Mobo_man's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect

  Hi, I am just starting programming using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. I have had some limited practice in other languages and older versions of C++, so I have some idea whats going on but not much... Anyway I made a short program which perfroms a bubble sort on an array of numbers which the user enters (I know its nothing to write home about but its a start), it works fine on my PC and when I sent it to a freind who also had VC++ 2005 Express Edition it worked fine for him. However I then sent it to a freind without it (in a fairly poor attempt to persuade him to download it) , and my program didn't work on his PC giving the error: ...Show All

• Architecture O/R mapper requirements for domain layer

  I have heard a lot of talk about disadvantages of various ORM solutions.  Mainly that some use attributes and reflection, making your domain layer peppered with hints about how objects are serialized and complaints (probably false) that reflection is slow.  Also, some frameworks don't support caching of domain objects.  Some require you to derive all your domain classes from a base class provided by the mapper.  Others can't provide typed collections. I gather that the most sought after requirements are as follows (I will update the list as people respond): Mapping should be completely external to Database and Do ...Show All

• Visual Basic No editor for ".vb" in VS2005 Beta2

  Hi, I have received the VS2005 Beta2 DVD from Microsoft last week, installed it, and it worked fine for a couple of days. Then I went to the .resx file to edit some resource for the project. I then come back to open the .vb file and there it goes, the editor is replaced by a "Catastrophic Error" page  (not an error dialog box) sayiong something is wrong with the VB editor. I quit the IDE and reopen, then reload the vb project up. Quite unusual it starts up with the .resx file and not the .vb file as usual. I then double click on the .vb file from the solution explorer, and then an error box came up: There is no editor avai ...Show All

• .NET Development Sattelite assemblies (Globalization)

  Hi All, I am working on a windows project, The application which needs to be localize with the existing environment culture. But we have only .loc files , these are not going to be support in .net.(only resx files are supported). Can any one an idea how to convert a .loc file into .resx file. Thanks in advance ...... ...Show All

• SQL Server OLAP Theory

  I'm trying to understand OLAP theory, especially with respect to allowing updates. I get that it's multidimensional, enterprisey and all that, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot on the 'net that talks about OLAP without being intertwined with some OLAP product. Perhaps I've just been using the wrong search terms. What I'd like is something like this, which I've written up myself: https://ids.breuer.com/ds/1427 . People say to "not reinvent the wheel", but equally as bad is not understanding the wheel! To quote some IBM folks , Yet, there is enough evidence within the IT profession to conclude that OLAP is still a poorly ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro RSA Public/Private Key Encryption in VFP 9.0

  Hi, I need to be able to decrypt data pulled from a MySQL table encrypted with RSA public/private key encryption within a FoxPro application.  I am currently using the FoxPro Foundation Class known as _cryptapi as a wrapper to the CryptoAPI interface.  The problem I'm having is that I can't seem to figure out how to decrypt a RSA encrypted string of data.  I know that the _cryptapi class provided by Microsoft uses the Microsoft Base Cryptographic Service Provider which in itself uses RSA public key encryption algorithms, but for some reason I am having the hardest time finding the methods that support this in the _cryptapi fo ...Show All

• Visual Basic Can't start appliction with sub main

  I tried to start my application off with module1, just as a test to see if modules worked the same.  Here is my module Module Module1     Sub main()         Dim frm As New Form1         frm.Show()     End Sub End Module Error 1 Protected types can only be declared inside of a class. C:\vs2005Projects\ModuleAttampt\ModuleAttampt\My Project\MyApplication.Designer.vb 22 29 ModuleAttampt Error 2 'Module1' is a type in 'ModuleAttampt' and cannot be used as an expression. C:\vs2005Projects\ModuleA ...Show All

• Windows Forms A Terrarium Server is Up and Running at http://207.158.113.70/Terrarium

  Enjoy!  I'll try to keep it up as much as possible. Hi Alan.  Unfortunately I'm not running this on a "server" platform.  I seem to be experiencing some problems related to the number of concurrent connections.  I've been working on an application that may be causing some of the trouble.  I'll see what I can do to mitigate it's impact.  The server is back up and running.  If you experience any more trouble send me a quick email.  Thanks. ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Using VBA to send an MSN instant message

