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• TTLied Refresh XML Data programmatically.

  In Excel 2005 menu, there is a function called "Refresh XML Data" under menu Data/XML/. I wonder how can I call this programmatically, so that when the worksheet is opened it will refresh the data automatically. Thanks! It is actually very easy to find out how UI commands correspond to Object Model calls by using Macro Recording. I just went to Tools->Macros->Record New Macro and then clicked on "Refresh XML da ...Show All

• Get It Over With Deploying Outlook Add-In (after following tutorial Part 2)

  First off, it's worth saying that VSTO 2005 is excellent both as a product and as supported by all of the great articles and samples. Office has become a very important Hosting environment for enterprise applications and VSTO (and the community) is exactly what we need. I just finally got my Outlook Add-In to work with one-click deployment, but I needed to customize the SetSecurity project referenced in the Part 2 Walk-thru. I added a &quo ...Show All

• Brian Hill Is it possible to run a WPF application that requires full trust in a browser?

  Our app is a xaml browser application, and is set to 'requires full trust' option. It can run in debugging mode, but does not run in the browser. The following error is shown: Trust not granted. The application cannot be deployed because it is not trusted and possibly unsafe. Detail: PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.2.3790.65536 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42 System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) ...Show All

• progrmr Data binding and images

  Hello everybody! I'm using the December CTP, and I'm trying to create an image that's bound to some XML in an XmlDataProvider, thus: < StackPanel Orientation = " Vertical " > < Image Width = " 48 " Height = " 48 " > < Image.Source > < BitmapImage UriSource = " {Binding XPath=Image} " /> </ Image.Source > </ Image > < Text ...Show All

• franzu vs 2005 beta 2 setup fails

  When I try to setup vs 2005 beta 2, it says that it failed to setup visual studio itself after it gets to the end screen. The installation seems normal untill then because the vs 2005 even gets a checkmark next to it when on the install screen. The progress bar never moves when it is on vs 2005 though. I will post the error log when I can find it. Here they are! Action start 13:35:21: CostInitialize. MSI (s) ...Show All

• ! Search-Engines-Web customizing MSDN Lib.?

  how to customize the MSDN contents, I mean, i'am programming only in C++ language so, when I use search,index, or contents, i don't want to see article that is not in C++ context like SQL,VB,C#,.NET,WebDev. or scripting language, so it will make exploring and searching better and faster oh one more, that using filtering (ex. Visual C++) is not helping, since "WebDevelopent" "Office Solution" including reference to .NET and etc... still there t ...Show All

• Thomas Bumgardner The report definition for report 'xxx' has not been specified

  Hello, I have to confess that I never did anything with reporting services, reports, or whatsoever. For a rather huge database application (based on sql express) I thought it might be best to do the printing with local reports, which I planed to bind to the objects, I already used as data layer in my project. I created a simple report (just a table, with two fields), bound the report to the ReportViewer-Control, set the bindingsource-proper ...Show All

• Code4Fun2000 VS 2005 Tools for Office (English Version) doesn't work with Office 2003 SBE German.

  Hallo, I installed on a XP SP2 (Engl. Multilanq.) System the new Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office (Engl.) and the Office 2003 SBE SP1(German Version). When I try do create a VS Office Project with an Office VS 2005 Template (i.e. Word document), I getting this error message: "A compatible version of Microsoft Office Word 2003 is not installed on this computer. You must install Microsoft Office Word 2003 SP1 and the Visual Studio Tools fo ...Show All

• John Perks Programmatically Add External Tools

  Is there a way to programmatically add external tools to the Tools menu (or a customized menu item) I'll be shipping an app which needs to be accessed through the Tools menu in VS2005 (or a cutom menu item), and during installation of the application I'd like to be able to create the necessary menu items in VS 2005. Niels I'm afraid there's no built-in way to do this programmatically.  The best option is ...Show All

• TrisTyPL WCF Beta 2 Setup Problem

  I am trying to install WCF Beta 2 but I keep getting a setup error. I would like to re-download the files but they are on my harddrive somewhere. When winfxsetup.exe starts starts it finds the files and goes straight to the install. Does anyone know where I can delete the file or if there is a way to force the download of the setup files Madhu, Thanks for your help. I sent you the requested file but ...Show All

• Hardik Zaveri How can I remove a copy of .NET Framework 2.0?

  I have recently had a Virus attack.  After cleaning up the virus I had problems with a number of my programs including WindowXP Pro so I reinstalled WindowsXP without doing a complete reinstall.  Everything started working.  I then went to the Microsoft Update site and installed all the updates but one fails.  Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 the problem I think is that I had the 2.0 frame work already installed as I can see it i ...Show All

• CY19 Peer Networking and PeerChannel install on Windows Server 2003?

  How exactly do you install peer networking and PeerChannel on Windows Server 2003 On my Windows Server 2003 server, I've installed WinFX and also Windows Server 2003 SP1. Although the SP1 download page claims that this adds peer networking, there are no signs that peer networking is available: I don't see any peer networking services listed under Control Panel > Admin Tools > Services, and there aren't any options for peer networking li ...Show All

• mrb280 Does VS2005 have a possibility to handle custom property sheets in a source control system?

  I am sorry to repost this yes/no question http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=253750&SiteID=1 here but it looks like nobody views Visual Studio General forum at all :). ------------------------------------------ Does VS2005 have a possibility to handle custom property sheets in a third-party source control system automatically I mean can it be set to pop-up check-in/check-out dialogs when I change my own property sheet ...Show All

• dirtyKarl Need help...noob

  Hey guys This is my first time ever using msdn for support and why not right, using Microsoft product, makes sense to get support from fellow users and pros. So here is my dilema, I'm more of a C and C++ guy but only know the basics of that (only 1 year into my 4 year degree program at college) but at work I was asked to create a report which connects to and Access 97 database (dont ask, I have no control over this its a government standar ...Show All

• FlatWhite Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' error

  Hello all, I have created an add-in which adds user properties to appointments. When I try to recover these user properties from the calendar of other users, I use the find method to recover all the appointments between a period of time of 3 months. Then, I browse the results to find if the properties meet the criteria, I have the following error : Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.I ...Show All