Jim Shan's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic Extracting data from lotus domino database using VB.NET

  hi all , any idea on how to extract data (NSF file) from lotus domino database using free wrapper from VB.NET ...Show All

• Visual Basic updating an entry in a combo box

  Hi I populate the entries in a combobox, and I've got a class to help me with this. e.g. Public Class clsCombo Public txtShow As String Public index As Integer Sub New ( ByVal pText As String , ByVal pIndex As Integer ) Me .txtShow = pText Me .index = pIndex End Sub Overrides Function ToString() As String Return txtShow End Function End Class Then, to add an entry I just ca ...Show All

• SQL Server Error using Execute Package Task

  I'm trying to run a package from another package using Execute package task - I'm getting the error: Error: Error 0xC0012050 while preparing to load the package. Package failed validation from the ExecutePackage task. The package cannot run. . I have Delay validation on the child package. Any other suggestions Thanks I am perhaps wrong about this but I don't think setting DelayValidation=TRUE on the package prevents ...Show All

• Visual C++ Changed the COM signatures....using ildasm.....

  Hi, I have a .exe COM which I used in .NET but some signatures got changed....so I opened it with ildasm and changed the signatures so that it should return something from the function....This is the error I'm getting now.... The runtime has encountered a fatal error. The address of the error was at 0x79e8aff6, on thread 0xb4. The error code is 0xc0000005. This error may be a bug in the CLR or in the unsafe or non-verifiable portions of us ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Help with databases

  Hi I have a database with about 20 columns one of which is vehicleNumber and one of which is temperature. I have many different vehicleNumbers. When the user types a vehicleNumber into a text box I need to collect all the temperatures for that vehicle and find the average temperature. I am not using SQL, I'm using an access database with the dataset and all that. I found a little information suggesting a dataview. Can anyone help me Just t ...Show All

• Windows Forms Best way to switch controls and flickering

  I am devoloping a C# application used as a database client. Depending on the kind of data I have to display, the MainForm should show a different control to view and manage data (same place, same size). The custom control is into a panel. My question is about the proper way to switch among these controls: actually when I have to switch control, I remove the current one from Controls, adding the new one... I suppose another way could be using Vis ...Show All

• SQL Server SNMP support in SQL2005?

  Hi, I'm experiencing the pain of MS not implimenting SNMP GET for SQL2000. Can someone please confirm if this is working properly for SQL2005 I've tried the SQL2005CTP on WinXP, but that's not returning any SNMP info at all! Help! Soon'ish Craig ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't debug DataFlow Script task

  I have debugged a Control Flow script task and everything went as expected. I put a breakpoint somewhere in my script code, press F5 and execution will break there. However, when I try the same in a Data Flow script, execution does not break! Moreover, when I reopen the code right after I closed VSA, the breakpoint is not there anymore... Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Henk Henk, There's a simple answer ...Show All

• .NET Development WebClient with Progress bar

  I am writing a small application which allows user to enter an URL then download a file on the net. In addition, I use the progress bar to show the downloading status. These code as below using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Net; namespace DowloaderProgress {     public partial class Form1 ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Microsoft treeview: Newbie Question

  I'm using VFP6 with Microsoft Treeview. I have a little newbie doubt: Can I programatically collapse and/or expand a tree node What command do I use in order to do it Thanks in advance. It's simple. For example: ThisForm.TV.Nodes.Clear ThisForm.TV.Nodes.Add(, 0, "ListRoot", "Lists") ThisForm.TV.Nodes.Add("ListRoot", 4, "Lists", "Printable lists") ThisForm.TV.Nodes.Add("ListRoot", 4, "Exportabl ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Is anyone working on an Oracle plugin for DLinq?

  I'd like to use DLinq on Oracle, but there is only support for SQL Server now. Is anyone currently working on an Oracle plugin for DLinq Thanks! LINQ looks so cool - I only wish I could consider it for commercial software development. The product I work on must support Oracle and DB2 in addition to SQL Server. I strongly urge you to commit to providing an Oracle and DB2 provider in the same package as the SQL Server provider, pre ...Show All

• Smart Device Development mapirule.dll

  Hi all, I've tried to run the sample CaptureSMS from "Receiving SMS Messages Inside a Managed Application" but I get a MissingMethodException at the function call to DllRegisterServer(). I am trying on my PocketPC emulator of PocketPC2003 SDK. Please help me as soon as possible, Thanx in advance.... Same Error, I've tried to run the sample CaptureSMS from "Receiving SMS Messages Insi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How to terminate coded load test?

  I am running coded load test and can find from the responce that one of web tests failed. It means that all other requests in that test will fail as well and should not be submitted. How to terminate that web test(not the whole load test) without the sending all enumerated requests Thanks, Gregory Thanks... I forgot that base class is documented... Gregory ...Show All

• SQL Server Login failed for ".

  What am I missing Computer A is windows xp sp2 with visual studio 2005. Computer B is Server2003 with SQLServer2005. Computer A: local website directory security configured for anonymous access using a local user computer_A\username and password. The password is NOT managed by iIIS. Computer B: SQLServer2005 allows local and remote connections, sql server and windows authentication. Local user computer_B\username and password is defined. ...Show All

• Windows Forms MDI background

  For a MDI application, how can I set a background image for the client region of the main frame window Although in Visual Studio.net I can assign an image to that main client, it fails to show up when the program is running. Thanks! There is lots of good info in this article, but setting the BackgroundImage property in the designer should do the trick.  It works in both VS 2003 and VS2005. ...Show All