khalil_yassine's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ moving around the client area using arrowkeys instead of mouse moves

  Hi, I am new to C++ and have I have written (using MFC) a small program that displays a maze and has a man in side it in the form of a bitmap.  I want the man to move round the maze when the arrowkeys on the keyboard are selected however I can only see functions for mouse moves in the help.  Can anyone guide me as to how I might achieve this Thanks in advance. The arrow key codes are as follow ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista I can't start installing vista beta2

  Hello I can't start installing vist beta2, when open the iso I only get a readme file whit the following text. This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification. I olso can't boot the dvd. Luc I'm afraid these forums are for programming questions only. I'm sure with the public release of the beta, there are forums springing u ...Show All

• SQL Server getting a double line as underline

   nead to show a double line just below a word is there any upper double line symbol. i saw a double line but it is in middle. i am using this symbol with sql. so i need that symbol to be upper ie select replicate('n'R',10) RRRRRRRRRR like this IS there NO WAY OF GETTING upper DOUBLE LINE not middle  it is difficult in my case because of the complexity of my sp and my client requirement. You should do formatting on the client-side ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Could someone recommend a good book for VB 2005?

  I'm new to programming and this is the language I've choosen to start with. Could someone suggest a good book to begin with Myself I can not image anyone Learning this trade without First taking a few Formal Courses in this Area.... But if You are Really Smart(Cgraus) you can Do It..... These are Free Movies Not Books... http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/learning/default.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visu ...Show All

• Visual Basic Printing in VB or other .nets

  i have researched thoroughly the new .net printing paradigm. However, the use of Graphics eliminates the ability to print directly to the printer using Internal Printer Fonts. Eg. i need a way to print using printer font "Stripe 2" such that the printer can print on the magnetic side. In VB6 this was very easy as the printer font's were easy enum'ed. Does anyone know of and could provide a solution/insight into the way to print ...Show All

• SQL Server Replication for Full-Text Index

  I have built a Full-Text Index on a indexed view. I'd like to replicate this indexed view from a control database to a live database. What values should I specify for @type and @schema_option for the sp_addarticle sproc to ensure the Full-Text Index is still functional after it's replicated For now, I have set @type="indexed view logbased" and @schema_option=0x90000F3. Are these values correct Could anyone give me some advice on ...Show All

• .NET Development DataSet and DataReader in Visual C#

  Hello. I'm new to .Net Platform, and I have to do an Windows application in Visual C# who access a database from Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Can you present me a quick tutorial who shows me how to access a database through DataSet and DataReader classes It's wellcome a graphical tutorial. Thanks' very much. The best I found so far: http://www.LearnVisualstudio.NET ...Show All

• Windows Forms Application empty in Alt/Tab toggling

  Hi, Application empty in Alt/Tab toggling Thank's Alexei If you can reproduce this problem please use the MS product feedback to report it as a bug: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions App runs under c# Devel environment but not on another box

  I can produce a release and debug version of my application. It will run under the VC # IDE and it will run development box( just copy the app.exe and app.exe.config to anydir(runs fine). When I try to put it on another box. It does not work like the devel environment. Using the .net 2 and have verified the installation on the client boxes. It seems to be some type of permission problem. (I also tried the publish but what a joke) ...Show All

• .NET Development InterOp issues for Web Service -- Automation error, The system cannot find the file specified.

  Issue with Interop of COM component and .Net Assembly We have a project, which uses .net Assembly and COM component together, and is having problem with loading the private assembly. Issue: The .NET Assembly calls a COM components and that COM components calls another .NET assembly, and we would not be able to get the COM components call .NET assembly working in the call chain (Assembly->COM component -> Assem ...Show All

• Windows Forms Databinding faults due to Generic class

  I've been trying to figure out all morning why I can't use the built-in databinding search feature for objects, getting a error message as follows when trying to add a project data source: Error Message: The given assembly name or codebase was invalid. Turns out, after removing every class 1-by-1 from my project, that the source of the error was a class that took 3 generic parameters, as such: public class ProxyEngine <R, T, E> ...Show All

• SQL Server MCTS Exam 70-431 Database Administration Study Documementation and Samples ?

  Hi, I am looking for good documentation and examples to use to 'study' for Microsoft exam 70-431. This has everything to do with nuts-and-bolts Database Administration of SQL Server 2005. The December BOL examples, do not cover enough topics. The topics that are covered are not in enough detail. The 70-431 exam requirements are very detailed. This seems to be a nuts-and-bolts test. I am looking for nuts-and-bolts study material. No b ...Show All

• Windows Forms Developer documentation is a little outdated, isn't it?

  Who thinks so too Yeah, maybe they will implement mininize button in terrarium app, i say it would be pretty handy =) ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista problems to un(re-)install WWF, WinFX

  I tried to install WinFX Development Tools (Orcas) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=D1336F3E-E677-426B-925C-C84A54654414&displaylang=en but it failed telling that they cannot be installed without installing first "WinFX runtime". When I try to install WinFX, the installation fails telling that an instance of WinFX is already running. After deleting/cancelling processes  msi.exe, and setup.exe ...Show All

• Windows Forms Get trouble when binding data to combobox

  1. I have a class, called 'UserManager'. The UserDataSource propertie is presented below:     /// <summary>     ///      /// </summary>     public DataSet UserDataSourse     {         get       ...Show All