Alex Zaff's Q&A profile

• Visual C# c# mysql get data problem

  Hi I am very very new to c# , more used to PHP. I am trying to do a simple thing which is basically connect to mysql and pull back the data as a webservice. Intially i got the error below , which seemed to me to be something to do with inheritance of classes or something Initial error: Cannot serialize member System.ComponentModel.MarshalByValueComponent.Site of type System.ComponentModel.ISite because it is an interface. An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. [ i havent p ...Show All

• SQL Server Save Report .rdl including Data

  Where is the option in SSRS 2005 to save a report .rdl with data so I can send it to others for troubleshooting It appears to work for me with SRS 2005. I ran a report the first time and it took about 20 seconds, the second time using the same parameter with a change to a label it took about 2 seconds. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Setting the default expanded state for a compartment

  Is it possible to declaratively specify the default expanded/collapsed state for a listCompartment or expandCollapse decorator Thanks, Duncan I just answered this in a separate thread, but I'll put here too, so it's easier to find. You can collapse just the compartments within a CompartmentShape during its creation with the following code customization: namespace CompanyName.ProjectName.Language27.Designer {  # region Using directives   using System;   using System.Collections.Generic;   using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling;   using System.Diagnostics;   using ...Show All

• Visual Basic How do I get the root of the application ?!?!

  Hi! My project has the following directory structure (as any project in VS 2005 - by default): [bin] [obj] [properties] some files... System.Windows.Forms. Application .StartupPath method doesn't give me the root folder of the application, but the debug folder in bin folder. Is there a way I can get the root folder of the application Thanx :) following directory structure: Windows makes a great slad - system and data files in the same partition, generaly the c: It is like mantain "all egs in the same basket". In network, the data files is in a Data Server, and the program files in two parts: a Client in ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to add UserControl into ListView?

  Hello, How to add a (customized) UserControl into a ListView Is it possible for me to add my own UserControl instead of ListViewItem(s) What I just want is something like to file list in Download Manager of Firefox. Thanks for any advance. Charoite P.S. I am using C# to develop my projects. Thanks again. I tried to figure out how to solve this.You first need to create a custom ListBox(I used a listbox,you may use a listview if you please).and then add a user control to it. Here is the code for ExtendedListBox- using System; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Slow screen redraw

  I am in inexperienced programmer who has an application that displays many (50-60) controls on a form. The application is a production planning system, that requires many controls displayed on screen (1 for each job qued on individual machines) Whenever the form is re-draw, it is painfully slow, I have set the doublebuffer ControlStyles etc, but are unable to fix the issue. This issue is running on a P4 2.8GHZ / 500MB PC. Can anyone assist I have attached an example of my problem (not my actual application, but the samle gives the same issue). The sample simply displays many controls onto a form. When you force a redraw ie ALT ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL server mobile deployment problem

  I'm building a app for a sprint pocket pc: ppc-6700. I've been able to install the .NET cf 2.0 and run an app with little problem. I've created a new app that uses the sqlerverce namespace and from what I've read that will push the sql server mobile onto my device what i deploy it. When I do that it gives me an error saying: Installation error. Stop all applications and processes,maximize available storage space, and run installation again. Support info 2. When I hit ok it then finishes and then gives me an error in VS 2005 saying: Error 1 Deployment and/or registration failed with error: 0x8973190e. Error writing file ...Show All

• SQL Server Table partitioning with multiple keys coulmns

  Table partitioning with multiple key coulmns Hi champs! I have one table with around 600 million records. I want to partition this table on 5 different coulumns. year, month. coulumn3, coulumn4 and coulumn5. How do I do this best What is the best way of doing this; is there any best practice on ths The obvious thing is to make a partition funktion based on the year and month coulmns, but I also want to partition on coulumn3, coulumn4 and coulumn5. Many thanks Kurlan There is no direct way to create partition on multiple columns. You will have to create a computed column using the multiple column values a ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Problems to deploy device applications to Pocket PC

  Hello. I'm having some problem. When I try to deploy any device project to the pocket pc. The VS 2005 Beta 2 advices the wasn't possible to create a connection or there is insufficient space. What is happening RUI MORAES What PPC platform are you targetting against PPC03 or Windows Mobile5.0 based If Windows Mobile5.0 based then it's likely that the security policy is not letting you run (We've improved the error messages post Whidbey Beta2 to better indicate this) http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/default.aspx pull=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/wmsecurity.asp If this doesn't resolve the issue, pleas ...Show All

• Windows Forms Can c# perform a CTRL+V

  Hi all How can i get my program to perform a CTRL+V. (paste from clipboard) Thanks. Lars Do you want to get what is in the clipboard , if yes, use Clipboard class . ...Show All

• Smart Device Development VB6 application & VS.NET 2005 Smart Device application

  Hi all, I have a vb6 app with an Access database. There is no intention to upgrade this app to .NET in the near future. I need to further develop the app so it installs a subset of the data on smart devices (eg. pda, smartphone) What tools do I need to develop this pda app, and how can I sync between the 2 apps Thanks, Ivan nope there is a serparate installer located here for example C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\CompactFrameworkSDK\v1.0.5000\Windows CE\wce400\armv4 called sqlce.wce4.armv4.CAB. this will need be insatlled on the device.... here's how you can create an installer for multi ...Show All

• .NET Development DataGrid & XML-File?

  Hi there, I am a totaly newbie into the .net compact-Framework and have the following problem: In my application there is a DataGrid. I created a XML-File: < xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" > <Value Debitor="true="> <entry>Test 50</entry> </Value> There should be just one colums which rows contains the "entry"-values... Now my Problems: -How can I create a column -How can I bind the XML-File to the DataGrid -I have an input-field in which I can insert new values, how can I store them into the XML Propably there are some tutorials for answering my question ...Show All

• SQL Server Cannot setup SQL Server 2000 on W2003 Server

  I have installed Windows Server 2003 Web Edition from scratch on a new system disk. I have updated with the latest service pack and security upgrades. When I try to install SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition, the initial setup dialog Autoruns OK. I click on "SQL Server 2000 components", then on "Install Database Server". For a second or so a "Demoshield" pop-up appears, but that vanishes and nothing else happens. Can anyone suggest what might be wrong I am running on P4 1.7Ghz but only have 128Meg memory until the new chips arrive. I have around 15Gig disk space free on the drive I want to install on. Tha ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Linking tables to databases in code

  I have a database designed in Access 2003 for which I used the 'get external data' option to link (not import) data files. However, I would like to save the database 'unlinked' and have the code link the tables when it's run. This is so that when I run it on another machine, I can specify a path for where to find the tables with the database in runtime mode. Can you help Ollie VB Ok this isn't a complete solution but I'll give you enough information for you to work out how to do it. I've done this once, a while ago, and I have no idea where the source code is, all I can remember is the main class I used. Do a search for th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Installing IE7 works but..

  Thought I'd start a new thread, since I'm using Visual C# Express, rather than full VS2005. Windows XP Pro SP2, Visual Studio 2003 Pro, SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition, Visual C# Express, Visual Web Developer Express, SQL Express 2005, MSDE. I also have Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta installed. Problem just started this weekend. Whenever I click on any topic in the Index, Document Explorer crashes. I've tried Repair on Visual C# Express, Visual Web Developer Express and MSDN 2005 Express. Same problem. It was working fine last week, I'm not sure what's changed. I have previously had VS2005 beta2 installed, but I removed that by following the ...Show All