Tom RS's Q&A profile

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Visual Studio

      I downloaded Visual studio Express eddition, with MSDN, and SQL Server as a bundled package. It sounds like a program that I can use, But the SQL Server part won;t worl on my system. I am still trying. The other 2 parts of the bundle are working fine. My system has 32 bit graphics and windows XP home edition, One of those 2 may be my problem, but I'm not sure. Any how, once I get it to work right, it sounds like a great product. I have 3 computers, all with the same windows. I may have to purchase a system with windows profecional, if all else fails to work. But, I like the product, just have to iron ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to bind a listbox to a query

  This seems to be a simple issue, but I haven't been able to uncover the solution as yet.  I have a dataset with the corresponding TableAdapter and Binding Source objects as part of my form.  I created a new query to introduce a criteria and order by condition.  I can preview the data using the 'Preview Data' menu item.  If I use the drag and drop method to bind the data to a listbox, I get the whole database in native order.  I can't figure out how to bind to the query results rather than the binding source. My question is how do I bind this qualified and ordered data to a listbox Thanks. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Team Project Creation failed because of some user account problems

  I used a single-server mode and encountered the following error: Error TF30004: The New Team Project Wizard encountered an unexpected error while initializing the Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Reporting plug-in. Explanation TF30171: The Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Reporting plug-in used to create the new team project could not be initialized and returned the following error: TF30224: Failed to retrieve projects from the report server. Please check that the Yukon Reporting Web and NT services are running and you have sufficient privileges for creating a project.. User Action Contact your Team Foundation Server administ ...Show All

• Visual C++ newbie needs help with C++ language

  i started a very simple programm in my book. but my book was c language. not C++.... #include "stdafx.h" int main() {  printf("hello world");  return 0; } the printf doesn't work on c++.  can anyone tell me how to make this running thank you Sure printf works. But you need to use the correct library. C++ standalone has no implementation to output anything. So there are libraries to do that. You have the C++ Standard library and the CRT (C Runtime Library). printf is part of the CRT. The functions themself are defined in headers. So if you don't include the correct headers for the function the function is not available ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How stable is the current Beta 1?

  I'm going to be kicking the tires on this fantastic workflow framework for a potential replacement of our corporate workflow management system when those goes gold.  I would like some measure of confidence that if I start coding to these API's that they will not be in too much flux...i.e. entire namespace deprications.  I realize that is asking a lot...but from what I have used thus far of the framework it looks like exactly what we need. We currently have an enterprise licience for BizTalk but as you all know BizTalk does not handle human work flow very well.  BizTalk will be reserved for our EAI aspects and I can clearly see ...Show All

• Visual C# Why to use Interface IDbConnection,IDbDataAdapter .Its real time use????

  Hi, I could not understand real use of this syntax IDbConnection myConn = new SqlConnection();  IDbConnection myConn = new OleDbConnection();   IDbConnection myConn = new OdbcConnection();   We can also use for SqlConnection System.Data.SqlClient's SqlConnection class . Then why to use Interfaces.... Please give architectural benefit....any example will be more help full. regards ashok  Hi Ashok, The implementation is called the Factory Design Pattern. Some articles which cover the same topic: Writing a Generic Data Access Component http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2002/July/Gene ...Show All

• .NET Development Import a text file in web page using stream

  Hello,all. I am working on a project in which I have to import file(s) containing email addresses and put these email addresses in a text files using streams. My situation is that when a button is clicked the code should run and pick the data(email addresses) from some other file(s) and put them (email addresses) in text file(s) using streams. can anyone help please. I need it urgently. Thanks in advance. hello Aamir, i guess you need to start on how to read a file first..inside the file you must have something like a delimiter(e.g. | or pipe)..retrieve the data from the text file and then create a new file to store the new data..i beli ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VB Express Font Addition/Installation With Deployment

  I realize that the ClickOnce Deployment is not the same as the MSI and that MSI is not part of VB Express. I have a custom true type font that I need to use with my application. Is there any way to add this with the deployment For example, is this possible with the Boostrapper, and if so how could this easily be done Maybe this will help   http://www.bobpowell.net/embedfonts.htm ...Show All

