thomas_schmidt's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Sqlexpr_ger.exe / sqlqxpr32.exe

  What are the different between the two versions Sqlexpr_ger.exe is the German-localized installer for the full SQL Server Express. This will install onto x86 and x64 machines. Sqlexpr32.exe is a slightly smaller installer (English only as far as I can recall) that will not install into the x64 WOW. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Cannot create new projects

  whenever I try to create a new project, the process (Creation) is failing. It appears a msgbox (vbcritical): "Absolute path information is required." importent informations: - OS: Win XP professional - no other releases installed before is there a option I didn't find until yet I only wish to create a new application. Please, can anybody help me ! I'd be thankful for each answer or idea. Hi Huy, thanx for your support. VB is&nbs ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Problems with Messenger Beta 8.0

  I received an invite to messenger beta and I’ve intalled in my computer. When I connected I realize that all my contact were gone !!! And appear a message saying that I have do add more contacts !!! This problem is related to my passport My email is from gmail. Can be that Anyone knows Thanks. Rodrigo, It sounds like you experienced server problem with the beta server network. You should log in ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista COM interop with DS - Passing IStream to DirectShow possible but how?

  Hey. Someone else happened to be asking the very same question I am just two day ago here. " How can I play a file from a stream" http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php thread_id=1368509&forum_id=460697 I tried to answer as best I could based on what I've learned so far, but neither of us have much clue about COM. I'll copy paste the above thread here: vanice asks: "I have a divx file in a stream (FileStream) and want to be able to play ...Show All

• Visual Studio Can I use VB.NET 2003 Standard and VSS 2005 Internet access?

  I have VB.Net 2003 Standard, not the full VS version. Can I use it with the VSS 2005 Internet access If not what are my options I do have the VSS 2005 client installed. Is it possible to use it to check files in/out manually over the internet without the usual VB / Visual Studio Integration Thanks in advance. No, VS2003 Standard editions do not support source control integration. No, VSS2005 client ca ...Show All

• Windows Forms Xpander controls license

  Hello, I am trying to use Xpander controls in my project. Do they have licnese to buy from somewhere or free to use it Thanks. FWIW, I found this: http://codetools.com/vb/net/XPander.asp Regards. ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB vs C#. How capable is VB compared to C#?

  I need some clarification please. I am learning VB.NET right now and have a co-worker who has a very strong technical background and feels very strongly that learning VB is a "waste of time in all respects" compared to C#. I don't understand this point of view. Since VB is a .NET language does it not posses the same capabilities as C# Am I on the wrong track I really enjoy the VB.NET syntax and am picking it up quickly. ...Show All

• SQL Server Are report parameters cached in the report server?

  Dear Anyone, I would like to ask if the report parameters in RS2005 are cached in the server. Im worried about this because each of our reports has an average of 6 report parameters. Each of which uses 2 data sets. 1 for retrieving the list of values and the other for retrieving the default values. Each report parameters are multi-select and almost all of them will contain not less than 500 selections. We have a very significant number of use ...Show All

• SQL Server how to search a database by paramaters

  Hi, Does anyone know how i go about writing a search query using paramaters, ive been using this as my template: Select Distinct Recipedata . Name , Ingredients . Ingredient , Directions . Directions from Recipedata , Ingredients , Directions Where Ingredients . Ingredient Like '%Chicken%' and RecipeData . RecipeID = Ingredients . RecipeID and Ingredients . RecipeID = Directions . RecipeID ; Problem is now that i want ...Show All

• Visual C# compile fast, build _sloooow_

  when i compile one of the projects in my solution, the 'compile' time is very short: the 'compile complete' message appears almost emmediately. (this is with the public beta of vs2005) however, afterwards, the ide will begin to do things on the hard drive for up to 2 minutes (each time !). after that, the 'build succeeded' message appears. what is it doing in this time what can i do against that  this makes it almost impossible to work ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Toolbox items for CompactFramework

  Hi, Is it possible to create custom controls with the .NET Compact Framework and have them available in the toolbox I found this article describing how to create custom controls http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dnroad/html/road11272002.asp , but I couldn't find anything from the extensibility side. If I were to create the controls in a device control project, then classes such as ToolboxItemAttribute are unavailab ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Where can I get the VS2005 Workflow Project Templates for WSS v3/SPS2007?

  Where can I download the VS2005 Workflow Project Templates for WSS v3/SPS2007 As the Office beta is private, the best place to go for those resources is the download site that you have access to as part of the beta program. There should be the resources that you are looking for there. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error 28925 - TFServerStatusValidator TFSService Account

  Does the Service account for TFS have to be a member of the servers domain or can it be a local user account I've tried every combo known and still am getting this error at the end of the install. Hi, Mike,   In my case, single server, no other server domains (i.e., TFS only, no ther Windows Servers on the network). I created TFSService account as a local user account. The groups assigned for it ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Create WorkFlow Through XML

  Hi to all What I want to do is first create a workflow , then samve its xml into a database and later from this xml i want to create workflow . Now I want to know the optimal way to do it and issues that I had to address Hi Razi, By the "xml" , do you mean the "xoml" which is generated for a workflow ...Show All

• Visual C# Releasing and Excel Object

  I have creaated an excel file in my code and access, populate and download the Excel object fine. After the Download occurs, I need to Delete the file on the Server. I Close the sorkbook and THe file with the code below. However when I delete the file I get the exception that says the file is in use by another process. Any thoughts from anyone on how I release the file before Deleting it objExcel.Workbooks.Close(); objExcel.Quit(); ...Show All