Richard Day's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions .NET Framework 2.0 won't install 'cause Windows Installer 3.1 won't start

  Hi, all... Can someone explain what to do here To install the .NET Framework 2.0 on a Windows XP system that does not yet have SP2, I must first install the Windows Installer version 3.1. I did that, but the Installer service won't start. When I try to start it, I get a message "Error 997 - Overlapped I/O Operation is in progress." I thought I might uninstall the Windows Installer and then try to reinstall, but when running the Remove Pro ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB.NET Function that acts like T-SQL COALESCE Function

  Is there a VB.Net function/method that acts like T-Sql's COALESCE function COALESCE function Returns the first nonnull expression among its arguments. Syntax COALESCE ( expression [ ,... n ] ) Thanks, Matt Function for what   Accessing a database   In-memory array   Collection object   If you're using plain SQL then I think most DB systems support it, with the exception of MS ...Show All

• SQL Server how to search a database by paramaters

  Hi, Does anyone know how i go about writing a search query using paramaters, ive been using this as my template: Select Distinct Recipedata . Name , Ingredients . Ingredient , Directions . Directions from Recipedata , Ingredients , Directions Where Ingredients . Ingredient Like '%Chicken%' and RecipeData . RecipeID = Ingredients . RecipeID and Ingredients . RecipeID = Directions . RecipeID ; Problem is now that i want ...Show All

• Visual C# .NET 2.0 release problem

  I have installed the new .NET 2.0 redistributable package from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en which required me to remove the beta version first. Now, none of my Visual 2005 C# Express Edition beta 2 applications will load into the Visual 2005 editor! "Microsoft Visual C# has encountered a problem and needs to close." There is no information about the nature ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Is there something similar to Graphics.MeasureString() ?

  Is there anything in WPF that will allow me to measure the height and width of a string given a specific font (Similar to Graphics.MeasureString() ) Thanks, Matt ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Unknown Error (28002) when installing TFS App Tier

  I'm attempting to install the application tier of TFS (Beta 3 Dec CTP) on a Win2k3 SP1 box.  My SQL Server box is also Win2k SP1 (SQL 2005) and I'm running into an unknown error every time I try to install.  Here is the section in my error log which is stating the error: MSI (s) (E0:58) [13:58:49:918]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=CA_QuietExec,ActionType=25601,Source=BinaryData,Target=**********,CustomActionData=******* ...Show All

• .NET Development Creating Virtual Directories programmatically on Windows 2000

  Hi there, I'm currently in the process of attempting to get Virtual Directory installation C# code working on a Windows 2000 machine. This is the same code that's been in use and working for quite some time now on many an XP / 2003 machine. I've included a sample below: try {     iisServer =   new DirectoryEntry(iisWebSitePath);     folderRoot = iisServer.Children.Find( "Root" , "IIsWebVirtualDir" ); ...Show All

• Visual Basic Creating Tables with sql express

  I know this deals with ms sql express more so than vb.net but it correlates b/c I want to edit the database with vb.net express. On to my question... I'm trying to learn how to use ms sql express using the SQL Express Manager. However, I can't seem to figure out how to create tables. I'm reading http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/2005/getstarted/default.aspx pull=/msdnmag/issues/04/09/expresseditions/toc.asp  but it seems outdated and I can't re ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System scheduled and event based builds in Team System

  Hi,     Do we have provision for event based and scheduled builds in team system If yes, where can I find the related documentation. TIA, - Sandeep This was covered in this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=3593 But the jist is that they'll have a schedule based build utility built into the tool in the next release perhaps, definitely when it goes RTM. Regards, ...Show All

• Windows Forms scrollable panels without a scroll bar

  Can I have functionality of programmically AutoScrollPosition for a panel but without actually showing the scroll bar Senerio: I have several panels that are programmically set to hor or vertical position controlled by a master panel's scroll bar (not using  ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Missing VCOverrides.vsprops

  I've migrated to RC from B3R - no problems. In B3R, when I created a build type, the following files would get created under source control in the TeamBuildTypes folder: TFSBuild.proj, TFSBuild.rsp, VCOverrides.vsprops, and WorkspaceMapping.xml. However when I try to create a new build type (after migrating to RC), I only get the following files: TFSBuild.proj, TFSBuild.rsp, and WorkspaceMapping.xml. VCOverrides.vsprops is missing. Is th ...Show All

• Windows Forms How do I get the table to accept input into a form written via a program.

  If I write to a text box via a program, the table attached to the form is not updated until I navigate to the next form record. Presumably the Form locator.position change accepts and confirms the value to the table.   The Data Table is not linked to a SQL database or MS Access but I read and write to it from text files so I can not to an sql COMMIT.   On occasion, the field will display the value sent but the underlyi ...Show All

• SQL Server order of packages within a project

  Is there a way to reorder the packages within a project For example, if a parject contains three packages (p1, p2, and p3) and I decide that p3 really logically belongs first (gets executed in that order, maybe), then is there a way to move p3 so that it is at the top of the listing of packages for the project I like to keep things neat. Thanks! What is the best way to edit that file. I tried notepad with succe ...Show All

• Visual Studio How to Install VS2005 Beta 2 in Windows Vista Beta 1?

  Is there a version of VS2k5 that will install onto Vista Beta 1 I get an error installing MSXML6.0 when trying the Beta 2 release. Thanks, Matthew A bug reported and workaround was filed here: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/ProductFeedback/viewFeedback.aspx FeedbackId=2ed1acbc-0c30-4bd1-99de-3dff389fa885   ...Show All

• .NET Development how to get some text into a XMLWriter?

  This should be sooo easy. I've got a XMLWriter object I've got a XMLNode How do I get the XMLNode.OuterText into the XMLWriteObject without having to go through hoops messing about with streams, textwriters or any other derived stupidity or otherwise writing lines and lines and lines of code when I should be able to do this in about 3 lines These new readers and writers are rubbish. They just bend my head backwards every time I have to use them ...Show All