Waseem Aslam's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Strange cube processing error

  We have a bit of automation that creates a relational star-schema database and deploys and processes an SSAS2005 database (using an XML/A deployment script). Sometimes (but not always) during this process an error is thrown: Errors in the high-level relational engine. The following exception occurred while the managed IDbCommand interface was being used: A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server. (pr ...Show All

• SQL Server Interface not registered using Excel/mail?

  I am trying to mail an excel Spreadsheet using the E-mail icon. When I go to mail I get the error "Interface not registered" I gotta believe it's something simple I use Office 2003 Are you using SQL Server Integration Services If so please can you describe in a tiny bit more detail what you mean by "When I go to mail" ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Persistence & tracking in beta 2.2

  I have created a simple application with 1 code activity, one delay and another code activity, in that order. If i'm enabling both the tracking and persistence, my workflow stops at unload If one if disabled, the other works just fine. Any ideas why this might happen Are you using a shared database Is the app hosted in ASP.NET or a win form app Can you post your code for creating the runtime and ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Clear Excel object

  How can I clear Excel object propperly I am using C# reading a worksheet, however, when I closed my C# app, the excel.exe is still running (can see this in the Windows task manager's processes). thx a lot Yuelin Call Excel's Quit method... here a console app that loads Excel, displays it, waits for a key press, and the exits Excel. Make sure you tidy up your memory by setting the Excel variable to ...Show All

• Smart Device Development how to get screen pixel's value? (cf 1.1, c#)

  I know for bitmap object, we can get a pixel's value like 'pixel = bmp1.GetPixel(i,j);' in c#,   however, is there anyway to get screen pixel's value in c# Many thanks! Well... if you'd be using a "double-buffering" when drawing on the screen then you can have a global off screen Bitmap that you can use to "test hit" the color. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Close multiple forms

  I've create a no. of Windows Forms and they are related in the following sequence. FormStart --> FormA1 --> FormA2 FormStart --> FormB1 --> FormA1 --> FormA2 The problem is when I reached end of FormA2. I need to provide a method to close all the Form and back to FormStart. How can I achieve this I can't simply use me.owner.owner.close as the no. of level is not equal. There could be another way to do this but I pic ...Show All

• Windows Forms Passing Parameters during a Call

      I would like to pass the name of a control to a sub for control validation. I have a great quantity of controls and don't want to code validation over and over. I have tried the following code, but keep getting errors.&n ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Mobile Get Started Tutorial

  hi. i was following the SQL Mobile Get Started Tutorial and when i got to the section of creating a device application i encountered this step of the process: 16.) Start Notepad and open the file C:\Program Files\Windows Mobile Developer Samples\HOLs\MED302 SQL Mobile\Source\Exercises\VS_SQLMobile\Form1.cs . when i opened it the tutorial said i was supposed to copy the functions for the insert, delete, sync,etc buttons but i didnt s ...Show All

• Windows Forms Visio Drawing control won't load in 2005

  When it hits the endInit call, I get a "class not registered" exception.  I can see the control on the form. Any ideas   I have visio pro 2003 and can do this in 2003 vs just fine Did any of how find a&nbs ...Show All

• Visual Basic Can't understand delegate function

  I'm reading Wrox's Professional VB 2005. I'm just at the beginning of delegates. It has us open a module1 and put in the following code: Public Delegate Function Compare(ByVal v1 As Object, ByVal v2 As Object) As Boolean Public Sub DoSort(ByVal theData() As Object, ByVal greaterThan As Compare) Dim outer As Integer Dim inner As Integer Dim temp As Object For outer = 0 To UBound(theData) - 1 For inner = outer + 1 To UBound ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro is this a bug in vfp9?

  Hi, i am using VFP9 on win98,XP & W2k. i use following code to obtained new prn_no. i.e. if all prn_no are in sqeuence, code will return last prn_no + 1, and if any record is missed, then that missed no. will be returened. select prn_no from sm_student_master where section_id = 1 order by prn_no into cursor cursor_temp locate for prn_no <> recno() if found() ln_prn_no = recno() else ln_prn_no = _tally + 1 endi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Smart tags in Outlook

  I have enabled a smart tag label in my computer. I type that smart tag in an office outlook message. As the recipient of the wordmail message I am not able to see the samrt tag labels in the message and, as a result they are not functional. Are you using any VSTO Smart Tag functionality here If you are not using VSTO then you might get more relevant and quicker answers to your question if you post the questio ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions New to C

  Hello. I was interested in programming in C and of course I bought a book. However the book is a little outdated, so they describe how to use the tools such as the compiler, etc. They teach you how to compile and link everything with Borland and Microsoft Visual C++. This book is C For Dummies, printed in '96. I downloaded Visual C++ and it has WAY more features than the one in the book has. I'm lost. Starting out he teaches you to do the usu ...Show All

• SQL Server After enabling named pipes and disabling again, not able to start engine

  I enabled then disabled named pipes.  Now when I try to start the SQL Engine, I get this error: TITLE: Connect to Server ------------------------------ Cannot connect to ****** (replaced my servername with stars here for privacy). ------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the f ...Show All

• Windows Forms Creating an uninstaller for your program.

  I realize that this probably isn't the best forum, but I couldn't find anything more approporiate. Basically, I have no problems using a deployment project to package my app into a nice installer. However, most programs out there have an uninstaller shipped with them, which's very convinient when you want to delete your program (most windows users don't evne know what a Control Panel is, save Adding/Deleting programs). I searched all the help an ...Show All