James2's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Team System Standalone Team Explorer

  I read that a standalone version of the Team Explorer was included in Beta 2, however I have been unable to find it.  I've looked though both the Team Suite DVD and the Team Foundation DVD to no avail. Does this version exist, and if so, where is it located Ahh, just like Sql Server 2005 also installs the VS IDE for the Business Intelligence Development Studio.  It all makes sense now, thanks. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions datagridview column readonly only in edit mode

  I have a Datagridview control that is bound to a table in an access database. The table has only two fields, Code and Description. The column Code is Readonly = true, but in the BindingNavigatorAddNewItem_Click I change this column to be readonly = false (because I need to be able to enter the data only when it is addition). I need to return this column to readonly = false at end of the addition process. I figure what's happening. Issue Cannot set the datagridview column property to readyonly = false at design time My Design Datagridview is link to a databindingsource, which is linked to a data ...Show All

• Windows Forms TabControl grayed out in Toolbox

  I am trying to add a TabControl and TabPages for an application I am developing. I am using VS 2005, and I just want to create a simple tabcontrol to display pages containing data from several related tables in the database. The problem is, I am able to find the tabcontrol icon in the toolbox, but it is grayed out, so I can't drag and drop it onto the design view of my webform page. I tried finding a code in the help areas, and copied that and pasted it into the source area for the web form page, but when I tried executing it, I received compilation errors, saying that system.windows.forms.form is undefined. I don't k know if I have a librar ...Show All

• Visual C# hooking other applications messages Challenge

  Hi Hi i want to know when user changed the foreground Window .. So i want soemthing like a callback.. that will call me when windows is about to send a message to application that she now has focus.. Any ideea Any function to interop with or.. Please help guys! btw.. not threads allowed . You can use the GetForegroundWindow to get the handle of the window wich the user is currently working in. If you check this with an interval, you can react on changes. ...Show All

• SQL Server OLEDB versus ADO.NET for UPDATE statement using parms

  In SSIS, I have an Execute SQL Task that runs a direct SQL statement as follows to update an MS/SQL database table: Update auditTable SET PackageName  =  @pkgname In the parameters mapping, @pkgname is mapped to the System variable System::PackageName (as input). This task runs fine if I use ADO.NET as the data source without any error. But if I use OLEDB as the source it fails miserably and requires that the @pkgname variable be defined (as if it's a user variable, when in fact it was intended as a parm for the update statement only). Any idea why that happens Thanks Tommy I ...Show All

• SQL Server Blocking when using MS DTC

  Hi, I have a blocking situation occurring that I am having trouble sorting out. It occurs when using MS DTC and using SSIS as the transaction co-ordinator. I suppose you might argue that this should be in the SSIS forum but as the blocking is occurring in SQL Server I thought I'd try here as well. I have 2 data-flows in SSIS. One of them INSERTs to mytable, the other UPDATEs mytable. The UPDATE is getting blocked by the INSERT which holds a lock on the table (I can see this thru sp_lock). Now although this is from SSIS all you really need to know is: -These 2 operations occur using seperate connections -I am running the 2 operations und ...Show All

• Windows Forms Converting IDL to C#

  Hi Does anyone know if there is a tool for converting IDL to C#   Would be a handy thing to have, and save me some work today! Thanks! ...Show All

• Visual C# Setting CommandButton's BackColor programmatically.

  I am trying to set the BackColor of a CommandButton in the Load event of my Windows Form. However, when I set the BackColor via the code it does not change the BackColor - instead it appears to set the outline of the CommandButton to the Color. I am using Express Edition. Thank you. strColor = "16776960" ; cmdReadyColor.BackColor = Color .FromArgb( Convert .ToInt32(strColor)); Is the code I use to set the BackColor. I read the color as a text string (as represented in first line) - then I try to set the back color using the integer value. ...Show All

• Visual C++ msvc ++ 5.0 or 6.0

  I don know if the is the corredct place to post this but I desperatley need some help. The 3D CAD motion analysis software we use requires MSVC++ 5.0 or 6.0. Our IT Dept purchased Visual C++ .NET Standard 2003 First of all I do not know what version of MSVC++ is included nor do I need all the other tools. Is it possible just to obtain just the C++ compiler and if so where Any help will be greatly appreciated. Richard Borders CAD Manager Komatsu America Corp. Your IT department will need to purchase Visual C++ 6.0 or Visual Studio 6.0 Professional edition and then I recommend installing either SP5 or ...Show All

• Visual C# How can I generate documentation from XML Documents

  Hello, In RC1 I didnt find the option to generate the HTML documentation from the XML comments on the classes. Any helP! Thanks    Yes, http://www.doc-o-matic.com/  -- but that's commercial software and it's US$ 500 at a minimum. ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Empower program software keys

  I recently signed up to the empower program and received the software yesteday. I expect that my membership id has been activated but msdn does not recognise it and so I cannot access the keys to install the software. I have type in my name, email address and membership id and am getting the " The subscription information you have entered is not valid." error message. Has anyone got an idea as to what I might be doing wrong here Can you please help as I would llike to install this software asap and get cracking Thanks The Partner Resource Center team should be able t ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro =SYS(1037) on VFP90 no longer allows printer changes

  Can anyone tell me how to work around the changes in SYS(1037)   I used to call this with =SYS(1037) before printing in a batch (checks and invoices) and it no longer allows my customers to change the printer in VFP90 (no 'apply' button).  The 'prompt' option in REPORT FORM works just perfect too, but I don't want to call it in a loop (too repetative.)  Any ideas Thanks The problem was solved by removing ALL references to the printer driver and setup in the report form itself.  Previous versions of VFP must not have been as 'pickey' (technical term) with regard to SYS(1037): Open *.frx with USE Find record with Objt ...Show All

• .NET Development SqlClient.SqlException

  Hi, All. I am not sure my question belongs to here. I tried to use DAAB(Data Access Application Block) in my project, and got an unhandled system error on system.data.dll. The code broke on da.fill(ds); line as listed below. I have tested the connection string and the stored proc, and they are all working. What else should I do Thanks! public static DataSet ExecuteDataset(SqlConnection connection, CommandType commandType, string commandText, params SqlParameter[] commandParameters) { //create a command and prepare it for execution SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(); PrepareCommand(cmd, connection, (SqlTransa ...Show All

• SQL Server Package dies after about 10000 seconds.

  I have written a package that archives off old orders over night, it appears that this package is failing after about 10000 second every time it is run. I don't think it is memory as I am running it and checking for memory leaks. Basic run down of package is EXEcute SQL task to get orders to delete If a for loop, loop each ordernumber within the for loop there are 2 dataflow dataflow 1 find related records in child tables (oldb connection using query) using a mutli split first check (with lookup) for records already in archive database only copy on a fail from the look up second delete related records data ...Show All

• Windows Forms VS 2002 net 1.0 - anyway to use the 1.1 framework?

  I don't understand why this is an issue.  Why can't I use code from libs of a newer version  They are called routines - the call structure is the same. I have set the reference pointer paths of the required dlls in the app to 1.1 framework and of course the code resolves.  When in debug mode and i look at the modules being used ...Show All