Anders Jensen's Q&A profile

• SQL Server why doesnt this work?

  i am new at T-SQL and am trying to delete entries in a column that are not integers. i have the following code. why does it not work. T-SQL select invoicenumber from [control register] where convert(int, invoicenumber) like '%' if @@error > 0 begin delete from [control register] where invoicenumber = invoicenumber end go gives me the error in Query analyser: Server: Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Syntax error converting the nv ...Show All

• Visual C++ Display an int in a MessageBox?

  Hi, I'm new to C++, have started to use VC++ 2003 at work and dont know much about it because i have only used Java and VB before now.  I cant use the debugger for reasons that arent relevant here but all i want to do is use a MessageBox to display an int!  I cant seem to do this no matter what i try.  I dont care if i have to use the AfxMessageBox function instead but please some one tell me how its done!  I'll give you ...Show All

• .NET Development Column Expression

  I have database with two tables what i would like to do is in the sales table when i put data in the datagrid is to have a column expression that calculates the quantity * price that gives the total.I am using C# express edition2005 and SQL server express edition 2005 hope someone can help with code and where to place it. Thankyou http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/ ...Show All

• Visual Basic password in access

  Hi! Happy new year  to all VB Guru out there my previous query was solved in a couple of days, I am stuck again, i am doing a project with access has a database and VB 6.0 has a front end. I want my database to be password protect i.e if any dblclick access file it must ask for a password. Can i link a password protect access file to VB if tried but error like worksheet file not found was thrown, can any VB GuRu out there let me kno ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions how connect a Visual Basic express edition application to an Oracle database

  Hi, the title of this message, says quite everything I want to know. I'm developping a human ressource tool and the database I have to use has been developped with Oracle 9i. And I don't know how to connect my application made with visual studio 2005 express edition to Oracle Tkanks everybody -) You can use the System.Data.OracleClient namespace. ...Show All

• Windows Forms ListView with widgets

  Hi everyone, I wonder if it is possible to allow widgets (custom controls) being the item of a ListView. Essentailly, I have implemented a set of widgets for data input (for example, a widget with textbox and srollbar for integer/float datatype, a widget ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Vista 5308 Media Center Extender issues

  Does anyone know if the extender function in the Media Center module of the February CTP is compatible with the Xbox Media Center Extender (MCX) I have been attempting to set this up on my test system, and will get as far as the programming the device stage of the extender setup, but at this point the setup will sit there for over an hour without completing. Is there an update that will need to be obtained to allow this to function, or is this ...Show All

• Windows Forms Seperate Thread progress form

  I am trying to create a Progress form for my program that loads in a seperate thread so that screen updates and animations on the form are smooth and timely. I have had some success with the following code. The Form Used as a "Template" for the threaded progress form: Public Class frmDebug Private m_Thread As Threading.Thread Private m_CloseByCode As Boolean Public Shadows Sub AsyncShow() m_Thread = New ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista vista 5308 activation error

  Is anyone else getting an activation error for Vista x64 5308 Internet connection is working fine but I keep getting error code 0x80072F8F. Does anyone have a solution I'm getting the same error when Defender (Beta 2) trys to get updated definitions. ...Show All

• .NET Development XSLT works in .Net 1.1 but fails in .Net 2.0

  We have an application compiled with .Net 1.1.  It uses System.Xml.Xsl.XslTransform.  the following code works with .Net 1.1 <xsl:copy-of select="$style/ap:OneImage"/> if $style is empty or if $style contains an element. Installing the .Net Framework 2.0 causes the expression to fail when $style is empty with the System.XML error "Expression must evaluate to a node-set". How can this be fixed without putting < ...Show All

• .NET Development sslstream client certificate validation error

  Hi, I have taken server and client program from MSDN2 for sslstream. in that code client certifiacte authetication is made false i want to enable that and do the code i have done some modification to the code but is giving error "RemoteCertificateNotAvailable" and i think that its not getting the client certificate at server side. So please can any one help me to do client server program using sslstream in which client certificate als ...Show All

• SQL Server Getting startec with Integration Services

  I am having trouble starting an Integrated Services Project. I have just installed Visual Studio 2005 in order to use ASP 2.0 for web development, but my new web hosting package includes SQL Server 2005, rather than SQL 2000, which I have been using. I need DTS to upload a database to the production server, and I think I now need an Integration Services Project. I have installed the Developer version of SQL Server 2005, and the install pro ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Language packs for Window Vista?

  I'm investigating MUI support on Vista and i'm trying to find additional language packs besides ENU. I found ENU on the Vista Feb CTP install DVD. Are they avaliable When/where can I get additional language packs Also how do I select a different language pack to use Thank you, John This forum is for Windows Vista User Interface programming. If you have general questions about Windows Vista, you can ask ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) OPath correlation?

  Hello, colleagues. Interesting thing - LINQ. It is quite exciting for developers. However, Microsoft has an another interesting "technology" related to OR mapping - OPath. OPath is not actually an extension to programming language, but rather a query language over an object store. It is quite friendly, even for end user, so that she may ask for "Customer" with name "bla-bla-bla" quite in an easy way.. OPath is propogandized by Microsoft now ...Show All

• Windows Forms Determining if a form is the "active" form?

  Hi all, I have an event handler in my main form which is sometimes called even while another form is shown modally (using ShowDialog). If the main form is not the currently "active" form, I don't want to perform certain actions (changing focused control etc) in this event handler. Is there a way of telling whether there's another form currently being shown modally in my application Cheers, Matt Got it: if (this. ...Show All