faizy's Q&A profile

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Updating Your MechCommander2.proj

  The MechCommander2.proj file included as part of the March 2006 CTP release is missing an item group which, although the build script executes successfully, causes the game to appear without textures, and forces you to exit because of missing data. This issue affects only the MechCommander2.proj file, that is, the XML file that is used with MSBuild. The MechCommander2.xnaproj file, which is used with the XNA Build Designer, does not have this issue and will execute normally. Outlined below is a manual process for fixing the file. 1. Using Visual Studio (any edition) or your favorite text editor, open MechC ...Show All

• Windows Forms OnPaint method Issue

  Hi All, I have developed a control and override it OnPaint method. Inside the overriden OnPaint method i am drawing allot of lines. When i place this control on a Panel and set the AutoScroll property of the panel to be true so it will repaint the control when it will be enlarged, it causes the control to redraw itself very very slowly !!! Why  ho ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. XNABuild.exe seems to have a problem opening normally

  I just downloaded this, and I'm getting this error from the WinZip Self-Extractor: Ecrofirt, thank you for letting us know. I am not sure why you're seeing that error. Did you try to open immediately from the Web or did you save locally first And do you know why your machine isn't letting it create a new directory (e.g. you're running it from a network share or where you don't have sufficient priveleges to create a folder or from a burned CD) Brian Keller ...Show All

• SQL Server Get FlatFile Columns through ConnectionManager

  The CreatePackage sample provided with SQL Server programmatically creates a package that has a source type of OLEDB to a flat file destination. I am building exactly the opposite, source=flatfile, destination=SQL Server. I expect that will be a more common scenario is using SSIS. The problem I have is populating the source columns in the FlatFileSource connection manager programmatically. I know it can be done because it happens when you build a package in Visual Studio. What I'd like to know is how to do it programmatically in the object model. How can I interrogate the datasource through the connection manager to find out what columns ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Help with the application-defined or object defined error

    I am fairly new to programming I have a command button 1 in the spreadsheet however I keep getting an error message application-defined or object defined error.  I am not sure what this error means. What I want to do is set ninterval, rbedradius and xinterval to cell values shown below. I want to use a for loop and apply calculations. Later (not yet coded) want to put a condition on the third column of formulation. How do I get around this. Please give comments on how to improve my programming.   Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Dim ninterval As Integer Dim rbedradius, xinterval, oneD As Long ...Show All

• SQL Server Can you use Report Builder with SQL Server 2000 and Visual Studio 2003?

  This is a really silly question and I think I know the answer to it. I installed Reporting Services on our SQL Server 2000. It worked really well. I then read the article by Mike Gunderloy about Report Builder and that’s just what I wanted for our <smart> end users to design their own reports. I watched the presentation from http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/bi/BIn_Ad-HocReporting500k.wvx and was impressed. I typed http://localhost/Reports into my browser to see what would happen. It redirected me to http://localhost/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx and all looks great. The article by Mike said I had to set up a Data Model fo ...Show All

• Visual Basic Passing data between applications

  I've searched but cannot find a simple solution for this problem. I am building individual applications in VB.NET (2005) as part of a suite of applications.  Each one is a separate project (.exe file) and I want the options of launching a program with optional data being passed to it and data being passed from it. For example, one program performs a lookup in a property database (allowing users to visually search, etc.).  The program will be utilised by many apps (as part of a look up feature) so I decided to build it as a standalone app.  How can I pass to this program pre-selected data (eg. part of an address string - if k ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro COPY TO CommandHi Cetin,

  In Visual Foxpro, I am trying to create a CSV file using the COPY TO command with TYPE CSV, but do not want header fields on top of the output file. Furthermore, I am also trying to attach a COMMA after every row. Current Output f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,f12,f13,f14,f15,f16,f17 "0","49162","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0",2.1, "02/14/2006" "0","49162","0","0","0","0","0","0 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions ...from the pending file rename operation ERROR?!!

  Hi, I tried to install the VB.IMG after extracting it using IsoBuster, but I always get the same error, a message box with garbage characters and the last phrase is "from the pending file rename operation" after closing this message the setup is cancelled. i'll be thankful if any body has a solution regards, Naji Hi Naji, Have you tried using the bootstrapper installer instead of downloading the full image Is the bootstrapper installer not a feasible solution for you To your specific question, is the problem with IsoBuster or with the VB Express setup.exe Thanks, Dan Fernandez http://blogs.msdn.com/danielfe/ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Wrong version of windows found

  I just tried to install and got a popup that said I must have Win 2k sp4 or higher. I'm running Win XP SP2. This is not the first I have hit this. I got it installing the Adobe reader. My system came from Dell preloaded with XP on it. The system properties in the control panel show 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2'. My software had always validated when using Windows update. What can I do to correct this Can I edit some registry setting I think my system is reporting that it's at 'Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Build 2195)'. I would perform a windows update and mak ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Feature Request

  Surely it is not too late to ask for this incredibly nice feature. When I am in the Source Code Explorer and I navigate to a solution (SLN file). I should be able to open the solution from that dialog (right-click open Solution, or something). Thanks/ Well, I feel like an idiot. Why didn't I just double-click it and not (***)(u)(me) that clicking it would simply view the file in the text viewer. All these months of browsing to the local SLN to open the solution. Hit me with a frying pan, and get it over with! ...Show All

• Windows Forms How do you intercept the Minimize button?

  I want to send my application to the tray icon bar. Is not what i was looking for... but thank you. I was thinking a way to Override the EventHandler (Minimize, Maximize, Close buttons) of my Form I hope someone can helpme here. ...Show All

• SQL Server Securing the MS SQL Server 2005 database on client side

  Hello! I developed database driven .NET application and I need to deploy it. I faced a problem, which is "how to protect my database against direct access". I use MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as a DBMS and appropriate database. I want to make possible to manipulate with data in my database only through my client application. 1. How do I define SA password and instance name in silent mode of MS SQL 2005 EE installation with Mixed type of Authentication 1.1. Can I change SA password after the installation 2. If my database be attached to my new instance... Is it possible to copy my database, attach it to another in ...Show All

• Visual C# Video Files

  Is there anyway to play video files in a program like mpg or something like that Maybe this helps: Embedding the Windows Media Player Control in a Visual Basic.NET Solution ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions removing items from a list box based on the individual items content

  hello i am trying to remove items from a list box based on if they contain the text acknowledged or not. If i acknowledge 1 item , it appends the word acknowledge to the end of the currently selected item in the listbox, then if i click my clear button the item in the list box will go using removeat key word. however, if i click the button acknowledge all then this adds the string acknowledge to the end of all items in the list box my problem is if i then select the clear button only half the items will be gone even thoguh all items show has having the word acknowledge appended to them in the list box. its an alarm list. here is ...Show All