jerrymei's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions what can I do with vb 2005 exp

  HI everybody I'd like to ask about visual basic : first , what can I do with vb what kind of application and programmes and I want some examples about that . second , what is the difference between vb and visual c# . One of the first thing you should do is take a look at the starter kits available from Microsoft: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/starterkit/default.aspx ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Using an exsiting SQL Server on another server

  Hi there, Is it possible to use an existing SQL server on another machine and install the TFS single-server installation on another separate dedicated machine Is this a supported scanario Thanks, Neno Neno, TFS single-server does expect to the find the databases and SQL parts/pieces on same system. I know other customers have asked about this too, and I know we are exploring how to whitepaper this.  But at this point, I can't tell you ...Show All

• SQL Server VB Code to add data to SQL as new row

  I've searched everywhere. I have 3 textboxs, a calendar, and 2 time controls successfully connected to an SQL Express database via a TableAdapter. The default VB code keeps updating to the first line of the db. I want it to start a new row in the db when I save the data. What VB express code/command does this I can't use the save button, I need to use code. Thanks. Hi, Try this code... Dim dr As DataRow = DataSet ...Show All

• Visual C# How to display lengthy text in dropdownlist box ?

  Hi Briliants, We are trying to display lenghthy text items in dropdownlist box in user interface. But the texts are not getting displayed completely. Ex: we have an item like " annapragadaChandrasekhar". but we could see only "annapragada" in the dropdownlistbox and as the width of the dropdownlist is 11(it should be in this case), we could not see the remaining text. Is there any solution for this like when e ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Linking error

  Hi, I am trying to build a directshow filter in Visual Studio 2005 under Win32 platform. I get the following error : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall CBaseFilter I read a few messages on this forum and found that a lot of other people have also faced the same problem.Most of them say the solution is to change the order of the directory paths specified for the include and library files. I have trie ...Show All

• Visual C# It is posible to display decrypted text in datagrid cells (from encrypted data source)????

  I'm developing a C# winforms application, often I send some encrypted information to the database and it's saved as well. When I get the encrypted information, there isn't problem to set up the text property to a textbox control (txtControl.Text = objEncryptDecrypt.Decrypt(dbValue)), but I have a lot of problems to display the same decrypted value in a datagrid cell, and why That's why: private void createTableStyle() {    &nbs ...Show All

• Visual C++ Create an dll from existing c++ project

  Hello... I have a c++ project and want to use this in a c# program. So, I thought I could make a dll from this c++ code. But I didn't find the right solution at this moment. Maybe you can help me The c++ program consists of about 15 files (.cpp and .h). I think I have to remove the main method, but then ... In my c# programm, I want to call some functions of the c++ code... Regards, Jacquipre. ...Show All

• SQL Server Cube Write-Back

  Hi, there, I have been told that cube writeback only affect the data on the cube rather than the underlying relational table. One of the requirement is to allow users to do what-if analysis/simulation on the cube. If the writeback only affect cube data, what if I re-process the cube FYI, we are using SQL Server 2005 Enterprise here. Thanks in advance. Regards, Yong Hwee Writeback is implemented ...Show All

• Windows Forms cangrow property in the crystal report

  hello i have made a crystal report whose datasource is a table which contains two fields(testname,result,referencerange) of multiple lines,i have put the cangrow property of the  three fields in the crystal report to true in order to display them as foll ...Show All

• Windows Forms The windows controls suck!

  Well I guess the subject of this post sums up what i wanted to say really. How can MS expect developers to make great apps, when they provide all but the simplest controls! Its really in MS's best interests to provide more advanced controls&nbs ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions WebSite/ASP.NET Configuration Wizard

  I recently installed VSEE. I was able to create and run websites from samples from file dirs, and registering them to IIS. Problem: 1. While using the ASP.NET Configuration applette - I choose Take Site Offline (I think that's in the Application Tab) Result: The site was taken offline. But this has the undesirable side-effect of TAKING the ASP.NET Configuration applette that site also offline.  (There's no access to the configuration wizard ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums V8 Beta

  What do people think of Beta 8 It is a little to much candy for me, i like a more basic Messanger. Hiding the tabs and disable the nasty mouse hover in you contact list makes it much better. MSN Messager 8 has a lot futures it don't use, but it works fine. I love the Shared Folder future, it is great to share files and they stay shared. So you normally send a file to a contact and the connection fails you mus ...Show All

• Visual C# Detecting User logon event

  I have just written a windows service that needs to perform certain functions only when a User is logging in. The problem I am running into is that when the service starts it will start a program with forms. And when the user is logging in the program is there and its working fine, but when the User decide to log off the GUI program closes automatically and when the User is logging in again, the GUI program isn't running anymore. I need to detec ...Show All

• Windows Forms Getting User's Windows Groups

  The following return the the current user. Dim PPSUser As String = System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name.ToString() How can you get the Groups the current user is a member of I would like to add: How do you get the First Name, Last&n ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS Changing Column Order during Transformation

  First let me say, I really can't believe this chain of events myself--and they are happening to me. I am upgrading several DTS packages to SSIS on what will be my new production server. These packages create tables, export them to a flat file, and ftp them off to other locations. What is happening (on the SSIS side) is that the OLE DB Source is reordering some of the columns on its own (moving them to the end of the table/file. Then when m ...Show All