Gary Yukish's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Creating pointer causes illigal memory access

  Hello I need to wrap some functions from the Insigth Toolkit in my own DLL. This is generally no problem. I create a class whith some methods that uses the toolkits functions. Then I create some functions that will interact with the objets of my class; and only this few functions I export with dllexport. (Some kind of wrapping...) This all works fine. But I need some pointer to use in every method. So my idea was following: Are you using a debu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Changeset versions: repository vs team projects

  Somehow I was surpised to see that the changeset version numbers are per repository and not per team project.  With this in mind, I just don't see us typically having more than one team project per repository.  That is, when I'm looking at changeset history and I'm working product Foo, I really don't care to see history related to project Bar.  Based on this, does that mean I have to set up multiple TF servers   So one questi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions query the BackColor property of a Form?

  I am writting a simple bit of code to place a random black point on a white form each time I click Button1. I want to code it to look at the randomized location an see if there is already a black point there. If there is then make the point white. Any help would be appreciated! Here is what I have so far: Public Class Form1 Dim x As Integer = -1 Dim y As Integer = -1 Private Sub Form1_Load( ByVal sender As ...Show All

• Visual C# call dll from c #

  Hi, I need to call the following dll(source + header) from my c# code. further i want to do each operationin this dll by clicking a button. i would really appreciate all the help in this regard... /*--------------------Header File-------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef _A664IO_DRIVER_ #define _A664IO_DRIVER_ /*============================================================================== == Macros =================== ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions System requirements for SQL Server 2005 Express

  My Computer's RAM is 128MB, and I don't want to upgrade right now. Should I still go ahead and install SQL Server I know with the standard and Development versions of SQL Server the installer will not allow you to install the system if it does not meet the requirments. I am assuming it will be the same with the express editions. In regards to Using access you should make sure that you install the one you have the valid license for. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Create a DB Connect for a crystal report data fields

  Hi everybody, I never tried to create a db connection to a sql located other than local pc, how can you create a connection to a remote sql database to be used in creating a Crystal report data fields (*.rpt) Say, the remote location name is Ms-server(192.1.1.50). The database name say is "Emit". In Ole Db provider dialog, Select: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server In Ole Db (ADO): Connection Information, enter Server: Ms-server\Emit Use ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista 5270: Internet Connection Sharing Problems?

  Hi. I'm having problems with internet connection sharing. As far as I can tell it is all setup correctly. I have disabled IPv6. Vista is the computer sharing a broadband connection to the network. What happens is most strange. If I visit for example: http://www.google.com then I can visit anypage from google.com on the networked computers. But I can't visit for example http://news.google.com Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions to try ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Reports node in Team Explorer sticks at Working...

  I'm running TFS beta 3 refresh in a dual-server installation. I had a lot of problems getting Sharepoint working again (see my other threads) - that may have something to with what I'm seeing now. Per the migration instructions, I went into the report server and manually created all of the reports for my projects.  I made all of the necessary configuration changes and tested every report. In my project portal sites, reports do appe ...Show All

• Windows Forms Question about customizing display of a ListBox

  Hello, After 8 years of working in Java, I've migrated back to the Microsoft world (nice to be back, too!) I'm working with C# 2,0, VS2005Express and have a question about the ListBox control (and I'm a relative newbie here). My ListBox needs to contain not strings but a list of compound components. Each of these compound components comprises a Panel container that in turn holds a ToolStrip at the top, a StatusStrip at the bottom, and a RichT ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS Trial Download

  Does anybody know why I get the following message when I click on any TFS Trial download link The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this message when trying to access this download, go to the "Search for a Download" area on the Download Center home page. It was availble yesterday, today this message. What's up Same thing here... We ordered the DVD instead but it ...Show All

• SQL Server convert minutes to hours

  hi, I want to convert minutes to hours. for example field_minutes=130minutes to 2:10 hours... select field_minutes from table---> how can I do Not sure what this has got to do with SSIS but its an interesting little puzzle for a Friday afternoon anyway. Paste the following into SSMS/QA and run it: declare @mins int set @mins = 130 select cast ( @mins / 60 as varchar ( 5 )) + ':' + RIGHT( '0' + ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Tapping into EventResult?

  I have written a web service which is called when a checkin event happens. I want to ask is there a way to tap into the eventResult object which my web service returns in visual studio or any other way so that I can display a message to see if the web service has succeeded in doing its task. Thanks in advance -Chris Chris, Unfortunately, no. The eventResult is not kept in memory or in the database, ...Show All

• .NET Development How to generate 64 bit executables with visual basic .net?

  We have code that was created in visual basic 6. Now we have a new itanium 64 bit machine, and want to take the old code and generate 64 bit executables that will run on the ia64 machine. The question i have is what is the easiest way on doing that From what i see on the forum it looks like i have to take the project generated with visual basic 6 and convert it to .net 2005 edition, and than using the .net framework 2 beta will cr ...Show All

• Smart Device Development No Error Icon in DataGrid for rows with RowError?

  Hi folks, I have a DataGrid bound to a table, and one of the rows in that table has an error - its RowError property has been set. There is no red error icon in the row-header for that row, like there would be in the Windows Forms version of DataGrid. Is this right If so, how do I show the user which row has an error Ta, Matt Thanks for your insight, Ilya. I tried the approach above with some success, but instea ...Show All

• Audio and Video Development Advanced Content Playback on HD-A1

  Hi All, I am having trouble getting an advanced content application to play once burned on a DVD-R and inserted into the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player. Video and audio play fine using this method, but once the advanced content object is reached the player stops playback and gives an error. Does anyone have any advice on this We have tried the samples posted here and we get the same results. Thanks. We are using Sonic Scenarist ACA to ...Show All