good news: You can use crystal reports wit ...Show All

• Nucx set up help, PLEASE

  OK, two questions: 1. Is there a "getting started" guide that shows how to start a project WITHOUT the dotNET dependency It seems as though the IDE wants to default to .NET I followed this: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx where it describes setting up the PlatformSDK. I followed it to a "T", and the part where it says: "From the File menu, click New Project. In the New Project dialog box, ex ...Show All

• Matthew C Hill 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

• Reeba Auto Save (Vb.NET Express Beta 2)

  The change in code was automatically saved each time I made a debug run. Is there an option to disable the auto save function like in VB.NET 2003 Thanks. Is there a way to disable the IDE from saving your changes when you exit the IDE I don't think so, but as a work around, just close any files you've modified before closing the IDE and you can choose to not s ...Show All

• t1 Array problem

  Dear everyone, In C++, when we allocated memory for array, we'd better to use delete operator to deallocate and free memory space. That's good. How could I do that in C# How do I prevent memory leak by deallocating the memory allocated to array Thank you. Regards, David hi, i don't think you need to do that , it will happen automaticly when GC runs , if your array went out of scope it will be re ...Show All

• HLD77 I wanna use C in VS C++ Express, is it Possible?

  Hi Members , i am new into programming. I wanna use C code in VS C++ Express, is that possible Please do help me. Newbie Only if you want to code c89 - iso c99 is not supported. Yes, it is absolutely possible and quite easy. The Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler that is part of Visual C++ 2005 Express will compile C, C++, and C++/CLI (.NET-extended) programs with no tr ...Show All