LonW's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions running a website project in Visual Web Developer Express 2005 beta 2

  I tried creating a new user using the Website ASP.net Configuration tool. whenever I entered the password it gave me a message saying Enter another password. Hey guys there is not problem or errors at all with the login component of the VWD. You are the one that have to tell the software if you would like or not a non-alphanumeric character when entering a password. If you do not, you should enter the following code in the configurati ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions can't install SQL Server Express 2005

  I've tried to install sql server express (final release),  but the setup failed and I got the message: "An instance with the same name is already installed on this computer. To proceed with SQL Server Setup, provide a unique instance name. "  any idea what this means Many thanks to you guys for the suggestions/help that you provided! Although it took me awhile to solve the puzzle so to speak, I fou ...Show All

• Architecture Designing Databases for SOA

  My question relates to best practices in database design for SOA. Specifically I am looking for a guideline that will help me maximize performance and guarantee uniqueness in and SOA environment. Is it generally advisable to use surrogate keys in your tables if you are designing the data store for an entity service If so, what datatype should you use, integer, GUID I would expect that if I use surrogate keys, that they will then be used b ...Show All

• Visual Basic opening files

  hi i installed visual basic 2005 express edition beta, but for some reason i can't open my files from school on it. another thing when i make programs how am i supposed to save them because they save but when i open them they won't run Hi, Wow, this is weird indeed. I suggest you try re-installing your VS copy. I'll also consider reformatting if re-installing doesn't work... cheers, Paul June A. Domag ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How To Call Control pannel items

  hi, how to call control pannel application from program Dear Shibu, Use this code to open mouse setting from your vb.net application... Imports System.Diagnostics Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click 'to start mouse settings Dim p As New Process p = Process.Start( "rundll32.exe" , "she ...Show All

• Windows Forms What is the best way to Load/Store Form Location and Size?

  Hello, What is the best way to Load/Store Form Location and Size   Also what it the best method for Load/Store of other elements on a form such as a MenuStrip and ToolStrip when that are placed in a ToolStripContainer Thank you for your help, Your options are the registry, and a config file ( but the Microsoft config file stuff does not support writing ). I think it depends on how much there is, officially, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control.

  I have the following structure 2 combos, the 2nd dependant on the first - and when I change the first combo the pages refreshes with error Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control. Which i assume has something to do with the 2nd combo rebinding and breaking the binding of the FormView. Have seen this prob around but can find a solution.. Any ideas Nik < asp : Form ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB 2005 and form label transparency

  Hello from a first time poster.  I have just converted my first VB6 application to a VB Express version.  I have a fair sized library that I would like to convert but I am having a severe problem with a very simple little game program that I selected for a trial conversion.  The problem is this.  I do a lot of graphic / art work in my GUI and heavily use labels with transparent backgrounds.  When I co ...Show All

• SQL Server How to change a field's type?

  Hi, How could I change the field type through T-SQL I have tried Using the ALTER:          ALTER TABLE tblName ALTER COLUMN myID int It didn't work... And also, how could you rename a fieldname cheers, Paul June A. Domag Hi, Sad to say, it didn't work. I searched the BOL of SQLServerCE and the IDENTITY_INSERT switch isn't available. Guess, I'll have to find other means to solve this problem ...Show All

• Windows Forms Alt+Tab icon when ShowInTaskbar = False

  I have a form that I don't want in the taskbar, but I DO want in Alt+Tab. I gave the form a custom icon, which appears OK when ShowInTaskbar = True. When I set ShowInTaskbar = False and recompile, the Icon that appears in Alt+Tab  ...Show All

• SQL Server How to convert a SQL 2000 DB

  I would like to move a SQL 2000 DB to SQL 2005 Enterprise Edition.  My SQL 2000 DB already has a few users in it.  When I do a full-backup in 2000 and restore into 2005, the users are not accesible.  I can't drop those users in 2005 as these users own a few objects.  Is there a simple method that allows us to take a full backup of 2000 and migrate to 2005     If not, any relevant tips are greatly appreciated.&n ...Show All

• Visual C# How To Return Null From Class Instantiation

  I usually answer the questions, not ask them  .... but today I'm asking : If I have a class to instantiate and there exists the possibility that there may be problems instantiating that class, how can I have the instantiation return null I know that one way out is to throw an exception in the constructor, but we all know how expensive exceptions are. I'd rather have the instantiation be null and have to test for a null: MyCla ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Dec CTP Released, includes Orcas VS Designer

  Beta Page http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getthebeta/default.aspx WinFX Components - Dec CTP http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=BD3BA2D5-6ADB-4FB2-A3AA-E16A9EA5603F&displaylang=en Windows SDK - Dec CTP http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx na=46&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=2297BDC9-B5AE-4B8A-B601-EEF54A52867A&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f0% ...Show All

• Visual C# How many threads running from the threadpool in a point of time

  How can I know how many threads are running from the threadpool in a point of time in my app Thanks in advance Try using ThreadPool.GetAvailableThreads() and subtract it from ThreadPool.GetMaxThreads(). Am I missing something ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Program works on build computer, but not others.

  Here's the situation: I have a release build of my application, and when I run it on my computer (the computer it was compiled on), it works as intended; however, when I transfer the executable along with all required DLL's to another computer, I get some problems. Here's the problem: Some of the controls display oddly. In particular, the win32 treeview control I'm using doesn't show up on the other computer. I noticed this with another progra ...Show All