Paul Woodgate's Q&A profile

• Visual C# build / debug functionality missing?

  hi. in vs2003, it was possible to have a build configuration where _no_ project was selected. that way, one could simply build a single project inside the solution using the build command. when the solution was run, however, the ide would still fetch all current versions of all assemblies and copy them to the main projects runtime directory before launching the debugger. thus, it was possible to do a local build of an assembly and still test tha ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Debug in Device with visual studio-need help

  Dear Expert, I use Visual Studio 8 with Activesync 4.0, i need to debug some program which need to connect to server in Device. I tried to debug in Device, but it can't talk to server.I understand that we can use DMA with emulator.But in this case, i need debug in device for some other purpose. Do Someone of you do that what did you do Thank you so much for your instruction. Hi, Thank for your help. In fact, i tried to debug an application ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista If you have trouble installing the Windows SDK...

  If you run into problems installing the SDK, there are a few common culprits. Click the Log button on the "Install Complete" screen and open the log. Or browse to your %temp% folder and open sdksetup.txt. Scroll all the way to the bottom, because that's where the error will appear. One frequent problem is with Microsoft Document Explorer 2005 in the log. For instance: 10:45:37 AM Tuesday, January 24, 2006: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_I ...Show All

• Visual Basic reading text from a document and displaying it

  I have TextBox1 (to enter what you want to search), TextBox2 (to display the results), and Button1 (when you press it, it does the whole process thing). I was given this to go by: ================================================================== Theres a couple of steps in a possible approach here. One is to be able to read the contents of a file. If your using VB Express / 2 ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS as data source for reporting?

  I'm trying to develop a report using an SSIS DataReaderDestination as the reports data souce.  When I attempt to create the report DataSet, SSIS is not an option for the Data Source parameter.... Is there an OLE DB or .NET provider for SSIS that I need to install apart from installing reporting services Hello, I am experiencing the same problem you described. I have Visual Studio Team Suite installed with ...Show All

• Windows Forms Textbox databinding in a data Form (Autocalculated fields )

  Hi, I have a data entry form with 2 read-write textboxes and 1 read-only textbox. I want to be able to update the content of the read-only textbox as the user enters number values in the two read-write textboxes.  Obviously in a simple applicat ...Show All

• Windows Forms reload the datagrid?

  I am very new to VS.NET ... I am currently try to create button taht will sort category in datagrid which is interacting with db using datasets. However, I realized, after the Form1_Load() ... no matter what button I click to try to sort&n ...Show All

• Visual Basic SQLDataReader: help with freeing connection

  Does the SQLDataReader have a quick method of changing itself into an object with Key/Value pairs I need this because I want to release connection resources after passing results to a class that doesnt import any Database classes (no IMPORTS SYSTEM.SQLCLIENT, etc.) So, instead of the overhead of a Dataset, a DataReader object is ideal, except it requires exclusive access with its SQLCONNECTION object. One idea was to build a Collection ...Show All

• Windows Forms Drawstring alingment problem

  I must print a text on a picturebox(GraphicObject) but align it to the 0,0 point GraphicObject.DrawString("ABCD", myFont, myBrush, 0.0F, 0.0F) This string make an output that have a gap from the beginning of the picturebox and the beginning of the text,& ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Buttonquestion

  hi, is it possible to create a button that doesn't have a square shape, but for example the shape of an "L" This would help me a lot. tnx in advcance, Kimme sure you can. You simply need to create a ControlTemplate for your button and define your wanted geometry. So either you create your own button and define its template or just add a button and apply the style which define the attended template. ...Show All

• SQL Server Does anyone from MSFT monitor this forum anymore?

  Most if not all other forums that I participate in include responses from people in QA and or the respective product group.... Several posts here have gone unresolved for weeks and I was curious as to why someone from MSFT hasn't attempted to respond. Thre are times when the only answer or resolution to a question or problem require inside information. Chris, Your complaint duly noted. We've been a little bu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Getting the ID from a newly entered record

  I hope this describes what I am trying to accomplish, on a form I want users to enter information in fields that will be used as header information then enter information in fields that will be detail records and each of the detail records need to have the ID = to the ID of the header record. I created a simple form to try and test this but I need a little help if someone could be so kind it would be most appreciated. Private Sub Form1_Lo ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro how could i make my main prog looks like "MY EXPLORER"

  Good day to everybody, Maybe i miss this topic,..is anyone can guide me where i could find the sample for this matter. How could i make my application, that when you click the icon at the disktop it opens like you are opening the "MY COMPUTER" using 'explore' that shows drop down list, but instead of showing the drive c, cd-rom drive and e.t.c it shows all your form's name (ex. salaries, sales entry & e.t.c then a drop down f ...Show All

• Windows Forms Excel fields

  Hello I am trying to make in a database field the ability to make calculations inside it, like MS Excel. Does anyone knows how this can be done. Thanks Pedromdrp SQL compliant syntax isn't going to accept an = sign at the begining of&n ...Show All

• .NET Development Using .NET Assemblies with a C++ .dll

  Using Visual Studio 2005, I have a C++ dll that needs message queueing and would like to use the System.Messaging Assembly in .NET. I am having a problem just getting off of the ground. When incorporating any .NET assembly into my .cpp file in the C++  Win32 project (dll), I get the compile errors that indicate the the Assembly is not being imported. For example, I get the following error when trying to import the System.Drawing assemb ...Show All