Scott Frenkiel's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Screen Layout Issue

  Hi, I´m trying to open my main window with the exact screen width and height, but Not maximized. I´m using the WorkingArea atribute instead of Bounds, but it´s considering the top title bar and starting just below after that. It makes  ...Show All

• Smart Device Development TRACE problem when bring in MFC code

  I tried to pull forward some code from the MFC library so that I can use one of the deprecated classes under Mobile 5.0. I have been fairly successful so far, but it would appear that TRACE is confused. I am getting .\winsplit.cpp(82) : error C2664: 'void::ATL::CTraceFileAndLineInfo::operator {} (const wchat_t *,...) const' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'ATL::CTraceCategory' to 'const whcat_t *' The line of code looks like TRACE( ...Show All

• Visual C++ Again on: How to solve .__dtor link error in MS VC++.net 2003 for codes that work in VC++ V6?

  Hi, Seems that my post on "How to solve .__dtor link error in MS VC++.net 2003 for codes that work in VC++ V6 " was lost. Here is it roughly again ================================================= I downloaded some open source c++ code from http://www.coin-or.org/ In the MS Visual C++ .NEt 2003, I set up a project (TestCLP5) with a file with  int main ( int argc, const char *argv[]) Then, On the tools\options dialog window, I&n ...Show All

• Visual Studio "Microsoft.Sdc.Tasks" project is not getting recognized

  I have created a web service with default settings. Copied the contents of the Install folder <from the GDN2[1].0.051004.000.zip file> onto a new folder called Build. I created a DevBuild.proj file with the following contents: < xml version = " 1.0 " encoding = " utf-8 " > < Project DefaultTargets = " Full " xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003 " & ...Show All

• SQL Server .Net Framework for SSRS 2005

  Hi, We are plannning to upgrade to SSRS 2005 from SSRS 2000. Does it mean that our clients/users will have to upgrade to framework 2.0 from framework 1.1 inorder to see the SSRS Reports Thanks in advance ! siaj Only the report server installation requires .NET 2.0. If your users also want to use the new ReportBuilder in SSRS 2005, they will need to have .NET 2.0 installed on their local machines. If it is not instal ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. .XSB file format

  Soundbanks reference wavebanks. From a client perspective, I'd like to go: myAudioSubsystem->CreateSound("SomeSound.xsb"); CreateSound() should be able to resolve the wavebank references in the .xsb and load them automatically. How can I dig these wave references out of the .xsb Regards. Unfortuntely, we do not currently document the soundbank format. The information you need will have to be gat ...Show All

• Windows Forms Forms application development with an Sql Express database

  Hello all, I've posted this to the Sql Express forum with no responses. I'm trying here too... I would like my newly converted to .NET 2.0 Windows Forms application to use an Sql Express database instead of MSDE. Previously, development was done on the default SQL Server instance using the full SQL Server 7.0. When deployed, MSDE was used with a named instance. The connection string in the application settings needed to be modified as par ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums design web browser.

  where should i start from to design my own web browser. thanks In Visual Studio 2003, there is a browser object that you could add to the tools. I don't know how much this has been added upon in the new release. You might want to try and see if VS 2005 would be a better choice for development of your web browser rather than VBA. ...Show All

• .NET Development ASP vs. Java

  Can someone point me to a simple comparison of the pros and cons of ASP vs. Java I'm an intern advising my college web development team. Thanks! Hi, Here are a few links: http://www.daysite.net/programming/jsp.htm http://www.indiawebdevelopers.com/technology/java/jspvsasp.asp http://philip.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg msg_id=000tcP Regards, Vikram ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Unknown error in Default MSMQ Binding Sample

  Hi! I just installed the January CTP version and tried the "Default MSMQ Binding Sample". When I run the client, I get the following exception. I'am running Windows XP SP2. Unhandled Exception: System.ServiceModel.Channels.MsmqException: There was an error sending to the queue: Unknown error -1072824273 (0xc00e002f) Server stack trace: at System.ServiceModel.Channels.MsmqQueue.Send(MsmqMessage message, MsmqTransactionMode tra ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TFS Backup and cross-database issues

  Quick question here: Seeing as how TFS uses several databases (a boatload of them, actually :)), I was wondering if it is safe to backup them all just using SQL Server mantainance plans. In particular, I would like to know if there is a risk that during a backup operation, (a window which will be incrementally larger as the tfs databases grow) you might end with inconsistent data across the TFS databases due to operations being performed on th ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro editbox programmatic change

  I am looking for an easy way to determine if I've made interactive change in an editor box. The issue is that there are about 16 controls on a container, they are initialized from a table record thus their values at activate time generally are not trivial default. I have to save the changes with a SAVE button if I made any but I want this button's click method to quickly determine which control values have been changed. I do not want to do REPLA ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Failed to display context menu on 64 bit platform

  I am developing mmc snapin for Windows 2003 R2, and encountered a problem on 64 bit version.  The context menu cannot popup when multiple items are selected in the result pane.  It works fine when only one item is selected.  By debugging into the code we found that the IExtendContextMenu::AddMenuItems() is not invoked when multiple items are selected. Have anyone encountered similar scenario   Would there be any difference ...Show All

• Windows Forms Trapping key presses

  Hi! I want to write a windows service that can disable certain keys when pressed before they get into a program. For example the delete key on my keyboard is broken and repeatedly presses itself. Is there a way that I can trap the keypress and have it do nothing in effect disabling the key Have you thought of getting a new keyboard ;-) Seriously, if you were to attempt this (assuming you have good intentions her ...Show All

• Visual Basic Program execution in multiple forms

  I am writing an program where in Form1 i call a procedure an in htat procedure I goto Form2, but I dont want the rest of procedure in Form1 to finish until I am finished with FOrm2 app. THe problem is that my procedure in FOrm1 goes ahead and completes before I get finished with Form2 app. Is there a way to pause the procedure until I return back from Form2 app Is that the same as the Form1.show() command That i ...Show All