marteens's Q&A profile

• Smart Device Development Linker error, newbie question

  Forgive me, but I'm a bit new to windows mobile development. I wish to do the following: 1) Create an MFC based smart device application (in my case, dialog-based). 2) Create a second project which is a static library (within the same solution) 3) Link the library into the to the smart device application and be able to access functions from that library. Of course this is simple in a normal windows environment, (my background), but whenever I try to build the smart device application i get an unresolved external error (assuming I try to access functions from that library). I see no reason why I should be getting this, unles ...Show All

• .NET Development Menustrip (.NET2) and mouse selection behavior

  I'd like to mimic XP mouse selection behavior using the new Menustrip but haven't found anything in docs. By default in Menustrip, mouse left button, must be released before selecting a menu item. Similary, if left button been pressed and released over a mouse item, doesn't fire the clicked event. Any idea how can menustrip work like VS/Office/XP native menu control It looks that is a bug. I was ready to report it when I found a previous bug report and MS confirmation. PS: Too many bugs in WinForms 2, that was the fourth I've found in two days. ...Show All

• Visual Basic why so many issues with ADO to load databases! Help

  I have logged many hours trying to do something so simple I used to do with Access database macros, that is to automatically read a text file and load it into a table inside the database Access, but now I installed SQL database express and in VS 2005, I created a database with one table called Stat and it looks like is up to me to write code to load it. Here is the simple code I managed to dig up and it has several issues. Issue; why does the line “ currentRow = MyReader.ReadFields” reads from the text file 1 more character, “” in this case, than it should, In other words there should only be 20 delimited data things for one ROW and ...Show All

• Visual Basic Getting the Control under a Context Menu

  Hi,  I have a context menu attached to several controls on the same form. How can I determine on whitch one of these controls the user right-clicked to get the context menu and select an option I gess it can be done in the menu option click event handler, but I do not know how. Thanks Patrick My apologies, seems I may have pointed you in the wrong direction. I'm new to VB.Net and the menus I've created are for dynamicly created control collection. I've done a little reading though and it looks like the property you need to reference the clicked control is "ContextMenu1.SourceControl", this apparently re ...Show All

• SQL Server Execute a SSIS master package through an ASP.NET web app

  I am trying to execute a SSIS package via a web application built in c#.  I found a sample to read the output of a data flow task, but I'm stuck.  If I build the command line syntax for the package, create a DtsConnection object and set the connection string to the syntax, what else do I need to do   Thanks. Clay Well, the critical step is to create a DtsCommand whose CommandText = the name of the DataReader Destination in the package, then to execute that command to retrieve the DataReader [contents]. Does your BOL version have our topic, "Loading Data Flow Results into a Client Application " ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Constrain User Movement of Window

  Hi, I have a Pocket PC application I am trying to port to the desktop. I am trying to limit the user from moving the main CWnd window above a certain point on the screen so that popup wnidows can appear above the main window and be easy to interact with. I can't seem to find a way to constrain the window. I have tried catching the WM_MOVE window message and when the user is finished moving the window, send my own WM_MOVE message, but I can't seem to control the window move. What do I need to do to either constrain where the user can move the window or move the window myself, if necessary, after the user has moved the window NewInput Y ...Show All

• SQL Server Need opinion: Server Specs = No. of Concurrent Users

  Dear Anyone, I'd like to get some opinion regarding the specs of a server and how many concurrent users it can handle. Assuming reports are pretty standard with 20k number of rows and no images. We're currently in the process of testing our network against our server against some simulated users. Our server will be exposed to the web. Can anyone please share their opinions in terms of server specs and comfortable number of concurrent users Thanks, Joseph ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Drawing Very Precise Lines

  I work for a bank and I am looking to create an application that will print temporary checks onto some check-stock that we have. In order to do this, I need to be able to print several lines (like the ones on your personal checks) and, due to the way sorters read them, they have to be in EXACTLY the right spot. I have figured out how to draw the lines, ev.Graphics.DrawLine , but I can't seem to get them where they need to be (they are about 1/2 inch off). Here is my code logic: DrawLine is obviously going to draw exactly where you ask it to. I believe that gr.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Millimeter will allow you t ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Hyperlink in a RichTextBox - no ToolTip?

  Quick question: When I set the ToolTip property on a Hyperlink that is then embedded into a RichTextBox, hovering the mouse over the hyperlink doesn't display the tooltip*. Why is this, and how can I make the tooltip appear properly * For that matter, clicks are not correctly interpreted by the Hyperlink either, I have to programmatically attach a MouseDown handler to deal with launching the link's NavigateUri Hyperlink is not enabled in the RichTextBox. Also tooltips of inline level elements are not supported. You could get the ToolTip if a FlowDocumentReader is used HTH ...Show All

• Visual Studio How to check programmtically if the report is empty in a web form

  In the body of the report, I can use the "NoRows" property to display a message when there is no record found. But I also need to perform other processings based on that result, eg. redisplaying the input boxes etc. Can someone point me to the correct API to check programmtically if the report is empty Thanks! We do not have an explicit API to check the emptyness of a report. However, you could write your own parser to check what is in the Render output stream off of the Render() method. ...Show All

• Visual C# about combobox properties

  Hi there! Two questions about comboboxes... .- Which property should I use to align the text into the combobox in the center of the box .- Which property should I use to make combobox accepting only "the list of items" (the items I already set) value Thanks in advance, Aldo. Hi, Which property should I use to align the text into the combobox in the center of the box >> there is no direct property for align text to center, you can use padding for that, you have to calculte maximum length of the item then adding space to left side to adjust the padding to appear text in center. Which property ...Show All

• Windows Forms .NET LicenseProvider references?

  Can anyone point me to a good resource (online or e-doc preferably) that will explain how to use the .NET LicenseProvider. I am trying to license some usercontrols that I built. I’m especially looking for an A-to-Z resource with examples on how to use the lc.exe and .licx files. Also if anybody thinks there is a better forum than this one, please let me know. Hi Santa, Please go through the below link. Hope this will be a good starting point. http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/debasish/archive/2005/11/14/133746.aspx Thank you, Bhanu. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server Setup

  I need to install Team Foundation Server (Beta version), along with SQL Server 2000 (Default Instance). I found one issue. My application needs a "Default Instance" of SQL Server 2000. But, Team Foundation Server, needs SQL Server 2005 with "Default Instance" only, otherwise, Team Foundation Server setup will fail. Is there any other way, having both the installations together, with SQL Server 2000 (Default Instance), SQL Server 2005 with named instance to run Team Foundation Server. Advance Thanks, Raja Hi Mareen, Thanks for your prompt reply. Is there anyway of doing samething  thro Virtual Server or any other config ...Show All

• SQL Server Webservice Task Input

  I want to dynamically pass values to the input value of a Web method to return values to a webservice. I have tried using expressions, put there is no available property for an input to a webmethod. Help! This issue has been taken care of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1. The Webservice Task Input page contains now a check box which enables the user to use a variable as an input for webservice call parameter. ...Show All

• Visual Studio change the legend names

  Hi friends, I have a crystal report to change that the legend names. It always gives that sumof...... . But I want to change that visual name theekshana Difficult when you don't have the full version. Look at this thread. http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=154892&SiteID=1 ...Show All