Gangadhar_MSFT's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Triggers that update a column name in the master table

  I would appreciate any insight. I'm new with SQL and am trying to get a trigger to function. Here is what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a table called Asset_master that contains assets that are available, with a column_id of status=available. Once a users selects the available asset from the form, I have it writing a new record to another table called asset_provisioned. I'm trying to use a trigger to change the status=available to status ...Show All

• Visual C# Connecting to a shared folder on another Machine

        I'm developing a Windows Service.  The service needs to write an xml string to a file and drop it in a shared folder on another server.  What is the best way to establish a connection to the shared folder on the other machine You won't need to specifically make a connection, if the share already exists then simply write to it like you would a local folder or file. Th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual C# 2005 Express Edition large download size 480 MB for 56k modem

  Can I order CDs from Microsoft to install these Express Editions for a nominal fee ($ 10.00) I can't find this on the web site asp.net.   Is there an issue with using the bootstrapper to install Visual C# Express If so, we want to hear about it. With the minimum options installed, you can get up and running with C# Express by only downloading 50MBs. To answer the question on why we didn't offer Express CDs, the reason is because of ...Show All

• Windows Forms VB: an Interface for a service, using events?

  Hello, I am writing a Printer Monitor app which forces the user to authenticate against an SQL database when the user attempts to print and then the program logs the job data to the DB. I also wanted an icon in the system tray which&n ...Show All

• .NET Development Webservice works only with SOAP, not HTTP POST/GET

  I created a webservice that works well. I can retrieve info from it with SOAP and that works good. But what I miss is the HTTP POST and GET functionality. f.e. MyWebservice.asmx/SearchFor Searchtext=blabla The error I receive is: Request format is unrecognized for URL unexpectedly ending in '/SearchFor/'. In the info at /MyWebservice.asmx op=SearchFor the info about HTTP POST and GET is also missing. What setting do I have to cha ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Custom EventSinkActivity

  Hi ! I am trying to create a custom EventSinkActivity, so that I can add some properties, They will be used later by the trackingservice. After the ActivityLibrary is compiled i can drop the activity from the toolbox onto the Workflow. Try setting  the InterfaceType failes. After I select the interface, the designer will remove the InterfaceType & EventName properties. The property wouldn't be serialized so that if a reope ...Show All

• .NET Development Failure sending mail with ASP.NET 2.0

  Hi: I have been receiving a “Failure sending mail” when I try to send an email from a form using the ASP.NET 2.0 code below. It works fine on a test server on our network but the error occurs when I put it on our production server (both Windows 2003 and IIS 6). I also have an upload function on the form that works fine on both sites. The form is on a virtual site under a site using ASP.NET1 and the email works fine on that site. I ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office how to permanently delete mails-- Urgent

  Hi,         i'm working on outlook mail programming. My problem is i want to get the objects of email fields, e.g. in "To..." section where we type email address , i want to get the object of that text box so that i can easily access the text(or email address) in my code. Such like that in "cc...", "Subject", "Body" ,I want their objects too.          Actually i'm making ...Show All

• Visual Basic Why don't all the properties work for my controls in VB express 2005 Beta 2?

  I've downloaded Visual Basic 2005 Express beta 2 and have been trying to teach myself through various tutorials and VB.Net texts.  Generally I've been making progress, but there is one major problem I can't seem to solve - the refusal of certain controls (dropped on the form at design time) to implement anything other than their default properties.  Oh, and all my attempts to use controls at runtime just don't work at all. For example, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Using MSDN Library of January 2005 witht Visual Studion 6.0

  Hi all, For reasons of compatibility, I am still using VC6.0.  Until some time ago I was using the old MSDN Library of July 2001. So I had a context help on coding items by typing the "F1" button. Now, with the MSDN Library of January 2005, Visual Studio says "There's no MSDN Library indstalled". How can I integrate VS6 with the newest MSDN Library I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance, hajure. Thank y ...Show All

• Visual C++ Getting Error - Regarding stdafx.h

  I'm trying to fool around with the new Visual studio version (2005 Beta 2) and for some reason it keeps telling me: \Practice.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdafx.h': No such file or directory A long time ago someone told me to go into the properties of the project and change the default to CLR support. I did this time but it doesn't seem to build.  Can someone tell me what to do   Here is my code: #includ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Visual Studio Beta 2 Install Problem

  Hello Friends, I just attempted to install VS beta 2 and was less than successful, even though I received the success message at the end of the install. When I launched VS, the UI came up and looked fine. However, five instances of a dialog box came up that said Package 'Visual Studio Common IDE Package' has failed to load properly (GUID = {6E87CFAD-4ADF-9CD7-3B7943875B7C}). After clicking away the dialog boxes and selecting "Create Your First A ...Show All

• SQL Server jumping to multiple reports

  We know how to jump from a hyperlink to a report - that's easy. How can I can jump from a hyperlink to 2 different reports depending on a parameter-value E.g. if the hyperlink-value is an account number, I want to jump either to a.) a report that shows me the FX deals or b.) a report that shows me the MM deals The reports look very different. Best, Robert How do you redirect a report based on parameters us ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS 2005 Beta 2 install problem

  When I try to install beta 2 on my box at home (XP Home) from CD ROM, it freezes almost right away and I need to turn off the PC to get it back up. Do I need to get a new disk or download or has anyone else experienced this problem I'll try to install it at work some time later to compare. Thanks, Caroline Caroline, from my year of working with VS 2005 I would advise installing it on a brand spanking clean i ...Show All

• Visual Basic Dump locals?

  Is it possible somehow to dump/access all locals when hitting a exception in VB.NET 2005 Today I use reflection to dump all public variables into a mail, but what I really want is to dump the "locals". Is it possible to access them somehow ...Show All