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• Visual FoxPro Tools Option question

  There is an option in Tools=>Options=>General=Data Entry It says: " Fill New Records with Current Values ." It is a checkbox. Mine was not checked when I paid attention to it. So I decided to check it. Could anybody provide an explanation: What kind of Current Values is it talking about Why is this checkbox necessary Why is it here What kind of sense does it make Thanks. It is a legacy from the old XBASE days. It specifie ...Show All

• Visual C++ running executable from different locations

  Hi, The executable file of my c++ project (Version .net 2003) runs fine and does not give any errors. However, the results (output files generated by the project) vary, depending on the location on the computer where the executable is stored and on whether or not other files are included in the directory where the executable is stored. Running the executable from another pc also leads to different results. I do not make use of any time-bas ...Show All

• Visual Studio Publishing project with MSBUILD

  I am running msbuild on our build server, the server has the .NET v2 beta 2 runtime and SDK installed, it does not have DEVENV installed on it. When I try to publish the project with msbuild from the command line on my local PC that has DEVENV installed it all seems to work.  When I try running the some command on the build server I get: “C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\Microsoft.Common.targets : warning MSB3482: SignTool repo ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office How to select a task pane at startup?

  hi, I have a Windows form application that via menus should open the same VSTO workbook. The workbook should have the ability to present a different task pane at the beginning, depending on the menu action selected by the user on the Windows form. The issue is that I have not found a way to do this: the "tag" property is not accessible from the Windows form, and the "Open" method does not offer the option to pass parameter ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Database Update Failure - PK_tbl_PendingChange Violation

  I tried to make a new branch this morning. When I do so, I get this: --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Error A database error occurred (SQL error 2627) ---> Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_tbl_PendingChange'. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.tbl_PendingChange'. MCHAN.TfsVersionControl..prc_PendBranch: Database Update Failure - Error 2627 executing INSERT statement for tbl_P ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) RC0 Serialization Errors

  Once I upgraded to RCO tonight certain operations fail that have objects with Byte[] public properties. These objects are not DataContracts and are Serializable and marked with XmlSerialization attributes. This worked just fine in the Feb CTP System.ServiceModel.FaultException: The formatter threw an exception while trying to deserialize the message: Error while trying to deserialize parameter urn:gridgistics:fabric:manifest. There was an er ...Show All

• Visual C++ Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library error question

  I recieve this error when I launch Internet Explorer - version 6.0 OS Windows XP Home edition 2002 Service Pack 2.  Error is as follows: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program C:\Program Files\Internet explorer\iexplore.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.  Please contact the application's support team for more information. I am not certain where to post this questi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Chart Legend

  Hi - I've searched for threads about changing the text of a Legend of a Chart (from SumOfStockHeld to Stock Held for example) and there were some entries but no real answer. Is it possible to change the legend text of a chart even if it involves getting down into the object model Thanks u open your Report from crystal Report itself Click on Preview Tab there u will get your legent with text Right cl ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista MenuStrip is still missing from UISpy

  Hi! My problem is that MenuStrip does not appear in UISpy. I generated a simple WinForms application (not using WinFx), then put a menu strip at the bottom of the Form. The menu lookes like this: | File | Help | . Clicking on the File, a drop-down menu appears with Exit1 and Exit2 items in it. There is nothing else on the Form. Running this sample application, in UISpy the menu does net appear, just this AutomationElement: " ...Show All

• SQL Server Drilldown

  Is there a way to disable a level drill down I want to keep the level set to All and not have the user to drill down via the report. I'm following the BOL, but I don't see the "Dimension Custom Data Access" option in the "Select a page pane" when editing the Analysis Service database role. Is this only available in a specific version/edition of SSAS I'm running Developers edition w/ SP1 installed. Thanks. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Scenarios and Project Checklist

  Hi there! I've noticed that when I open Project Checlist xls document created in a new project based on MSF agile, predefined tasks are loaded to this document, as well the project members are loaded to the Assigned To List. However, in the Scenarios xls document this list is not loaded. How can I configure xls documents to load specific lists from TFS How can I create specific lists in TFS Lists like " WORKITEMTYPE fileName = " WorkI ...Show All

• .NET Development Web Services SQL Dependency Caching

  Hello -- Is there any way to implement SQL dependency caching for web services Am I limited to the CacheDuration attibute I have tried using the System.Web.Caching.Cache to implement it programmatically. For example: Public Sub New() _cache = New System.Web.Caching.Cache Dim connString As String = "CONN_STRING HERE" Try SqlDependency.Start(connString) Dim connection As New SqlConnection(connString ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Installation Problem C# Express and SQL-Server Express

  Hi there, I've found many posters with the same problem, I have but I can't find a solution or workaround. Maybe it's too much hidden or simply none existent. I tried to install Visual C# Epress Beta2 and chose SQL Server Express April CTP as optional module. The installation of SQL Server alway fails. I've tried it even on a pure clean Win XP Pro SP2 system, averytime the same. Please...can somebody post a slution Do the VS Express products wo ...Show All

• Visual Basic how to insert new text message on top of the other?

  Hi!, I have two webforms and log.txt file on my machine. webform1 enable the user to view the contents of log.txt while the webform2 enable the user to input text message on textbox and save to log.txt. However, the new message to appear on webform1 was on the bottom portion, How do i make the new text message appear on the top of the other I was using streamreader and streamwriter for this. thanks, Mac Im' not quite sure if you're asking ...Show All

• Visual Basic Get out of office status programmatically?

  Anyone know if there is a way to query Exchange out-of-office status via the Active Directory Or for that matter...just about any other reasonably simple way to programmatically check whether another user is out-of-office in Exchange through VB.NET ...Show All