Jim_Bromer's Q&A profile

• SQL Server String truncate error

  Yesterday my program was inserting and loading data in the database just fine, now when i try to do a myriad of things(make a paramatizsed search ad a favorites option) when ever i add data to the database i get a string trucate exception, basically its telling me the data im uploading is too large, problem is the feilds in the databse can take it.Its telling me the column im updating to has a string limit of 255 , but in reality the column its ...Show All

• Visual C# Configurable DataGridView Cell Background Color

  Hi All, I had a datagridview that is bind to a Access table. In the access table, some of the rows are empty for Field 'UserAck' and 'AckTime' while some are not. I would like to have those rows that do not have value for 'UserAck' and 'AckTime' to have the DataGridView Cell background colour that is different from the rest. May I know how to do that Part of my code is as shown below. Thanks private void UserControl5_Lo ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB in access

  Hi, I'm a beginner in vb I have done following in access : i created a form with several (invisible) buttons and 4 choice buttons which are linked so far so good each button goes and retrieves a value within a list of types so far so good Now I need : 1) to make the corresponding buttons visible. I made a for next but it seems to go wrong with the buttonnames (buttonname.visible = true) 2)to make the text to the correspon ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Sharp performance drop!?

  So I'm developing my game on my pc, and the framerate is steady at 75 fps as I'm adding stuff to it. I take a break and play a game for awhile (on my pc), and when I get back, the fps is now 53! I've tried restarting my pc, but it's still 53! What the heck's going on I don't think it's my code, because my laptop still gets 60fps like it always did, and it has crappier hardware than my pc. Please, can someone tell me what's going ...Show All

• Visual C# ODBC Datasource - Debugger just quits!!! mscorwks.dll error outside debugger

  Hi, I am curently developing a client application that connects through a ODBC data source to COBOL ISAM files, generally this works well, however, when i try and fill a dataset and then proceed to fill a datagrid view (quite simple stuff), the client just quits back to the debugger, no error message/debug info at all!!! If i run this outside the debugger, i get the following debug information: AppName: client.exe   &nbs ...Show All

• SQL Server IIS error on New Subscription

  hi. i was following the newbie's guide: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/med302_msdn_sql_mobile.asp frame=true on the creating a new subscription i was doing okay until i get to the last part wherein i click finish and this error pops up when it starts synchronizing data.. An error has occured on the computer running IIS. Try restarting the IIS server. i already tried restarting the server.. is there ...Show All

• Visual Basic Can I run the java programme using VB

  Hey, I know that in java, we can use runtime class to run a programme written in another language. But I'm not sure if it is possible in VB6. If yes, how to implement it Besides, how to read in a text file in VB6 Thanks in advance! What is the difference between using Process.Start and Shell Function I have tried Process.Start in this way: Process.Start("C:/myjava.class"), but it only open the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation

  Hi, (VS 2005, Beta 2) I get the error "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" when I try to open any of the test windows using "Test|Windows|Test View" or any similar approach. I created a new solution a while ago and added some unit tests. Everything was working great, until now... Anybody have any suggestions Thanks, Tor Langlo ok, well. it seems that all i needed to do is leave it along for ...Show All

• Visual Studio Datatypes supported by VS 2003 crystal reports

  Does crystal report support CLOB data I have to bind a stored procedure which returns CLOB data to my report. I am presently unable to do this. Do we need to specify some settings for this or is there any equivalent datatype in crystal reports. Please reply soon It is very urgent. Thanking in advance. Is there anyway to remove a sortorder in runtime I'm having a dynamic list of sort options, sometimes ther ...Show All

• SQL Server Size specified for a binding was too small, resulting in one or more

  I have changed my source data warehouse by increasing some column widths.  Now when I try to deploy the cube I get: Warning 1 Errors in the back-end database access module. The size specified for a binding was too small, resulting in one or more column values being truncated. How do I fix this   I have tried going into the DSV and making sure things were right.  I have gone into the dimensions and can't find anything to ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Can anyone provide me with the right code for sending these AT commands using the new SerialPort class?

  Can anyone provide me with the right code for sending these AT commands using the new SerialPort class   Serial Port Setup COM2 1 start bit 8 bit data No parity 1 stop bit   I need to send these AT commands to the device:     AT+CMGF=1      follow by a carriage return   As soon as I get this string returned   Ok   I then must send thi ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Package Load Failure

  Hi,    I have the VS.Net 2005 Beta 2 August 2005 CTP installed. I then downloaded and installed the WWF Beta 1. Now whenever I open the VS IDE, I get the following msgbox: Package Load Failure Package 'Microsoft.Workflow.VSDesigner.DesignerPackage, Microsoft.Workflow.VSDesigner, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' has failed to load properly (GUID = {FD526733-BD72-4F81-BEEC-BEB06E2AF59F}). Please contact ...Show All

• Visual C# How many threads running from the threadpool in a point of time

  How can I know how many threads are running from the threadpool in a point of time in my app Thanks in advance Try using ThreadPool.GetAvailableThreads() and subtract it from ThreadPool.GetMaxThreads(). Am I missing something ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) tool for test stress

  Hi, there are any tool for test my services I need to compare .Net Remoting vs Indigo with an little example to see a response time, productivity...I read that with Microsoft Appliaction Center you can test them but I don’t have it, there are another tool for it or another way Thank you. you can use MS web application stress tool http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/itsolutions/intranet/download ...Show All

• .NET Development Data Access

   I am using C# express and SQL server Express what i would like to do is make a weekly batch of accounts And at the end of the week print invoices.I have a database with two tables in it a customers table and a accounts table what i would like to know is if i need to make the weekly batch a stored procedure or code it into the program hope someone can help or point me to some information that will Thankyou ...Show All