efortier's Q&A profile

• .NET Development Who's using .Net?

  I am just starting using VB.Net and loving it. But can anyone point to an example of an application created using .Net It seems as if Microsoft doesn't make many apps with it. I am trying to show coworkers some examples. Thanks, Chris Its true that a lot of companies use .NET internally. But why doesnt MS use .NET for public apps All ms apps are native code with managed wrappers (if any). I think the real question is why should we use .NET for comercial apps when microsoft wont Does .NET training cost them a lot ...Show All

• SQL Server Random Expressions

  In my data flow task I have written a script component source that generates rows with random column values. It works well, but is there another simpler way of solving this First I thought of a solution using derived columns, but there is no support for random functions in the expression builder in the derived column transformation editor. So, question #2... Why doen't the expression builder support random functionality Thanks for all replies! I don't think I'm speaking out of turn by saying Darren and Allan will soon be supplying a data generator aource component that generates random data for whatever da ...Show All

• Smart Device Development File Associations in Deployment Projects

  How do you create a file association using the Setup and Deployment project The desktop version has a File Types Editor, but we don't have that for smart devices. I've been trying to put the required keys in with the Registry editor, but I get the following error in CabWiz.log: Error: Line 185 - unsupported DirID 11 Error: Line 189 - unsupported DirID 11 Error: File c:\docume~1\andywi~1.cl1\locals~1\temp\wiz19a.inf contains DirIDs, which are not supported I've tried to specify the path to the icon using %InstallDir%, and with a literal path, but no joy. Please advise... Hi Andy, Could you send me a copy of y ...Show All

• .NET Development About strong naming

  I am a beginner in strong naming. I have read that strong naming is done in command mode when the assemblies are ready to deploy.  However, I have an application which involves over 80 assemblies.  What are the proper steps to do strong naming for the application   What I will going to do is: 1. In VS.NET, switch to 'Release' mode and compile. 2. Use command window in VS.NET, do strong naming one be one. Am I right   If I need to recompile the solution frequently, should I repeat the whole procedure   That seem very troublesome... Thanks Hi Kennon, Thats correct. If you strong name an assembl ...Show All

• Visual Basic Deleting a table adapter left me dead in the water

  I deleted a table adapter that I wasn't using and the result isn't pretty.  I can no longer get into the designer for one of my forms.  The errors I'm seeing are:   One or more errors encountered while loading the designer. The errors are listed below. Some errors can be fixed by rebuilding your project, while others may require code changes. The designer cannot process the code at line 522: Me.DistinctPromoCodeTypeIDTableAdapter.ClearBeforeFill = True The code within the method 'InitializeComponent' is generated by the designer and should not be manually modified. Please remove any changes and try opening the designer again ...Show All

• Visual C++ Unitialized native types under /clr

  In VC++ 7.1 the CIL generated for methods includes .locals init (...), this causes the locals variables, even the natives types (native structures, for example), to be filled with zeroes. In VC++ 8 the CIL only contains ".locals (...)" NOT ".locals init". The above causes in VC++ 8 to have the unmanaged types (i.e. VARIANT) unitialized (garbage filled). Is there any way to have the compiler emit the .locals init (...) again like it did in VC++ 7.1 Hi Martin, There is no way to get that behavior in VC 2005, although we do emit .locals init when you compile with /clr:safe. If ...Show All

• .NET Development SMTPClient do not send authorisation properly

  Hi, I have very simple code which tries to send email via relay server requiring authorisation. Code is below. It does not work becouse after running sniffer I found .NET runtiime is incorrectly sending AUTH field to server 142.165.72.18 192.168.251.102 Response: 220 bgmpomr2.sasknet..ca -- Server ESMTP (SaskTel eMessaging Service) 192.168.251.102 142.165.72.18 Command: EHLO workhome 142.165.72.18 192.168.251.102 Response: 250-bgmpomr2.sasknet.sk.ca 192.168.251.102 142.165.72.18 Command: AUTH login ZmFz 142.165.72.18 192.168.251.102 Response: 501 5.5.0 Invalid input (Invalid authentication protocol).   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SQL Server 2005 Express Problem with Date format in transact sql

