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• Visual C++ MSBuild running from Local System

  Hi I've been executing msbuild.exe from the NT_AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account to build VS 2005 C# projects and the builds have been working as expected. Recently, I attempted the same for a VS 2004 C++ project and the build failed with the following error. fatal error C1902: Program database manager mismatch; please check your installation Is this a bug with msbuild or am I doing something wrong Thanks Hello - Unfortunately this is a bug in the C++ compiler, and there is no work-around for the issue. It has been fixed, and we expect the fix to ship in the next update of our product. Until that time you' ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Is there no BackgroundWorker Process in the C.F.?

  Is this true I can't find it under teh Components tab in VS... Thanks Tryst Yes, .Net CF doesn't support BackgroundWorker, this class is only supported by .Net framework 2.0, For more read about this class at MSDN ... ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Showing non-english caracters in search results gives bad results

  Hi I have a problem with special characters like A O A where used in the searchstring doesn't display the proper result from MSN. I have tried to do a string rewrite replacing the character with it's entity name ie replacing A with "& Aring;" but that gives the same results as if I used A without the rewrite If I then replace A with Aa (same meaning in Danish) I do get some ok results but not the same as if I used A So what to do I altso would link to display the last MSN cache date - is this possible Hi Dyvel, have you tried setting the CultureInfo field to "da-DK" I tried the followi ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataGridView KeyDown?

  (VS2005 - beta 2) Hello, is there anyway to capture a keypress or keydown event in the DataGridView   I know there's events called KeyDown and Keypress, but if the DGV is in edit mode, they never get caught.  My ultimate goal is to make it so pressing enter moves to the Cell to the right, instead of to the next row but I need to know what key is being pressed before I can do that. Thanks -Adam Ive the same problem. Its ridiculous that such improved control cant do that simple thing. Ive tried a lot of ways such Overriden ProcessCMDKeys and nothing. Also ive been searching for help in a lot of ...Show All

• Windows Forms Question about recursion

  Generally, does one not want to return a value from a recursive function I'm recursing through the controls on a form looking to return a specific control and I'm always getting back a null value; private Control findControl( Control control ) {         Control ret = null;         foreach( Control ctrl in control.Controls )   &nbs ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to determine if WorkflowInstance is running?

  hi I developed an Order Workflow State Machine. After the release of this Order the StateMachine switches to another state where a CodeActivity starts a certain amount of OrderItem (are contained / associated with the Order) Workflows. These workflows are different than the Order Workflows. What I try to do now is following: Everytime a OrderItem Workflow finishes he sends an event to the OrderWorkflow who checks if there are still OrderItem Workflows running. I have a List of WorkflowInstances as well as a List of StateMachineWorkflowInstances of the OrderItem. But I dont know how to check if these are still running or not. There i ...Show All

• Windows Forms WinForm Class Library and AppUpdater component

  Ok I have an app that I put the AppUpdater component on (http://windowsforms.net/articles/appupdater.aspx).  This worked just fine and I'm really happy with the results.  I then decided that I wanted to make a project to display an About Dialog Box.  I decided to make it into a Class Library so that I could reuse it across multiple projects.  I&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Determining When The User Has Closed A Form By Clicking The 'X' or From The Control Menu

  Hello All, I have a bit of a problem here and I can't seem to find a solution. I need to know if there is a way to determine if a user has closed one of my application forms by clicking the 'X' or from the form's control menu. My App has code that needs to execute if this condition occurs and only if the condition occurs. Similar code is executed if the user closes the form by regular means, but I need to cover myself by having it execute in both cases. In VB 6 you could check for the condition by checking the UnloadMode of the form to see if it was equal to vbFormControlMenu. This does not seem to be an option in .Net. The closest option ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I check for Null dataset

  I wanted to check for an empty dataset which is being returned from a datagrid. How can I do that Dim myDataSet As DataSet ' this code returns the dataset of datagrid dgmonth. myDataSet = CType(dgmonth.DataSource, DataSet) so I wanted to write   if myDataSet = nothing then      exit sub end if but this if..then loop gives an error. I will appreciate  ...Show All

• .NET Development How to recover socket after failed SSL negotiation?

  There are so few examples and direction I need to ask this question. I am implementing SSL over FTP. The FTP protocol is such that a a clear channel sequence of requests are made in clear text, and the server responds to each in clear text. Then simultaneously AuthenticateAsServer and AuthenticateAsClient are called. If there are certificate issues at the server, the server will fail. The client hangs indefinitely. I would have thought the AuthenticateAsClient would have failed as well, but this does not happen. At this point, as per FTP protocol, it is inappropriate for the server to send an unsolicited response. Yet this seems ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Reliable Sessions - The Image Transfer Demonstration

  Trying to download this sample application, but the zip file is corrupt. Has anyone managed to get a copy of this Can someone post it here Regards, Brett Hardman You can download this sample from here http://blogs.msdn.com/madhuponduru/archive/2006/06/19/637173.aspx ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Designer not showing up

  When I create a new WinFX Windows Application and open up the Window1.xaml file, it goes directly to the xml editor with the xaml file loaded (eventhough the WinFX Designer is the default).  So when i click the Design button at the bottom of VS2005, a blank page comes up and i can't do anything within it... should i seem something in the toolbox that i can drag over   Something doesn't seem to be correct. I uninstalled the Nov CTP of WinFX, Windows SDK, and winfx extentions prior to installation of the Dec CTP of WinFX, Windows SDK, and Orcas.  What am i missing Also, I'm seeing the same error as this poster is seeing:&n ...Show All

• SQL Server RDL vs RDLC

  My application is a large windows form app that connects to databases via webservice. The client has no ability to get to the SQL Server. Do I even have an option of using Reporting Services, or do I have to use client deployed reports in RDLC files and pass it a dataset If so, what are the advantages of using SSRS I don't have a problem with this method, since it is pretty much identical to what we do with Crystal Reports, but I want to make sure I understand the alternatives. Thanks The FAQ section about the ReportViewer controls may be helpful (e.g. #8): http://www.gotreportviewer.com/ -- Rober ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Trouble with opening a new window

  Recently I've been handed with a project that requires a window to open another window. The problem is that I can't find a way to open a new instance of itself. The client should click a button and a new window of itself should open up. Is there a way to accomplish such thing Thanks A form is a class with controls add's to it's controls collections. It can be reinstantiated any number of times. I'm not quite sure what you are referring to when you say windows I have a rich text box class Let's call it RTB. The class dynamically creates a rich textbox and the class also contains its events. d ...Show All

• Windows Forms Custom forms & GraphicsPath

  Hello, I create custom windows form using property Region. Form shape I create with GraphicsPath. And this working fine, but I tried in Paint method to draw thin outline using this code:   Pen pathPen = new Pen(Color.Red, 1);   e.Graphics.DrawPath(pathPen, this.formPath); and line is hidden on some places, on the left side of form all is ok but right and down&nb ...Show All