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• Visual C# Using the Error List in own applications

  I would like to use the Error List found in Visual Studio (the one where I can select to see Errors, Warnings and/or Messages) in my own application. Is the Error List availible somewhere as a .Net/C# component/user control that I can use If not, how about the neat buttons that are used in the Error List, how do I find them, and not just the regular boring buttons The Error List is a custom control written for ...Show All

• Windows Forms IDesignerHost CreateComponent Method

  Hello Everybody I am having a bit of trouble with this method, I have downloaded the Custom Forms Designer sample project at http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/12/CustomFormsDesigner/default.aspx but am having a lot of trouble working out what is causing the createcomponent method in the Idesignerhost based class to be called. When I try calling the method bypassing, a control is added to the form but is not visible. hope you can ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Command prompt from IDE?

  I am VBE newbie.  The help says I get to a command prompt form IDE via view\other windows\command window.  "Other windows" gives me no "command window" choice.  I am trying to compile/run the "hello world" example program from command prompt.  I can get to a command prompt by using XP's start/run/cmd and cd'ing down to my project folder, but surely there is a easier way from from IDE.  Yes, ...Show All

• Windows Forms Application icon

  I want to place a self made application icon in the top left corner (left to the name of the application). On a design form I choose a path to icon, but the system does not recognize it. The icon is .ico file. What is a problem and how can I place an icon there When you say the system doesn't recognize it, what do you mean Have you tried opening the icon itself using Visual Studio, or another Icon Editor ...Show All

• Windows Forms MDIChild Login Form

  Hi all, I've got this problem: I have an MDIParent form called adminForm and a MDIChild form called loginForm. The loginForm will be loaded at startup, and all the menus of the adminForm will be disabled. When user successfully login, the loginForm will be closed, I want all the menu items of the adminForm to be anabled, but I cant access such menu items in the class that contains the login form (MDIChild form) I use this code to activa ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VSTS for non .NET development

  Our organization (ISV) has recently come to the point where we think we can benefit from some "application life-cycle" tools. We've also come to the point where we will be doing the majority of our future development on the .NET platform. VSTS would seem to be a natural fit here. The problem is that we will also be doing a significant amount of non-.NET development for the forseeable future (VB6 mostly). Does VSTS have a non-.NET "story" (perhap ...Show All

• .NET Development bug in Int32.Parse

  In Visual Studio 2005, the following throws a FormatException and it definitely shouldn't.  The same code works fine in Visual Studio 2003. This is the version that I am seeing the problem, running on XP:     Microsoft Visual Studio 2005     Version 8.0.50727.42  (RTM.050727-4200)     Microsoft .NET Framework     Version 2.0.50727     Installed Edition: Profes ...Show All

• Windows Forms equivalent of server.mappath for windows sesrvice

  Hi, I am making a windows service. In asp.net application we have Server.mappath to get teh project foler path, what is its equivalent for windows service. I tried Application.path , but after typing Application.  it does'nt show me any dropdown which sh ...Show All

• Visual C# virtual method or virtual class?

  Hi In order to override any method from a class i have to set it virtual or just the class virtual Thanks... ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Problem with Sharepoint Permissions

  Beta 3 has a different process for creating the Team Foundation Sharepoint site.  In beta2 TFS used the default site - in beta3 it creates a different site (containing a port number) in addition to the default site.  When I try to assign permissions in Sharepoint, the Sharepoint administrator only allows me to use the default site (it says the site with port number attached is not in the configuration database).  When I assign a u ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Any solution to package problem?

  Is there any solution to the "Package 'Visual Studio Common IDE Package' has failed to load properly (GUID = {6E87CFAD-6C05-4ADF-9CD7-3B7943875B7C} ). " problem Previous post was http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=93017 I have public beta 2 2.0.50215.44 i don't know if the problem exists with newer version cos i'm not a MSDN subscriber. NEED help! Please see http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/06/461804 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Creating new annoucement in Sharepoint thru Windows application

  Hi, I am developing a .net windows application and my requirement is that my users can add new announcement in our SPPS thru this application. Please assist. The Visual Studio Tools for Office forum is for VSTO-specific questions. Please feel free to post questions or issues specifically related to developing managed code applications using VSTO for Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003 and ...Show All

• SQL Server Poison Message Sample in BOL

  Hello Remus, I have implemented Event Notification sample you provided in my logic, but I am perplexed that even though my watched queue does go down, I do not get message in the Event_Collector queue all the time. The Event_Collector queue does stay enabled though. Any thoughts I guess any suggestions on debugging the event notification portion would be helpful. Lubomir Upon further look at the sys.event_notifications view, I discovered t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Books which cover XML with C#

  Anyone know of any good books which cover XML and C# The only one i've found so far is Beginning C# XML: Essential XML Skills for C# Programmers Okay, I'm not sure how good book this is, but take a look at this: Professional ASP.NET 1.0 XML with C# www.bookware.com.au/cgi-bin/bookware/1861007248 I listed there some links, where you can learn more. www.perfectxml.com/articles/xml/csharp.asp www.c-sharpcorner.c ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions custom iterators

  Hai, What is Meant by Custom Iterators Thanks in advance. hi, i don't know what exactly do you mean by that , but i guess its for, foreach, while, do ... while loops hope this helps ...Show All