Manuel Muller's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic Installing VS 2005 keeps on asking ' Please insert the disk: Visual studio 2005'

  The installation process for Visual Studio 2005 prompts ' Please insert the disk: Visual Studio 2005' everytime when I try to install VS2005. This is what I did: * Downloaded VS 2005 from the MSDN members download site.    File name: en_vs_2005_pro_dvd.iso (size=2,825,748 KB) * Used MagicISO tool to unpack the files   * Used Nero 6 to write the extracted files to the DVD * Created a brand new Virtual PC with Windows XP + SP2 * Start the install process in the VPC by clicking on the setup.exe    in \vs on the dvd * Select the default installation options * Installation starts for a long time and then pr ...Show All

• SQL Server Converting @myString to @myInt

  Here's a fun one.  BOL says that using CONVERT or CAST to change a string into a number won't work. The following "works" and I'm assuming it is because the compiler can verify that the string value is in fact a number, even with the Unicode N: declare @col2      int select   @col2 = convert ( int , N '12345' ) ====================================== Here's what I need to work, or I need a creative work-around if someone has an interesting idea: declare   @col2         int,          &nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server Stored Procedure Problem - Couldn't find forum specifically for SP's

  Help me please. I have created a stored procedure and I'm not sure where I am missing the syntax problem. I am fairly new to SQL and have tried to research this problem and cannot find anything helpful. Basically I have to pick the results from the same tables but have a trigger of "hotel" and "not hotel" basically. I have to have one record return that pulls from two records in the same table. I think I have a major problem or understanding with UNION. Here is the procedure: SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO CREATE PROCEDURE SUR_PreArrivalRevised @StartDate Date ...Show All

• Visual Studio An article about VSS remote access

  I’ve got a good article on internet to share with all of you. A comparison among six third-party VSS remote access tools Hi Shirley, The authenticity of this article and the comparison results needs to be looked with skepticism, at least until more information will be available. It seems that the author of the article has some connection to Dynamsoft, which sells S ourceAnyWhere (the product praised in the article). Robert Cowham posted the following investigation at http://groups.google.com/group/comp.software.config-mgmt/browse_thread/thread/41705480a6741604/a946d2e149113d7f lnk=st&q=%22A+comparison+among+six+VSS+remote+acce ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Multiply alpha from texture and vertexcolor

  I can't find a way to use both my texture's alpha information, and also apply a alpha blend "on top" of that. Texture alpha is no problem, I just use SourceBlend = Blend.SourceAlpha; DestinationBlend = Blend.InvSourceAlpha; but I also want to "dim" the output arbitrarily. First I was hoping that I could set the alpha value of the material's diffuse or ambient properties, or maybe use RenderState.BlendFactor, but that doesn't seem to be the way to go. Now I'm trying a custom vertex with color: X,Y;Z;Tu;Tv;Color; using RenderState.ColorVertex = true But it doesn't matter what I set the color to - only the texture's ...Show All

• .NET Development inset java srcript in asp.net

  How can we include a clientside script like Javascript in asp.net using C# language Exactly the way I told you. No other way exists. Except the method is called registerclientscriptblock I have no idea what this forum is for, because as I said to you, ASP.NET questions belong at www.asp.net . Why did you ignore me ...Show All

• Windows Forms Nox invasion

  Hi, I was just wondering what type of animal, and why the Nox 3.6 has totally invaded my ecosystem. Thanks  Well I am not sure about this, what I would really like to see is an advanced terrarium and a beginner terrarium. but you know that is only a wish and I know it would take an act of some higher ups to aprove  ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Use my existing SQL 2005 server?

  Sorry if these are silly questions but... I'm totally new to TFS. My company is looking to install TFS Workgroup Edition. I didn't see anything in the installation docs about installing TFS to an existing SQL 2005 server. The examples are fresh installs only. We have a powerful SQL 2005 server already built and being used. Is it possible to install TFS using the 'dual server deployment' route with this existing server, or is there some reason that TFS needs a unique SQL server installation all to itself Does the workgroup edition of the software even allow for 'dual server deployment' Thanks for your help. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VSSConverter Failures/Flaws

  I am having no luck using VSSConvert to migrate a large VSS database into VSTF.  I could not convert the database in beta 2 and I still cannot convert it in beta 3.  I'm trying to convert a single root project and VSSConverter runs for a few hours then crashes with a Send Error type exception.  Neither VSS Analyze nor VSSConverter analyze reports any errors on the database.  VSS analyze does report several warnings associated with loss of Share/Branch, files still checked out in VSS, and a single "TF60067: Data loss due to folder move warning".  I don't really care about the checked out files right now.&nbs ...Show All

• Windows Forms custom tabcontrol + tooltips

  I was making a custom tabcontrol and the tabs are just drawn on the screen and simple hit testing is used to switch tabs.  Now I need tooltips for the tabs.  Since tooltips are centered around controls, and not rectangles, I'm not sure what to do.  Should I place controls where the tabs are, or is there a way to use rectangles + tooltips   I wonder how Windows.Forms.TabControl does it. The following VB example should help you out. I have added simple code to a form just to demonstrate behaviour. What you want will be a little more complex, but will follow the same principal. Private tabs ...Show All

• Windows Forms not able to locate line of code geberating the pb

  My class frmacct is a form. Sometimes, I get the error message : 'Object not set to a reference' but the code stops and puts that 'yellow back color' at the begining of my form class: Public Class frmclass So I m don t know how to locate the line that generates the error since the debugger stops at the begining of the form Thanks Hmm, thats a little odd. What language are you using You could try to trap the exception using (debug menu)->Exception and trap the "Common language runtime" exception System.NullReference Exception. Of course you might already be doing this because it should break to the debu ...Show All

• Visual C# cannot toggle between two forms

  It is a continuation of my previous thread on switching between forms. Special thanks to Craig for the code. I still have a way to go. Now I am trying to toggle between two forms of one application (WindowsApplication2). It starts out as Form1. By clicking on a linkLabel control I close Form1 and start Form2. The Form1 becomes invisible. Then I want to go back to Form1 and perhaps a few times back and forth. The following code gives me a compile time error and I do not understand how to handle it. In Form2 I am doing the switch with a button control. public void Button1_Clicked( object sender, EventArgs e) { // make Form2 invisibl ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to make the form to repaint?

  I have the form that opens another form like this: private void btn1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { do somethind 1...   ..............   form2.ShowDialog();   do something2....... } After the form2 gets opend and closed, my form does not get repainted immediately (until 'do something 2'  gets executed). So all this time my form looks 'messed up' on the screen. ...Show All

• Visual C++ aboute <iostream>, VC 2005 doesn't see thet header file

  I have Installed VC 2005, and when I write some little Programm, the compilator doesn's see the header file (iostream), It have just one header file "stdafx.h" in the project's folder, whot can I do, Pleas explane me... ( maxo72@mail.ru ) Please specify exact details. What is in your file. What error are you getting. Make sure you have the #include for <iostream> _AFTER_ the include for stdafx.h. Ronald Laeremans Visual C++ team ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Retrieve Contact List

  is there any msn messenger web service which can retrieve my contact list i mean, sending my user and pwd, can i get my contact list to be displayed in my page thanks in advance ...Show All