Rob Jones's Q&A profile

• Windows Live Developer Forums Messenger API call function?

  I'm not really familiar with the messenger API, but is it possible to : - develope an application that can triggers the messenger API to make voice or video calls (using the messenger's native function) If so, which document describes how this is done -JM I am not faimilar with this, but several days ago I've just bumped into the following document. Real-time Communication (RTC) Client It's not directl ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista SqlTrackingQuery comments and questions

  I've just installed beta 2, and I'm glad to say I find things much more robust in general, and somewhat faster (though the fact that I got a new machine might have something to do with it ). Anyway, I've been checking the new SqlTrackingQuery facilities and I gotta say it's very nice to have something like this; it really seems like it is something useful in building more robust implementations and providing tooling for problem diagnose and stuf ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't run reports in Report Builder

  I've followed the Adventure Works tutorial for Report Builder, but when I click Run Report I get this error message: Report execution error The report might not be valid or the server could not process the data. Input string was not in a correct format. ---------------------------- Remote GDI stream version: 10.0.1. Expected version: 10.0.1. Any ideas Most likely this is happening because you're running with regional settings on the client ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Visual Studio 2005 Team System Virtual Images

  Hi All I was trying to find the Visual Studio 2005 Team System Virtual Image on MSDN but I couldn't find, did they take it out or am I missing something, Please help this is very urgent and I cannot find it I see the VPC under: Developer Tools | Visual Studio 2005 | English | Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Trial Edition (For Evaluation Only). This is using my Visual Studio 2005 Professional with MSDN Pr ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server 2005 on a cluster

  We are trying to install SQL Server on a cluster that has 4 nodes, 3 of them running SQL2k. We're getting an error in the setup after it is done with Framework: Failed to find property "ComputerList" {"SqlComputers", "", ""} in cache ... Source File Name: datastore\machineconfigscopeproperties.cpp Compiler Timestamp: Wed Aug 24 13:40:04 2005 Function Name: SqlInstallConfigScope.InstanceName ....- ...Show All

• .NET Development Beta 2 documentation

  Did MS not release MSDN documentation for the .Net Framework Beta 2 bits I can't seem to find it from the sdk download. Anyone know if it is available If not, where am I supposed to look for namespace / class library documentation for beta 2 Thanks And you can also download the express library beta2 form http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express ...Show All

• Windows Forms Flash8.ocx does not work in VS2005 C#

  Product Versions: MS .NET Framework Version 2.0.50727 MSVS2005 Version 8.0.50727.42 Macromedia Flash Player 8.0 r22 8.0.22.0 Definitions: FlashObj axShockwaveFlashObjects (flash8.ocx) Visual Studio Version: vs2003, vs2005 Language: C# This FlashObj works perfectly in vs2003 Fact/Symptoms Fail 1 1. I put the FlashObj on the Toolbox using "Choose Items" 2. With a new windows app I attempt to place the FlashObj on the form ...Show All

• Visual C++ My College's Viusal C++ Exam June 1, 2006

  Dear C++ Experts, I've just examined in Visual Structured C++ today. It was really good exam and so long. I answered most of it and it’s nice one and helpful for many to have a look. I’d be so glad if anyone interested in solving this exam (which I had to snapshot it with my mobile phone camera, as I don’t have scanner and OCR programs couldn’t convert it to text well. So if anyone want it, he have to rewrite the questions and solve t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System GSSUtil Utility

  I have installed team foundation server on my 2003 server sp1, and the install seemed to go fine (no errors). When i come to add users using this utility as described in the install guide, i get the following error... C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Enterprise Server\BISIISDIR\sdk\bi n>gssutil /g+ adm: n:tokairo\\tfsservice GSSUTIL - TFS Group Security Client Tool (c)Copyright, Microsoft Corporation, 2004. All rights reserved. ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro EventHandler() problems

  Hello, I'm working on a project which connects to server and that is made as COM object. I'm using EventHandler() procedure for connecting COM object (MSWinsock.Winsock.1) and VFP code. The code works fine in App or EXE mode. If I create COM object, which I call from VBS or PHP, ASP ..., EventHandler() doesn't work correctly, although function EventHandler() returns TRUE. The problem is, that the VFP methods for MSWinsock.Winsock.1 don't fire ...Show All

• Visual Studio Debug DLLs not installed

  I just installed beta 2 and it appears that the MSVC debug DLLs are not installed.  I successfully compiled a program in debug mode and when I go to execute it I get a popup saying that MSVCP80D.DLL cannot be found.  Doing a search I can find MSVCP80.DLL, but not it's not debug counterpart. Anyone know how I can get this file installed (Btw, I went thru a repair cycle and that didn't get it installed either) ...Show All

• Smart Device Development first chance exception of type 'System.IO.IOException'

  Surely this shouldn't be happening!  The following code creates a connection, DataAdapter & DataSet, then fills the DataSet.  the myDataAdapter.Fill creates a 'first chance exception', whatever that is Imports System.Data.SqlServerCe Public Class Form1     Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load         Dim myConn As N ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I use "Click Once" and ".Msi" package together?

  I want to make one package (.msi) with applications in "Click Once" for update from the Internet. Does anybody help me how can I do this With guide or something else I made a bootstrap install project named "Configure <myapp>" that installed for all users, then I included the clickonce publish output as files in the application folder and my configuration application started a process with the file path ...Show All

• .NET Development clientside javascript in Pocket Pc2002 and pocket Pc2003

  Hi, I've encountered a strange situation. I'm not sure if this is an expected behaviour. Kindly share your thoughts on it. The application i'm working on is developed in VS .NET2002 and .Net Framework 1.0. It is an ASP.NET/C# application and is accessed from a mobile device having Pocket PC 2002. The UI has a main form and 2 input controls (Username and Password) on it. The input controls are in seperate forms inside a table row in the main f ...Show All

• Visual C++ Really lost guy needs help updating SDKs

  Hi! I am really lost here. I have been working with very old SDKs (DirectX 5, for instance) and I've been trying to upgrade myself but I'ts been a pain in the ***. Now I'm trying to compile an old sample: "PlayFile" for Direct Show (DirectX Media 6.0)... however my IDE tells me this: ..\dxmedia\classes\base\ctlutil.h(439) : error C2504: 'IBasicVideo2' : base class undefined ..\dxmedia\classes\base\sysclock.h(23) : error C2504: 'IAMCloc ...Show All