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• SQL Server Matrix Report Saved To Excel - all columns text

  We created a Matrix report containing counts and dollar amounts. When we opened the saved Excel report, these columns were displayed as text. We don't have the issue with standard reports. Any help is appreciated. ...Show All

• Visual Basic Object Oriented question

  This seems like there is a really basic answer... I have a collection of objects (lets say Products) inside another object (say Order).  The product object has a function called GetTax().  Inside that function it needs to reference a property of its parent object, Order.  How can I access a property of a containing object   In the below sample, the MyParent object is pseudo-code... Imports System.Collections.Generic Pu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Problems installing the platform SDK

  I am having problems running the windows installer. (in order to extract the SDK) The steps I took were: 1)Download x86. version from web. Using web install. (I have a cable internet connection) 2)Go to the installed file and double click on it. 3)It opens and brings up windows installer. 4)Windows installer never opens. (I left my computer for about 20 min to see if it was opening slow).   That is the problem. In the e ...Show All

• Windows Forms Need to way for overriding collections in ListVew

  Dear all, hello Please help... using System.Windows.Forms; ... class MyListViewItem : ListViewItem {} class MyListViewItemCollection : ListViewItemCollection {} class MyList : ListView { public new MyListViewItemCollection Items { get {return (MyListViewCollection)base.Items; //!!! Unable to cast ListViewItemCollection to MyListViewItemCollection !!! //I need to implement type converter, or above scenario not acce ...Show All

• Visual C# Blinking Controls on WinForm

  Hi I'm using Winform, I put some controls on it textboxes, treeview etc. And when I'm resizeing form - controls are blinking. - For example Nodes in Treeview disappear for short time and appears again. How to prevent this You should try to use the SetStyles properties of Windows Forms, On your form constructor, right after InitializeComponent(); insert: SetStyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, true); This should allocate more m ...Show All

• Visual C++ Can't use resource view to edit resource in VC8

  When I double click the rc file to edit the resource, the IDE will inform me the "fatal error RC1107" message. Even the resoure file of newly created project by VC8 are not able to be edited. These resource files are valid since I can edit them in VC7. I was encountering the same problem. Thanks for the solution, works a treat. Its just another bug that convinces me VS2005 has not been developed or te ...Show All

• Visual Studio Reading and writing models in June release?

  Hi, I have used reading and writing of models from and to file in the previous release. This seems to be changed heavily in the June release. I am trying to figure out how to change this to work with the June release, but it would be most helpful if anyone already has some samples. I am trying to setup a Store thourgh store.LoadDomainModels() method, but run into a "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.DomainDataNotFoundException" Jos Wa ...Show All

• Visual C++ variable in form

  Is a good idea declare variable (like int, bool) in the form's scope Do you mean is it a good idea to add a data member to the class that represents the form If so: then yes: if you need to associated some state with your form then there is no reason why you shouldn't add a data member to the class. ...Show All

• Visual C++ using a vb6 dll in vc++?

  is it possible to use a vb6 dll in vc++ how do i access the properties(variables) in a vb6 dll (using let and get in vb6). for example i have 5 properties defined in the vb6 dll, 4 of which having write-access and 1 read-only access, how do i put values using c++ in those properties with write values and get the value of the property that has read-only access. Are properties and functions in a vb6 dll treated the same when used in c++ over ...Show All

• Visual Basic Romate SQL connection

  hello Friends i need help regurding code to connect MS SQL server 2000 through dail up connection acutally what happening to me, i have one computer connected with in a network and getting access of MS Sql server 2000 ; connected and making transaction. now at the same moment i connect to another Server through dailup connection from the same computer ; and i it's also connected but the prob is that i cann't able to logon to MS SQL server ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Loading images as embedded resource: How to optimize

  Hi!!! I have a pda application that uses a dll that I made. That dll has some images that i load as an embedded resource, when i run the application, it takes some time t load all images and i can see in the emulator the images loading... What can I do to make the images load at the same time Thanks in advance A useful method of determining the full name of all embedded resources in your assembly is to use GetM ...Show All

• SQL Server Merge Join Problem

  Hello, I've got a problem with the merge join operator. I'm trying to Join two tables using a left outer join. Here are my tables : TABLE AGENT AGENT_CODE; REGION_ID; COUNTRY_ID AA;01;01; BB;01;01; CC;01;02; CC;02;02; DD;01;01; 600 records in this table. TABLE DELEGUE AGENT_CODE; FIRST_NAME; LAST_NAME AA; Maradona;Diego; BB; Maradona;Diego; DD; Zidane;Zinedine; 145 records in this table. This is what i expect in my left outer join: AGENT_CODE; ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server 7.0 with SQL Server 2005

  I have SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2005 installed on the same machine. When i try to backup SQL Server 7.0 it gives me following error, can anybody help and explain me a resolution: "Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally" I read from one of the KB articles on MSDN that when SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 exist on the same machine this error comes and there is a work around for that. This is explained here: http://support. ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Ignores Config.fpw

  I have added config.fpw to my project, it shows up under the Programs section with the name config (no extension). After compiling and installing I find that it is ignoring the internal config.fpw and only accepts it if I place a copy in the installed location next to my exe file. Any ideas on how to get the internal one working Delete it from the Programs section. Add it to the Other | other Files section. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Closing a Form Automatically in an Activate Event

  Hello, I tried opening a form "y" on a button click event from form "x", and then hide the form "y" in its activate event. This causes the system to go into some kind of a hang mode wherein i cannot do anything on& ...Show All