Selva.Ram's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms manual .Net memory Release

  Hi , I want to release the memory used by .Net winform app manually. Is there anything equivalent to C++ delete operator in C# I dont want to force a GC collection using GC.collect. Also what is the maximum process size that a .net application can ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataGridView and Focus

  I am trying to use the RowValidating event of the DataGridView to Cancel any edits and return focus to the DataGridView. I have created a small application that replicates the problem I am having. Create a form named "Form1", add a TextBox named "TextBox1", add a DataGridView named "DataGridView1", add a Button named "Button1", then paste in the code below. Tab into the DataGridView and then type a v ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System mstest with custom test type and metadata(vsmdi) file?

  I'm trying to use mstest.exe to run a test from the commandline. The test was created as a custom test type that I have created via the extensibility SDK. I've done a lot of investigation and here's the results: 1) inside VS I can run the custom test fine. 2) I can run the custom test fine using the /testcontainer: option of mstest.exe. 3) I can run a generic test using the same vsmdi file with mstest.exe. 4) trying to run the custom ...Show All

• Visual C++ beginner C++

  Still in class for intro to C++ and I'm working on one of the labs. In this lab, the program prompts the user to input a number (x), from there the program sums up the numbers from 1 up to (x). For example: input      sum 1            1 2            3      //(2+1) 3 &n ...Show All

• Visual Basic searching in datagridview using textbox

  I had a datagridview which contains all the last name of a certain database.the data was displaying properly .I want to accomplished two tasks,first I want it that upon loading on the datagrid, data are sorted alphabetically already even without pressing the column header.Second I want to search the datagrid using a text box. I want like an autocomplete manner, if I type a single letter, say "B", the datagridcolumn will automatic ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions disk failure causing install problems

  Hi, I had several VS express products installed on a second hard drive. The drive failed and I had to replace it, the trouble is that now I want to install the beta2 products I can't because the installer says that I still have the pre-beta2 products. I have uninstalled everything I can according to the instructions but I can't make the installer see that I haven't got the pre-beta products anymore. Can anyone help thanks ...Show All

• SQL Server Update status from one DB to another with same table schemas

  I have 2 tables (master and masterbackup), trying to update and replace the status in one with the other based on master.number match UPDATE master m set m.status = (SELECT status from masterbackup where number = m.number ) FROM mastermasterbackup If you want to use the standard syntax because this needs to run on multiple platforms, you will have to make a few changes (untested, but this should be close): UPDATE master set master.st ...Show All

• Visual C++ C Program. Desperately seeking help.

  This is a C program. In the program, I open the letter_u.ic, then zoom it twice. Then I'm suppose to save it into a packed file. The thing is I can't get it to save properly into an array and when it's opened, the letter icon comes out garbage. Also could someone tell me how I could create a new icon by manually drawing I am suppose to draw a 8 by 5 arrow icon. Can someone please help me And if can do some explanation Really appreciate any he ...Show All

• .NET Development Javascript UTF-8 to ANSI

  Hi, guys. I have a web page in UTF-8. I pass a query string with hebrew values and the receiving page (which is in ANSI Windows-1255) shows only gibberish instead of hebrew.. does any one can help me with this issue thanks in advance. ...Show All

• .NET Development Getting a PerformanceCounter to use a remote machine

  I have been trying to get a System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter (.NET 2.) to work on a remote machine.  I have rights to Performance Monitor Users group and Performance Log Users group on the remote server and Admin on the local machine. I can't get the code to work (see exception below). If I elevate my rights to Admin, it works flawlessly.  I need to find the minimum security rights I need to get the app to run. How can I go ab ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Report a bug about Recycle Bin

  I'm a user of Win Vista build 5112. When I emptied my Recycle bin, and I'm sure it is successed because there is no file in it. However, the icon didn't change unless relogin to the windows! Are you sure there is a BUG like this in your program ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Strange checkin policy error

  I have setup a code analysis checkin policy on a Team project, I have a solution where I have migrated code analysis settings so I know they are as stringent as the checkin policy and a build of that solution has succeeded. However when I make a change to one of the projects in my solution and try and checkin after a successful build I get the following policy error: TF10139:The following policies have not been satisfied Internal error in ...Show All

• SQL Server Performance, handling 1.2 million rows takes 7-8 hours?

  Hi! I'm working on a project restructuring some data using SQLIS. The problem is one package that is handling about 1.2 million rows takes about 7-8 hours to complete. To my question, is there any of the dataflow components that are know to be slow that you should avoid regarding performance issues The following list is a brief specification over the component that are contained in the package: --------------------------------------- ...Show All

• SQL Server sql stored procedure question

  I'm trying to insert data into a sql server 2005 table that was created dynamiclly. Data will be inserted into several of these types of tables. I tried to substitute the tablename as a parameter, but got the following error when I tried to execute the query: "Invalid object name '@CDRTableName' . Here is my stored procedure. Notice I included the periods for brevity: <code> ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[InsertCDRSearchResults] ...Show All

• .NET Development Drawing white text with black background

  I'm trying to add some text to my picutures before I display them on my website. To make sure the text can be read, I want to write the text in white letter on a black background. At the moment, I first draw a black rectangle (using Graphics.DrawRectangle) and then I add the text in white (using Graphics.DrawString). While this approach works, I always have to draw a large black rectangle to make sure it's large enough to fit the text in. ...Show All