Florin Raicu's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Backing up the SQL server 2000 database using tape drives

  Dear sir/madam, I am from NTU, Singapore and we have a windows 2003 server edition installed on a DELL server and it also runs MS SQL server 2000 for a project of ours. We have installed a HP tape drive on the dell server and it works fine if ntbackup is used at the command prompt but then the SQL enterprise manager does not recognize the tape drive and backing up of our database is of high priority as it contains sensitive information. But t ...Show All

• SQL Server Debugging a script component task???

  How to debug a Script Component task For instance, I’ve got a Input0_ProcessInputRow procedure and I’d like to see what happen when compiler reach this line: dFecha = Left(Row.Column19, 4) & "-" & Mid(Row.Column19, 5, 2) & "-" & Right(Row.Column19, 2) I’ve put a toogle breakpoint there and then saved but when I run the package to ignore at all. This topic has been ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) WPF Custom Control project related issue

  Hey all, Using the Feb CTP, if you generate a Custom Control project, it looks like it's not easy to use it from an application. Or perhaps I did something wrong. I created a simple UserControl derived control (the default) and added an Ellipse into it. Compiled it. Then I created a WPF application, added a reference to this control library. But now, there's no way I can use it from the XAML for the main window. It won't recognize the cont ...Show All

• Windows Forms Where's the documentation?

  Does anyone know whether there is any documentation for this application. I would have that because it demonstrates the 'best practices for designing, developing and deploying smart client applications', that it would come with copius amounts of information.  It's ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB2005 ConfigurationManager not declared

  In VB2005, how do I read the values in the AppSettings section of my App.Config file In VB2003 I could use ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings, but it’s obsolete. I added Imports System.Configuration in the references tab of the property page, but I can’t use the ConfigurationManager. It says it’s not declared. ConfigurationManager is located within System.Configuration. In order to use it you’ll need to make sur ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Canceled book purchase - Introducing Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Beta Edition

  I've tried to purchase the only VSTS available (many weeks ago) and my order was just canceled. I guess Microsoft is not going to release it. Oh well... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735621802/qid=1122472985/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-7165628-3580031 v=glance&s=books&n=507846 Come launch time, I'll be interested in reading the Wrox book. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764584367/qid=1122733526/sr=8-2/re ...Show All

• Visual C++ vc++/oracle stored procedure, problem with command parameters

  i have a stored procedure to get the user pin. the stored procedure works perfectly as i tested it both in VB and ASP, but when i try to call stored procedure from VC++, the command object cannot initialize the input parameter. The problem is defnitely with the command parameters, but i dont know which type of string i should assign to input parameters. here is the code: BSTR newpin; BSTR userid; _bstr_t qsql = "{call user.getpin( ,{r ...Show All

• SQL Server What does "Infinite Clickthrough" refer to?

  What does the "Infinite Clickthrough" feature listed on the Reporting Services features matrix refer to   Only Enterprise level SQL Server gets that feature.  Does that refer to clicking on a link which pulls up a new report   If so, what is the limit if not infinite Thanks in advance. Infinte Clickthrough is a feature of Report Builder. It allows you to automatically drill between reports by using the relationships between ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Connecting to an Access 2003 Database from VB 2005 Express

  Hi ! I have a form with some textboxes and a button. I have an Access Database on my desktop. I want to write the values from my textboxes to a table in the database. I havesome code to do this, and it should work, but It throws an exception that is far too complicated for a Newbie like me to decifer. Here is the Excption (on top) with the code I'm using below that. Heeeeelllllp! P.S . The values in the "TextBoxes&qu ...Show All

• .NET Development Using Windows icons in applications

  Hi all,    Looking for tips, references regarding the use of Windows icons and images in independently marketed applications.  (e.g. the rules and regulations of displaying a MS Word document icon when displaying files, using outlook calendar images, and so on...)  Any help would be appreciated- Thanks, Yarin Kessler ykessler@hotmail.com Do you mean user interface guidelines it's here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/li ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Project Attributes

  Is it possible to extend the the Team Foundation Project attributes Something like add some field related to external app, internal attributes we use to identify our projects, etc. Thks, Max A document or item on the portal should do the trick.  If you're interested in tracking a significant amount of metadata around a team project, consider creating a work item type such as "Project Details" and openin ...Show All

• .NET Development OCI-22053: overflow error caused when retreiving valid data inserted using System.Data.OracleClient

  See the following example of how to insert a valid numeric value (a Decimal) using the System.Data.OracleClient that cannot be retreived using the same System.Data.OracleClient. It is apparently some sort of bit-wise translation error between the Oracle Client and the Microsoft Data Provider.  This test was run with VisualStudio2003 and Oracle 9i Client v9.2.0.4.0 connecting to Oracle Server 9.2.0.4.0, all running on Windows 2000 SP4. ...Show All

• SQL Server Date Format

  Hi, I want my query should return a content of date field in 'MMM-YYYY' format. Can Anyone help me to get this There is no built in function to do that. You can use the date functions like datename to get theappropiate results. HTH, Jens Suessmeyer. --- http://www.sqlserver2005.de --- ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I add component files to bootstrapper object?

  Hi all! I use MSBuild and Bootstrapper class for creation setup.exe file. GenerateBootstrapper bt = new GenerateBootstrapper (); bt.ApplicationFile = @"My.application" ; bt.ApplicationName = @"c:\1.0.0.1\Myapp.exe" ; bt.ApplicationUrl = @"\\Ws-xp\Publish\Client\" ; bt.OutputPath = @"e:\temp\publish\client\" ; bt.Execute(); and my application successfully runned if framewo ...Show All

• Visual Basic Calculations in VB

  I am working on program for class and can't seem to get a calculation right. The output is to a listbox, but it gives me an elongated calculation like 3588.8812352367 and then gives the correct output right after $3588.88 ... but its all cramed together. Here is my code for the Loop and such: 'retrieve input intAmount = txtMortgageAmount.Text decYearRate = txtRate.Text 'get correct interest rate decYearRate = Va ...Show All