Dr. Thunder's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Team System MSDN Academic Alliance

  Will TFS be available for universities via the academic alliance program I couldn't find any page with any information on that. Let me also state my opinion on that: I think learning how to organise team development, manage a dev process etc is a key component of any CS education. So, I think you guys should do everything so CS faculties can provide a TFS for all their students so that they learn how to use it. Along that line I believe you should include the Team Suite in the academic alliance program instead of the pro version. I think it is so important to NOT have students use tools that are less professional than what they will use on ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Compiler Error

  I have downloaded the adapted samples from the book "Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation Beta Edition" from the website http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew/archive/2006/03/03/543433.aspx When I try to compile the second example in chapter 2 i get following error: "A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods" in the WorkflowLibrary1 Project. The file in which the error is found is called "Workflow1.xoml" and it occures in line 1, column 1, which is as follows: < SequentialWorkflowActivity x:Class = " WorkflowLibrary1.Workflow1 " x:Name = " Workflow1 " xm ...Show All

• .NET Development Help plz!

  How do i read data on the same row but on a different column from a mdb file using visual basic studio 2005. so far i got : somethingDataSet.Tables(NameofTable).Rows.Find("StudnetID").Item("Name") For example: student ID Name 1 John 2 Matt So if user put 1 it then the name should be John. And if 2 it should be Matt. However everytime i put 2, it gives me John. Could you guys help me with it Hey Dave, Could you help me Thank you in advance Ok here is another solution...use the select method of the table object to return the row(s) you need ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Converting NUnit Tests & Importing Test Director Defects

  1) Will there be a way to batch convert NUnit Attributes to the MS versions Or will it just be use of Find/Replace 2) Will there be an easy way to import Mercury Test Director Defects into the VSTS Defect Management system Thanks, Philip Out of interest, where did you find this signature I've been looking everywhere for it. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office What are the difference between VSTO 2003 and VSTO 2005

  I am new to this. What are the main differences between last version VSTO 2003 and VSTO 2005 for Office development. Is it still possible to build XML based smart documents in VSTO 2003 What extrav features are there in VSTO 2005 If I get VSTO 2003, is it upgradable. Is there any problems for the upgrade Where can I obtained trail/academic version of VSTO 2003 or VSTO 2005 Really appreciate your suggestions. Thank you. Hello, I believe that the answer to most of your questions can be found in the post titled "PLEASE READ NEXT: VSTO 2005 Resource List" at the top of the main VSTO ...Show All

• .NET Development How can I extract a string from a string?

  I have the following string string ConnectionString= "data source="MyLocalSQLServer" ;Initial Catalog=aspnetdb; ;Integrated Security=SSPI ;persist sercuity info=false ;UID=sa; ;PWD=asdasd; ;ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" what I need to do is extract all the relevant bits and put in a variable . How can I do it EG string ServerName= string dbName= strUID= etc . I have tried using "split" but not with much success anyIdeas thank ...Show All

• Visual J# How much does J# support pure java?

  How much does J# support pure java I just installed J# express and am wondering can i just copy my java codes into J# editor and execute it or i need to do some "import" things first Besides, if i want to to use Java2D or Java3D API, how can i make it Cheers Hi, Any code written in/upto java language version 1.1.4 should compile in J# wothout requiring any changes. If code uses features available in later versions of Java then compilation may succeed provided that the same feature is supported in J# also. For details please refer http://msdn.microsoft.com/vjsharp/ . You can find a lots of useful information here. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions shell.sendkeys to blanked out password field

  I have created a simple VB applicaiton that telents into a Linux box and issues some commands. I have tested the app without actually connecting to the remote machine, this way I can verify that the information is being entered correctly. Every thing appears fine, except for when I try to send the log in password. It never accepts it. The only thing I can think of is that since it is a password field the characters are blanked out and cannot be seen. I'm wondering if this is what is causing the problem. My code is below oshell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") 'creates an instance of the Wscript Shell object fso = Creat ...Show All

• Visual Basic how to call SplashScreen

  Hi All, I am working in windows based Application. I have Created a SplashScreen Form name is AppLogo.vb I set the My.Application.SplashScreen = AppLogo While starting the Appplication the SplashScreen is displaying Fine. I have one menu called "About". I want to show the same "AppLogo.vb" in About menu Click event. But Applicatiion is raising Cross thread excepition. Can anyone tell me how to call the splash screen through coding . Thanks and Regards Venkat Create an about form using the about form template... Then call this forms showdialog method. I think you'll find the sp ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) BamlParse Exception recieved when adding event handlers to a button....

  So, I've got a pretty simple example of a dialog and I've got it narrowed down to the point where I only recieve the exception when I include the following snippet of code. this .addButton.Click += new RoutedEventHandler (addButton_Click); The method implementation is dirt simple and is listed below. public void addButton_Click( object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { MessageBox .Show( "Pressed add!" ); } The Xaml for this is here. < Button Margin = " 10,5,5,10 " Name = " addButton " > Add </ Button > Finally, the exception I'm recieving is listed below. I've ...Show All

• Visual Basic Popping sounds using Windows Media Player to play mp3 files

  When using Windows Media Player (winmm.dll) to play mp3 files, I sometimes notice 'popping' sounds whereas I have not noticed this in quality applications such as Winamp. Can anyone please shed any light on this phenomenum Are you using winmm.dll to play files via visual basic code If not, then your question is off topic on these forums. ...Show All

• Visual C++ __w64 int ( What is it )

  I have been working on porting application. I have been facing warning related to "__w64 int" conversion. I wanted to know whats __w64 and what care needs to be taken to correct the warning. The warning i am getting is warning "C4244: '=' : conversion from '__w64 int' to 'int', possible loss of data Any help on this regards is highly appreciated. Thanking in anticipation. Regards, - Imran. The problem is that in 32bit a pointer values fits into a DWORD. But in 64bit you need a 64bit value. So a __w64 int tells the compiler that it is a int were a pointer can not be casted into without any loss of data. This is the reason why there is ...Show All

• Visual C# Where OSQL.exe

  Hi, How can I get the path to OSQL.EXE for install database with SQL file Thank's Alexei Hi Alexei, The following tip should help you: http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19583 Let me know if you face issues in converting that code to C#. Regards, Vikram ...Show All

• Visual Studio Release of a DSL for the Gamma et al. Design Patterns

  Hi folks, I have written a DSL for the Gang of Four design patterns. If any of you are interested in taking it for a spin, you can get the source and doc from:    http://www.clipcode.biz/workshops/dsl.html Enjoy, Eamon O'Tuathail Clipcode Knowledge Services mailto:eamon.otuathail@clipcode.biz http://www.clipcode.biz Hi Eamon, This is a great piece of work. I had some issues with the Designer project, buut soon found out that it can be fixed very easily. I am sure you fixed it for March CTP, but I installed the latest April CTP. But, the solution to the problem is easy, as stated in the ...Show All

• Smart Device Development First chance exceptions while debuging

  My program is working but I get following information while building. A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in mscorlib.dll A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in mscorlib.dll A first chance exception of type 'System.UnauthorizedAccessException' occurred in mscorlib.dll What to do I got this error on my first attempt to compile simple 2 line application on Vista business Dim FS As FileStream = File.Create( "C:\log.txt" , FileMode.OpenOrCreate) Dose any one have any clue what persmissions I need. I am a ...Show All