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• SamGentile Is there a command that I can add to my program to insure that the SQL Server is running?

  Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: Occasionally, I get an error message when I run the application that I am developing. The problem appears to be that the SQL Server is not running. Is there a command that I can add to my program to insure that the SQL Server is running Below is the error message that I get at random times immediately upon running under Debug: "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. W ...Show All

• dmsmsdn2 Registering Visual C++ Express Ed

  How do I register the Express Edition of Visual C++ After you’ve got it installed and running, from the Help menu, choose “Register Product...” and follow the on screen prompts to complete it after that. ...Show All

• ronGot Missing "Add ..." menu items in Class View

  Hi, In Class View when I right-click on class, there should be "Add" item with such subitems as "Add variable" or "Add function", but they're missing, please help. Such wizards are available in larger editions. I don't believe they are available in the Express SKU. Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team ...Show All

• rjnealtx Print() Method in VB.NET

  Hi. Is there any way to make the equivalent of the print() method in VB.NET VB 6 has a print() method, which, from what I can tell puts out text to the form without any labels or whatever needed. 1. Is my assumption correct 2. If it is, can it be done in VB.NET also 3. If it can, HOW Thanks, The Digital Pioneer Is that where it doesn't just make a text file, but a file that does not contain readable text ...Show All

• Kamardash Modify Datebase Records

  Hi all: I'm trying to modify my database with a small VB Express application.  I could add new records but not modify existing records.  The error message was (the error pointer was on the "Update" statement):  "Update requires a valid UpdateCommand when passed DataRow collection with modified rows."  The following is my code.  It was generated automatically when I drag the dataset grid view to my form.  ...Show All

• SriramY Single file database

  Hi, I'm new on .NET platform. Does the .NET 2.0 supports creation and use of a SQL driven standalone single file database or should I install a third party database like SQLite Thanks This is correct, on the client machine you don't need access installed. You don't need Access installed on the target machine.  Only on the machine on which you actually develop the database. ...Show All

• syncter SQL Table DataBase Updates are being lost.

  Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: I am debugging a new application. When I update my SQL table database, the updates do appear if I exit and re-enter the DataGridView form, or, end my debugging session and start a new debugging session, but, when I completely exit Visual Basic and re-enter Visual Basic, the updates that I entered are not there. The only data in my table is what I initially entered when I created the DataBase following the ...Show All

• MikeCB1975 Network Applications with VB2005 Express a few simple questions????

  Hi There, I know that this might sound like a foolish question but... I'm new to this programming so please bear with me  Here Goes... If I want to develop a client/Server application, like say a front end to look at a large database and deploy it out to many clients across a LAN (not an Internet solution) then can I do this with VB 2005 Express edition I know that the SQL Express edition cannot be deployed on the network serve ...Show All

• M.Karimipour Visual C++ Locks up the computer...

  Shortly after I start coding in VC++ my entire computer locks up and I have to restart it.  This has happened every time I have tried to use the program.  I am really disappointed because VC++ 6.0 isn't supported anymore, so this is all I have to use unless I want to spend lots of money...  I like Microsoft's products a lot more than compilers like dev-cpp and stuff, but this really sucks... So anyway - does anybody know why this ...Show All

• CliffInDC Several questions

  Hi, I'm new to VB, but have played with some programming just a little. I'm working on a Windows application that retrieves XML weather for any location you specify. I'd like to know how to deal with XML to use the data I want. If either is possible, I have no preference whether I analyze each line as it's downloaded or I dump it all to a file and deal with it there. I'm totally new to this, so I don't know how it works to specify what X ...Show All

• Christoph_S How Export table as .csv file

  I need export the data. Please help-me. Thank's This task will probably required the bcp utility or DTS (Data Transformation Services) if you want to export directly. I've done this with SQL, but it requires an ODBC connection and AFAIK SQL Server Express doesn't support it. You can use ADO.NET to interact with CSV files, although I've never used it to write on from scratch. I'd guess that it ...Show All

• DurgaG [VB-Xpress 2005] Flickering while loading MDI child forms

  I AM USING Visual Basic Express 2005 i have 3 forms and a module i want to maintian my frm on the left side and open respective forms on the right from the lable (or link label) form1<----frm_Right_1 form2<----frm_Right_2 form3 <---frm_left module--mod_TRy... [VBCODE]Public frm_Rg As System.Windows.Forms.Form[/VBCODE] in mod_Try code in frm_left [VBCODE] Private Sub LinkLabel1_LinkClicked() frm_Right_2.Show() End Sub Priv ...Show All

• Gaurav Makin Problem executing general C++ code samples

  Hi, I've installed Visual C++ Express Edition and PSDK and I'm able to build and execute simple Windows Forms Applications. But when I try to build the sample codes I've found at "http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms236269.aspx" I always have the same problem, e.g. when I open the CPUID.sln from the CPUID sample program and try to choose "Properties" from the menu, I only get the error message "The operation could not be completed". When ...Show All

• Cao Yang My.Settings Values Read Only

  Hello All, I have a bit of a problem here and I can't seem to figure it out. My project is a Class Library. This Class Library is one project which is part of a larger solution. I have several application settings which are set up as part of the project. Within the Class Library's root class, Application, there are two methods. GetSettings and SaveSettings. GetSettings retreives the My.Settings values and sets them as various property values ...Show All

• Tako Std Visual Studio 2005 vs. VS 2005 Express

  Quick question or two, I have used v2002 90-day trial in past, currently have 2003... and I'm looking at installing 2005 ASAP. In the past, I installed beta 2 of the Express ver, and I have confirmed it is gone, so that old problem is solved... I have one program created in Express (the Sudoku example code) that I want to compare to my own pseudocode I wrote up and try running it as well in a different language...etc...normal coding. Here's t ...Show All