Veonmike's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Uses of VC++

  What does it mean on the download/install page where it says: "You can use Visual C++ Express to build powerful .NET Framework applications immediately after installation. In order to use Visual C++ Express to build Win32 applications, you'll need to take just a few more steps." And is there a button to compile and run your C source code without messing around in a cmd window Hi! It's advertisement :) Visual Studio have ...Show All

• Visual C# Is it possible to get back my original exception (From SoapException to SqlException)

   I have winforms that accesses the data layer via web services. Exception occurred on the data access layer and I put try{}catch{} statements on the client layer(winforms) to capture the exception. The original exception type is SqlException but when the try{}catch{} on the client(winforms) captured the exception of diffent type which is SoapException. My question is can I make the SoapExcepton return to its original exception which is SqlE ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Failed logon for user DOMAIN\tfsservice on MSSQLSERVER

  Hello, i get same error as some others: If I try to create a team project, I get the following error in Team Explorer: Error Insufficient permissions on the Windows SharePoint Services at SEVST-W-0001601 to create a new site.   Explanation The permissions granted your user name and ID on the Windows SharePoint Services at SEVST-W-0001601 do not allow you create a new portal site. You must be granted specific root pe ...Show All

• Visual Studio Unable to access local MSDN content

  I've installed VS2005 from the VSTS beta 2 download.  I installed to a newly-configured Virtual PC with XP sp2, avoiding installing the testing tools so I could get around error 2337.  I then installed program documentation.  After install, I can not access the local MSDN content.  If I try to launch from start, I get the message "Microsoft Document Explorer cannot be shown because the specified help collection 'ms-help: ...Show All

• Windows Forms Moving controls to a panel results in losing it's events!

  Hi!   (I use:VB.NETV2005Beta2,WindowApplication, SQL-database) I have made a large Form with a lot of controls on it, (approx. 200!). NOW, I come to the conclusion that most of them have to move, from the windows form to (several) Panels.   Problem: After moving controls to a panel, VB renames all the controls, and place a '_1' after the names of the controls: for instance, MyButton_ClickEvent changes to MyButton_ 1 _ClickEve ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS.NET modifying my custom .csproj changes

  Hi, As part of my build process, I am copying generated classed into my DataAccess project, then trying to build DataAccess.csproj which should include the newly generated classes. I modified the <ItemGroup> to include all .cs files in the directory as follows: <ItemGroup> <Compile Include=".\**\*.cs" /> </ItemGroup> It seems that Visual Studio overrides this change when I reopen the project. It lists a Compile node for ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Deploy Application.CAB file and Compact Framework 2.0

  Hi Everybody, This is Chandra from New Zealand. I am currently developing .NET CF 2.0 application on visual studio 2005 for windows mobile 5.0 platform. I want to distribute my application along with .NET compact Framework 2.0 to the customer in Canada. I created .CAB file for my application.But the problem is how can I include .NET compact framework 2.0 as well so that when the user runs my application.CAB file it also installs . ...Show All

• .NET Development Cannot connect to MSDE in VB.net

  I am trying to make a windows application that connects to a database through MSDE. I can connect using the server explorer but not in my program. I want to insert a row into a table. I return the value of my execute statement and it is always 0. My table never gets the row inserted. What am i doing wrong. I am so fustrated, please help me :( Private Function DBinsert() Dim strInfo As String 'string used to connect to DB Dim conn ...Show All

• Windows Forms Ocx component in a Windows Service

  I would like some help to know if is possible or if exists some workaround to use an Ocx component ia a Windows Service I'm already using it in a Windows Form application with success but i would like to have this application as a Windows Service ! I know that .net wrappers the Ocx using the apropriate tool (Windows Forms ActiveX Control Importer - Aximp.exe). I would like to know if someone knows a way to use it as a class component&n ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. DX10 CreateTexture

  I've started playing with DX10 and I see the functions D3DX10CreateTextureFromFile / FromMemory / FromResource. I can't find a way to create a standard texture from scratch. I just want to give a function parameters describing the texture to create and it should return a blank texture. Am I overlooking something Perhaps this hasn't been added yet due to DX10 being beta Nicholas Nezis Please ask question that ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office If I download Visualt Studio 2005 standard and later can I upgrade to VSTO 2005

  I would like to know I attened a seminar where i have been given Visual Studio 2005 standard. But recently I am looking forward using VSTO 2005. I checked with microsoft website and ordered trial of team suite where VSTO 2005 will be included. Later on If get/purcahse VSTO 2005 upgrade do I have to uninstall VS 2005 Standard or do I have to get VS 2005 Pro and then install the upgrade for VSTO2005 Thanks! ...Show All

• Visual Studio Equivalent of IOleCommandTarget.QueryStatus() for Whidbey VSIP ?

  I like the new command facility in Whidbey. However, one thing I can't seem to figure out is how to dynamically hide/disable/enable my commands using the new Managed Package Framework. Before I would just override QueryStatus, which got called every time a menu was about to be shown. That doesn't seem to be the way to do things in Whidbey. I've looked at the managed DynamicMenu sample, and I see that it adds and removes commands at runtime, but ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Enumerating Video Cards

  How The IDirect3D9 interface supplies functions you can use to enumerate adapters.  You can use the GetAdapterCount function to find out how many there are and then just loop through them getting the information you want (e.g. using a for loop like for(int i = 0;i < numAdapters; ++i) {//code here}).  Check the documentation for more details. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista cant find the method "WorkflowRuntime.CreateWorkflow".

  I'm using the beta 1 and i cant find the method "WorkflowRuntime.CreateWorkflow". any help Upgrade to Beta 2; I believe it's new Notre ...Show All

• Visual Basic String to Hexadecimal

  Hi folks! I need to be able to convert a string, including both text and numbers, to a hexadecimal value. Currently, I can convert numbers to hexadecimal, but it will not allow for text in any way: Dim MyHex As String MyHex = Hex(txtPassword.Text) MessageBox.Show(MyHex) Any ideas greatly appreciated! Tim Private Sub txtNumber_KeyPress ( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System . Windows . Forms . Ke ...Show All