Mazmo's Q&A profile

• SQL Server DTS Mail task breaks after SQL 2005 uninstall/install

  When I try to add a Mail Task in my SQL 2000 DTS, I get a message "Please make sure semmap90.dll is installed. When I try to register that dll using regsrv32.exe, it says the entry point is not found. Any ideas on how to get my e-mail task back I should point out that I've installed, uninstalled, and then reinstalled SQL 2005 on this machine. ...Show All

• SQL Server Reportdefinition is invalid ... undeclared namespace (rsNotACurrentReportDefinition)

  When I create an .rdl file with VS 2005 RC Reporting Services component it has a namespace like this: <Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/ 2005/01 /reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner"> When I try to upladoad this rdl to a Reporting Server 2000, SP 2 I get this German error message: Die Berichtsdefinition ist ungultig. Uberprufen Sie, ob fur die Beri ...Show All

• Visual Basic How to get computer names on the network

  I want to populate all computer names available on the network in a listbox in vb .net 2005. Please if any one knows how to do it tell me. Hi, Last post of this thread http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=215715&SiteID=1 has the code. Add a reference to System.DirectoryServices to your project and imports System.DirectoryServices in your code file. Best regards, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Custom task with assembly reference

  I am in the process of creating a custom task, with a reference to a third-party assembly (reflector.exe). When I use my task I get a "Could not load file or assembly" error on reflector.exe. To fix it, I copied reflector.exe to framework bin\ directory, but I don't really like that solution. Is there any way to configure msbuild so that it looks for custom task assembly references in the same directory as its custom tasks ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Web Test - Any way to compare an Extracted value (Context Variable) against an expected result?

  Hi, Is there any way to compare an Extracted value against another expected value without using coded Web Tests Thanks The extracted value can be compared without using coded Web Test. It can be done by combination of Extraction rule and Validation rule. The "Context Parameter Name" entered in extraction rule can be used in the validation rule as expected value. It has to be taken care that the context parameter name should b ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums ned help with excel

  i'm trying to insert an image on the top of the excel the code im using is Sub ClearAndClose() Excel.Application.Quit End Sub Sub PrintPriceListF() ' ' PrintPriceListF Macro ' Comments ' ' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+f ' 'Move the header to right Range("A1").Select Selection.Cut Range("e1").Select ActiveSheet.Paste Range("A2").Select Selection.Cut 'Delete the ol ...Show All

• Windows Forms converting image in a clipboard to memory stream

  suppose i have copied an image to clipboard and then pasted it onto a picturebox. using: IDataObject iDataObj=Clipboard.GetDataObject(); //determine the format of data if (iDataObj.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)) { pictureBox1.Image=(Image)iDataObj.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap); } in order to save this image to database. i would then have to convert the contnts of the clipboard to a memory stream object and then serialize to byte[] ...Show All

• Visual C# Query Commands

  Ok. I am trying to use the query command "LIKE", but its not working. I have a row with the name Ben Stuart - A moment inside. When I use the following code: SELECT * FROM TableName WHERE Title LIKE ' e*'; and its not working, it just shows a blank table. But when I use the following code: SELECT * FROM TableName WHERE Title LIKE 'B%' ..then it works just fine. I know the first block of code is to match the criteria to the second letter, and the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Error Message 80042729 when saving the project

  I get error message 80042729 when I attempt to save a project. It also occurs when the system looks like it is attempting to save the state of the IDE when I get past the Debug error message that comes up unless I use the Control-F5 option. I have searched all of MSDN, Microsoft, and Visual Studio 2005 and had absolutely no hits on either message. I am getting the exact same error. I too have searched for any inf ...Show All

• SQL Server ReportBuilder & FQDN

  Anyone run into this ReportBuilder fails to load when using a FQDN (fully qualified domain name) URL. ie: http://servername.xyz.company.com/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx ReportBuilder loads with no issue when using the shortname URL. ie: http://servername/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx details: ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of http://servername.xyz.company ...Show All

• Windows Forms Redraw control after window has hovered over it

  Hi! I'm writing a custom control and have a problem when the controls needs to redraw itself. Specifically, it's when you drag, for example, another window over my application's form containing the control. The redrawing of the control doesn't happen or the redrawing is incomplete. I already set the ControlStyles AllPaintingInWmPaint, DoubleBuffer, ResizeRedraw and UserPaint . I'm overriding the OnPaintBackground to draw a series of lines, ...Show All

• SQL Server Disable password policy enforcement SQL server 2005

  Is there a way to do this at the server level Thanks I guess yes there is you have to open the Local Security settings using the mmc plugin and disable the Enforcements of policy settings like complexity etc. and you should be done. HTH, Jens Suessmeyer. --- http://www.sqlserver2005.de --- ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Less control over Query optimization process because of lack of control on conversion of lamda expression to SQL Expression

  When we write a query using Lambda expression or equivalent one, the DataContext converts it to the SQL expression which is consumed by data base and we get the result set. However the Query Optimizer sitting at data base takes the input query and subsequently tries to optimize it. Since the input query plays a bigger role in the optimization process and on the other hand having less control on conversion of lambda expression to SQL expres ...Show All

• Visual Basic setting start folder

  In VB6 compiled programs you could set the "start in" option in the shortcut. But I VB2005 I can not see how to do this The problem is differnt user's might have differnt folders for there data Jack thanks this is what i wanted easy now Dim value As String = My .Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments ChDir(value) Once the program is open when you go to load a file i ...Show All

• Windows Search Technologies Preview problem

  I have Microsoft Windows Desktop Search installed on a number of computers but on one the preview is not working. No e-mail, contacts etc are previewed. Only a message saying in Swedish "Det gar inte att visa en forhandsgranskning" (approx "preview can not be shown") is shown. Any ideas what to do Thanks Anders Sneckenborg Hi Anders, Just a few quick questions.. Is Outlook Open while you are trying to ...Show All