william_wallace's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Team System Logging an Error message

  Hello, I would like to thow an error if a Webservice request returns no data.  It does not look like there is a verification event handler for a WebService request.  What is the best way to flag an error if the XML returned does not have any data Here is an example of the code I am using... this .BeginTransaction( "GetDateList" ); wsResults = GetDateListRequest.GetDateList( "1234" , "127" ); this .EndTransaction( "Get ...Show All

• .NET Development access permission probelms. HELP ME!!!

  I have two computers, a desktop and a laptop, both running win xp home. Both are wirlessly enabled and connect wirelessly to the internet through a belkin router. The desktop will happily see the laptop and share files, and everything seems to work just fine. The laptop, however, refuses to see the desktop. I have shared all folders properly, both are part of the same workgroup, and I have run the network set up wizard, and tried to connec ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Tom Miller's Render Loop

  I am using vb.net 2003 an i am at a loss as to how to convert Tom Miller's render loop c# code sample into vb, could anyone help public void MainLoop() {         // Hook the application's idle event         System.Windows.Forms.Application.Idle += new EventHandler(OnApplicationIdle);         System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(myFor ...Show All

• Visual C++ ListView in Visual C++

  Hi, I want to use a somekind of a "table" control in my form. The table columns consist of a nb. of units, a description and a unit cost. At the bottom of the table control, I would like to put a total cost of every items listed in my table (sum of (nb.units * unit cost) for all items in table). If I add a new record for which a same "description" exists in table, I will instead update this record and increment the " ...Show All

• Visual Studio HELP PLEASE: Where is Microsoft.ReportViewer.ProcessingObjectModel.dll?

  Where is Microsoft.ReportViewer.ProcessingObjectModel.dll Its' not on my B2 system, though the other two are. C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\Microsoft.ReportViewer.Common.dll C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll ... No ProcessingObjectModel.dll here It does show in the GAC,  and it d/n show in the list of avaialble .NET assemblies to ref. Is this error related to the abo ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Canvas, Rectangles, ClipToBounds slowness

  We are thinking about starting a new moderately complex graphical application in WPF. But before committing to the platform, we are testing features to see if WPF can handle it. >:) One test application so far has a Canvas with ~800 Rectangles (added with C# using “canvas.Children.Add(..)”. These rectangles are movable by dragging them… implemented with Canvas.SetLeft(rect, newLeft) and Canvas.SetTop(..) from the MouseMove handl ...Show All

• SQL Server Getting Field List to display in Reporting Services 2005

  In VS2005 Report Designer how do you get the field list to display. In VS2003, The field list for the data sets shows on the left side of the screen under the toolbox without having to do anything. In 2005 I don't know how to make it appear at all. Any help, thanks in advance. Ctrl-Alt+D or from the last item on the View menu, select Datasets. ------------------------------ This posting is provided "A ...Show All

• Visual C++ Windows Forms

  Using Visual C++ 2005 Made a windows forms application using Visual C++ 2005, but when i run it I get a console window popping up while my form is running. Guessing one of my project settings is messed. Anyone know which setting is causing the console window to appear when I run my windows form I didn't use the form designer either. You could create a new project (make sure you choose New Windows Forms ...Show All

• Windows Forms Treeview Control SelectedNode

  I have a treeview control on my form.  It contains a bunch of nodes in it.  When I select a node from the treeview it get's hightlighted, which is what I want.  But when the treeview control loses focus the node doesn't stay highlighted. Is there anyway to keep the node in the treeview highlighted, no matter which node of the form has the focus Turn the HideSelection property of the TreeView to ...Show All

• Visual Studio No items in the toolbox

  I have created a brand new Domain Specific Language Designer project based on the class diagram template but when I debug the solution and open the sample file there are no items in the toolbox.  Can anyone help   This even happens if I try to run one of the samples from the Microsoft DSL Tools Samples - November 2005 At the Microsoft DSL Competency Workshop I went to in December, the same thing ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions update with datagridview

  Hi, My code like this public string str = "Provider=MSDAORA.1;user id=scott;password=tiger"; OleDbDataAdapter da ; DataSet ds = new DataSet(); OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(str); da= new OleDbDataAdapter("select * from dept", con); da.Fill(ds, "dept"); dataGridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables["dept"]; I want data entered in the datagridview is updated when i click update button. In the button clic ...Show All

• SQL Server grouping methods in a DLL, where is the break point?

  We have roughly 5000 methods generated into C# that need to get assembled into DLLs and then put out as assmeblies in a SQL Server database. We then intend on creating user-defined functions to call many of these directly. We can break these 5000 down into bundles and make about 10 DLLs, OR we can make 5000 DLLs. What are the concerns from a run-time perspective If we go with 5000 DLLs, will an end user performing a few ad-hoc queries tha ...Show All

• Windows Forms User Control (text box), Null values, Formatting

  I am trying to create a textbox control which will handle null values (see 1 below) and  retain the ability to be formatted using Binding.Format (see 2 and 3 below). My User Control is in Number 1 below. When I use the 'Shadows Proper ...Show All

• .NET Development Accessing variables in a class.

  Hello, I would like to enumerate all local variables in my user defined class. Is there a way to access the local variable scope Thanks, Arijan. Are you sure you mean variables Maybe you're talking about fields class Foo { int field; void Bar( int parameter) { int variable; // code } } ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Drawing over fullscreen video from AudioVideoPlayback

  I've spent some time trying to render text or even a control on top of video being played at fullscreen using the AudioVideoPlayback namespace without any luck.  Originally I was aiming to have a transparent control on top of the video, but if I can get text on top, or any control (transparent or not) I'd be happy... Can someone point me in the right direction   Perhaps provide an example of something similar ...Show All