bob3825's Q&A profile

• .NET Development Calling a Sql Server function in VB.NET 2005

  I have a function in my SQL Server database called GetCfgValue.  It receives a string parameter and returns a string value.  I want to call that function from within a VB.NET 2005 app.  How do I call that function from inside my application Hmmmm.  That's very strange.  'Add' appears as the first method in the list that displays through intellisense. What version of VS 2005 are you using   I'm using the July CTP (8.0.50630.0).  It seems unlikely, but perhaps there is a bug in an earlier beta.  Otherwise, I don't know what to tell you.  ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista RenderDvdVideoVolume

  Can someone from MS please verify if RenderDvdVideoVolume uses the IAMGraphBuilderCallback interface giving the developer the opportunity to reject or accept certain MPEG2 decoders. If not, can someone from the DirectShow team please suggest a way to prohibit certain MPEG2 decoders from being used with the RenderDvdVideoVolume method call, say when perhaps certain decoders exist on a user's computer that are known to be bad but have been registered with a high merit. Thanks, Michael D ...Show All

• Visual C++ Negtive zero valid?

  Hello, I hope I am in correct forum. I am testing Visual Studio 8 RC1, and found a negative zero. Here is a C example: {    double val = 0.0;    val = -val;    printf("%g\n", val); } Output is: -0 The result is "0" with .net 2003 version. Is this a expected behavior If this is expected, could somebody point me to the documents describing new double behaviors. Thanks! Thanks for the repy Eugene, Yep, I accept that, but end users don't understand -0.0 So having printf generate it is just painfull. I know from looking at the Microsoft C runtime ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System From RUP to MSF???

  Hey. I currently work as a Process Engineer at an oragnization where we have teams comprising from 5 to 10 people, from a Project Manager, System Architect, Analyst, Programmers, SQA Engineers and Release Manager. I think after hearing all these roles you have gotten an idea that we follow a rather formall process, in our current environment we have project sites at WSS which is connected with company's SharePoint Portal, and for project management we use Project Server, we have devised a bug tracking solution using SharePoint lists, for requirements management we follow Rationale's model, so this is rather a dis-conected environment, an ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS2005 does not work with web services of VSS 2005

  I have VS2005 (Prof) installed on a client (XP Pro) and VSS2005 (Prof) installed on a Windows 2003 server. I can connect to SourceSafe via LAN plugin but when I try to connect via web, it gives an error: Cannot contact the Visual SourceSafe Internet Web Service or cannot access the specified database. The Visual SourceSafe Web Service returned the following error: Call context cannot be accessed after call completed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010117) When I try to connect to the websevices directly with the full URL in the browser, it shows me all the web methods. I'm going crazy with this already. We have a bunch offshore de ...Show All

• SQL Server How do I register/install an IFilter with an instance of Sql Server?

  Hello, I am wanting to install Adobe's Pdf IFilter v6.0 for use with pdf files stored in the database and to use Full-Text searching on those files. I have been unable to find documentation telling me where I need to install the files, and how I register the IFilter with an instance of Sql Server.  I know I've seen demos showing how to do it, but I have not been able to find them again. Thanks, JoeM Also, I thought there was a way to find out what IFilters, word breakers, etc. are installed on a given instance but have found no documentation that is valid. I saw references to the sp_help_fulltext_extenst ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Uninstalling Beta 2

  Hi all, I'm having trouble getting Visual Web Developer Express 2005 installed because I'm having problems uninstalling Visual Web Developer Express and SQL Server Express (both Beta 2). I can't install the full new version until I get these off my computer. I try uninstalling it by going to the Add/Remove programs in the CP, but always get a message when I try and remove SQL Express or VWD Express that says that "Setup Failed." I then click on the help button thats available and it says that the file 'setup.rll' is what is generating the message. Also the event type listed: 'sharedsetup\sharedsetupactions.cpp' I'm figuring restoring VWD ...Show All

• Windows Forms "Package/Product.xml files"?

