dusselim's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) unknwn.idl Win SDK Beta 2 issues

  Hi all, I'm running into a huge problem and am desperate in trying to find a solution. Upgraded to the Beta 2 SDK (Uninstalled all the Beta 1 stuff first) and am trying to recompile my code. I get the following error: 1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v1.0\Include\unknwn.idl(108) : error MIDL2025 : syntax error : expecting ] or , near "annotation" 1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v1.0\Include\unknwn.idl(108) : err ...Show All

• Visual C# Convert

  I'm very new to c#, and want to be able to take a string from a textbox, convert it to int, do some calculations with it, then convert it back to string. Presuming A is the string value and b is the int value, what piece of code would perform the conversion, and then back again. thanks string a = Textbox.Text; int b = int.Parse(a); b = b * 2 + 7; Textbox.Text = b.ToString(); Cheers, Greg ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Can't browse network drives from applications Vista5270

  Does any one know how to browse network drives from applications I don't usually store any files locally other than the installed applications, so my 'documents' point to network drive. Worse yet, I place all my driver cd's and updated drivers on a network drive aswell, and for some reason the find drivers applications won't let me browse a network drive! When I try to use office to save my work, I can't save to a network drive either. Who ev ...Show All

• Windows Forms Ms Access Database Connection String

  Hi, I am developing an application with Ms Access .mdb database. Well i can connect to the database using the physical path. Now the problem is i am configuring the application for client server. So for every client i have to specify the physic ...Show All

• Visual Basic Paste As Visual Basic

  Did anyone make the Paste As Visual Basic utility work It was described on this MSDN article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/02/PasteAs/default.aspx I was able to generate the setup wizard, install and activate the Addin. The command appeared on the menu. But when I click the command on the menu, nothing happens. The dialog box that should appear does not appear. If anyone could make it work and can give me some hint, I' ...Show All

• Visual Basic Calling/creating a socket

     Ok here's the deal.  I'm running Visual Studio .NET 2003.  I'm trying to make an IRC client, but I need to create a socket and know how to call on it.  I've got most of the code for the rest for VB6, and from the looks it's not to hard to convert it to VB.NET.  Problem is I don't know how to create and call a socket.  The web browser is easy, just add the browser control to the tool box and bring it ove ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Package Wizard Startup Error

  I think I have installed the components required but when I attempt to run the Package Wizard I get this error: "An unexpected error has been encountered in procedure PrepWizard of module modWIZ_ExpressionEntryPoints" Run-time error '-2147319765': Automation error Element not found. Package Wizard will close now. Do you want to ope the error log file Does anyone know what I may have done incorrectly or what component I m ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Cryptic message when trying to apply a style to a Window

  < Style x:Key = " TriggerWindowStyle " TargetType = " {x:Type Window} " > < Style.Triggers > < Trigger Property = " Window.Tag " Value = " TurnRed " > < Setter Property = " Background " Value = " Red " /> </ Trigger > </ Style.Triggers > </ Style > Error 2 The Key attribute can only be used on a tag ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Remote access to TFS

  When I connect remotely to my TFS server Documents and Reports folder is not accessible, and the right click option to ope Project Portal is grayed out. Has anyone else had this problem, and found a solution to it When I connect to TFS directly from the server everything works just fine. Installation is single server beta 3, no active directory. Ok, I actually found a solution for this, although it seems to be somewhat of a work-around. I ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to capture the event (minimize)

  When user click on minimize icon on the upper right hand corner of the form. Which form event get fired Thanks Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize       If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then MessageBox.Show("Iconized")    End Sub ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Tab stops in RichTextEdit

  Is there a way to specify tab stops in a RichTextEdit control Thanks On the framework level, I dont think its possible for now. Content is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Setting default text property

  How do I set the default text property for all controls, labels, etc. for a project Unfortunately, you cannot customize this in VS.NET.  Each control or component will have it's Text property set to the name of the Control class&n ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums MSN Messenger SDK

  Dear All Hope everybody gone will. I'm asking about "msn messenger SDK" ... where can I found it, it is contains of tools and documentations or it is msn messenger Activity SDK Regrds, Palestinian98 Hi, You can download the SDK here ...Show All

• Windows Forms "DataBinding could not find a row in the list that is suitable for all bindings"

  Hi All, I have a form with lots of related databound info on it. If a user loads up the form it starts creating a new 'booking' and adds new 'booking dates'. If they then decide to close the form without doing anything I need to delete all the info created. My form is bound to lists of buisness entities and I need to delete them all and remove them from the lists. Problem is I get: "DataBinding could not find a row in the list that is suitable ...Show All

• Visual C++ about " while ( cin >> string) "

  I am studing a famous book called "c++ Primer" by Stanley B.Lippman. and in it, there is a program as follows: #include <string> #include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; void main () { string word; vector < string > text; while ( cin >> word) { text.push_back( word ); } cout << "words read are: \n"; for ( int ix = 0; ix < text.size(); ++ix) { cout ...Show All