MjkSoft's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Multithread output display

  Hi all, how do you display the output of the multithreads on window form. All the example listed are using console.write. I tried using label and textbox, but keep getting exception error as the threads are accesing the same label/textbox at the&nbs ...Show All

• .NET Development File Watcher Service

  I created a file watcher window service using VisualStudio 2005. The service is looking for a new file. When a new file is created it grabs that file and sends out an email. The service seem to work, some of the time. I have noticed that the service seems to stop running and I have to go in a restart it. Other times it seems that the service cannot find the file, but it is there and it is in the right path. Below is some of the code used to cre ...Show All

• Visual Studio How to connect MS Access 2003 database

  Hello ! How to connect MS Access 2003 database to Crystal Report 10 using Visual Basic 6.0 Please help me   FaridTaheri wrote: Hello ! How to connect MS Access 2003 database to Crystal Report 10 using Visual Basic 6.0 Please help me please ...Show All

• SQL Server Downgrade 2005 to 2000 - possible?

  I have developed a database using SQL Server 2005 Express for 2005 Enterprise. My client now realises they don't have a licence for 2005 and require a copy of the database that will work on SQL Server 2000. I can find plenty of information about migrating from 2000 to 2005 but not the other way round. Is this possible and, if so, I would really appreciate any pointers on how to do it. Patrick Grey There is no e ...Show All

• Visual Studio Changing database login info at runtime VS05 RTM vs VS05 Beta 2

  I've a group of reports developed with Crystal 11 that need to have their database connection information changed at runtime.  I'm following the sample code pattern for integrated security with winforms.  With VS05 Beta 2 this all worked just fine.  With VS05 RTM if the runtime database connection matches the report connection everything works fine.  If the runtime connection is to a different database I get an error that see ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office New to this - how to embed in outlook?

  I apologize in advance if this is not the correct place for this post. I am trying to get started on an addin (using vs.net 2005) for outlook that will essentially be winforms workflow interface that will run inside the outlook environment. Part of this interface really has no real relation to outlook except for the fact that i want it to run inside the outlook interface (although parts do - creation of tasks, calendar events, etc). I want ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Microsoft Partner Program License Benefits FAQ

  The Partner team has provided me with the following FAQ, which I'd like to share with all of you in the hopes that it answers many of your questions. Thanks, Ajay 12/8/05 - I've updated the FAQ with a new version that I received from the partner team. This information will be making its way to the partner Web site as well. Eligible partners are scheduled to have access to Team Edition for Software Developers on 12/16. In the meantime, the Tea ...Show All

• Visual Basic Data Sources Toolbox functionality reversed

  When I am looking at a code window all of my data sources are visible in the data sources toolbox. When I am looking at a form, the toolbox is empty and greyed out and no options can be accessed. This is exactly opposite from how it worked in beta 1, 2 and RC1. Anyone know what the deal is with this As of right now I cannot drag/drop a table onto a form because all the tables are hidden when I am looking at a form. Thanks, Josh ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Registration Benefits - IconBuffet

  I have been working with VW Dev Express and have accessed some of the benefits from the Registration Benefit Portal.  I would like to be able to get the IconBuffet item, however, it does not appear to be one of the benefits of VWD.  Does anyone know which Express software includes IconBuffet as a registration benefit --Charles I understand who gets what but the actual Benefits Portal does not have ...Show All

• Visual C# How to get system's informations

  I want to design a simple application that show system's informations such as CPU's informations, RAM's informations and some thing like that. Can you instruct me how to do this. Thank you very much I find usefull informations for me. Thank dxfoo and Glenn Wilson  very much ...Show All

• SQL Server Replication Trigger Problem (SQL 2005): Assistance Please

  Our company is wanting to replicate a bunch of data down from our central server to tablet PC's. We really do not have anyone on staff with solid experience in replication, and have hit an error that we cannot seem to find any information whatsoever on. Here is the problem: When setting up a publication to replicate certain tables, we stop being able to do any updates on the tables. After some research, we were able to narrow the problem i ...Show All

• Visual Basic Othello(Reversi)

  I was wondering how to create an othello(Just like reversi)game in visual basic. Is there a better way than using a bunch of strings as the game engine, like a saw in a tic-tac-toe game, or is there a better way, seeing that the board is like 10x10.... Any insight    Thanks... I was wondering more about the game engine, and I have decided that it would have to be based on a matrix. I'm Having trou ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VISUAL BASIC EXPRESS - 2 COPIES

  Several weeks ago I installed VB Express from a CD On Friday I installed Visual Studio Express from a DVD which I received from Microsoft. Do I now have 2 copies of VB Express on my computer If I do , can I use the Uninstall program to delete the 1st VB Express installation Visual Basic Express Edition is a product that can be individually installed and uninstalled. If you want to uninstall it you should be able to find it in the ...Show All

• SQL Server Setting up DotNetNuke am getting 18456 login failure

  I am running Windows server 2003, IIS 6.0, and SQL Server 2005. I am trying to set up dotnetnuke to run on the same machine as both these servers and I am running into an error that the dotnetnuke forum has not been able to help me with. I have set up a user called dnnuser in my windows authentication domain, and have added the user to SQL and given them ownershhip of my new dotnetnuke database. Howeever, when I try to start up DotNetNuke in my ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Anonymous Structs

  Is c# 3.0 going to support anonymous structs ever. like: struct { int ; int ;} bgHome = new {42,21}; If not why not It seems like a great alternative to always goin the var route. If you are going to support it, will you also provide support for using them as return types. You mean something like this (from before I joined Microsoft) http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx Pos ...Show All