Nancy Sullivan's Q&A profile

• Smart Device Development [C++][Windows mobile 2005][VC 5 beta 2]ShCreateMenuBar

  I've got a problem with menu bar creation i create a dialog class from atl template and i whant to add a simple little menu bar. I allready do this on WMobile 2003 SE but i can't do that on 2005. I create a blank smartphone win 32 project here is my code // DialogMain.h: interface for the CDialogMain class. // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////   #ifndef H_DIALOGMAIN   #define H_DI ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Wiki for rules...

  Any chance that a wiki could be setup for the rules   That way people could add/edit the examples.  I could also see the wiki being a benefit to other user documentation, also... rule additions/code examples comes to mind. This is a great idea and one that we've discussed before. I believe we will try to set something up like this within the next 2 - 3 months. Thanks for putting the suggestion forwar ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Workflow Activities for MSBuild Tasks and embedded designer for VS2005

  I can't help but think that this is going to happen eventually. Has anyone gotten a whiff of this capability I can see a pallete of workflow activities that map to things that can happen in msbuild and then a graphical "make file" that is created in an embedded designer .... It certainly is possible. I've got a sample that does just that. If you (or anyone) come to my teched session - https://www.msteched.com/content/sessi ...Show All

• Visual Studio c# Project template with linked file

  I exported a Project template from a working class library project, which has the following linked file element:     <Compile Include="..\DalBase.cs">       <Link>DalBase.cs</Link>     </Compile> This works fine in the original project, but when I create a project from my template the include path ends up pointing to some temp folder, such as: C:\Documen ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Rendering anti-aliased smooth text

  Hello,       I searched for a way to render an anti-aliased smooth ( and with a ClearType) text, But I didn't find . I want also to add a shadow to the font Thanks, Mustafa ELBanna   MustafaELBanna wrote: Hello,       I searched for a way to render an anti-aliased smooth ( and with a ClearType) text, But I didn't find . You probably don't want to us ...Show All

• Visual Studio Associating a solution with an SCC provider

  I am putting together a Source Code Control package in C# with the Beta 2 SDK.  I am having some difficult getting a solution associated with my SCC package so that when the solution is opened VS will load my SCC package. I have followed, as best I can, the documentation in the "Registering a Source Control Package" topic in the VSIP help.  However, it says "Source control packages must implement the IVsSolutionPersisten ...Show All

• SQL Server How to identify which version we have?

  How do I tell if I am running SQL2K Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition We have a 2-node cluster. Does that imply Enterprise Edition, or could Standard do that as well Thanks for any info. Thanks, that was very helpful. We are kicking around upgrade questions. The price for 2005 Enterprise is very much higher than Standard, but because we have 2000 Enterprise we were wondering if we needed that version in 20 ...Show All

• Visual C++ Corrupt Builds After Cancel

  Our team has a ~50 project solution with a few dlls, lots of libs, and three executables. If I do a build solution, and at any point during the build hit Control-C to cancel it, whatever is being built at the time I hit the button is now corrupt. It looks like it leaves the partially created .obj, .exe, or .dll around and doesn't detect that it only got halfway through. Is this a common symptom Is there some known fix (MSDN and google searches ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VS2005 Testing Questions / Discussion - Where and C++

  I have two general issues i would like to discuss to get some feedback : Managed Code - Any compelling reasons why you think that unit tests should live in the class being tested, or seperately in the test class(es) where you need to reference the class being tested We are trying to decide on the pros and cons, and if there is something we have missed. Within the class means it is more likely tests will be added and updated however wit ...Show All

• Visual Studio Toolbox integration with a tool window?

  To be a target / consumer of existing toolbox functionality in VS, does my window have to be a document window or will it work for a tool window as well Thanks, Notre   This works with a toolwindow, as I just did it ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System error creating project

  everything works fine after installation of TFS. I can connect etc. But i cannot create a new project. (see error log below). Who has a solution for this 08/18/2005 02:14:22.952 | Module: ELeadServiceMediator | URL for eLead web service retrieved as " http://yom-dev01:8080/bisserver/EleadWebService.asmx " from the registration service | Completion time: 0 seconds 08/18/2005 02:14:22.952 | Module: ELeadServiceMediator | eLead web service proxy c ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) When will there be a WCF Adapter for BizTalk 2006?

  I notice on gotdotnet there is a Nov 2005 adapter that someone has written. What's the plan here Thanks BenW Hi Ben, The announcement for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 included mention of an adapter framework for WCF. Registration for the Technology Adoption Program for this release should be available now at http://connect.microsoft.com . - Nicholas [ http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick ] ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Problems to access to bluetooth port

  Hi!!! I need help with bluetooth port in my ppc. I’m have to do a project at university and I need to send information from my ppc by bluetooth to another bluetooth device, so I’ve looked for internet how I could do this with visual studio 2005, and I found a code ( http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=16634&SiteID=1 ) that people said it works, but I don’t achieve it to work. I guess I’m ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Security Pattern Suggestions Needed.

  I need a way for to securely centralize administration of Connection strings. I envision a service 'ConnMgmt' ConnMgmt runs under a Domain user account and uses the 'cryptographic block' to read/write connection key/value pairs to a config file encrypted by the user account. ConnMgmt services a set of client activated remotable objects     Admin - lists keys and allows reading and writing individual key/value pairs ...Show All

• Visual C# exit application after aborting thread

  Hi there. During my application a thread is started by the user. however when the user closes the app from the X button at the top right hand corner of the form, the application (or form) closes but app still remains in memory running how can i kill the thread and remove the application from memory, as it should do normally when you run and close an application (like MS word etc...) I have put this in my closing event handler of the form but doe ...Show All