Merlino's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Death of ODBC

  ODBC is not supported as a data source in SQL Analysis Services 2005. ODBC is not supported as a data source in SQL Reporting Services 2005 Model Designer. Any thoughts Joe Hi, I am facing a problem connecting to a progress db from .net 2005, when i test the connection, (odbc) is says fine (successful)., then when i try connecting it says connection string is not correct., any one knows a driver update or ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Per-user connections in Business Scorecard Manager

  Hi, Have implemented stricter security around A.S (have removed the Everyone from roles and have added specific users to have access to A.S) When I go to BSM and try to edit / test the connection to the existing datasource, it does not return anything. Found a website that said it might be an option the change the web.config files and set ConnectionPerUser = TRUE, where it's currently ConnectionPerUser = FALSE. Now, sharepoint's brea ...Show All

• .NET Development Resource editor suggestion?

  I'm looking for a resource editor (for use with VS2005) that better than what's included in Visual Studio.  Primary will be working strings, and some binary data. Anyone have any suggestions, recommendations TIA, Richard The problem you are most likely seeing is that the resource editor complains about the file already existing, right The default file name of the image is taken from the resource name, whi ...Show All

• Windows Forms AppUpdater Not Working

  Anybody else had any troubles getting it working   I've got the folder in IIS set to allow directory browsing, but after AppUpdater.DownloadUpdate() is called, I get this error... 5/10/2004 6:02:47 PM:  UPDATE FAILED with the following error message: System.Net.W ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Move the Form (that FormBoderStyle is None)?

  Hi everybody ! I have a question to ask... I set the FormBoderStyle to None, and the Form can not be moved. I want to move the Form by 'mouse down' onto a control (eg. :Picture Box). I have tried but I have more errors with form position values, X,Y... Could you help me with your codes Thank you very much, You can use the DragMove() method in a event of mouse left button down. private vo ...Show All

• Visual C++ /ORDER linker switch always causing LNK1117: syntax error in option

  /VERBOSE /OUT:"C:\manoman\Release\stinkinapp.exe" /VERSION:6.66 /INCREMENTAL:NO /NOLOGO /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:"Release\stinkinapp.exe.intermediate.manifest" /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF /OPT:NOWIN98 /ORDER:"linkorder.txt" /MACHINE:X86 /ERRORREPORT:PROMPT kernel32.lib  ...etc.libs... 2>LINK : fatal error LNK1117: syntax error in option 'ORDER:linkorder.txt' I can put any non-existing, made-up filename after /ORDER: and I s ...Show All

• Visual C# How do I call this function?

  I'm very sorry for asking, I'm used in designing Datasets from the DataSet Designer then I tried to shift to making codes for them manually, I got this example from MSDN. How will I use or call the adapter from this function If I want to use the SelectCommand or the other commands, what should I write in my code for example from Form1_Load, I want to use the SelectCommand. Thanks in advance. public static SqlDataAda ...Show All

• Visual Basic Newbie with User Control Problem

  Hi I recently built my first user control, a few weeks ago, and all of a sudden today I started having the following problem... When i make changes to the user control, and hit F5 on my test project, the changes are not appearing (it's as if an old version of my code keeps running). If i publish and run the executable, the changes are there, but if i go back to the designer, my F5 still seems to be latched onto an old control. I wasn't hav ...Show All

• Visual Basic Using my.log.WriteEntry or WriteException in a web service.

  I’m trying to use the my.log.writeExcption method to write exceptions to the event log on a web server. I’m having a hard time finding information on how to set up the web config. There are lots of good examples for my.application.log but not much showing up for my.log from ASP.net. The following is what I have in my web.config: <system.diagnostics> <sources> <source name="DefaultSource" s ...Show All

• .NET Development Adding a row to a child table

  We have a DataSet with parent/child relations set up. We have a BindingSource and a BindingNavigator configured for each table. When we use the BindingNavigator for the child table to add a new record (click the Add button...) the foreign key value in the child table is not getting filled in. When we call EndEdit on the BindingSource we are getting an exception because this field does not allow nulls in the DataSet. The relationship between the ...Show All

• Architecture Architecture question - how to store local copies of data on a server

  My work order application needs to do the following: 1) User has a windows forms client on their laptop, PC, or even mobile client. 2) When they have an active connection, they can connect to a web service to view new tasks, mark the ones they want to download to their local machine, then disconnect. 3) They can then edit their local copies of these tasks, then re-synch with the server when they next have a connection. Reason being, ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Express Deployment

  Hey all  I am developing an application and looking to use a SQL Express database for it. I am wondering how the data access would work in a deployment situation. If I add it to the Deployment project how will other clients access it Will I need to have some sort of file share set up or is there a way for it to access it like you do the server edition Thanks MacKenzie If you deploy the solution to a server that has SQL Express install ...Show All

• Windows Forms Prerequisites problem using Click Once

  My application works fine on my development machines which already have the Framework installed, but trusting the prequestite feature to install the framework or Windows Installer on machines which need the pre-req. install fails. The browser reports CGI Error: The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are: (...with no more info...) I've had no look in searching the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System team build of C# and C++ projects

  Hi, I am working on managed code projects written in C# and C++. Now, iam trying to build using Team build. It seems its not possible to build them with one buildtype because platform settings. Is there any possible solution Thanks in advance. Yes, you can build them in one build type. Use "Mixed Platforms" as the platform. Thanks. ...Show All

• Architecture Windows Zip

  Hi Is it possible to use the windows zip function on the command line I want to incorporate this into my program. I know there is an add on for win zip but was wondering if its possible to do with the windows own version... Cheers Hi! You mean using Compressed Folders I think it's possible if use Shell API, because Compressed Folders incorporated into Windows shell. ...Show All