MeirAmiel's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Trouble Launching VB 2005 Express Beta 2

  I have been through the lengthy download/install process to get VB 2005 Express Beta 2 up.  Everything seemed to go fine but when I try to launch it I get a "The page cannot be displayed" error with C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Visual%20Studio%208\Common7\IDE\html\GettingStarted.htm in the address field.  Just before I get this message a VB 2005 Express window flashes on the screen but it is gone before I can read it!  Help! ...Show All

• Visual Basic How to get Icons of files and links

  Hi, 1) I want to use Drag & Drop withFiles, Directories & Links and store the the Link adress together with a picture (icon) in a ListView. My code looks like the following: Private Sub ListView1_DragEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles ListView1.DragEnter If e.Data.GetDataPresent(System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.FileDrop) Then e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Link Try ...Show All

• Windows Forms Using Win32 API to get mouse click

  Hi, I'm developing a small "colour picker" app in VB.Net to get the colour at a particular pixel anywhere on the screen (ie: not in the form).   I understand I have to call the Win32 API to do this, perhaps trapping the WM_LBUTTONDOWN ...Show All

• Visual C++ intellisense include path

  What is the format for the intellisense include path I'm using vc++ express 2005 beta 2 and want to include boost, platform sdk, directx9 and my own source headers. I tried "C:\Path1";"C:\Path2";... and several other variations and none seemed to index properly (at best, only one of the header paths specified would be indexed by intellisense). Also, is there a way to use environment variables in this path I tried %FOO% and $(FOO) and neither wo ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server 2005 support for MS Reporting Services 2000

  Our system uses MSRS 2000 with several custom extensions. We want to produce a version that supports SQL 2005 and we also want to move to .NET 2.0 for the new version of our applications suite However, we still want to provide the updated version for MSRS 2000. The problems is that a lot of  assemblies are used both in the MSRS extensions and the rest of the application suite, so we're going to need to produce 1.0 and 2.0 v ...Show All

• Windows Forms Userdrawn listview vb.net

  ey up chaps just wondering if anyone has any examples of code for a userdrawn listview but in vb not C#. Am trying to achieve a multi lined itemed list. Cheers in advance If the problem is that you can find samples in C# but not VB. There are a number of free conversion programs that convert from C# to VB. The easiest I have seen is Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector . ...Show All

• Smart Device Development MAPI

  Hello guys, i am using Mail API on Windows Mobile 2003, i'd like to know which function is used to send a mail (when i use MAPISendMail it throws the NotSupportedException i think the parameters are wrong) can anyone help please Thanks in advance ps: isn't there any Logoff function (when i call MAPILogoff i get an error saying there's no entrypoint in cemapidll.dll for Logoff) Does anyone have a C# ( not C++ ) sample that u ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System MSProject Fields Mapping Problem

  Hi, Based on the information we found from the list of Project fields at the following url: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181691.aspx and also how to: change how fields are mapped to Microsoft Project from the following url: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181686(VS.80).aspx We are trying to map the "Description" field in VSTS workitems with the "pjTaskNotes" field in MS Project but when w ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How do I time out a socket.read attempt?

  I see MSDN indicate there is a .ReceiveTimeout value that should be available in the .Net Framework, however it doesn't look like there is any sFrameworker for the .Net Compact Framework.&synchronous do I go about making a synchronous read, but not sit there forever if nothing is received ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Detecting the SuppressMessage attribute?

  Hi all,  I want to make a special rule that detects the use of the System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage attribute on members, types, or assemblies. But the attribute does not show up in the Atributes property... i need a place to detect and log the use of the SuppressMessage attribute and an special FxCop rule seemed like the ideal place to do this... so can anyone point me in the right direction  Greetings ...Show All

• Visual Basic Questions?

     HELLO! I AM NITESH MENON AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I HAVE BEEN USING VB FOR 3 DAYS AND NEED HELP. QUESTION 1- When using a web browser is there a way to go back to the previous page in VB (like back in internet explorer) QUESTION 2- When using a web browser is there a way to go back to the next page in VB (like forward in internet explorer) QUESTION 3- How can I display another form other than the main one. QUESTION 4- How do ...Show All

• Windows Forms Dreaming away.

  Hi. Here is my wish list.  I have not had the chance to check out the 1.1 beta, so it is very possible that some of these issues have already been addressed.  Also, please don't take any of this personally.   I think .Net&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Difficulties in testing webservices

  Dear All, I am using vs2005 beta 2. I write a webservice that inherits some class and overrides one of its protected method. Now I want to test the methods written in that web service. By Right Clicking on code and clicking on 'Create Tests' I created a test project that contains test class of that webservice. After customizing the testing code i executed the unit test. The following error appears: The web site for page ...Show All

• Visual Basic Compatible with SQL Server 2000?

  Probably a stupid but do I have to have SQL Server 2005 to use with Visual Studio 2005   I can talk the powers that be into getting Visual Studio 2005, but not SQL Server 2005.  Hi Visual Studio 2005 does support SQL Server 2000 as a database to be used in the development environment. You can create Database Connections in Server Explorer and design/modify/query database objects, create datasets agai ...Show All

• Visual Basic What are the differences between a DataAdaper and a DataReader?

  When do you use DataAdapter and when do you use Datareader.Please suggest refernce material   Paul Domag wrote: Hi, Use an adapter if you want to retrieve files and perform changes in its data. I would say: Use an DataAdapter with a DataSet if you want retrieve records and make changes to them. ...Show All