  Hi I have written some VBA in Access 2003 to bring up an MSN instant message window and send a message to that contact. The only problem is, I seem to be able to do everything except actually send the message! I think this feature may have been removed from the API. Anyway, here's the code: - Private Sub SendIM()      Dim header As String Dim objmsgr As MessengerAPI.Messenger Dim contact As MessengerAPI.IMessengerContact Set objmsgr = New MessengerAPI.Messenger Set contact = objmsgr.GetContact(" anyone@hotmail.com ", objmsgr.MyServiceId) objmsgr.InstantMessage contact [this is where I'm stuck] End Sub Apparently S ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System [1.32 bug] Save As fails to append extension FxCop if filename contains a period

  Just a minor whinge: FxCop does not append the extension FxCop if the filename entered by the user contains a period (e.g. MyCompany.MyNamespace). To repro: - Start FxCop - Select File / Save Project As - Type "MyCompany.MyNamespace" in the File name text box and click on OK Expected result:  project should be saved as "MyCompany.MyNamespace.FxCop" as indicated in the "Save as type" ComboBox. Actual result: project is saved as "MyCompany.MyNamespace". Joe, You're right. The correct behavior of FxCop should be to append the FxCop extension, unless the filename is encased in double quotes, ie: MyComp ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Microsoft Directx SDK

  When I dont have any directx sdk installed, which should I download I noticed that DirectX SDK August has update behind it's name. And it has not all the same examples / tutorials as earlier sdk's. But when I download all sdk's from directx9, I have a lot of double data on my pc :( G'day! Though it says it's an "Update", it is actually a stand-alone package so you don't need to download any other DX SDKs. As things change samples are occasionally removed and new ones added.  If you really need an older sample you can unzip the SDK archive that has it and copy out the sample code, you don't need to install it or keep the ...Show All

• Windows Forms Please help me!

  i create a control I want it have propertys +DataSource +ValueMember +DisplayMember like properties of combobox Then you need to add those properties, or derive from a control that has them. A DataSource is usually an object, then you can use the 'is' keyword to work out how to deal with it, as in if (dataSource is DataTable) { } else if (dataSource is DataView) etc. If you're not deriving from anything, you're probably containing something you can pass the data to ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Problem with Beta 2 TFS Install with Sharepoint portion

  Although I have had no problems installing the pieces for TFS during Beta 1 and all the CTPs , I can't get Sharepoint Services 2.0 to install correctly this time. I have tried 3X and I get this on install: An unexpected error has occurred. Web Parts Maintenance Page: If you have permission, you can use this page to temporarily disable Web Parts or remove personal settings. For more information, contact your site administrator. I am running in a Win2K3 Standard VPC image with Service Pack 1. That is the only difference over the other times . Any ideas Which came first - IIS or AD If you installed AD after installing IIS, you wi ...Show All

• Visual C++ Project Build Error PRJ0003 "error spawning cl.exe"

  Help! None of my projects will start. I keep getting the same build error. I have already added the directory that houses cl.exe to the VC++ executable directory and now it gives me a dialog box that states "These project configurations are out of date. Would you like to build them " Upon clicking yes, it states "There were build errors, continue Upon clicking yes, it states "Unable to start debugging. Unable to find to start program with the path of my project and the nameOfMyFile.exe. The system can not find the file specified." Then the task list displays the error spawning cl.exe. What shall I d ...Show All

• .NET Development Is it possible to write to the desktop space from a .NET application?

  I would like to be able to write directly to the XP/2003 desktop to provide various information, such as disk space, calendar, network information. I have tried using a dynamic web page and scripting, but I always get prompted to allow access of the ActiveX control to the local system (which is fair enough but a problem here). I have tried to look through the .net framework, but cannot see a way to write to the desktop area.  The information would need to be set during login or dynamically there after.  It is not a problem having an app that is running either from startup or as a service. Anything that is written to the desktop sho ...Show All