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• Frank Green Where can I find SvcUtil.exe

  I am unable to find svcutil.exe even after intstalling WinFx Runtime components. Looking at other posts, it should be in Program Files/Microsoft Sdks/Windows.... folder but there is no folder of this type. I have written a service, I am stuck at the step of generating the Proxy. Thanks, Akhil Thanks Madhu. I'll trying doing that. I read somewhere that installing the beta SDK might cause proble ...Show All

• iyajimi Flashing taskpanes?

  Is it possible to make the avalon window's taskpane flashing like e.g. MSN Messenger Conversation windows do when a new message arrives   Thanks, Jan-Cornelius Molnar I'm not positive but I think what you're seeing is just the standard Windows "application that doesn't have focus is trying to grab focus" look -- their taskbar button flashes.  So if you're in Win32, call SetForegroundWindow, and in WPF, call Window.Activate() ...Show All

• Jon Skeet ToolboxItems.Add does nothing

  Hello, Using Whidbey Beta 2, I'm trying to add a control to the toolbox using a windows forms application. All goes well, and no error found, but the control does not appear after the application finishes, even after I restart VS.NET. I'm also adding a new toolbox tab, which works fine. First I tried using the sample code provided in the documentation, but it din't compile because it expects an object instead of a class. Since I h ...Show All

• Handerson MSBuild Target Redirection (Alternative to install/uninstall Linq to VS)

  Jomo (etc): I'm guessing the same technique to get .NET 1.1 targets in VS2k5 would work for getting a Linq target   Am I missing anything tricky about how the preview compiler operates Someone should make an app to automatically generate a new C#-like target definition for MSBuild, I suppose.  Feed it compiler and framework locations, and optionally where to store the new VS template... Hmm... I do like that, in general, though ...Show All

• yanyee MSDN (or MS Document Explorer) crashing like crazy

  does anybody know how to fix the following issue: Installed retail 2005 standard studio version on a machine which did have the beta version, yet it was removed with the tool provided my MS. The installed finished without issues, however as soon as I try to use the dynamic help's search button, the MS Document Explorer crashes. Hence MSDN library is halfway useless, because I can't search. If anybody has any ideas.... other than wiping my HD, pl ...Show All

• srikanthbakki Help needed in structing a solution in source safe safely

  How can I structure my Solution in source safe Hi I have created a solution in vs.net as follows   Framework     DataTier  (solution Folder)           DT.DataManager   (class Library)     BusinessTier (solution Folder)           BT.BusinessManager   (class Library)     ...Show All

• RunsWithScissors Powerpoint in presentation modus

  Hi together I'm now using PowerPoint 07 Pro Beta 2. I had to do a presentation, so i used the presentation mode. So the programm switched to 800 x 600 pixels. (Usualy i have 1400 x 1050). Afterwords it did not change de resolution back and destroyed my whole layout on my desktop. Greetings xloouch I'm sorry you are struggling with your PowerPoint solution. It is however helpful to remember ...Show All

• Ernani System.ServiceModel.dll Reference to WireTool

  Greetings WCF Team, The System.ServiceModel.dll assembly contains the following reference to a WireTool assembly: [ assembly: InternalsVisibleTo ( "WireTool, PublicKey="..." )] What is WireTool Is it a precursor to SvcTraceViewer.exe Cheers, Matt WireTool is an internal test application we use for exercising our various protocol implementations. ...Show All

• Helgeo WPF Training - Lab Environment

  CTC Canada and Mobiform Software are running a two day technical WPF training program scheduled for March and April in Vancouver, Canada. Please visit the following link if you or any one you know is interested. http://www.mobiform.com/eng/training.html Thanks ...Show All

• progames25 [RESOLVED] Invalid Table Number...

  Hi everybody,    I have a Main Report with four subreports, there is error on two new subreports when executing setdatasource(). Is there anyone knows where is the problem and how to fixed it Thanks. Error message: "CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.InvalidArgumentException: Error in File C:\WINNT\TEMP\temp_545090ad-0e2b-4610-b0ad-55893596e485.rpt: Invalid table number.    at . J(String , EngineExceptionErrorID )  & ...Show All

• jimON Two-way data binding with ColorPicker Demo

  Hi, To gt my head around two way data binding on custom controls I've been trying to bind the Color property of tow of the samle ColorPickers. I'm probably just overlooking something completly obvious but I can't for the life of me see what it is. T add to the confusion the individual bytes Red, Green and Ble bind with no trouble. Any help shaking the cobwebs from my head would be greatly appreciated. You can find the demo here: ms-h ...Show All

• ImpureEvil Events - How to get hold of 'em

  Hi all I am currently developing a quite large set of WCF services. Each service has to be used by multiple customers, so I have to identify the customer somehow. I figured out to get the "customerid" from my client by adding a behaviour. A the server side of the service I want to put this "customerid" into some sort of context that lives from the point where my service method starts until my service method ends. Can I hook i ...Show All

• srikanth varma .NET assemblies of CR XI can not be found

  -First, I Installed Visual Studio 2005 Professional and Crystal Report (CR) shipped with it -Next, I install CR XI, I found no .NET assemblies of CR XI (CrystalDecisions... dlls remains version: 10.2.3600) -I download CR XI Release 2 and install it. I found no .NET assemblies of CR XI Release 2 either (CrystalDecisions... dlls remains version: 10.2.3600) -What is the problem -Help me, thank a lot. Which version of Crystal Reports XIR2 ...Show All

• MikeWeaverC# Converting mouse coordinates in widget margin to line number

  Hi All, I have a requirement where in the left click of mouse in the widget margin window, needs to be translated to the corresponding line number in the text editor window. The functionality to be achieved is exactly the same ad insert breakpoint works in the VSIDE. I have tried converting mouse coordinates to corresponding line number by usig font size/height in the code window. This works 'with reasonable dgree of accuracy' but is no ...Show All

• ~DigBoy~ Error while setting BorderStyle for Style object in Excel using C#

  following code of VB.NET is working fine : Application.ActiveWorkbook.Styles.Add( "MyStyle" ) With Application.ActiveWorkbook.Styles( "MyStyle" ) .IncludeAlignment = True .IncludeFont = True .IncludeAlignment = True .IncludeBorder = True .IncludePatterns = True .IncludeProtection = True End With With Application.ActiveWorkbook.Styles( "MyStyle" ).Borders(Excel.Consta ...Show All