Bob B's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Why TaskVision is not base in the UIP

  Why TaskVision is not base in the UIP (User Interface Process Application Block) It seems like all the teory in http://www.microsoft.com/resources/practices/ is not followed by Microsoft developers... if that is true... ¿why should we follow it ¿who is right   ...Show All

• SQL Server Is it possible to make Calculation-values persistent in a Cube !?

  Hello Is it possible to make Calculation-values persistent in a Cube ! I made an very intensive calculation based on historic data.  This resolves rather in a complex MDX-statement and becomes slow at retrieving time  I was wondering.... Is there a way to calculate the value at processing time (by MDX-expression) and store it in the cube I know there is a field 'MeasureExpression' but this field is not full MDX suitable ! ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Installation error - Error 28927. TFServerStatusValidator: Invalid Arguements (sic)

  Trying to install the services tier of Team Foundation Beta 3 Refresh in a dual server environment but keep getting the above error which results in a failed installation and the message:- Error occured during setup The following failed to install: Microsft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (services) - ENU Any help/suggestions appreciated.   Was this a clean install Did you have p ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to make top most, "unselectable" form

  I want to make a main form that is always maximised,top most, transparent and... that cannot get focus! First three things were quite easy but I cannot force my form to ignore clicking - user cannot see the form only animation on it -  ...Show All

• Visual C# How to get USB Bluetooth Adapter information ?

  Dear All, Using WMI, I managed to get information about device ID and manufacturer of my USB Bluetooth adapter. However, I CANNOT GET Blueooth Device Screen Name ! :( I tried with many diffrent WMI classes, but with no results). Since the Bluetooth device in XP is in the Device Manager, not Registry, I thought WMI will be useful. If I can get it from WMI, which class I have to use Is there any other soultions All responses are appri ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to display cursor in the datagrid cell

  Dear all, I want to display the cursor(when form loads) in the last row of the datagrid so that user can identify the position where he should enter the data.How to do this. Thanks, Maha Hi, Thanks for ur response. I got this thing wit ...Show All

• Smart Device Development WCE 5.0 Test Kit -- Application Verifier Tools Can't Work

  Start Application Verifier from WCE 5.0 Test kit, this tools can't work, the error message is " Unable to enable shim engine on device!", env: vs 2005 beta2, DMA Transpot, Device Emulator manager , WM 5.0 for pocket pc SDK, Emulator is pocket pc phone emualtor, I can execute the drivers test suit,but all the Tools of CETK are work uncorrect, Is it any updtae or patch can resovle this problem Dear All For the above problem, try c ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Multiple Mice

  I heard direct input support for multiple mice was removed in DX9.  I was wondering what the reasoning behind this is and also whether I have any alternative than using DX8 Cheers Where abouts did you read that it had been removed DirectInput didn't need to be (and hence wasn't) changed between v8 and v9. It's common practice to enforce this by putting the following #define before including dinput.h: #de ...Show All

• Visual C# newbie question on 'null' value and boolean tests

  I am learning C# and am having a problem understanding why the first test for paramlist ==null does do the Console.Writeline (paramList was set to null earlier) if (paramList == null )    {    Console .WriteLine( "paramList is null {0}" , paramList);    } -------------------------------------------------------------- BUT: in this second piece of code, the exception inside the {} is not thrown, but some oth ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Problem on Sideshow

  I have a problem on using Sideshow. If you know it , please help me. Thank you! I install x32Vista and Feb. CTP WinFX on my PC. I find the Sideshow simulator "VirtualSideShow.exe". However, It only appears for at most one second and then disappears when i click it. Is there someone can help me Thank you!    Before running the SideShow simulator, please run: WindowsSideSho ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS error listing

  Is there a list of all the SSIS Error codes and what they mean Ex. -1071607778 is an error code output when a lookup task fails to find a match. I haven't been able to find any information on the different error codes. Is there a description file or enumeration file that exists somewhere I think it's still hex, the L at the end is usually included in literals to denote the size of the integer - i.e. L = long, w ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Why I can't delete a folder in Source Control Explorer?

  I create two folders under the root of a project in Source Control Explorer, but later find that one of them could be deleted but another could not(the "Delete" command in context menu is grayed). Why Thanks! BTW, in the latest builds we've changed the SCE display so that it's a little easier to distinguish between items that are greyed out because they're deleted vs. because they've never been retrieved vs. because they're cloaked. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Windows Control Component reference?

  Howdy Folks, I'm trying to learn C++ and how to use Visual C++ Express. I've been digging around looking for a reference for the control components located in the Toolbox, but I can't find it. I'm sure it has to be around somewhere. Could someone point me in the right direction Mark I usually use google to find information about specific classes in .NET Try searching for " maskedtextbox class ...Show All

• Visual C++ GetWindowRect Function

  HI, below is a piece of code. HWND  hVWnd; RECT  rRect; GetWindowRect(hVWnd,&rRect); diff_val = rRect.bottom-rRect.top; If on starting a application if my window is minimized then value of rRect.top and rRect.bottom is -32000. Is it a garbage value or any valid error code Once my window get normal size it gives me a valid wondow cordinates. (such as 405, 395 ..) my question is, when a window is minimize then GetwindowRect's top pr ...Show All

• Visual C# jump in between reading XML

  hi.. im reading a XML file using XMLTextReader, after reading some contents i want to jump back to first statement og the XML file...Is it possible .if yes plz help me out.. thanks an XMLTextReader provides a FORWARD-ONLY, read-only access to streams of XML data. you can use the XMLDocument class that will enable you to navigate the XML stream. ...Show All