MilleniumHandAndShrimp's Q&A profile

• .NET Development Encryption in .Net Framework 2.0

  Hi. I want to use NegotiateStream from .NET Framework 2.0. I've created a smal client-server application and it is fine. There is a possibility to specify if the channel is encrypted or not. I am wondering : which is the algorithm that is used for encryption can I change that I mean: it is possible to specify the algorithm that should be used for this encryption Thanks a lot. Mircea That was really short. :) Thank you. Regards. Mircea ...Show All

• Visual Studio Error in installing msdn in Visual studio team system

  I have installed visual studio team suite successfully.I also have sql server express on my system. When I am installing msdn I am getting this error In MSDN Microsoft Document Explorer cannot be shown because the specified help collection ms-help://ms.MSDNQTR.v80.en is invalid. This is only the case with my systems in our software house. When I try to install DVD on other system perfectly (except one more system give same error). I have tried installing both from dvd and harddisk.Stoped all non related services.Deleting temp files but nothing is worked for me. Please see the post http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx po ...Show All

• Visual Basic [vb 2005 expr] Synchronizing folder's content

  Hi guys! I must do something really "simple" using Visual Basic 2005 express (on a windows 2000 or xp system): I have 2 folders: hansel (remote folder connected as a net unit) and gretel (local folder) I want, when user clicks on a button, to synchronize gretel folder's content to that of hansel folder (NOT viceversa: I want to add or delete NOTHING in hansel folder). In other words: gretel must be an exact backup copy of hansel. (of course I don't want to copy every time ALL the content, but just differences) Is there a simple way to do this Moreover I'd like to know if there's a way to suspend my application's execution til ...Show All

• Visual C++ preprocessor on the code

  Is there way just to run the preprocessor on the sln or the project and see the output -mic Yes: you can do this by bringing up the the Property Pages for your project: navigate to Configuration Properties - C/C++ - Preprocessor: select the "Generate Preprocessor File" property and change the setting from "No" to one of the "Yes" options. This will create a <youfile>.i file that you can then open in the IDE. Alternatively if you are happy using the compiler from the command-line you can just add /P to the list of options. Remember that with /P only preprocesses the file: it does not compile it. Remember to revert the option ...Show All

• .NET Development Can multithreading solve this problem?

  I'm writing an C# window application that will query a large database. I found when the application is running the query, the GUI has no response. I heard that .NET GUI and event handling are running in the same thread, is it the cause of this problem Can I use multithreading to solve it   Daniel Rieck wrote: There's a version of the BackgroundWorker for .NET 1.1 available here (which is compatible with the 2.0 version): http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2004/06/16/156948.aspx That's a bit messy.  Just use standard multithreading code as supplied by System.Threading. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Styling Issues - Designer Errors

  Sometimes, when I try to write styling xaml code, I get an error from the designer on TargetType attribute: < Style x:Key = " {x:Type ListBoxItem} " TargetType = " {x:Type ListBoxItem} " > which says that the value is not of a desired type: Error 1 Object of type 'System.Windows.Markup.TypeExtension' cannot be converted to type 'System.Type'. And one more question: When creating a gradient background in Sparkle, it adds additional <GradientStopCollection> under for example <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops> tags which "Cider" warns it's incorrect, what's that again Are these ques ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office drag drop into document object

  grettings, Just started to play around with vsto 2005, from what i can see, it isn't possible, but it can't hurt to ask.. I want to drag information from the action task pane into my word document.. Is there any events exposed in the word doc that would allow me to do this thanks mj Actually you can drag and drop information from the Actions Pane into the Microsoft Word document. In a sample project I created an Actions Pane which contains a text box control. I set the AllowDrop property of the text box control to True and then added to several of the text box events to allow me to drag and drop text from the text box control to ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) A more complexed usage

  Hi, At work, we use mapping engine that uses GDI+ as renderer. Map is combined of several small bitmaps. At the background we build a "BIG" bitmap from 9x9 tiles of bitmaps. The viewed area is clipped from the "BIG" bitmap. We used to refresh the map every 300mSec in order to see location changes of icons/shapes which we managed as layers. I'm evaluating how to do it/ is it the purpose of WPF There is no OnPaint event (which is fine by me) so every icon/shape is an object and all i have to do is update it location.... GREAT !!!! I have few problems: 1. How can i load several bitmaps, combine them to one big map and cli ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System how can I run a unit test on difirent threat?

