GOAT v2b's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Any opinions on the untyped-ness of xaml?

  I love xaml and I think it's super powerful. However, the whole system gets much of it's productivity by being untyped. Meaning, if I can bind to a 'path' that is found in a datacontext that I can set/change in the code-behind, no compiler will ever be able to help me figure out that I made a typo in the path. Actually, when I change a property name on the dataobject I'm binding to, goodluck finding all the references in xaml files. This seem ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Check-in policy results in high use of shelving

  Check-in policies are a great idea. The result is that we need to find an alternative method for backup up developer's work, since they will no longer be able to check-in periodically throughout a day. Shelving appears to be the best option. However, shelving requires creating a shelveset name, and results in multiple versions of files if done daily or even more frequently. Shelved projects can be deleted and a naming convention developed, but ...Show All

• Visual C# where to find MSCOMM32.OCX?

  Hi I want to add Microsoft Communication Control in my applicaton in C# 2003. But I don't found this control anywhere also i don't have MSCOMM32.OCX installed on my system. Plz help me how to install it and how to find this control. Thanks   Hi, Why not just reinstall VB6 as they can both be on the same machine without any conflicts. I run VB6 (SP6) and VB.Net on my WinXP system with no problems. But i can't unde ...Show All

• SQL Server Fulltext Search with Sql 2005, how to highlight hits in text

  Hello This is my first post... and between christmas and New year day, so I hope someone is still reading... I'm using the thesaurus functionality  in sql server 2005. I need to highlight in a UI the hits which were found by the fulltext-search-queries. My question is : How can I retrieve the hits which the database engine found within a searched fields(exact positions, length and so on) Is there a ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) vista dev/cider labs

  Hi, Are there any labs for the  Dec WinFx CTP Any tutorial in another format   Article Thanks, Sergio   Hi Sergio, I can't speak for the WinFX release in general, you should check in the forum that covers the WinFX technology you're interested in.  There is nothing specific to Cider.  We are hoping to publish one or two simple walkthroughs sometime in the next cou ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Bug in Visual C# 2005 Express ?

  Hi, i got stuck on what it think to be a bug in VC# 2005 Express. After quiting debug on a windows form application containing 2 forms, one of the forms (settings dialog) kept showing up right in front of the editor, blocking the editor window. I'm not able to click it away or sending it to the background thus i'm not able to use the IDE anymore As soon as i start the VC# IDE again and load the project, the form stucks there, even without runni ...Show All

• SQL Server ReportViewer with Authentication

  I'm new to Reporting Services but have built some reports and have implemented them.  I have used the report viewer which works great and has a great tool bar that users really like.  One problem, I can't figure out how to pass network credentials using the viewer. If I use the ReportingService class I can pass the credentials and everything is great except that I lose the nice tool bar. I want the best of both worlds without having th ...Show All

• .NET Development .Net framework 2.0 installation problem

  Dear all, Windows update was stuck in the middle of installing .NET 2.0. Then I tried to install .NET 2.0 after having downloaded the file manually (about 21 Mb) I had two options Uninstall or Repair. I said repair and it got stuck at the point Executing: "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe" /bbotstrapi Any help will be highly appreciated. Well, I am ...Show All

• Visual Studio Remove File Associations?

  I recently received a free license for Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, so I figured I'd give it another try (after the express edition) and installed it. Of course, it took over every file extension that could possibly be related to development. I want Visual Studio 2002 to continue to be 'in charge' of all the file types, with 2005 starting only when I explicitly ask it to. Is there any easy way to acomplish this There is an option in V ...Show All

• Visual Studio shortcut key ALT+INSERT and other newb ?

  hi i am trying to learn how to make add-in's and one thin is how do i make a shortcut key binding to ALT and INSERT have tryed with command.Bindings = "Global::alt+insert" ; that dos not work but it works with command.Bindings = "Global::alt+y" ; is there some special thing with the insert key or another thing is i want to search the active document line for line and do some processing if a creteria is met  but i have diffic ...Show All

• Visual C++ Visual C++ 2005/2003 compatibility

  Is it possible to open a Visual C++ 2005 project with Visual Studio 2003 What are the major differences between the two No, you can use a newr project on an older version of VS. Only older versions on new ones where the project will be converted. Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Mouse hover event in Excel

  Hi We would like to be able to react to the mouse hover event as it moves over different cells (or ranges). For example certain cells would require the mouse cursor changing into different shapes. I would also like this event to be application based. i.e. one workbook has the ability to re-act to the hover event in different workbooks. This would be a huge win for us and anyt help would be much appreciated. Also, I am an accountant who ...Show All

• Windows Forms myAdapter.Fill(_DataSet) with error value can not be null

  My code: Private Sub FillDataSet()         Dim myConnection As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(ConnStr)         Dim myCommand As New SqlDataAdapter("tsp_get_Accounts", myConnection)         Try          &nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server error when trying to connect to jdbc

  I got this kind of error when I' trying to connect to jdbc: java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Error establishing socket. I have checked the server by ping and there is no problem with the server. But why I can't connect. Here is my code: import java.*; public class Connect{      private java.sql.Connection  con = null;      private final String url = "jdbc:microso ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Contest Participant Document

         Hi!!!        I was wondering if it is possible for all participants of “The World’s Best App” contest to have a document that acknowledges that we participated in this event, even if they (or we) did not win one of the prizes.   You know, just a memento or something that we can brag about with, say, our grandchildren or Human Resource Head Hunters. I wonde ...Show All