  What are the "Package/Product.xml files" How to use them Where are they located. PS. This is a follow-up thread to " How to install SQL Server Express as a prerequisite " They are: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\BootStrapper\Packages\ and under the relivant products directory. Use them by installing an app called Bootstrapper manifest generator on GotDotNet or edit them manually by using notepad and the MSDN help files. PS. This is a follow-up ANSWER to " How to install SQL Server Express as a prerequisite " ...Show All

• .NET Development Installation of VS and SQL Server 2005

  I am trying to install Visual Studio and SQL Server. I started out by installing the AMD x64 version of SQL Server 2005. It installed a version of the 64-bit CLR (.NET Framework). Then I went to install Visual Stdio. Immediately Visual Stdio complained that there was an incompatible version of the framework and in order to continue I had to uninstall it. So I did. Visual Studio installed just fine (the additional Test Center installations failed but that is another story). When I rebooted SQL services claimed that they could not find entry points. I tried to uninstall SQL server and it couldn't uninstall because it claimed the .NET 2.0 was n ...Show All

• Windows Forms Returning a Collection Class

  Greetings, I have created a custom collection class that I would like to return from a function (i.e. return customcollection;).  However, a runtime error is generated when I call the function that's suppose to return the custom collection class.   The error states that I should be returning the object type that's contained in the custom collection. (i.e.& ...Show All

• Windows Forms Deployment Manifest Questions

  1. Why does MSDN state: The name of a deployment manifest file must end with the .application extension. But when I click publish it creates a deployment manifest with a .deploy extension. 2. When I examine the manifest it is all encrypted unlike what is displayed in MSDN. Is this because it is signed How can I prevent it from being signed Every time I uncheck the "sign the click once manifests" check box in the signing tab, and then click publish, it becomes checked again. It seems I can't stop signing it anymore. 3. When I try to open it with MageUI, I get unrecognized file type error. 4. Is it possible to re-route the update from ...Show All

• Visual C++ linking error

  Hi, I'm trying to compile a small winsock application. Even though I have platform\SDK \lib in lib path(under project directories) which contains ws2_32.lib, I'm getting this error. help. regards Linking... parser.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ntohs@4 referenced in function _PrintIpv4Header rcvall.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__ntohs@4 resolve.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__ntohs@4 parser.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ntohl@4 referenced in function _PrintTcpHeader and so on. have you remembered to specificall ...Show All

• .NET Development Logging in Vs 2005 Beta2

  Hi Guys, I'm sure I remember someone showing off a new kind of application logger in code for Whidbey a few months ago. The type of logging I'm talking about is something like log4net. Can anyone point me in the right direction please Graham I sure can Stephen. I'm currently using log4net so log Info, Warnings, Debug and Error information to various places. I use this in predominately windows forms app written in c#. I thought I saw something on Channel 9 that sounded similar!! I'll checkout the link you gave me, cheers. Graham ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System ArgumentNullException Value cannot be null. Parameter name: menuService

  I now get this message anytime I try to run (debug/release) a unit test. I've given up trying to get my complicated solutions to work again (they worked fine for weeks but now crash). I can easily reproduce this problem with a new solution. After a clean reboot, I create a new C# Solution/project. I add the following public method to the class: public string tryUnitTest() { return "This is a test of the Unit Test." ; } Next, I right click and choose "Creat Unit Tests..." pick: "create a new Visual C# Test project..." OK It builds a unit Test project containing the default test for o ...Show All

• Visual Basic Grouping / Structures in Classes

  I searched in the documentation but not sure how i can define class in this way where Related properties and methods should Come in a Group Say FirstGroup, secondgroup etc. i/o showing in the Main class Instead of MyClass.FirstProp i want to make groups in this way :- MyClass.FirstGroup.FirstProp MyClass.FirstGroup.FirstMethod MyClass.SecondGroup.SecondProp i sorted out the problem 1 by defining it as private shared, this way it is hiding in the calling code & also available in the nested class. Which for the time being solves the problem but passing ref of parent class ...Show All