lwrich's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Problems after the install of the Hotfix

  After installing SP1 and then the hotfix: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx id=918222 We now get the following error when trying to work with date parameters in Report Builder: Query (6, 117) The '[VBA].[DateSerial]' function does not exist. ---------------------------- Semantic query execution failed. ---------------------------- Query execution failed for data set 'dataSet'. ---------------------------- An error has occurred during report processing. Is this a known problem or is there some sort of something that I can reinstall Thanks! Sure thing. The problem comes with the prompted Transaction Date MDY. Without ...Show All

• Visual C++ Controlling project properties - templates?

  How is it possible with VS 2005 to control the defaults for project builds Project templates For (trivial) example, suppose I want to set "Floating point exceptions" to yes for ALL projects in a solution (containing many unit test projects, for example).  Or to control the properties folr ALL projects of a certain type, particularly console applications used for tests. In previous versions, the default was contained in a file common.js, but this now seems hidden in a dll. and changing the file /vc/vcpackages/vcprojectengine.dll.config is reported not to be effective. (This would also allow better control of additional include ...Show All

• Visual Studio VCBuild Task and Warnings

  Hello, Can I use the VCBuild task without the output of compile warnings Thanks. Ori, What type of warnings are you seeing from the VCBuild task You mentioned in your earlier post that you are using Beta2.  There have been a lot of changes since Beta2 - especially around the VCBuild/MSBuild integration story, so if you are using the VCBuild task, you will certainly want to get a later relese - preferably the Release Candidate. Thanks. Faisal Mohamood ...Show All

• .NET Development How an assembly in VB can use in Visual C#

  Hi Buddies, Can any one please help me understand to how an assembly in VB can use in Visual C# also, how CLR converts in to native code. Please help. Regards, Vinu.P.K c# crack wrote: Can any one please help me understand to how an assembly in VB can use in Visual C# Because they all compile to the same intermediate langugage (IL) and metadata. The original source language doesn't matter. c# crack wrote: how CLR converts in to native code. It has a just-in-time compiler that compiles to native code at runtime when the code is cal ...Show All

• .NET Development Help!!?? Question about looping a Dataset

  Below is some example code, my application runs this and it seems to run a somewhat less than infinite loop. It seems to repeat exponentially by the number of records in the dataset. Am I missing a termination of the loop somewhere Do I even need to Any thoughts would be appreciated. For Each myRow In sqlDataSet.Tables( "MinimumDataSet" ).Rows() Try 'Do some stuff Catch ex as Exception 'Catch an exception if there is one Finally 'Do some other stuff End Try Next myRow I am wondering if, by chance, 'Do some stuff' or 'Do some other stuff', triggers a call into the method conta ...Show All

• Visual Basic Saving Image as jpg with particular size into access database

  I want to save image from picture box into access database with size of 400x300, regardless of whatever the original size of picture in the picture box. 1). For example The Picture may be Desk or Chair. Chair size may be 50x75 varias Desk size might be 400x300. The rest area of Chair picture should be saved as transparent or white space into the database. So when we retreive the picture it won't be distorted. Can anyone help me to solve this problem please . Following is the code which I'm using to save picture into access databse Private Sub cmdSave_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As Syste ...Show All

• Visual C# Making a window/control/panel dockable

  I'm trying to mimic the same action on my form as the "Properties", "Solution Explorer", "Server Explorer", "Class View", "Toolbox", etc. tabs within the .NET IDE. What I want to accomplish is to be able to make my PropertyGrid control on my form perform the same way as the "Properties" tab, ie. be able to have my PropertyGrid control slide in and out of the side of my form, and have the option to "tack" it down. hi, perhaps this could help you: http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/magicdocking.asp ...Show All

• SQL Server Pivot misunderstood ??

