Todd Reifsteck - MS's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms mageUI.exe fails to sign manifest after adding files - HELP!!!

  I am using VS.NET 2005 beta 2 ClickOnce deployment and need to add some data files to my manifest.  So far, I have been unsuccessful in using mageUI.exe to add the files due to a signing error.  This signing error stands in the way of a production point-of-sale deployment scheduled for next week .  We would greatly appreciate any help you might give us.  Here's the steps I took and the errors/warnings that I s ...Show All

• .NET Development multiple readers on one connection

  can any one tell how and if it is to have multiple sqldatareaders open on one connection. we keep on running into this problem........ It is not possible. From MSDN While the SqlDataReader is being used, the associated SqlConnection is busy serving the SqlDataReader , and no other operations can be performed on the SqlConnection other than closing it. This is the case until the Close method of the Sql ...Show All

• SQL Server Can not change filter on model report - UPDATED

    I have a very simple report based on a test model. The report is filtered via a date field and runs ok. If I try to change the filter I get the following error message: Operation Failed Short time pattern does not include hours and minutes Does anyone know how I can correct this Regards John  UPDATE This only happens if I try to filter between two dates, a single date works correctly! ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server 2005 SP1 Slipstream

  I was unofficially told last year at the November SQL DevCon conference, and at the local SQL Server 2005 launch event, that service packs for SQL Server 2005 would have slipstream abilities. I’ve read through all the documentation that I could find on SP1 and can’t find any reference to slipstreaming. Can anyone officially confirm the status of slipstreaming SP1or future service packs Slipstreaming would be a VERY welcome f ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Using shared data in an Outlook 2003 add-in?

  I'm new to writing add-ins for Outlook and I've been working through several of the examples, but I haven’t found anything that talks about using an add-in to create and manage shared data (except using a database connection or XML document). We need very basic CRM like functionality where contact information is shared among a group of people with additional fields.  We'd also like to be able to take information from e-mails and store as n ...Show All

• Windows Forms BufferedGraphicsContext cannot be disposed of because a buffer operation is currently in progress.

  Don't know if this is right group to post this question. My program is in .Net 2.0, It is data entry form that has no code related to graphic manupilation. But my clients sometimes get this error. and it will show some big red X  over some controls. I've never seen it in my development machine though. "BufferedGraphicsContext cannot be disposed of because a buffer operation is currently in progress." What could cause this pro ...Show All

• SQL Server un-named assertion fired for component processing error

  I am getting an "un-named assertion fired for component processing" error in RS 2005 when running a report that allows a null parameter value. If I supply a value, the report runs ok. When I run the query in the data designer, leaving the value null, the results return as expected. It only bombs when I run the report with a null parameter. A couple things: The report contains a subreport with parameters, none of which are the one th ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Sql Server and VFP

  Is there an accpect or general way to convert  - using odbc sql sever date fields (which are like timedate ) to vfp fields type date   bob Lee I was more looking for a way to get back a local vfp cursor as a DATE type field in the first place without converting it..  but thanks . Bob Lee ...Show All

• Visual Studio Using a Template to iterate on all models of a project

  Hello ! I want to define some models to generate code. However I want to be able to define multiple models in a same projects and so I need to write template that will do the same generation for each model found in the project. What I have seen right now is that each template includes a processor directive that specify the model file to use for generation. Can I modify that to iterate on each model file Thanks Dunno if there ...Show All

• Smart Device Development WinMobile 5.0 Development - Clear answer needed

  Hi Everyone, Searched everywhere for a clear answer to this questions, can someone please point me in the right direction. 1. Can eVC++ 4 still be used for WinMobile 5 development I understand that VS2005 is the recommended way, but can programs compiled with eVC++ still run under WM5 2. If aswer to 1. is "YES, programs should run" then is there a document that details possible issues that might be encountered (apart from screen orientation whi ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Can data be sent to GPRS enabled phones?

  My question is that nowadays, there are GPRS enabled phones available... Can a PC be interfaced to a GPRS enabled phone to send data via GPRS link At the receiving end again the data will come to the GPRS enabled phone and will be read by the second PC. Is it possible This is a wrong forum to ask this question, you should contact your particular phone carrier to find out if that's possible. My guess would be no because I doubt GPRS allows ...Show All

• SQL Server How to convert string datatype {hh:mm:ss} into (date)time datatype

  I need to build a chart. Chart doesn't recognize a string value hh:mm:ss that was converted by =String.Format("{0:HH:mm:ss}",CDate("0:0:0").AddSeconds(Avg (Fields!HT.Value)))    I've got "out of the range" error. if i convert it in datetime will it  work How to convert this string into datetime with the same format "hh:mm:ss" Thank you! Thank you!!!!! ...Show All

• .NET Development cannot access SQL database in VS.

  I have a databse in SQL Server 2005 Sept Beta 2. On another partition I have Visual Studio 8. I want to establish a connection between the two. Doing it programmatically in a C# code program fails.The connection string does not give me an error on debug. Doing it via GUI in VS fails on the account of "timeout failed..." I tried to copy the whole database from SQL Server directory into VS directory - the same result. Amazingly, I was able to con ...Show All

• Windows Forms Can I access a ButtonBase property in a derived Button class?

  I want to access the Friend MouseIsDown, MouseIsOver, and MouseIsPressed properties in my derived Button class called MiniButton.  I'm overriding the OnPaint method in which I would like to tell what is happening with the Mouse to determine what to draw.  I've seen code before that allows access to the get_MouseIsDown(), etc... methods that are created for a property, but I can't find that reference.  Are these still accessible an ...Show All

• .NET Development List files on ftp server

  Hello all, i have created an ftp client in C# using Wininet and i am able to download upload files from and to my ftp server, what i would like is to have the list of files and directories on the ftp server using wininet. any help would be great. With WinInet you'll have to PInvoke FtpFindFirstFile and InternetFindNextFile . Just FYI: there is an FtpWebRequest class in 2.0 that can make some operations easier, but doesn't actually ...Show All