mrbrown's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio VSS 2005 and VS .NET 2003? (for HTTP support)

  Hi, Apologies if this has been answered, but I can't find any information on this topic. Can we use VSS 2005 (I am especially interested by HTTP support) with VS.NET 2003 I think we cannot but I would like to have a confirmation. (BTW: if it's not I think it's really stupid) Thanks. Cool.  Somehow I had got hold of the idea that the new plug-ins only worked with VS 2005. I assume I just install the VSS 2005 client on the VS 2003 system and the plug-in for VS 2003 is installed too Is the regular SourceSafe plug-in also updated so it can take advantage of the LAN Helper service Will these new plug-ins work for Visual Studio .NEt 20 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Install of VB Express hangs

  I have tried numerous times to install VB 2005 Express on an XP Pro SP2 system and every time it hangs during .NET Framework 2.0 installation. I even let it sit overnight thinking maybe it was just taking a long time. My system far exceeds the minimum requirements documented in the readme. I tried the following things: Disable pop-up/spyware blockers Create and boot a "clean" environment with msconfig (per the Symantec website) Safe mode Safe mode with networking I checked my hard drive for problems with DiskDoctor. I downloaded and burned the install onto a CD and tried that. I have never installed a beta version of VB 2005 or .NET but ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to change input sample size in Direct Show ?

  Hi everybody, I need to create a Transform filter and I need that the sample size that is delivered in the following method to be a power of 2. HRESULT CMyFilter::Transform(IMediaSample *pIn, IMediaSample *pOut){ BYTE *pSampleBuffer; int iSize = pIn->GetActualDataLength(); // the size to be a power of 2 pIn->GetPointer(&pSampleBuffer); BYTE *pSampleBufferO; int iSizeO = pOut->GetActualDataLength(); pOut->GetPointer(&pSampleBufferO); ... I need that the data length on the InputPin contained in the variable iSize to be a power of 2. For the Output Pin I have no problem setting it to a length to be a multiple ...Show All

• Windows Forms Send URL querystring from Windows Form

  Hi, I have a small application I am trying to get done, and I can't seem to figure out how to do something.  I have a timer that runs, and every (x) amount of seconds I need it to send a querystring via http to a video server that resides on the LAN.  (ie - http://192.168.1.66/axis-cgi/ptz.cgi gotoserverpresetname=frontdesk).    The "gotoserv ...Show All

• Visual Basic setup - custom dialog

  I have a setup project that I put a check box dialog before the installation 'progress'. With 2 check boxes that are: Desktop Icon, and Quick Launch Icon. So how do I check if a check box is selected so then I can place an icon-shortcut on the Desktop and/or Quick Launch The Express products do not include the Setup and Deployment projects, so it won't work.  The Setup and Deployment projects are in Standard, Professional, and Team System products.   ...Show All

• SQL Server Moving a SQL2K publisher to a SQL 2005 instance.

  Hi, I have to move a SQL2K instance (publisher) to a SQL 2005 instance and i prefer not to re-snapshot all the databases being replicated due to the large size of the databases. As i understand all i need to do is    1. Ensure all published databases are in readonly mode. 2. Stop the replication (by either dropping subscriptions, publication or stopping replication agents). 3. Move the databases to the SQL 2005 instance. 4. Configure a SQL 2005 instance for the distributor (for a SQL 2005 publisher, the distribution database must be a SQL 2005 instance). 5. Setup replication to the SQL2K  ...Show All

• Visual Basic Help on how to use crystal reports on vb2005 project?

  Can someone help me on how to insert crystal reports component or how to use it in a vb2005 project Dominic Begginer programmer You can start with these help topics: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms225242(en-US,VS.80).aspx and http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227881 Best regards, ...Show All

• Windows Forms Installing and uninstalling fonts to system from .NET

  Hello! I'm quite new to Windows programming but I am currently working on a small program that would make it very easy to install and uninstall sets of fonts to the system. I have found that GDI seems to handle font installations, using among other the function AddFontResourceEx However, I'm developing using VS2005 and .NET (using managed C++ and Windows Forms, I think, although I would even prefer doing it in Visual Basic .NET. I cannot figure out how to call the function AddFontResourceEx, and the GDI API is somewhat cryptical to me in general, with things like LPCTSTR . Do you know how I could be able to handle font installat ...Show All

• Windows Forms Unselect item from a listbox

  When data is retrieved from my database and placed in a listbox, the first item is always selected. However, I do not want that behavior. How do you programatically unselect items in a listbox I know how to do it using a webform listbox, but the windowsform listbox does not work the same way. Thanks, Bill..  Well, if you're interested in& ...Show All

• Windows Forms Do I hear C# anytime soon???

  I was wondering if there will be a C# sample of TaskVision anytime soon I agree with mongo ks. A simple yes or no.  If you do not want to use vb there is not reason to waste time doing a conversion. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System CustomDictionary.xml

  Is there anyway to avoid having CustomDictionary.xml uninstalled when FxCop is uninstalled before installing a new version It would be nice to be able to keep the work I put into collecting various words/acronyms not found in the Office dictionary. Thanks We've discussed this in the past. Right now, we're re-examining the spelling services and I will put this point on the list for consideration. In the meantime, you might want to place the customdictionary.xml in your user settings directory. FxCop will pick it up, and it won't be blasted on an uninstall. After installing a new version, you can copy over the file and hope we hav ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Registration possible without internet connection?

  Hi Please let me know how to activate the Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta 2 for the machine, which does not have an internet connection. I downloaded the beta from my office system and then after burning a CD i installed it at my home. Please let me know as soon as possible as the trial period has expired. Thank you Sandy   Monique2005 wrote: I had this problem. It turned out that my browser security features was the problem. I added an allow for cookies(w/prompt) and after I ok-ed the cookie the registration completed.{In IE: Tools, Internet Options, Privacy, Advance} I received my key in the emai ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro How to prevent VFP application from decompiled by Refox/Unfoxall?

  I found that UnfoxAll and Refox can decompile nearly all VFP application. Is there anyway to protect VFP code from decompilation Pls try: http://www.leafe.com/dls/vfp ...Show All

• .NET Development Append text to textbox without scrolling

  How can I append text to a textbox without scrolling and maintaining the current caret position AppendText() always scrolls to the bottom, and setting the Text property scrolls to the top. Yes, unfortunately the .NET TextBox control doesn't work quite the way we'd like. You could probably hack together a solution that uses SelectionStart/SelectionLength to reselect the appropriate text after the append but then you'll need to worry about getting the selection back into focus. Keep in mind that the .NET version doesn't provide any way to determine the first visible character in the text box which is what you'd need to ensure that the box ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Why can't I merge two branches deriving from the same parent

  Hi there: I've been playing around TFS a bit in order to evaluate its suitability for our environment. One thing I don't quite understand is why I'm not able to merge two branches that are both coming from the same parent. To make this more clear, let's say I have release version 1.0 of the product and am working on a minor 1.1 release on a branch, while putting all the stuff towards the 2.0 in the original (main) line. I also branched off 1.0 to create a bugfix 1.0.1 release very quickly. 1.0 ----------------------- working towards 2.0 now  |  |----1.0.1 bug fix branch  |  |----1.1 minor feature upgrade branch I am not a ...Show All