Ignasio Dondo's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Is there any thing equivalent to NotOverridable in C++?

  Hi guys, My problem is this. class Base {    public:        void  OneFunction()       {           cout<<"Base";         } }; class Derived:public Base {    public:              //overriden, I don't want this to happen.        void OneFunction()       {          cout<<"Base cl ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions vb compiler

  why cant I compile any of my programs to an exe file in visual basic express edition we don't know what you did to compile and didn't work simply in your solution explorer right click your project and select properties, publish tab , then hit publish now or user the wizard also you can use build menu hope this helps ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Is it possible to use XCodeProperty to declare members for an activity class?

  I try to write an activity class with XOML file and no code beside file. In this case, if I want to declare fields or properties for this activity class, what can I do Can I take advantage of XCodeProperty Any ideas I just want to know if declaring fields in an XOML file is possible or not. Thanks. ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server Express: Database Mail or Equiv

  Hi, I'm running SQL server developer and Express edition on separate boxes. I want to use both for the same application, but different contexts. I have requirement to be able to send emails directly from SQL server on both. Database mail on the full version seems like the best option, but I can't see the same feature on SQL Server Express. Its not documented anywhere obvious as being a feature thats missing, but it doesn't seem to be there. Is there something I can do to get uniform mail sending from both, using an smtp server, and ideally no third party components Many thanks, Chris Hi Chris, SQLMail i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Problems with Splash Screen and VB 2005 Express

  I create a default splash screen using Add New item | Splash Screen and then I select it in the project properties. When I run in it the VB2005 environment, the splash screen shows as expected, but then gives an error message: NullMessageException was unhandled . before running the application. Without the splash screen the application runs fine. The exception detail follows. Has anybody any idea what I am doing wrong The funny thing is if I breakpoint the code, depending on where I place the breakpoint in the Splashscreen_load , the exception does not come up. After some experimentation, the problem also may be related to my code. Th ...Show All

• Visual C++ ATLComTime.h and alignment

  Hello! I have the following problem: ATLComTime.h file breaks an alignment somehow. Steps to reproduce: Create an EMPTY Win32 Console project in Visual C++ 2003/2005, without precompiled headers. Add new .cpp file with the following code: #include <ATLComTime.h> #include <comdef.h> #include <activeds.h> int main() { // Compile time assert: fails to compile if alignment of ADSVALUE struct differs from 8 typedef char MYASSERT[ __alignof (ADSVALUE) == 8 1 : 0]; return 0; } Try to compile. It will fail with " t est.cpp(8) : error C2466: cannot allocate an array of constant size 0 ". That ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Permissions Bug with Beta 3 and Active Directory Groups?

  When using an Windows 2003 Server Domain Active Directory Group to assign Team Foundation permissions to multiple users, the group members do not have the selected permissions if the primary group (for POSIX and Macintosh applications) of the account in AD is set to the group to which the permissions are being assigned.  If you double click on the group in the Team Explorer GUI or select the Properties... button, the accounts with primary group set to the assigned group do not appear.  Only accounts with other primary group assignment appear.  I have changed the primary group assignment on some test accounts and have confirmed ...Show All

• Visual Basic Reading a string from binary file results in "string

  I sure hope I can get help with this. I seem to have a simple problem. I wrote an entire program without a single problem with Visual Basic 2005 Express but now I'm having a little trouble. When I read string data from a binary file I get "string (no closing quote) This presents a problem when I do a string comparison or when I try to put string1 and string2 on the same index line of a listbox. (You only see string1). I've tried so many different things including using fixedlengthstring but that simply caused more problems. Lets say I want to read a string that is 19 letters long starting at location 1 in the binary file, how do I do i ...Show All

• SQL Server Printing reports at client side using SSRS

  We are using SSRS 2000 likely to migrate to SSRS 2005. For scheduled reports I need to print the reports at client-side from a remote location where the SSRS is installed. The client could be in a different network, i have opted for IPP print server at client side. But, it has operational problems like installing print drivers in the SSRS server and its slow in performance. Can you suggest is this choice of IPP is in right direction or Is there is any other way of doing it ...Show All

• Visual Studio Gibberish on "Activation Key" Email

  Hi, I'm trying to register Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Beta and the Activation Key email comes to me as gibberish. My email client is Outlook 2002. I also tried pasting it into MS Word (as suggested by FAQ #16 at http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/register/faq/default.aspx ) but the same problem occurs. I tried to request the email again but even the second email comes as gibberish. What do I do now Thanks for your help! In the email there is a link which will allow you to verify your email address and obtain your activation key.  Select that link to continue the pro ...Show All

• Visual C++ Hided classes

  Hello. In this moment i'm developing a little framework with DirectX, which is formed by a series of class which have got public and private members. Now if i compile the lib and use it into my project, the compiler is able to see public and private members, while i'd like to hide private members. Is there a way mabye with precompiled headers Other things VincentITA wrote: Hello. In this moment i'm developing a little framework with DirectX, which is formed by a series of class which have got public and private members. Now if i compile the lib and use it into my project, the compiler is able to see public and private members, w ...Show All

• SQL Server To know how many tables affected by SELECT Query

  hi i want to know how many tables r affected when we run SELECT Query. is there any way to know in C#.net or in MSSQL server itself. plz help me. thanks and regards kavita You can run your query in the Query Analyzer / Management Studio and select show execution plan. Then you can look to the execution plan and it will include all the tables affected as well as many other useful info. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Custom Control, inheriting from TextBox Control

  Hi all, I want to create a simple Customer Control that inherits from the TextBox Control, but am not sure if the same rules apply for Controls in the CF 1.0 Framework as with Stand Win Forms Controls - What I want to do is to be able to add to properties to the TextBox Control that allows me to override BackColor of the Control (preventing the standard grey colour). does anyone know of any good tutorials Thanks Tryst The runtime aspect of a smart device custom control is similar to a custom control targeting the full framework. It's the design-time aspect that is different. The following article details how to create a smart d ...Show All

• SQL Server System.Data.Sql

  Hi, I'm digging through BOL to understand the main reasons the System.Data.Sql namespace is required for CLR.  It isn't in the documentation yet as of June CTP (as far as I can find). Anyone have light to shed on this Thanks, Joe Here is the BOL link: ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/denet9/html/c73e628a-f54a-411a-bfe3-6dae519316cc.htm...  Is this true The reference is: The system.data.dll assembly contains the following namespaces, which are required for compiling CLR database objects: System.Data System.Data.Sql Microsoft.SqlServer.Server System.Data.SqlTypes ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System So what happens when Orcas comes out?

  Will the people buying TFS and TS right now need to pay for an upgrade I would bet on it. Microsoft is shelling out the bucks to build it, so I would assume they would want to have a return on that investment. ...Show All