MADLAX's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ YA DllImport question...

  Hi -   Here's another dllimport question. I'm attempting to access native code from managed code. In this case, I'm using the open source tinyXml - a C++ library and wrapping it with a C++/CLI class. I'm able to compile the source code into a win32 dll. I'm exposing a class - TiXmlDocument using __declspec(dllexport). I also expose the base classes. No problem.   On the C++/CLI side (VS2005), I can create an object pointer, i.e. ...Show All

• SQL Server Reporting Services Tutorials Problem

  Hi, I'm having a problem with the 6th tutorial of the Reporting Services: Using XML Data in a Report. Im using SQL Server Standard Edition on Windows server 2003. In 'Lesson 1: Defining a Data Source and Dataset for XML Data'  ( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345338.aspx ), I can't seem to get steps 10 to 15 right. In Step 10, it says you must type : "<Query> <SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserve ...Show All

• Visual Basic How to dynamically change the fields on a form

  Hi, As I am about to develop an IT Asset Tracking system I wanted to know how to change fields on a form on the fly. For example, suppose I click on the Add New Asset button, the Add New Asset form will then appear. On this screen, I may have some selectable combos such as Item Type and Model. By default my item type will be Desktop PC and the fields for a desktop PC will be displayed for entry. After I save this and then decide to add ano ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System IDisposable again

  Hi, i’m trying to implement IDisposable correctly with the use of the patterns provided in the help system for FxCop on web. Unfortunatly I got the following error: Error, Certainty 75, for DisposeMethodsShouldCallBaseClassDispose {     Target       : Dispose(System.Boolean):System.Void  (IntrospectionTargetMethodBase)     Resolution   : "Change Class2.Dispose(Boolean) ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) What about LINQ somehow running inside of Excel

  Ok, so for ever I'm having to bring spreadsheets into sql tables to perform simple sql query operations. Like which of the rows on this sheet don't match a key field (column) in this sheet. Or Let me produce a sheet that contains a join operation for between rows from two sheets. Often the sql gets pretty hairy as well. So could LINQ somehow be run inside of Excel to perform these kind of operations Hi Keith, Nice to see that Mat ...Show All

• SQL Server Connect same database in the CLR store procedure

  Hi everybody: I have a urgent problem, and can not google any useful answer. Please help me! In my CLR store procedure, I have used a context connect, and I want to creat another connect to the same database. I have set the database permission to external, creat asymmetric key in my assembly, and creat login for that key. The dbo is the owner. When I use this connect string as store proc ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Admin Tools

  What admin tools are available to manage W2K3 AD etc that can be installed onto Vista XP and W2K tools refuse to install I too am trying to get this to work and they will not install either (I've gone through and set the compat mode to Windows XP.  No luck...Any other ideas ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions screensaver tutorial project

  I have opened the new project screensaver and even if in the guide it is written: Once your project is loaded into the Visual Basic environment, you can compile and run the program in one step. To build and run the Screen Saver application Press F5 to build and start the screen saver under the debugger . The screen saver launches and starts displaying the most recent articles from the RSS feed. Pressing a key or moving the mouse causes ...Show All

• SQL Server Management Studio Still will not install

  I followed the thread " Re: Management Studio for SQL Server 2005 Standard " But these remedies did not resolve the problem. Environment: AMD Athlon64 XP-Pro 64 2gig ram Office Pro 2003 Visual Studio 2005 SQL-Server 2005 Developer I get an error at the end of the install attempt: None of the selected features can be .... and so on. It is saying that the reason is because the upgrade is blocked....SQl-Serev ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions creating a .exe File

  Hello,  i have a really simple question, I’m a noob on Visual Basic. Can I create .exe Files with Microsoft Visual Baisx 2005 Express Edition greetz steverino Actually, I figured it out. I dont, but I was trying to run it from a server. But it is just a file server so .net wouldnt be installed. Its basically just a deployment, and I found it really easy to code in Visual Studio because of the way the p ...Show All

• .NET Development handling packets on recive

  how do ppl handle this, Im finding as I move deeper into my project that my readbuffer is backing up, my packets were geting smashed together so I started sending a delimer at the end of each packet and spliting the string to seperate each packet, is there a good way to hold these split packets until I can process them thanks a ton btw im using C# If you are workign with a TCP connection, there is no gaurantee ...Show All

• SQL Server Local Reports

  Thanks for the info but I am interested in designing and running local reports in a windows form.  I have not been able to find correct documentation on how you define a schema that can be used to create an rdlc file for design of a report that uses a datasource that is set at runtime.  Specifically, I would like to use business objects that return a data table in a get method.  The online documentation is incomplete and full of ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Changes to App.Config not propagating to runtime in Excel VSTO 2005

  When I change a connection string in my App.Config for Excel VSTO 2005 the change is not being reflected at run time or in the debugger. Where is the runtime App.Config being kept It's not in the bin or obj\debug... My version also prompted me about updating the value in the .settings file and on the dialog it appears to have been changed but if you turn on show all files and check the actual method in .setting ...Show All

• SQL Server cant access report manager options

  Hi friends i installed sql server 2005 standard edi with reporting services on win2003 server. i can open report manager page in IE but i cant access anything i mean report builder,upload file link option etc., they are disabled for some reason. Yes i went to site settings(interestingly i can access this !!) and gave all rights i see there to the user but no avail. interestingly i can access all options from IIS manager ! any ideas how to fix th ...Show All

• Smart Device Development BindingSource ListChanged Event

  When a changed is made in the bindingSource List the evente listachanged is fired here i have inforamtion about which item of the list has change, i also need information of which field of this item has that change. Could anybody tell me if i have a way to obtain this information Thanks. I'm working in visual studio 2005 cf v2.0 On desktop that can be done by accessing PropertyDescriptor property o ...Show All