Tom Archer's Q&A profile

• SQL Server SSIS Requests...

  May be it's too late, but I think this requests could be scheduled at least for a SP1 if it's not possible for the RTM. 1) Execute Task without debugger: it would be very nice to be able to execute a single task without going in debugging mode. Just as you would ask "Start Without Debugging CTRL+F5" but for a single task 2) Customize default properties for task and component: when you drag a task on the package you get a default value for the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Check-in and get latest for other users

  Is it possibe to check-in other tfs users' changes myself (remotely, not from their machines) and also get latest The way to do it would be to have the user shelve his or her changes. You could then unshelve the changes and check them in. If you want to check in the changes on behalf of that user, you can use the /author:otherUser switch on the checkin command in tf.exe (you must have the CheckinOther permissio ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to use the IAMCrossbar interface

  Hi everybody: can you provide me a sample to describe the use of IAMCrossbar interface. thanks a lot The AmCap sample has code for working with crossbars (and a helper class). Also, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/directshow/htm/workingwithcrossbars.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Wasson, DirectShow SDK Documentation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and ...Show All

• .NET Development Filling out html form / uploading files

  I'm writing a parser that parses a text file and writes a prosessed version of it. The parsed file are then uploaded to a website manually using a web browser. I wanted to make things a bit easier for the users of my program by including a feature that automatically uploads the file to the website without the user having to use a web browser,  fully automatical.  The website is not IIS and the scripting language is not ASP on the site ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Vista remove window borders

  I'd like to see an option to remove the frame/window borders, i'd like the extra viewing room. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Visual Studio 2005 on Windows 2003 R2 Release Candidate

  From what I read you can't use ASp.Net 2.0 webparts in Sharepoint, but I don't see why I couldn't write a normal Sharepoint webpart using 2.0, or write a 2.0 Usercontrol and run it under Smartpart Philipp Lenz Hi, Some new information related to this: http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2005/09/14/425192.aspx Regards, Vikram ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Association not in Toolbox

  The Association is not showing up in my toolbox, does anyone know where the ToolBox designer version of the Association control lives so I can add it manually If you go to the DLinq designer, click the toolbox and select 'Reset Toolbox' that might help. Are you seeing the other items in there HTH Antoine ...Show All

• Windows Forms What is the best way to Load/Store Form Location and Size?

  Hello, What is the best way to Load/Store Form Location and Size   Also what it the best method for Load/Store of other elements on a form such as a MenuStrip and ToolStrip when that are placed in a ToolStripContainer Thank you for your help, Well, I am using ToolStripContainer, several objects of type ToolStrip and one MenuStrip/StatusStrip. Unfortunatly it seems ToolStripManager.Save() and ToolStripMa ...Show All

• Windows Forms Mappoint and MDI troubles

  I have a simple form (called "Map") that has a single control, the AxMappointControl. This code works fine:         Dim frm As New Map         'frm.MdiParent = Me         frm.Show() But if I uncommen ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to get the DataGridView

  I'm working on a Pocket PC Mobile 5.0 application project. I would like to use the DataGridView component.  It is in the toolbox under "All Windows Forms" but it's grayed out.  How do I get it to show up so I can use it Thanks, Bob Krauth the resco trial verison its really hard for me to code out the code, is the full version let us control the properties easily ...Show All

• Visual Studio Crystal Report for Visual Studio 2005: where is the .msi for deployment?

  Hello, I understand that in order to use CR in my ASP.NET 2.0 I have to install some CR stuff on the production web server. I should have two choices:  - create a deployment project for the whole web application and use the merge modules to include CR dependencies   OR  - run a specific Crystal Report .msi package on the web server. I would rather use the second choice but I could not find the Crystal Report ...Show All

• Visual C# Disable button

  Hi, I want the following thing to happen: I have FORM1 and FORM2. When I push on a button on FORM1, FORM2 should open. But my problem is, that when I push again on the button, I get 2 times FORM2. How should I fix this Thx Woeter, do you want the user to be able to continue to use Form1 (i.e. type or click buttons in it) while Form2 is displayed (Other than displaying another Form2, of course). Is that correct ...Show All

• SQL Server isnull()

  does sql server mobile 2005 support the isnull function I'm getting an error when I try to use it and I don't know if it is becuase of using the isnull function or not, but when I run the same query on Sql Server 2005 it works fine. to answer my own question, yes you can use isnull in sql mobile. Specifically I am trying to run this query: select (isnull(StreetName + ' ', '') + isnull(StreetSuffix + ' ', '')) as ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error 32000 During Installation of TFS Beta 2

  I've done some searching but can't find a resolution for this issue yet. I've tried uninstalling ADAM, rebooting, and restarting the install. No go. During the installation of TFS, I get the following error: "Error 32000. The commandline "(temp)\getadminport.exe /vstf" returned non-zero value: 1" where "temp" is my local user's temp folder. When I run getadminport.exe thru the command line myself, I see this: Setting NTAuthenticationProvider ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Single server TFS setup on Win2003 x64

  Tomorrow I will be installing Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition on a box running Windows 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition. I've been trying to get some handle on how to do this and if it's even possible at all. So far the most info I've found comes from a 6 month old Rob Caron blog stating that: Team Foundation Server is also a 32–bit application and when installed on a Windows 64-bit operating system, it should also run under WOW64. H ...Show All