SteveJB's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Cannot connect to server

  I can download the ~3mb files, but when they are run and they are trying to download and install everthing, it says that the transfer rate is 0, then goes to say that it is trying to re-establish it's connection with the server. It can't do this, and when 5 attempts to do this fail, it exits. Any ideas I am assuming that you are talking about installing the express editions from the web installer. Have you tried downloading the full img f ...Show All

• Windows Forms Parent dataset in child form

  Hi guys I am developing a MDI applcaition using Vb.net 2003 The parent form has dataset Ds1 which has 7 tables(one of is tblcustomer). The parent form allow to users to select customers from the tblcustomers or add new customer(which opens the new Child form -- to add new customer) How can i add the new customer to the parent dataset and show the new customer in the parent form without clear and refill the dataset. Any help/direction would be mu ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) how to implement a application like the north face demo on PDC 2005?

  In the demo, user can use a mouse to rotate a sports clothes. I am always being attracted and puzzled by it. Can one give me some advice to implement this Thank you. I have not done much with WPF 3D yet, but there is probably a utility class that will do the manipulation. If not a simple conversion of mouse x to rotation angle would be a good first step on rolling your own. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to get contact name by number?

  Take the emulator's number for example. I save the number 4250010001 as a contact named "Self". How can i get "Self" by the number "4250010001" And how can i get "Self" by "+14250010001" How to match them You can use the function IPOutlookItemCollection::Find to find the contact by number. For example, if you gave (425) 001-0001 as the Work tel numbe ...Show All

• .NET Development Windows Service application handled in Service manager.

  Hi Buddies, Can any one please help me to understand how Windows Service application is handled in Service manager Please help. Regards, Vinu.P.K Oh... Ritchie :) what I mean is, how " Windows service manager " detects and executes a .net Windows services installed using Installer also, working background(where the service is running) etc.. I read that, the Se ...Show All

• .NET Development Making dataset instances invisible to COM

  Hi There, I've got a C# assembly that's marked for COM Interop Registration. It contans a dataset definition. When I look at the TLB file generated for the assembly, the object is included. (for example, if the dataset is called AlphaDS, there's a default interface generated for the dataset called _AlphaDS, and a coclass entry for AlphaDS) I'd like to mark the Dataset as COMVisible(false) so it doesn't show up in the TLB. I could mark the ...Show All

• Visual C# C# get the return parameter from storage procedure of Oracle

  I have created a storage procedure Insert_Data in Oracle, which returns a parameter new_ID. Now I use the OledbCommand to execute the procedure. How to get the returned parameter new_ID The language is C#. Thanks!   Here is my code, The error appears at cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()                OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand();       &n ...Show All

• Windows Forms How do I maintain a single instance of mdi child forms?

  I am sure that there is a simple answer but I can't find it. I have a mdi form with a number of child forms and a number of grandchild forms. I do not want to run more than one instance of any form (child or grandchild) at any time within the mdi container. I have used the instruction my.forms.formname.close() before I open (show) a new instance of a form but this is ineffective and seems to be ignored. All the forms open and close OK when ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Excel VBA

  I am using a user-defined type. Is it possible to access the individual variables with an index number rather than by the variable name itself For e.g.: Type DescType PN As String Qty As Integer Check As Boolean End Type Dim DescVar as DescType I want to refer to var PN as DescVar(1) or DescVar[1] or DescVar.1 ,etc and not as DescVar.PN Thanks, enkay Hello, You could use a class module ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0×800400154) (REGDB-E-CLASSNOTREG)

  Dear Sir, I have a Visual Studion 2005 Professional Edition from www.PCUNIVERSE.com  to build a project of Chuon Nath Dictionary.  This application has been made a setup deployment file, when I install into the other computer, then it displayas the error when I execute this application, the error code display as follows: Unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this e ...Show All

• Windows Forms AutoToolboxPopulate option question

  Hi, Is it possible to limit the AutoToolboxPopulate to some certain projects in a solution Or is it possible to exclude some projects in the solution from toolbox population Thank you in advance Unfortunately, no. It will not add items that are marked ToolboxItem(false). However, the feature is either completely on or completely off. Sorry ;( ...Show All

• Visual Basic Random number generating same number every time?

  I heard that you have to add some code to a random number generator results(1) = Int((5 - 1 + 1) * Rnd() + 1) so that if it is used again and again it keeps generating new numbers as apposed to what this piece of code does by itself which is creates the same number every time. what is the code Call Randomize first to initialize the timer. Randomize results(1) = Int((5 - 1 + 1) * Rnd() + 1)   ...Show All

• .NET Development Exception: DataTable internal index is corrupted: '5'. on ...

  Hi, I have a problem with bindingsource component in framework 2.0. I have a combobox bound to a bindingsource which is also bound to a dataset with 2 related tables and a datagridview bound to the same bindingsource. What I want to do is : When the selectedindex property of my combobox changes, the corresponding cell value must be changed in the datagridview. But although the value in bindingsource changes, datagridview does not displa ...Show All

• SQL Server Can you setup backup/restore functionality in SQL Express 2005 from a C# app?

  Hi, I'm currently working on a project which uses a SQL Express 2005 database. I want to be able to setup SQL Express from my C# program so that it can perform backups to a specified path location at the requested interval itself. This would free up my program from having to manage the backups. Just wanted to know if this is possible Also, when the current database becomes corrupt will SQL Express perform the restore for the user ...Show All

• Visual Basic created a simple form to calculate a weekly rate

  I created a project to calculate the week rental rate for several vehicles based on the users need for large vehicle, convertible, truck  you get the picture. so I used a combo box and select case I need to perform each calculation just once, then clear the memory so I can do an additional calculation.  I have  something like this, select case case 0     if rdobtnlarge.check andalso rodbtnweekend.check then ...Show All