Ronnie Smith's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Using classes from dynamically linked DLL

  I am attempting to use classes that are defined in my custom written DLLs. I am dynamically loading the DLLs using LoadLibrary. I already know how to access functions using GetProcAddress. Is it possible to do something similar for classes No! You can not use class exports via this way with LoadLibrary. A simple approach is to create interfaces like COM interfaces and return only pointers to those interface ...Show All

• Windows Forms Datagrid features/limitations

  Could someone give me a summary of datagrid features and limitations, and usefull links about how to use it. Help is a decent place to start.  See ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwindowsformsdatagridclasstopic.htm The simplest case is that you&nbs ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Checked Items in a ListView

  Hi, I am trying to get the name of an item that has been ticked in the ListView so I can save it to a string to carry out an SQL query with it. So far, I have been unable to do this. Can anyone help You can determine the checked items in a ListView by looping through the items and looking for any that may be checked. There is an example in the google archives. http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p ...Show All

• Windows Forms Preparing to install window poping up

  Hi I have created a setup for installing mergemodules....while intallting during progress bar "preparing to install" windows popups multiple times.....I tried to search on internet and I couldnt find any solution... Any pointers, links, solutions Thanks in advance Regards Naveen Hello Naveen, Which mergemodule you are trying to install I have faced similar problem while installing Crystal Report msm. It only hap ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions HotKeys :(

  I've been googleing for a week and I can't find any tutorials for 2005. Can anyone help me Oh the qestion is about how to use hotkeys. Hi, Can you give us more details of the error descriptions so that we can help you out in a much better way... Thank you, Bhanu. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Form maximize/minimize click event

  I need to know when the maximize or minimize button has been clicked. I am saving the window state so it is in the same state as when the user closed the app. Anyone know how to do this Thanks Barry   I've only been programming for about 6 months, but ive learned to take long ways around thing I didnt know. I have a suggestion that could help you. It would probly be considered the long way, but it ...Show All

• Visual C# Operator + in strings

  string path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\"+ LogonName +"\\Recent"; Error 1 Operator '+' cannot be applied to operands of type 'string' and 'method group' What do i have to do Thanks, Guilherme It looks like LogonName is a method, if so and it returns a string, try this: string path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\"+ LogonName() +" \\Recent "; ...Show All

• .NET Development README - read this first to get your question to where it will be answered

  This forum focuses on the managed version of JScript (JScript .NET) as well as questions on JScript/ECMAScript language semantics and future direction. Other questions should be posted as follows: IE/DOM related questions http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/support/newsgroups/default.mspx Click on the newsgroup with the particular version of IE you're interested in. ASP .NET related questions http://forums.asp.net WSH and other gen ...Show All

• .NET Development Why is System.Net not available in my add reference list?

  Subject pretty much says it all. I'm using Visual Studio 2005 C# Express. I went to add a reference to System.Net and System.Net.Sockets, but they simply aren't there. I tried reinstalling/repairing the SDK, but to no avail. I can't find any reference to this problem by googling it. I'm completely confused as to why this namespace isn't present. All work is halted until this issue is solved, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jas ...Show All

• SQL Server Can we use User Defined Functions in Report Builder

  In a typical Database, there are tables, views, stored Procedures, user Defined Functions. We could use tables and views in designing the Report Model. We cannot use Stored Procedures, I tried that. Please could somebody tell me if we could use User Defined Functions What if a view is already using a user defined function, is the function automatically includid in the Model Design Thank you, You can use SP of course. You ...Show All

• Visual C# byte to integer conversion - client server programming

  hello... I have written a client in java and a server in C#... when i write those programes in my computer, opening same port and listening to same IP...everything works fine. But when I move my server to another computer(also running win XP pro), at one point of the communication, i need to make multiple readings from server on integer value sent by client. The way i did it is by converting the integer into 4 bytes BYTE, and send it ...Show All

• SQL Server Result of FOR XML into variable

  How can I get the result of a FOR XML select into a variable I have a table MyTable with multiple rows. I want to convert an entire row to xml, and hold it in a variable for a later insert as an xml field in another table. This doesn't work ... DECLARE @xmlvar xml SELECT @xmlvar = * FROM MyTable FOR XML AUTO, ELEMENTS Any ideas appreciated. Greg. You cannot do this in SQL Server 2000. You can only capture the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Can I combine web tests

  Here is my scenario: Our extranet website requires a valid login. I have a number of web tests that I would like to combine into a superset. In which case, I would do a login with a standalone login webtest followed by -- say -- an order web test from a data source and perhaps a series of separate view print tests. I do not want to log in for each order and/or view test, which is why I want to include it separetly so that it is executed only on ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Command to disable buttons or other things

  Hello, me again. How do I disable buttons Or make them dissapear (Some buttons need to be disabled in my program for certain users) And can you also provide the command to enable the buttons and to make them appear. Bye and thanks in advance. hi, the button or most of controls has 2 properties you can use for this (enabled , and visible) both of them are boolean you can use Button1.Enabled ...Show All

• Visual Basic CANT DEPLOT APPLICATION

  Ok this is my first time doing this click once deployment thingy But im trying to basiclly deploy my application so that others can download and use it the problem is i dont know where to deploy it to I need help i tried microsofts website but it wont let me get acess to it. I would have thought it was obvious that Microsoft is not providing web space for every person who downloads an Express version. You can de ...Show All