Madhu B.A's Q&A profile

• Visual FoxPro what is the maximum field VFP9 can handle

  Good day to everybody... just a little problem with my update at VFP interface with my back-end database I dont have this problem updating my employees table in SQL2000 with 35 columns at my VFP interface, but recently I add another 3 columns at my table, that's where I encounter this problem. Inserting a new record or deleting there's no problem, but when i edit a particular record then saved the changes,the update is OK.. but after I clo ...Show All

• Windows Forms Thread question

  Hi, I have a winform application that fire a thread that verifies a database, if the database has some new entry, the thread needs to communicate the main thread.. How can I do this via message via event via fire balls =P Thanx! To see an example of the BackgroundWorker in action check out the Application at the bottom of the page - http://www.windowsforms.net/Default.aspx tabindex=9&tabid=3 App Summary - ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums New to VB

  I have to do a project in VB Excel. I don't write code and it has been over 10 years since I took any programming classes. I have books on VB but I don't know where to start. I need to have our main invoice spredsheet update automatically when we get new invoices at the end of the month from our printing service. I know what I want to do but not how to code it. I would appreciate any advice. Thanks, Melissa ...Show All

• SQL Server Maintaining Security

  I am a beginer in SQL Server. I have developed a simple accounting application in VB and SQL. Now I have successfully completed my application. Now I want to deploy it to my client. So I installed SQl Server and required VB components in the clients computer. I also created 'sa' login and secret password only know by me. I thought my data in that clients computer was full safe but later on i found that we can also connect to the sql server using ...Show All

• Smart Device Development where to find ncb file

  hello koogle, " The designer could not be shown for this file because none of the classes within it can be designed. " in the above query you had given the following answer. "Try to do this: 1. Find <your solution>.ncb file and move it somewhere else 2. Create new solution with one form. 3. Close new solution and copy <new solution>.ncb file to <your solution>.ncb" I some time do ge ...Show All

• Windows Forms Code persist bug

  I wrote a control that contains a BandCollection that's a collection of Band. Band is a class inherited from Control. I use CollectionEditor to edit the BandCollection. Everything's OK when editing the collection, but after I run the program then back&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Chart Legend

  Hi - I've searched for threads about changing the text of a Legend of a Chart (from SumOfStockHeld to Stock Held for example) and there were some entries but no real answer. Is it possible to change the legend text of a chart even if it involves getting down into the object model Thanks u open your Report from crystal Report itself Click on Preview Tab there u will get your legent with text Right cl ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Practical questions

  Hello all, For as far as I can see, LINQ offers key features that belong to the data access layer. (Not like the current features from System.Data in .NET 2.0.) LINQ is all about replacing existing data access layer code with LINQ code, I think. So is the true advantage that we don't have to write SQL code anymore If so, would the LINQ code be placed on the database server (stored procedures) or on the application side Would data access layers ...Show All

• SQL Server Returning top 2 results from each different data in a row and inserting into new table

  Hi All, I'd much appreciate any help with the following problem.  I need a statement, cursor, anything.... I have a table in MS SQL Server containing the following (simplified version of course :)): PID      DATE              OTHER INFO aaa      31/05/2005   blah blah blah aaa    &n ...Show All

• Windows Forms cannot move control in design time

  hi i have created my own control inheriting usercontrol which contains a list of controls  i could not move the control using mouse in design time in aform, i could do it by  CONTROL + DOWN key  any directions would be much helpful  Thank ...Show All

• Visual Studio Unable to create class diagram from C++/CLI

  Hi, If I try to create a class diagram in a VS 2005 B2 C++/CLI windows app project, I get an error saying "Unable to create class diagram file "file URL". Make sure you have file system permissions to create the file and have disk space availalbe. When I try the same operation from a C# project, things work fine. Any ideas Allan Yes, we had to cut support for C++ unfortunately.  This is also discussed in t ...Show All

• Visual Basic Microsoft Visual Studio has encountered a problem and needs to close.

  this happens increasingly when creating additional parameters inside method calls, eg, Function DoSomethingSpecial(byRef SpecialEvent as CustomObject, Somethingelse as Integer) as boolean I tried to add a new parameter, and after typing parameter name followed by AS, the system freezes, intellisense never shows, instead I get the annoying message, which of course takes out all code since my last save. any ideas Lex. ...Show All

• SQL Server Server Error Trying to Connect To Local SQL Database

  I get the following server error locally, when trying to connect to a local database. I paste the connection string using the properties panel in vs 2003, but I can't seem to get it to connect and pull data. The furthest I get is pulling the column names into a datagrid, but no data. The server error is sporadic. Keyword not supported: 'provider'. Here is the code, thanks for any guidance: Imports System.Data Imports System.Data. ...Show All

• Visual Basic want information about DOS call for porting in visual basic

  hi.           I am porting QBasic application in to visual basic. i want information about dos call made through basic code like WINSEL,BELL etc.          Mainly i have problem in DOS call like SRVRLOGIN() and NETPARM(). can any one give me information about these call or Website link if available. please help to resolve this problem. thanks.   ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Start/stop recording via Firewire

  Hello I need my application to start/stop recording a Sony video camera. Does anyone know how to do this or has a link The Sony camera has got Bluetooth as well - will it work over Bluethooth Sony wasn't very helpful so far. Thanks! Rudi Have you checked out msdn http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/directshow/htm/type1transmitwithpreview.asp ...Show All