HoffmanRon's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Install Bootstrapper returns The Page Cannot Be Found

  We have a clickonce application that we have been using for about 6 months.  Webserver is running Windows Server 2003.  I have installed the .NET Framework 2.0 and checked the MIME extensions, and they are listed.  I have added some reports that require Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0 to be installed as a prerequisite.  I have checked the 'Create setup program to install prerequisite components' checkbox, the 'Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0' Checkbox, and the '.NET Framework 2.0' checkbox.  I have tried both the Download prereqs from vendor's site and from same location as my app, both with the same pr ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VC++

  Why I can not add a function or a variable in class. I recommend reading the sticky post on how to ask questions. You should choose a subject that means something. I can't imagine why you can't add functions or variables. Given that you do this via the text editor, perhaps you need to read a book on C++ ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Migrate work items from Beta 2 to Beta 3?

  Ok, first of all let me state clearly for the record. I fully realize that MSFT does not officially support work item migration from Beta 2 to Beta 3.  I also realize Beta 2 did not have a GO-LIVE license with it, so I am officially on my own on this one.  Having said that, "un-officially" is there anything I can do to half-way get this to work When my team moved from Beta 1 Refresh -> Beta 2, we exported all of our work items to Excel, then created a new work item list within Excel for Beta 2 and then did a builk entry that way.  While this worked ok, we had to manually copy over all of the history text from th ...Show All

• SQL Server Comparing 2005 with 2004 YTD

  Hi, I would like to compare current YTD (2005) with 2004 YTD, how do I do that using MDX ParaLLELPERIOD (Year) and PERIODSTODATE(Year) I am not an MDX expert, but I believe something like this should resolve it. (parallelPeriod([Accounting Week Calendar].[Accounting Year]),[Time Series Analysis].&[1]) Time Series Analysis is a dimension itself, with one record with a field called OLAP (it can be anything) and the value is set to 1. Thanks Sutha ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Problems installing (Report Server can't connect)

  I am trying to install the Release Candidate in a dual-server environment. Everything goes well right up until the end of the Application Tier Server install, when it fails with the following message: Error 28805. Setup cannot finish the request to the SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report server. Verify that SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services report server is installed and running, and that you have sufficient privleges to access it. In the event log, I get the following event repeatedly: Report Server Windows Service cannot connect to the report server database. The TFSSERVICE and TFSREPORTS users have the Login Locally right, ...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 Chart Properties dialog and click the button next to the Title text box, it will display the Style Properties for the title. -Albert ...Show All

• Visual Basic Function CInches

  Hi i was using this code in MS Excel and was working fine but i need to use it in a small application i'm making in Ms visual studio 2005, if any one can help thanx. '\ This function converts a string like 5'-6 1/4" to a decimal number '\ of inches that can be used in calculation. Function CInches(Text_string_containing_values_for____Feet_Inches) '\ These values are used to examine the input string, one character at a time Dim vVal As String '\ shorter name for input string Dim i As Integer '\ counter to step through each character in input string Dim vChar As Variant '\ temporary storage of each input string char ...Show All

• .NET Development Dataset serialization

  I have an issue with the Dataset serialization. I have a class, say BaseDataSet which inherits from the Dataset. More classes inherit from BaseDataSet. I would like to pass on the object inherited from the BaseDataSet back to the client via a web service. Before passing on I cast the derived object to BaseDataSet type. On the client, I am not able to down cast the dataset back to the specific class which is the type of dataset passed across. Are you applying the serializable attribute to all your descendents [ Serializable ] public class BaseDataSet : System.Data. DataSet { } [ ...Show All

• Windows Forms String.Format

  I have a string, for example, "123abcdefg."  I would like to format the string and assign it to a textbox.  The format I would like is, for example "123-abc-d-efg."  I have tried using String.Format, but such custom formats seem to apply only to numbers, not to strings.   Is there any other way of formatting the string, short o ...Show All

• Windows Forms event to handle form selected from taskbar

  basically if my user has minimised the form into the taskbar and there is a new row into my datagrid i have the form set to flash using a timer, but i cant work out how to disable the timer when the user opens the form back up from the taskbar. cheers steve j Disable the timer in the forms GotFocus event . timer1.Enable = false; ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. error 1304 and error 2350

  Hi durirng the install process it gives the error messages listed in the subject but i get them the following way: during the coping of the files it comies up with and "Error 1304.error writing to file microsoft.xna.ui.xnastudiopackage.dll verify you have access to that directory" it tels me to cancel or rrtry and i clikc retry as i am the computer admin and it then pops up with the "internal error 235" and i am forced to click ok where it cancels how can i fix this thank you in advance. Note: i tried this with the installer files under my documents and first shared documents. Is this th ...Show All

• .NET Development Dotnet Appends Port to URL?

  Why does my dotnet application append the IIS listening port to the URL: .com:9001/report.asmx/GetEndUsers"> http://<whatever>.com:9001/report.asmx/GetEndUsers any ideas on how to fix this Rob T he value for soap:address location attribute is set to match Request.Url property.  There is an extension point that you can use to override this default behavior. You need to use a custom SoapExtensionReflector. Add the SoapExtensionReflector using your config file, like this:     <system.web>          <webServices>  &nb ...Show All

• SQL Server Works fine inside BI Dev. Studio, but fails when scheduling it in SQL server 2005.

  Hi! We are currently developing a project in SQLIS using the BI dev. studio. The package executes with no problems in the development environment, but when I try to deploy it and execute it using the SQL Server Agent, the package fails. "Work flow" ----------- 01. Build a package deployment utility (Rebuild all). 02. Runs the deplotment utility. 03. Checks that the latest package has been installed. 04. Creates a new job in SQL Server, using the SQL Server Agent.  05. Adds a new step to the job. 06. Sets that it is a DTS package that should be run ("file-based") 07. Sets the location of the package. 08. Saves the job. 09. Starts t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Embedded Images

  Would it be possible to give me a sample project with this or sample code I have tried numerous times to add an embedded image to the report but when I go back to embedded images its not there. Thanks The url cited is now bad, but the source is available at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252092(VS.80).aspx ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Working with code behind

  Hi I have a button in my application, which I have defined using XAML tags. I want to be able to apply a LinearGradientBrush to the background property of my button from code-behind. As of now, I am able to set the background property to a SolidColorBrush. How can I do the same with a LinearColorBrush Thanks in advance! I can achieve the same by instantiating LinearGradientBrush as well. Silly me :) ...Show All