Pete Newman's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Recovery model backup and restore database

  I want to do a backup and restore operations of my base, using SQLCMD.exe. For that, I use backup database mybase to disk='File' Then, I try to do a backup of transact log but like this: backup log mybase to disk='File' But I have this message : Cannot do a backup log on database which is a simple recovery model. I read the BOL and I saw there are to type of recovery model: Simple and full. But I didn't understand  very bien expli ...Show All

• SQL Server Why can EngineThreads property on the data-flow task not equal 1?

  The question is in the title! Thanks -Jamie Actually here's another question. What's the differrence between a source thread and a worker thread And when does a source thread become a worker thread I doubt I'm ever going to NEED to know but it'd be nice to know anyway, y'know. -Jamie ...Show All

• SQL Server exit job within a step

  Hi, I have a job with 6 steps. before I run steps 2 to 6 I check to see if there is data to process. I want to exit the job reporting success without running the other steps. How do I do this Thanks Hi I would add 2 additional steps to your job Step1: Test if there is any data to load. If no - raise an error. On Success - carry on On Failure - go to step 8 Step 2- 7 your original st ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Reading a Vertexbuffer from a Mesh

  This has been driving me nuts.  It's so simple... but not working.  I have written to vertex buffers before, no problem.  But, for some reason, I can't read an existing one from a mesh. Keep in mind, I have recently upgraded to the newest version of Managed DirectX. Perhaps something has changed   I would like to dump vertex buffer into an array so I can get the locations of all the vertices.  (Eventually, I ...Show All

• Visual C++ Unable to build native Win32 apps

  I am using Visual Studio 2005.   I get error messages when I build a native Win32 app in Visual C++ .Net 2005   The first error is   d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\winnt.h(222) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'PVOID64'     This is the line:   typedef void * POINTER_64 PVOID64;   How can there be an ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Disconnected modified files

  The biggest reasons we are not switching over from VSS to VSTFD have to do with working on files is disconnected mode, sluggish performance and multiple file comparisions.  Perhaps you can address some of our issues 1. If I am disconnected from the source control and I have modified project files or deleted project files (and probably added files) team foundation does not find these file changes.  Moveover, a "get latest version" beli ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System extract session from a in URL var thats in a response.redirect response

  How do you extract a parameter from a url in a redirect   When I record steps how do I get at the body of the redirect response How do you extract a parameter from a url in a redirect   When I record steps how do I get at the body of the redirect response My login creates a session id on a redirect page which then goes to the main page. So when I record a script, it looks like the first page is the ma ...Show All

• .NET Development Large number computations

  I have a formula (V^3*B^2*(1.5*10^-12). I can work out the equation in Microsoft Excel, but when I try to work it out using C# things to do workout at all. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this equation to work. Using the values V = 2469 and B = 180 the equation should render the solution 731.4751...   My code is: Double ogw = (velocity*weight)*1.5*(10 ^ -12); Jim: The problem is you ar ...Show All

• Visual Studio Cannot install GAT or any other guidance package

  Trying to install GAT or any other guidance package gives me the following error on a dialog box - "Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object" - clicking on the OK button rolls back the installation. GAX Preview release (Dec 2005) installed - no problem GAT version: Preview release (Dec 2005) Visual Studio version: VSTS (2005) O/S: Windows XP service pack 2 .NET: Version 1.1 and 2.0 installed MSI: ...Show All

• Visual Studio Choosing Visual Studio 2005 DirectX Help Source

  Hi all, I have a little troubles setting up my VS 2005 help. I installed DirectX SDK April 2006 and every time I search for something by pressing F1, it brings up DirectX Managed help. Is there a way to set it to use non-managed DirectX help files instead As managed dx help is kind of a useless to me... Thanks in advance. LOL, I found this microsoft forum as useful as their help files :) ...Show All

• Visual C# DataReader not returning any data

  Hi there, I have a slight problem using DAAB 2.0. I have a sp that runs fine through sql 2005 passing in the params manually, however, when I try and do the following i get no data public void() { userToGet = new User() //User struct Database db = DatabaseFactory.CreateDatabase("DB"); using(DbCommand dbCommand = db.GetStoredProcCommand("sp_name")) { db.AddInParameter(dbCommand, 'UserLogonID", DbType.String, &quo ...Show All

• Smart Device Development HttpWebResponse Hangs Subsequent Connections

  Greetings, I am having issues with a method I wrote for a compact framework application I wrote. The method is supposed to download an image from a specified URL (functionality easily present in the full framework, but not the Compact one unfortunately). My method works fine on its first trip out, but subsequent trips cause it to hang my application until the request times out. The workflow for this method is that it is called for ea ...Show All

• Visual C# Comparing generic List's

  I would like to compare two list's, listOrginal and listModified, see code below. Is there a established good way to do this The purpose is to see the "difference" and update a data base according to the "difference" information. //regards //lars Class Person { public int PersonID; public string FirstName; public string LastName; .... .... } ////////// { ... ... private List<Person> listOrginal; private ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions fckeditor implementation in visual web developer 2005

  i dunno whats wrong could u help me out please. The step by step procedure i followed : 1)rename the unzipped FCKeditor.Net_2.2 folder to FCK_Editor make it sub dir to my website root dir. 2)create a test.aspx file 3)paste the code as follows : <%@ Page Language="VB" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="fckeditorv2" Namespace="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" Assembly="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" %> <!D ...Show All

• Visual C++ RegularExpressions namespace seems to have moved in VC 2005

  I am trying to create a program that uses the Regex class in namespace System::Text::RegularExpressions, but the compiler says it does not exist Error 1 error C2039: 'RegularExpressions' : is not a member of 'System::Text'  Did it move   Thanks The Regex class is still located in System::Text::RegularExpressions. Does your project have a reference to System.dll (Project Properti ...Show All