  Hello, i've been looking for some samples on the pivot function, but somewhere i'm making a mistake and can't find where. This is my statement SELECT MOV_UI , [1] AS SUNDAY , [2] AS MONDAY , [3] AS THUESDAY , [4] AS WEDNESDAY , [5] AS THURSDAY , AS FRIDAY , [7] AS SATURDAY FROM XX . UGENT_DAILYSALES_OF_MOVIE_FIRST_WEEK PIVOT ( SUM ( TICKETS ) FOR DAYOFWEEK IN ( [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , , [7] )) AS PVT ORDER BY MOV_UI I though to receive a line per mov_ui with the 7 sums, but .. i'm getting a line for each day .... MOV_UI SUNDAY MONDAY THUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDA ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Convert from OpenGL right-hand coordsys to Direct3D left-hand

  Hi, I am porting from OpenGL to Direct3D, but have some trouble going from OpenGL's right-hand coordinate system to Direct3D's left-hand coordinate system. I have a transformation matrix that I want to apply/load into to the virtual camera (the viewer): | r00 r01 r02 tx | | r10 r11 r12 ty | | r20 r21 r22 tz | |   0     0    0   1 | Where the 3x3 r's makes the rotation matrix, and the t's makes the translation vector. In OpenGL this is what I do to set the position and orientation of my virtual camera: Transpose the matrix  glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW) ...Show All

• Visual C# Usercontrol

  I made a user control that has a web browser on it. I then added to a form. during run time i get this error " ActiveX control '8856f961-340a-11d0-a96b-00c04fd705a2' cannot be instantiated because the current thread is not in a single-threaded apartment." how do i change the curent to a single theareded apaartment Cisco You can set it with Thread.SetApartmentState() method . ...Show All

• Windows Forms Automating Outlook .msg form works but does not send immediately

  The automation code only loads and makes visible an untitled.msg form (separate from my project), the main form of Outlook is not loaded. In the .msg form I can load the contents of the Clipboard, change it, add text, etc. Clicking the Send Key from the Outlook .msg toolbar works except the message queues until the next time I’m in Outlook’s main form and I hit the “SEND/RECEIVE” key. Is there an option in Outlook that sends a .msg when the send key is clicked from the .msg form Why do it this way … you might ask. For a couple of reasons: I do not have to re-invent the wheel “so to speak” make available all of th ...Show All

• Visual C# How to know default value of Type

  In generic approach I can use default keyword to know what is default value public T GetDefaultValue<T>() {    return default(T); } But if only has a System.Type, I can't use default keyword to do it.... public object GetDefaultValue(System.Type dataType) {    return default(dataType); //Not work.... } Please help My bad.  The appropriate method to use here is Activator.CreateInstance .  I believe TypeDescriptor.CreateInstance will create an instance of a substitution type - as specified by a TypeDescriptionProvider. ...Show All

• .NET Development Internet Cafe Software

  i have to automate my college computer center(ISA 2000 installed) with 2000 students with their roll nos. and passwords and personal details to be stored in a databse a student enters his roll no. at the server computer and is alloted a computer (out of 200 computers) . he goes at that computer , enters his roll no. and password and if correct then is allowed to access internet for 30 min. after which he is automatically logged off i also have to store the login and logoff time for evry student so plz help me how can i disable the internet access after 30 min . Can be a web based or Winforms application or some ot ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Is the returned Stream object from Include.Open() disposed automatically?

  Is the returned Stream object from Include.Open() disposed automatically Or I should take care of it manually Yes, internally that stream will be closed when the underlying D3DX object is done with it. (If you're familiar with the unmanaged version of the functionality, the stream is closed when the ID3DXInclude::Close member is called by the unmanaged API). ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS 2005 (Final) Install failure -- Setup Failed on component Microsoft Document Explorer 2005

  I have ran the clean up tool to remove the previous beta version of VS 2005.  So please don't suggest that.  I still receive errors while trying to install Visual Studio 2005 Final version.  This is the error log file: [11/02/05,10:50:40] Microsoft Document Explorer 2005: [2] Error code 1603 for this component means "Fatal error during installation. " [11/02/05,10:50:40] Microsoft Document Explorer 2005: [2] Setup Failed on component Microsoft Document Explorer 2005 [11/02/05,10:50:45] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() with HRESULT -2147023293. [1 ...Show All