Chris Tao [MSFT]'s Q&A profile

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Excessive flickering in an Adorner (on MouseLeave/Enter?)

  I am having a similar problem. I've got this D&D functionality I am implementing and so far so good. I have this nice looking adorner that provides visual feedback of the drag process and which follows the mouse pointer. i got all of this stuff mainly from the writings of pavan and lester (dragdropmanager). the problem i am having now is one of flickering of the adorner. the flicker seems to happen only whe ...Show All

• SQL Server Import variable fixed length file

  I have a requirement to import a file of rows containing fixed length data. The problem is that each row can be one of 5 different formats (i.e. different columns) -- where the "type" of row is indicated by the first two characters of the row. Each row gets inserted into its own table. Could I use a simple Conditional Split to route the rows Or is the split for routing similiar rows Anyways, problems are never this simple... In a ...Show All

• Visual C# mouse over and show tool tip for line chart

  I would like to show tool tip whenever I mouse over my own custom made line chart. Can any one provide me a clue of how to do it Thanks ...Show All

• Visual C++ [Visual c++ 2005 Express Beta 2] Compiling non-.cpp files

  Hello, I'm using Visual C++ 2005 Express and I need to compile files with non-standard extensions. The reason for this is that I have custom build orders for some files, but in some build configurations I want to compile those files directly using the Visual C++ compiler. How can I do this Thanks Tools -> Options -> Projects and Solutions -> VC++ Project Settings Look for C/C++ File Extensions in the g ...Show All

• SQL Server Is there merge monitor sample in vb.net?

  Hello,    We are a vb.net shop and while some of us know a little C# it's not enough. Is there a sample solution for the monitoring of replication in vb.net I know about the sales one but it's in c#. Thanks. Yunjing,    Thanks for the response. Unfortunetly I am rather new to raiseevents. Is there a way someone could convert this to vb.net so I can try and understand it I am basical ...Show All

• SQL Server help with sql query

  Lets assume i have ' employee_Id ' column in table employeesIBM , and 'employee_Id' column in employeesSUN. Now, Lets once again assume,that there are 4 records in employeesIBM. and 10 records in employeesSUN. *******What i want to achieve***** i want to write a query which will display one column 'ALLemployees' displaying 4 records of employeesIBM and 2 records in employeesSUN. something like this >>> ...Show All

• SQL Server Synchronize data between servers

  What is the easiest way to synchronize all data and database objects between my development machine and hosting server Is there any SSIS free script I can use Hi, my hosting provider does not support replication nor transfer database. The only option may be to write a script. It used to be easy in SQL 2000, I used to run a wizard, however now it does not work for some reasons... Is there a free script I could use ...Show All

• Windows Forms ClickOnce Errors with C# Express Final

  Hi gang, My ClickOnce-deployed application, which used to work fine back in the beta-2 days, is now giving everyone who tries to install it a lot of headaches. When I deployed this version (made using the final release of Visual C# Express) I deliberately put it in a different folder on my web server, so there could be no "accidental" upgrades from beta users. My users have meticulously uninstalled the beta version of my program, as well as the ...Show All

• Windows Forms a splash screen

  How Can I do the application splash screen in Visual Studio 2005 Somebody told me the splash screen is setting in the Project Properties, but i don't know how. Please help Thanks Check out this links: http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/SplashCS.asp http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/prettygoodsplashscreen.asp ...Show All

• Windows Forms Printing DatagridView

  Hi, I'd like to print only certain columns of a DataGridView. How would something like this be done I couldn't find any code examples. Thanks Ok i have managed that too. If anyone will run into similar problem here is a way to set it right. In while loop in posted code you must set Do While nRowPos < DataGridView1.Rows.Count - 1 you must delet -1. It should look like this Do While nRowPos < DataGrid ...Show All

• .NET Development SQL Data Adapter Configuration Wizard not making UPDATE command

  I am trying to make a SQLDataAdapter connecting to a VIEW (not a table), which was constructed from several tables. All tables related to this VIEW have primary key columns which were linked together through relationship in diagram. In Visual Studio, the Data Adapter Configuration Wizard went through fine making SELECT and INSERT command but failed to make UPDATE and DELETE command. I chose 'Create new stored procedure' option i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System What is a typical build process?

  hi all, I was wondering if anyone can define a typical build process using TeamBuild By this I mean, was it expected that only binaries are produced by a nightly build and then by using the Build Quality marker someone would then determine if a setup was made for that build / product. Alternatively do people expect to run a nightly build that will not only compile there solutions but product a installable package upon completion How many peop ...Show All

• Windows Forms crystal report for vs.net db help?

  Does anyone know of any examples to create a dynamic crystal report that pulls its data from a dataset from a query statement.  I want to use a textbox value for the WHERE clause to pull the data onto the report. Any help or links&nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server Compare SSIS to wherescape software?

  I am just a beginner in SSIS and I like it, and somebody that has many years of experience in datawarehousing recommend me the software from this company, http://www.wherescape.com/ , I just wanted to know if somebody has tried it, because I think its interface is poor and I dont think its better than SSIS, the only thing good I think, is that it can make datawarehouse in oracle and sql in the same tool. If you can review it please advice me. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Vista 5308 and .Net Framework ToolStrip

  I have installed Vista 5303 now and i qm developing a Winforms Application with Visual Studio 2005. If i use a ToolStrip or MenuStrip i get an NullReferenceException in System.Windows.Forms.DisplayInformation.get_LowResolution(). What can I do when i switch from the aero theme to the classic theme, it works. Please can anybody help me ...Show All