Sir Limey's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Can I use Studio.NET and Studio 2005?

  Hi everyone! Can I use visual studio.NET and Visual Studio 2005 Pro on the same machine without problems I'm currently downloading Studio 2005 Pro an d I do not want to uninstall Studio.NET. Thanks Thanks a lot J van Rhyn for your reply. If I may exploit your kindness, I have one more question... All the projects created in Studio.NET are easily upgraded to Visual Studio 2005 Have you tried this yourself Thanks alot again... ...Show All

• SQL Server read an xls file from a script task

  I'm trying to read an xcel file from within the script task of SSIS. I've seen posts that kind of steer me in the right direction, but none to do exactly what I'm looking for. I am loading data from flat files into a database where the source file has text longer than the target column. In order to get the text to "fit" i would like to apply a series of standard abbreviations, for example replace "DOCTOR" with "DR". ...Show All

• Windows Forms Graphics

  I have been doing web development for 6 years (ASP.NET for the last three). I am now tasked with creating a Windows app to provide a subset of functionality for disconnected users that typically use our web app. I need to provide the same look and feel in the windows app that the web app has. I am lost. Since there are no easy ways to create tables and such for layout in WinForms, I was thinking of using GDI+ to create the graphical elements tha ...Show All

• Visual C# Serial Port Reset

  What does it mean to "reset" the serial port You need to be more specific. Are you trying to hang up a modem, change settings, release the serial port, etc. Hi, I am using VS2005 C# Beta 2, Framework 2.0. My serial port application works fine until Windows XP SP2 Hyperterminal is used. Start from system reboot, run my appl. on Com 1, no problem. Close my appl. Launch Hyperterminal using Com1, close it. Start my ...Show All

• Visual C# radio button's "selected" event

  am using 2 radio buttons in my form. rAdmin and rDesigner. < input type =radio id =rDesigner runat =server name =userType onserverchange ="rDesigner_ServerChange"> < input type =radio id =rAdmin runat =server name =userType onserverchange ="rAdmin_ServerChange"> when the user selects either radiobuttons, data is displayed based on which radio button is selected. where should i write the code for d ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Windows CE / .NET CF 2.0 / Custom UI

  Any resources to explain how to go about developing user/custom controls which DON'T resemble Windows Forms   If I am going from a proprietary embedded OS with our own application framework to Windows CE, it seems like .NET CF is not very useful for my products.  I don't use a stylus on my device.  I don't have a bunch of controls with right angles...etc, etc.  My UI does not resemble Windows 95.  I think you get the pic ...Show All

• Windows Forms Illegal Cross Thread Call

  Why is thrown the illegal cross tread call exception if I want to set text property of label after DataReceived event was fired of SerialPort Matja VB Sample Code Snippet Option Explicit On Option Strict On Imports System.Threading Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Butto ...Show All

• Windows Forms If you can answer this Overrides Question... you're brilliant and probably way underpaid

  I have a treeview control on a form. The TreeView control automatically as part of the .NET framework contains and uses a TreeNodeCollection, which of course you gain access to using objTreeView.Nodes I am able to override the TreeView control without breaking the tinyest of a sweat. Public Class MyOwnTreeView Inherits System.Windows.Forms.TreeView ... End Class Well here's the EEEnormously HUUUUUGE dilemma where MASSI ...Show All

• Visual Studio "The specified procedure cannot be found" error when opening project from source control

  Hi all, When I try to open an project from source control(VSS 6.0) in my vs.net 2003, the following message occour: "The specified procedure cannot be found" and it cannot be opened." I can open that project from local working folder.but whenever I try to checkout a file, that error message occours but I can procceed to check out that file. But I cannot still open a new project from source control! I have tried to   &nb ...Show All

• .NET Development Could I use VC++ 2005 Express develop the Win32 Application without .NET ?

  Could I use VC++ 2005 Express develop the Win32 Application without .NET The Win32 Application muse run on Win98SE/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003 with .NET. Thanks ! File  / New / Project "Project Types" => "Win32"  "Templates" =>  "Win32 Console Application" Add code : printf("Hello World!"); Compile is ok. I copy program to another PC based Windows XP with full update and ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Another 32000 error

  I'm getting this error when installing the foundation server piece Error 32000. The Commandline “c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 2005 Enterprise Server\BISIISDIR\sdk\bin\Bisregedit.exe” http://TEAMSRV01:8080/SCC/public/application/ServiceDefinition.aspx ” TEAMSRV01 BisDB’ returned non-zero value: 1. I get a choice to retry to cancel. If I click retry a few times nothing really happens, I get the same error and the installation s ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS on Domain Controller, how do I upgrade to RC?

  Hi, For Beta 3 (refresh), I had Team Foundation Server installed on a Domain Controller. Now the RC has come along and this is no longer supported. Any ideas on how I can move the WIT and Source Control data in my Beta 3 instance to an RC instance and maintain any sort of history Regards, Martin. Great. Thanks for the confirmation. For all of the comments about this, I'm surprised that we haven't seen any feedback on this w ...Show All

• .NET Development WebClient Object very slow on first request, second request fast

  Hi All We are using the WebClient class to pull the text from a simple web page. The first request after starting the app takes 5 to 10 seconds to return the data, the second request takes .1 seconds. We can change the URL and the request is still fast after the first request processes. We have tried WebRequest/ WebResponse with the same results. We have also tried using a IP address, and a WINS name. As long as we do not close the App, al ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Integrate the MSN Messenger 7.5 into Outlook Express on Win XP Pro

  For some reason, it won't let me integrate the MSN into Outlook Express, even though I've uninstalled and reinstalled completely. Any suggestions By intergrate do you mean the small side bar of contacts that show within OE If so then you have to make sure that windows messenger is also installed on the machine. Is that still installed on the machine ...Show All

• Visual C# how to compile a project

  hi guy's first a bit about me it has been 20 years since i last wrote any code (anyone old enough to remember the vic 20) when i herd about visual c# 2005 express, i thought this could be fun and it has been a blast relearning and playing with it. ok now for my problem i have written a few simple apps just for the fun of it and to see what i can do, i have run them all just in debug mode ( f5 ) as i did not want to keep or share any of them as i ...Show All