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• jrmcdona Command line error D8016 : '/MT' and '/clr' command-line options are incompatible

  I am an advanced level programmer of Borland C++Builder. Interested to try Visual C++ and hence evaluated VC++ Express. Honestly I am both pleased and disappointed. Pleased: For a programmer with zero experience using VC++ product, I managed to get my introductory project saved and compiled simply by way of self exploration. This shows despite VC++ is much more complicated than Borland C++ Builder in interface, it is still manageable. ...Show All

• kasperstorm Passing System::Object to a function - how to

  Hi, I am stuck on a problem with pasing an argument to a function. I am using Visual C++ Express Edition and I imported an Active X component. It has a function like this: Virtual Bool AxTRIOPCLib::AxTrioPC::GetTable( int Val1, int Val2 , System Object ^% Values) Can sombody tell me how I can declare and pass an object to it and then later convert returned values into Double I cannot find any examples and I am not so experienced with . ...Show All

• Randy VanDeMaat reading UTF7,UTF8,UNICODE text file

  Like may others it seems I'm stuck with reading text files correctly. How can I change this line Me .RichTextBox1.Text = My .Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText (Me .OpenFileDialog1.FileName) so that it will read correctly notepad files (UTF-7 ) and any other valid text file I have added  Imports System.text to my file but don't really know what to do next. I have tried various forms on encoding.xxxxx but all I get is errors. I have spent ...Show All

• Luís Oliveira Data source disappears in windows form designer

  I have set up a connection with sql express database. In designer view for my dataset the data source files show up but when I switch to designer view for my windows form, the data sources disappear in the data source window. Why is this. Also, regarding updating database files as discussed in in another thread here will MS have a fix for this later. Finally, I have noticed that on WinXP, if I don't sign on first I can't make a connection t ...Show All

• Athan How do I...

  Hi, How would I go about making a toolbar for Word, Excel and Outlook ect, Thanks Jeremy The basis of my toolbar is built, what i am wondering how to do is import it into Word so that i may use it when needed. I dont really want a Dynamic Toolbar, as im a newbie ust hoping to make this application for me and maybe my dad so is there any way to import it into word Thanks, Jeremy ...Show All

• kycek Preventing a Null

  Hello Folks, This is my first post, so please forgive me any mistakes. I have a form I have connected to a menu that allows the user to add color names that appear in a combo box on the main form. All works well. If the user tries to add a new record and save it, alas an error. I expect that because the two fields in the DB are set to "Do not allow Nulls." I want to build in some error checking so that when the user tr ...Show All

• Sur Wot to write in order to find the maximum number?

  I wrote the following : int r; foreach(TextBox t in panel1.controls) { r=rnd.next(100); t.text=r.tostring(); } my aim is to randomize numbers for 5 textboxes in a panel and then i want to show the maximum number in a separate textbox called tmax. WHO CAN HELP hi, i guess you can do that by using variable something like this int r; int max = 0; foreach(TextBox t in panel1.controls) { r=rnd.next(100); ...Show All

• Lisa Shanley Pass on variables?

  In windows form application I made two forms... One is the dialog thing and one is the main form... I made it so that the variable "selectedPath" equals a certain thing... Then I need to confirm the path... and label3 is placed in the dialog... so when I type in: label3.Text = selectedPath   it says that the variable "selectedPath" is not defined... How can I make it so that the main form passes on the variable "selectedPath" to the ...Show All

• Doe Playing sound from a IO.Stream object

  I was wondering if there is any library available which will allow me to play common formats by passing them as an IO.Stream object. I have been looking into this for a while and all I have found is the DirectX.DirectSound.Play() method. Unfortunately, all that plays is .WAVs. I need to be able to play MIDI, MP3, and OGG also. There are also some exotic formats which I want to play including SPC, MUS, Doom sfx. Any help You can reference ...Show All

• Crazy_Aardvark Creating reports in Vb Express 2005

  Are there any type of reporting features in VB Express 2005   Tried Crystal 9.0 with no luck.  Any help appreciated. John Williams there is reporting services in SQL Server Express 2005, you can create reports but not using visual basic, you must download and use the visual web designer software, then you can create web reports. There is not functionality to create a report project in VB Express 05, o ...Show All

• Bjorn B How to get the returned dataset from storeprocedure

  VB 2005 Code cmdFind.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure cmdFind.Connection = cnAlfol cmdFind.CommandText = "POS_ItemFindDetailByItemID" 'define parameters cmdFind.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ItemID", SqlDbType.BigInt, 50, "@ItemID")) 'define parameters cmdFind.Parameters("@ItemID").Value = CType(value, Integer) cnAlfol.Open() XXXXXXX < ------ ...Show All

• AndrewSorokin How do I get my free e-books?

  I downloaded, installed and registered the beta editions before Nov. 7th. I have yet to get an e-mail though telling me how to access my free e-books. I have a benefits page where I can download icons and pictures but nothing about e-books. Anyone know what's going on Thanks. I'm looking into the problem.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  Registered users of the IMG files should get access to the same be ...Show All

• Glen Gordon Sifting through array for matches

  Hello all, Sorry for such a beginner question, but I can't seem to work through this. I've thought about it for a while, and I just can't seem to figure out a solution. Sorry in advance: I've got an array with a bunch of names in it, and I want to sift through it to make sure that none of the names are the same, and if they are, then I want to take out one of the matches from that pair. So for instance, if i've got an array tha ...Show All

• Bill Barnett - MSFT SQL Server Reporting Services

  Hi There http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx    States that Express Editions supports - SQL Server Reporting Services........... I would like to Generate Reports using these Services.... How Do I Do It Thanks Cheers Bronco Billy "Beer and Fast Women are Ok... No Cigarettes or Hard Liquor Allowed Actually, the comparison chart shows that SQL Server Express is ...Show All

• Sanitario activex control in C#

  I am using an activex control with C# (compiled with VB6).....works a little too well. The control itself uses another activex control as well as a .dll. In the VB IDE all is well.... With C#...a method in the control will always fire twice! The control itself saves text to a file. If it saves "a"...it will be "aa". weird. I rewrote the the .ocx with a SaveBuffer sub that handles the call instead of using a similar method from the imb ...Show All