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• Windows Forms Replace combo box text within event handler

  I want to keep file path history in a combo box and add an extra item "<Browse>" at the end for file selection. When I write some code in SelectedIndexChanged event which will show a "Open file" dialog for file selection and then place the selected file path to combo box text.  However, the text is always replaced by "<Browse>" instead of the file path.  Can anyone help ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Rendering Webcam to a texture

  I've been looking for a way to render the output from my webcam to a texture in directx. I can find samples about how to render videos to textures but I cant seem to go that last step and draw the webcam as one. I want to be able to distort the image coming from the webcam to remove the distortion generate by a fisheye lense. I thought it would be easy to modify the way a texture maps onto the screen. Can anybody help with this or an alternate way to achieve what I'm after. Thanks, Martin The steps taken would also depend on how the webcam is supplying the data (images). Can you get the web cam image sh ...Show All

• Visual Basic Using Office XP AND Office 2003 in VB.NET 2003

  I've writen a function that exports my data to a Word document. The Office version is XP, but their are some Office 2003 clients in the developer team. The references are signed incorrect on an other Office version containing computer. How do make it cross Office version You may want to try the Visual Studio Tools for Office forum.  Might get a quicker reply. Dustin. ...Show All

• Visual C# Form Count

  Is it possible to get a total count of all of the forms which are part of a VC# solution along with their respective object names. You can iterate over all types in a Assembly: public Type[] GetAllForms() { Assembly asm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); ArrayList result = new ArrayList(); foreach ( Type type in asm.GetTypes() ) { if ( type.IsSubclassOf( typeof (Form) ) ) { result.Add( type ); } } return (Type[])result.ToArray( typeof (Type) ); } ...Show All

• Visual Basic Downloading all files in a folder from an FTP server!!

  I want to download all the files found in a folder on an FTP server onto my local machine. I managed to get one file, but I have to know the filename. I got one file with the following code: My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory("C:\Temp\FTP_Files") Dim siteUri As New Uri("ftp://myFtpSite.com/myFolder/12345.xls") My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(siteUri, "C:\Temp\FTP_Files\12345.xls", "myLoginName", "myPassword", True, 100000, True) How can I get a whole folder Thanks Don't know if it will help, but this post: http://forums.microsoft.com/ms ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Workflow items: First required then readonly on save

  Hi All, I added a new workflow state that has a field that needs to be required once I transition into the state but after the state is saved then it becomes readonly How can I accomplish this Thanks BTY, I am using the Process Template Editor by Imaginet Resources. I haven't tried anything like this yet, but can you use the <FROZEN/> tag to accomplish this The "Authoring Work Item Types.doc" document says that "once a field has a value after a commit, in can no longer be modified. It can however be cleared using an <EMPTY/> rule or manually by a user and filled in again l ...Show All

• SQL Server Inconsistent package failures

  I'm debugging my first SSIS package and is getting inconsistent results. The package does not always complete successfully. When the package does fail, it fails at different tasks that accquire database connections. Any of the following error message would show up: [Execute SQL Task] Error: Failed to acquire connection "FORGE.FMC". Connection may not be configured correctly or you may not have the right permissions on this connection. [OLE DB Destination [6374]] Error: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "FORGE.FMC" failed with error code 0xC0202009. [Connection manager "F ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System how can I backup team projects which I have created

  how can I backup the Team Projects in a TFS I'm using the beta2 version . if I reinstall the TFS , I wan to maintain the Projects I have created , can I export the projects which I have created and import them after I reinstall the server Ajay addresses the question of Team System shipping with VS in http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=22482 . Buck ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error creating new team project.

  Any help will be appreciated.  After setting up Team Foundation Server I tried to create a new team project (from the Team Foundation Client on the application server...single server installation).  This fails with the following error in the project creation log: Initialization for plugin "Microsoft.Pcw.wss" failed with error: "Client found response content type of 'text/html', but expected 'text/xml'. Thanks in advance, Jeff Please post the text around that line (there should be an exception, etc.).  Also, which user account is running VS 2005   The installation guide specifies the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office VSTO-2 (2003) Word Template code-behind assembly doesn't run

  We have a Word (Office 2003) Template Project in Visual Studio 2005 created with Visual Studio Tools for Office. When I create a new document based on this template local the code-behind file runs ok :) BUT I copy the word template and assembly to another PC with Word 2003 (Office 2003 Basic) but when I create a new document from my document template the code-behind doesn't run. No error messages. No warnings. The new document is created but the code-behind doesn't run. Any ideas much appreciated. Hi You are running into security issues when deploying VSTO solutions on client machines. I woul ...Show All

• Visual Basic SMTP VB Script

  Hi, I trying to setup a solution for a client and I need a windows or VB script of some sort that will send an email automatically when called. I need this script to be able to accept parameters somehow so that the toemail and the message can be sent to the script and then the email is sent. Is there some type of script that allows me to do this in Windows xp client machines. Thanks, Vinnie. There's a command line program called BLAT that will send emails.  Useful for sending error notification emails in batch files. Richard ...Show All

• .NET Development Passing DataTables to Web Methods

  Hi Does anyone know if in the final release of .net 2.0 it is possible to pass/return DataTables to/from web methods now that DataTable is serializable I have seen other posts where people have had problems but I guess they were using Betas. Thanks Russell Mason Hi Russell, Passing DataTables in web methods is fully supported in the released version of .NET Framework 2.0. Daniel Roth ...Show All

• SQL Server How to change from SQL Server Express to Database.mdf connection

  Hi, I've created a SQL Server Express Database that is used by an ASP.NET 2.0 application (developed using VWD Express). I would like to be able to: Make changes to stored procedures, views and table structures while developing/testing ASP.NET application - which, ideally, needs a SQL Server Manager Studio Express connection and Upload my application and data to a database on a network - which, ideally, needs a direct Database.mdf connection. I know that I need to change my connection string - and am able to achieve that with ease - but I'm not sure what the best way of switching between the two ways of attaching on the ...Show All

• Visual C# Make a program start on windows startup

  Hi I want my program start on startup on, in a way that i wold be able to create a CheckBox to choose if to start on startup or not. There are several ways to make your application start at startup. The easies is to place a shortcut to the Startup directory inside the Programs folder of the Start Menu. Or you can place an entry into the registry (a quick google search will give you a specific path to where you must store the key) ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Multiple Data Files (SQL Express) can be used in one application ?

  Hi to all of you, In VB.NET 2002 I was using Multiple MS Access files to store data. Is it possible with VB.NET express 2005 and SQL Express 2005 Parminder This is a limitation of Visual Basic Express. SQL Server Express is similar to the old MSDE - it has certain limitations compared to the full version of SQL Server 2005. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/  for more information. As mentioned earlier, Visual Basic Express only supports local data. You can use more than one MS Access data file in your application only if those data files are installed on the same computer as yo ...Show All