Robert Schneider's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista Using rules without WF

  Hi, I am able to create a ruleset and execute it with out using workflow as given below. Rule: If subject.state=="WA" then subject. TaxRate=10 I am trying to build the rule using APIs RuleSet rSet = new RuleSet("TaxPolicy"); Foo subject = new Foo(); System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.Rule _rule = new System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.Rule("WATax"); CodeThisReference ...Show All

• Windows Forms Displaying HTML within a Windows Form as if it were a WebForm

  Back when I programmed C++ using ATL there was a way to do this.  Does anyone know if there is a way to do this in .Net using C# for instance.   Much thanks, -the rocket Thanks batnight this is just what I was l ...Show All

• SQL Server Gettint error "product level is insufficient" - did full re-install of SQL 2005 Standard Edition

  Installed SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition on a new server for testing. Installed SQL Server 2005 Management Studio on local PC. Created a database with a single table. Trying to run SSIS and export the database to a flat file. Get the error 0xc007470fe: Data Flow Task: The product level is insufficient for component "Destination - dbexport_txt [25]" I then installed SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition on the server as an upgrade of the existing ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions SystemSound versus PlaySound

  I'm writing an application that requires instanteous sound feedback. I've beem experimenting with the My.Computer.Audio.Play versus My.computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound methods. On the surface, it appears to me that the My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound provides a much quicker response to events than does My.Computer.Audio.Play. My quandry is this.  I need to provide a custom wav sound as a response to an event with in a form dealing ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions New and Need Some Help PLEASE!

  I want to be able to select one or several records in a datagridview and update or change a specific column for each record selected. For example: A Customer database that has a date field for "work completed". I want to be able to select certain customers and update only the date "work Completed" for each customer selected to Todays date or any date I choose. How can I do this In VB express. Thank You Hi and welcome ...Show All

• SQL Server CreateSPs Sample Application Causes Exception.

  When I use the CreateSPs sample app on a sample database (Person), with a sample table (Contact), the following exception occurred. ============================================= Add object to collection failed for StoredProcedureParameterCollection  of StoredProcedure 'SmoDemo.uspContactSelect'.  (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo) ---------------------------------------- For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink ProdName=Microsoft SQL S ...Show All

• SQL Server Cannot generate SSI Context

  New install of SQL Server 2005 (x64) Standard after uninstalling previous version SQL Server (x86) Standard. After installation, client connections are receiving "Cannot generate SSI Context" error messages. TCP/IP Integrated Authentication is being used. Kerboros authentication is failing when SQLService is running under a domain account and works when running under local system account by reverting back to NTLM authentication. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Smart client application

  hi, if i m in the wrong thread , sorry . I wanted to know what exactly is a smart client application and what are the advantages of using it and y do we go for it Any good links also will help Thanks sharp123 Hi! Here is a link that gives a general explanation on smart client: http://www.microsoft.com/net/products/client.asp ...Show All

• Visual Basic Launch a console style program then insert key strokes and pull out responses and parse

  I am trying to launch a console for CMD.EXE or TELNET.EXE.  I have found many ways to launch either program.  However, I have been unsuccessful at getting input into the console or getting responses back out of the console. Just need someone to point me in the right direction. How do I launch a program so I can insert data (i.e. keystrokes) and capture responses Is there something like STDIN and STDOUT that I can tap int ...Show All

• Windows Forms UserControlTestContainer error

  Project builds fine, but I get this error as soon as I run: "Assembly 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\sdemyon\\Desktop\\Max\\IMax.Max.BaseTier\\obj\\Debug\\BaseTier.dll' doesn't contain any UserControl types." Program runs fine when the exe is run from the bin/release folders, but not from within the IDE. Any Ideas Thanks, Scott Thanks a lot for the solution. I had 2 class libraries and 1 windows application in a ...Show All

• .NET Development ConfigurationManager not recognized

  I am using VB.  I added a reference to the System.configuration library, and I still cannot use the ConfigurationManager namespace. This is very strange. I can't think of anything except a silly mistake I made some time ago, when I accidentally named a class of mine System and everything stopped working! It took me about an hour to find out what was the problem! ...Show All

• .NET Development Operation must use an updateable Query

  Hi, I am using VS 2003 and C# with OleDb connection to read and write from Excel spreadsheets. I have no problem reading Excel data but when writing to Excel I got this error on this line: oleCmdInsert = new OleDbCommand(@"INSERT INTO [Sheet1$A1:A1] VALUES ('ABC')", _oleConn); oleCmdInsert.ExecuteNonQuery(); Here is the error: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: Operation must use an updateable query. at System.Data.OleDb.Ol ...Show All

• SQL Server Can a Snapshot report be created programmatically?

  Can I create a Snapshot report with parameters programmatically in RS 2000 or RS 2005 If this can be done what is the command for it Thanks. I assume you mean the snapshot datetime stamp used as URL access parameter to render history snapshot. The snapshot datetime value is always based on UTC time which is independent of your local timezone, while the date in the internal catalog tables depends on your server timezone settings. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development How to use ws-security in M2M embedded devices?

  We build telemetry applications and we are looking to design a Windows CE M2M gateway. The requirement is to make this remote device connect as a Web Service Client , but it needs to be secure. Is WSE (2.0 or 3.0) supported in CE are the tools and wizards available What should be the best turnkey security scenario   for remote CE devices that connect over Ethernet, Dial-up or even GPRS/CDMA The devices are known and might h ...Show All

• Visual Basic VB vs C#. How capable is VB compared to C#?

  I need some clarification please. I am learning VB.NET right now and have a co-worker who has a very strong technical background and feels very strongly that learning VB is a "waste of time in all respects" compared to C#. I don't understand this point of view. Since VB is a .NET language does it not posses the same capabilities as C# Am I on the wrong track I really enjoy the VB.NET syntax and am picking it up quickly. ...Show All