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• fanboy Problem installing .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2

  Hello: I hope that I'm posting to the correct area... I'm trying to install Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta 2 and the installation process fails.  The failure occurs after the download is complete and the installation of the .NET framework has commenced.  No error information is displayed, other than the notificaton that the error has occurred.  I've turned off Spybot, for what that's worth.  Any ideas on how to procee ...Show All

• Radu Motisan Unknown Error in DOM when setting node.prefix or node.namespaceURI

  For an InfoPath form, I am trying to add non-blank values from a list in the default view to a repeating field for a bulleted list on another view. I am getting stuck trying to add the new nodes but I keep getting an error message that simply says "Unkown Exception". Here is my code: function XDocument::OnSwitchView(eventObj) { var symptomNode; var symptomsNode = XDocument.DOM.selectSingleNode ( " //my:Symptoms" ); var symptomTextNo ...Show All

• worldstomp Generating proxy for multiple Contracts service

  Short question: 1. How to use Svcutil or other utilities to generate proxy for particular contract in multiple contract service Long Question: I have created a application with multiple service contracts (with one endpoint for each contract). Now i like to generate the proxy for these service contracts. In the client, i want to generate proxy for specific contract  as both the contracts wont be used by same client. So how to use Sv ...Show All

• stelioshalk Is there a way to support dependency between project items?

  As subject. Thanks, Jillaint You say like C# Project. What kind of project do you have Assuming it is your own, then you would need to provide the support for this, and would probably want to also support in your automation model support for ProjectItems having a collection of ProjectItems. Rusty Hi Rusty, My question is whether is there a "dependUpon" type of property on a ...Show All

• CiNN Cannot install GAT or any other guidance package

  Trying to install GAT or any other guidance package gives me the following error on a dialog box - "Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object" - clicking on the OK button rolls back the installation. GAX Preview release (Dec 2005) installed - no problem GAT version: Preview release (Dec 2005) Visual Studio version: VSTS (2005) O/S: Windows XP service pack 2 .NET: Version 1.1 and 2.0 installed MSI: ...Show All

• marouane Sharing files across projects?

  I read that sharing of files across projects is no longer supported in Source Control. In the EnterpriseLibrary beta 2 solution they are sharing the GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs file located in the Solution Files area across multiple of the individual application blocks. These shared files have a special icon with the little link arrow on them like a short cut icon. Does anyone know how to establish these shares in VS.Net 2005 Thanks. ...Show All

• Jorge Serrano Pérez Trying to load managed package results in error 0x800a006f in ActivityLog

  I am trying to debug a managed package load failure - the package worked for a while, I reinstalled VSIP (Visual Studio 2005 SDK Dec 05) and now I cannot get it to load. The package was originally created with the same version of the SDK that I was reinstalling (Dec 05). I am using the experimental hive and not using a PLK. The package appears to be registered correctly: I have tried both using a .reg file (produced via regpkg) and regpk ...Show All

• dmls What causes CommandBinding.CanExecute delegate to be invoked ?

  I have a button that executes a command when it's clicked. I have a CommandBinding instance associated to that command, and also methods to: * Allow/disallow execution * Preview execution * Handle execution All 3 are being called. It's obvious when the last 2 will be called but not the first one. Depending on a specific application state, my CanExecute method will return true or false. When the application starts it returns false which makes the ...Show All

• TWA WinFX beta 2 is there

  Go and get it http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta/default.aspx So where are the Windows Vista Forums where we can discuss any problems we are having (e.g. right now I can't rotate my left screen 90 degress to view it in Portrait mode as the extra Nvidia Advanced stuff didn't get installed with version 88.61 drivers). The WinFX version number can be seen in the Version val ...Show All

• DavWein Outlook Addin to Interact With External Application

  As a VS Developer I'm excited about VSTO 2005 and I'm also frustrated by the lack of documentation and fragmentation in existing documentation for VSTO as compared to VS but... I need to be able to have Outlook interact with an external application on the same machine by having Outlook send copies of email and contact objects or data to the external application and accept data from the external application for email  ...Show All

• Mike Williams28205 Difficult to Layout InfoPath Forms

  I am using the InfoPath Form Template in VSTS 1005 and I find it extremely Hard and Difficult to Layout InfoPath Forms. When I drag a TextBox from the Toolbox and Associate it to a Data Source Field, the InfoPath Editor automatically inserts the Field Name in front of the TextBox control. It is difficult to control the formatting of these Text Labels for the Field Names that were inserted. The Field Names are not all the same width, so the TextB ...Show All

• ccaci Visual Studio 2005 Beta Support: A Joke...Updated

  I have spent most of the last week trying to use the Microsoft support and documentation to learn how to use SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. I have come up with a new phrase..."It just doesn't work." I downloaded the Microsoft online book for SQL Server 2005. First it would not install because it thought that I didn't have NET Framework 2 installed. Then, I found out after a few hours of searching that I had to use a different download ( ...Show All

• Snouto Override Visual Basic 2005 and MSWord Rule Bar

  I am trying to create a word document that integrates the MSWord Rule Bar. I have looked everywhere and I do not see where this can be added to the rulebar or the form itself. I am using the basic version that was given away at the .net meeting. Could that have something to do with it Please email me. Thank you ve3ry much. Now here is the second question. If I create a form, add a text box and then add this sni ...Show All

• hooosiers123 Enable/disable popups in main menu

  Hi; We have an Add-In where we need to enable/disable a couple of menu items based on the location of the caret in the document. As an example, think of the Cut menu item in Edit - it is only enabled if text is selected in the document. Is there any event or any other method where we can enable/disable the menu items just before the menu is displayed. Possibly an event that occurs when the user clicks on the main level menu that will cause it's ...Show All

• MattH6 ADO.NET (XML) Datasource Missing

  After I installed SQL 2005 Express I lost the ADO.NET (XML) datasource option, I am using Crystal Reports v9.  Does anyone know how I can get it back   I have tried unistalling SQL 2005 Express, Crystal Reports, and Visual Studio(2003), and then reistalling Crystal Reports and Visual Studio. Thanks Hello I have been struggling with this problem all morning and I have just noted your sugg ...Show All