amzzz's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Unable to cast object of type 'X' to type 'X'

  The actual projects structure is: + MyServerFramework |---QueryComponent.cs ... + MyServerFramework.Design |---QueryComponentDesigner.cs ... The MyServerFramework.Design project has a reference to MyServerFramework, and is compiled alone in its own solution which also contains MyServerFramework, and then placed in a folder that is referenced the SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders key so the IDE c ...Show All

• SQL Server connection string & location problems

  In a VB6 app, I am using the following connection string to connect with a SQL Server 2005 database: strDbConn = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Integrated Security=SSPI;" & _ "Persist Security Info=False;Database=" & strDbName & ";" & _ "AttachDBFileName=" & DbPath & ";" 'Data Source=.\mssqlserver;" I am getting the following error message: Error No. -2147467259 [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect()).]SQL Server does not ex ...Show All

• .NET Development Windows Service, Dynamic Service Name

  I've written a Windows Service that watches a folder and peforms an action pre-defined action(s) with the file.  But I need to setup several instances of the service each watching different folders and each performing different (but similar) actions. What I'd like to do is have a single EXE that could be installed in the service list multiple times.  Each with a command line parameter specifiing a XML file with the configuration inform ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System About the format of line number information for Code Coverage

  I have a question about code coverage. When coverage is done with Visual Studio, it jumps from the list of the result to the source, and the source code is classified as a result. Please teach the format of line number information needed for these. Best Regards. Shinya Watanabe Hey Shinya,       You were doing the work to support code coverage in COBOL correct Can you tell me ...Show All

• Visual C++ Win32 Runtime Error

  Hi, Am building a software with a basic dll and an .exe talking to this dll. The compilation/link and the total build is successful with no errors, but on execution of the app i get a runtime error- "Could Not Execute-Path not found:Win32 error 3" Am I missing any environment settings have set the PATH variable with the absolute path of the dll and the exe..... Any help please Do you run yo ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Why the reverse German-like syntax?

  Why do the LINQ queries have to look like a SQL query in German   If you are trying to make it easier and are adding SQL-like keywords to the language, at least keep the ordering the same as SQL. The way this is, I have to know C#, SQL for triggers and stored procedures, and LINQ for the in-code queries.  I don't see how this is going to make my life any easier. > .... why then has VB decid ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Very strange about Timer

  Hi, I am working on a project that uses the timer control, but very strangely when i create a timer, i try to double click on it to write its code (as VS.net 2003) but it does nothing, i don't know where to write the code!!!! however i tried to access it from the dropdown menu at the top of the code window of the form but it leads me to a part of the auto-generated code (which is generated by the form). Please HELP, i don't know where ...Show All

• .NET Development GUID error - Object reference not set to an instance of an object

  I am out of ideas, can someone please provide their input I am runing a stored procedure: public static XmlDocument GetServiceRequestByEntityID( Guid oEntityID) { SqlConnection oConn = new SqlConnection (( string ) ConfigurationManager .AppSettings[ "ConnStr" ]); oConn.Open(); SqlCommand oCmd = new SqlCommand ( "uspGetEntityServiceRequestID" , oConn); oCmd.CommandType = CommandType .StoredProcedure; oCmd. ...Show All

• Visual Basic GetPixel

  alright I need to get examples of getPixel...I need to get a pixel of a fullscreen application.... I need it to be something like this dim number As integer = 0 if pixel (xcoord, ycoord) and (xcoor, ycoord) etc... is there then number = "1" else if pixel (xcoord, ycoord) and (xcoor, ycoord) etc... is there then number = "2" else if pixel (xcoord, ycoord) and (xcoor, ycoord) etc... is there then number = "3" ect...i was thinking that I would us ...Show All

• Visual C++ COM & .NET interop

  Help.  I have been able to instantiate a .NET interface from my COM object, but I need the .NET class to call back my COM object that created it. In .NET, I tried the following: namespace TransportIP {   [uuid("017A8699-5130-4a5c-B07F-CF740F0845B0"),]     public __gc __interface IClientTransport     {         void AsyncCallBack(String *pBuf);     }; ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to shutdown or exit windows using vb.net

  hi all ... can anyone tell me how to shut down a computer using vb.net .. if possible can anyone provide me with the code thanks In short: 1.  Create a new VB Class Project ("WinShutDown") 2.  Paste the code from inside m ...Show All

• Visual C++ Where do I?

  Where can I find good tutorials for how to use this compiler and how to write C++ I am looking to get into programming but I don’t have much a programming background dose anyone know where the best place to start is and any good tips I should know before learning. Also I wanted to know something. People tell me that you don’t need the .net framework to use C++ applications but some people are telling me that you need the framework to to s ...Show All

• .NET Development using XML to generate GUI?

  Hi All, I am looking for some way to generate GUI based on some XML file. The xml file may describe what controls go on form, where they go, about their behaviour, etc. A reader reads the file and generates the forms with controls on it...changing the xml file might change the layout of form....are there any examples of this in C# I am unaware of such a thing/example but I am guessing this is pretty much what would happen/it works: ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. problems with DirectX 9.0c

  Hello I'm having problems with newer games like Age of Empires 3 and Civilizations 4 where as to install the games and them to run I need the newer directX version but when I go to update it i get an error "a cabinet file necessary for installation cannot be trusted."  It happends for both games and I tried downloading from directX website.  If any1 is able to help me send email please Tim tkepe168@hotmail.com ...Show All

• Smart Device Development GetSystemPowerStatusEx on Mobile 5

  Hello, I writing a application on a new Ipaq 2700, running Windows Mobile on it. I want to retrieve the status of the battey in a method... I use this code: PSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX status = NULL; if (GetSystemPowerStatusEx(status, true)) { return status->BackupBatteryLifePercent; } else { return 0; } The function GetSystemPowerStatusEx always return false... Anyone have an idee Greetz ...Show All