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• Daya123 Detecting Windows File System Activity

  Hi, I need a way to tell if a file is being created. Ie. If I copy a large file into a folder my program is monitoring how do I know its actually there .. I have tried repeated time/date stamp checks and size checks but it appears The Time/date and Size are all set at the start of the copy and dont change. I need to open it once its really there not before.. Currently the only method I have is to keep trying to open it - If I cant it ...Show All

• Roger Williamson cannot find server message

  No matter what I do or change I continually get the infamous "Cannot find server message" on any download for express editions. (Including the ISO file) I never receive this message except here. Please advise if this is me or Microsoft. Thanks Dale I can start download of different installations and ISO images. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/ Do you have go ...Show All

• mystereetbouledegomme Having problem with windows loader lock

  I developed onr OCX control. Thix OCX has windows message hook. I am consuming this OCX in a C# application. This C# application also having windows hooks. While closing the C# application i am getting the windows loader lock exception. This exception is originated from the hook of the C# application. How to resolve this problem. Are you getting this only when debugging or also in release build You can disable it if it ...Show All

• jdegaetani Quick question about SQL databases

  I'm following the C# video tutorials about creating an RSS reader.  I'm about halfway through the videos and just completed the lesson about creating, accessing, and modifying an SQL database. My question is, and please forgive me if the author of the video series touches on this in a later video, if I were to use an SQL database for this RSS reader application and decided to install it onto another computer, would I be able to use or acces ...Show All

• Vicki Ecker E-Books offer with registration: Is this offer real?

  I completed the registration almost a month ++ ago, but have not gotten any response. Has anyone actually gotten this offer fulfilled Cheers, yousaid Hi, Yes. Its true. I did get the email - but I got the email after about 10 days. One of the online books is available directly also here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/whidbey/introto2005/ Regards, Vikram Yes, many folks have gotten the registration ben ...Show All

• Jagan P Does Visual Web Developer support Generate Local Resource?

  I was walking through one of the ASP.NET 2.0 documents online ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/asp2local.asp ) and noticed the Tools | Generate Local Resource menu option was not there.  After poking into the menu customizations, I added it to the Tools menu but it appears to always be disabled.  It occurred to me that maybe it was unavailable in the EE.  Can anyone confirm/deny ...Show All

• kroot Managing exceptions in a backgroundworker

  Hi, I'm using a backgroundworker (in VSE2005 for C#) and have the following problem : In the 'dowork' method I have a try/catch that handles exceptions that might occur and then rethrow them for the 'workcompleted' method have a proper error state. The problem is that when an exception occurs, I get an unhandled exception error message pointing to the 'throw ex;' in the catch block (see code below), because of course ex is not being han ...Show All

• HastaVista directory modification in the VCProjectEngine.dll.express.config file

  HELP I'm following the directions on setting up Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta 2 with the Microsoft Platform SDK ( http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx ) Do I add the directories after all the code, or replace the code with the pathways Thanks for helping -Old_newb Hi, Here's a thread that discusses the issue. http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=23450     cheers, Paul June A. ...Show All

• Istvan Majercsik yadda yadda for Dummies -- getting data into my VB thang

  I posted this here , but realized it may have been in the wrong place. WDIK     yadda yadda for Dummies -- getting data into my project. OK, here's another newbie question. I run a third party app.  I've been able to take data from that app, and by "pasting as link" into excel, manipulate the data (yes, "paste as link" was a new dis ...Show All

• Ed Abshire I need to count by ascii characters. Seems tricky!

  Hey guys, I'm doing an expirement and I need to basically "count" but using a set of ascii characters. I'm having a heck of time. And using VB.NET Express. For example, in Decimal, you count 1,2,3...8,9,10. As you know, once your first character reaches 9, a new character is added, 0, to the left, and then you start over counting the 1st character such as 10,11,12...18,19,20. Each time the rightmost character reaches 9, the next ...Show All

• DirectXPeter Can't find DLL at runtime

  First of all, I am out of my element, as my user name indicates.   I received a .DLL and a .LIB from a vendor and some sample code indicating what functions to call within the DLL.   I know nothing else about the DLL.   Support from the vendor is not possible.   I wrote a small program that references or calls one of the DLL functions and have successfully compiled and linked.     When I run the ...Show All

• Nbell VC-EE Redistributable Executable?

  Hi, I live in a country where ISP's have harsh restrictions on download usage. And would like to save a copy of Express Edition that doesn't require me to download 60mb~ every time I reinstall the program. Does anyone know if a "redistributable version" exists which would allow me to install it without an internet connection I ask this as nearly all other Microsoft software I've come across has this option. (.NET Framework, Service Packs, Direct ...Show All

• JT_AnnArbor Multiple Data Files (SQL Express) can be used in one application ?

  Hi to all of you, In VB.NET 2002 I was using Multiple MS Access files to store data. Is it possible with VB.NET express 2005 and SQL Express 2005 Parminder Parminder - To clarify - you can only open SQL Server databases on the computer where your application is running. You cannot open databases over a network; this is a limitation of the Express edition. If you have three (or more) databases installed on the ...Show All

• iestudi relate an extension to my application?

  Hi. How can I set windows to open a type of files with my application. like a file.doc will be opened directly by Word. I want that my file.ext will be opened by MyApplication.exe can anybody give me the code to do that... Thanks Oh, if you do that, make sure you put a check box in the dialog box which says "Do not ever ask me this question ever, ever again". And apologize for bothering the user. Basically, it should be done a ...Show All

• Greg P Publish Question

  I just published one of my projects and it ran fine and deployed correct. It went to my start menu, however, the program option (File Folder) came up with my company name, how can I change that to something else As an example Microsoft Office ---> Excel Word Mine says Company Name ---> MyTest.EXE I would like to change the Company Name Thanks for the qui ...Show All