  Hi, How can I run a unit test on different threats I have Visual Studio team System for Software developer. I do not have the load test functionality on this version.... Please advice! Thanks Hi, Could you give us more information about the scenario you want to achieve (And I assume you meant "threads"). Thanks, Boris ...Show All

• Visual Basic Combo Box

  Dear All, I will be so thankful if I am able to solve my problem. It is, to add values into a combo box say 1,2,3,4...etc., and would like to color the items differently based on the item belongs to ODD number or EVEN number. I am not able to perform this with combo.forecolor property ( Style of Combo is 2-Dropdown). Thanks in advance. Hi, You can set the ComboBox's DrawMode property to OwnerDrawFixed and handle the DrawItem event yourself. The DrawItem event handler would probably look something like this: Private Sub ComboBox1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As O ...Show All

• Visual C# C# control question

  I have created a movable picture box using the following code: picBox.Location = new Point (x, 190); Where x is a variable. My question is this, why is it that you have to create a new Point class in order to change the location of the picture box. Is there no Get() or Set() functions. Also is Location a pointer to a Point class, and is the previous Point class deleted when the new class is assigned or is it left for garbage collection. I also have another question. I discovered how to make a picture box move by studying the Tiny Tennis program starter kit. If I had been trying to figure this out on my own how would I have ...Show All

• Visual Studio What happened SourceSafe web service access in Beta 2?

  A collegue of mine has just setup a SourceSafe 2005 database and configured it for internet web service access. I have Team Suite installed including SourceSafe 2005, but I am unable to find an option anywhere which would allow me to connect to it. I can connect over a local LAN or over the net via file sharing, but I can't find the web service protocol. I was informed this feature was in Beta 1. Anyone know what happened to it I thought Beta 2 was feature complete since the Go Live license is available.... Now i managed to get it to work.  I had enabled the internet access while the proj ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) drawing without antialiasing

  Is there a way to draw without anti aliasing In most cases, I find anti aliasing to be useful. But in some cases, it makes things blurry. Is there a way to turn it off To turn off Anti-Aliasing, use RenderOptions.EdgeMode="Aliased" on your parent Visual. Anything under that Visual will be Aliased (except for 3D & text). However, in order to make things not blurry I would suggest an alternate option: set SnapsToDevicePixels="True" on your top-level UIElement; this property inherits. This property asks Element Layout and the Rendering engine to try placing horizontal and vertical li ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How to add comments in web test recorder in vsts ?

  Hi, Any one, please let me know how to add / create comments to a request during recording the test, in Web Test Recorder in Visual Studio 2005. I am new to VSTS and early response is much appreciated. The following link describes how to record a web test: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182539(VS.80).aspx . Once the IE is launched (step 4), you will find the web test recorder toolbar on the left pane. Find the "Add a comment" button ( between "Stop" and "X" ). Click on it to insert a comment before you record your request. ...Show All

• SQL Server URL rending vs embedded reports

  Hello, We have an intranet app which is created by a group of developers. The app has buttons to invoke reports. They don't want to embed rdl files into Web app but want to render reports using the url and passing the required parameters. Since none of the people in our team is expert in Reporting Services I would appreciate some advice on the following: 1. Is the url rendering easier than using embedded reports when it comes to deploying and maintaining the reports 2. How about the security Firewalls etc How to impletement the security 3. Which account should these reports be run under e.g. local system account or domain accou ...Show All