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• Suketu Flash only works on my laptop

  Hi, I'm developing a CD autostart program, and I needed it to look pretty. So I used flash and everything is working fine. But when I use it on any other computer it doesn't work. What can I do Help is most appreciated. In Flash, go to your project and select File/ Publish Settings, and on the formats tab select "Windows Projector (.exe) . Now publish the project and you will find an exe in the ...Show All

• GuiCai How can I run a function as a different user?

  Hello,     I am making a small app and want to be able to perform some actions on a network drive based upon questions.  I would like to be able to copy some files and folders, change the NTFS perms on them, and then open a specific text file, make some changes and save it.  All of these things have NTFS permissions set for Administrator only.  Since the application is to be ran by Non-Administrators I need to ru ...Show All

• Bkl Convert extremely simple VB app to a self-contained exe?

  Is it possible for me to take a one-form, very simple application I wrote in VB and make in completely self-sufficient All the application does is have a couple buttons and a text field. The buttons simply call shell programs on the local machine. Kinda bloated to require a MASSIVE .net 2.0 install for such a simple app... Thanks. What does autohotkey have to do with my program ...Show All

• dnelson MSFT SQL Express Local and Remote database

  did anyone try... are there any samples.. for this.. i would create aplication with local database, but in code on runtime it should change connection string and connect to remote database.... is this possible Hi, Yes this is very possible. You can store your connection string externally (text file or registry) and just load it in your connection object. By that approach you can change the connection string even if its already compil ...Show All

• diluted_water problem with my code

  < xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" > < Slides > < slideNode jpgURL =" pic/normal/galeria_0/0.jpg " /> </ Slides >   But I want this < xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" > < Slides > < slideNode jpgURL =" pic/normal/galeria_0/0.jpg " > </ slideNode > </ Slides > HOW I CAN FORMAT MY XML THIS WAY THIS THE CODE THAT GENERATE MY XML XmlDocument ...Show All

• kmcdermott Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner review?

  Can anyone give a review of the book " Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner" i am trying to learn C# and would like to know if anyone thinks this is a good book thanks naryn Are you a beginner in c# FYI - These forums are meant for posting programming related questions only. If you have any question in c#, you can post your question in this forum an ...Show All

• NBarbosa Adding Project References

  In the VCS express edition, I don't see an option for adding project references.  There is a project tab within the "add reference" dialog... but it doesn't have any buttons like [add] or [browse]... only a blank list... that is all that I see on the project tab. Is this normal   Is it a problem with my install   How can I add project references   Is there another way to go about it through the UI ...Show All

• Viswanath Databases (lots of 'em!)

  Hi there, I am new at Visual Basic Express, and am in the process of planning a Visual Basic Application. The project will rely on a a database - I am uncertain on a number of things. The data will need to be accessible in the office of the company - I was thinking of either on their NAS, or hosted on the Web. a) Which is better -Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Access I know t ...Show All

• mking How do I save formatted text? And how do I print it?

  The title says it all. I just need to know how to save what is in a rich text box without removing all the formatting, and I wanted to know how to print the contents of a rich text box, again, without removing the formatting. Thanks in advance. ...Show All

• Karl Sumwalt Creating application on existing code

  I had a C code, and Id like to create a visual c++ application just for running it. The question is: What is the easiest way to do it Thanks in advance. Create a win32 empty project and add your .c file to it. Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team ...Show All

• Shrek2005 fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined (bloodshed to VC++ Express)

  when i take the code from a compiler called bloodshed and put it in express 2005 C++ i get an error.But when i take code from C++ to bloodshed i dont get any errors eg code #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int age; cout<< "please state your age:" ; cin>> age; cin.ignore(); if ( age < 50 ) { cout<< "you are pretty young!\n" ; } else if ( age ...Show All

• msx86 Function help

  I am trying to get the information from textbox1 and output it into an array. I have tried this: char chrsplit[1000] strcpy(chrsplit, enctextbox->Text->ToCharArray()); but i get this error error C2664: 'strcpy' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'cli::array<Type,dimension> ^' to 'const char *'         with         [          ...Show All

• Dion Olsthoorn free use after 6.november and free license?

  In some german websites (in this case the source is : http://www.pcwelt.de/news/software/123690/ I read that a free-use of VS2005 Express AFTER the 6 of november is available. Is that right this is original in german language: Microsoft weist ausdrucklich darauf hin, dass alle, die wahrend des einen Jahres die Produkte gratis herunterladen, auch eine unlimitierte Lizenz fur die Produkte erhalten und diese auch nach November 2006 gra ...Show All

• bchidester How to INSERT into a Access DB with C# 2005 Express edition?

  Now I've blowed all my fuses! For two days I've been looking for after information how to use the INSERT query in Visual C# 2005 Express (VC#05Expr) without actually finding it - not even at Microsoft's sites. I just want to see a simple code example, or a "How to do", to insert the data from two variables into one table Access database with two attributes (columns). I tried to write the code as I've been doing in VS.NET 2003, but that doesn't ...Show All

• rick_ Making an app look like a Windows XP app

  I am currently porting a VB5 app to VB2K5. I have installed VB2K5EE at home. I am trying to do the basic menu/toolbar. The trouble is that I can't seem to make those two look like regular Windows XP menu/toolbar. I.E. I look at the MSPaint and Wordpad menus and I can't make the menus in VB2K5 look and act the same. I can select System in the RenderMode property but it looks like a default Windows XP menu bar but acts like a Office2K3 menu. ...Show All