Daniel Guldbrandsen's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Windows service application in Visual C# Express

  I'm trying to build a simple Windows Service application in Visual C# Express. I simply can't get started. The documentation mentions a NON -existent template, which makes it kind of hard. However, I can see there's a 'ServiceBase' item in the toolbox and I have a feeling that that's the way to go, but there's no documentation telling how to use that. If I start a Windows Form application, I can drop this 'ServiceBase' component on ...Show All

• Windows Forms Pass Values from Formview child controls to unbound textbox

  I have created a formview that is bound to a table in an Access database with an AccesDataSource object. How do I pass the values contained in the labels in the formview to unbound textboxes outside of the formview   < asp : FormView ID ="FormView1" runat ="server" DataSourceID ="AccessDataSource2" Width ="519px" Visible =false HeaderText ="Company Address" HeaderStyle-Font-Bold ="true" > ...Show All

• Visual Studio Bind DataSet to Crystal Report Web Service

  I have doubt in pushing dataset to Crystal report web service.     I cannot find any method to set datasource to the report. I have created a report and publihsed as web serivce. In client application i have used..  CViewer.reportsource = new service().report But i dont know what is the method to bind dataset to the report... Pls help me to solve this problem. Nowhere in Crystal's documenta ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Scalability for Hosting Multiple Instances in a Single Workflow Runtime

  Hi, I would like to know the maximum number of workflow instances that a single workflow runtime can handle at the same time. Is it just dependent on the server hardware hosting the workflow runtime or there is a maximum number of workflow instances to be hosted in a single runtime. Hi Marcus, The same functionality can be achieved by adding a runtime service to the workflowruntime. The service would do the work of the &qu ...Show All

• Windows Forms Runtime Performance

  I've been looking at the article on VS 2005 and the new system certainly looks very tastey.  Can anyone running the Whidbey beta offer comments on runtime performance. Is 2005 likely to be significantly better/ quicker at runtime I'm especially interested&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Providing UITypeEditor in DSL

  Hi all, We created a DSL that contains several objects with some very specific properties (e.g. a reference to a property of a class in an assembly). For setting the value of a property (in debugging mode) I would like to provide a specialized UITypeEditor (e.g to load an assembly, pick a class and select one of the properties of the class). Assuming it's possible, is there some documentation ...Show All

• Visual Studio Distinguishing between the Express version and the standard version in an addin

  I am writing an addin that needs to be able to distinguish between the Express version and the standard version of Visual C++ at run time. Does anyone know how to do this Thanks, Jim Express versions do not support Add-ins, so configuring your Add-in to detect an Express edition is not necessary. Craig ...Show All

• .NET Development .sdf and Access

  Hi, I want to store data on my Pocket PC in an SDF file and then use ActiveSync (4.0) to have that SDF file synced to the desktop. Now, I need some way to read that SDF file on the Desktop and populate and Access database. My users do not and will not have sql server or any internet information services... They are regular users not corporate users. I am using CFCOM to read my cdb on the device and turn it into an SDF on the device. CFCOM onl ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Where to download MSFWinBuild?

  I'm in the process of customizing the MSF Agile Process Guidance.  I have been using the Process Guidance Customization Guide from the Visual Studio October SDK. This guide mentions that the MSFWinBuild Tool is useful to pre-render the HTML files.  The guide says that this tool can be downloaded from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms243893.aspx . However, I can't find the download.  Where can I download t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office strange error in excel

  I have a very strage error when using Excel in my application.  When trying to execude the following code: excelObj.Cells(1,2) = "something" I get the exception: ystem.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800A03EC): Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC.    at System.RuntimeType.ForwardCallToInvokeMember(String memberName, BindingFlags flags, Object target, Int32[] aWrapperTypes, MessageData& msgData)    ...Show All

• Windows Forms Clickonce download Error

  When I try to download application using Clickonce in the same machine as my project, I got the following errors. Other end users can download it and work fine. Can someone help me with this Thanks a lot PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42 System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727- ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System I've heard that the VS Aug CTP is RC1, is this true?

  Does anyone know if VS Aug CTP is the same as VS RC1 or is RC1 a newere build Thanks, Jim If I remeber correctly, there was no Aug CTP of Team Suite. The Release Candidate of Visual Studio Team Suite consists of brand new bits and was not previously released. TFS Beta 3 will be available within a week. Thanks, Ajay ...Show All

• SQL Server Problem with PDF Exports in RS 2000 SP2....

  Hello All, when we export to pdf, keeptogether functionality is not working properly  in Table.Is this fixed in RS2005 Does anyone know when rs2005 will be released . Thanks in Advance.     Hi, Keeptogether is not working for report export to PDF in VS2005... I have a 4 column report and the List (with embedded List) does not wrap as I expected with Keeptogether=False. Am I do ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Show the savdialog after DocumentBeforeSave

  Hello In my application I catch the DocumentBeforeSave event displaying a dialog box giving the user 3 options: "save in a external archiving system" - "save on disk" - "cancel". If the user presses the "save on disk" I display the saveDialog. I hav two questions regarding this: 1: The first dialog box is still visible even though I close it in my code. 2: The saveDialog works fine - it seems.. ...Show All

• Windows Forms COM interopt all STA?

  Sorry for the cross post... Question:  Are all interopt components used in WinForms forced to be STA threading model   Its seems this might be a serious limitation if this is true. Thanks, Eric We had the same problem, and the [STAThrea ...Show All