GChao's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Team System Re-run of recorded web test fails

  I have recorded a webtest . The webtest involves uploading an image. After recording when I try to rerun the test, it fails giving an error "RequestFailed: Could not find file...". The path of the image file it mentions in the error is not the one I have entered through UI. Instead it is the path from where my web test is run i.e \Path of the last web test run\out\ImageFileName" In the generated code it shows a call to FileUploadParameters. It requires a path and file name as parameters. I have given absolute path from my disk. Run of this test case fails as it is not able to locate the file. Any solution or ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Express Start

  I downloaded SQL Express, but find nothing but SQL Server 2005 in my All Programs menu, which only gives me configure options. None of the configure options has an interface where I can create a sample table or work with tables. Please tell me what I am missing and if there is any doc that steps you thru starting to learn and use SQL Express. Thanks for any help on this from a real beginner. This edition has the basic database engine features of SQL Server 2k5. Very few features are available with Express edition. This edition also limits the database size and user workload. Try Developer ed ...Show All

• Visual Basic Components not running in VB 6

  I am running Windows 2003 server with Visual Basic 6.0.  I am trying to get my web application to use the components when I have them running in Visual Basic.  My application will not access them, and I believe that it has something to do with the properties in IIS (anonymous access), but I have tried different accounts and none of them seem to work. Thanks ...Show All

• Smart Device Development What is the 1st Step?

  Hello,  1)   I'm New to Microsoft Mobile Development. I would like to know..., what is the 1st step to start if i want to develop an application for Window mobile 2)   Can Visual Basic do the stuff in developing "Microsoft mobile" 3)    Can Visual Basic do the stuff in developing "Symbian platform         smatphone application" Thanks, Regard, Joel (Student) 1) Get Visual Studio 2005 :-) 2) Yes. Visual Basic can be used to write applications that target the .Net Compact Framework which runs on Windows Mobile 3) I'm afraid that Visual Studio 2005 ...Show All

• Visual Basic Remotely enabling remote desktop with system.management problem

  Please help by looking over this. I'm getting the error "System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot Write to the Registry Key" I'm not sure that the path to the Terminal Server key is correct. I have admin rights and write access to the key. Thanks very much for any assistance (I'm a beginner if you can't tell..) Private Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim servername As String servername = txtServername.Text Dim options As ConnectionOptions options = New ConnectionOptions options.Impersonation = Impersonatio ...Show All

• Visual Studio Visual studio professional+inbuilt SQL Server Express

  I am a student who downloaded the VS2005 Professional from the MSDN Academic Alliance website. I believe this has a SQL Server Express inbuilt. The setup went off fine, but now I am stuck because I do not see any admin tools (to create databases), or anything like a query analyzer. How do I go forward Also, I tried to see, if i could add features (assuming these admin tools werent installed the first time around). But the setup does not show SQL Server as one of the components now. Microsoft is still working on a graphical admin tool for SQL Express, which is available as a CTP right now: http://www.microsof ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Where is Dr Watson?

  Watson has info that is collected in log files.  These files I see in differnet installation files and what not.  Question  is ;  Is there a place where one can look at all of Watson's records Best regards.    It would help to know the OS you run.  I am going to assume windows XP.  I don't know if this is helpful or not.  But these are the paths to where Dr. Watson stores all the log files. Log File: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson Crash Dump File: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microso ...Show All

• SQL Server Why so big (terrible) performance difference between SQL 2000 and 2005

  We test simple procedure to update bigger number of records (400000) and we found on same HW so low performace using SQL 2005 (developer version), that it becomes unusable. On SQL 2000 it takes about 7 minutes, and on 2005 we do not get results in 10 hours!!! The procedure just makes data selection (it takes on both servers up to 1 minute) and than it updates rows in other table. Primary key of updated table is exact as is update condition, updated are columns wich just store values and are not part of any indexes. Select part selects about 380000 records, in destination table is about 400000 records. Has somebody idea where is problem On ot ...Show All

• Visual Studio ".exclude" files in web project are themselves getting added to Source Control

  Hi, I have read various posts about how it's not possible to exclude files from a Web project in the way we could with VS 2003. A bit of a pain in some circumstances, but fair enough. However, the exception to this rule is the dlls in the bin folder, because VS generates associated " .refresh " and " .exclude " files for these files, which in turn should cause them to be excluded. (Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong on this point) However, after getting in a bit of a tangle with VSS bindings, which I have hopefully restored correctly, all the " .exclude " and " .refresh " files in the bin folder are marked in the pending checkins ...Show All

• Visual Basic Decimal number visual basic express

  Please help on this questions. i tried amnd it won't compile.The question: Design and write a program that does the following: (a) Prompts the user to input a number containing decimal: aNumber (b) Prompts the user to input the number desire decimal position after rounding: numberOfDecimals (c) Rounds aNumber to numberOfDecimals decimal position (d) displays the rounded value in aNumber . Please some work it and compile it. >> i tried amnd it won't compile. Even professional programmers will write code that does not compile. At that point, you need to read what the error messages are so you can f ...Show All

• Windows Forms Basic Architecture of System.Windows.Forms.Datagrid Control

  Hi, I am using Datagrid control for the first time in windows forms, I found it very different from the grid used in Web Appllication. I want to have some basic about the architecture on which the datagrid is based and perform its operations. As this can help in getting the logics about the execution of operations on the grid. C ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How can I define IDvdControl2 and IDvdInfo2

  Hi  my friends I have a trouble because I'm trying use the new interface of DVD with IDvdControl2 and  IDvdInfo2, I was reading in MSDN and there say than I must to define in this form IDvdControl2 *pDvdControl2; IDvdInfo2 *pDvdInfo2; but when I declaration these funtions and try to compile my C++ Language no recognize these funtion.... Only my Language can recognize these functions IDvdControl *pDvdControl; IDvdInfo *pDvdInfo; I dont know why Somebody can help me... tell me how can I do that Really is very important for me to know how can I fix trouble. Thanks help me You might read this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ ...Show All

• Visual C# import CSV file

  I need to import csv file to SQL tables with c# application. User can select columns band table mapping table fields. I like to create something similar to MS SQL import. User can draw line to two mapping column and fields. How I can do it in C# window application Which controls I need hi, you can find some examples here http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/#Graphics hope this helps ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Books: Recommendations

  My hope is this will become a sticky posting, so everyone can see it, use it and reply to it. I am looking for recommendations on books for Visual Studio 2005 & Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition (if there's a difference). If you know of any good books related to these, could you please post them here This way people will have a resource they can go to so they can find this type of information, especially beginners like me. I think a good format would be. Title, Author (if known) Level: (Beginner/Intermediate/Expert/Reference, etc.) Subject: (Again, if there is a difference between VS 2005 & VS 2005 EE, then tell ...Show All

• Windows Forms NET application updater with Windows XP Home

  Hi I was about to start using the Application Updater Block when I noticed that Windows XP Home edition doesn't seem to be supported.  Anyone know if this is true   If so, is this likely to be a long term limitation   For my apps, it would be useful to be able to support all versions of Windows 2000, XP and 2003. Thanks in advance. ...Show All