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• CompactDev Change Style of AutoTextEntry

  Hi! I'm creating a Word template using VSTO 2005 and Word 2003. In this template I added some AutoTextEntry objects, but I couldn't find a way to change their style. I was able to create a new style, and apply it to the document, but what I'm looking for is a way to apply it only to certain autotext entries (keeping the document's style unchanged). Can anybody help me on this Thanks in advance! Hi, Yes, yo ...Show All

• LostStudent how to permanently delete mails-- Urgent

  Hi,         i'm working on outlook mail programming. My problem is i want to get the objects of email fields, e.g. in "To..." section where we type email address , i want to get the object of that text box so that i can easily access the text(or email address) in my code. Such like that in "cc...", "Subject", "Body" ,I want their objects too.          Actually i'm making ...Show All

• Dave Gelowitz Release of a DSL for the Gamma et al. Design Patterns

  Hi folks, I have written a DSL for the Gang of Four design patterns. If any of you are interested in taking it for a spin, you can get the source and doc from:    http://www.clipcode.biz/workshops/dsl.html Enjoy, Eamon O'Tuathail Clipcode Knowledge Services mailto:eamon.otuathail@clipcode.biz http://www.clipcode.biz Hi Eamon, This is a great piece of work. I had some issues with the Desig ...Show All

• RogerV Binding non content properties

  If I bind properties like IsReadOnly and Visibility on a TextBox (or any other control), the controls are not refreshed when I change the values on the dataobject. Meaning that the TextBox is still visible and so on. How can I tell the controls to update Best regards, Thomas Andersen Ahh, of cause. Thanks :) Here is some code to demonstrat ...Show All

• Dave Lubash - MSFT BUG: Changing the name of a project item causes data loss

  I have a project where an add-in is creating a new solution, form, renaming the form and then adding a label. It does this all in quick succession using the DTE in Visual Studio 2005 June CTP. I have noticed that when I do this, the label gets added, and then lost. I'm not sure if this is a VS bug or a side-effect of how its implemented and something I'm just going to have to live with. You can recreate this by starting with the ToolWindow sampl ...Show All

• Jeff Filek Add new file type for highlighting and code folding

  Hi Is it possible to add a new file type (old obscure source code) for syntax highlighting and code folding, and specify keywords and start/stop markers for the folding in VS.Net 2005 regards Carl Carl, Probably the easiest way to do this is to create a language service using the VS SDK.  The Beta2 SDK is up now here ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/SDKDownload/ ) now and the Sept. CTP of t ...Show All

• vbman Why should I care about WS-ReliableMessaging?

  I've been trying to understand exactly why I should care about reliable service calls via MSMQ. Now I understand that TCP/IP and HTTP are not 100% reliable methods for transport but would it be safe to say that when considering an intranet solution that ReliableMessaging is almost never really worth the effort I will admit to being somewhat ignorant to the drop rates of typical web service / http calls so if someone could either quickly educa ...Show All

• Daniel S vstemplates and create directory for solution option

  Is it possible to disable/clear this option via a .vstemplate property You can control items such as the Browse button via <EnableLocationBrowseButton> but I haven't found anything to control the solution directory check box. Failing that, is it possible to determine the setting of this in a wizard extension The <CreateNewFolder> element in the VSTemplate schema looks like what you're looking fo ...Show All

• Mjohnson Document Explorer crashes

  Thought I'd start a new thread, since I'm using Visual C# Express, rather than full VS2005. Windows XP Pro SP2, Visual Studio 2003 Pro, SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition, Visual C# Express, Visual Web Developer Express, SQL Express 2005, MSDE. I also have Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta installed. Problem just started this weekend. Whenever I click on any topic in the Index, Document Explorer crashes. I've tried Repair on Visual C# Express, Visual ...Show All

• Richard Fine Excel Instances Creating Multiple Custom Menus

  Hello all.  I have a question to which searching and research has yielded no answers.  I followed the MSDN blog here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/odc_vsto2003_ta/html/odc_VSTCommBar.asp about creating custom menu items in Excel.  This project is for an end user that needs to open multiple instances of this file.  However, when multiple instances of this file are opened, it creates that man ...Show All

• Richard Ersek Editing style of selected row in ListBox

  Hi, I'm using the February CTP and I want to edit the style of the marked item in a ListBox. I have figured out that I probably need DataTriggers, but I don't know how to use them. All I want to do is to be able to change the blue background when a list item is clicked to something else. Can anybody help Thanks, Tomas Hi Thomas, Please try the following and let me know if it wo ...Show All

• Watch Pick n Poke Action VSS Internet with database on another server

  I have set up VSS 2005 to work with the Internet plug in. All works great if I have the database on the same pc as the web service. However, I would like the db on a separate computer. When doing this I get the error “The specified share path cannot be accessed by the SourceSafe web service” I have following the instruction in the following article http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms230206.aspx If I enable anonymous access an ...Show All

• KirkHaselden cannot install Visual Studio 2005 - Tools for MS Office

  Hello. I have Office 2003 student & teachers edition, fully installed, working fine and up to service pack 3. When I tried to install VSTO it refused saying that the office apps needed to be at SP1. I then uninstalled Office, reinstalled, applied SP1 and still no success. Can anyone help please Thanks. Tony Thanks. Tony Hi Tony, VSTO does not work wi ...Show All

• mikul How to set a Custom Color?

  Hi everybody, I' ve got a custom control in my project. No I need a custom color. I have got the RGB values but I dont know how to implement. This isn't the right place to post, but its a office project so well you know. Thanks for the help ! Which color do you want to change BackGround color ForeColor Bye. int r, b, g; Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);   Jeah thats it !!! Thanks a lot. ...Show All

• Amit Bhargava Not able to install Visual Studio.NET

  I got new laptop with Windows XP Home.In that .Net Frame work is already installed. I have tried to install the Visual Studio 2003, I get error you running different version already in your machine and Install fails. Please let me know what should do i have remove already installed .Net componets like framework,pre requisites Thanks Jayanth Thanks I will try it. Hi, Normally you won't have to uninstall anything when installing VS ...Show All