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• Visual Basic Windows application interface that interacts with database

  I want to run my Window Application that is connected to my database without building it everytime...I have everything the way i want it but i dont want my user to have to build it to see it work...what do i do ...Show All

• Windows Forms How do I move the cursor on a dataTable ?

  Here is my problem: I placed a DataSet on a form and used the property window do create a dataTable in th DataSet . I placed a D ataGridView on the form and bound it to the table. I also placed a TextBox on the form and bound it to a field on the table. Now when I click diferent rows from the D ataGridView the text on the TextBox changes accordingly to the selected row. So far so good. I placed a TreeView on the form and wrote a routine to populate it from data on the table. The value of each node on the TreeView is the primary key of the table. What code should I place on the TreeView AfterSelect event so that the grid row and the ...Show All

• SQL Server error: 'Dts' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft.Sqlserver'

  I tried to create a package from a C# program, and I copied this from SQL server online book: using Microsoft.Sqlserver.Dts.Runtime; But I got compilation error: The type or namespace name 'Dts' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft.Sqlserver'(are you missing an asssembly reference ) What am I missing Thanks a lot Hello, if you get this problem on your server. build your site in release mode and then you have this dll in your bin\release folder. Either find this DLL and upload that in your server bin directory manually ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Deployed RTD does not function at all

  I have a written a simple RTD for MS Excel 2003 using VS 2003 and it works fine on my computer I have added a Setup application and excluded MSO.dll EXECE.dll and dotnetfxredist_x86.msm I have built the RTD and SETUP on my computer I can run Excel and use the RTD on my computer with 100% success I can right click and install the SETUP application on my computer And I can still run the Excel and use the RTD on my computer I can right click and uninstall the SETUP application on my computer But I can still run Excel and use the RTD on my computer I can copy the SETUP files to another computer I can run the S ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Convertion from LPD3DXBUFFER to LPD3DXEFFECT error! C++

  Hi, i am trying to use a LPD3DXEFFECTCOMPILER to compile my effect but the CompileShader() function returns a LPD3DXBUFFER and when i try to convert it: pEffect = (LPD3DXEFFECT)pBuffer->GetBufferPointer(); the result is a invalid pointer( use pEffect causes error ), how i can convert the buffer correctly Key_46 wrote: Hi, i am trying to use a LPD3DXEFFECTCOMPILER to compile my effect but the CompileShader() function returns a LPD3DXBUFFER and when i try to convert it: pEffect = (LPD3DXEFFECT)pBuffer->GetBufferPointer(); the result is a invalid pointer( use pEffect causes error ), how i can conve ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB 2005 Express & SQL Server 2000

  I just started trying out VB 2005 Express, i'm trying to connect to a SQL 2000 server, is that possible I'm only seeing options for SQL 2005 or Access Any help would be great.. Chris If I am not mistaken the VB Express is limited to local instances. So if your problem is that you are not being able to connect to a SQLServer. Are you using VB.Net Express and your SQL Instance is remote If so, the express IDE could not connect to a remote instance of SQLServer. It can only connect to a local installation. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/readme/#exvb "1.3.13 SQL Server Express i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Organizational standard process descripton in Team System?

  We are considering using Team System infrastructure as the organisational standard process description. We consider using the process guidance html pages for CMMI projects as standard process description, and then projects can use the CMMI process template and tailor it to their specific needs. However there are requirements for version control of process descriptions in CMMI level 3. Any experiences with that Is Team System usable as organisational process description or is it "just" suitable as projects' defined process Our CMMI process is usable as an organizational standard. Ther ...Show All

• Visual C++ VC++ 2005 built times extremly long

  Hello together, i finished migrating one bigger project (400000 lines) to 2005. Compile times are extremly long about 3-4 times than with 2003. Also Intellisense needs to be switched of else the UI is just going around and playing all time with itself leaving the user watching the animation of the class browser flickering and the speed bar. Also the UI crashes often. Also sometimes the compiler or linker ends in nirvana, the UI dont react, even with the task manager it is hard to kill, one time i needed to shut down the computer to exit it. I feel myself like a beta tester. Is there any solution Probably this issues are ...Show All

• Visual C++ .Net 2005 An internal error has occurred in the compiler...

