The Philosiphiser's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms creatign a dll

  Hi i want to create a dll file. I have this line in the command line  vbc /t:library /r:system.io.dll class1.vb And it tells me that could not find library system.io.dll. If i try to complie it with  vbc /t:library /r:system.dll class1.vb i get an error saying  Name "Console" is not declared. I am using the console in my app. Thanks. did u  ...Show All

• SQL Server Value "+00000000000000" considered as NULL values in the last column

  Hello I use a Flat File Connection Manager for a file with 18 columns. My column delimiter is the "~" caracter and my row delimiter is "{CR}{LF}" The source files contains about 2300 lines. None of them contain NULL values. My last row is a numeric(16,2). Even if it is not the appropriate type for the value I want extract, it works with all my columns. My problem is with the last column. I have read the SQL Server 2005 interpretation of the row delimiter as actually the last row column delimiter. But, here, my values are OK and put in the destination table if it is not 0 : "+0000000001352" for example in the file. If it ...Show All

• SQL Server Private vs. Public Reports

  Hi, I hope it's the right place for this q: We're about to purchase SQL Server Reporting Services 2005, migrating from current reporting platform. I would like to know whether it's possible for any user to save a report as their private report (in a personal folder or so). That is unlike public reports published by authorized role only. If anyone knows where can I find documentation about it, I'll be grateful. Thanks! Managing Folders As mentioned earlier, the Report Server maintains managed reports and shared Data Sources in notional folders, and the Report Manager lets users navigate these fold ...Show All

• Visual Basic Add connection wizard fails with Access database

  I have the RTM version installed. I am quite puzzled at this wizard. It works fine with SqlClient. But for Access databases, this wizard completely fails. In this wizard, I only have one option to do - setting the ConnectionString. I set it to Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=D:\path\abc.mdb, which works fine in my code. But when I click OK, it complains: --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0. --------------------------- OK   --------------------------- And more, the Advanced button is dis ...Show All

• Visual Basic When using a Splash Screen, you can't cancel the Application.Start

  I have Splash Screen selected in the Windows Application Framework properties of a VB 05 (RTM) project.  I've put the database initialization code in the Application.Startup event handler (in ApplicationEvents.vb) and the Splash Screen will display fine while it's connecting.  But if I can't connect to the database, I want the application to shut down.  But when I set Cancel = True in the Application.Startup event handler, the application doesn't close.  The Splash Screen just sits there forever. From what I gather, the Splash Screen will stay open until the Startup Form has been fully initialized.  But if you c ...Show All

• SQL Server AttachDbFilename, |DataDirectory| and SQL Server 2005 June CTP Relative Paths

  Hello, I am using "AttachDbFilename" to connect to a June CTP SQLExpress database.  I have a windows forms application that has the following connection string (which works fine at the moment):      "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename='|DataDirectory|test.mdf';Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" However, I would like to make my connection string:    "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename='|DataDirectory|..\..\Database\test.mdf';Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" But no matter what combination I try (including not using DataDirectory at all), I cannot seem to open the ...Show All

• .NET Development SGen on the Server

  Hi there, I have a problem that could be solved perfectly if sgen-generated assemblies worked on the server with web services. The sgen documentation states very vaguely that they "won't work on the server" and that certainly appears to be the case for web services. What I want to know is why . I thought the web services infrastructure just used XmlSerializer under the hood. I have a customized XML serializers DLL and I really would like the web services infrastructure to pick it up and use it instead of generating its own. And if I can't do that, I'd appreciate any guidance on how I can achieve a similar effect. Thanks, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office VSTO Outlook 2007 Questions

  i have been tasked with developing a VSTO Outlook 2007 add-in application. The company wants me to start developing this right away, despite both Outlook and the VSTO still being at a Beta stage. They are doing this because they want to launch this product as soon as possible after the launch of Office 2007, in order to maximise sales. Where can I find out about further improvements planned for forthcoming releases of the VSTO and Outlook 2007 suites, in order that I may better plan this project Does anybody have any release dates - ish Also, would anybody from Microsoft be interested in liaising with me from time to time as I embar ...Show All

• Visual Basic Close code window causes screen "earthquake"

  I'm having a very annyoing and frequent problem with the VS2005 IDE when I close a child window. When I close the window, the whole IDE screen starts shaking in convulsions. It's like VS can't figure out what to do when the window closes, so everthing jumps around -- toolbars, etc. Finally, it will stop. Once it's stopped, the caption bar for the main IDE will be completely missing. The menu bar will be at the very top of the screen (I'm working maximized). Once I close the open window, everything gets back into shape and the caption bar reappears. We work in both C# and VB.Net, and at this time I'm not sure if the behavior described is l ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to build a .NET Compact app with VB2005 Express Beta2?

  Hi, I've got a HP iPAC rx3715 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition Ver4.21.1088) and a BT-338 GPS receiver & want to write some GPS logging applications. So I've just installed Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta2 (050215.4400) and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 (Beta2) onto my PC (windows 2000 Pro SP4) with no reported errors, but when I start  click start|Programs|Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta2 then File|New Project I only find 5 Templates; Windows Application, Class Library, Console Application, My Movie Collection Starter Kit, Screen Saver Starter Kit. How do I get started when I can't find a template to build ...Show All

• Visual C# Remove Junk Characters

  Hi, I want to remove junk characters from a string. The scenario is, I have got a rtf string and I want to remove the last para tag in the string ("\par") from the rtf. When I try to manipulate the string , I found some box like junk characters in the string. Please provide me a solution I got the solution Dim re As Regex re = New Regex("[\x0A\x0D]", RegexOptions.Compiled) str = re.Replace(rtf.Trim(), String.Empty) this will remove the line terminators ...Show All

• Smart Device Development c# connection

  How can i connect to oracle database. there is no connection or dataadapters,..etc in the pocket pc development See if this thread helps (follow the links from it): http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_frm/thread/74c23ddf0151026d/a74becdea5e2af2c Cheers Daniel ...Show All

• Windows Forms GUI Drawing

  Hi Guys, Ok, This is probably going to sound like a stupid question, so please excuse my noobiness...... I have a form, with various sets of data in it, now the thing is, I would like to create a line to seperate the look of the data. How the hell do I just draw a graphical line, that does nothing, but be a line. Sorry for the noob question, but i`m only just starting out in VB ( My first programming language ) The rest of the system seems fine, and I have managed to do some quite complex things, but the basic line draw, is beyond me, and my head is now hurting. Thanks in advance guys... Max Phizz, Many thanks for that, did what you s ...Show All

• SQL Server User Hierarchies and key

  In looking over the "Project Real" project, I see there are many User Hierarchies and not all of them end with the dimension key. Has anyone come across information regarding why they did this or something explaining when it is important to end with the key or not. In Analysis Services 2005, the cube space is made up entirely by the attribute hierarchies. The user defined hierarchies are only there to help the user navigate the implicit hierarchies in the dimension defined by the attribute relationships. There are two types of user defined hierarchies - natural hierarchies and "reporting" hie ...Show All

• SQL Server Attaching DB issue

  When i'm moving my SQL2005 DB from one computer to another I always end up having to recreate the user and run all my stored procedures. Why does it do this Shouldn't it just move the DB along with all the user info and the SPs Thank You Jerry ...Show All