ms_peterk's Q&A profile

• SQL Server DTSProperty.GetValue

  Hi,    Seems a pretty straightforward problem however, I have now spent some time on it. I have a DTSProperty object and want to get its value. I am able to get all the other attributes like Name, Type just fine. The GetValue method on the DTSProperty class takes a object and returns a object. If I want to get a value of the current property what do I pass to GetValue I have something like foreach ( DtsProperty property in contro ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista load Vista 5308 on Mac Dual Core machine

  Has anyone got any sucess loading the latest Vista 5308 on a new Intel based Mac I've read that there was problems with GTP support with the older releases. My new MacBook Pro is coming on Tuesday and I would love to dual boot for development reasons. Thanks, biozal ...Show All

• SQL Server How to convert Oracle Database to SQL Server Database

  Hi all, how i can convert the oracle database (tables, precedures, sequesnces, ) to sql server database, i would appreciate if anyone give me the step by step process of conversion. Reagrds Ramesh Jha Hi, tables and other entitites can be imported using the Import wizard. But procedures which include PL/SQL code have to be either imported using a migration tool or manually by recoding them. At the end of the day, I guess th ...Show All

• Visual C++ C++ DLL compile but wont register. Wrong MFC-version?

  I'm migrating a VS6.0 solution to VS2005. The solition contains a project that is a C++ dll using MFC. When i compile it I get error PRJ0050: Failed to register output. (from the custom build step - performing registration) I tried to register the dll from a command prompt using regsvr32, but it fails with no error message at all (no dialog box). Other DLLs within the solution works fine so whats the difference Oh, the problem child uses MFC.... ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions newbie auto installer project

  hi, we have a big selection of software that we have to install on to every machine and i am looking to try and automate it. What i had in idea was just some sort of program that would just run each .exe file to install the program in the correct order have it so that i just keeps pressing next and agree's to term's etc. The problem is that im unsure on how to automate the keystrokes and whether it will be best in visual basic (which i kno ...Show All

• Visual Basic I 've integer cloumn with default value -1 how it comes null!!

  in my access database I have column with type integer, its default value is -1, from the code I want to set that value to Null or nothing, how ...Show All

• Smart Device Development where can I get .Net SDK on CD. I'm in the UK. I want to write code for my PPC

  The MSDN download website says I have the .net framework installed. So it should, I downloaded it. 20ishMeg. Took about an hour to download. I've downloaded VB 2005 Express Edition, took for ever on a dial up connection. Took me 2 days leaving my computer on overnight. How can I get the .NET SDK. Downloading a 300plusMeg file is just not worth the effort. My ISP would not let me stay connected for 14 hours. All I wan't to do is write pr ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How much of WWF designer support in VS is managed by the project system?

  Hello, In order to create a new workflow in VS, one normally selects a template from the Workflow node of a C# or VB.NET project type in the New Project dialog.  I tried creating an empty C# project (not of the workflow variety), copying the .cs and .Designer.cs files to this project, changing the namespace, and adding the same references to my empty project system that are present in the one created explicitly from the C ...Show All

• Visual Studio Running custom build file inside VS IDE

  I have created a custom MSBuild project for our solution that uses the MSBuildCommunityTasks targets to run the VSSGet task before a build and FxCop and NUnit afterwards. It uses the <MSBuild> task to run MSBuild for the solution file. Is there anyway at all to integrate this into the Visual Studio IDE That is, running the MSBuild project for the entire solution and getting the MSBuild output into the Visual Studio output window, similar t ...Show All

• SQL Server How to parse field

  I have a table that has a "Problem" field with the following data Customer Service...Jam...Jam 5...Planned    Technical  Support...WinOnCD...WinOnCD6PowerEdition...Request...Reporting New Drive  Sale Made I need to separate this "Problem" field into separate fields the issue1, issue2, issue3, issue4 and issue5 . What would be the easiest way to do so within the SELECT statement  I am not s ...Show All

• Windows Forms Rotation point

  Hi guys I have run into a problem with rotation and resizing of a rectangle. I am rotating around the x and y axis of the rectangle. When I stretch the rectangle using the left handle the x and y is moved. This causes the rectangle&nb ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Read any type of file

  Hello guys, i would like to read any type of file and put the result in a buffer to be sent on inet. the sending part is done, how can i read any type of file thanks for any help There is a function: ReadFile that reads the file into the buffer passed to it. Refer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/wcedata5/html/wce50lrfcreatefile.asp But, the buffer should not be used when the file is being read into t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Batching a target without using the Inputs and Outputs parameters

  I am trying to make a target that will run once on each item in my list.  At first, I just used the Inputs attribute: Inputs="%(ExistingPatches.FullPath)" That worked fine for a while.  Then I decided that I needed to add an Outputs parameter so that my target could be called by MSBuild and have its output item list returned in the MSBUild task's TargetOutputs field: Outputs="@(ExistingPatchesWithMetaData)" Since the ItemList that thi ...Show All

• SQL Server Can SSIS package be run from WebService?

  Dear, Can SSIS package be run from WebService P.S. SSIS package and Webservice are located in the same computer. Thanks much! It is solved. And 1 more quest. How can I check the saved SSIS package in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Thanks much! ...Show All

• .NET Development HttpWebRequest fails on some computers (weird...)

  Hi all, I got a strange problem with HttpWebRequest code, failing on some computers, but i can't reproduce it on either of my 3 different computers here. Following is the code snippet causing the error (on some machine configurations): HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http: //someurl.tld/somefile.txt"); /* --> optional block */ request.KeepAlive = false; request.ProtocolVersion = HttpVersion.Version10; request ...Show All