mfulkers's Q&A profile

• Visual C# Dispose a string?

  i got a service which "controls" the eventlog. If a error is writen, the service send a mail to me. This works, but it's  memory usage gets bigger and bigger static void Main() { EventLog myNewLog = new EventLog (); myNewLog.Log = "System" ; myNewLog.EntryWritten += new EntryWrittenEventHandler (MyOnEntryWritten); myNewLog.EnableRaisingEvents = true ; signal = new AutoResetEvent ( false ); sign ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Platform SDK samples

  I just installed Express C++ and thought I would start by compiling a Directshow sample. I had all kinds of problems when I found out there are newer versions of the samples in the Platform SDK. The new samples have been converted to nmake builds with no VC project files. Is there an easy way to make a project I tried the new->makefile template, but that did not copy any source files. Anyone able to build Platgorm SDK samples ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Business Scorecard Manager 2005 database problem

  Hi, I’m having a problem with my Business Scorecard Manager 2005. It’s installed, but it doesn’t make a connection with the database (SQL 2005 Enterprise). Even with the templates that it already has, the connections that he tries to make are to tables that do not exist. If i try to create a connection string to an existing database, it also gives me an error. How can i solve this Thanks As I understand it, the tem ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS issues

  1. After loading package into msdb, how to schedule package as sql job in SSMS Possible to do it same way as in sql2k EM or should do it in Visual Studio 2. How to save package into msdb directly in Visual Studio 3. I have sql2k5 developer edition installed on two win xp boxes. I can connect to SSIS without problem, but got following error on both boxes when click on msdb: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio -------------------- ...Show All

• Visual Basic Creating a folder with Illegal Characters...

  I have a Text Box that you put your name in it...and when when you put your name in it and all the other data the data will be saved to a folder and folder name would be the Text Box Input...everything works fine except when in your name the characters _ \ / " | < > how can i Have it so when you type in one of those letters its comes witha MsgBox saying illegal characters  Private Sub Textbox1_KeyPress(ByVal ...Show All

• Windows Forms Converting ASCII string to a hex

  Does anyone know how i can convert an ascii string to hex I'm using C# however the statement I used is entirely .Net framework, and should be possible in any language, though it might be the in stead of C# 'int' you need ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions listviewitemcollection

  Hi Guys I'm just starting out with c#, and I'm looking at a listview, now in vb I would look at the collection in the listview using the ListViewItemCollection, I know its there some where (I can find it in vb) but c# does not list it, any ideas where I should be looking. I've tried (and where I would expect to find it) this.listview1.ListviewItemCollection but its not there. Thanks Duncan Hi ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to split the column Heading of Datagrid in Two rows

  In vb.net The column Heading of one of columns of the Datagrid is Normal Rate of Change As I have 9 columns to this grid I had set the width for this column 110 Then heading is truncating I want to wrap this heading as Normal Rate Of change I have&n ...Show All

• SQL Server http replication "security error"

  what is it supposed to mean when the sync fails and just says "a security error occurred". i verified i can view the .dll from Internet Explorer and view the share from the workstation. i gave up on the normal replication because it kept saying access was denied when it tried to download any of the files in the share... i granted access to 'everyone' for all the files and folders in that share but that didn't help. ...Show All

• Windows Forms DirectShow/SAPI question

  Hi All, Thanks for your time. Is there any way in DirectShow or SAPI for me to display a audio waveform (sound levels at different time intervals)  from an audio (mpeg to be specific) file. It doesnt even need to be real time. Do I&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Generating proxy with svcutil

  Hi guys after installing vs2005  and  then trying to build a service proxy I get this message. svcutil is not recognised as an internal or external command.Is anything wrong with my installation Please let me know asap cos i am stuck in this project unless i can build these service proxies.Thanks I believe the issue here is with the VS 2005 Command Prompt, not with the SDK or the install. I installed ...Show All

• Visual C# Automatic logging in to websites via WebBrowser

  Let's say I want to automate some repetitive tasks done to various websites. Specficially, these tasks involve: Logging onto website with user id and password Filling out form with certain information Submit form for processing Parse web page output and capture relevant information User id's and passwords are stored in a file encrypted by a master key which I have to type in. My questions are: How do I use .NET 2.0 W ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Texture in box

  Hi guys, I would like to make a world. So I made a box and my cam is in it. Now I would like to attach a texture that represent the sky in the box. How can I do that The game development series on Coding4Fun has a skybox example http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/gamedevelopment/beginning5/default.aspx I'm not sure which SDK Michaels tutorials use, but the changes should be minimal to make it compile. ...Show All

• Windows Forms SaveFileDialog

  What am I missing, because it won't save. private : System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) { saveFileDialog1->DefaultExt = "*.rtf" ; saveFileDialog1->FileName = "Untitled.rtf" ; saveFileDialog1->Filter = "Rich Text Format (.rtf)|.rtf" ; saveFileDialog1->Title = "Save File" ; saveFileDialog1->ShowDialog(); } The SaveFil ...Show All

• .NET Development Using Windows to authenticate a Windows Form App

  Hello Guys, I have a Windows application on .NET 2.0 , i would like to have users logging in / out,first thing that may pop up in mind is to use a login form ,create tables that i can store my users in and connect to the DB to retrieve them,not to forget adding a form that can allow the Admin to add create and modify users. I am considering another solution that will leave this task to Windows ,i would like to use a fucntion or a class (ho ...Show All