Stefan Wenig's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic Build number (version number)

  I would like to know the build number e.g. the version number after each compile. Preferably I'd like it to be visible all the time in my project. Is this possible Where can I see the build number Check out this thread! http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb.upgrade/browse_thread/thread/bf74341cb75f32a7/cee791aef70fb5b3 lnk=st&q=vb.net+application+version&rnum=1#cee791aef70fb5b3 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions BUG : RightToLeftLayout and BackgroundImage

  hi, i f you set TRUE for RightToLeftLayout of a MDI form and set background for it, it never show backgrond!!! and i think that it is very important bug in vc2005 and specialy vc# Exp edition. what we can do for this problem I have tried to reproduce but I can not. In the designer I do not see the image but when running it is there. If you start from an empty project, can you reproduce this by doing certain ...Show All

• Visual Basic Function parameter passing and objects

  What is best practice for passing objects as parameters to a function I have a class that receives two objects which will be used for calculations. These objects are going to be used throughout the class so what I had done is instantiate two class objects of the same type and set them equal to the ones being received from the function 'Declaration dim InternalTotoObj as TotoObj dim InternalTotiObj as TotiObj function SomeName (curOb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Remove few features from VS2005

  Hi, We need to remove few features from the VS2005 setup. following features should be removed from setup. 1. SQL server 2005 Express Edition & mobile edition 2. .Net framework 2.0 3. J# We tried creating MST, but we didn't succeed. which is the best way of removing these features.even we opened MSI and we were not able to locate these features. one more query, in previous version VS 2003, the setup has been called with few arguments t ...Show All

• Smart Device Development urgent: modeless dialog doesn't get focus

  Hello everyone, I am developping a win32 application for smartphone that needs to open a modeless dialog to display information. The dialog is showing up, but the problem is that it seems not to have the focus. Indeed I can't use its menubar, nor can I edit or go to my textfileds on the dialog. Please help! I have tried everything according to the documentation and others forums. Here's the end of the WM_INITDIALOG message treatment in the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions manual download of Visual studio for Web..says 505 mb..only 90 mb download..

  I'vr tried twice to download Visual Studio Express from manual link..says 505 mb, but only downloads 90+ MB both times..is 505mb the uncompressed size after download thanks, don Hi, The filesizes specified at the download url  do match the actual uncompressed filesize. It could be that the download is timing out. Try using a Download Manager tool such as Download Accelerator so that you can resume the dow ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SQL server 2005 express install together with SQL server 2000 developer ed.

  I have just installed the VB 2005 express. I have a prior installation of SQL server 2000 developer that I would prefer to keep on my computer. Does this mean I cannot install the included SQL server 2005 express Hi, I have a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 installed in a folder named \Microsoft SQL Server and I tryed to install SQL Server 2005 Express but it resulted in the message: * To change an e ...Show All

• Windows Forms event on scaning barcode

  hi , i am using vb.net 2003 and i want to scan barcodes with the scaner i want if the scaner completes the scaning doesn't matter what the length is the next textbox is focused i tried it on different events but could not find the&nbs ...Show All

• Visual C++ Lost VC++ 2002 CDROM, need replacement - Where to get?

  Hello,   I have lost a required disk to install VC++ 2002.  I forget the name of the disk, it is some type of support or prerequisite disk.  Does anyone know a number I could call at MS to order a replacement, some place that would have a list of all the disks that came with VC++ 2002 I still have my serial number.  All I need is this one stupid disk.  If anyone would be so nice as to offer to send me a copy I t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Excel to xml conversion -Decimal point problem

  Hi all, It'll be greatful , if anyone advice me to solve this issue. Actually i'm converting excel to xml using oledb connection.It works fine with all the data except the values end with 2. [ example 13.2 or 14.2. xml file shows 13.2000000000001 for 13.2 values. Rest are correct values.Ex 12.3 12.4 and so on. I don't understand what's the pbm behind this.. While running,I'm getting the following filtered error. The referenced ...Show All

• .NET Development Return as String size limitation?

  All, Does anyone know of a size limitation when returning a string from a web service We are returning a string of XML from our data layer and it appears to get cut off at a certain size. Thanks I am executing a SQL query with the 'For XML Auto' statement. I use 'ExecuteXMLReader' into a datareader. The XML is cut off at this point. Seems to be always in the same place. So is it a limitation of the data reader ...Show All

• .NET Development SortedList

  Hi all! I have a SortedList where i want to sort by value, that is abseluteli a most. mySortedList(id, distance), for me its importend to sort by distance, becourse i am generating a route for TomTom, and i need the nearest first then the next nearest, and so on perool Hi The question is what skal i do to get det value for specifik key. F.ex. SortedList.getKey(1) now i want the value there belong ...Show All

• SQL Server Is there any downside having the SQL-server installed on the main server?

  Is there any downside having the SQL-server installed on the main/domain server Or should you have a separate server just for SQL I would rather prefer using a dedicated / or another server than the domain controller for this. But, that depends on the usage and the load you will have on the server. HTH, Jens Suessmeyer. --- http://www.sqlserver2005.de --- ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Build fails on absolute path in solution file

  Hi Got the buil service up and running (thanks to a post on the fact that it had to be installed separately, reminds me of those commercials on Cartoon Network my kids know by hart which goes something like this "bla, bla, sold separately" :-) Anyway, decided to kick off a build of my first Team Project (called Kiosk!). Now I am playing both the independent thinking developer and the buildmanager with a sentralized mind here, ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataGrid

  How to make the header of the gird as fixed While scrolling the header also moving along with. ...Show All