Answer Questions

• NedVargar Recursive Delete - A real Clean build

  I'm having trouble recursively deleting through MSBuild. All the examples I've seen of the RemoveDir Task assume a single folder as the input. This is useless to me because the project I'm building a web project so the root deployment folder is always locked by IIS. Here's my folder structure: Build Root Version Source Compiled Deploy Archive Build Root: where the msbuild file sits Version: Container folder for Sou ...Show All

• John Kane Installing and securing visual studio 2003

  I got hit by the gdi exploit in june so I want to ensure my new write of visual studio 03 is completely secure this time. These are the install options Ive used: as you can see its just the C++ options installed - Im a novice programmer still learning C/C++ and I dont need any of the advanced compilers or programs installed. Ive 3 questions so far: 1. It says on the visual studio download page that there is a Microsoft Service Pack 6 for Vi ...Show All

• Fabio Vessoni VisualBrush + BitmapEffect + Animation = Bug?

  There's an weird issue I've found with using VisualBrush and BitmapEffect at once. As I try to animate an element with BitmapEffect there's no problem. But as I create reflection with VisualBrush in XAML, the animation simply jumps from start to end. Here's the code:      1   < Grid xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation "     2       ...Show All

• Ken6558 Creating Excel Workbooks - ISSUE

  I have been following some Walk throughs on creating Excel workbooks through VS.NET. I can't even get a Blank workbook to open. I am following the walk throughs, when I run the project I see the Excel 2003 splash screen, then the program quits. Basically I am creating a New Microsoft Excel workbook through the VS.NET Tools for Office Template. Then running the project, at the least I would expect a Blank workbook to open. What am I doing wrong ...Show All

• talz13 Errors using Inspectors in Outlook AddIn

  I am using the Application.Inspectors Object to get the Event NewInspector“ With this Event I can add a Button to the Appointment-Form and setting a Reference Object to the opened Appointment Form so I can get the Information from this Form as Date/Time ... It is working great, except one thing. Opening a Note (passing thru the same NewInspector Event as well) causing an Error when closing Outlook “Outlook cannot be closed, ...Show All

• KDavie Different namespace for DDEX compact framework provider

  Hi, I am writing a DDEX package that should work with both a provider for the .NET Framework and with another provider for the .NET Compact Framework. I want to have a single VSPackage dll for both data providers. The problem I have is that I want to use another namespace when I generate code for the Compact Framework provider. Under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETCompactFramework\v2.0.0.0\PocketPC\DataProvid ...Show All

• The_Landlord Uninstalling Tool Output Question

  I try to uninstall everything related to VS2005 Betas (WebDeveloper, SQL Express and Studio Standard) The reason is that somehow the whole SQL Express thing did not work properly. Allways got some error message. Also I now have the final 2.0 .net framework installed. After a night of try and error I removed a lot or what I thought was everything. I do now run the uninstall tool (wich I found after that night) and get the following XML output: &l ...Show All

• Stevenriz RDLC

  Is it possible to create a report where the rdlc doesn't have any DataSets defined in the rdlc but the report is populated with data when the report is ran. So in the example below currently the only way I am able to get this to work is if I have ReportData as a DataSet in the rdlc. reportViewer.LocalReport.DataSources.Add( new Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms. ReportDataSource ( "ReportData" , Data.Tables[0] ) ); this .reportViewer.LocalRepo ...Show All

• Terry Hardie How can i post data from vb.net to word application?

  I am a student,i have been studying visual basic for few month.but still dont know much about it. and now i have a problem with how to post information that were save in form( vb) to word.i want to priview to the automation word and print it out. please help me.thanks in advance!!! Hi, This forum is intended for questions specifically regarding Visual Studio Tools For Office. You will have better luck posting this question in a ...Show All

• gc1848 How to speed up help integration into Visual Studio help collection using merged modules?

  Hello everyone,   I am developing an installation of a .NET component for Visual Studio 2003/2005. I have created a HxS documentation for the component and included the necessary merged modules to my installation. Everything is working fine and help is integrated into the Visual Studio environment. But the installation takes very long time. I think the problem is that the Index and TOC files of the Visual Studio help collection and ...Show All

• R&amp;#233;mi OutDir parameter used only on C# projects, not C++ projects

  I'm running msbuild, with the OutDir command line parameter specified, on a solution that contains C# projects and C++ projects. Output files are being copied to the OutDir for the C# projects as I'd expect, but not for the C++ projects. What gives -- is there another property that needs to be set for vcbuild projects Thanks Setting outdir will only work for projects actually in the MSBuild format. C++ proj ...Show All

• Antin Brucelee extension properties

  When the first Linq preview was released, there was talk of allowing extension properties along with extension methods. At the time, I couldnt see a good reason for having them, but having read "First-class relationships in an object-oriented language" I can now absolutely see a use for them. At least, a very nice syntactic sugar type of use. I know the details on the next Linq release have been short on the ground, but would some Linq ...Show All

• nuisance Help collection integration

  Hi All, This is for plugging in one help collection to another one, Let me explain the requirement: We have two VSIP packages, say Product-1 and Product-2, and both have their on help collections. Let the root node in TOC of the first collection be HelpProduct-1 and the second- HelpProduct--2. These packages will be installed in separately, and the requirement is to show in help contents, these two collections as children ...Show All

• bY73-_-j0b 2003 updates prob

  I got Visual Studio for the Access tools and threfore don't use it much. Thought I should "check for updates" and got the following: encountered errors ...Check your browser...connections... Clicked Retry and got "no updates available". Question: Check my browser(IE) for what Connections for what Was online at the time. Had just been looking at msdn groups. No big deal, after all I was only after the Access too ...Show All

• Bruce Taimana msdn library won't install

  I have Visual C++ .NET 2003 Standard Edition. When I install the library in hangs on disc 2 every time(I let in run for 2 hours). I tried transfer the files from the cd on to the local drive and the computer crashes. The softare came with a box set I purchased some time ago. Can anybody help me solve the problem, who to email, or where to download I would greatly be apprecited. Thanks. Edit: The CD is 2003JAN. With a folder 1033 inside. I unders ...Show All