Bassam Mansoob's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ windows.h not found...

  WOW, I can't believe this information isn't easier to find.  I downloaded and installed Visual C++ 2005 Express, and then downloaded and installed the Platform SDK SP2.  NOTHING WORKS!  The Directories are not found and there is no apparent way to set them.  Apparently users have found a hack to make it work, but this is crazy.  It seems like the first Microsoft person to install this would notice that it doesn't work and would raise the flag to the appropriate people so they can take the steps to fix it for their users.  Or at least document it on the very first page where it is downloaded, or the very first pa ...Show All

• .NET Development Read/Write XML file from windows application

  I have created an ASP website that reads contact information from an XML file. I used a Repeater to display the contact information in a table. When I update the data in the XML file manually (editing it with Notepad or something) , I can see that the information displayed in the web page is automatically updated when I refresh the page. BUT I like to design a Windows application through which I can update the XML file instead of editing it manually. This application will be designed specifically for this website so I will be knowing the structure of information in the XML file. The problem is, I don't know how to read or write d ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Setting a static ListView background image

  I'm trying to get a static, non scrolling background image into a ListView in C# 2.0. I posted about it in the Windows Forms forum here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/showpost.aspx postid=163999&siteid=1 and was told to ask over here. If anyone has any ideas as to how I could do it, I would appreciate it. Actually, that was what made me think that it was possible. If they can do it, why can't I But I've yet to find a good solution. I'm down to spending a week learning how to override the draw events, or purchasing an alternative. I'm looking in to the alternatives now, but everything I've seen is more ...Show All

• SQL Server Server Explorer doesn't offer database design features

  I have installed Visual Studio 2003 Professional with  Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 and SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition on the same system running XP SP 2. Using the Server Explorer I can see the databases registered to SQL Server and connect to them. I can see the various objects in the sample databases (Northwind and Pubs) such as tables, views, and stored procedures (but nothing else). I can see the data stored in the tables. However, I can't use any of the design features. When I right-click on table I only get four choices (only three of which I remember) "Retrieve", "Refresh", and "Properties". The "Table Design" cho ...Show All

• Visual C# Win32 Heaps keeps on Growing

  Hi Guys, We've written a Service Application for importing data into our system. It appears that we have a memory leak since the applications grows and grows and grows until it crashes ( OutOfMemoryException ). Using .NET Memory Profiler 2.6 I found that the Win32 heaps seems to be the culprit. Does any one have any Idea what could be causing this issue Hundreds of things could cause this. Most likely (IMHO) * Calling Windows API functions that directly or indirectly allocate memory, and not cleaning up. * Creating objects and never disposing of them (and keeping references to them in, for ...Show All

• Visual Studio Using Custom Paper

  I need to user Paper Size Width 15 inches by Length 12 inches !!! How do I do this Go to Control Panel -> Printer and Faxes . Click on File -> Server Properties. Check the Create Form checkbox. Type the lenght you want under Form Descriptions column. and click save. afterward, open Crystal Report, and you should be able to see the paper size you set. Hope it helps! Goh Siang Hwee ...Show All

• Smart Device Development .net framework v1.1

  hi, i cant download .net framework v1.1 from microsoft.com, the link is broken, anybody help me about from where i can take it It works fine, just tried it and download started OK. You probably had issues with internet connection. Please try again. If it does not work for you, this is not the right forum to report it. Please use contact information on the download page instead. ...Show All

• Architecture Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server?

  Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server I think there are too many unknowns to give you an answer for example - What does the software do if it is doing a lot of number crunching 75% of CPU usage might be expected. Another example - Is the target hardware suitable for the application maybe you are using a weak platform what other programs run on the server etc. Arnon ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Exception thrown in a ClickOnce installation

  Hi again, Sorry, but I have another ClickOnce problem. My program runs without exception in the development environment, but the ClickOnce RUN version throws an exception in the form.Load event. Private Sub Form1_Load( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase .Load Try Dim fileStr As String = "..\Images\" doorPic(0) = Image.FromFile(fileStr + "Door1.gif" ) doorPic(1) = Image.FromFile(fileStr + "Door1S.gif." ) doorPic(2) = Image.FromFile(fileStr + "Door2.gif" ) doorPic(3) = Image.FromFile(fileStr + "Door2S.gif ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Active Directory - do i need this?

  Hi everybody. I’m here for the first time and I think not the last one .   I have a problem with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.   I would like to install this product, but I don’t have Active Directory on my Windows 2003. can i install this product correctly using a local account Is this possible   Thank you very much You need AD for Beta2. See installation guide here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=E54BF6FF-026B-43A4-ADE4-A690388F310E&displaylang=en If you don't have AD&nbs ...Show All

• .NET Development How to fill a textbox in a website application in VS 2005

  Hi, How can i fill a textbox with a tablefield that’s in a sql server. I only can explain in Delphi pascal it looks like this: Begin Edit1.Text := adoquery1.fieldbyname('a field').asstring; end; Thanks a lot for the help. I 'am really a VS noob but willing to try. Grtz Dipsy. Well, first you need a datasource, then you will have a table you can access. edit1.Text = myTable.Rows[0]["columnname"].ToString(); Something like that. You can reference columns by index or name. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System "Open from Source Control" Problem

  Hello, I have problems to open a solution for Source Control using the menu item "Open from Source Control". Does this feature already work Regard Stephan Cool!  Glad it worked out.  Do you have any idea how that might have gotten messed up   Did you change your drive letters perhaps ...Show All

• .NET Development Best Practice Architecture Question (Distribued Application Cache)

  Hi, Im in the process of developing a distributed application that has dynamic web menus and other components that are stored in my sql database. the menu is set at load time on the master page, and as you can imagine this will become a big problem having to query the db everytime I load the page. So I have created a cache to store the menu to save on db access. The question I have is: In which of my application layers should I place the cache query code basic overview of my app is as follows:         ---------User Interface---------------------     Web App     SoapProxies   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Migrating MFC application from Visual Studio 6.0 to Visual Studio 7.0

  Hi, We are migrating MFC application from Visual Studio 6.0 to Visual Studio 7.0. We do not have any mangaed code. Just we are compiling the c++/MFC code with .net compiler by using Visual Studio.net 2003. Do we need .net framework to run the applciation. If so what is the need for .net framework, though we are not using any managed code!. Thanks, Ram. You don't need the .net framework if you don't have any managed code. Just make sure (in the build log) that you are not using the comipiler /CLR switch. Note: these forums are specific for VC2005 and specially the express edition. T ...Show All

• SQL Server Gettint error "product level is insufficient" - did full re-install of SQL 2005 Standard Edition

  Installed SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition on a new server for testing. Installed SQL Server 2005 Management Studio on local PC. Created a database with a single table. Trying to run SSIS and export the database to a flat file. Get the error 0xc007470fe: Data Flow Task: The product level is insufficient for component "Destination - dbexport_txt [25]" I then installed SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition on the server as an upgrade of the existing instance and got the same error. Thinking this might be an upgrade issue, I completely uninstalled SQL Server 2005, rebooted the server, and then did a clean install of SQL Server 2005 Standard Editio ...Show All