Eric Yin's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Style support

  Application wide style support. It would be very nice if it was possible to set that "this app should look like office20003" or "this should be XP themed (on ALL!!!! elements , not just the wrapped win32 controls)" or set any other st ...Show All

• .NET Development Problem Marshal'ing

  Hey everyone, I've been trying to do some out-of-process memory reading lately and I had a question about some things pertaining to Marshal'ing. Ok so right now I have these 2 classes... internal OutterClass = new OutterClass(); internal OutterClassPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(3520); [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)] public class InnerClass { public InnerClass() { } [FieldOffset(0)] public short InnterField ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SQL Server Express forum

  Do you have questions about SQL Server Express Here is the forum: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx ForumID=385&SiteID=1 Thanks, MJ What version of the .net framework 2 do i need to install along with sql server express edition and can sql server express be used with visual studio 2003(standard edition) ...Show All

• Windows Forms Host Controls in Windows Forms DataGridView Cells

  Hi all, I'm trying to create a new cell within the new DataGridView (.NET 2 Beta). For example, I'm trying to create a cell which contain a RichTextBox, I succeed with the appearance of the rich text box controll but there is a lot of irregular behavior. Does someone did it already(not particular with RichTextBox) and can send an example. Unfortunately Microsoft example in the link below doesn't accessible. http://whidbey.msdn.microsoft.com/li ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataGrid Printer does not work in .NEt FrameWork2.0

  Hi community, I am Program developer, I have been using Visual .NET 2003 so it uses .NET Framework 1.1 version lately, But now Visual Studio.Net2005 uses new face of .Net framework 2.0 So My Question is: I have been Using DataGrid printer Class in my codes to print the Data grid but in Frame work 2.0, I can't get the print out of datagrid or DataGridview. DatagridPrinter Class uses Print Preview Dialog. I can see all contents of the dat ...Show All

• Visual C++ a MFC ReBar problem!

  Hello, I've a problem with MFC CReBar control ,that when I add buttons or controls on the Form that represents the rebar form I find these controls disabled so can any one tell me how to enable these controls as they're enabled in the  resource editor but disabled when I run the application Thanks You need ON_COMMAND handler at those points were you want to handle the click on a button. Please read a book ...Show All

• .NET Development XML API

  I'm looking for non-COM XML API Thank's in advaced ! For native programming, you may want to look at XmlLite , which comes with Internet Explorer 7.0 and Windows Vista. Also there is a number of non-Microsoft non-COM XML libraries available for free. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Editing Image of type bmp or jpg

  Hi All, I need some help, i want to retrive image from DataBase which will i get in byte[] and display it with pictureBox, also user can edit this image and store that Edited image in DataBase. i had solution for retriving, displaying and storing back to DataBase but i dont know how to make it Editable which is v r doing in MSPAINT. please help me to find the solution, Thanx in Advance, Take a look at the "Scribbler Technology Sample" ava ...Show All

• Visual C# How to Clear TreeView nodes?

  Hi. In my application, I run a BackgroundWorker to load content from the net. In BackgroundWorkers RunWorderCompleted event handler I want to populate a treeview based on the received content. But first I need to clear the whole treeview. When I try to clear the nodes using myTreeView.Nodes.Clear(), a TargetInvocationException is thrown. I never saw that before, so I think that background worker is to blame. Any suggestions how to clear the Tree ...Show All

• SQL Server Deployment of system

  I am about to start developing a system using VB 2003 and SQL Server 2000. On my development computer, I am going to use MSDE for the database, which I guess I will later be able to export to my client's SQL server 2000. Now, I am a bit worried. In my local computer, I can develop a system which runs locally very well. So, I am very sure I will be able to develop one for my client. But when I later deploy it to the client, it will have to run ...Show All

• SQL Server ForEach Loop utilisation

  Hello, ForEach Loop Item allow to make operations row per row. How can i do operations 10 rows per 10 rows or 100 rows per 100 rows Thanks ! Sorry... Those functions looks nice but are not made to my problem... I'm trying to resolve my problem with a transformation script to make a recordset containing rows in the correct format. If you want, i'll send you the script Nico ...Show All

• SQL Server Neither the partner nor the witness server instance for data...

  I am getting this error while trying to setup mirroring. "Neither the partner nor the witness server instance for database "shop" is available. Reissue the command when at least one of the instances becomes available. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1431)" I am just using principal and mirror server, there is no witness server. I have tried fully qualified name and ip for the servers also. I can connect from the principal s ...Show All

• Visual Basic With Statement

  All right this is a performance question. I know that in VB6 all of the tips and techniques suggested that when you were setting a lot of properties in an object that you use the with /end with statement. The benefits were stated as performance and readability. I think the readability is obvious but I am wondering about performance. In this still the case in vb.net There can be a performance benefit, ...Show All

• SQL Server UNION with the second set ordered

  Hi, I was trying to use the UNION construct to combine two tables. The second table was to be sorted before effecting the UNION. The first attempt was the following: SELECT emp_id , assigned_branch_id FROM employee WHERE title = 'Teller' UNION SELECT open_emp_id , open_branch_id FROM account ORDER BY open_emp_id The above was generating an error. I then tried SELECT emp_id , assigned_branch_id FROM e ...Show All

• Visual Studio Extending a DSL post-deployment

  I'm exploring the possbilities for allowing end users of my DSL to add metadata beyond what I know of when preparing the product. There are places where it would be useful for people to add metadata specific to their environment to the DSL. For example: say one end user's deployment environment is such that all decision points in a workflow can be resolved with reference to their proprietary or third-party rules engine. I can provide a DSL that ...Show All