WParton's Q&A profile

• SQL Server MOVING DATA BETWEEN SERVERS

  I got a dts package to move data from one server to another. It ends up in a results table. I am tryin gto truncate a 4 field table and then repopulate it from this results table (same 4 fields) Seems easy but for some reason it is beyond me LOL. Can someone please tell me what the syntax should be after truncating the table that is to get the information. Or should I drop it and do insert into INSERT INTO T ...Show All

• .NET Development Ping SendAsync() not releasing resources or GC'ed bug?

  System.Net.NetInformation.Ping after doing a SendSync() does not appear to be releasing resources or being Garbage collected. Am I missing something here or is it a bug Using a memory profiler and seeing and application that does a lot of pings grow with out bound I am seeing that the async does not let go. It there anything I can do about this A simple test case is creating a form with a couple of buttons: // do a ping private void PingBut ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB Express - Debugging is very slow

  I just installed the new release of Visual Basic Express.  Before installing, I removed all the Beta products and verified using the removal tool.  I then ran a registry cleaner to get rid of left over references.  I have turned on "terminal services" which got rid of the "binding error" some have mentioned.  Unfortunately, now when running my application under debug, it just hangs with a half drawn form.  It seems to co ...Show All

• SQL Server Volatile parent key

  I get this message every time i start Server Management Studio Express CTP, i have lates download ie 11/11/2005 V2. Can not create a stable subkey under volatile parent key. I click continue and Server Management Studio Express CTP seem to start OK. Can you help with this. I haven't heard of this one.  I'll need a little more information to investigate this.  Do you have any other Microsoft SQL Server ...Show All

• Visual C# How to dynamically Create huge grid of editable textboxes at runtime..Help..

  I'm working on a windows program that will open a tsv (tab seperated file) and store the values into an arrary and then put these values into a grid of textboxes where I can edit the values. I got to the point where i parse the text files into the arrary fine and I can put the values into the grid of textboxes.. but Im creating a grid of 12 X 100 which is 12000 textboxes i manually have to put into the form through the IDE. There has to b ...Show All

• .NET Development Set generic collection? (Java HashSet)

  I am looking for a collection that provides the basic java HashSet collection It seems that the System.Collections.Generic does not provide such elementary collection. Is there a reason to omit such classes in .Net 2.0 Thanks in advance, Joannes Basically just allocation of resources -- if you would like to request a feature, please go ahead and do that on the MSDN Product Feedback Center  so that we can ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. 3d Mesh background with sprites on top

  Ok, so i'm a complete noob to Directx. But the basic idea is to create a background ( I am assuming at this point a mesh with texture mapping) that is zoomable and scrollable (no need to rotate, although that may be added in the future) with simple 2d objects on top of the background ( right now I was planning on using sprites) I am using directX 9 and programmingin c#. Right now the problem is the sprites and the map are bei ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Format a date column in a datagrid

  Hi I have a column in my datagrid which is a date field. It is represented in the grid as 'mm/dd/yy' - but in Australia we prefer 'dd/mm/yy' The grids datasource is set to a dataset at runtime. I format the grid at runtime using tableStyles. e.g.     Dim activityDate As New DataGridTextBoxColumn     activityDate.MappingName = "activityDate"     activityDate.HeaderText = "Date"     ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Command object

  In Visual Basic.Net 2003 there were oleDbCommand objects which I used to create a select statement. I then created an oleDbDataReader in code. The command object then executed the reader object which I used to fill my comboBox with items. I did this so that I could update the items in the combobox from another form and so the comboBox would put the string in my database field and not the ID. My question is: I don't see the command object and ...Show All

• SQL Server Online Data Transform

  Dear All, I am new to SSIS, and just watched some of the webcasts and take a look at SSIS Hands on Lab on the MSDN site. I want to handle an online data transformation scenario which has some data mappings between. I want the SSIS to add each new record in source table, insert in the destination tables online. If this is possible, please let me know where can I find a sample package and configurations. Happy new year, Sassan ...Show All

• Visual C++ Please tell me how to get a self-defined cursor.

  I can get standard cursor,but I want to get a hand-form cursor. I insert a new cursor whose ID is ID_CURSOR1 in the resourse.Then,my code is as follow: HCURSOR lhcursor=AfxGetApp()->LoadCursor(ID_CURSOR1); SetCursor(lhcursor); But I didnot get the hand form cursor that I need most. Please tell me how to get a self-defined cursor. Best Regard! Each window in the system is responsible to set the cursor when the system tells it about ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Unknown Stream Header Byte Sequence

  No one seems to have had an answer to the "Unknown Stream Header Byte Sequence" error message that appears when the user attempts to open a Starter Kit.  So I'll try a third question on this issue: What does it mean, "unknown stream header byte sequence" Brandon Taylor ...Show All

• Visual C++ Problem Adding or deleting classes

  I have upgraded a project from VS2003 to VS2005. Modified database structure, added and modified classes. Now, I can not add or delete any classes. I received Link error LNK2001, LNk2019 and LNK 1120. Total 74 link error messages to data. Error message sample: NewCertificate.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static int __cdecl CData::GetOwnerList(int,class CListT<struct tagOWNER> &)" ( GetOwnerList@C ...Show All

• Windows Forms NET Application Updater Component

  I'm trying to use the NET Application Updater Component.  It works for the most part until I try to open a form with an image control on it. I get an error "Unable to auto-download the missing parts of the application from..." &n ...Show All

• Windows Forms HOWTO avoid that the IDE place the propertys ordered alphabetically ?

  Hello, I'm a having a issue with my custom control, because the IDE place the attributes in alphabetical order in the code (when the user place the control in a form). e...g... : if you control have three properties (Buttons, Captions y ValuesToReturn), the IDE place the attributes in this order: mycontrol.Buttons = 2; mycontrol.Captions = "YN"; mycontrol.ValuesToReturn ="10"; I need that the properties become placed like this: ...Show All