Stefan de Vogelaere's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms ISA firewall issue

  I am trying to set up a terrarium server on an extra machine here at work.  Inside the office it works great and everyone connects to the server.  We can all send and get bugs. When I try to connect from outside the firewall, I get a message saying that the terrarium has detected I am behind a NAT/Firewall.  I can click the NAT ...Show All

• SQL Server Format file (regsrvr)

  I'd like to know which is the desired format for that file. TIA I think your refering to a server registration group file from SQL Mgt Studio...and your best best is to post a question in the tools forum. MSDN Forums SQL Server SQL Server Tools General Hope that helps ...Show All

• .NET Development exception handling

  I'm a bit new to structured exception handling. Within one procedure: Line m:       Server = Activator.CreateInstance(tServerType) Line n:        BCPubPoint = Server.PublishingPoints.Add(...) If an error occurs on line m, it's probably a permissions error. If an error occurs on line n, it's probalby due to a redundant PubPt name or other problem. So, do I put two try/catch blocks in this procedure i.e.:   Try     Server = Activator.CreateInstance(tServerType) Catch err as Exception     Throw new Exception("Permission denied." ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Null Reference exception

  I just tried few custom rules taken from net and use them through FXcop 1.32. The rules run properly and results are shown in the FxCop window, but when I click on the result (for the first time, and then on mouse over) a Null reference exception is thrown. What is wrong What am I missing I have not programed the rules just taken some samples. Thank you for your time. Stack trace>> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.   at Microsoft.FxCop.UI.MessageDetailsForm.DisplayMessage()   at Microsoft.FxCop.UI.MessageDetailsForm.SetListViewItem(ListViewItem value)   at Microsoft.FxC ...Show All

• Windows Forms Dynamically switching queries and databases

  I am using VS2005 and am able to bind a complex query to a DataGridView at design time. What I ultimately want to do is: (1) Select a named query from a drop-down box then reconfigure the DataGridView for the appropriate number of columns and repopulate with the new query. (2) Select a database from a drop-down box and refresh the DataGridView with data from the new database. (Assume I have created the appropriate DataSources.) I see where the query is stored in the _commandCollection of a TableAdapter (and in the xsd file) but I do not find public access to those. As far as the DB connection, I see references in Settings.Designer.c ...Show All

• Visual Basic Transferring data from MS Project into Access Db

  Hi All! Figured I'd make my first post a challenging one ;) Could someone tell me how to get information from a MS Project Plan, into MS Access without using MapEdit MapEdit (correct me if I am wrong) takes all the information from a plan and creates a table based on that info. I need to take just the information I want, and insert it into the database according to other information to do with the plan. For example, if 'Daniel' has 10 books, I want to insert the names of those books into a table where the owner is Daniel. I don't want a table called Daniel where every line entry has his name next to the book. Hope this makes sense, plea ...Show All

• SQL Server EMail Delivery in Reporting Services 2000

  Does Reporting Services 2000 have a email Delivery system for report subscriptions if so is there any documentation to back this up. All i am finding is 2005 information Any help would be great , Thanks in advance NEver mind i think i found it in the books online. Thanks anyway ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Simple question on FrontPage / Internet Explorer

  I have just learning FrontPage 2003 using the Step by Step book. When I look at pages with ActiveX items in design view I see the item, if I switch to preview I dont see the item just the area it occupies. I suspect that I need to change a security setting in Explorer, but I don't know where to start looking. Can anyone tell me which setting needs to be changed and the likely consequences If the Web site is not actually connected to a live Web server (i.e., it only lives on your hard drive) I don't believe that you'll be able to see any activex controlled items in preview mode. This knowledge base art ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions pragmas in Visual C++ 2005 Express Ed

  Can you please post/send me a complete listing of the compiler's pragma information I gathered from the online community what the meaning of pragma once was. I saw other pragma directives in the fstream header file and had questions about them: #pragma pack ( push ,_CRT_PACKING) #pragma warning ( push ,3) #pragma warning ( disable : 4127) #pragma warning ( push ) #pragma warning ( disable : 6237 6239) #pragma warning ( pop ) #pragma warning ( push ) #pragma warning ( disable : 6240) #pragma warning ( pop ) and so on and so on. Please respond with a complete description of Microsoft ...Show All

• Visual Basic I have some questions

  Hi, I was wondering if there was a guide for new people to learn vb or are there any good site for learning also when you register how long can you use the program it says unlimited, does that mean 365 days also after I register how long before I get the online guides thank you, theguy ah ok thank you that makes it clear for me I got confused because it said if you regiter you use it for unlimited use. ...Show All

• Visual Basic How to display images for each item in a ContextMenu in VB 2003

  Hi, I'm trying to display an image for each element in a context menu but i can't find the way to do that if someone can tell me i'll be very thankfull. thanks. Yes it does. If you download a "MenuExtender control" and add the .Dll to the control collection you can place an image for each item in a context and it's pretty cool. Anyone who's interested in this control you can download the .Dll in www.windowsforms.com and please don't tell me that it does not support images. thanks ...Show All

• SQL Server connect to sql server express

  Hi, I cannot connect to the sql server express, and i recieve an alert which says: TITLE: Connect to Server ------------------------------ Cannot connect to Sql Server (SQLEXPRESS). ------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53) For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink Pr ...Show All

• Windows Forms Checkbox inside of a DataGridViewRowHeaderCell

  Hello everyone! I am wondering, is it possible to put a checkbox inside of a DataGridViewRowHeaderCell The user would like to be able to select rows by clicking on a checkbox inside of a row header. Note, I am aware that I could add a checkbox column, but they want it in the row header instead. I appreciate your help! Justin The DataGridView does not have any support for controls (real or fake) in the header cells. The best you can do is to paint a check box in there using the CheckBoxRenderer and handle all the mouse messages. -mark DataGridView Program Manager Microsoft Th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Bug? Unable to merge shelved files with files changed locally but not checked in.

  Is it not possible to merge changed from shelved files the files have been changed locally as well This is the scenario: 1. "Developer A" works on "Method1" in the file Class1.cs 2. "Developer B" is also working in the same file, Class1.cs, but with "Method2" 3. "Developer A" is ready with "Method1", but is not allowed to check in his changes to Source Controller cause this would break the build for other developers right now. 4. "Developer B" needs the new fixed "Method1" to complete his "Method2", so “Developer A” shelves his changes and notifies “Developer B”. 5. (This is where it all goes wrong for us). “Developer B” unshelves ...Show All

• .NET Development How to protect my assembly

  Assembly a.dll is used by application b.exe, while we distribute the application b.exe, a.dll is also shipped together. My question is how to prevent a.dll from abusing by other appliations than b.exe. In other words, I like to make sure a.dll can only be used by b.exe. Is there any ways to achieve this Thanks Pass a security key between the two, and hope that no-one uses reflector to find out what it is. The only way to write secure code is to use C++, even obsfucated code can be reflected on, and read, although it will be, well, obsfucated. ...Show All