alexbartell's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Calculations tab - MSAS 2005

  Hi Pretty new to this so bear with me:) I have created a cube which has atm a single value measure and 5 dimensions which enable me to look at totals of the value measure in various ways - quite pleased I've managed to get this far without too many headaches. I now need to create a new measure which will be the existing value measure didvided by a subset of the existing value measure. So lets say each value belongs to a group numbered 1 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Trying to get a working directX template

  I got VC#2005 EE and the latest DirectX SDK (April 2006). I've tried following some instructions to get a working project template that would be a great starting point for building directX apps. The instructions are from the Coding4Fun section: http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/weekend/apptemplate/default.aspx I'm getting this error (I took a screenshot): http://s93768914.onlinehome.us/pub/vsharpdx.gif I ...Show All

• SQL Server Retrieve Values from SQL Server into Winforms

  Hi all, I want to insert information like SQL Server Version, current sql server user etc into a form, How will I achieve this   I have followed this question at http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php t=357605  ,but I havent had an answer to my question yet.  Please help, I am stuck and can't go on with my application until I have figured this out. Thanks alot in advance Rudi Groenewald You can us ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Errors being logged by TfsWarehouseController

  Tfs has been ticking along steadily - a moment ago I decided to force a warehouse update through the web service and got back an ASP.NET error (NullReferenceException). The following events were looged to the Application event log on the system (in chronological order). Any suggestions appreciated! Clearly, I need the warehouse to be working :) -cd Event Type: Warning Event Source: TFS Warehouse Event Category: None Event ID: 6003 Date ...Show All

• Visual Studio VSTA: Missing Dll's from Feb 2006 VS SDK?

  I just installed the Feb 2006 VS SDK and am trying to run the ShapeAppBasicCSharp example. The following project references are not being found: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Adapter Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.AddInManager Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.DesignTime System.AddIn I can not find these assemblies anywhere on my machine. Any ideas on where they might be found or how to get them I ...Show All

• Visual C# VS 2005 Web Services samples

  Where are some VS 2005 C# Web Services samples I can find 2003 samples but they do not directly translate to 2005, either that or they just don't run correctly in the first place. I am new to VS 2005 and new to C# programming so I need some simple step by step samples. ...Show All

• SQL Server Can ODBC be used in Report Builder or Report Model?

  Dear All, Our company use DB2. When I download Report Builder from Report site or when I create Report Model project in VS, I can only use SQL Server Data Source. Can Report Builder or Report Model use ODBC Thank U. I am pretty certain that report models can only be built from SQL server or Analysis Services data source. Support for other data sources has been rumored to be on the way, but who knows. This was a major disappoint ...Show All

• Windows Forms Why is my code not retrieving the selecteditem.text in my list box control???

  I have successfully implemented similar code in other projects but for some reason its not working here. does anyone have any suggestions     namespace TreasuryHelpDesk.controls //I have taken out the other code. { private void Page_Load( object sender, System.EventArgs e) { TechnicianDataAdapter.Fill(userNameDataSet1.Users); lbTech.DataBind(); //lblHeader.Text = "Technicians in " + Request.QueryS ...Show All

• Windows Forms SelectedIndex of a DataGridViewComboBoxCell?

  Hi, How do I set and retrieve SelectedIndex of a DataGridViewComboBoxCell //Mohan This solves it: myDataGrid.Item(colIndex, rowIndex).Value = v myDataGrid.UpdateCellValue(colIndex, rowIndex) ...Show All

• Visual Basic Problem with Select statement of Data reader

  Hi, I have a smalldatetime field in table of SQL server database. Which holds both date and time values. I want to know how to extract only the datevalue from this field. I want to use like this select * from table1 where sdatefield='10/5/2006' as sdatefield is having both date and time values like this '10/5/2006 10.15 AM' my query is not returning the desired result. How to check for only the datepart. Anybody to help. Th ...Show All

• Visual Basic Blair Allen Stark

  Here is the problem I am working on. It asks me to use the method CalculateCharges, but I don't fully understand how to do this or how it works. I would be grateful for any input. Lab Problem III A parking garage charges a $2.00 minimum fee to park for up to three hours. The garage charges an additional $0.50 per hour for each hour or part thereof in excess of three hours. The maximum charge for any given 24-hour period ...Show All

• SQL Server Want Hyperlink to Open in a New Window

  Greetings.  I have added a hyperlink to a report, and it works like a charm.  Now I would like to change it so that when the link is clicked on, it opens the URL in a new browser.  I cannot seem to find any information out there on this issue.  Has anyone figured out how to do this   Here is the RDL from the report I'm working with: <Action> <Hyperlink Target="_blank"> =Trim(Fields!sfa_WebServer.Value ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Thoughts about PC Gaming and its current problems

  Hello to all, I’ve been thinking about windows game development and why with the flexibility and power that a PC offers is inferior to the consoles (sure, pc gaming is not dead, but is the business is dying when you compare it with the console business)  and I came to the following problemas that affects pc gaming. 1. Performance. Let’s face it, in order to play the lastest games in a nice way (nice graphics, good f ...Show All

• Windows Forms Where exactly are the apps installed

  Hi, Have an app that needs to update a config file after installation. However I don't have a clue where the app gets installed on the user's machine. I also want the app to be installed under the Everyone user, not per user. Is there a way to do that   Regards Vincent From other posts, I think you can get it from a property in this namespace: System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment.CurrentD ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to iterate over the values of a CheckedListBox?

  I need the equivalent of the ASP.Net CheckBoxList control, but CheckedListBox doesn’t seem to be capable of doing what I need. I have an underlying dataset that populates the checkboxes and another dataset with just the values I want to selected by  ...Show All