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• Visual Basic Query : Cannot convert integer to system.IntPtr

  Hi..... I am getting this error: " Cannot convert integer to system.IntPtr" in the following statement of my code   dscb.ReadBuffer(StartAddr, CaptureBytes, inBuffer(0), DxVBLibA.CONST_DSCBLOCKFLAGS.DSCBLOCK_DEFAULT) I have declared inbuffer() as an integer however this function requires a sytem.IntPtr argument. How can i use inbuffer() as an IntPtr. Try: dscb.ReadBuffer(StartAddr, CaptureBytes,  &n ...Show All

• Visual Basic reporting one record with data report

  I mean Reporting one record with Data Report how could i report the record which i want using visual basic 6.0 with it's Data report. For example i have reported all data which is in the table by using Stored procedure and code of inter face but i did not made reporting only the record or the data which i want please may you help me Ali Mudie i need the code of the stored procedure and thecode of visual basicplease may you give me the store ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Feature request: "Save All As"

  Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta 2 A menu item "Save All As" is sorely missed, at least by me. Now, when I wish to change project names, I have to manually edit project files etc. Regards,   Guido Guido - Thanks for this suggestion.  If you enter this suggestion at http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback you'll be able to track whether and when we implement a feature like this.  ...Show All

• Visual C++ msvcr80.dll Problem

  Hi there, can someone possibly tell me why Noton WinDoctor is telling me that 10 executables in the .NET Framework 2.0 cannot access the necessary dll file msvcr80.dll I see that the dll exists in the WinSxS directory and I'm running XP pro. I didn't have this problem until I downloaded the 2.0 framework at windows update. Any advice appreciated. Thanks. Naolin Thank you for sharing the solution to this msvcr80. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Unable to connect to TSF server

  Hello, I created 2 VCP. One server (tsf-server): 1. Windows 2003 std + sp1 2. Sql Server 2005 Ctp Apr 3. Sharepoint services v2 sp2 4. Teams Foundation server When I run on http://myserver.mydomain.local I open a sharepoint portal. On http://myserver.mydomain.local/reports I open the reporting services management console and http://myserver.mydomain.local/reportservices the report services. Then I installed the client: 1 Windows XP sp2 (the clie ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro cryptography failure

  I use _cryptapi class of the _CRYPT class library to encrypt limited amount of information: ids and passwords. They are in a table and the table feeds treeview items on demand. Before appearing in treeview the field values are automatically decrypted. Everything has been working fine until I noticed a problem yesterday. I have done most of development on C: drive but recently began moving the whole project to a G: drive since I set a new OS u ...Show All

• .NET Development Data changes not being saved to the .mdf file

  I am working in Visual C# Express Edition, and I am using the Update() method of a TableAdapter. I am using the following C# code to update the database: try { this .Validate(); this.statsDataSetBindingSource.EndEdit(); this .runsTableAdapter.Update( this .statsDataSet.Runs); MessageBox .Show( "Update successful" ); ...Show All

• .NET Development How to get namespace from object name (as string)

  Hi everyone, I try to write a function to return a namespace based on the name of the input object ( as string). For the most cases I can use Type.GetType(objName) to get the namespace back. However, I have seen some special case like "System.Diagnostics.Debug" "System.Collections.Generic.List<string>" .... and Type.GetType(objName) just return null. Are there any way to do this in C# ...Show All

• SQL Server Error between string data types

  I reinstalled SQL Server, setup new connetions in my existing project and then pointed the existing controls in my SSIS packege to my new OLE DB Connection manager. When I run my package, now I get: TITLE: Package Validation Error ------------------------------ Package Validation Error ------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Error at Data Flow Task 1 [OLE DB Source 1 [73]]: Column "TransactionDate" cannot convert be ...Show All

• .NET Development Binding a dropdown listbox

  Im trying to bind a dropdown listbox with a table in SQL Server 7.0. Whenerver i use this code , i get value: "System.Data.Common.dbDataRecord". Following is my code : Sub  Page_Load() Dim strSqlCities as String = "Select city from city"   Dim strConnection as String = "server=Maxood;database=watal;user id=sa;password=;"        Dim objConn as New SqlConnection(strConnection)   Dim Cmd as New Sql ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Files Per Folder Limit in FileStream constructor

  I have recently discovered that a .Net Compact Framework application was failing when there were too many files per folder with long file names. Code was running on Pocket PC V 4.20.0 (Build 14053) running on ARM XScale. Storage Card is formated with FAT32. Pocket PC is using Compact Framework 1.0. The code below fails at exactly 1000 files private void button1_Click( object sender, System.EventArgs e) {   &nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server Back-up DB but keep the files for 3 days?

  Hi I have created a job to backup all our database. It works fine and creates .bak files in default folder. I have scheduled the task to run every 4 hours. My question is how can i modify or program this backup plan to keep the backup files for only last 3 days and delete older backup files Mits That's simple. I assume you are using SQL Server 2000. If so, in Enterprise Manager, Expand Management node, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System permissions to users in VSTS

  Hi all ... I'm new to VSTS. Right now i'm in the midst of evaluating the usage of VSTS over VSS in our project management. The problem i face is this ... We have a lot of windows users created on the Windows 2003 server machine and on which our VSTS TFS is installed. Now as an administrator i create a Team project on TFS. And also i create a group called TestGroup in which i put a user X (a domain user on the Windows Server) as a member ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Best Way to Handle Multiple Widget Types

  Hi, Here is my problem: My application handles multiple types of widgets e.g. a blue wudget, a red widget, a green widget etc Each widget has some different properties that are unique to that widget and no other widget has them e.g. a blue one has hieght, a red one has weight etc Now I want to build a form to edit widgets. Clearly as each widget has some unique attributes I cannot use one form (as there will be redundant ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro How to set automatically start project folder?

  Hi! I add a picture, in my project, but, when I change my project directory, or when I rename my folder, fox, asked me if I want to change the home directory of my project! I choose yes, and my project run correctly, but, it can't find my picture! I must write getdir( ) at the beginning, to set my start folder, if I want that the project run correctly with my picture! I try the curdir( ) or the home( ) but, this don't recognize correctly my p ...Show All