MickB's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Exception thrown when changing opacity

  I've got a form that's shown from some code in a c# Word Addin. I've had to call the SetParent API function to make this form a 'child' of Word (I wanted the form to behave like the Word Find dialogue) like this: if ( Win32 . SetParent ( this . Handle , hwnd ) == IntPtr . Zero ) (where hwnd is the handle for Word) I also fancied having the form 'go a bit transparent' when it lost focus (i.e. when the user started typing in Word) but when I put something like this in the decactivate event of the form this . Opacity = 0.35 ;  I got this rather nasty exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32E ...Show All

• .NET Development temporarily combine XmlDocuments

  Probably a very special problem... I got several XmlDocuments which I want to temporarlily combine for xpath operations and manipulation, e.g. XmlDocument1: <A>123</A> XmlDocument2: <B>456</B> XmlDocument3: <C></C> After combining: <Root> <A>123</A><B>456</B><C></C> </Root> A possible operation executed with an XPathNavigator/XPathExpressions XPathExpression expression = XPathExpression.Compile("number(/Root/A)+number(/Root/B)"); int val = (int)navigator.Evaluate(expression); navigator.SelectSingleNode("/Root/C").SetType ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Add-in for IDE

  Hello! Visual C++ Express Edition supports Add-in for IDE Thank you. No: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx Extensibility: Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls. ...Show All

• Visual Basic How to Delete not Dispose of Picture

  I have a picture box that contains a photo i want to delete that photo when i click my delete_image _button, right now i do it like Picture.Image.Dispose.....But this does not delete it only removes the photo...I want to delete it all the way...any help would be great thank you! Hi! You want to delete image or your want to delete file with this image To delete file - use System.IO.File.Delete(). But you must know file name and you must dispose image first (because Image.FromFile() will keep this file open, untill you dispose image). ...Show All

• Visual C++ output format......

  Hi all, I dont know if I am in the right section or not....any way, let's try my lock .. I wanna write a program that compute a formula which depent at the value I will enter.....  this is too easy but I want the output be as vector on the x-axis & y-axis ... how I can do this format . Thanks alot Reta OH !!!! I do not know what I say!! All these lines in order to sovle it!!! I tried and my code is extremly different from yours .... but the last one is the best.. Good job Macks ... I can not describe my feeling . Thanks a lot Fire My Regards ...Show All

• Smart Device Development UPDATE on a SQL Mobile database...

  Hi, here's my problem, i'm using a SQL Mobile Database with my application (PPC application) i've got no problem to connect to it and to query. But now that i'm trying to update fields, it just doesn't work. My syntax is correct, the UPDATE is made, but once i close the connection, i loose it. Here's my code : (note : checked as numOpe are set, this sub is located inside a class) Public Sub unCheck() If is_checked = False Then Exit Sub Dim cnn As New System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection(connectionString) cnn.Open() Dim Trans As System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeTransaction Trans = cnn.BeginTransaction() is_checked = False Dim ...Show All

• .NET Development need a .net programmer

  i need to have a good .net programmer to help develop for a client pls contact me at massey_dean@hotmail.com live in the Tallahassee Fl. area.  thank you Given that this is a worldwide forum, it's not the best place to try and find a programmer in your area.  I'd be looking for a local user group, or something along those lines.  That way, you also get to meet the people you're relying on to get your project done, and you'll know where they live. Don't get me wrong, I'm in Australia and I do a LOT of work for people in the USA - hiring people remotely can work really well, it sure works for me.  But if you want to s ...Show All

• .NET Development Force Passive IP Address

  Is there any way to force IIS to use an IP address for FTP Whenever I connect, it fails to execute the port command. The problem is that it changes over to my network IP address, which doesn't do me any good when FTPing over the internet. I've used a different FTP Server that allows me to force IP/Name for passive transfers. Thanks! This forum is dedicate to questions relating to the System.Net namespace in the .Net Framework. I suggest posting this to the asp.net or IIS forums ...Show All

• Windows Forms beta 2 - Negative Min value causes error

  If i enter a negative value (with 2 decimal places) as the minimum value in the VS 2005 beta 2 form designer, for a numeric up/down control, then things seem fine, but the next time I make a code change and the designer updates its display I get an error: Decimal byte array constructor requires an array of length four containing valid decimal bytes NB: I have discovered a negative integer value works, but a negative value to 2 decimal places does not. I've been trying a relatively late build and things look as though they are working or I havent quite got the repro scenario your showing. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System List of files updated?

  Our development team has just converted from CVS to Team System. One of the things we can't seem to find is the output of updated files when you get latest. I have gotten this output once in Team System, but only when I have a conflict. We'd really like to be able to see this output any time we get latest. Is there any way to get Team System to show it to us even when there isn't a conflict Thanks, Patrick Hi, I'm having the same problem and none of the suggested fixes from this and the other threads have worked. Of my team, about half have this issue. Is there a hotfix we can request, and/or wil ...Show All

• Windows Forms Subclassed control in Toolbox

  Hi I have seen many examples where controls such as Textboxes are subclassed to perform specific roles such as accepting numerics only etc. However, when showing their uses most of the sample codes add the subclassed controls in the Form_Load event. I think this is not practical as you'd want to properly position your subclassed control on the form. I'd like to know if there's a way to make my subclassed control appear in the ToolBox. I don't want to have it as a UserControl or have it in a seperately compiled DLL. Thanks Thanks it works. I found it sometime after I made this post ...Show All

• SQL Server How to show duplicates in reports

  I'm trying to create a report in Sql Server 2005 Reporting Services where it will display duplicates rows in the reports. I'm unable to find the property that enables this. I would need something like HideDuplicates = false, but that is not the way it is intended to be used. If HideDuplicates is left blank, it seems to still hide duplicate values if the preceding row matches. The report is a crosstab type, so we are using a Matrix for the report item. I'll illustrate with a simple example:  This is what we currently get: Catagory Class Detail Type 1 A Item 1 B Item 2 Item ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS on Domain Controller, how do I upgrade to RC?

  Hi, For Beta 3 (refresh), I had Team Foundation Server installed on a Domain Controller. Now the RC has come along and this is no longer supported. Any ideas on how I can move the WIT and Source Control data in my Beta 3 instance to an RC instance and maintain any sort of history Regards, Martin. You'll need to move TFS onto a different machine, or move your domain controller to another server. I'm forwarding this thread to Dan Kershaw who can provide the instructions for moving TFS to a different server. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Suppress CA1303:DoNotPassLiteralsAsLocalizedParameters for all occurrences of a method call?

  I'm using a common method to log messages throughout a class library. In many cases, literal strings are used to included fixed state information in these messages. Is there a way to suppress the CA1303:DoNotPassLiteralsAsLocalizedParameters message for all occurrences of the logging method call throughout an assembly. That is, can I allow literals passed to this single logging method but still have a warning generated for other methods I've tried to use an assembly-level SuppressMessage attribute such as the following, but it does not seem to suppress these messages: [assembly: SuppressMessage ( "Microsoft.Globalization" , ...Show All

• .NET Development Managed DirectX _How can i Rotate a directX font (a text) around an object (ex. cylender) which has a texture?????

  How can i Rotate a directX font (a text) around an object (ex. cylender) which has a texture note that this text should be dynamic that is i can change the text anytime i want. if you have installed directx 9.0 sdk (october 2005), you can access the tutorial5, C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK (October 2005)\Samples\Managed\Direct3D\Tutorials\Tutorial5 , that contains a rotating cylender. If applicable plz add the code to this tutorial and send the code.... plz reply with C# code thanx... Please post directx questions to Windows Game Development: General . ...Show All