Milen's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Getting files with specific extensions using FolderBrowserDialog

  Hi everyone. I'm making a media player using the BASS API Library and Direct-X. My problem is, I'm using the FolderBrowserDialog component and I know it can't filter files but I need only files with specific extensions to be added to the Listbox I have on the form. So far the code looks like this: Public Sub foldertoplaylist() Dim plug As Integer = 2 Dim playlistid3 As String Dim chosen As String ...Show All

• Windows Forms Creating a 30-day trial (How to?)

  Hi, I was wondering if anyone could guide me in the right direction for deploying an application with a 30-day trial constraint. Is this possible (and relatively easy) to do without using a third party product. If not, which product is best for ...Show All

• .NET Development validating username/password across the network for \\pcName\c$ connection

  I would like to know how to code into my program automatic authorization across a UNC connection. I have .config files on other pc's in a Microsoft Active Directory network environment that need to be changed from time to time. So let's say there is a pc called POS151 on the network and I need to change some text in a file on that pc....I would like to know how to program authentication to POS151 so I can access the following path a ...Show All

• Visual C# byte question

  ok i understnad that in a byte type cant be stored a value between 1 and 255 or more i dont really know exactly.. but a byte should bet stored as 1001011100100111100 or thats the machine code You're showing a binary number which is far too big to hold a byte. The representation of a number is totally different to what it contains, in that you can represent the same number many ways, and the value is the same. Why are you asking this ...Show All

• SQL Server Is there a way to protect an olap db meta data - technically

  Hi we try to bild an olap db as core of a nsolution we provide and want to secure the olap db meta data. Is there a way to secure the meta data for the olap db technically (like a procedure in TSQL with encryption - for the whole SSAS DB) Because at the moment everyone with admin permission could connect by VS2005 and extract the whole solution. Best Regards HANNES I see. Unfortunately this is not possible yet with Analysis Services. ...Show All

• SQL Server Error while using OUTPUT clause - The multi-part identifier could not be bound

  I was trying to copy child records of one parent record into another, and wanted to report back new child record id and corresponding child record id that was used to create it. I ran into run-time error with OUTPUT clause. Following is a script that will duplicate the situation I ran into:   CREATE TABLE Parent (       ParentID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY ( 1 , 1 ) PRIMARY KEY ,     ...Show All

• SQL Server Problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express with Advance Services CTP

  Hi, I was unable to install the CTP version of SS Express Edition SP1 with Advance Services. The installation failed with the following error message: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup ------------------------------ SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server configuration. The error was: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'sa'. Refer to server error logs and setup logs for mor ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Problems with Splash Screen and VB 2005 Express

  I create a default splash screen using Add New item | Splash Screen and then I select it in the project properties. When I run in it the VB2005 environment, the splash screen shows as expected, but then gives an error message: NullMessageException was unhandled . before running the application. Without the splash screen the application runs fine. The exception detail follows. Has anybody any idea what I am doing wrong The funny thing is i ...Show All

• SQL Server Why can EngineThreads property on the data-flow task not equal 1?

  The question is in the title! Thanks -Jamie There's no better answer than the pipeline engine simply needs at least 2 threads to function correctly. Matt can give a more precise answer, but I think one thread is needed for the buffer manager and the other for execution. K ...Show All

• .NET Development SAP BW NetWeaver web services

  Hi, Has anyone done any integration of a .NET app with SAP BW through web services I’m talking about retrieving data defined on the BW side and then using it for whatever needs, all through web services. I've successfully created a web service on the BW side, but could not find any information on how to consume the web service in .NET, since most people seem to prefer the .NET connector or direct ODBC connection. Any refe ...Show All

• SQL Server Report Needs only PDF Export Format

  Hi, I have around 20 report in my testserver.In this 5 reports needs to export only in PDF format. The Other 15 reports are needs to export in PDF,Excel,CSV and TIFF formats. I am using Reporting Services2005 for developing reports and also using VS2005. Any suggesstions appreciated. Thanks, Prabu Those formats are all supported. Unfortunately you can't control for a particular report which export formats are sup ...Show All

• Windows Forms event on scaning barcode

  hi , i am using vb.net 2003 and i want to scan barcodes with the scaner i want if the scaner completes the scaning doesn't matter what the length is the next textbox is focused i tried it on different events but could not find the&nbs ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Can I get Micorsoft.RuleEngine.dll ?

  Hi Ihave a question on Microsoft.RuleEngine.dll used in Biztalk server 2004 core: Can developer buy a stand-alone licence of Microsoft.RuleEngine.dll (without the development FrameWork :Deployment wizard, Business rule Composer,.. ) thank you ;) Per our support engineer: Base on my understanding, our buddy wants to buy BizTalk rule engine instead of whole BizTalk package. We may ask ...Show All

• Visual C# help with data set

  Hi I have made a data set from a xml file with no problem. However how do you bind the dataset to a data grid Thank you DataGrid1.DataSource = yourDataSet; DataGrid1.DataMember = "yourTableName"; ...Show All

• Visual C++ "MFC80D.DLL was not found" Error?

  I have an project that was originally developed as a C++ 7.1 native application.  I converted it to VC++ 8 and kept it a native application and it worked fine.  This project has always made use of MFC as a statically linked library. I now want to make use of the CLR.  The first step in doing this is to change the use of MFC to shared dll.  When I do this (with no other changes) my application gets the "MFC80D.DLL was not f ...Show All