Anton Eagle's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Replication from a 2005 database to a 2000 database

  Is it possible to setup replication for a particular database from an SQL2005 database server to a SQL2000 database server. I've searched a few forums and the MS knowledge base but can't find a specific answer. Hopefully someone can point this novice in the right direction. Mike Yes you can. For more information, search Books Online, or MSDN, for topic " Using Multiple Versions of SQL Server in a Replication Topology ". ...Show All

• .NET Development BeginSend()

  I've looked through the forums and understand that TCP/IP information (such as TCP acks) are inaccessible in .net. My question is, when using the BeginSend() method on .net sockets, at what point does the async callback method get called When the buffer is flushed Is there any correspondence between the async callback being called and TCP protocol events (like acks etc) Thanks guys, that pretty much answers m ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Binding still dosen't see changes

  In september ctp I was talking that binding dosen't see changes if elements it binds to dosen't exist yet.Bind ListView. ItemsSource = " {Binding XPath=something/*}" not working(ListView is still empty),if "something" does not contains a single element and you add it thereafter-XmlDataProvider.DeferRefresh()/ListView.Items.Refresh() dosen't help here too.The only solution now is explicit rebinding(not user friendly IMHO): lw.SetBinding( L ...Show All

• .NET Development Performance issue spotted.

  In my last thread, I posted a serious performance issue I was getting with VS .Net 2005 IDE while running the application from there(either debug or release modes). This performance issue seems not to exist if i run the application from windows (windows explorer, start-run). Now, after some careful step into debugging functions, I have realized that performance is severely damaged on the following lines: for ( int i = 1; i < bmpToConver ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions 2 questions...?

  hi everyone... i got 2 questions: 1) can i display the datagrid in my program in a better way ..cuz what I've seen that it displays it like a table in the database 2) I've used the listbox and i would like to clear the items displayed in it....for an example i have a button search which will search in the database then displays the result in the listbox....and i have a button Clear which should clear the listbox....so how can i Clea ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Indigo January CTP: Creating interface-compliant proxy on top of interface with overloaded methods

  Hi! I need to build a chain of calls to one method over several components within a communication infrastructure, in which Indigo is central part (client - server with several steps in between). All involved components are to obey the same interface, which includes several overloaded methods. This is ok because the server is a normal component, not a (web) service and should remain like this. Example: I have an interface wi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS Source Control Remote Working

  Hi, I hope I am missing the obvious, but I can't find any info on how TFS will work for remote workers. I know that it will work fine for those connected to the office network via VPN or such, but what about remote users who only have standard internet access I was under the impression that there was some kind of web access, but I can't find any details anywhere. I imagine there has to be some serious setup if this kind of external access throu ...Show All

• Visual C++ Graphs in VC++

  I'm trying to draw a Graph within a Dialog Box and Without using an ActiveX. I have tried to use a CStatic control or Custom control unsuccessfully. I have tried to use a CDC object and attached the pointer on CWnd from my control but i don't manage to make it display anything. It is written in MSDN that i Should use OnDraw() to recover the right DC pointer but no Control release this event. Am i trying to do something impossible I guess n ...Show All

• SQL Server Slow Startup from Idle

  Is it possible to stop the server from going to sleep when it is idle to improve responsiveness to new connections Could you describe your problem it a bit more detail Are you connecting to the express instance using "user instance=true" in the connection string Do logins seem to take longer if the instance is idle some particular amount of time ...Show All

• Windows Forms Why are new UserControl classes abstract ?

  If I add a new UserControl to a project, it looks like this: public abstract class MyCustomRepeater : System.Web.UI.UserControl { ... } I've made a custom repeater and it works just fine.  I was wondering how this "abstract" class can be created and&nbs ...Show All

• Windows Forms Crystal reports : Database login dialog - how to awoid it?

  I'm using Crystal reports as a part of Microsoft Visual studio .net 2002. I'm using field definition file (ttx) and a datatable as a datasource for report. (In VB .net code, Datatable is filled with data and then is set to be datasource fo ...Show All

• Visual C# Converting OleDbType enumeration to its mapped System.Type

  Hi,   Is there some existing method that converts an OleDbType enumeration to its mapped System.Type   E.g. OleDbType.Char maps to System.String Francois Nel Francois - This table shows the mappings between OleDbType data types, OLE DB data types (shown in parentheses), and .NET Framework types. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemData ...Show All

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

  Everytime I try to start the Sims 2 a message comes up saying: "Failed to find any Directx 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have a Directx 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate." I have installed the latest Directx and Directx 9.0c, how do I fix this Please reply ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions I can't find where to download the registration benefits.

  I have gone through the registration process for Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition and I have attempted to find the registration benefits (the electronic books, the stock images, etc.) but I can't find them. Any thoughts Thanks! I am having the same problem. I got the confirmation email, and clicked through, but I never got the benefits email. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Can't publish using August CTP

  I took an existing application written in BETA 2 and attempted to publish it using the August CTP build. I made the required changes, recompiled, etc. And I can't get it to deploy to a machine that doesn't have the August CTP bits on it. I keep getting the following manifest erorr. PLATFORM VERSION INFO  Windows    : 5.2.3790.65536 (Win32NT)  Common Language Runtime  : 2.0.50215.44  System.Deployment.dll   ...Show All