Bindia Hallauer's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Designer Fails to Show From after VS 2003 Port

  After porting a project to VS 2005, the designer fails to show the forms in my project.  When I try to view the designer, I get Object reference not set to an instance of an object (see below for the rest). How do I fix this Is it possible that the resx files are corrupt  Can I regenerate them Steve --------------------------- One or more errors encountered while loading the designer. The errors are listed below. Some errors can ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Convert std::string to LPCWSTR (best way in c++)

  Hi! How can I convert an std::string to a LPCWSTR What is the best way to do it in C++ Thanks. "Ciao guaglio!" FabioDeSantis wrote: How can I convert an std::string to a LPCWSTR What is the best way to do it in C++ Instead of using a std::string, use a std::wstring (also called a std::basic_string<wchar_t>). I get the feeling you want to pass a std::string type to a Win32 API. Those APIs don ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. VC++ 2005 Express - Creating a Level Editor - Creating Render Panels ( Views )

  Hi, i am creating a game, the normal level editors can't fill my requirements so i decided to create one that uses my game engine (1st Person Shooter, reltime Lighting / Shadowing, HDR and so on). My Problem is: i need to render my views( top, left, front, Perspective ) in somewhere in the main form, How with a panel Image ... You're really asking for a lot in such a small question. Lucky for you, somebody wrot ...Show All

• Windows Forms directory browsing

  I've created a form with a textbox and a button.  When the button is clicked i want a dialog box to open(like a opendialog) and withing this dialog, i would like my users to be able to select a directory, not a file, how do  ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System WorkspaceMapping.xml map/cloak

  When I setup a new build type, workspacemapping.xml, by default directs team build to do a 'get' of all the source in $/MyTeamProject. Is there some 'cloaking' under the covers that means it doesn't do a get of $/MyTeamProject/TeamBuildTypes Manish's blog http://blogs.msdn.com/manishagarwal/archive/2005/10/13/480584.aspx says how you cloak the TeamBuildConfigurations folder, but my build seems to do this by default. The reason I ask is I ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Moving from VS6 to Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

  Right, so I'm used to VS6. Now I've got an assingment to be doing but no VS6 on my computer here, getting a C programming IDE to work on Linux came to a dead end (I've no hope in hell of getting some libaries to work for Linux in time) and so I've downloaded this Express Edition. Firstly, is there actually a nice Execute button, or do I have to debug with a breakpoint to stop my programs from merely executing and exiting in the blink of an&nb ...Show All

• Visual Basic Datetime.op_GreaterThan vs hours in date

  Hi, very simple question: Have 2 date fields:  me.futureDate = #05/30/06 07:30AM# and date.today #05/30/06#. Both dates are today, so to me this is the same, but when I try this line: DateTime.op_GreaterThan( Me .FutureDate, Date .Today), the result is true I think this has to do with the 7:30 AM with is more than the current date. When I try this we end up in the else clause:  if Date.Today > Date.Today then 'here ...Show All

• SQL Server Dynamic Snapshot Agent Error

  I am setting up a large number of Push subscribers to a single publication. because of the large number of subscribers, I am not doing the merge with agent jobs, but with SQL RMO. All works well, but from time to time I am getting a funny error when I add a event handler to the snapshotagent, to return the messages, if some feedback to the screen on how the process is getting along. The error also happen when the process is al most done. Basi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System GetLatest "Force" option in the object model?

  I've read James Manning's comments in this post: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=236346&SiteID=1 I would like to be able to offer a force behavior, but this code doesn't give me the results I want: GetRequest request = new GetRequest(localPath, RecursionType.Full, VersionSpec.Latest); GetStatus status = this.workSpace.Get(request, GetOptions.Overwrite); Anybody know a better way Alan, I'm away from my main d ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. HLSL: receiving a handle to a struct

  Hi! I'm having trouble receiving a handle to a structure in a hlsl file. This is the structure: struct VS_SIMPLE_INPUT { float4 pos : POSITION; float3 normal : NORMAL; }; And I try to receive the handle like this: pEffect->GetParameterByName( NULL, "VS_SIMPLE_INPUT" ); It doesn't work, I get a NULL ptr. Can anybody help me Well, I just noted it seems ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Internet Controls ??

  G'Day All, Up until now I have been using the Borland C++ products and created a few apps that access the internet, typically pop and smtp controls. Life was pretty easy using them as it was just a matter of placing the control on you form and write your code to support it. I have now decided to give Visual C++ a try and have downloaded the Express version to wet my feet on, so I am pretty well alien to the way things happen within VC++. ...Show All

• .NET Development List view is not allowing me to select a sub item (Instead it is selecting entire Row (Full Row select=True) or 1st sub items.

  I am using List view control in vs.net2005.I populated a list view with some Data. Now I want to give a provision to select a sub items (Cell) to end-user. And as per the sub items selection I want to do some action. But List view is not allowing me to select a sub item (Instead it is selecting entire Row (Full Row select=True) or 1 st sub items. Can any one have any idea Please help me Thanks in Advance ...Show All

• SQL Server Transfer sql server object task error

  I am trying to move some tables from one database to another(both 2005) using SSIS. The tables are not dbo tables. I am using  sql authentication for the source and windows authentication for the destination SMO conection. I get the following error: Error: 0xC002F325 at Transfer Tables from Beta To test, Transfer SQL Server Objects Task: Execution failed with the following error: "ERROR : errorCode=-1071636471 description=An OLE ...Show All

• Windows Forms Error: Key not valid for use in the specific state.

       I hope I am in the right forum for this problem:     I am trying to add a "DataGridView" component to my form.  Under DataGridView Tasks, I go to 'Choose Data Souce' and then I go to Add Project Data Source and then choose Database and click Next.  The window changes (as though it is going to let me enter in some more information), but then an error message appears that says: An unexpected erro ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions visual basic express or visual studio professiona? which one?

  I'm a developer who has downloaded vb express and sql server express for my home computer. I wanted to know if I should break down and buy visual studio 2005 professional or should I just stick with the express version of vb. My funds are very limited and my skills as a windows developer are still emerging. I'm not yet a great windows developer. I will use vb/sql express for personal projects and learning and possible small business applicat ...Show All