rachakunta's Q&A profile

• Visual C# I want to list all the files of a directory

  Hi, every body this is the first time I log in these forums,and I need help in the fastest way, I want to design a program in c#, to open a directory and list all the names of its file in a listbox ,but visual studio has only openFileDialog and does not allow to return a directory name, so plz help me plz note that I,m still using visual studio.net 2003 You can use the Directory.GetFiles method to get all full file names in a dire ...Show All

• .NET Development Installing .. advpack.dll

  Not sure if this is where to put this question but I can't find anything else on these forums (shrug ). I'm trying to install the 2.0 redistribution package and get an error with c:\windows\system32\advpack.dll when trying to install. Any suggestions The reason I'm looking to install it is because I have an application that requires it. Maybe I actually need something different Ugh. lol ...Show All

• Visual C++ using ATL macro to change LPSTR to LPCWSTR

  Hello, I'm making a 3D game and realized I would have to face many problems and maybe trying to "reinvent the wheel" on my own, if I wanted to implement SETTINGS -(for graphics mode) in my game. So I am going for DXUT framework or engine by Dx team or what it is called to simplify my life. But I am facing some problems, because it is using UNICODE and I need to change LPSTR to LPCWSTR so I use macro A2W(lpstr) and inc ...Show All

• SQL Server Cannot shut down VS after using report designer

  Routinely when I use BIDS to work on a report design, I cannot close BIDS because I get a message box that says: Microsoft Visual Studio cannot shut down because a modal dialog is active. Close the active dialog and try again. Of course, there is no visible dialog open. I actually have to terminate the process from task manager. I do not get this problem when using SSIS or SSAS. Only SSRS. Any Ideas Thanks! BobP Myse ...Show All

• Visual Basic Link in a MenuStrip

  Im trying to creat a link inside a menustrip. Is this possible and if so what would the code be that i insert. Private Sub SocomIIUSNavySealsOnlineToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System. Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SocomIIUSNavySealsOnlineToolStripMenuItem.Click     ' I need thise to point to a web site. End Sub   Nevermind. I put th ...Show All

• Visual Studio ReportViewer in Firefox version 1.5.0.1

  I have problem rendering the ReportViewer in Firefox version 1.5.0.1. The width of the ReportViewer is much smaller than expected and the data is just messed up. But the ReportViewer works fine in the early version such as 1.0.7. Any clue on that Thanks. I am not aware of any rendering issues unique to the version of Firefox. Will you send a simplified RDL that shows the problem We will investigate it. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SQL Express beginner

  I downloaded SQL Express. Would like to start learning it in order to access a client's SQL files. The only new option on Start/All Programs is SQL Server 2005, which gives me configuration tools. Would l ike to starty by creating a sample table to work on, but there does not appear to be any interface that I can find. Is there a beginner doc avaialble on the web that steps a novice thru getting started creating and using tables in SQL fo ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Help with interface?

  Hey Just completed my set of macros that i need to fully automate a process i am responsible for in work.  However, i am a bit lost as to the best way to run them i.e. link them to buttons in excel etc.  Is is possible to design some sort of interface in VBA and have it load with the spreadsheet    Normally i will be recieving a spreadsheet containing reams of data which have to be sorted and updated.&nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server Cannot Start SQL Server Database Services - SQL Server Express April CTP

  I am new to SQL Server.  I tried to read as much as possible in newsgroups prior to this post.  I have tried several different ways to install this without success.  The last time I attempted to install as a local service and I unchecked hide advance configuration.  I am running Windows XP SP2 with all the latest updates.  Is there a solution to install this properly   Any help would be greatly appreciated! -------- ...Show All

• Visual Basic retrieving a selected value from DataGridViewComboBoxColumn

  How do you retrieve a selected value from a DataGridViewComboBoxColumn Thank you, looking for the same thing. i have a datagridview with a combocolumn. I need to display the displaymember-value in for example a messagebox. how can this be done ...Show All

• Visual C# How do I clean out the Recycle Bin?

  How can I do that Matt Matt, you can also call the SHEmptyRecycleBin API, that will allow you to select which recycle bins you want to clear, will provide a confirmation prompt, a sound, and the progress dialog (all of which options can be disabled). A rough signature for the API would be: [ DllImport ( "shell32.dll" )] public static extern IntPtr SHEmptyRecycleBin( IntPtr hwnd, [ Mar ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Code Coverage just for Unit Testing

  Hi, Is there any way to use Code coverage capabilities with Web Test, Generic Tests and Manual Tests It would be nice to know the coverage of all my test not just the developer ones. Thanks LucasC To clarify some more... Web Test - already enabled for Beta2 Generic Tests - already enabled for Beta2 Manual Tests - coming soon Unit Tests and Load Tests should work as well. Chris ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Activity Property values not available at runtime

  I am currently experimenting with a custom activity. We have a number of business rule objects which implement various, relatively complex data validation rules. The custom activity allows these business rule objects to be assigned to the activity and for parameters to be assigned as part of a workflow that links together a number of these business rule classes into a sequential [potentially brancing] workflow. So I basically have: BRActivity ...Show All

• Windows Forms Custom Control, how to make custom EventArg?

  Anyone know how to make a custom EventArg setup for a Custom Control ie. make: public event EventHander SomeoneClickedMe; call: cntrlWhatever_SomeoneClickedMe(object sender, CustomEventArg e) instead of calling the default: cntrlWhatever_SomeoneClickedMe(object sender, EventArg e) Yes you are correct you don't have to inherit EventArgs, nor do you have this signature for your delegate: delegate void Cus ...Show All

• .NET Development Accessing J4 type files.

  Hi, I want to know if I can open a "J4 file" in a .NET program. "J4" files are the main file used in the jBASE database system. So, if anyone 've ever tried accessing a J4 file using .NET, please let me know. Also, if anyone can give a list of files that can be accessed in .NET program, please provide the info. Thanks. Carl Perry, Thanks for your reply. I already knew that jBASE have this kind of solution for the .NET developers and I'm sti ...Show All