Robbie Mark's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ problems with vc++ express compiling with wsock32.lib

  Hello, I'm trying to learn how to work with winsock, but I'm stuck on day 1. When trying to use the WSADATA struct or the WSAStartup function I get some linker errors: -begin code segment- WSADATA wsaData; if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,0),&wsaData) != 0) { MessageBox(NULL,(LPCWSTR) "wsa thingy failed" ,(LPCWSTR) "boo hoo" , 0); } -end code segment- ------ Build started: Project: win32p ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Testing TFS with virtual server 2005

  Hi, Is it possible to test TFS With virtual server 2005 We would like test TFS- before making any decision. We are planning to start use TFS in our small size software company. We have very limited resource, that why it is import test TFS on virtual-server, if it is possible Yes! You can setup TFS on Virtual Server. Thanks, Wesley ...Show All

• Windows Forms Refresh Form Question

  Hello, i am writing a program including file and folder browsing controls. During the time it is running, the user can create or delete files from the folders my program is showing using another program, let's say windows explorer. My question is when,&n ...Show All

• SQL Server BUG REPORT: ReadWriteVariables different between Script Task and Script Component

    I have just spent two hours banging my head off the wall to figure this one out... wondering if I had a problem with variable scope or something... I had a Script Task which was taking a few package level variables to use in the script. So I put the list of variables in the ReadWriteVariables property. Specified them like this: " User::FileBeingProcessed, User::FileSource" And all was well.... Then later on decid ...Show All

• SQL Server Problem installing some components SQL 2005

  Hi, I'm having trouble installing SQL2005 completely. I get a message: " A component that you have specified in the ADD_LOCAL property is already installed. To upgrade the existing component, refer to the template.ini and set the UPGRADE property to the name of the component." It concerns "Integration services", "Notification services" and "Workstation Components, Books Online and Development Tools" What should I do Regards, Ronald Here is the ...Show All

• Visual C++ Looking for a jpg tutorial...

  Hey, first I'd like to say that I have looked long and hard for good tutorials. Not having found any, I would like to come here and ask for referals (or if someone is feeling particularly generous they could help me out themselves). I need to create a program which will allow the user to select a picture, type in a name, and then the program will dump out a JPG with the picture positioned on a background and their name positioned below the na ...Show All

• Windows Forms Extract embeded resource

  Hi! Someone knows, how to extract/copy an embedded resource to a local directory greets reg3x This is not the right forum for this, please post this in the Winforms forum http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx ForumID=8&SiteID=1 Thanks ...Show All

• .NET Development "invalid SQL syntax- cannot use multiple columns in..."

  Hi, I’m using a MS Access 2003 databas ( mdb ) and want to create constraint for 2 columns (Firstname, Surname) in my tblMember. I want to create this constraint to prevent user from entering duplicate members by checking their Firstname AND Surname at the same time but I get the above error ("invalid SQL syntax- cannot use multiple columns in...") How can I do that So are you trying to create the constra ...Show All

• Visual Basic Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express - New Project dialog is empty!?

  Look at this screenshot: http://hjem.get2net.dk/dondata/Empty.gif I have allready tried to Repair the installation, and allso completely uninstalled VB and the installed it again, but the dialog is still empty. What is happening here Comon! Am i really the first person i the world to experience this I still haven't solved the problem and I'm still standing here with an ampty dialog. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to hard reset WinMobile 5.0 device?

  Hi Friends, In my application i am hard resetting WinCE4.2 and WinMobile3.0 devices by calling APIs SetCleanRebootFlag and KernelIoControl. It is documented that these APIs call will not work for WinMobile 5.0. For hard reset WinMobile5.0 i am calling ExitWindowsEx API but it only soft reset the device. How to hard reset WinMobile5.0 device . Thanks, Ram Of course, A hard reset will bring the PDA back t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Missing Visible property on forms

  I'm new to VB. Why is the visible property missing on the forms property list It shouldnt be missing. Have you got the form selected. Are you looking in the right place - show the properties in alphabetical order and you'll find it easily, ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Title Bar Icon Using SHNotificationAdd in C#? Sample Anyone?

  Anyone got a sample as to how to use this in .NET CF1 Thanks. ...Show All

• Visual C++ private variables

  I am creating a class which has a header file and source file. The header file at the moment contains my function declarations and my source file contains the function definitions. should the private variables that some of my functions use go in the header file in the 'private:' section or do they go in the source file simply at the top or around my functions what is the best way to do this Hi, this depen ...Show All

• Visual C++ msvcirt.lib and iostreams.h

  I am compiling a set of libraries with nmake from Visual C++ Express 2005, and the linking process for two of the libraries requires both msvcirt.lib and iostreams.h. These files previously shipped with, I think, Visual Studio 2002, and may now be deprecated (I'm not sure).   Is there a source or download site for these two files for use with nmake/ Visual C++ Express 2005 /Ross Gentleman an ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Get notified when application loses focus

  Hi! I'm developing a testing program for PocketPC in C#. For this project it is important that the user cannot switch to another application. Thus I have to get notified when the application loses focus. I originally wanted to do this via my main form's Deactivate event, but this also gets fired when I display a message box, which also occurs over the runtime of my program quite a few times. So how can I get notified when another application get ...Show All