Robert Barlow's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Management Studio Express CTP update now available

  There is a new Management Studio Express CTP download available at   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=82AFBD59-57A4-455E-A2D6-1D4C98D40F6E&displaylang=en . This update fixes the defect where installing the full Books Online documentation prevented Management Studio Express from starting.  With the update, Management Studio Express and Books Online no longer interfere with each other. To update Management Stu ...Show All

• SQL Server Distributed data synchronization - Comparing timestamp

  Hello, I am designing a distributed application where a central SQL Server 2005 database will need to be synchronized with remote SQLExpress databases via a WebService. Data can be edited at the cental db (by our connected applications) or on the local SQLExpress dbs running on the users machines (by this disconnected application). Now, how can I use the timestamp column to determine the most recent update. The most recent update to me is ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Color code writing in sequential file

  This is the problem: Take three textboxes name them:Quantity,Color,and Number. It say Concatenate the three with dashes between the parts like, 234-r-12h23: 234 is the quantity r is for Red 12h23 is the part number. then it say write it to sequential file. I would appriciate if someone show me at least how to start the code naming. thanks nassir Hi, You can follow these naming conventions. Yo ...Show All

• SQL Server MCTS Exam 70-431 Database Administration Study Documementation and Samples ?

  Hi, I am looking for good documentation and examples to use to 'study' for Microsoft exam 70-431. This has everything to do with nuts-and-bolts Database Administration of SQL Server 2005. The December BOL examples, do not cover enough topics. The topics that are covered are not in enough detail. The 70-431 exam requirements are very detailed. This seems to be a nuts-and-bolts test. I am looking for nuts-and-bolts study material. No b ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to make radio buttons in a groupbox unchecked when form loads?

  The excercise is a small app containing 3 group boxes (2 contain radio buttons, 1 contains check boxes) When the app starts the first group box containing Male & Female radio buttons receives focus,but for some strange reason always checks the Male radio button by default. I am trying to get both radio buttons in this group box unchecked so that the user decides without a default option being used. Any help gratefully received ...Show All

• Visual C++ "site code" "machine ID"

  Hi, guys, Do you know how to get "site code" and "machine ID" using C or C++ language thanks a lot. I almost get that the Machine ID is created by some combinations of - The serial number of the primary harddisk - The MAC address of the network card - Perhaps serial numberof CPU (if you can retrieve that) -... Thanks anyway. ...Show All

• .NET Development Embedded word or RTF data in Access 2000 database/ retrieve /edit /save

  G'day I have developed databases for various people but I need to be able to embed formatted text documents (paragraphs) that relate to a particular table ID object - say a recipe. It has a name & specific (autonumber ID). I need to add to that a bunch of text that I can give moderate formatting to ie indenting or bullets & numbering. If it can also include a picture ie as in a word document that may be handy as well. A further rea ...Show All

• SQL Server Mirroring refuses to be enabled

  I'm having a rough time persuading SQL Server 2005 to let me use mirroring. I've specified the -T1400 switch in the startup arguments (with the preceding semicolon, and as either '-T1400' or '-T 1400') and restarted the services and even the whole machine after each configuration change. I still get a msg 1498 ("Mirroring isn't turned on by default, stupid!") every time I attempt to create an endpoint on that SQL Server instance. What ...Show All

• Smart Device Development localization

  Can anyone point me at some good FAQ's on how to do fast-small localization in CF 2.0. The the following links http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dv_fxnetcf/html/1007280a-630e-479a-8011-e46dfb7a51a3.asp http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dv_fxnetcf/html/18d70080-070b-40d9-a955-6d0871427e6e.asp ...Show All

• SQL Server Using error handling techniques in cursor routine

  Hi everyone! I am trying to use error handling within a cursor routine. I have an Error Handling label outside the cursor that handles errors generated outside the cursor or when @@Fetch <> 0, but doesn't work for capturing errors inside the cursor routine. The cursor has a value that I am using for updating data. This requires a transaction for each pass. I also must select the max value of a selected field from the table where these u ...Show All

• Windows Forms Treeview AfterLabelEdit Problem

  In summary, the problem is when you add a node to the treeview and then reload the treeview in the AfterLabelEdit event.  It adds the node in 2 places, even though I am reloading the data from the database to load the treeview.  If you reload the treeview outside of the AfterLabelEdit event, the treeview loads fine. I have submitted this bug to MS and they are taking their sweet time on it.  I have also had another post concern ...Show All

• Visual Studio Change 'arrowStyle' of a connector at runtime

  hi, i want to change the arrowStyle of a connector. If i change a certain property (enumeration type) of a relationship, the style of the connector end should be changed too! Is this possible Thanks! BENJAMIN Pedro, thanks! At the moment I'm still working with the DSL Toolkit November 2005 version. Will change to the new February 2006 VS SDK, although this will not fix the "Reload&quo ...Show All

• SQL Server The subscription to publication is Invalid

  Hi, I have two SQL 2000 Server running on Windows 2003 Standard Edtion. I am using merge option to replicate database as Transactional option is excluding some tables. Both server are not in Active Directory and I am trying to replicate over the internet. I got following error message while using Merge option: Error Message: The subscription to publication 'XXX' is invalid. Error details: The subscription to publication 'XXX' is i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions VC++ 2005 EE & Excel

  Using VC++ 2005 EE I would like to open an Excel file (but not see Excel) & extract information from it (I think I know how to get the data using VB expressions once Excel is opened as I can carry out this operation using C++5.0, MFC & Kruglinski's book). I downloaded a program in C# (which I think I can modify) but it requires the use of Project | Add Reference, which is not present in EE. Can anyone help ...Show All

• Windows Forms Application Configuration Custom Section

  I am trying to create a custom configuration section that looks like the section created by the ClientSettingsSection class(see below). I can create the section group, section and setting element but I cannot see how to create the value element. I can get <value value="some value"/> . I am also having trouble nesting the value element in the settting element. Anyone out there have any ideas on how i can do this Regards David & ...Show All