Ranjith_Msdn's Q&A profile

• Windows Live Developer Forums Few questions regarding the Activity App

  Hi,      I have gone through some of the posts in forum and come to know about some of the features of MSN activity SDK. But still I have few questions. Here are they: 1. Although some posts make it clear that we can use server side scripting (ASP.Net) for the webpage in MSN Activity app. But can we send some data to the web application. Also, (although i don't think so), can we open page2.aspx from page1.aspx webpage within the MSN activity app. If yes, how 2. MSN Activity Contest rules say that use of ActiveX controls is not allowed. Does that mean we can't even use XmlHttpRequest I think without this ActiveX we won't ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS .NET 2003 Pro Installation Problems

  Hi, When I try to install Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional, it just sits doing there doing nothing while displaying "Generating setup script" -- for hours.  When I cancel, it asks me if I want to rollback, and then again, does nothing -- I can't even close the window. I have Windows XP Pro + SP2. Can somebody please help! Regards, Siddharth Do you have any logs generrated in your %temp% folder They may help indicate why your machine is hanging. ...Show All

• Visual C++ Running a MFC Application?

  Hi! Sorry about that "probably-stupid" question, but... I started a new project with Visual Studio 2005 including a MFC Application. There was no error in the code and I compiled/build it. However, how can I create a portable .EXE with it Must I include something else Aren't the files of the solution enough Thanks! You will need the binaries of the solution in addition to the CRT related binaries are needed. Take a look about http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235624.aspx  to learn more about SxS and the needed binaries. Thanks,   Ayman Shoukry   VC++ Team ...Show All

• .NET Development Server as form - how to call methods on the form etc.

  Hi all, I am trying to write a music player (hosted in a winform) that can be controlled using Remoting over TCP/IP from different applications (e.g. asp.net, pocketpc etc.)  The problem I have been unable to solve is how to get my remote object (instantiated on server as singlecall) to call methods on the server winform which hosts e.g. the mediaplayer activex control. For example, I want to do soemthing like the following: 1.  Client (say PocketPC app) calls "play" method on remote object passing filename of mp3 to play 2.  Remote object validates existence of file and calls method on winform to play file 3.  MediaP ...Show All

• .NET Development Exporting managed functions

  I have a question... How do you export managed functions from a Dll I know how to export native, but... Can you also export managed classes the same way Or in another, similar way This is what I require, as I've been doing in native before. I'm using mixed managed code. Unmanaged classes can easily be exported and consequentially imported by unmanaged C++ (as long as both are compiled using the same compiler version and bound against the same C runtime library). The same applies to managed classes, but mixing both object models  needs a bridging layer. One of them is the CO ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Is it possible to run a WPF application that requires full trust in a browser?

  Our app is a xaml browser application, and is set to 'requires full trust' option. It can run in debugging mode, but does not run in the browser. The following error is shown: Trust not granted. The application cannot be deployed because it is not trusted and possibly unsafe. Detail: PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.2.3790.65536 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42 System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) SOURCES Deployment url : http://localhost/DataAnalysis/DataAnalysis4.xbap Application url : http://lo ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Basic News Channel

  When loading VB2005 Express a message says ' Please wait while the news channel updates it's contents'When loaded the news updates do not go beyond Mon. 07 Nov. If the updates are not to be provided is it possible to remove this requirement Steep   Thank you all and a Merry Christmas ...Show All

• .NET Development Environment.UserDomainName reports machine name instead of domain name

  How can I get a hold of the local machine  I need the domain name and machine name. If it's any help, I'm getting the same behavior: I'm logged into MYDOMAIN\UserName, but UserDomainName is returning MYMACHINE\UserName. The System.Security.Principal call works correctly. Looks like a bug in the framework. g. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Client application authentication?

  I realize that .Net 2.0 does not provide client application authentication and was wondering if WCF/Indigo addresses this issue in any way Thanks, Ray Manning Can you explain better You can see in this forum many post about 'authentication'. ...Show All

• Windows Forms A Terrarium Server is Up and Running at http://207.158.113.70/Terrarium

  Enjoy!  I'll try to keep it up as much as possible. Hi Alan.  Unfortunately I'm not running this on a "server" platform.  I seem to be experiencing some problems related to the number of concurrent connections.  I've been working on an application that may be causing some of the trouble.  I'll see what I can do to mitigate it's impact.  The server is back up and running.  If you experience any more trouble send me a quick email.  Thanks. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Code Analysis: Do not declare static members on generic types

  Code Analysis tells me not to declare static members on generic types to prevent different syntax from non-generic members. Probably that is a good idea, but there are no exclusions to that rule. What about the == operator Code Analysis tells me to implement it because my generic type is IComparable. The pattern to implement == operator is as a static method. Another example: a static method is implemented because it is used by another (generic class) as well. It should be part of one of those two generic classes. How to do that Thanks for any hints Hans-Peter This question is better suited ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System WorkItem queries with joins to other linked work items?

  Does anyone have any examples of work item queries that join linked work items In code it can be done by using a workitem query to populate a workitem store, then getting the link ids by looping, i.e. Dim wiqlQuery As String = _ "Select ID " + _ "where " + _ "([System.WorkItemType] = 'Deploy' and " + _ "[MySystem.Deploy.Target] = 'TestSystem5' " + _ "and [System.State] = 'AuthorisedToProceed') " Dim workitems As WorkItemCollection = store.Query(wiqlQuery) For Each workItem In workitems For Each l In workItem.Links 'gather the ids into a string...eg..('100','104','103') N ...Show All

• SQL Server Wildcard SLL Certificates

  Does Reporting Services support wildcard ssl certificates ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB.NET :IMPORTANT QUESTION!!! please answer if you know

  I finish a project in vb.net, and i compiled it (in Release option). Now, it has 5 MB (aproximate) from my HDD(with the dll,exe etc.). When i execute, it takes ~34-38 MB from RAM (is huge, i think). Whay try to make a simply windows application project in vb.net with a blank form and compiled him->run and look or RAM ocupated...is mutch i think I suggest you read http://getdotnetco.web101.discountasp.net/GdncStore/free/Articles/The%20Memory%20Mystery.htm ...Show All

• .NET Development MSXML 6

  Is there a merge module available yet for the new MSXML 6 If not, why Thanks Can Microsoft please provide information on how MSXML6 is to be installed in a public software package if there is no merge module Especially in consideration of the fact that concurrent installations are deprecated with Windows Installer 4. I quote from the MS documentation: "Concurrent Installations, also called Nested Installations, is a deprecated feature of the Windows Installer. Applications installed with concurrent installations can eventually fail because they are difficult for customers to service correctly. ...Show All