Chien-hao Wen - MSFT's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions TextBox (multiple line) & Databinding

  In an attempt to do a project recently, I've bumped into a problem with textbox and databinding. I have a multiple line textbox and wish to display the address of a company. However the full address of the company is stored in multiple columns inside my database. When implemented, I can only display the street address onto my textbox. I'm currently databinding the textbox to the address field in my customer table. Is there a way to display more ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office How to display progress on Excel Status bar?

  How can we add some text to the status bar in Excel, for example, display x % completed in the lower left hand corner in Excel doc (I think Application.DoEvents() is requred when changing the text) Please advice. Thanks. ok - that works well (thanks!). Now, does anyone know how to do the same thing with Outlook 2003 Thanks! ...Show All

• .NET Development Which DB to use?

  Hi, i am writing a program that uses a db. My db will have 3 tables and maximum of 5,000 records. I want that the customers will download my application... The proplem is that i don't know whether they hav a db engine or not. I heard about MDAC for mdb files... 1) How can i check in my installation wizard whether the client has MDAC installed on his local mashine 2) Can u suggest me somthing better remember fire ...Show All

• Windows Forms Delphi Winform .net OWC spreadsheet export method

  Hi all. My problem is this, I am trying to use a OWC spreadsheet on a winform. I have placed the ActiveX component onto a winform and can acess the cells. Unfortunately i cannot export the data in the cells to a file. The error is that the code is not recognizing the enumerated type ssExportActionNone. I am using OWC 9.0 with Delphi 2005 and .net 1.1 if it helps.  AxSpreadsheet1.Activesheet.Export('C:\Book1.xls, ssExportActi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Testing with mock DataSet ?

  Hello, I wish to use a unit test with a mock DataSet.   I have a test verifying the dataset/tableadapter are retrieving from the db, now I want to mock the data for my further tests.  How to mock a DataSet Thanks, Peter Fitzgibbons Applications Manager Lakewood Homes, Inc. "The American Dream Builder" peter.fitzgibbons@lakewoodhomes.net 847 884-8800 I'm not well versed with Mocking up Objects et a ...Show All

• SQL Server Migration from sybase 8.0 to mssql server 2005

  Hi all, Here i had a task to migrate sybase 8.0 database to mssqlserver 2005 .how can i migrate this using INTEGRATED SERVICES (SSIS) or any other options. .Please try to provide some basical info because i am new to sybase versions. Maybe these article will help: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/sql/2000/all/reskit/en-us/part2/c0661.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/migration/unix/sybsqlsv/default. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Dynamic ComboBox ItemsSource

  I have two ComboBox controls on a dialog. I would like the first ComboBox to control what items are shown in the second ComboBox. When the selected item of the first ComboBox is changed the items available in the second ComboBox will change. The solution I have right now works, but not always. I handle the SelectionChanged event of the first CheckBox and change the ItemsSource of the second ComboBox to the XMLDataProvider that I look up based ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to expose the workflow status

  It's typically required to check the status of a workflow instance,especially with long-run step or human interaction. So far , I think there are two way supported by WWF to persist the data -- hydration and trace. But I don't think these data are open for query. Well, bottom-line, I can implement a logging customized activity and put it right before/after any long-run step. Appreciate any inspiring thought. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) ANN: Updated Chess for Feb CTP

  Both Web Browser and standalone versions have been updated for Feb CTP: http://www.valil.com/winfx ...Show All

• Visual Studio Problem with custom DDEX Provider on Binding Source configuration

  I'm writing a DDEX provider for the Firebird ADO.NET Data Provider (firebird.sourceforge.net) While Trying to configure a BindingSource from an existent connection ( that can be opened correctly from the Server Explorer and it shows the tables, stored procedures and views information correctly ), i'm getting the next error: --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Failed to open a connection to the databa ...Show All

• Windows Forms adding item to combo box

  hi, i am binding data to my combo box. but i also want to add new item at index 0 tiltled "select the category". so i tried combobox.Items.Add("select the category"). it's giving me error. doc says combobox.Items.Add(object item) but i am not sure of what type of object this item should be. any help will be appreciated. I found the easiest thing to do what your doing is to return that value with your dataset.  For example: select&nb ...Show All

• Windows Forms Multiple Field Validator

  What is the best way to put a multiple condition validator on a textfield   ie. a password texfield can't be empty, has to match previous password, and has to be greater then 6 characters.  Do you need to add each validator seperatelly&nbs ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Web Developer Express does not recognise ASP code in source view?

  We still have to work on some ASP pages at work so I use VS 2003 to open the ASP pages and work on them.  I have found Visual Web Developer Express 2005 to have a superior design environment to that of VS 2003.  Our ASP pages are in mixed code format where the code is mixed with the html.   My problem is, I noticed the source view in Visual Web Developer Express does not recognise the VB code that is mixe ...Show All

• .NET Development How to get printer built-in fonts?

  Hello, I need to use a printer specific font with a termal printer. How can I get this font I don’t get them with the InstalledFontCollection . Is there any possibility to get those fonts or not Thank you! ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Need help with for and pictureboxes

  I'm making a map editor to make maps Every tile is a picurebox. In the menu there is a command "New" wich will load all the default pics into the picturebozes, so you can make a new map i created this for statement dim i as integer For i = 0 To 391 PictureBox(i).image = My.Resources.Image_default Next i But this doesn't work. There is something wrong with the PictureBox(i).image Please help me. I'm using vb2005 Thanks in advance, Radexxio ...Show All