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• Visual Studio Team System Step by Step Visual guide to install Team System

  http://www.oazabir.com/vsts.html This is a step by step visual guide to a successful installation of Team System Beta 2. Many people are having trouble installing team system. Hope this helps everyone. So far this website has walked me right through each step just as I needed.  However, I do have 1 questions.  I am on step 19 and it says to use the TFSService account to install the TFS, but there was no step that said to create ...Show All

• SQL Server variables in sql command

  Hello I have an existing DTS package and I convert this to Integration Services but now I have a problem: i have in my dataflow an OLE DB SOURCE and an OLE DB DESTINATION In the source I have the following sql command: IF '<<FullLoad>>' = 'Y' BEGIN  SELECT *  FROM  Maintenance_Departments END ELSE BEGIN  SELECT *  FROM  Maintenance_Departments  WHERE Last_Updator_Date_Time BETWEEN '<<StartDate ...Show All

• SQL Server Generating SQL scripts in VS2005

  Hi, I'm using Beta 2 and I've noticed a difference in behavior between VS2005 and VS2003 when generating SQL scripts from database objects in Server Explorer. In VS2003, scripting a table results in separate files (TAB, KEY etc) for the table, indexes and so on. With VS2005 I just get one file. Is it possible to switch the behavior back to generating mutiple files If not, why was the behavior changed Many thanks in advance! ...Show All

• Visual Studio Sharing projects across multiple solutions

  I have a very big solution right now (> 100 projects), and want to split it into several smaller solutions to speed up loading and build time. All projects are checked in to SourceSafe. If I create an empty solution, I can move the necessary projects to the new folder. But what about the dependent projects that need to be shared across all solutions For example: Monolithic solution + Common classes solution + Common controls solution (refer ...Show All

• Windows Forms The windows controls suck!

  Well I guess the subject of this post sums up what i wanted to say really. How can MS expect developers to make great apps, when they provide all but the simplest controls! Its really in MS's best interests to provide more advanced controls&nbs ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Animating a leg

  hi all, I'm trying to create a simple animation of a leg. The leg would be made out of two parts and each part would be a mesh (could be just Mesh.Cylinder). I know how this should work in principle but when I have to calculate the matrices all goes wrong... Here's my idea: Given the angles of rotation for both parts rotate and position the upper part (which will maybe be someday connected to a torso) then rotate the lower part and c ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System MSTest Command Line Error - Test 'x' cannot be found.

  When I run the test harness from the command line: mstest /resultsfile:test.xml /testmetadata:tests.vsmdi /testlist:BuildVerificationTests I get the following: Microsoft (R) Test Execution Command Line Tool Version 8.0.50727.42 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2005. All rights reserved. Loading tests.vsmdi... Starting execution... Test CheckExpectedTypeGoodParameters cannot be found. No tests to execute. However, through the ID ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Tablet PC recommendations

  Anyone have any recommendations on a good Tablet PC The best buy for the money Problems with vendors, models, etc -jeff I have Toshiba Tecra M4. It is great combination of laptop and tablet functionality. I chose this one because I write a lot - using keyboard, but on the way - on a train/airplan it is great to write things down. Is is two in one. Support: Well, I used pre-installed Windows XP until las ...Show All

• SQL Server How to Pass Values from ASP DOT NET to SSIS Package Variables

  Hi Does anybody know how to pass values from asp dot net to SSIS package variables Currently I have an SSIS package for monitoring windows service... for that... I have to pass the Server-IP Addrress, UserName, Password, Service Name as Parameter. I would like to pass these parameters through an Interface from RUN TIME. Please help this problem Regards Deepu M.I           ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions C# Express won't install...

  Hey, I have followed those instructions before installing the new beta 2 of C# .Net. Now when I run the beta 2 setup, I get this following error: "Setup has detected that previous versions of the following product(s) are currently installed. Uninstall these applications before continuing with Setup. Fore more information, see readme.html file. Thus file can be found at the root of the DVD or CD1, on the Web download site for the product, or ...Show All

• Visual C++ tlh file contains #include ""

  Hello, I have a managed dll and inthe post build event, i have %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\regasm.exe /tlb:$(ProjectDir)$(TargetName).tlb $(TargetPath) copy /y $(TargetPath) $(ProjectDir) When i import this tlb in the VC project with #import "C:\development\MyManagedAssembly.tlb" while compiling it, i get an error Error 27 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '': No such file or dire ...Show All

• SQL Server Report Builder - Editing existing report

  I am working on SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition. I have prepared a new model and based on that I prepated few reports using Report Builder. Now, I need to edit existing report to apply few more filter and new column. For that I am opening report in to Report Builder and applying new filters and adding new attribute. Everything is set. I will save this report. Now strange thing happens....while saving this report, I am getting following e ...Show All

• Visual C# how to make a toolbar button that i can write into?

  i making an editor and i have a toolbar i want to be able to change size (i know how) but like a loot of editors i want to be able to write the siz and be able to click on the size i want i know how to make a contextmenu for the click but how to make so the user can write his own number for the size here is a link about menu-stripe: http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dv ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Is there an example of how to test web services using https with X.509 certificate

  Any examples out there to test web services that require a client-side certificate using https I created the tests on my local machine without ssl and now am trying to enhance them for our larger test system. Can't record as we are using Smart Client WinForms.  Actually, the problem migh not be the certificate but how to add a FormPostParameter with Username and password. Is this the same in Smart Client forms as in IE Thanks, Burk ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Dependent requests caching

  Hi, I have a problem with caching the requests on the load agents. I have a load test with several web tests. Each web tests contains about 10 requests. Each of the requests has several dependent requests (when executed) like css files, images etc. The dependent requests are almost the same for all the requests - in other words, all tested pages contains same css files and images. A browser of a real user loads those css files and images fr ...Show All