Manhattan's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ c++ compilation strategy

  Well .. this is probably not specific to C++ language. It is a more general question on the requirements of including headers, etc, and so sort of basic, of compilers. I have been looking at translation units and linking, etc. I learnt that there can't be duplicate identifiers in all of the translation units combined. If there are duplicates, it's a linking error. It can be avoided by using extern keyword for all the duplicate declarations of the identifier. Each .cpp file that is included in the project is compiled separately and so results in a compilation unit. The compiler requires that before the code is compiled, the identifier must ha ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to change font in dialog??

  Hi every one, I use the follow code to modify the bold attitude for some static text, but the code need to define the character size and others. it will affect the character size on the different resolution LCD. I want to just modify the font weight to be bold and others keep as system default setting. How could I do it HFONT hFont ; LOGFONT lfFont; memset(&lfFont, 0x00, sizeof(lfFont)); memcpy(lfFont.lfFaceName, TEXT("Microsoft Sans Serif"), 24); lfFont.lfHeight = 13; lfFont.lfWeight = FW_BOLD; lfFont.lfCharSet = ANSI_CHARSET; lfFont.lfOutPrecision = OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS; lfFont.lfClipPrecision = CLIP_ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Basic Express 2005 says no SQL Express Server is installed

  Hello- I am trying to use a SQL Express database with visual basic 2005 Express Edition. Whenver I add a database from the module menu it says that sql server files require SQL Server express to work properly. I have SQL Server Express with advanced services installed in my computer. Note: I didn't install SQL Express at time of installing Visual Basic since I wanted to use SQL Express with Advanced Services. So after installing Visual Basic Express Edition, I downloaded SQL Server Express with Adanced servers and installed it. I don't know if that may be causing the problem. Thank you Did you ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Manual test and ordered test

  Hello, I am a newcomer to VSTS for tester. How can't I add a manual test to an ordered test sequence If my question makes no sens then how to do a sequence of manual test in VS Is there a short cut to go from one test to the other Do I need a third-party tool for my needs Thanks, Igrekkel Hi, Manual Tests can be added to Ordered Tests, and will execute in order as expected. However, note that Manual Tests will be stripped from the Ordered Test if it is run from the command-line or remotely using the Load Test agent. Are you executing the Ordered Test through the VS application ...Show All

• .NET Development IOException when SerialPort.Open

  Hi I am trying to open serialport on COM1 so that I can print some messages to it for debugging purposes. When I invoke this function below, it does list COM1 and says Port is Closed. But raises IOException at port.Open(). private void Func() { SerialPort port = new SerialPort ( "COM1" ,115200, Parity .None); //this works string [] ports = SerialPort .GetPortNames(); foreach ( string str in ports) { Console .Write( "The List of Ports are: " + " \n\n " + str + ":" ); if (port.IsOpen == false ) { Console .WriteLine( & ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums getting web pages from VBA?

  Dear VBA gurus, I would like to open and process a web page in a function in VBA version 6. (I am calling VBA from Excel 2000.) Thank you! Hey, Is this what you mean Sub CallWebPage() ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink _ Address:=" http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=225018&SiteID=1 ", _ NewWindow:=True, _ AddHistory:=True Application.WindowState = xlNormal End Sub Kind regards & Suc6 Dirk ...Show All

• SQL Server Writting multiple rows from one input Row

  Hi: I'm trying to write a transformation script to write multiple rows from 1 input row. In SQL Server 2000 DTS I could do this by using DTSTransformStat_SkipFetch and DTSTransformStat_SkipRow. In SQL server 2005 it looks like I need to use EndOfRowset but I do not know how to use it for sure. If this correct can someone show me a code example and if I am incorrect can someone tell me how to do this Thanks I have and I do not believe it nor the conditionl split will work. I am reading a record from table 1. I read field 1 of the input record and write field one to the output record. based on what is in field on I set th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Distributing My App - Verification...

