sschleicher's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista Bug? generic Dictionary as Property

  I exposed a Dictionary<string,string> as a property named MI of a custom activity. The code generator messes up the whole workflow afterwards, translating the dictionary to: System.Collections.Generic. Dictionary < string , string > dictionary`21 = new System.Collections.Generic. Dictionary < string , string >(); in the InitializeComponent of the Workflow. The '21 is of course an illegal character combination and the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions keyboard shortcuts to buttons?

  Hello, is there a way to put shortcuts to buttons like enter Additionally you can click a button using ALT + char combination by adding a '&' in the fron of that char (in the button Text property) like: button.Text = "&File" for ALT + F ...Show All

• SQL Server securing Local System, password expiration, occasionally connected MSDE

  Numerous articles (e.g., http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/administration/2000/security/securingsqlserver.asp , even one that I wrote, http://www.dbazine.com/sql/sql-articles/cook12 ) state that to secure SQL Server, the SQL Server services should not run as Local System. That advice is useful only if making the change is not overly disruptive or is even allowable. My two most recent clients have absolutely rigid password expiration pol ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Create Project Visual Studio 2005 Team System

  Hello When i create a team system project, i am an error. the message is csstasks.xml is denied I don't know what i do Please help me lbo Robert, I got the same error, I hope this helps you to find what's the problem : <ReportParameter Name="CoverageScale"> <DataType>Float</DataType> <DefaultValue> <Values> <Value>1</Value> </Values> </DefaultValue> <AllowBlank>true< ...Show All

• Visual C# Help : Using comboBox and KeyPress event in form

  Hi I have newer C#. I am finding way solve 2 problem.     1. I load data (name and id) from database. i cann’t find way add 2 column to comboBox.     2. KeyPress in form very foolish. It only active in frist press , in next press it do not have any thing. Please help me !!! Thanks ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't connect to Report Server via Management Studio

  Hi, I have a local installation of SQL Server 2005 (Developer Edition) on XP Professional SP2, with Reporting Services, Integration Services, and Analysis Server installed. I can connect to Integration Services and Analysis Server via the SQL Server Management Studio, but not to the Report Server. I can access and use the Report Server installation via http://localhost/Reports and http://localhost/ReportServer , and everything checks out on ...Show All

• SQL Server Left or Length Command

  I have a field that contains data such as 'ACB00/02'. How would I write into a function that gathers a load of data together for me a peice of code that will grab only the first 2 chars of the afore mentioned value, So the result would be in the new created colum in a temp table 'AC'. This is to occur over 7,000 records but they are not all AC, I just want the first two from every line. Regards Here's an example using the Northwind d ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Sharing files between threads - how?

  Hi, I am trying to build an application where one thread samples values and writes them in a file, while another thread reads that same file, processes and displays the data. How can I manage the file is open to both threads and manage the file with streamwriter and streamreader More info: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=217070&SiteID=1 Thanks all Jake I really liked ...Show All

• Windows Forms Oh Progress Bar ????

  Hi for all the matter is so simple But I really try every thing BUT ..... I need any of your help , My App in VB.NET 2.0 So , I have a number of Shell() calls that executes an external application that process some files O.K I want to USE PROGRESS BAR which is indicating the progress of the files processing I do not know When the Shell() calls finish So, I can not set the Maximum of the progress bar I want the progress bar to e ...Show All

• Windows Forms Tale of Woe - Convert KeyCode to Char - Please Help

  Hi, I have been trying to create a combo box that does autocomplete (a bit like in the address bar in IE) but I would like to be able to make it so that if I set a flag it will only allow the user to enter values that&n ...Show All

• Windows Forms Setting default value for null in datacolumn and datagrid

  Hi, I have a datagrid bound to a datatable. I have different columns in my datacolumn of type Integer, sometimes the value in datacolumn is NULL and in datagrid it also shows up as NULL. Is there anyway I can display some other character such as "-" or "n/a" in datagrid instead of null I am using 1.1 so I cant use datagridview Thanks, I guess a feasible solution would be ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS 2005 Search for Help - object moved?

  I had http 407 error yresterday, but today it geeting different error. All http source is showing with object moved to http://service2.msdn.microsoft.com/search/service.asmx is there anyting I need to make this work Update config Ben: This sounds like a temporary problem with MSDN2. Are you still getting this error ...Show All

• Visual Basic Windows Form Designer generated code

  I am trying to move an application from VB6 to VB.net 2005 Express. I have all the code converted without error. Now I need to add several classes. The classes were moved from VB.net 2002 to 2005. The forms all have a section " Windows Form Designer generated code" where code for 'MyControlArray' was place for the class. See below: # Region " Windows Form Designer generated code " Public Sub New () MyBase .Ne ...Show All

• Visual Studio Extending editor context menu for .xml and .css files?

  I have a VSIP package with several commands. Those commands are added to the editor's context menu. In .ctc NEWGROUPS_BEGIN section I have a context menu group set up via guidSHLMainMenu:IDM_VS_CTXT_CODEWIN parent group Id. Unfortunately, that doesn't cover .xml and .css (and some other similar) files. Thus my menu items don't appear to in the context menu for those particular file types. Could someone share the group Id (simil ...Show All

• .NET Development MSIL/CIL specification?

  Is there a document that describes MSIL/CIL in detail I'm looking for the kind of detail that would be required to build a compiler for it. So far I've only been able to find opcode.def and asmparse.grammar. Thanks, Ray That would be the ECMA CLI specification at http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-335.htm You may also want to check out the excellent books by John Gough a ...Show All