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• NorbertHH Using shared data in an Outlook 2003 add-in?

  I'm new to writing add-ins for Outlook and I've been working through several of the examples, but I haven’t found anything that talks about using an add-in to create and manage shared data (except using a database connection or XML document). We need very basic CRM like functionality where contact information is shared among a group of people with additional fields.  We'd also like to be able to take information from e-mails and store as n ...Show All

• soccerjoe Code execution problem?

  I have a VSTO 2003 solution that is giving me a problem when deploying. If I point the workbook to an assembly on a network share as follows... _AssemblyLocation0 = \\servername\directory\subdirectory _AssemblyName0 = assemblyname The solution works just fine.  However, when I change from using a shared network location to an http address as follows... _AssemblyLocation0 = http:// servername/directory/subdirectory _Assem ...Show All

• Koob Help with smart tags

  Hello All. Is it possible to develop some smart tag that will appear when user is working in Microsoft Word 2003 and has pressed Ctrl+Enter (actually the best will be if I could replace default word context menu with my custom written context menu, but I can also use smart tagsto reach my purposes ). Thanks in advance. Sorry, do not have any of those handy :( AFAIK, there is nothing in the Object Modle that would help you with cat ...Show All

• dkpagan Integrating help without the Help Integration Wizard - Urgent

  We are now desparate since installing VS2005 Beta 2 we have lost the integration in MSDN with our help collections and more importantly the Enterprise Library help collection.  Even re-installing the Enterprise Library does not put the collection into the Beta2 MSDN help.  Now we are fumbling around in the dark. How do we integrate these help collections without the Help Integration Wizard Please help, Claire ...Show All

• WNeidigh batching issue

  i'm trying to take a semi colon delimeted string(metadatum) and create and item like this: < CreateItem Include = " %(SolutionToBuild.FoldersToHarvest) " > < Output TaskParameter = " Include " ItemName = " ThisFoldersToHarvest " /> </ CreateItem > < Message Text = " ThisFoldersToHarvest: %(ThisFoldersToHarvest.Identity) " /> The item is successfully created and the contents are sp ...Show All

• Sachin Phadke Tell VSS to ignore a file - basically like .ignore in CVS

  I have a file containing the connection strings for a project like this: < connectionStrings configSource = " ConnectionStrings.config " > Each developer has their own ConnectionStrings.config file - we would like this file to be part of the project (with Copy always set for the "Copy To Output Directory" attribute), but not included in VSS (or at least ignored on check ins and definitely not overwritten on when we get the latest v ...Show All

• raducu RC1 - Visual Studio Class Designer Package Issue

  I've installed VS.NET 2005 RC1 on 2 machines.  I've a project that was created with VS.NET 2005 Team Suite Beta2, including a class design file. On machine 1, I've no problems with Class Designer.  On machine 2, whenever I start Visual Studio, I receive the following in a Yes / No Message Box titled 'Microsoft VIsual Studio': "Package Load Failure Package 'Visual Studio Class Designer Package' has failed to load properly ( GUID = {DD16 ...Show All

• bachie Deploying a WinFX windows Application

  I am trying to Deploying a simple WinFX windows app . when it tries to run on the test client .dosent run . I manually installed the WinFX RTC 3.0 Beta on the test client, the app runs. Is there a way to add the WinFX RTC 3.0 as a prerequisite Like .NET Framework 2.0 as a prereq Thanks Mohammed Mohammed, see my response here and this post in case you want to spin your own bootstrapper . ...Show All

• Henrik Uffe Jensen VSS Internet Plugin

  Hi all, When attempt to access to SourceSafe through the internet pluggin, I receive this message: "The specified shared path cannot be accessed by the sourcesafe web service." All the permissions estan fit correctly.  My WebService is in a server different from the VSS Server, is necessary that it is in the same one In my srcsafe.ini file, i specify the correct URL, and all paths are UNC paths. ...Show All

• Silverio Add/Remove Worksheet in VSTO Workbook

  I created various worksheet inside a VSTO workbook, but now, I can't remove my testing worksheet and add blank new worksheet. 1. I can't select Delete in solution explorer when right-clicking on the worksheet item. 2. Even I remove worksheet in Designer pane (right click the tab at the bottom of Excel workbook and selete Delete), rebuild the VSTO project and then the deleted worksheets are all still here. I then Refresh the workbook object in S ...Show All

• Shishir_Vaidya Project Configuration for custom project type using VSIP SDK

  Hello, I am getting different behaviour in my ITPVSPackage which implements custom project type.When I create a new project by clicking File/New/Project, it creates a new custom project but doesn't load the configurations name like "Debug" in the environment UI for the same.The solution configuration list box on the main tool bar shows empty with no entry. When I click on the solution node it loads the configuration names in the enviro ...Show All

• MrFile Type.GetMethod on method with complex signature

  I know this isn't directly pertaining to LINQ, but it pertains to something i'm devloping on top of LINQ. I'm trying to figure out how to use Type.GetMethod to retrieve a MethodInfo instance on the following method.  I've been at it for about 2 hours now, with no luck after trying seemingly all possible combinations of trials.  Can someone please shed some light on the answer, or possibly another direction to try public static Func ...Show All

• Muzaffer Caglayan runtime crystal reporting

  hello, I found craxddrt.dll used for runtime crystal reporting in VB6. I need to do runtime reporting in c#.net. Is there any dll like craxddrt.dll which can be used in c#.net for runtime reporting. If there is then can any one send me the dll i will be very much thankful. Is there any alternative for run time reporting in c#.net. MrBenz, Could you clarify your question a litte mor ...Show All

• Smitha Saligrama Platform SDK problems

  Hopefully, someone will answer here, as no one answered after two days in the Express forum: I have successfully installed both 2005 Express edition development environment and Visual C++. Now I went to install the core platform SDK. Here are the steps I followed: 1) I downloaded the PSDK files and placed them in a temporary directory on my C drive. 2) I ran the PSDK-Full executable, putting the files into C:\Program 3) I created a dire ...Show All

• Andrea Ramacciotti Null Value of number fields

  I want to replace the null values of a number field in a report with a character like ' - ' or anything else, I want to know if there is a solution, thanks Hello you can go to Report Designer and Select your Numeric filed. Then Right Click and go to its property. in that Property Box you can change your defaul appearance. Regards, Hello, You can use formula fields to accomplish this. For each f ...Show All