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• Visual Basic Icons in Toolbox out to Lunch

  I don't know if this has been posted (I looked through a few pages and coudn't see any mention of it). Has anyone else ran into where the icons in the toolbox for: BackgroundWorker BindingNavigator BindingSource Button CheckBox are all represented by the same icon - a checkbox icon Is there a way to customize these if this is a 'feature' ............ also, is there a way to stop losing all the items on your form ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to pass parameters from workflow to activity properties?

  I've created a custom activity with 3 properties (p1,p2,p3) all of them System.String. I'm using that activity in a workflow with parameter wfp1. How can I put the value of wfp1 into p2 using the visual designer Regards. Almost. You need to say activitybind2.Path = "Parameters[myItemId].Value"; Thanks, Vihang ...Show All

• SQL Server sql server 2005 express edition installtion error

  Following is the error log the installtion gave. I have widows 2000 professional running on my machine. Please help...thanks The following properties have been set: Property: [AdminUser] = true {boolean} Property: [ProcessorArchitecture] = Intel {string} Property: [VersionNT] = 5.0.4 {version} Running checks for package '.NET Framework 2.0', phase BuildList Running external check with command line "C:\DOCUME~1\csk044\LOCALS~1\Temp\VSD ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Sample TFS Projects?

  Are there any sample TFS projects available that I could load into TFS and study I'm having trouble understanding what Microsft expects me to enter in the Work Items "Scenario" and "Quality of Service". I see the templates but I don't know what info would normally populate them. TIA, Barkdingdog Hi By Sample projects, do you mean data to see/understand/analyze from IDE I ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions registration

  I registered my XP and didn't have to give much info.  Does anyone know what info. it collected from my computer when I registered When you registered, the following information was collected: 1) Product identification including product name, locale, and distribution channel ID. 2) Hardware hash code, which is used only to generate a unique registration key. It cannot be used to obtain any informatio ...Show All

• Windows Forms Copy/Paste Functionality

  Hello, I'm working on copy/paste functionality in my application; I'm trying to figure out a paste into the application, where I paste the text into the current cursor position. How do I get that position, where the cursor or mouse currently is, in the KeyUp event Or is there a better way Thanks. Nevermind, found the Copy/Paste methods... who would have thought it would be that simple ...Show All

• Visual C++ msoftconf

  Hi, I am a relatively new c++ user. I have created a project in Visual C++ Express Ed. and in one of my c++ files, I have #include "msoftcon.h" However, the compiler cannot find the file. I searched my computer for a file with that name but nothing there. Could anyone please tell me how I can get my app to work TIA Hi, Why did you #include this header file Header files are files that provide us interface info o ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. DirectX9 Multi Screen Apps losing focus

  Hi, I'm trying to create a multi-screen ( 2, 3, 4 screens ) application with a couple strange parameters. Different screens may have to run at different resolutions, and may be placed anywhere ( above, below, left right ) in relation to the primary display. Right now my software works in windowed mode, I have no problems setting up multiple windows at different resolutions with different DX Devices. When I try to run my app in full sc ...Show All

• Visual C# Create Object (Runtime)

  Ok. I created an object at runtime in a button_click event. But the problem is, when I try to put label1 in another button_click event, its not showing up the in intellisense list. I'm guessing its private or something. How do I fix that to where I can create it in the form_load, and it be available throughout the form Hi, I am thinking you have declared it as local variable and hence its not visible within the Form. You can declare it as ...Show All

• SQL Server Handeling Parent-Child hierarchy in RS2005

  hello, I have a problem in RS2005: In my report I see all levels in one column. However they are shown in a way that I think that if I only could get it to toggle correctly it will work out fine... I would like my P/C dimensionto display just as it does when I use AS. Expanding top level (by pressing +), viewing next level down where I can "open" (by pressing +) next level and so on. Does anyone know how this is done or suggestions ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't Connect to Reportserver using Management Studio

  Dear Anyone, I am having trouble connecting to the report server using SQL Server Management studio. Whenever I try to connect to the report server, I get the following error. Request failed with Http status 502: Bad Gateway. (Microsoft.SQLServer.Management.UI.RSClient What puzzles me is that I am using the SQL Server Manager on the local server using the local admin account. I've tried connecting to the server using both the server nam ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions using lib files

  How do i use a compiled lib file in a project. I dont have the original project. only the .lib file en some .h files Thanks for al help Take a look at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ba1z7822.aspx  on how to pass a lib file to the linker. Just make sure the lib is also built latest compiler or CRT in order not to have conflicting symbols. Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team ...Show All

• .NET Development AddressOf pointing to dynamic function?

  I need to be able to call a function that will allow me to get the AddressOf to point to whatever function. If you can understand that, because I have no idea what I'm talking about, just want I want it to do. =) (this is a WHOLE new world ) Screen Shot: http://users.adelphia.net/~micromause/vbnet.png Thanks =)   Mattias Sjogren wrote: Do you have to pass in the method name to Member_LoginBox ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error 28806 - TFS Single Server Install

  TFS single server install, not an upgrade, RC.  Near end, receive the error... Error 28806.An unexpected error has occurred. Verify that SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report server is installed and running, and that you have sufficient privileges to access it.  For more information, see the setup logs.    Here are the log entries. MSI (s) (68!C0) [15:12:07:467]: Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Fo ...Show All

• .NET Development Method Not found error in COM+

  Hi all,  When i access my COM+ from Dotnet solution, and create an object for this COM+, then i can see the methods which are in the COM+. There is no compilation error when i make use of those methods, but there is a runtime error saying 'Missing Method Exception : Method not found'. The method exists, and it is also shown in dotnet intellisense, and strangely no compilation error as well. Where am i going wrong did any had such problem be ...Show All