  Hello all my database in in French language. The collation of sql server 2005 is in French. When i use sql manager and look inside the tables the dates are well diplayed in french format dd/mm/aaaa but the queries don't work If i type "select * from mytable where date_update is < '20/11/2005' "  it tells me that it can't convert in date a string. I i type in my query '11/20/2005' it works fine and the rows display date in english format differently than the display i have by opening the tables with the manager. Of course i want to use french format in the transact sql queries. Thanks for your help. Patrick ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System error MSB3202

  I'm having trouble building a team build. I am able to define a team build just fine, and when I try to run it, the log files seem to suggest that it can find the source files just fine. But I end up with a lot of errors. My solution uses Enterprise Library 2005, so here is one of the errors that reference it (so, I don't think it is custom code related): error MSB3202: The project file "..\..\..\..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Enterprise Library January 2006\src\Data\Data.csproj" was not found My team build has the file in its local source, the error occur when it tries to compile. TIA. jdn ...Show All

• Windows Forms c# to vb.net

  Hi can you help me convert the c# code on this link to vb, with a bit of explanation on the System.Data Interfaces. Thanks http://www.dotnetbips.com/displayarticle.aspx id=61 Thanks Human Compiler, it worked on the fly...but I have a little problem, you see i am trying to swith between Data Providers. I had a main form which connected to the database&nbs ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VSTestHost.exe crashing after executing test(s)

  Some members of our team, including myself, are experiencing this problem and have not been able to find a workaround for it. After executing some unit test/tests, VSTestHost.exe process hogs the CPU for few minutes before it crashes. I tried re-installing VS without success. This is under a virtual machine, by the way. (Needed to access DEV domain) Any help or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sang Sang, actually if you don't like bringing down vstesthost.exe you can specify legacy exception handling for it. This thread describes how to do that. Thank you, Michael Koltachev ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Q: WGF

  I would like to ax you something about future of DX: I finally learnt DX just recently and successfully created few DX games and demos. But since DX9 is the last version and the next "big thing in graphics" will be WGF, is it wise to continue learning DX I mean, is it worth it WGF will definitely have totally different API and I will have to learn it all over again :( Im seriously thinking about OpenGL ... I have some experience in that area, but I dont like OpenGL API ;) WGF is simply an internal code-name for the next version of DirectX APIs in Vista/Longhorn. So your investment in learning D3D programming will continue to pay off ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Designer wish list?

  I have been playing around, and making some presentations to some people in our group on WF, and the way that can be used not only for programming purposes, but also for designin and presenting business processes. Here is a couple of questions (should I call it wish-list ) on the designer. If someone in the team could give some feedback on this I would appreciate it: 1. Ability to drag-and-drop "comment" activities (like the 'annotation' shape in Visio) that can be visually associated with an activity, but do not have relevance during runtime. 2. The ability to change the size of the activities in the designer so that the text in t ...Show All

• Visual Studio August CTP

  Hi I have a copy Visual Studio 2005 August CTP and would like to know when the matching Visual Studio SDK (VSIP) for August build will be available from the download page.  http://www.vsipdev.com/downloads/ The August CTP of the SDK that is on the download page is for the Beta 2 version of Visual Studio. Thank You Mark Bob, Phil, Thanks for the explanation. Just to make sure I understand it correctly, September SDK CTP is compatible with VS August CTP only . Is that correct Thanks. ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Applying one cell's formatting to another cell

  I'm looking for a way to apply the formatting from one cell (i.e. range object) to another cell without using: sourceRange .Copy targetRange .PasteSpecial < options > Application.CutCopyMode = False The implicit selection of the targetRange is slowing down my macro, and making the sheet scroll unnecessarily. Note: I've already included the hack Application.ScreenUpdating = False, but this seems less than elegant, IMHO. rusty Actually what I have is a sheet with 8 cells that are used as format "templates". The macro in question moves down the cells in a given colu ...Show All