• Visual Basic Inheriting from Generic List - accessing the "InnerList"

  Hi I have a class that's inheriting a generic List(Of...) and in one of the methods I've created I need to be able to access the contents of the list. Just wanted to make sure that the way I'm doing it is correct - I'm using MyBase.ToArray to return the list as an array as there doesn't seem to be a method to access the List itself (e.g. MyBase.InnerList). Is this the most efficent / best way to do this or should I be using something else Elsewhere I've got a class that inherits from Generic Dictionary(Of...) and to access values in the dictionary I can use MyBase.Values. Thanks Richard My Code: Public Class MyList Inherits List(Of MyObj ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System vssconverter problem

  Hi, After a successful install of TFS, I tried to convert one of our SourceSafe databases. I followed the guide http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms181246(en-us,vs.80).aspx  and made a local copy and successfully ran VSS analyze. Then I prepared the settings.xml file ( <Projects><Project From="$/"></Project></Projects> ) and ran vssconverter like this: vssconverter /c:Analyze /s:c:\vss\cvss\ /m:settings.xml It failed with this exception: Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.SourceSafe.Interop.VSSDatabaseClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.SourceSafe.Interop.IVSSDatabase'. Thi ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How do I: Modify Published Project

  I can't figure out how to design / make changes to the code / form after I've published it. How can I go back and make changes I can't "view" the form any more. I can't add any objects or modify any of my code. I've saved the project using the "Save All" feature and published my application to CD. Now I want to go back and make cosmetic changes and code changes - however, I can't figure out how to bring up the design view. What's going on It does not fail - it's just that the options are not longer visible or available. When I launch Express, I choose to open my project. ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't create database diagrams

  Hello, I'm using C# express with SQL express. I can create a database, create tables and I can even delete the database but I cannot create database digrams. I get an error that says I don't have a valid dbo user or permissions to impersonate. It asks me if I would like to impersonate but it just fails. Any Ideas Thanks In this case the first course is to consider that the error might be telling you exactly what the problem is. Does the account you're logging into the server with have dbo rights Another idea may be that your database doesn't have a valid owner, check out the post at http://forums. ...Show All

• Visual Studio SourceSafe Integration without SourceSafe CD

  Hi, I have a desktop with Visual Studio 2003 that needs to connect to our SourceSafe Server, but I don't have the SourceSafe CD to install the integration files. Is there a place on the Visual Studio 2003 discs that the files are located Or, can I copy the required files from a desktop that alreday has the integration installed to the one that does not Can I download an "Integration Setup" anywhere Thanks, FD Hi Dave, It seems that your VS2003 version doesn't include a VSS 6.0d CD (it should be a separate CD, only with VSS on it). Since you say you have a VSS 6.0a, it seems to me you didn't have VSS coming ...Show All

• SQL Server Storing Null values

  I am creating a UDT which is not a Native but UserDefined Format. I use the IBinarySerialize and should implement Read en Write methods. When i have a null value should i always write some null flag to the database storage Or is there another way to deal with null values like writing nothing Hope somebody can give me some more details about this. I don't really understand how reading/writing is working. Because when i store a UDT with a null value in the database i cannot do a normal select on it. I get an error like: Error message is: Data is Null. This method or property cannot be called on Null values. When i use the .ToString() after t ...Show All

• Visual Studio SourceSafe 6.0 with Studio 2005 Team Suite Beta 2

  Hi there, Apologies if this question might be an easy one, but I have Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Beta 2 (8.0.50727.26) installed and want to connect to a SourceSafe 6.0 database. I see no option for that anywhere in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE. - Do I have to install some client software in addition to VS.NET - How do I access SourceSafe 6.0 from within VS.NET 2005 Regards Ralf Hi Ralf, You may need to install VSS (it has its own setup, different from VSTS installer) After that, you need to select it as the active source control provider (in VS, Tools/Options/SourceControl/Plug-ins page) Al ...Show All