JaviK2's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Cannot connect to SQL Server 2005 June CTP

  We just install SQL Server 2005 June CTP on a Windows 2003 with SP1 and probably all the additional patches.  We just simply cannot connect to the SQL Server at all.  The SQL Server service is running.  When we try to register and click on Test button, we will just get Timeout expired.  We're using SQL Server Authentication. We have used the June CTP to do an upgrade from SQL Server 2000 on a Windows 2003 SP1 but without ...Show All

• Windows Forms Single Instance application - First instance crashes when second instance launched

  There is one thread discussing this issue already (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=175755&SiteID=1) but it ends with an incomplete workaround and doesn't identify a cause or solution. The problem is with using the VB application SingleInstance property. On some machines for some reason this causes crashes in the existing instance when a subsequent instances are launched. See the second part of the follownig article for ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Weird problem with access to source control

  Hi, We've got a strange problem wrt source control. We have two Team Projects, let's call them Project A and Project B. Both projects are worked on by pretty much the same people, so the Contributors group is the same in both projects. Team Explorer and Source Control Explorer work fine, but Workspaces do not. For some reason, some people don't see Project A in their Workspace explorer (they do see Project B). The security settings for both proj ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How can I do reports with my visual Basic Express Edition?

  I would like to do charts reports with my visual basic Express edition.     I'm seeing a number of issues like this. I wonder if the user community is not forgetting the intent of Visual Basic Express It's intended for hobbyists and people who are learning computing. It is not intended for production use. ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Can you guys help me fixing the error?

  I'm currently working for engineering company and it is my first time using visual basic woth Excel application. My job is to find the error and fix it, but i just dont know how. I have tried few things but it seems not working. Can you guys help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. The program contains macros and is a excel application. Here's the error message I get: Run-time error '1004': Select method of Worksheet class faile ...Show All

• Visual Basic Package VB6 without Upgrade

  Is there an easy way to package a VB6 application, using VS.Net 2005 without having to convert/upgrade it to .Net   I've been forced to upgrade to Crystal Reports 11, with no time to upgrade to .Net in between.  InstallShield works, but I hate to buy yet another development tool. You can include a compiled VB6 app or dll with a .net app or dll but you can not include native VB6 code with .Net code. ...Show All

• Visual C# While Loops and Keyboard Events

  In a class I have a while loop that sends out an event while test is true as follows: while(test) {       PeriodFire( this , new PeriodEventArgs( true )); } In another class I consume the event and do some graphical work on it. this .timer1.PeriodFire += new ABIS.PeriodEventHandler( TimerOnTick); public void TimerOnTick () {    .... Do some graphical work    Application.DoEvents( ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VSTF installatoion error

  I am trying to install VSTF beta3 \\products\Public\Products\Betas\Developers\Visual Studio 2005\Beta 3\VSTF on a single server (Win2K3, SP1), based on the installation guide http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=e54bf6ff-026b-43a4-ade4-a690388f310e&displaylang=en The pre-install checklist is strictly followed. But still I am getting following strange error during VSTF installation: Error 32000. The ...Show All

• Windows Forms Excel Problem PLZ HELP ITS UGENT!(Could not find excel forum)

  I've been given the task of making a spreadsheet that will make a copy of itself, at the end of the day. I would like to have a button in my spreadsheet that creates a back up copy and then exit. Can I get it to check for (and maybe create) a folder called 'backup' (at the same level as the original spreadsheet) and then save it there I don't want the user to get too involved in this process - apart from clicking the 'Backup and Exit' button. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Sharepoint 2007 dependency

  I am trying to install WSS 2007 as part of the beta and am being stumped by an error that WWF Beta 2 must be installed previously. I thought I did this but the error persists. What server components must be installed Can you give me a URL please Hi I had same type of error when i was installing Office 12 Beta 1 , its says I must got WF beta 1.2 , but the error can successfully be removed once you inst ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I create a global function to start up an MDI Child?

  In VB.NET, I would like to create a function in my startup modul that will create an instance of a form, set it's MDI Parent property to my main form, and show it. I want to call the function from the main menu on my MDI Parent&n ...Show All

• Visual Basic Copy and paste

  Ok. i have been trying to figure out how to copy and paste text in my VB programs. And it just does not want to work (copy and cut don't). any one have a sample or somthing I want to find the hilighted text and deal with it accordingly when i copy or cut. Sure you can. In my exmaple, the sub it fired from the Keyboard _keyDown event. In the event args, there's ByVal Sender as object.   Sender will be ...Show All

• Windows Forms ComboBox bug?

  ComboBox control’s TextChanged event does not fire if selected item is changed using keyboard. Its DropDownStyle is set to DropDownList. Is this a bug or it’s supposed to work this way Any workaround to capture this event Note: This event is fired if selected item is changed using mouse. This event is fired (by keyboard changes) if its DropDownStyle is not DropDownList. You sh ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Registering and licencing

  I have registered my version of visual web developer installed from CD but I have not received the product key. as I can obtain it The licence expires between a year... When you install from the CD Image you do not have to register the product. Have a look at the registration FAQ Item 7. Visual Studio Express edition Registration FAQ http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/register/faq/ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Running more than 1 testlist

  Hi all, My vsmdi file contains 2 different testlists, each containing a different range of test methods. I specified both testlists in the TFSBuild.proj file like this: < MetaDataFile Include = " $(SolutionRoot)\AlfaPrint.Adam\AlfaPrint.Adam.vsmdi " > < TestList > AdamTestList </ TestList > < TestList > GraphicEngineTestList </ TestList > </ MetaDataFile > But only the GraphicEngi ...Show All