Kerry_Dixon's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Issue Vision Expandable List Control

  First, I want to say how helpful your sample applications are for me an my current projects. Second, I would like to give back to the team, in the form of what added functionality I have added. I have modified the original Issue Vision ExpandableList and SectionControl controls with the  following new functionality: - Drag & Drop functionality - HitTest methods (similar to DataGrid) - Section Controls maintains curre ...Show All

• Windows Forms Error trying to install (only on one machine)

  Hi gang, My ClickOnce-deployed application, Comicster , has successfully been installed on dozens of PCs across the internet. However, one user who has recently reloaded his machine with a fresh install of XP (fully patched, from all accounts) is unable to install it. .NET Framework 2.0 installs fine, but after Comicster installs, when it tries to fire up, he receives an application error with no details (just the "Send"/" ...Show All

• SQL Server Unable to add database to Web project - "SQL Express" eror message HELP!

    Searched messages with no real help. Even re-installed VS 2005 and SQL Express (from the CD), and reset settings. 1) Created new website. 2) Tried to "add new item" -> SQL Database. Message: Connections to SQL Server files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly. Please verify the installation of the component or download from the URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ linkId=49251 (The link takes me t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Binaries from Website bin directory is still getting added to source control

  I've a Solution with a Web Project which has project references within the same solution, when I first added the solution to the source control, all the assemblies, PDB files from the website bin directory got added to the Source control, I had to manually delete them, I thought this was fixed..but its still happening..is this a known issue - Thanks, Krishna Hi ParkinT , A stab in the dark but I am having ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Create instance of message class for (RPC) service

  Hello, here comes a question that probably has an obvious answer I havent seen: In some scenarios I am finding myself wanting to create a message to be sent to a service defined at the "RPC layer", ie the standard example of using a ServiceContract with normal CLR types. The normal way to talk to such a service is using a proxy on the client side. If you have a service using messages you create them on the client side. Here I want to u ...Show All

• SQL Server Executing an external process() in SQLCLR Project

  I can create an external text file from within the SQLCLR project, but I cannot run an external executable.  Just in case you are asking, I need to do this to push data into a legacy application using a different DB format.  I have found it best to simply use my old language (Clipper) for data validation, etc. - and especially since I require multiple indices to be open.  So, if you could just take my word on this. The fol ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista DelayActivity dynamic update

  Hello, I would like to ask you if it is possible to update DelayActivity.TimeDuration value when DelayActivity is executing I want to achieve scenario like this: workflow is configured to simulate delay specified in the DelayActivity. After DelayActivity starts waiting, user wants to change delay value for the running instance (increase or decrease the delay value). Applying WorkflowChanges to the running workflow instance with dif ...Show All

• SQL Server Report task?

  Hello, I'm not sure if this one should be in this forum. Anyway... I need to build some reports in MS Word format. Is there are any way to do that It can probably can be done in Reporting Services, but how I can merge these two tools in one project (solution) for example Thanks. You can have a SSRS project and a SSIS project in the same solution. As an aside...you can also share data sources between those project ...Show All

• SQL Server MSDE no show in server explorer

  I have installed default instance of SQLServer 2005 DE on Windows Server 2003 host. I also installed a named instance of MSDE rel A. I can connect to the MSDE instance from Management Studio but it does not appear in the list of servers when I try to add the connection in VS2005 server explorer. What am I doing wrong - Dick Thanks Peter That cracked it. Here's what I did: - I ran Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\binn\SVRNETCN ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Game Idea (Who would I send this to?)

  I have myself here an idea for a computer game. I mainly created this post to find out who would be a good person to send something like this to. All I want to do is play something like this. Also... While I'm here why not share it with all of you.. That way I can find out what others think of it. I appologize for the length. Thanks. Game Idea Game set up would be like Age of Empires, Empire Earth and The Settlers 5. Build your settle ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office unable to cast System.__ComObject as Microsoft.....Outlook.Applicaton

  I have just got an error that I can't understand. I have a working Outlook Add-in (developed in Visual Studio 2003) that is running on several test PCs all running Outlook 2003. I suspect that they may not be running .NET v2 though, I can't check for a few hours yet! I have installed the Add-In on a new PC (running .NET v2) that only has Exchange profiles (another difference) and I get an error. The error is "unable to cast System.__ComObj ...Show All

• Windows Forms ListView ColumnHeader question

  I'm creating a custom ListView control.  As part of that, I'm creating a custom ColumnHeader class: Public Class DataColumnHeader   Inherits ColumnHeader   Private mField As String   Public Property Field() As String     Get       Return m ...Show All

• Visual Basic popup menus not working

  I'm using VB 6 and have a strange problem with popup menus that I can't figure out. Outline of the problem:  I have two forms, say A and B.  Form B is launched as a modal dialog from form A.  If I use a command button on form A to launch form B (using code below), then a popup menu on form B works fine:     ---------     Private Sub Command1_Click()         Form2.S ...Show All

• Windows Forms How To: Pick the Resolution/Color Depth from an icon file

  anyone have some sample code on how to pick the resolution/Color depth of an icon file that you don't know which position the correct color depth resides at I've created a coolio Button control that does nice 32bit icons and word wraps around  ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Media problem when doing the "September 2005 hands on lab 08 with the December 2005 CTP"

  Hello! I'm trying to do the first media stuff in the September 2005 hands on lab 08 with the December 2005 CTP. On page 18 of the hands on lab 08 MS Word document it reads that I must enter this: <TextBlock.Background>  <VisualBrush>   <VisualBrush.Visual>    <MediaElement>     <MediaElement.Source>      <MediaTimeline Source="C:\Doc ...Show All