Fiona Coen's Q&A profile

• Visual C# Application with Output Type 'Windows Application', need a command line

  Hi, I have a windows forms application. I'd like to let the user run some administrative tasks from the same executable, in command line. If I leave 'Windows Application' as output type, using Console.WriteLine will have no effect (the standard output seems not connected to the Console.Out), which is an issue (eg: I want to provide help with a "/help" switch, or provide information on the progress of an operation). If I switc ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Workflow Exception

  i get this error when i try it to fire event  on statemachine workflow {"Event \"MyEvent\" on interface type \"IService\" for instance id \"679c2cb7-371a-4c19-af1c-9b91b72558ee\" cannot be delivered."} {"The object with ID 144 implements the IObjectReference interface for which all dependencies cannot be resolved. The likely cause is two instances of IObjectReference that have a mutual dependency on each other."} does anyone know w ...Show All

• Windows Forms Get Datarow from DataGridView

  Hi again guys. I'm still working with the datagridview and now im trying to get the datarow of the datagridview - row that im currently working with... Right now im doing it like this: SalesOrderData dt = ( SalesOrderData ) this .lineBinding.DataSource; DataRow dr = dt.Lines[( int ) this .soLines.CurrentRow.Index]; it works brilliant and does exactly what I want it to - BUT... here's the question... If the CurrentRow is a & ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Changing transition rules, only reason to be changed

  Here is the scenario: Person A opens a new Bug (State: Active , Reason: New) and assigns to Person B(Bug Manager) and Saves Person B(Bug Manager) wants to reassign this to Person C. We want the State to be Active and Reason set to Reassigned (custom) Im unable to create a transition rule of Active to Active. Is there a way to do this I could only do it by creating another state Active2 with Reason of Reassigned. Thanks, Staf ...Show All

• Visual Studio OOPS What do you do if you uninstall incorrectly?

  Uninstall guidelines state "If you decide to uninstall manually, without using the tool, be sure you uninstall ALL Visual Studio 2005 product editions BEFORE you uninstall the .NET Framework 2.0. " , I of course didn't see that little note, and messed up. Any suggestions on how to make my PC look like I didn't screw up Thanks... -Ken There's 2 ways: 1.  Reinstall the .NET Framework 2.0, uninstall everything ...Show All

• Windows Forms Generics and Form Classes

  I am trying to create a base form class that will be inherited. When I add a generic type parameter to the base form, the inherited form will no longer show in the designer. Does anyone have a solution to this Is there any news on this issue I have seen the feedback on the microsoft site, but all the feedback related to this issue have been closed. Does that mean that the issue has been resolved or is Micro ...Show All

• SQL Server AS/400 to SQL Server 2000 Replication

  Any suggestions on how to replicate from AS/400 to SQL Server 2000 Data is stored on a AS/400, but applications use a SQL Server 2000 DB. Currently, DTS packages drop the SQL DB, rebuild the tables from a script, copy the data, and then rebuild the indexes as a nightly batch job. Is there a better way to do this Also is there a clean way to replicate daily transactions as well Hi Replicating from AS400 ...Show All

• SQL Server Question about the way that some element are displayed in the viewer

  Hi! I've notice in some reports that some lines doesn't appear in the viewer but if i print the report or if i export it to PDF i can see the line. I can't figure out what is the cause of this. Anyone know what is the cause of this Thanks ! I've noticed that lines with a slant will sometimes behave this way. Is this the case in your reports Thanks, Donovan. ...Show All

• Visual C++ error when using a mixed mode dll in a windows service

  under the dot net 2.0 framework I get the following error when i use a mixed mode dll with in a vb.net windows service. System.BadImageFormatException: Invalid access to memory location. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800703E6). This dll works fine if used in a vb.net standalone application. Any ideas what may be the cause Hi, I had similar sittuation, the trick was to add the nonmanaged dll to the system PATH. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Thousand separator in datagridview

  how can i use Thousand seprator in datagridview when user enter data in the field. Sorry - I don't know anything about the masked text box and if this is possible. You can ask on the winforms general forum: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx ForumID=8&SiteID=1 -mark DataGridView Program Manager Microsoft This post is provided "as-is" ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Build fails on absolute path in solution file

  Hi Got the buil service up and running (thanks to a post on the fact that it had to be installed separately, reminds me of those commercials on Cartoon Network my kids know by hart which goes something like this "bla, bla, sold separately" :-) Anyway, decided to kick off a build of my first Team Project (called Kiosk!). Now I am playing both the independent thinking developer and the buildmanager with a sentralized mind here, ...Show All

• SQL Server Error reading variable

  I keep receiving errors while using variables to pass values to different part of my package. For example ... Error: 2006-05-04 10:31:59.84 Code: 0xC00470EA Source: EdwPostProcess Description: Reading the variable "User::GvPathRoot" failed with error code 0xC0010009. End Error The way my variables are constructed is : First the global variables (Gv*) are set by the parent package; Then local variables (Lv*) are set ...Show All

• Visual C# Error Wrapping a .NET code in COM

  Hello Everyone, I wrapped my Code in COM and now when I use the ( tlbexp ) tool, I get this error.... TlbExp error: The format of the file 'WebServices.dll is  invalid. Any suggestions what can be wrong....I have a very simple .dll..... Example: namespace Services { public interface Isomething { void solution (string s, out string t); } public class Serv : Isomething { public void solution (strin ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Calling a report with a command button on a form

  I'm trying to call/open a report with a command button that resides on a form.  How can I do this   I'm new to VFP & I've searched the help file but found nothing. As Andy said, you can set it up in a startup program. That is a better option than hard-coding it in a Config.FPW How do you set up a startup program Create a simple text file called CONFIG.FPW (if you have one already just modify it ...Show All

• Windows Forms windows listbox

  hi, How do I make one of the items in a windows lisbox to be in a different colour to the rest of the items Thanks You'll need to override the OnDrawItem method in a ListBox-derived class.  In there you can change the color.  You'll need to actually create a new DrawItemEventArgs instance and copy the settings over because the properties aren't writable but if you then pass the new instance to the base ...Show All