anders_o's Q&A profile

• Visual C# How to search string in a file?

  Hi, I would like to know how to search string from a file. If my filename is "a.txt" and my search string is "abc", how can I do a search for this string If this string return true, I will take some action. Please advise. Thanks You would use the ReadToEnd method from the StreamReader class and not from the File class. If you are using System.IO reference then the StreamReader ...Show All

• Visual Basic Design guidlines on updated ActiveX Exes

  Hi! I'm currently working to upgrade an existing ActiveX exe Client/Server dual project (Two ActiveX exes communicating) My approach is to use a single-ton remoting solution using VB2005. Let me describe what I need before revealing my current thoughts of doing it: The client needs to ask for some properties the server holds, some of them will be updated from the client as the server eventually will be changed to a Windows service app ...Show All

• Visual C++ Static const C++/CLI class members

  Static const C++/CLI class members can be changed from C# client: public ref class Server { public: static const int someValue = 25; }; C# client code: Server.someValue = 50; // successfully compiled How can I prevent this >> Good example, Nish. I wrote one last night, but it didn't illustrate what I had wanted it to. I ran it again, and it actually did. Tracking references is o ...Show All

• Windows Forms datagrid zorder bug

  I have two forms each of which contains a datagrid.  When either one of them update their datagrids' underlying data source, such as insert a row or delete a row, it will become the top most form although it doesn't appear to be the&n ...Show All

• Smart Device Development VB6 application & VS.NET 2005 Smart Device application

  Hi all, I have a vb6 app with an Access database. There is no intention to upgrade this app to .NET in the near future. I need to further develop the app so it installs a subset of the data on smart devices (eg. pda, smartphone) What tools do I need to develop this pda app, and how can I sync between the 2 apps Thanks, Ivan nope there is a serparate installer located here for example C:\Program Files\Microsoft V ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions how to update the GUI from a different class

  well! i have written a class which has some functions is there a way to update my GUI form that Class. got it. yep! it helps alot but one more thing if i am calling form2 from form1 and want to update from1 from form2 with the help of property then how can i use it ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro ODBC & text to columns

  I have created a Remote View that pulls from an ODBC connection in my DB. I have a field that is within the ODBC named employee_name where the name appears like so- SMITH;JOE L or SMITH JR;JOE L .  I want to execute a similar function that is used in Excel- text to columns where the data can be "split" into different columns depending on the delimeters (; or a space etc...) Is there a function similiar to this in VFP 9.0   I would hate ...Show All

• SQL Server How to insert a record in the middle of a DB

  Well, how do you do it   I've not seen any report on this... so could it be next to impossible   Say you have 10 records, 1-10 and you want to insert a new record between record 4 and record 5 in a SQL database, just how do you code it    And oh, each record uses the auto ID increment feature. Here's an idea: CREATE TABLE MyTable (id int identity(1,1), col1 varchar(16)) GO INSERT IN ...Show All

• Visual Studio Javascript Error with report viewer 'oReportDiv' is undefined.

  Why do I get the Javascript error on the page when I am using the Report viewer in local mode. This is my RV declaration on the page..Appreciate a prompt response and things to try to get rid of it.   Thanks   < div id ="DataContainer" runat ="server" visible ="false"> < table id ="ghsdfgjkhfsdkg" width ="100%" border ="0" runat ="server" cellspacing ="0"> < tr > < td cl ...Show All

• SQL Server duplicate page based on field

  If I am printing one record per page, and I have a field in the DataSet called "copies" that indicates the number of copies to print, how can I repeat the page for the specified number of copies ...Show All

• .NET Development Delegates, function pointers, and evil unmanaged code that should die

  I'm trying to write a plugin for a popular program in C# instead of C/C++. I decided to make an API so people could easily write these plugins in C#. The basic requirements are as follows. Make a dll that exports the following two functions: extern "C" int __declspec(dllexport) plugin_version( ); extern "C" int __declspec(dllexport) plugin_main( char * eventname, void * ptr );   In the first call to from the main program to plugin_m ...Show All

• Visual Studio Testing for empty item list in a condition

  I am setting up a dependency property group (to be used in a Target's DependsOnTargets attribute).  I would like to have a dependency optionally show up depending on whether an item list exists and is non empty.  So far, this is the best I could come up with: <PropertyGroup>    <OtherLibFilesTemp>@(OtherLibFiles->'%(identity)')    </OtherLibFilesTemp>    <OtherLibTargets Condition= ...Show All

• Windows Forms difference between as and =

  Hello can sombody explain me the difference between as and = opperator in the following sample:  * Dim insert_log = New SqlClient.SqlCommand("spINSERT_log", Conn_log)    * Dim insert_log As New SqlClient.SqlCommand("spINSERT_log", Conn_log) What is the difference  ...Show All

• SQL Server Cannot get rid of SQL server 2005 Developer Edition Installation

  I cannot uninstall the SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition.  I have run the uninstall from the control panel for ALL of the SQL Server 2005 components.  They are no longer listed in the installed programs list.  I have done the uninstall with both the Control panel and the command line. When I try to install SQL server Express (Downloaded from the web last night)  It will not install.  The error message is: TITLE: Microsof ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VBE Crashing..... often

  I'm currently stepping thru the data binding, workthrough in the help section of VBE. It's crashing after nearly every step starting with the databinding. I've sent in the auto crash reports and was referred to a hotfix in the kb article linked below. http://support.microsoft.com/ kbid=915038 Who do I contact to get the referenced hotfix. Thanks, Jet More information is available here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Show ...Show All