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• Visual Studio How can I omit \1033?

  Anyone know how to supress that "\1033" localization that gets tacked onto all of the paths   I don't know if you want to do that because 1033 is the code for 'English'. i.e. it identifies which language you are supporting in your application. ...Show All

• Visual Basic MSFlexGrid

  Hi guys!! Im working on a vb6 to .Net upgrade, which uses MsFlexGrid. The data to insert in the Grid is taken from a database recordset. Which loads the headers and later loads the row, changes the column width and some other validations. The main problem is when setting the new width and getting the actual width from columns. .Net doesnt throw any compilation exceptions, but in run time i get the message set_colwidth and get_colwidth are ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista IfElse try to call bool method but errors

  I wish to use the IfElse to call a boolean method and based on its result branch to the corresponding sequence. Using the System.Workflow.Activities.CodeCondition i'm trying to call a bool method but continue to get this error: Error 1 'bool UPAC.Workflow.Rules.APRModifier.code_CheckAPRProgramLimit(object, System.EventArgs)' has the wrong return type I read somewhere on this forum that an IfElse could call a boolean method but to no avail so ...Show All

• .NET Development ADO.NET Driver of Sybase

  I need to connect to a Sybase database server (Version : 11.0.3.3); are there any free ADO .NET driver for Sybase 11 Preferably native driver; having no dependency on any other thing like Sybase Open Client, as my web application is needed to deploy on a commercial web hoster. If anyone has personal expereince; please share. Hi, You dont need a specific provider for a Sybase database. OleDb provider and ODBC provider can be used to connect. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System TF30177 - Error creating new Team Project!

  I keep getting this error.  I looked through all the similar errors on the site and none of it fixed it. This is a clean installation with the TFS - RC. Error TF30170: The plugin Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.WorkItemTracking failed during task WITs from group WorkItemTracking. Explanation Plugin error text: “System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: TF51613: [BIS.ReadIdentities] Could not read the follow ...Show All

• SQL Server Scatter chart not rendering properly, RS2000

  Hi! I'm having problem getting the Scatter chart (with lines) rendering all my values. I have a dataset that looks something like this: Name YValue XValue A 100 10:23 A 120 10:27 B 70 10:24 B 90 10:25 C 66 10:33 C 78 10:20 ............................................ I don't know how to configure the chart properties, so that I get my values a ...Show All

• Windows Forms ' problem in access db...

  Hi, I'm using an access database to store some data... however some of that data has this char: ' , and when I try to save the data, I get this error: "Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression: ...", I guess this is be ...Show All

• Visual C# Get public static members of class instantiated

  Ok, I have a base and a derived class. Each have static members. Why is it that if I call a static method defined in the derived class, all the static members of the base class and derived class are instantiated, but if I call a static method defined in the base class only the base class members are instantiated (even if I am doing the call by referencing the derived class) Is there a way to explicitly cause a class to instantiate all of its st ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to add context menu action to custom file type in Windows Explorer

  Can someone please tell me what I would need to do in order to add a custom action to the context menu when it is right clicked in Windows Explorer I have a windows forms 2.0 app that integrates with a third party records management tool, and allows to perform a number of actions on records in the system, one of which is to attach documents and other files to the record through our custom interface. What I want to be able to do is to allow the u ...Show All

• .NET Development active application handle

  I am trying to transport a vb6 program to vb2005.  In vb6 I could use API's to do things like get a handle for the active application (enumWindows), get the location of the active application ( GetWindowPlacement ) , and the title text of the active application ( GetWindowText).  I have spent several days looking but have not been able to find anyway to duplicate thes functions in vb2005.  The API's don't want to wo ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista VMR9 and HD Resolution Video

  I've been having some problems with displaying DivX HD Video in my application that uses DirectX9 together with VMR9. I have been talking about problems with VMR9 before and that the only solution so far have been putting a Sleep(10) in the render loop to get rid of (I guess) blocking problems. The blocking has for me caused problems with the video not playing in full frame rate. Now, the problem is that to get DivX HD (for example) content to p ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions vb6

  Where, oh where, is a free download of vb6 I am taking a class that is going to teach vb6, but the book for the class was only available used. Therefore the s-ware that WAS bundled with the book is no longer. I specifically need vb6, and was unable to find the download on ms.com. My textbook says it is available from ms for free. I need a rather specific answer, and thanks in advance from a novice! Not only is t ...Show All

• Windows Forms Unselecting text when entering DataGridView cell

  When a user clicks on a DataGridView cell to enter edit mode, the contents of the cell is automatically selected (i.e. all the text in the cell is highlighted in blue). How can I stop this Is there a way to make it so that when they enter edit mode, the cursor is just placed into the cell without highlighting the text. Is there something I can do in the DataGridView.CellBeginEdit event, or am I looking in thw wrong place ...Show All

• SQL Server help , please ,problems with sql 2005 expresse

  Hi , people , i'm new here and i'm just starting with sql 2005 server , and i have a problem: when i will install sql , a message show up , tell me that i don't have the service pack to install sql , then the message shows a link:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=50380 , but this link doesn't exist! What to do I already have Windows installer 3.0 , but not service pack 2. Could this be the problem and thanks in advanced ...Show All

• Windows Forms Sorting TreeView Control in WinForms after Label Edit Renaming

  How can I sort TreeView Control after Label Edit Renaming I get caught into some infinite loop What is the correct way of implementing this Thanks in advance, Jason I'm assuming you've set the TreeViewNodeSorter property. I handle the OnAfterLabelEdit event and call Sort() in this event. Works for me. Steve ...Show All