PKell's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Showing server status in SSMS

  I'm using ssms to connect to a few sql 2000 servers and one 2005 server. I see the status of each 2000 server (the green arrow) but can't get the status of the 2005 server. I can connect to the server and work with the objects so I think i'm probably not running all the services I need or I need to open a port... thanks. If you can connect to the server and look at objects then you should be running all the right services. Can you trying using SQL Server Computer Manager and connecting remotely to the machine you need It should show the state of the services ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Cant build after TFS upgrade to RC

  Hey guys. We finally got aroung to upgrading from B3R to RC. After the install I tried to perform a Team Build on one of my projects and it fails immediately with the following message found in the BuildLog. Target InitializeEndToEndIteration: UpdateBuildNumberDropLocation BuildNumber='3.02.0.056' DropLocation='\\fileserv\Develop\ReleaseSoftware\2.0 Framework\Billing\3.2.0.56' C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v8.0\TeamBuild\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets(165,5): error : Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation. Done building target "InitializeEndToEndIteration" in project "TFSBuild.proj&qu ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Vb in acces : hide input data

  hello, anybody got an idea how to make text entered in an inputbox become visible as **** thx I'm sorry. Misread the question. You can't make the input box character an *. The best approach is to create your own custom login screen with the text box set with the input mask. Do not hold the password in memory for long, authenticate the user and clear the password variable as soon as possible. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Testing Methodology

  I was wondering if the experienced developers out there would mind sharing their thoughts on how they test their critters.  I'm currently planning on creating some test harness' so that I can write some nunit tests, but I can foresee some potential pitfalls related to code access security etc.   What I'd like is: 1.  If you have some code out  ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Why will LINQ fail ?

  Microsoft tries to helping object developers to close the gap between the relational world and the object world.And they call this " object modelling approach " Dlinq. Using " custom business entities " in enterprise programming with Dlinq might seem the best thing after " sliced bread " but it isn't. For my part I have written my Mappers and used commercial OR/M tools. They mostly provide the same thing. __Read the table from the database. ___Put that into a some HELPER thing.( DAO,DAL,ORM) ____Put that into your custom business object _____Read from your business object.(if u can :) ) I see NO REASON for this " Unnecessary Pull ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Using color dialog on form

  Was VB6, now starting with Express. How do I place a color dialog on a form, or where do I look for the 'how-to' information When I try to add a dialog it is displayed 'under' the form being designed, but next step (or prior step) is not obvious. Help does not seem to answer this type of question. Remove the ColorDialog1 off your form, and just call something like the following in a Button click or Menu click event. Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click     SelectTextColor() End Sub Private Sub SelectTextColor()     Dim ColorDialog1 As New Color ...Show All

• Windows Forms Draw translucent rectangle over top of child controls

  Hi, I'm drawing a translucent rectangle in the paint event handler for my form, but I want it to draw over the top of any and all child controls on the form. Currently, the rectangle is rendered 'underneath' the child controls instead. I tried using a transparent panel, and drawing into that, but I've found that the controls under the panel aren't show ...Show All

• Visual C++ C++/ATL problem

  I am trying to learn to create Browser Helper Objects using ATL. I am beginner and that's the reason I've chosen to post in General Forum. As a start point I decided to download few samples from internet and start learning from there. I have solid understanding of C++ programing techinques, classess, objects, etc... but I never have messed with something like this. Here is my problem: I couldn't sucessfully compile any of source files I found on the internet that deals with BHO/ATL. Besides my limited knowledge, I think the reason is new VS2005  and difference of ver. 2005 versus 2003. After I would download source file, I would have to ...Show All

• SQL Server How to encorporate Date and Time comparison to pull a field

  I'm trying to pull this data in my first inner join trying to pull the rmsbalance based on the latest date/time combination but not having any luck with my syntax because sql is throwing errors due to my syntax below and I can't figure how how to do the check on the date and time combo:   SELECT   rf . RMSTRANCDE ,             rm . rmsacctnum ,             SUM ( rf . rmstranamt ) AS [Sum Tran Amt] ,             rf10 . rmsbalance FROM R ...Show All

• Visual Basic Generics and overriding

  I'm having trouble when overriding methods that contain parameters with generic types that are inherited from the base type.  Here is an example: Public Class BaseClass( Of T)     Public Class ItemData        Protected mValue As T        Public ReadOnly Property Value() As T           Get              Return mValue           End Get        End ...Show All

• Visual Studio How to use Application Verifier?

  The Application Verifier did work fine with Beta1, but I can't get it to work with Beta2. When I try Debug -> Start with Application Verifier I get the message "Application Verifier could not be enabled. Please refer to the release notes and supporting documentation". I tried installing the Application Compaitibility Kit (tried both 3.0 and 4.0), but that didn't help. I did remove some features from the default installation. Mainly VB, J#, Web development, SQL and smart devices. Which feature in the setup contains the verifier Thanks Ivo The AppVerifier team told me that a QFE is needed and th ...Show All

• SQL Server Roll back to Data

  Hi Guys I have unfortunatlly executed update query. My problem is have executed update command instead of Insert command. can i roll back again but in Oracle is possible SQL>Update Command SQL>Rollbank this is ORACLE. How can i execut it. In SQL SERVER. advanced Thanks Krishna In SQL Srever implicit transactions are turned off, so unfortunately if you want to recover you need to restore your database from a backup and then restore your transaction log up until the point that you did the update. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Multiple Office Version Development

  Can VSTO be used to develop addins for office 97, 2000, XP and 2003 Thanks Alan No. VSTO 2005 works only with Office 2003. For add-ins that can work in multiple versions of Office, use the Shared Add-in project in the Extensibility folder of Visual Studio Professional (under the Other Project Types folder). Harry Miller Technical Editor http://blogs.msdn.com/harrymiller This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System One Crazy Warning...

  Hey all, I'm working on a ASP.Net web site.  I get this warning message: Warning 1 The type '_Default' in 'c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\waskweb\ec73eddd\81462276\App_Web_bcyeejys.0.cs' conflicts with the imported type '_Default' in 'c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\waskweb\ec73eddd\81462276\App_Web_2lb5qop3.dll'. Using the one in 'c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\waskweb\ec73eddd\81462276\App_Web_bcyeejys.0.cs'. c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\waskweb\ec73eddd\81462276\Ap ...Show All

• Visual Studio Error "Load Report Failed " after deployment on the client computer

  hi Masters, I am using vs2003, i have made an application having crystal reports. I have made a windows installer. And its working fine on developement computer, but when i am installing this application on the client computer it gives error when trying to view the reports only. Load Report Failed any one guess what should be the error if any one face this type of probelm pls help me to slove it. Did you include the correct version of the Crystal Reports merge module with your setup package ...Show All