Piet Van de Ven's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic How to reuse My.Resource strings in multiple applications

  I have several projects that make up a single application and I would like to have a single place where I maintain my resource strings. I tried creating a separate project for this purpose using My.Resources to manage the strings. This does not work however because the module generated by the 'StronglyTypedResourceBuilder' is declared Friend, and therefore only available within the Resources project. In another post someone suggested modifyin ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista play a stream

  Hi,i have the following problem: My computer(client)is connected to a server using a socket.The server sends an avi stream through the socket.How can the client play this avi stream....without saving it on the harddisk Any ideas....sample codes....anything.Thanks You'll need to write a source filter to read the data from the socket and deliver it to the decoder filters. You'll probably want a push ...Show All

• Visual C# height, width and percent

  I know if i use percent in width or height, i'm referring to container object... My question is: if container object have 100% in width or height, is it useful put width/height = 100% in inner one if it's the only one inner object Es.: <table height="100%"> <td> <tr height="100%"> <div style="height ="100%"> <datagrid height="100%"> </datagrid> </div> </tr> ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System different processes depending on iteration

  I was giving a demo on VSTS to management today and they hit me with a question that I wasn't really prepared for. They want to be able to have different processes for one team project depending on iteration. I stated that I didn't think this was available in VSTS, but I am wondering if I gave answered this question correctly. If the iteration is very small, say only a couple days to code, test and deploy they want it to use a more agile process ...Show All

• Smart Device Development POOM import/export vCard

  Can we import/export vCard in compact framework. I can access contacts through poom api but want the vcard and also if i have a vcard file does outlook give any method to import it through code This forum is intended to deal with issues directly related to the .NET Compact Framework. It appears that this question can better be answered by someone on one of the newsgroups for Windows Mobile or Windows ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error creating a new project

  I successfully installed TFS and created one project site. However, when I try to create sites for additional projects, I get the following error repeatedly. Any ideas This is a single server install Error TF30170: The plugin Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Portal failed during task SharePointPortal from group Portal. Explanation Plugin error text: “The server committed a protocol violation. Section=ResponseHeader Deta ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Build Notifications problem

  1.) Team Foundation Server(Beta3) and Team Build(Beta3) installed on same physical server(SrBuild) 2.) Outlook Express can successfully send out-going Email from same server(SrBuild) 3.) Verified correct: <add key="emailNotificationFromAddress" value=" builder@identix.com " /> <add key="smtpServer" value="10.1.3.8" /> in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foun ...Show All

• Visual C++ fwrite in binary mode

  I got this example from msdn docs: // crt_fread.c /* This program opens a file named FREAD.OUT and  * writes 25 characters to the file. It then tries to open  * FREAD.OUT and read in 25 characters. If the attempt succeeds,  * the program displays the number of actual items read.  */ #include <stdio.h> int main( void ) {    FILE *stream;    char list[30];    int  i, numread, numwritt ...Show All

• Smart Device Development stream in vs 2005

  Hi, I write a program for pocket pc 2003 in vs8 beta 2. I am using cout,cin,cerr...etc.And i compile without the error. But i can't see anything in the emulator of pocket pc 2003 in vs 2005 Can you explain to me Does vs8 really support stream for pocket pc PocketConsole works for me on WM2003SE. BTW, it is not a CMD shell program. It just displays the output directed to stdout and reads stdin in a cmd like window when a console program is ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Administer Test controller error

  Can anyone offer me a quick tip for solving this I'm not sure where to change the settings mentioned in the error msg. Thanks. --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Cannot connect with controller 'MyServer:6901'.  If the controller service is not started you may be able to start it by clicking the restart rig button. The following error was received A remote side security requirement was not fulfi ...Show All

• Windows Forms Windows Schedular

  Hi, I need to make a program that run at given time. Now, for this I am not allowed to make the Program as service or Tray Icon type of thing. The Suggested way is to add teh entry in the windows Task Schedular taht run program&n ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS Web service documentation

  Hi all Where can I find  the documentation for the web service interface for team foundation server I need to add bug work items from another system and it would be nice, if we can use a webservice interface to add the bugs. I have tried to look at the services in the webservices folders like "bisserver" and "Currituck" but I can not find a service suitable for our needs.  I can only find information for the ...Show All

• Visual C++ Hooks dll in c++ .. Please HELP!!

  Hi I created a dll that has a class Hook.. the DLL also has methods like create hook.. delete hook When someone calls the CreateHook of dll.. i mane new instance of Hook class and set the Hook .. well no error no nothing .. but when i call it from c# i get a C++ debug error.. something with assertions.. Here is code: ============================ Hook.h=============================== #pragma once #include "windows.h" #include <str ...Show All

• Windows Forms mainMenu Hide and Show

  on click on mainMenu.MenuItem I call more than 20 time  a similar : <b>    Private Sub menuHelp_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)       Dim _help As base.help       If Not IsNothing(_help) Then    &nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions ToolStripMenuItem1.Click makes bgcolor change

  Hi, I am building a program with several textboxes, and I have a ContextMenuStrip to use with the textboxes. Now I want to make the textbox's backgroundcolor change into an other color if the user clicks on the ToolStripMenuItem_1, but how do I make this work, because I don't know how to do this. Grtz, Tom. mmmm the problem is i don't know any connection between teh control and the contextmenu , so i think you can do it this way ...Show All