Radu Calinescu's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista Problems building samples from Platform SDK

  I have installed the "Microsoft Platform SDK" and followed Brian Johnson's instructions ( http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx ) to enable it to be used with "Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta 2", successfully (hooray!). I then wanted to build some of the samples in the SDK. I first tried building in the command line for "Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003" (which I had previously downloaded), and received linker errors ...Show All

• Visual Basic Syntax error: Missing operand after 'Name' operator.

  Any help would be great. I'm trying to setup a filter for my address book program that uses an Access database. I have it working for a different form and I did it the same way as far as I know. For some reason though on this form I get the error "Syntax error: Missing operand after 'Name' operator." Here is the line of code that gives me the error: Me.PhoneBindingSource.Filter = _ String.Format("{0} like '%{1}%'", _ ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Scalability for Hosting Multiple Instances in a Single Workflow Runtime

  Hi, I would like to know the maximum number of workflow instances that a single workflow runtime can handle at the same time. Is it just dependent on the server hardware hosting the workflow runtime or there is a maximum number of workflow instances to be hosted in a single runtime. Hi Akram, The maximum number of workflows that can run simultaneously in a single workflow runtiem is the same as the number of Clr threads av ...Show All

• .NET Development dataset filling from SQL - too cryptic!

  For the love of Pete, can someone just list for me the correct method for filling a dataset from an SQL database I get this error: Fill: SelectCommand.Connection property has not been initialized.     Public Function GetDataSet(ByVal sTable As String, _                            Optional ByVal sColu ...Show All

• SQL Server using TransactionOption in April CTP

  Hello. I am using April CTP. In the main package, i am setting the TransactionOption to Required whereas in the child packages to Supported. But i'm getting the following error: The DTS Runtime has failed to start the distributed transaction due to error 0x8004D01C "A connection with the transaction manager was lost.". The DTC transaction failed to start. This could occur because the MSDTC Service is not running. However th ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to make a label transparent?

  Hi, I need to know if there's a way to make a label's background transparent, I tried using the color.Transparent property on the label.backcolor, but it didn't work. In fact, i've got a picture and a label in front of it which should display a specific message. This image's color may vary so I ca'nt set a specific color to the label's background. Is there any solution Thanks! The sample provided by onny ...Show All

• .NET Development convert from double to float...

  OK this has got to be easy, how do I convert from double to float.  I can't figure this out, perhaps a point in the right direction. Thanks, Devin double d = 22; float f = 0; f = ( float )d;   Be careful though there are significant size differences between a double and a float. Double http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/csref/html/vclrfFloat_PG.asp Float ...Show All

• Windows Forms VS.NET: significance of reference name capitalization

  Hello all; Does anyone know if there is a significance to the capitalization of reference names when they are added to a VS.NET (C#) project I've noticed the following:  I have developed a library of custom controls, contained within 3 assemblies - Common.dl ...Show All

• SQL Server Virtaul Cube in MSAS 2005

  We have virtual cube in MSAS 2000 but I cld not see the same in MSAS 2005 any ideas Thx and regards Pankaj The AS 2005 cube, along with the cube perspectives feature, addresses some of the same issues as virtual cubes did in AS 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/asmigrtn.mspx >> Analysis Services 2005 Migration ... In Analysis Services 2000, you would create t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Error Message 80042729 when saving the project

  I get error message 80042729 when I attempt to save a project. It also occurs when the system looks like it is attempting to save the state of the IDE when I get past the Debug error message that comes up unless I use the Control-F5 option. I have searched all of MSDN, Microsoft, and Visual Studio 2005 and had absolutely no hits on either message. I am getting the exact same error. I too have searched for any inf ...Show All

• Windows Forms Just a small suggestion.

  Just a thought, but since when you right click on the toolbox and click customize it takes so long to load..couldnt the default tabpage be the .net Framework components..it just seems to me that in a .net application I would want to use .n ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions preventing thread from abort at specfic stage

  i am creating a thread that will do some work and then enter those info in database. use can abort that thread but i want to prevent that thread won't abort when it is inserting some thing in database, instead it will abort after that Why not disable/enabled the button at the appropriate times.  If the button is disabled then they cant execute the button click event code containing the thread.abort command Button1.enabled = fals ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Upgrade Visual Basic 6.0 to VB 2005

  How to upgrade from visual Basic 6.0 to 2005 Hmm, interesting - yea, it's a kludge, but I don't know anyone who plays by all the rules . The full version is accumulating coffee rings - I'd better use it before it gets too bad ! ...Show All

• Visual Basic Urgent !!!!!!!!!!!! Services Status...

  Hi All, Now again I stuck at an interesting point... I want to know that specified service is running or not... Like if I give the name of the service than I want to know that its running or not or hanged or stopped... STATUS Please Help me out of this probs. As Nat said, these forums are not for VB6 questions. VB6 is out of date, obsolete and unsupported. You should specify that you're using VB6 in whatever forum you find to ask this ...Show All

• .NET Development Namespace ???

  using System.Data.OleBb does it have the same functionality that comes with the namespace System.Data.SqlClient or if i used OleDbCommand property will i flag an error from the compiler Yes, WebServices need a WebServer which is IIS for v1.0/v1.1. So you need Windows XP Professional with IIS installed. For SQL Query Analyzer, you need SQL Server installer. You can download a trial version of SQL Server 2000 here: http://www.microsoft.com/ ...Show All