ManicFiddler's Q&A profile

• Visual C# Visual Studtio 2005->File->New Project->Shows an empty box

  Hi All, I am new to .NET, and have just downloaded "Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Beta 2". I want to start building C# applications but on Selecting File->New Project, gives an empty box with no "project types" and "templates". Do I have to install C# express edition separately OR is the installation incorrect. Thanx Varun   Varun Sood wrote: Hey Nicholas, Thanx again...just one more question...where can I down ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Where is the data?

  Good Evening Everyone, Would someone please explain in simpleton english the following: I am using a database connected Listbox to run a query. On ListboxIndexChanged, the result of the query fills a single textbox. I need to perform some additional arithmetic on the query result to fill in a 2nd Textbox , and also need access to that result to do some other functions. Where is the result stored Is this explained somewhere in a book ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Known Folders in Vista Beta 2

  I've written some C++ sample code to create a new known folder. The folder seems to be created just fine, but it doesn't reflect its custom Explorer name (LocalizedName), icon, or tooltip. I create a unique ID, populate a KNOWNFOLDER_DEFINITION object, register it with a KnownFolderManager object then call SHGetKnownFolderPath to force the creation of the desktop.ini file. If I then enumerate all known folders, it shows up along with its loca ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Dynamic type loading

  I'm trying to dynamically load types from a dll and pass the newly created objects through WCF. Is there any way to do this Dynamically load data contracts KnownType attribute I suppose the main issue is the actual method call itself. Since the type isn't known at compile time, I've been using Object, but testing reveals that specifying "Object" then passing a type with a data contract still doesn't work. Any help would be appreciat ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Download MSDN Express and DX SDK compatibility

  I'd like to know: - It will be downloadable the MSDN Express , I don't want to download it in all computers and everytime that I uninstall the VS Express. - It will be compatible with DX SDK (or XNA) . Thanks. Sorry. I talked about this link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=b8704100-0127-4d88-9b5d-896b9b388313&DisplayLang=en which is, I think, not the full MSDN distributi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Problem accessing Performance Counters

  I'm running some load tests and I'm getting errors when trying to access SQL stats. I see several msgs like the following at the start of the run: Exception LoadTestCounterCategoryNotFoundException The performance counter category 'SQLServer:Access Methods' cannot be accessed on computer 'sqlsrvname (Category does not exist.) ; check that the category and computer names are correct. Needless to say, the computer name is correct and it i ...Show All

• Visual C# OleDbException

  Hallo, ..... oleDbConn = new OleDbConnection(connection); oleDbConn.Open(); When i use this to establish a connection to database, and if wrong username or password is given, then gets an exception.  Invalid User Authorization Specification:Invalid UserID or Password. Can i identify with exception number or thru any other way what exactly cause the exception. I mean is it because of userid or password.Ist it possible to distinguish it from ...Show All

• SQL Server Serious limitation in SQL server installation

  I am trying to install the server in a non-system drive.  I have to install the server in a diffferent folder like (E:) instead of the default C: due to existing partition that I have to continue to have (due to reasons that include security). Even though I selected this drive and every thing else (Program Files etc) the same, the install program still asks for over 2 GB on C drive. I checked each of the install options and ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista ClipboardCopy broken in CLR 2.0 referencing 1.7 SDK?

  The most generic clipboard code I can think of: io.Ink.ClipboardCopy(io.Selection, InkClipboardFormats .Default, InkClipboardModes .Copy); throws " An unhandled exception of type 'System.TypeLoadException' occurred in Test.EXE Additional information: Could not load type 'IOleDataObject' from assembly 'System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'." Any thoughts ...Show All

• Visual C# Getting the executable directory

  I've had a good look on the Web but can't find the answer to this... How can I find out the path where my service is installed to, rather than the working directory (typically ..\windows\system32\) This is with a view to reading config files, writing log files,etc, within the installation folder. Thanks for any tips, Mike This should do the trick: System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().L ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Beta 3 Source Control

  I am have several team projects created in TFS and I am having difficulty getting the local source to be added to the correct team project.  In Beta 2 there was a popup window that allowed you to make this association.  Now it appears the bindings window is intended to replace this, but when I add a new local project to source control it does not appear to be using the bindings to put it in the right place on the server (a new subfolde ...Show All

• .NET Development SMTP Problem

  Hi folks I am new to the microsoft forums but have been reading them and realise how good you people are at programming. I have been crying out for help with numerous things and even tried yahoo chat.....what a disaster. Anyway I am having a problem with sending emails through the createuserwizard control in .net 2005. When I run the application and create a new user through the wizard control the application is just hanging. It seems a ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista SQL Persistence, Loading Workflows and Workflow Properties

  I have a workflow that has a bunch of properties on it. One of those properties is the name of the user that initiated the workflow (it is passed into the workflow via the Dictionary<string, object> class. I have SQL persistence working just fine (well, I can't figure out how to 'auto persist', so I am manually calling 'Unload' when the workflow idles), and I run through the list of workflow IDs persisted when my application starts up. ...Show All

• SQL Server Formatting Job Step Commands

  When I create a script for a SQL Agent job I like to format the job step command with tab's and line-feeds using CHAR(9) and CHAR(13) respectively within a string of SQL.  This then gives me a nicely formatted string when you view the job through EM. If I view the same job through 2005 Management Studio the step commands that were so nicely formatted  in 2000 EM are now just one long line, wiht no formatting. Is there a way that ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can make a ProgressionBar on startup ?

    hello, i am loading a quite big XML file (2Mb) with ReadXML() on startup my program is just freezed, is there anyway i can get loading progression of ReadXML, so i can display a ProgressionBar of it or shall i simply have a form showing "loading", before that ReadXML many thanks Great, perfect ! thank you Mark ...Show All