daniel testa's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Forecolor and CellFormatting event question

  Dears, I want to highlight (change the forecolor) of certain DGVrow under certain condition, and I read the FAQ that CellFormatting is the best place for me to code. However, I wrote this: foreach (DataGridViewRow r in dgvColumns.Rows) {                     if (r.Cells[ColumnName].Value.ToString().ToLower() == something) {      ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Bug status in Team System

  In Team System, is there a way to edit the fields under Status   For example Priority is a status that shows up with numbers.  I would like to be able to modify it so the number displays something else, 1-cosmetic, 2 -minor/work around, etc... thanks, aaron Hi How do I download the file and which file I need to download If the file doesn't exists then what do I need to do Thanks ...Show All

• Visual Basic Special Directories

  Is there a way to find the path to a users start menu (in order to install shortcuts). I tried special directories but I couldn't find it. Thank you. The following will get you the user start menu Function ReturnUserStartMenu() As String Dim DirInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo = System.IO.Directory.GetParent(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Programs) Return DirInfo.FullName End Function This is using My.Computer ...Show All

• .NET Development selecting network interfaces

  Hello everyone, I have been trying to find a way to activate/inactivate network cards in .NET, kinda like ifconfig up and ifconfig down on Linux. The reason is that I simply don't want Windows to automatically choose one interface over the other and use this, but to decide for myself. Is there any good way to do this in .NET I found that IP Helper API can list all interfaces, but it does not seem to be able to manage them. Thanks a lot for any t ...Show All

• Visual Basic GetValueByName

  In beta1 there was a fantastic way of getting values out of a gridview using: Gridview1.DataKeys(Gridview1.SelectedIndex).GetValueByName("Name").ToString In beta2 this has been removed - how do I achieve the same results    I used this alot and will  have to change a lot of code, especially if I have to use the reader class. Vince I think there are some even easier ways to get at specific cells or ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Printing richtextbox content

  How can I print content of RichTextBox control in WPF Can I do this with commanding or   I must use windows forms controls. I don't know how can I do this operation and I didn't find any solutions on the web. http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2006/05/16/599350.aspx ...Show All

• Visual Basic class library

  Could some who is already familiar with the developement environment please tell me if it is possible to build class libraries as a compiled dll file, or is this restricted to the full versions like 2003 was Thanks for any help.. I currently have a universal subscription and use the pro version of 05, however, i have previously installed the "Standard" version 03 and did infact try to create a DLL...can't from w ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums product id

  is it possible to obtain some registration information for Office and Windows via VBA by registed information I mean Product ID for Office, Product ID for Windows etc. Thank you, Andrej Hi Andrej, Here is the sample code about how to obtain product IDS via VBA (from our support engineer). =========================================================================   Option Explicit Public Co ...Show All

• Windows Forms SplitContainer Resizing when dropped into a form

  I have a relatively simple test application to learn about Whidbey.  And SplitContainers are breaking all my sizes: I have a Main Form (main). I have a UserControl (uc). uc is AutoSize/GrowShrink. It contains a TableLayoutPanel which is also AutoSize/GrowShrink. It has one column that is AutoSized. If the cells of the table contain controls like labels and buttons, the width of the uc is 200. When I drag and drop uc into main, its width ...Show All

• Visual C# Not Freeing Memory

  Hi, I don't know if anyone can help me. I am working with large png files, and finding the memory is not being freed after the object is disposed. Are there any know bugs on this issue Many thanks, Bruce Hi James, Thanks. I have had a look and can't seem to find GC.Collect() within the code. Running through the memory profiler, the garbage collector is collecting instantly after it previously freed some memory. To try and picture thi ...Show All

• Visual C++ how to save html file in VC++

  hi, i want to save a html file from my browser. i have created my own browser and want to save the html file.. i have used ACTIVE X controls to make my own web browser(same as IE).. it should be like that of SAVE AS option of IE.. plzzhelp.. Just Google. I C++ i don't know. You need to code yourself and learn how it is working. Sometimes it is hard work :-) Bye Martin ...Show All

• SQL Server Encryption and database restore

  Hi Can anyone help I have a database using encryption with symmetric keys created using asymmetric keys. I backed up this database and restored it on another machine along with the service master key. I can read the encrypted data fine. But all the encrypted stored procs that are associated with the application that uses the data cannot read the data, they just return Nulls. If I regenerate all the encrypted stored procs from scri ...Show All

• SQL Server Web Synchronization Update (Bug)

  When you try to update a web synchronization, the wizard asks you to select an existing virtual directory. The problem is that it ends up creating a new virtual directory under the one you wanted to update. If you select the original one, the wizard doesn't enable the "Next" button as you'd think it should. David Cornelson Did you select the virtual directory you created when trying to modify I just tried it and ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Bluetooth and VB Net 2003

  Hi, I am developing an application for PDA that needs to send messager to another application on a desktop PC. I am using VB 2003 and an Ipaq hx 4700. To be honest I don't know where to begin. I need to send some strings to an application on the PC from my pda. I suppose the PC will act as a "server" or "listener" so when it receives something it could execute an action. Here are my questions. Where do I ...Show All

• Visual C# abstract class

  public abstract class AA { public abstract string ab(); } public class BB : AA { public override string ab() { return "my class"; } } Now if I created an object like this way AA obja = new BB(); it'll work and we can access memebers of class AA. Here I am really confused. Can anyone explain me the above code in detail C# Language Specification: 10.5.3 Virtual methods http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp u ...Show All