sarmistead's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Linked Server

  Hi, I have created a linked server using Excel file. When I run the query again this linked server, it works fine as I have all kind of authorities. But when user run it gives the following message (Queries are running from ASP.Net Page) System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "LPG". Here is how linked server is configured EXEC master . dbo . sp_addlinkedserver @server = N 'LPG' , @srvproduct = N 'Excel' , @provider = N 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' , @datasrc = N 'E:\MyFolder\LPG.xls' , @provstr = N 'Excel ...Show All

• Windows Forms Windows Forms autotab

  In Windows Forms is there an autotab capability    It existed in MFC where when typing into an Edit control (textBox), once the max number of characters for the control was exceeded, the focus went to the next control and the characters were entered there.  I often see the feature while typing Microsoft serial numbers during software installations. ...Show All

• .NET Development Persistent View State

  I set the property enableviewstate=false on my document and all of the web controls, and even set the page.enableviewstate property=false in my code-behind, and yet the rendered html page still showed the hidden view state as follows: <input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" value="dDw0OTg1MjU3MTk7Oz4J+KimZEy5kJo5l/sI1ovaMLi8Cw==" /> Is this normal or Am I doing something wrong How do I disable View State I want to disable the viewstate because it is  a pain in the butt!!!! Please help Hi! Thanks for asking! I'm a member of the ASP.NET team, and was just popping over here to see what was go ...Show All

• Visual C++ Need syntax examples and info for the super set of C++ (managed C++/CLI)

  HI!   First please take it easy on me!! I'm trying to teach myself a little about the super sets of C++.. I have read many books over years on OOP's but I never really took the plunge into the pool to get my feet wet,,, I kind of stuck with VB over the years,,, And now that I got a hold of Visual Studio 2005 Pro I'm ready to dive in head first.. The problem is I can't seem to find any sites that cover the super sets of C++.. I get 5 Million hits on the old stuff that is no longer used cause it is the unmanaged syntax,,,,,,, Even when I find a forum tha ...Show All

• SQL Server How to avoid Caching of Reports?

  Hi All, We have a Report wherein we specify the criteria and then generate the report. The issue is when we give a new criteria the second time and generate the report, we get the old result set that was for the previous criteria. How can we avoid this Thanks in advance. Sundar if you are calling the report via URL access then add in the rs:ClearSession=true command to the url ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Command Buttons

  Hello Friends.. There are 5 command buttons in a form... Each command button reads dat from serial port... My problem is...When we press a command button while it is been processing..mean while if the user presses other command button it should not function or activate...But I'm not able to do that... Please any one help me abt this... Bye suma Hello Suma Before the routine that starts reading data from the the port fires, set the enabled property of these buttons to False. This will disable the buttons. Once the routine that starts reading data from the the port finishes, reset the enabled ...Show All

• Windows Forms SoapException

  Anybody have a clue what this is telling me   I downloaded the TaskVision source and compiled after getting rid of the Excel calls since I only have Excel2000 and I get this error after logging in as jdoe ->  "An error has occurred on your remote server.  Please contact your network adminstrator." System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was u ...Show All

• Visual Basic image conversion component..

  hi ppl.. well i m developing a wallpaper changer.. and i am not to expert to write a code to convert a .jpeg or .jpg file to a .bmp file.. while the bit depth should remain 24 bits.. like windows does.. i have searched a function in vb6 ,but it isn't there or any winapi function that i can call.. as i am a student i can not buy anyone's properietery component also.. all u guyz are proper developers .. it would be really nice if u guyz can give me a site from which i can freely download them.. plzz help me. ashish I know the bitmap object allows you to save the file, i'm not sure it if retains the color depth however. You would have to ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Accessing WCF from native cpp client

  Hi, I want to access a WCF service from a native C++ code. The Client runs on a machine that do not have the .Net frameork installed (win 2000 for example). I have built a simple WCF service with basicHttpBinding . Tested the service with WCF client and with .Net client. Both worked fine. When I created a win32 C++ client (non CLR project), I failed in the procedure of "Add Web Reference" with the output below. Do you know how to create a native win32 client (non CLR) for a WCF service Output of "Add Web Reference": Command Lines Creating command line "sproxy.exe ".\MyLocalhost\results.disco ...Show All

• .NET Development How do you get the C# programs to Pause when you compile

     I am   trying to compile a C# program and see the result but the screen blinks and then cuts off real quick how do i pause this so i can see my result cin.ignore() you know doesnt work...so HELP Strange... Check the Text Size option in the View menu. It should be set to "Medium". ...Show All

• Visual C# Application.Exit() not working

  When i tried to end my application with Application.Exit() Visual Studio seems to throw me an exception pointing to the Application.Run(new FormNameHERE()) saying that it had nothing to start. But my Application only calls the Application.Exit() after the Application.Run() in had been executed. Kinda strange. A workaround i did was to do an empty try..catch. But is this a bug or is it just happening to me Are you able to trace from the Application.Run into the constructor of FormNameHERE It may be that the form name has changed and the main Application.Start hasn't been changed. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Replacement Disk - Visual Studio 6

  How do I obtain a replacement copy of Visual Studio 6 Necessity dictated that U reformat my hard drive. When I tried to reinstall VS 6, i discovered that the 1st disk was damaged. I have the original box that it came in, but not the sales reciept. A couple of years ago, my office developer disk got scratched. MS sent me a new disk for the price of the media, US$5. Give sales support a call. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) TextSelection In WPF

  How to programmatically select text in WPF RichTextBox control It seems that the RichTextBox.Selection.Select() method is too ambiguous to work with, it also looks like that it's impossble to construct a TextPointer from an arbitrary char offset, the TextPointer.GetPositionAtOffset won't do the trick either ....shudder...:( Sheva It is true that there isn't an api for directly getting a TextPointer at an arbitrary character offset, however, it is possible to write this code yourself. You will have to iterate through the ValidInsertionPositions in the document to locate the start and end of your selection. Something like this should ...Show All

• Windows Forms Binding a DataGridList to existing custom data via the "custom business object" approach?

  Hi, Regarding using Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 and the ability to bind a DataGridView to a custom object.   If I have an existing instantiated list of custom objects with the data already populated, say similar to “List<myCustomClass> mylist” based on your Word class: Q1 – How do I tie my already existing list of data to the DataGridView/DataSource   (i.e. noting in the data source configuration it seems you associate it with the class, as opposed to a set of instantiated objects based on the class) Q2 – Is there anything special about my custom class I in my custom List<custom_class> to ensure it will work with t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System MS Project Integration and Assigned To Field

  Can I change the binding for a work item in Team Explorer as it seems to be bound to the Active Directory Display Name which has the format of 'Surname, Firstname'. This is a problem when imported into Project as it defines a task as having 2 resources, one for the surname and one for the firstname which also effects the actual task time and therefore cannot be published back to TFS. Alan, We are currently testing a fix for this. Once the fix has been verified, you will be able to get it from product support. Thanks, Erin ...Show All