DamsDev2007's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Terrarium Client Options

  Does anyone use the "CPU Usage" setting  The latest builds of 1.2 I've been using don't seem to get about 30% CPU usage, so I am wondering if we really need this setting anymore. Also, I assume that Enable Game View is an option that people turn off if they want Terrarium to run in the background.  Since we can now Minimize the  ...Show All

• .NET Development very new and unexpected Error with database

  hi masters, i am using dot net 2005 C# with sqlexpress, i have made connection and start inserting values to the tabels and its working fine. BUT.. when i am close this application and restart again this application then there is no previous data i have checked using direct opening the tabels , no data found. please help me where data are going i like to know from you all is it happened... did u checked in the database where u inserted the values.... otherwise while inserting did u checked the int value return by executenonqueries is greater than zero.... check these two to make sure that it is inserted in to t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Brainstorming scenarios

  Hi,     In the "Brainstorm Scenario" workstream in MSF Agile, it says that first I have to "Write the goal as a top level scenario entry on the scenario list." and then, after identifying scenarios I have to "Add a scenario entry with that name to the scenario list."        I'm a little confused about this. What does it mean with "goal" is it the best case scenario, a successful path If it is not, what's the purpose of having the goals as top-level scenarios and besides the scenarios Thanks! Hi Mariano,       A goal is usually of the form <verb><noun>. For ...Show All

• SQL Server Can SQL express be accessed by Oracle Transparent Gateway ?

  Able to access SQL express remotely using SQL mgt Studio after certain configuration. But notice that I must use IP address /SQLEXPRESS for server name in order for connection to work. What is this "/SQLEXPRESS" Is it a standard surfix for SQL Express I have installed the Oracle Transparent Gateway on the machine with SQL Express and setup the tnsname for SQL Express. For the tnsname, have used IP address /SQLEXPRESS as the host name but it gave this error : ORA-28545: NCRO Failed to make RSLV connection Tried with just the IP address and it gives the same error. Any idea Help ! ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office connectivity issues outlook 2003

  Recently my system was changed from a stand alone to a workstation - I was using Windows XP and Office 2003, I also had my email account set up on Outlook 2003. However, since my system was changed to a workstation, my Operating System was changed to Windows 2000 Professional because the server is using 2000 Professional. I am still using Outook 2003 but since the change, I am not getting the email account set up. Outlook is telling me Establish network connection: Unable to connect to the Internet or to the nrtwork. Please verify the connection settings. How do I fix this I have Internet connection, I can browse the net. The netw ...Show All

• SQL Server Transferring SQL Server environment completely to a new server

  We had a raid controller go belly up on one of our SQL Server boxes. The emergency fix performed by our LAN team was to pull the drives and pop them into a temporary server. This worked, but I now need to transfer that entire SQL environment to a newer, more capable server. The required outcome is to end up with the server environment reproduced on the new server with the new server having the same name as the old (name of the old server will, of course, be changed). The desired outcome would additionally involve accomplishing the required outcome without reinstalling the OS or SQL Server instance. In other words, I need to transfer all DB's ...Show All

• Windows Forms Howto change color of buttons on Tab

  Hi, Could anyone help me with changing the backcolor of buttons on a Tab Control.I am able to change the backcolor of tab pages,but cannot change the backcolor of the tab buttons. Regards, Supriya Hi Supriya, This can be done by changing the DrawMode property of TabControl to OwnerDrawFixed. Then handle the draw_Item event like this: private void tabControl1_DrawItem( object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e) { TabControl tabControl = ( TabControl )sender; Font font = new System.Drawing. Font ( "Verdana" ,8); string tabTitle = tabControl.TabPages[e.Index].Text; int x, y; System.Drawing. SizeF fontSize = e.Graph ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums how long does it take to get the MSDN subscription? with Empower .. and does it include Sourcesafe

  Hi All, We have signed up to Empower and received our DVD pack but I can not see any information regarding MSDN subscription , this is critical to us, we must have signed up nearly 3 weeks ago now. I also phoned and was told it was going to take about a week.   Dos anyone know how long we are going to have to wait for the MSDN subscription I have emailed LatamISV@microsoft.com  and am waiting for a response but wondered if anyone else has ordered lately.   Oh and do we get Sourcesafe with empower   Thanks in advance   Lee Hi all, It was my ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Patterns and practices for the SDLC?

  Microsoft is moving in to the SDLC arena with Team Foundation Server. Most of the guidance (e.g. patterns and practices) books from them relate to "hard" matters like programming with the Data Application blocks. Does Microsoft offer any P&P guides on the SDLC, in particular, on gathering software requirements, team infrastructure, etc -- the "soft", up front, parts of the SDLC that can make or break a project. If they don't , can you recommend any books/guides on those topics. TIA, BarkingDog I am the development manager in p&p and leading our planning efforts around gui ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Is there a tool to create the Methodology template ?

  I wanna create my own template of a projects or modify others temaplates , is there a tool to do that easily Confirmed - there is no tool to do this yet. Clearly it would be a valuable addition to the set of tools we make available to the community. I don't think we've got anyone formally signed up to provide such a tool yet, but we're definitely investigating options. ...Show All

• Windows Forms I unchecked "Automatically generate deployment webpage" now...

  So I unchecked "Automatically generate deployment webpage" under the Options button so ClickOnce would publish. (original post here ) Now, how do I create a deployment page to test out the app Regards! =) You don't really need a test page...just open a browser and type the URL in directly. For instance: http://localhost/MyApp/MyApp.application or http://localhost/MyApp/setup.exe That will launch the app for testing purposes. Or you can create a test page by hand...it wouldn't be very hard. Just add references to the above URLs in a standard HTML page. ...Show All

• Visual C# Run an .exe from the build events

  I want to run an executable from the "build events" (in the properties) of a c# project. I tried to write the command as if I would write it in DOS - I tried with or without quotes like the following: "C:\path\exename.exe -U param1" or C:\path\exename.exe -U param1 When I compile my project I get the following error: Error 80 The command "C:\path\exename.exe -U param1" exited with code 9009. TryOnHost Any ideas why I can't execute a program from there Thanks. Your output shows the application did run, it returned an errorcode (9009). The application i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Using Team System Team Builds from outside Visual Studio

  My organisation wants to use Team System for all its development. We are primarily a .Net shop but we also have significant bits of Java and Cobol using the MicroFocus Cobol IDE. Is it possible to use the Team Build feature of TFS for projects developed in an IDE other than Visual Studio How hard is this to set up Has anyone tried it Are there people out there working on tools for this kind of integration Thanks. I'm calling Ant when I build a project in Visual Studio. My concern is more that the build status reports as successful, despite not finding the build file and a failed build, rather th ...Show All

• Visual C# Multi-language solutions

  I have a solution that contains a C# project and VB project.  The latter is the test-driver for the former. I built the C# project, but when I try to build the VB project in its environment, it can't find the C# dll.  How do I fix this situation Ken You need to reference the C# project from your VB project. In your VB project right click on References and select "Add Reference..." In the Add Reference dialog click on the Projects tab and your C# project should be listed there.  Ensure that the C# project is selected and click "Select" then click OK. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error 28004. Error service account is not valid

  Hi all I'm installing TFS 2005 RC and right towards the end of installation I get: Error 28004. Error service account is not valid Retry/Cancel options available. The account is a domain account, any ideas I am at a total loss. Thanks Kev If the account you are using to do the install is a local machine account (not a domain account), then you may see this error. ...Show All