  Hi I have around 250 projects in my solution and if I clean and start the build I get the following internal error for atleast 3 to 4 projects. If I compile the same projects once again, the error goes away. Is there a solution for this. I need to have consistent error free compilation for my projects. Otherwise .Net 2005 is unusable. xxx.h : fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler. (compiler file 'f:\rtm\vctools\compiler\utc\src\P2\main.c[0x10BCC81B:0x00000030]', line 182) To work around this problem, try simplifying or changing the program near the locations listed above. Please choose the Technical Support ...Show All

• Windows Forms Transparent Image Button

  Hi all, i have this little problem and i hope i can have an answer here. I wanna make a button from a image so i use the PictureBox object, but is has an custom form, it is like a pear, not a regular form. So i decide to make transparent all the parts that are not concern to the form. I paint this parts with the Lime color. First i use this code: Bitmap bmp = (Bitmap)this.pbButton.Image; bmp.MakeTransparent(Color.Lime); It works. But if i put in front of other PictureBox with an image set (either .Image or .BackgroundImage) i can see the BackColor of the Form. Thats my problem!!! Other thing I still work in VS 2003, so i use .NET Framework ...Show All

• Smart Device Development application does not appear in 'Remove Programs'

  with VS 2003 I used to build the CAB files manually. Now I'm using VS 2005 and I'm trying to build a CAB file with it's built in process. I've managed to build one and installed my application. But I'm not entirely sure what i need to do in order to create a shortcut to it in under 'Programs' and dont know how to make it appear in 'Remove Programs'. Thanks. It will appear in "Remove programs" on device without any action on your part. If you’d like a shortcut, please click on your exe, select "Create Shortcut to..." and move shortcut to the desired folder. You can add “Progra ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to show a context menu for a component in a designer host?

  Hi,   I need to show a contextual menu when the user do a click on a component placed in a designer host but the Microsoft's help does not show an example. I know (or think) that using ShowContextMenu or DesignerVerbCollection class i can do this. Some one can help me with an example . I think that DesignerVerbCollection is used in usercontrols that are placed in a form (at design time) in the VS environment. I need to show a contextual menu for a component in a form that runs like a designerhost at run-time.   Thank you a lot in advance! I'm havin an error in th ...Show All

• Visual Basic Creatign access database

  Good day   I need to create a Microsoft Access 2000 database in VB.Net 2003. I need to be able to create a project and add tables and data to the tables.   Help would be much appreciated   Rocco Here's a little class I wrote to create a new Access database. You can specify the database format (Access 97 or Access 2000), and set a database password. You need to add a COM reference to "Microsoft ADOX Ext. for DDL and Security". Once you have created a database, you can open a connection to it and execute CREATE TABLE commands. using System; using Sys ...Show All

• Visual Basic zip and unzip in setup project

  Because there are huge number of data files in my project, I try to zip them together to a compressed file and then uncompress them back in the installation process. I used pkzip to compress all the files to a zip file and then convert it to a self-extract exe file, finally I add the exe file to the customer action of my setup project, I have two problems right now: 1. when the installation process reach the customer action, it gives me an error like "file already exist, do you want overwrite (y/n) After I choose either Y or N, the installation process fails, I checked the destination folder, there is no file there. 2. I manually run the sel ...Show All

• Visual C# Question regarding Events and Threading Models

  I'm fairly new to most of the concepts around the .NET Framework, so I've been reading through MSDN2 documentation, some books and other internet sources including blogs. I've already understood some principles of the asynchronous model of the 2.0 version, but while reading through msdn and debugging concept code I've confirmed that events don't synchronize automatically across threads, but according to the msdn guidelines at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228966.aspx apparently they do: "Additionally, the event-based pattern is less efficient than the IAsyncResult pattern because it creates more objects, especially E ...Show All