DennisCastro's Q&A profile

• Visual C# What is the proposed way to define references in .NET?

  Status ------ Currently we use two different methods to define references between managed components, namely project references and .NET references to reference assemblies (details below).  Both methods are not fully satisfactory.  We would like to know: (a) Is there is a better referencing mechanism available in VS8 (better than the ones described below), or (b) does MS plan to change the support for references in future versions of VS.   Example Solution ---------------- ProjectA --> ProjectB   The source tree (after building) looks as follows: Bin   ReleaseU     ProjectA.exe     Pr ...Show All

• Windows Forms how would i do this...

  hey all i have a decimal number 12345678.90 is there a quick way to pull out only the  345678  thanks, rodchar Ok, then you just need to adjust the SubString method to always get the last six digits: Math.Floor(12345678.9).ToString.Substring(Math.Floor(12345678.9).ToString.Length - 6) ...Show All

• Smart Device Development is there a cell phone keypad library for PC App?

  Hi Can some one guide me to find in the Smart Device library a dll that simulates Cell Phone Key for Short Messaging System, the only problem it will be used for a Windows XP Application -S I'm not sure I understand your question. This forum is for device development questions - so you're probably better off asking on one of the desktop development forums/newsgroups ...Show All

• Windows Forms Custom Control inside another control (user control)

  Hey, For the life of me, I can't figure this out. I am adding custom controls to a user control. I have to programmatically set the height, yet the height is based on the size of the text through MeasureString. For the life of me, I can't figure out how all of this works to fit nicely. I either can't get any controls to show, or to show in the entire width of the user control correctly. It's really frustrating. Has anybody had success with this Thanks. I'm not sure I understand your situation., correct me if I'm wrong, do you want the container (user control) of your control to adjust based on the cont ...Show All

• Windows Forms Error when attempting to start terrarium for first time

  I'd gone through quite a few headaches getting this far.  I uninstalled 3 versions of the .NET framework that were installed on my system.  I installed the latest (from the MSDN website) framework and then installed the Terrarium client to play.  I'm running under Windows XP Pro on a Pentium III, 996 Mhz machine w/512M memory.  (It's a Dell&n ...Show All

• .NET Development Store SQL BlobColumn as Attachment to MailMessage?

  I'm looking for a way to send an email attachment from the contents of a BlobColumn. We have table with a BlobColum that contains a PDF File. I'd like to be able to send an email with that PDF file as an attachment. Is there a way I can go directly from a variable of type Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.BlobColumn Directly to an Attachment without having to save the file first Thanks,  Scott<- There is an Attachment constructor overload that takes a stream.  If you implement a custom stream that helps the Attachment class to read the data out of the BlogColumn class, then it should wo ...Show All

• Windows Forms Using ListView SelectedIndexChanged Event to Show Forms

  I have a ListView called TrainingListView that has a collection of 12 items. Each item represents another form that I would like to show if the user clicks on it. My problem is that the items in the collection don't appear to have a click event, so I need to use the SelectedIndexChanged event as workaround to get the same functionality. I've been struggling for the last several days on the code to get the SelectedIndexChanged event to open the appropriate form based on the user's choice. I listed the code below for the first two items in the collection. My problem seems to be in the syntax for the index value of the item in the collectio ...Show All

• Visual Basic System.TypeLoadException

  I'm getting a System.TypeLoadException when I attempt to run my app.  I do not get any errors when I compile the app.  The exception message is, "Type 'Utilities.ControlTools.Managers.BoundControlsManager`1' from assembly 'Utilities.Main, Version=1.0.1947.39274, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' tried to override method 'OnAddingItem' but does not implement or inherit that method."  Notice that BoundControlsManager(Of T As BoundControl) implements generics and inherits from Utilities.Lists.BoundObjectsManager(Of T As IBoundObject) which inherits from Utilities.Lists.ListAdv(Of T) which inherits from System.Object ...Show All

• Windows Forms Empty Grid

  What's the easiest way to make a DataGrid that properly renders all of its columns, gridlines, rows, etc. WITHOUT having any data in it yet For example, the way an Excel spreadsheet is full of empty cells when you first go into it. You aren't required to Add new rows all the time, they are just 'there'. If you just create a DataGrid and bind ...Show All

• Visual C++ What happened to the C++ language profiler?

  With Visual Studio 2003, there was a nice add-in do to performance analysis ( DevPartner Profiler Community Edition). Unfortunately - that doesn't seem to be available with Visual Studio 2005, and they don't seem to have provided anything else to replace it. Am I missing something, or is this just another big step backward with Visual Studio 2005 (the compiler itself is much slower, and generates much worse code). The VSTS edition of VS includes a profiler. You might want to post your question at the VSTS forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx ForumGroupID=5&SiteID=1 BT ...Show All

• Visual Basic Issues with Express Registration and Activation

  Now that Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 has shipped the final release, we have a new home for setup and registration issues for VB Express. Please direct all setup, install/uninstall, and registration issues to this forum: Installing and Registering Visual Studio Express Editions   Thanks, Paul I am still having the issue I described on 5/29.  I have 12 days left.  HELP!!! ...Show All

• Visual C++ What do I need to include to make a Bitmap?

  I'm using VC++2005 and I'm trying to make and save a bitmap for debugging. The statement: Bitmap myBitmap: gives error C2065 'Bitmap' : Undeclared identifier What do I have to include to identify Bitmap as a class After I get that done, what will I have to do to get Format32bbpArgb recognized Thanks, Ken Try adding "using namespace System::Drawing;" after your include files. Prefix Format32bppArgb with PixelFormat:: ...Show All

• Windows Forms Adding a shortcut to text file on Start Menu with ClickOnce

  Does anyone know how to add a shortcut to a text file on the Start Menu along with the shortcut to the application I'd like to include a simple help file (Help.txt) but I don't know how to get the shortcut created . Use Project -> Properties -> Publish -> Options to specify a support URL. A link to this URL will be put on Start Menu alongside shortcut to app. Regards, Sameer ...Show All

• System Center Exchange 2003 Workflow

  Hi All Can any one help me,how to configure the workflow in exchange 2003 If any one have step by step guide or Webcasts kindly provide it. FYI I searched in microsoft MSDN i didn't get the document what i need Thanks In Advance Many Thanks Hameed Hammed hi, Here are various resource that might help you with the product: The following web page is the home page for SCCP and includes pointer to a webcast: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/systemcenter/sccp/default.mspx A two part article about using SCCP was recently published at the MSExchange web site: http://www.msexchange.org/tutori ...Show All

• Smart Device Development persisting .net cf 2.0 in rom or storage card of device

  It is probably a simple solution, but when I run the cf2.0 redistributable and install it NOT into the default directory but into the "Application" folder, on the flash card on my symbol ppt2846 mobile device. Then I cold reset the device, but the cf2.0 framework is no longer installed. Certainly there is some registry settings that are not being retained, and this is one reason why it isn't persisting. So basically, does anyone know how to install the cf 2.0 onto a storage device or directly onto the rom of the device so that it persists after a cold reset Thanks in advance! NETCF v2 can only run ...Show All