  Ok, so let's say I've got a project that when built, puts "MyKillerC#App.exe" in the bin -> release folder. Now I want to turn around, zip that up and post it for downloading from a website for others to download and use. Questions: Should I include a note that says words to the effect of "You need to download and install the .NET 2.0 installer from Microsoft in order for this application to run" I have an about box that has the app name, version number, my name and email address in it. Am I required to have anything else in there, like an acknowledgement that "This app was written using Microsoft's Visual C# ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Table size

  Hello, If i want to know the size of table then how can i do it in SQL Server 2000 and in SQL Server 2005. -- how much amount of data can a table store in sql. -- On which thing the size of table depends. or Can anyone give me a introduction about the size of table in sql To get the size of the authors table in the pubs database use this USE pubs EXEC sp_spaceused 'authors' >>-- how much amount of data can a table store in sql. Unlimited AFAIK you can store Billions of rows (you will probably never reach this, performance comes into play in this case) -- On which thing the size of table depends. Mos ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Adding non-solution items to source control

  I'm concerned about the user experience for adding non-solution items to source control.  I'd expect to be able to right-click on a folder node in the SCE and choose "Add Files..." and/or "New Folder...".  Unless I'm missing something (entirely possible), I don't see any way to add an item to source control from within the IDE unless that item is part of a solution (in my mind, this is an extension of VS's broken concept of solution uber alles when it comes to source control).  Personally, I don't want all my design documents and diagrams in the solution - but I do what them in source control. Am I missing something ...Show All

• Visual Basic Enabling ActiveX controls in Webbrowser

  I am creating a dedicated browser to be used exclusively on a single program located on my hard drive. Security is not a concern as the webbrowser URL will be set to the program’s default web page path with no navigation options for going online. The program utilizes dynamic web pages with powerful search capabilities that require ActiveX controls. When I run my browser application, I get a series of security warning boxes stating: Internet Explorer An ActiveX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts of the page. Do you want to allow this interaction Yes No Clicking “Yes” a ...Show All

• Visual C# Property to retreive value from the ArrayList object which supports the .NET frame work

  hi, I thought i can use Item[] property to retrieve the value of array list at a particular index. In my case, I have created an object to ArrayList class and added some values to it. What i want is to retrieve the values randomly. The only problem is, I am unable to use the Item[] property as i am working with my project on .NET frame work. Please help me and solve the problem very soon. return (Room) listRooms[random.Next(listRooms.Count)];   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Load testing website, without using SqlExpress to store data

  I am new to testing and maybe this is a stupid question but could anyone help me how to configure my tests so that I do not need a SqlExpress data store In the documentation I found the following "Tip" "You can also save your load test run data in XML. That data is stored as a file and is not stored in the Load Test Results Store." But I can not find how to do this anywhere. Any help is terribly welcome as I need to get the stress/load test like yesterday. This is a documentation bug. Can you point me to where you read this The only options for storing load test data is to stor ...Show All

• SQL Server Variables Not Seen In Custom DataFlow Destination

  I have run into a HUGE problem (possibly a BUG)! I have a custom XML Destination script which uses a FILE Conn to send to another path using the original file name. (found in my foreach container (varFileNm) The problem is that my destination will not use the value found for the varFileNm. I can see the value just fine in the Flat File Receive, but I can't see the value in my custom XML Destination Script using a File Conn (also tried a Flat File Conn for laughs and giggles) In additon, I have tried several other ways to set the varFileNm to some value (both dynamc & s ...Show All

• .NET Development Exception Handling DO NOT WORK!! Help Please!@!

  Hi. I want that you think with me... When i put a try-catch exception handler block in an application what i expect from it i expect that it will handle the error and begin the normal flow of the application. Now, you aswer me, why it doesn’t work in this scenary : I have one Form1 (Project > Add New > Form, nothing different), and another Form2 and one Form3. i’m proud of my creativity for names. Form1 : private void Form1_Load( object sender, EventArgs e ) { try { new Form2().Show(); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show("Error calling form 2" + ex.Message ...Show All