Peggi Goodwin's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Newbie - How to port application from VB Express to Web Developer

  Good morning, I have surprised myself by creating a wonderful little app in VB Express Edition 2005 that reads SQL data, allows the user to use various filters, calculates fields, updates the datavaiew/dataset, and exports data to Excel. Between each of the three pages the app creates a xml file of the data. I have now downloaded Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition as I would like the application to be available on the web. Am I r ...Show All

• SQL Server Script Component -

  Hi, In our office recently installed VS .net 2005 RC and Yukon Sep. CTP. The problem is, create a dtsx package.  Drag and drop a script component in dataflow after a OLEDB source.  Let the script component be transformation type. Edit it, click on scripts in the left hand side tree, double-click on the button 'design script' (right bottom corner).  I get an error: TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio ------------------------------ Cann ...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

• Visual Studio Team System ArgumentNullException Value cannot be null. Parameter name: menuService

  I now get this message anytime I try to run (debug/release) a unit test. I've given up trying to get my complicated solutions to work again (they worked fine for weeks but now crash). I can easily reproduce this problem with a new solution. After a clean reboot, I create a new C# Solution/project. I add the following public method to the class: public string tryUnitTest() { return "This is a test of the Unit Test." ; } ...Show All

• Visual C++ Can Intellisense in VC++ recognise C# style XML Comments?

  Hey there - I've been documenting a lot of my code with C# style XML comments, e.g. /// <summary>Does something</summary> /// <returns>Something</returns> /// <param nam="X">bla</param> int Foo(int X); But intellisense in VC++ doens't pick it up.  Is there a way to make it recognise XML comments   If not, this is definitly something that should be added. Thanks, Mike ...Show All

• Windows Forms Combobox bound to an ArrayList in databound grid

  I have a DataGrid.  It is bound to an Arraylist of objects.  In this grid, one of the columns is a combobox that is itself bound to an Arraylist of objects.  I downloaded and tried the sample located here under "Databound ComboBox Sample": http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/wffaq/ctrlsp.aspx#4umuvlol However, this example assumes that your combobox is bound to a DataSet, not an ArrayList .  How does one go abo ...Show All

• Visual C++ Solution Explorer & Toolbar Bounce

  Hello, I am a new user of VS8 after converting from VS6. I recently went through all of the IDE settings and made the changes that *seemed* appropriate. Some I looked up in the help, some I used my judgement on. Now, when I click on the Solution Explorer, the 'Text Editor' toolbar is hidden. This causes the Solution Explorer to move up an amount equal to the height of the Text Editor toolbar. This causes me to click the wrong item (and in one c ...Show All

• .NET Development sql question

  Ok i have a really big file like 2 Gb.. and i want to insert it into database.. but i want to send chunks of data.. like 10 Mb and my Database has a column Data type image is there a possible way to add to that column i mean i put 10 Mb then add to those 10 Mb another 10 MB Try using the Offset property of the SqlParameter class: "The Offset property is used for client-side chunking of binary and string data. For example, in orde ...Show All

• Windows Forms MSBUILD and clickonce

  Hello all, I have been using MSBUILD to publish my clickonce application and it has been working fine until after I switched to using the RTM.  The problem with the RTM version of MSBuild is it skips over the projects that aren't publishable.  So if you have a project dependency it will fail because it won't build your non-publishable assembly.  Does anyone know a workaround for this Can you just ...Show All

• .NET Development XML document Need Help

  I just couldn't find the best way to do this. I 'm using xml as the error log. WHenever except has been catch, it will log to xml file. However, I just couldn't find the way how to do it. As currently, I always get overwrite the current xml file. DOes any one know how to keep adding new entry to xml file instead of overwritten the current Could you please provides an example. Thanks..and appreciates Something like: Dim doc As ...Show All

• .NET Development for non sql provider, what should be the type?

  Configuration Error Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately. Parser Error Message: Could not load type 'DIP1.AspNet.Membership.OdbcMembershipProvider'. Source Error: Line 79: <add Line 80: name="OdbcProvider" Line 81: type=" ...Show All

• Windows Forms Drawing graphic lines with 'XOR' ?

  Finaly I have started to convert my VB6 app to VB.NET2005... I can't figure out how to apply the VB6.Drawmode = XOR, or any other way to draw lines and erase them them on top of other graphic lines as the user moves the mouse If not XOR is supported, is there any other way to do this (like a rubberband) Yes, I know I can use Windows GDI calls, but then all my other graphics must be converted from VB6/VB.NET drawings to GDI (as all gra ...Show All

• .NET Development Sharing a software process with my business network

  Im trying to find out a way on how to share my application process with the rest of my business computers network. We have over 20 computers that have an average of 2.5Ghz CPU and they only use 10 to 20% of the CPU capaticity daily. So it ill be nice if i could use the 80% of does CPU's so i can execute same major BIG process from a distance software under my local intranet. Any link, ideas, tutorials or help will be well appreciate ! ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS integration with Cruise Control

  Hi, Has anyone tried continuous integration with SSIS TIN, Anand Thanks Anand, interesting stuff. I haven't got experience of this however have experience of Agile Scrum which is another form of Extreme programming. On the specific subject of automated builds - I believe Visual Studio can assist with this. -Jamie ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Launch IE and input data

  I want to launch a few websites in IE automatically and fill up user ids and passwords. I know how to launch by using Process.Start( "IExplore.exe" , www.google.com ) Now, can I go a step further and input those user ids and passwords automatically Thanks, Antonio Please see: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=166883&SiteID=1 Autho ...Show All