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• SQL Server SQLConnect to SQL Server fails when connection intialized from a service

  I have an issue where SQL Server is refusing a connection that is initiated from within a Windows service. The connection is attempted using the SQLConnect ODBC function (yes I know there are newer and better things out there but I'm stuck with ODBC for now ). SQLConnect returns SQL_ERROR and the error code that is returned is: 28000 Invalid authorization specification The value specified for the argument UserName or the value specified ...Show All

• Windows Forms .net Remoting events.

  Hi all, When using .net remoting, is it possible for .net remoting clients to listen for events that occur on the .net remoting server side, for example a DataTable defined at the server side, is it possible for the clients connected to the ser ...Show All

• SQL Server Windows XP Pro x64 and Jet 4.0

  I am trying to work with my database driven .asp files and once I add a call to my asp files I get the following message:   ADODB.Connection error '800a0e7a' Provider cannot be found. It may not be properly installed. /cedar-springs/admin/includes/inc.dbopen.asp , line 25 It seems that in Windows XP Pro x64 the Microsoft Jet 4.0 provider can not be registered.  I have installed the lastest version of .net frame that i can find a ...Show All

• .NET Development .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2 setup FAILED!!!

  Hi everybody, I Developed a small application in Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2. I tried to deploy that application in a machine running Windows XP SP2. I downloaded the file dotnetfx from microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework Beta 2 Redistributable page and I tried to install it on my deployment machine.... I tried everything to make it work, but the .NET Framework 2.0 does not install on my machine. I renamed the mscor*.dll on the System folder, I'm&nb ...Show All

• .NET Development SqlDataReader

  Hi, I have a stored Procedure in SqlServer database, which executes two sql Select statements & returns the output, i want to store the entire output in a sqldatareader. Is it possible that SqlDataReader will store the entire output bcoz output contains data from two tables. Regards Mahesh DataReader does not store anything. It is forward only cursor that fetches data only row-by-row. If you ...Show All

• SQL Server Linked servers 2000/2005

  I can't define  a linked server in SQL Server 2005 x64 edition (to a SQLServer 2000 instance). The error message is : OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "serv01" returned message "Unspecified error". OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "serv01" returned message "The stored procedure required to complete this operation could not be found on the server. Please contact your system administrator.". Msg 7311, Level 16, ...Show All

• .NET Development access invisible characters?

  Having a strange problem with retrieving data from access. I am using the VS2005 dataset manager to retrieve rows from a table. I am passing values from a bunch of text fields to the query to match to the relevant fields in the table. However, this table which was generated within access seems to have problems with retrieving rows with blank fields. Again, however, if those fields are blank from a record I have added with my application, they ar ...Show All

• Windows Forms Easiest way to populate new DataGridView Row with previous row values?

  I've got a DataGridView and want to populate the new row, using the RowEnter event, with whatever data is in the previous (data just entered) row. This will allow the user to simply change one field value, rather than retyping the consistent values. Other than temporarily storing all of the field data from each row as it is exited (ugh), what's the easiest/cleanest way Thanks S. I don't think you n ...Show All

• Visual C++ VS2005 porting issue

  Hi, I am using VS2005 Beta2 to compile the sources for x64 platform. I am getting following error: >D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\include\mapidefs.h(1142) : error C2371: 'BOOKMARK' : redefinition; different basic types 1> D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\include\sqltypes.h(283) : see declaration of 'BOOKMARK' I tried to refactor code little bit. But it didnt help. I cannot get rid of a ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Creating project tree structure, how?

  Hi all, i've got installed TFb3, now i want to make a structure for our projects. How could i create something like this: tf | |-Company_A- |          |-Project_Aa- |          |            |-subproject_Aaa |          |            |-subproject_Aab |    ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista When in Dec is BETA2 ?

  Hi, I have seen in previous posts that WWF Beta 2 is due in December, as we are now in December and there arent many shopping days left to xmas, does anyone know the date when WWF Beta2 will be available http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=147736&SiteID=1 Many thanks, David Hi David, The development schedule has not changed but it has been necessary to move the WF Beta 2 public release to January 2006. Regards, Paul ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Can't find "Comments" of my manual test in my Team system cube

  Hello, In need to create a custom report with the log informations about the manual test I ran. I have published all the tests results and I was able to find all the informations I need (Test name / Test result / Tester name / Start time ...) but I can't find the comments. I have checked in the trx files and I found it, but i wasn't able to find it in Team System cube or in TFSWarehouse database. Are this informations stored in the database If y ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) adding and retreiving resource file in Avalon/XAML application

  i know how to use ResourceWriter and ResourceManager in normal window form application, for creating and using resource file. Problem is what is the correct way to build or use resource file in Avalon/XAML application, coz i am getting errors in plenty. If some one have created this, please passon the code for same. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System HOWTO create a work item by a template

  can I save a work item as a template , next time when I create another work item like that , I can use this template directly One of the features that we discussed but didn't make it into V1 was templates via the OM - it would be sort of like the stored queries - they're stored on the server by name scoped by project and they could be added/edit/retrieved and applied to a workitem via the object model.  The interface would have the te ...Show All

• SQL Server Report Packs and SQL Server Express

  I am trying to use the IISLog report packs with SQL Server Express reporting services. The guidance in http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/ indicates that I need to change the target URL and the connection string so that the report packs work with SQL Express. I cannot see how to centrally change the connection string, so that it will affect all the Datasets in the report project. If I try and open a report page and click on the Data tab I get the ...Show All