Ed Allan's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms SignTool reported an error 'XmlResolver can be set only by fully trusted code.

  Hi all, Everytime i publish my winform app, I encounter this error. "SignTool reported an error 'XmlResolver can be set only by fully trusted code." How can I fix this problem. Thanks Me too. Delete the ".sln" can resolve temparely,but next time if we copy source to another PC,it comes again. Faint~ ...Show All

• Visual Basic Database Update Error - REALY WEARD

  Hi every one, Every time i try to update my database i get the following exception : System.Runtime.InteropServices.InvalidComObjectException: COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW can not be used. at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Update(DataRow[] dataRows, DataTableMapping tableMapping) at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Update(DataTable dataTable) This is a the code that's generating the exception 'Fill Con ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Is there any support for locking

  We're in the process of taking an existing WF application which has multiple people updating documents and I'm interested in using WinFx... Is there any special handling for locking of data (the doc) for a WF step so that an other team member doesn't also try and use that step in the same space in time Hope this makes sense and thanks for the feedback as I learn how to use this interesting enhancement... Bob Bob - there is no inhe ...Show All

• Visual Basic Timer not working from modem event

  I have a rather lengthy communications program that answers a call from a modem, communicates to another computer over serial and then sends back a response to the modem. I am having trouble with timers I have setup to trigger if the modem or serial ports don't respond within a relatively short period of time. If I run the serial communications sub routine (CreateMicrosTrans) from a form button click the timer works fine, if I run it from the mo ...Show All

• .NET Development Remoting Changes Between Beta 2 and RTM

  In the application we're developing we were successfully achieving impersonation through the Xml configuration enhancements in .NET 2.0 and this seemed to work fine in the Beta 2 release. Having now completed the migration to the RTM build of Visual Studio 2005 and of SQL Server 2005, we've noticed that our remoted component is no longer running as the impersonated user but rather the servers NT AUTHORITY\ANNONYMOUS LOGIN. The Windows Serv ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Urgent! How to change the value of a range in an Excel worksheet in VFP?

  Dear Experts, I've formatted a range from Text to Date in an Excel worksheet using codes in VFP, however when I open the worksheet to view the format is changed but the values still showing as text. Also found that the values will only change when i double-click on each indiviual cell on the worksheet, how can i do it using codes in VFP Your help appreciated. Andrew I've formatted a range from Text ...Show All

• SQL Server Looping each record

  Hi, My report requirement of customer activity report. For each customer, my report should show the summary by purchase catgory and then individual transaction details. Customer Name: Tom Tim Books: 100 Computers : 2 Others: 23 (then all 125 transactions should be listed). Same summary and detail should be repeated for each customer in the same single report. (there are aound 200 customers) How can I achieve this (othe ...Show All

• Visual Basic I can't see the images with shadown

  OK. Here is my question... I need to use a picture like an skin in some windows forms, the problem is... my pictures use a border with a little shadown, ok my windows form don't render this, how can I do my forms show this border correctly. Thanks... Fernando from Nicaragua. Thanks Dustin. But I think this only change the border for the picturebox, not for my picture (image). I have a picture, like a square.. ok, I have it, but my square ...Show All

• Visual C# Height of controls

  Hi all! It's my first time here because I've just began with C#. I'm doing a layout study for the forms I'll use in my application and I use controlos in flat style. I've the problem when I use a texbox wiht font size 8, the control has a heigt of 14. Using a combobox with the same font, gives me a height of 21. Changing the height in the designer or in the code, doesn't change. What can I do to have them the same height Thanks for h ...Show All

• Windows Forms Taskbar applications

  I just need a nudge in the right direction.  I want to be able to create VB.Net projects that act like the Media Player toolbar that sits on the taskbar. I don't seem to know the verbage for such a project. If someone can point m ...Show All

• Visual C# How do I underline the accesskey in the button text?

  I currently have this button and do not know how to get the F underlined in the button text. I tried adding the & before the letter I wanted underlined and that did not work must be a menu only thing. < asp : Button ID ="btnFilter" runat ="server" OnClick ="btnFilter_Click" Text ="Filter" AccessKey ="F" /> I thought about changing it to an html button but assumed ther ...Show All

• SQL Server Will Work for Help SQL 2k5 SP1 Installation issue (log attached)

  The upgrade to SQL 2k5 SP1 fails to upgraede the Database Services. Attached is the log. Will work for help. 05/24/2006 16:19:47.500 ================================================================================ 05/24/2006 16:19:47.500 Hotfix package launched 05/24/2006 16:19:53.687 Product discovery successfully completed during the install process for MSSQLSERVER 05/24/2006 16:19:53.687 SP Level check successfully completed during the ...Show All

• Visual Basic Pardon my ignorance.. Visual Basic ".NET" ?

  I've been out of the development loop for over 4 years. What is this Visual Basic ".NET" Is it a different version of Visual Basic I've seen Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic 2005. What is the latest version, and how does Visual Basic ".NET" fit into all of this I didn't see a ".NET" version of VB for sale.. Clearly I'm missing something. Any help or links to more info appreciated! .N ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Shared Add-In VS2005

  Hi! I have problems to get Shared Add-in done with VS2005 ("final" version) with Word 2003. I manage to make same test with old VS2003 shared add-in project type and it's working fine with Word 2000. Is there some issues why .Net 2.0 Shared Add-in won't work with Office 2003 Also what I actually trying to solve is that I need add-in or way to add new command bar to Word where users can use my .Net windows form program. On VS2003 it wo ...Show All

• Visual Basic Encrypt A String

  I want a simple code to use system.cryptography to encrypt or decrypt a single string.   Have a look at the following sample: http://www.obviex.com/samples/Sample.aspx Source=EncryptionWithSaltVB&Title=Encryption%20With%20Salt&Lang=VB.NET%23 ...Show All