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• Visual Basic Include a variable in MsgBox text?

  Hello all, I am attempting to include the value of a variable in the text displayed by the MsgBox. Let's assume the variable "CostMinimum" is set to a value of "100." I would like the text displayed by the MsgBox to read "The cost must be 100 or higher." I've tried various permutations of the following: MsgBox( "The cost must be #CostMinimum or higher" , MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Input Err ...Show All

• SQL Server Access database connection

  I am running Visual Studios 2005 enterprise edition and I am creating a mobile application to keep track of some receipts. The problem I'm currently having is that even though I can connect to the MS Access Database with Server Explorer that I'll be aquiring data from; Everytime I attempt to use the Data Configuration Wizard to add a new data source that namely the database I get this error message: The new connection uses a data provider tha ...Show All

• SQL Server Passing parameter to a dts

  I don't understand how to pass a parameter to a dts package from another. In SQL 2000 you can map a variable with a variable of the package you will call. How can I do this For example in the current package execution (package1) I have a variable1 = 5 and when some step complete I call package2 with the value of variable1 in variable2 of package2. I need help with this. Thanks in advance. Ah, no, not durin ...Show All

• Visual Studio Style Properties dialog box:Where is it ?

  I dont find the Style Properties dialog box that is mentioned in the VS 2500 Documentation for the Report viewer. I can look at the properties Dialog of all elements of a report, and of the report itself. But never get to this dialog or a item on context menu that would lead to it. Thanx for info in advance, michael The Style Properties dialog applies to elements of a chart. For example, if you open the Char ...Show All

• Visual C# Help with UI not updating

  I have what I think is a simple problem, I can't seem to figure out.  I created a new Windows application project and added a button and a rich text box to the form.  I also added a using statement for System.Threading.  I then set the visible property of the rich text box to false.  Then I entered the following code for the buttons click event. private void button1_Click( object sender, EventArgs e) {    ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Project Creation Wizard was not able to connect

  How do I solve this : Error Unable to connect to the Windows SharePoint Services at 192.168.1.12  Explanation The Project Creation Wizard was not able to connect to the Windows SharePoint Services at 192.168.1.12. The reason for the failed connection cannot be determined at this time. Because the connection failed, the wizard was not able to complete creating the Windows SharePoint Services site.  User Action Contact the administr ...Show All

• Visual Basic Relase the Fix for Visual Basic Compiler Error &H8013141e&

  Hi all i just want to know when is going to be released the fix for visual basic compiler error &H8013141e&   this is already reported in the microsoft productfeedback site. i think this is a very urgent patch that must be released asap and please do not repond that i should go back to vs.2003 because i have lots of code developed in VS 2005 to framework 2.0 ..   JSB PS: this error pisses me of, i need to res ...Show All

• Visual C++ Changed the COM signatures....using ildasm.....

  Hi, I have a .exe COM which I used in .NET but some signatures got changed....so I opened it with ildasm and changed the signatures so that it should return something from the function....This is the error I'm getting now.... The runtime has encountered a fatal error. The address of the error was at 0x79e8aff6, on thread 0xb4. The error code is 0xc0000005. This error may be a bug in the CLR or in the unsafe or non-verifiable portions of us ...Show All

• SQL Server Copy tables on remote servers

  Hi all, I'm trying to create a script / stored proc that copies one table from a remote server to another table on a different remote server. The approach I wanted to take was... create a stored proc that can be called remotely the stored proc tests to see if the table exists, if it does it is dropped, if not it is created new table structure and data copied from remote server A to remote server B ...I feel that this should be ...Show All

• .NET Development Avoid Repetition of primary tables's record

  hi all, can you tell me how to avoid repetition of main records when one main(Primary table) record have more than one child(secondry table) records. I am using DataList to show records. For example I want to show the following Tools & Equipment http://www.mobmasti.com MobMasti Mobile Portal Manufactures http://www.manu.com Manufacturer desc manufactur Rental Companies http://www.rentit.com ...Show All

• .NET Development Socket closed, Port still active

  Hi All, In the application being developed, i have problem in disposing Socket Object. Senario ------- I have multiple TcpListeners (as thread) retriving messages parallelly. One Listener is created for each source (or sender). Program is working fine. Each TcpListener object in stored in a collection. GUI is provided to Start/Stop each thread. Whenever thread is aborted, TcpListener is stopped by calling Stop method in stored object ...Show All

• Windows Forms ListView Item can't show Icon

  I have programatically and set the ListView item using Visual Effect, but it cannot shown the icon after visual effect being applied. ListView1.View = View.LargeIcon ListView1.LargeImageList = imgIcons ListView1.Items.Add("Item 1", 0) ListView1.Items.Add("Item 2", 1) If I didn't using Application.EnableVisualEffects() routine, everything workout normally. But if I code it at Routine, it will not shown out the icons being display. Ple ...Show All

• Windows Forms only validation on lose focus ....

  Hi I want to use a validation to check is the textbox is filled, but the validation is only fired when the textbox lose focus. I’ve a form and if you don't fill the textbox, but click immediately on the ok button the validation isn’t  ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Controls just hang for no reason

  Does anyone know why sometimes, ESPECIALLY the treeview control, hangs for NO reason what so ever and does not allow you to focus on other controls on the form Application itself is still functional but you are unable to set focus/move the joystick to a control. Running WM2003SE on C500 (Audiovox SMT5600 I believe for the people in the States). Developing on .NET CF 1.1 (VS.NET 2003) It's wierd. I just dont understand why the controls just hang ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Connect to ActiveSync using Wireless Network

  Using ActiveSync 3.8 I was able to easily connect over ActiveSync to my PC using my wireless network.  Since installing ActiveSync 4.0 I can not get this to work and I cannot find any documentation on how to set this up. My wireless connection is shown as connect if I goto Settings | Connections | Connections | Advanced | Network Card. How do I use my wireless network to connect to my PC using ActiveSync 4.0 Alicia ...Show All