Azathoth's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista Adding activities to a workflow at runtime

  Forgive my newbieness... I've searched the forums for something along these lines, but haven't found anything. Is it possible to add activities to a workflow at runtime I'm attempting to add the activity from within a Code activity per the way activities are added in the designer.cs: private void codeActivity2_ExecuteCode(object sender, EventArgs e) { HelloActivity helloActivity = new HelloActivity(); helloActivity.Name = "helloActivit ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't connect Report server at management studio and report manager at Explorer

  I am using 2003 Server standard Edition (5.2.3790), SQL SERVER 2005 (9.00.1399) and IIS 6.0 When I tried to open the report manger at Explorer as typed http://servername/reports , http://localhost/reports , http://127.0.0.1/reports I got an error : HTTP 404 : file not found At testing connection on SQL server management studio, got an error -> the request failed with HTTP 404 status (Microsoft.sqlserver.management.UI.RSClient) M ...Show All

• SQL Server msmqtask.dll

  I tried to install the ENT edition of 2005, the release version.  I continue to get an error stating the the install was unable to build the type lib for Microsoft.SqlServer.MsmqTask.dll. I tried multiple uninstalls scenaios, including cleaning the registry, cleaning the file system, using the cleanup tool from the CTP, and I uninstalled MSMQ. I can not seem to find my way out of this bag.  The net result is that I can not import an ex ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Default implementation language for distributed system designers

  Is there any option to change the default implementation language for the distributed system designers Related question: will supoport for C++/CLI implementation be included in RTM Hi Carl, Visual Basic is the default if all languages are installed. In you uninstalled VB, Visual C# would become the default language. Unfortunately, C++ support will not be enabled. This was something we wanted to enable, but were not able to in the time av ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions LPCWSTR doesn't work with reg commands

  I am making some functions that use regcreatekeyex, regsetvalueex, ect. So I made them and tested them by making a command prompt program and had no problems. Then I tried using the in the form designer and the compiler keeps telling me it can't convert my parameters that are strings into LPCWSTR. So I add the (LPCWSTR) in front of the parameter to convert it. Well my project compiles but recreatekeyex and stuff never succeed. How can I fix this ...Show All

• SQL Server Confused about Server Express and Reporting Services

  Hi I am a novice in all Server related aspects, but I want to learn to use SQL server Express in combination with C# Express. All really worked fined unbtil now: I want to use the Reporting Services and the Analysis Services, but I can't find any ! I have no idea what to do right now. Also, i am working with Windos Home Edition, is the missing IIS the problem Thank you and lots of greetings from Germany Quattrus ...Show All

• .NET Development More Table Adapter problems.

  I have run the Update method of my table adapter ( see previous posts ) and now a new error presents itself. The error states : Update requires a valid UpdateCommand when passed DataRow Collection with modified rows. I chose generat INSERT DELETE UPDATE methods when I created the dataset. Why am I getting this error This is the line of code (in red) that fails: public virtual int Update( CellcastBackEndDataSet . tblShiftDataTab ...Show All

• Windows Forms .Net 2.0 Bootstrapper

  I have an old vb 6 app that I want to update some functionality using .net 2.0 this all works no problem. Wanting to make the end user experiance as seemless as posible I decided to change deplyment from installshield to a vs2005 setup project and use the bootstrapper to check for and if needed, install .net 2.0, this all works except that when .net is already installed on the target machine the bootstrapper flashes a ui on the screen before bow ...Show All

• Visual C++ __stat64, redefinition; different type when including sys\stat.h after wchar.h

  #include <windows.h> #include <wchar.h> __stat64 a; #include <sys\stat.h> __stat64 b; // <-- compiler error Example compiler output: d:\temp\t3test1\t3test1\stdafx.h(20) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'b' d:\temp\t3test1\t3test1\stdafx.h(20) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int d:\temp\t3test1\t3test1\stdafx.h(20) : error C237 ...Show All

• .NET Development SqlCommand and Multiple Select INTO Statements

  Hi, can i put multiple select into statements (to create temp tables on my SQL Server) in one SqlCommand and execute it. For Example: Select * into ##tmpTable1; SELECT i.Email ,Min(s.ssID) as FirstSkin ,Min(v.SessionStarted) as FirstVisit ,Max(s.ssID) as LastSkin ,Max(v.SessionStarted) as LastLastVisit ,Count(DISTINCT s.ssID) as Skins ,Count(DISTINCT p.ProfileID) as Profiles_Created INTO ##email_addresses FROM Skins s LEFT OUTER JO ...Show All

• Windows Forms AutoScroll doesn't Paint until MouseUp?

  If I set a Panel to AutoScroll = true, and then at run time drag the scroll bar slider up and down, the contents of the Panel don't actually refresh as I am dragging the slider, but instead only after I release the mouse button. This is NOT good. How can I get the Panel to Paint itself dynamically as I am moving the scroll bar slider Hi, you can override the OnScroll event or add an event handler to your ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to INSERT into a Access DB with C# 2005 Express edition?

  Now I've blowed all my fuses! For two days I've been looking for after information how to use the INSERT query in Visual C# 2005 Express (VC#05Expr) without actually finding it - not even at Microsoft's sites. I just want to see a simple code example, or a "How to do", to insert the data from two variables into one table Access database with two attributes (columns). I tried to write the code as I've been doing in VS.NET 2003, but that doesn't ...Show All

• .NET Development x64 vs x86 performance, strange results?

  Checking to see if anyone as any good comment to this scenario... Using VS2005 to convert a server app to 64 bit. Running it on a Xeon ~3 GHz with 2 GB RAM etc. Since it is Xeon, we are talking EM64T and not AMD which might be the cause of this strange result: In debug compilation, x64 wins with 30% In release build, x86 wins with about 10% which seems pretty odd but there's nothing I can do about it. I've tried to check just about any project c ...Show All

• SQL Server Handling a double or float value for inserting into DataTime field.

  Hi, I was trying to enter the non-normalised exponential format of double or float value into the DataTime field in my data base. It is allowing to store any kind of data passed to this field. If the same non-normalised exponential value for eg: 4.235E-329 is passed to float or double field we are getting a TDS error but when same thing is used to store in DateTime field it is simply inserting the value. Now my concern is that SQL Server 2005 s ...Show All

• Visual C++ Web Browser

  Hi, I'm Robert, and I'm new to C++.  I am using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Beta and I'm creating a web browser.  My layout is, for the most part, done, now, I have to implement all of the functions.  I need to find out how to make the File | Edit |View | Favorites (My version of "favorites is different, I just used that name so everyone would be familiar with it) |Tools | Help..... As well, I need to make the browser's button ...Show All