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• Visual Studio Express Editions Is there a command that I can add to my program to insure that the SQL Server is running?

  Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: Occasionally, I get an error message when I run the application that I am developing. The problem appears to be that the SQL Server is not running. Is there a command that I can add to my program to insure that the SQL Server is running Below is the error message that I get at random times immediately upon running under Debug: "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. W ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro formset=>deployment=>etc.

  Hi there, As a part of an effort to deploy and application I have been trying to do a few tricks. They have been suggested previously by Cetin and Tamar especially. The code is placed in a .prg file. I tried a few things. oNewInstance = CREATEOBJECT('FormSet') oNewInstance.NewObject ("urls","form") <= secondary, child form oNewInstance.NewObject ("cPlusIntrnals","form") <= main form oNe ...Show All

• Visual C++ static initialisation order

  Is it possible to call a global object inside another global object constructor There are techniques which can make this happen(like construct-on first use).But can it work without these techniques I would like to know if the following code make sense which is in an MFC App in constants.h const CString BLANK = ""; in CApp.cpp #include constants.h CApp myApp;//CApp is the MFC global application class CApp::CApp() { m_St ...Show All

• Windows Forms What happened to refactoring???

  I just downloaded VB.NET 2005 Express Beta 2 and I don't see refactoring anywhere.  What happened to it   That was one of the coolest features in Whidbey.  I've been looking forward to it for months now.  Now it's gone ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Tests cannot be found during build

  I've just got a Team Build server set up, and I'm trying to configure it to automatically run a list of unit tests during the build. When it gets to this stage, I get the following log messages: Target RunTestWithConfiguration:    Loading C:\TeamBuilds\SBD Platform\SBD Platform\Integration Build\BuildType\..\Sources\SBD Platform.vsmdi...    Search path(s) for tests:    C:\TeamBuilds\SBD Platform\SBD ...Show All

• SQL Server Backup & Restore encryption key

  Hello!   I started Configure Report Server (2005) and have executed backup of the encryption key. Problem occurred on restore of the encryption key as following error (I have provided correct backup snk):   ReportServicesConfigUI.WMIProvider.WMIProviderException: The version of the report server database is either in a format that is not valid, or it cannot be read. The found version is 'C.0.8.39'. The expec ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Xbab applications not running from the internet

  Hi there, I am trying to run an xbap application from this URL http://www.valil.com/winfx/Valil.Chess.WinFX.xbap (other xbab apps from the internet are not running either e.g http://www.charlespetzold.com/wpf/JeuDeTacquin/JeuDeTacquin.xbap ) IE 6 gives me an error message and wont let me run the app even though I have added the site as a trusted site. It runs if I get the source and compile and run it locally. It looks like a security issue. Can ...Show All

• .NET Development Distributing a .NET application

  Hi , I have problem with visual studio .NET 2003 : after I have completed my application I tried to run it at another machine  which doesn't contain V.S. 2003 or the .NET framework how I can run my application on any windows machine  in other words do I need to install the .NET frame work to do it   thanks verymuch . You created an .NET application, so yes, you need .NET Redistr. installed on the target machine. h ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How to publish test result to TFS by programming

  I know how to publish a test result to TFS by myself in VS now. What I wanna know is if there is a way to publish the result by some programming approach It seems I can use the PublishTestResultsBuildService.asmx in TFS, I tried but failed, can any one give me an example for that. Thanks I don't think there is an API that you can call to publish the results file to TFS. If you are looking to publish results file outside of VS IDE win ...Show All

• Visual Studio Error while attempting to create a new Database

  Hi, Not sure if anyone has run into this problem. I couldn't find any helpful information to fix this. I have a database up and running fine in D:\VSS Logged into Admin tool I am attempting to create a new database D:\VSS_DB1 After I click on 'OK', I am getting the error "...Invalid DOS Path D:\VSS\template\srcsafe.ini.." I searched all the folders in my entire system to locate the file having this path. But no ...Show All

• SQL Server Create a database based on an existing one?

  I want to create one databse with exactly the same tables as another, is that possible Yes, you can use the Transfer object to create a script that recreates all objects in a target database. See the ScriptTransfer() method. ...Show All

• SQL Server Using A/S 2005 in the DSV of an A/S 2005 solution

  I'm trying to use A/S 2005 as a data source for another A/S 2005 solution. I can create a data source using the 9.0 OLEDB provider. I've tried this authenticating as the connected user and the service account; the outcome is the same. First sign of trouble is that when I want to add tables to my DSV I only see dimension tables, but these do appear to work and you can explore the data once they have been added. After a bit of digging aro ...Show All

• Visual C++ Converting System::String to Int32 and back again in hex in C++

  OK, I have a simple question: I have a window where a user can enter a hex value, like 10BF00D1. Another one where the user can enter a pure binary number like 1000011101101001. I want to grab the String and put the data into an integer, manipulate it and turn the result back into a String. How do I do this with the managed System::String class in Visual C++ 2005 It was easy to do back in the "C" world, why is it so hard to find the ...Show All

• .NET Development Outgoing IP?

  Hi, I have a .NET client that has a TCP/IP socket connection to a remote server. This is done from a server which has several IP addresses assigned and configured at the network card. So, now I was wondering how I could direct the outgoing request through a specific IP of those assigned to the server. Assume, server has IP's 1.1.1.1/10 - I'd like the outgoing request to be sent with IP 1.1.1.8. Is there a way to do that Thanks, Tom ...Show All

• Visual C++ media player activex control - help!

  Hi guys .. before posting, i did try to do some searches here and on google but i'm stumped .. need your expertise how can you access the functions of an activex control (media player in this case) in a visual c++ .NET MFC wizard app In visual c++ 6.0, I was able to create wrapper classes for different functionalities of windows media player control (app wizard generated this code automatically). thanks ! - Nadir Hi Nadir, This webpag ...Show All