Scott McKeown's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Questions on setting share permission on the VSS database folder

  Dear experts, Just several questions on the share permission setup of VSS database: 1. It is necessary to set the share permission of the VSS database folder to "Change" to to users that needed to check in / check out files, am I right 2. If yes, users may access the files / folders in the VSS database folder by enter the share path in exploerer. (e.g. \\server_name\share_name ) They can even delete or destroy all the VS ...Show All

• Visual Basic Can I compile C# code and VB.NET code into the same DLL?

  We have 2 libraries of code that we want to combine into a single library so that they both have access to each other. One is in VB.NET and one is in C#. Both are .NET 2.0 in Visual Studio 2005. Thanks. John. No, but you can buy programs that convert between C# and VB.NET, in both directions. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) how to create .xps files

  can anybody know how to create .xps files programatically Check this (long) file: // XpsCreate SDK Sample - XpsCreate.cs // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. using System; using System.IO; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.IO.Packaging; using System.Xml; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Windows.Xps; using System.Windows.Xps.Packaging; using System.Printing; public class XpsCreate { #region cons ...Show All

• Visual C++ How to get mother board's and hard disc's Serial Number

  Is there any API function that retrieves serial number of mother board or hard disc. This forum is for general IDE issues for VC programming. That said, I don't think there's a Win32 API for that kind of thing. This is an OEM- specific question. Try starting with the hardware manufacturer tech support (their diagnostic tools often make such queries, but it's usually in assembly language). Yon can also sea ...Show All

• .NET Development How to generate X509 certificate?

  Hi, I am using .net 2.0 for tls1.0 http server/client application. Can anybody tell me how to generate X509 certificate. One certificate I make using openssl library but that is giving me the error "RemoteCertificateChainErrors". When I used one readymade certificate the application "Unhandled Exception: System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transpo rt connection: An existing connection was forcibly closed b ...Show All

• Visual C# Newbie and no understanding how to use SQL Server Express

  Hello, I want to use SQL Server Express in my C# Express Projekt. I created the Tables I need but I didn’t understand how to connect and make the SQL Statements. In the learning Videos everything is done in the Designer but I will learn how to make this by myself in code. Has anyone a small sample that only makes a connection, a Select and an Insert Statement I think that will help me a lot to understand. Thank you very very much twickl ...Show All

• Windows Forms beginer question

  //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <windows.h> #include "resource.h" IDC_TARGET CURSOR "target.cur";  //why here,the compiler prompt cann't compile.Who could help me.thanks. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- const char *ClsName = "FundApp"; const char *WndNa ...Show All

• Visual C++ (54) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'ElapsedEventArgs'

  what's wrong with this code #include "stdafx.h" #using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System; public __gc class Timer1 { public:     static void Main() {         System::Timers::Timer* aTimer = new System::Timers::Timer;         aTimer->Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(0, Timer1::OnTimedEvent);         // Set the ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro lan/wan difference

  Hi everyone, I always browse this forum (for a long time now) I get really good info and answers to many of the situations I've encountered during my process of discovering what to do with a VFP application; since I've never work with VFP before. I've learned a lot, but there is still things that I can't figure out. The application runs fine in a LAN environment, but when is accessed in a Wan environment, there is specifically one form that ...Show All

• Windows Forms Visual Inheritance Issues

  Ok, when I first read about visual inheritance I almost started drooling.  I've been mimicking this behavior for years with controls that I would include on the "inherited forms".  I've only just inherited my first form today so nothing fa ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Need VB help advancing from beta1 to beta2 with a project I was working on...

  Can anyone help me with some project differences between beta 1 and 2.. Here is the biggest problem I have. I can't view forms in the designer. Code executes though the way it should when I compile and run. I just can't make modifications to the forms. Here is the jist of most of the problems I have... Warning 1 Method 'System.Drawing.SizeF.op_Implicit' not found. That points to this line of code... Me .AutoScaleDimensions = Ne ...Show All

• .NET Development How to get returned columns from a stored procedure executing it

  I need to get the returned columns from a stored procedure without executing it. The DataAdapter Wizard does a nice job of returning the columns using some sort of StoredProcedureListItem.Procedure.ReturnedColumns.  How can I call those methods (or any other way) if I have a vaild connection and a valid stored procedure name Thanks That is a tough one.  SQL does not expose any direct API to d ...Show All

• Visual Studio Help, uninstalling beta 2

  i uninstalled vs2005 beta2, but unfortunately in the wrong order. now, the device emulator 1.0 beta 2 installed, but it is stuck. I can't uninstall it because it asks for an msi file. this file is on the beta 2 dvd, which I don't have anymore. could someone send me this msi file its in the \vs\arm folder on the beta 2 dvd thanks Try running the uninstall tool: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=47598 ...Show All

• Windows Forms between 2 array

  this doesn't work >>>  --------------------------------------  Private Function DisplayItems(ByVal nums() As Integer) As StringCollection  Dim _DI As New StringCollection  Dim _strs() As String = New String() {"A,B,C,D,E,F,G"}  For i As Integer = 0 To nums.Length - ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System can't upgrade B3R to RC due to pending merge / branch

  It appears that I cannot upgrade with a pending change in the system. tfsupgrade /verify returns an error about a shelveset having pending changes. According to the server status there are no pending changes for the listed owner and we have deleted the shelveset. any suggestions I think we're stuck with B3R until we can build up a separate system... I couldn't wait. I just went in and manually deleted the two rows out of the pen ...Show All