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• Slimer74 IDesignerHost using VSIP

  We have a task where we create a custom toolbox and then drag and drop components to the open documents(winforms) in the VS.Net 2005 IDE. We have a VSIP package for this. I was trying to get the DesignerHost for the current open window so that we can add components to the container. I could do this using the SDTE service and then getting the DesignerHost from it shown below. DTE sdte ...Show All

• ajay_ndelhi Installing .NET Framework 2.0 on Windows XP without SP2

  I work for an ISV that currently ships code based upon the .NET Framework v1.1. We would like to move this code to use the .NET Framework v2.0. However, the download page for the .NET Framework v2.0 redistributable implies that it is not supported on Windows XP without SP2. Is this correct We have many clients that still use Windows XP without SP2, so for the moment this is blocking us from upgrading. Official ...Show All

• Deepak K Tooltip background question

  Hello, How can I set the background of a tool tip to transparent I tried the following but the background is black - which results in an ugly tooltip. (Sorry for the basic question, I am newbie at XAML) Thank you <Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" > <Page.Resources> <Style TargetType ="{x:Type ToolTip}" x:K ...Show All

• Bob.C help

    From the video I have watched http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/0/4703eba2-78c4-4b09-8912-69f6c38d3a56/Dlinq.wmv I did not understand .how can i use my database like northwind i have watched ready-made northwind.cs how can i make database file like northwind.cs and i have watched command prompt and executed sqlmetal.exe what is that command work   I found the solution [ Table (Name= " MyData ...Show All

• Paul D. about richtext

  Hi I'm new to avalon and i've a small doubt on richtext box. Here i'm entering some message in rich text box and i dont know how to save that message also how to load external file(.rtf) into current richtext box. thanx Nagu private static void LoadFile(string filename, RichTextBox richTextBox) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filename)) { throw new ArgumentNullException(); } if ( ...Show All

• GLA Convert between Func<T> and Expression<T>

  Are there facilities to convert a Func<T> and an Expression<T> in order to use something that was intended to be used as a predicate and use it instead as an expression tree -Scott Great!  Looking forward to seeing what you've come up with. -Scott Ron's working on that, IIRC.  Translating IL blocks to trees. The Reflection API, perhaps... ...Show All

• Richard Cue Do all custom properties have GUIDs?

  Do all elements in a domain model including custom properties have by default a GUID assigned I can query If not how could I do that Two thoughts: 1) Calculating a custom property value ( http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=15445 ) If yes, where exactly do I have to implement method "GetValueForCustomStoredAttribute" 2) Creating a custom property of type GUID and assign the actual GUID at runtime as asked in http://forums.micr ...Show All

• mscholz Binding Transform doesn't work?

  I'm trying to bind a transform DP to another transform's DP. Isn't that workin <Canvas>         <Rectangle Fill="#FF8800" Name="r1" Width="80"                    Height="{Binding Path=Width,ElementName=r1}">             <Rectangle.RenderTransform>        ...Show All

• Polla Baban render mode and shading model in Avalon 3D?

  How can I change the rendering mode of the Viewport3D I need to be able to choose the following: Render Mode: Point, Line, Fill Shade Model: Flat, Smooth(Gouraud) How can these be changed Thanks, Cosmin. WPF 3D only has one rendering mode. You could simulate point rendering by using small quads/cubes/spheres and you could simulate wireframe by using ScreenSpaceLines3D or 2D lines (with some work). You can ...Show All

• Pedro Alves Ferreira Hosting WCF Service in IIS ( X509 Keyset does not exist)

  Hi, I host my service in IIS ( machine running XP ) and try it : http://localhost/RentSoftware/Rentsoftware.svc I receive this error : CryptographicException: Keyset does not exist System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.CreateProvHandle(CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer) +1460764 System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.GetKeyPairHelper(CspAlgorithmType keyType, CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer, Int32 d ...Show All

• kxp Load a new source control plugin error

  Hi Gurus, I am writing a source control plugin(add-in) for vs.net 2003. This add-in works fine when I put all dlls at the local machine that vs.net is installed on. But if I put all dlls on a mapped network drive, I got the following error message: There was a failure while initializing the my source control provider. You cannot use this provider to perform source control operations. When I try to debug it, I notices the following ...Show All

• JAAKARHU GetMarkerCommandInfo in HTML Editor

  I have a text marker that is implementing a marker context menu by implementing GetMarkerCommandInfo. This works great in ever text editor except the HTML editor, where it never gets called. Is this simply not supported, or are there additional marker registrations needed to have the HTML editor participate So, I was able to use this supplied GUID to attach to the HTML editor. So far, so good, but this code ...Show All

• lavasurfer Well-known Item Metadata Usage scenarios

  Hi, I have been struggling with the possible usages of ModifiedTime well-known item metadata. It is often necessary to rebuild a target based on the fact that a file has been modified after some other file was. When I was using nant, I was able to say that if file::get-last-access-time('source.ext') >= file::get-last-access-time('source2.ext') then I can rebuild the target. Note that this is not the case where I want to rebuild targ ...Show All

• DNeely Emailing a report

  I have a locally hosted report in an ASP .Net application.  I am rendering this report to a text stream so that I can send it via email, but I think there is probably a better way to do this. What is the best way to programatically email a locally hosted report A limited version of Report Server is included in the free SQL Server Express. More details of what is included in SQL Server Express is available here: http://www.microsoft. ...Show All

• Adam West Action Pane in SmartTag without VSTO

  Hi @ all, is it possible to create a Action Pane for SmartTags in Outlook, Word, Excel etc. I don't find any opinion yet for this. kind regards   You don't need VSTO to create SmartTags or use the ActionsPane. You can create COM objects or managed code that implement ISmartDocument etc. http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/smarttags/ VSTO however makes this a _lot_ easier to do and gives you l ...Show All