Luis Abreu's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Datagrid Column Header Width

  Hello all,     Is it possible to change the width of column header programatically  Thanks you, CVL Hi, I had the same problem but I fixed it :) check this topic for futher information (I also have sourcecode) http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=113104 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Visual Studio .NET 2005 Team Suite - English DVD Volume Label???

  Hi everyone, I downloaded Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 .ISO file and SQL Server 2005 April CTP .ISO and managed to put them all on 1 DVD (yes, i'm that stingy). After burning the DVD, I thought that the Setup would work fine so I deleted all the ISO files. My bad, the VS.NET 2005 Setup kept asking me to insert the DVD into the drive regardless of the fact that the DVD WAS in the drive but it just kept asking. I think this has something to do ...Show All

• Visual C++ Win64 gethostbyname() exception

  Under Win64 (amd64) I'm doing the following system call: struct hostent *lpHost; if ((lpHost = gethostbyname(szHost)) == NULL) return false; When doing so everything goes fine but in the VS2005 debug "output" window I see the following silent exception: First-chance exception at 0x7d4e228c in mytest.exe: 0x000006C5: The tag is invalid. I have verified that the code is correct and that everything works as it's suppose ...Show All

• Visual C++ CFileDialog.DoModal() Crashes When Hint box is about to appear.

  I have a strange crashing problem in an application developed on Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition. The crash comes during a function call to CFileDialog.DoModal(). The problem seems to relate to the "hint" box that appears if you let the mouse pointer linger over a file. If the mouse pointer registers over a file with an unregistered file type, then a hint box appears indicating the file type (e.g. ".slg file"). You the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Partner Team Edition for Sft. Developers license upgrade to Team Suite

  Through our gold partner status we get Visual StudioR 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers with MSDNR Premium Subscription licenses. My understanding was that for limited period after launch it will be possible to upgrade these licenses to Team Suite at competitive price . We have enquired at our local reseller and were told that such option does not exist and that we can buy Suite at a price of around 12000$. I’ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Creating Code Review Tasks Automatically from Tasks

  When a task goes into Resolved state, is there a way to automatically create a "Code Review" task based on the Code Reviewer name submitted in the work item check in rule   This would be really helpful to keep track of comments related to code reviews and make sure that each code review is successfully done.  For instance: Developer A completes work item and checks in code. (it would be nice to be able to change the status of the wo ...Show All

• SQL Server Unable to use Books Online search function

  I am unable to use the search feature in Books Online.  Every time I click the "Search" button, I get this error message: Package "Visual Studio Common IDE Package" failed to load Anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this error Hmm, this is strange. I know that you have already gone through an uninstall/repair/install cycle and I am sorry for the trouble it has caused. Is it possible to uninstall ...Show All

• .NET Development saving aspx file to harddisk

  My requirement is to save the webpage onto my harddisk on a button press. Later i want to email that webpage the way i have saved. Kindly tell me how to save the webpage on to the harddisk programmatically using asp.net. Thanx in advance Ali Zahid. Hi! Do you want to save it on your local hard drive (of the client) or on the hard drive of the server The best place for asking ASP.NET questions is on th ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Executing update field only on a selected Word page

  Hi all I have created a set document templates (.dot) that prompt users to enter certain details when it loads up using the ASK field, inserts other information such as the date and contents from another document and then unlinks the information once all the fields have been updated. Code shown below: Sub AutoNew() Dim pRange As Word.Range Dim oField As Field 'ActiveDocument.Repaginate For Each pRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges ...Show All

• Windows Forms Access to some hidden values

  The best examples i can think of is the case of Button subclasses. Why would i have to build my own HotTrack system when the core already does it  Give us a ReadOnly property for : - Hot state (MouseOver) - Pushed State When i create a U ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SOS:VC2005 B2 Express VC++ Directories Problem

  I downloaded and installed VC2005 B2 Express, I can't set "VC++ Directories". screenshot: http://member.netease.com/~lilong/temp/VS2005ExOpt.jpg is this bug this is a BIG PROBLEM!! How about removing C++ Beta2 ane replacing it with Beta1   Will this work   I am thinking about trying it.   ...Show All

• .NET Development app.config issues

  I am getting errors saying that they can not find my xml elements in the file......what should i do so the app.config can get to them.... < xml version = " 1.0 " encoding = " utf-8 " > < configuration > < system.diagnostics > < sources > <!-- This section defines the logging configuration for My.Application.Log --> < source name = " DefaultSource &qu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions express editions

  what are express editions of visual studio are they free or tryouts for a limited period I think you'll find they are free only when in Beta. When the product is released I think they will be availabvle for purchase for a pretty low monetary figure.   I think the price of $49 has been mentioned in a couple of places as a likely price point. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Native code

  I wonder what types of machine code can be generated by eMbedded Visual C++. My project involves testing the code on ARM7 and ARM9 processors for verification but also for demos. The code needs to run directly on the "iron", not over .NET. I prefer you send the response via email.: red_smurph at hotmail.com. Thanks in advance The tools that come with eVC support building native ARM applications that r ...Show All

• Windows Forms child form

  I have child forms that act as a UI to the user (from within the MDI app), runs some process, then displays another separate child form to the user (from within the parent MDI main form) displaying the results of a Crystal Report using&nbs ...Show All