Klaus MeldGaard Keith's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) 3D samples in Windows SDK not modified for feb CTP

  The 3d samples in the Windows SDK are not modified to work with the lastest feb CTP. Just so you know... Yes, sorry. They will be updated with next release. A better forum to post this kind of feedback (about general WPF issues) is: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx ForumID=119&SiteID=1 ...Show All

• SQL Server ClickOne Deployment and SQL Server Express

  This is probably a dumb question. But if I embed a SQL Server Express database into my project and then attempt to deploy it via ClickOnce, will I be able to access that database using the SQL Server Management Studio Express CTP if it is installed on the same machine as the client that my app would be installed Hi, I encounter a problem when trying to deploy my project (VB2005 Express & SQL2005 Express) ...Show All

• Visual C++ Linker Error

  I am writing a C++ Wrapper for the Java Access Bridge API, I am completely new to C++ and come from a Delphi background, I seem to be doing just dandy though except for what seems to be a simple problem that just requires the experience of a C++ mind :-)   Here is my code:   #include <windows.h> #include <winuser.h>   public ref class JavaBridgeWrapper { // TODO: Add your metho ...Show All

• Windows Forms Deployment and SQLExpress?

  I'm just finishing up a deployment project that does a setup with Windows installer where a requisite is SQLExpress. It all works well and then I tried installing it on a clean system and it failed. How does one attach a database in a installation How does one create a user instance The requirements are pretty simple and this is not an ultra-high security project. Last night even on a clean system, I was unable to get the appl ...Show All

• SQL Server Dynamic Database Source Changing

  Hi, I am building a data warehouse for a customer who has systems located in two different countries. I need to import that data from four seperate databases, which all share the same structure. To do this i have created 20 packages to import that data from the source database. What i would like to do, is at run time set which database the SSIS package should get its data from. In sql 2k this was easy with a global variable that was ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Reading card to record coming and leaving employees

  can any good programer help me in that ...... can visual basic design program to connect to machine for reading card to record coming and leaving employees and how can i do that pease i need that quikly...............................! you can connect to me in sanwanas@hotmail.com Hi sanwanas, first, it is better that we connect to you on the forum here, cos somebody else would have the same problem or question, thus he c ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Menu Item destroy buttons in command bar

  UINT dwDlgMenuID = GetDlgMenuID(); if ( dwDlgMenuID != 0 ) { m_wndCommandBar.InsertMenuBar( dwDlgMenuID); } I have been struggling for several days now.I am moving my .Net 2003 code to .Net 2005. I am programing an Pocket PC 2003 applicaiton. I can't seem to correctly insert a menu item into the command bar. Currently, I hadd some buttons first. Then I proceed to add some menu item to the bar. But what I get is the ...Show All

• Architecture Making Windows 2000 reinitiate its DNS settings

  Hi! I have a little problem that I need some input on... First a little background information: I my organization we have encountered a problem regarding DNS settings when using a VPN client (non-Microsoft) for remote access. The symptom is that the DNS settings, and more spesific the DNS search list, for the NIC's ends up as garbage. This happens only on one perticular computer modell and neighter the computer HW manufaturer nor the VPN soft ...Show All

• Windows Forms What the intention of the "components" variable?

  For every IDE generated UserControl C# file, there are some identical code :       /// <summary>         /// Required designer variable.         /// </summary>         private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;         /// <summary>   &nb ...Show All

• Visual Basic How do I create an animated gif using visual basic?

  Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have searched google and msdn but I can't seem to find anyone that has done what I want to do. I have a existing non-animated gif. I want to add a colored circle to that existing image that blinks/flashes continously. I then want to save that new image as an animated gif. Can this be done with the system.drawing namespace in vb Or do I have to purchase one of those 3rd party ima ...Show All

• Windows Forms best way to handle a real-time time-remaining column in DGV

  i am developing a simple call logging app. a call is saved to a sql table with a date logged column and, by the customer ID, i can calculate the date/time this call is due to be completed (ie a Service Level Agreement or SLA of so many hours) i want to have a datagridview on my form with the call details including the date logged, and a time-remaining column that would count down the number of hours/mins remaining in real time (ie refreshing ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) New channel/client event

  Hi Is there an event I can subscribe to in the servicehost which will notify me on new incoming connection OperationContext .Channel.Opening or Opened should do the trick. Thanks, Scott ...Show All

• Smart Device Development SendKeys

  Admittedly, this wouldn't be my ideal solution, but is it possible to emulate the "action" button on a pocket pc or smartphone For instance, if I've popped a CameraCaptureDialog, can I automate image capture and approval simply by pushing the keycode at it Or is it possible to raise any events against this dialog I havent tried it myself but since everything is just message pumping underneath, sending ...Show All

• .NET Development System.IO.Compression not as good as compressed folder

  I'm getting much better compression when I make a compressed folder (Windows XP) than I am using DeflateStream or GZipStream.  I thought these were the same algorithms used in PKZIP and for compressing folders.  Why such bad compression DeflateStream: 3544Kb -> 1261Kb GZipStream: 3544Kb -> 1261Kb Windows XP: 3544Kb -> 804Kb So how can I get the same compression ratio as Windows XP Thanks, Jeremy ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. DirectX Application deployment

  Hi There, I am working on a Direct3D application with C# 2005 Beta. It runs fine within and outside the 2005 IDE on my computer, but It won't run on somebody else's comp. (I can deploy non-directX applications though) The other person has the same version of DirectX (9.0c), and the .Net framework (2.0 Beta) as I do. On the other computer, the program crashes right away and it says " myProg has encountered an error and needs t ...Show All