Tamir Gal's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Unmanaged void* to .Net System::Array

  I have an unmanaged C++ class representing a 2D matrix. It holds a pointer to a block with the actual data, and fields indicating the number, size and type of the matrix elements. Like this: public class UnmanagedMatrix { public: void * block; long rows; long cols; int type; //refers to an enum of possible types - char, long, double, etc. long sizeOfBlockType; ... } I am writing a managed wrapper to use this class from within .Net with a m ...Show All

• .NET Development System.DirectoryServices.Protocols Question

  I am trying to read data from an LDAP directory (Sun) using the new classes in .Net2. I am able to connect to the directory and list the attributes that a specifc entry contains but cannot figure out how to read the values for a given attribute. I know of the GetValues() function in the DirectoryAttribute class, but do not understand what I should pass in for the TYPE parameter. SearchRequest srchReq = new SearchRequest(&qu ...Show All

• Windows Forms Help -> Check for Updates

  <rant>This isn't a feature request, or even a bug report, but I could think of no better place to put this rant. 1. Visual Studio was obviously built with the "intent" of providing updates, as per my topic subject.  Everytime I run&n ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Nice effect but super memory consumer!

  has anybody tried the wpf hol06 It simply shows several .jpg images, but each time I load a new image, the application will consume about 30M memory more. why   btw:where is the official avalon bug report site Thanks. Sorry for the late response. What builds are you using for the above lab sample Thanks! ...Show All

• Visual C# Code View, "Types" dropdown only contains "Form1". How do I get controls and their methods?

  I'm looking at the Code View of my form - Form1.cs.  At the top, the "Types" dropdown contains only <project name>.Form1, and the "Members" dropdown lists the controls on the form, grayed out with a blue icon next to them.  The form has a DataGridView control on it.  I would like to see the available methods for this control, and add code for the appropriate one.  Previously, in VS2003, I would select "DataGridVie ...Show All

• Visual C# Regarding inserting images in datagrid column

  Hi I am using datagrid( .net 1.1) in .net 2.0. I am binding the datasource to the datagrid. I have one column which is state (varchar) i want to insert images in that column. Pls tell the above is possible if not pls tell the alternative as i have to take image column. I am not getting how to set column or cell type as image. Any body ASAP pls Thanks & Regards Bhargavi ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums 2 Activities won't start for me :/

  Hi at all, I hope this is the correct forum :-) Hi I got problems (scripterror) when I try to run Memory Game with numbers or tankwars http://cyberride.de/tankerror/1.jpg http://cyberride.de/tankerror/2.jpg http://cyberride.de/tankerror/3.jpg http://cyberride.de/tankerror/4.jpg Translation: Internet Explorer Scripterror / Script failure Line:  XXX Character:  XXX Error: Access Denied. Code: X URL:  http://URLTOSCRI ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Cursor Adapter

  Good afternoon gentlemen.  First, it forgives me the weak inlges.  I speak of Brazil.  It would like to know, if it goes to exist updates in the one in the Adapter Cursor.  A SP(n) for example.  I felt lack of the possibility of being able to make relationships between the cursors to adapter.  Thanks, Itamar Bom dia senhores. Gostaria de saber, se ja existe, ou vai existir, algum update para o Cursor Adapter. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Absolute Beginner

  Hi.  Im using Visual Basic 2005 Express Express.  I have a very simple form with a button on it.  What I would like, is for when the click event of the button is fired, the date and time to be recorded in an access database.  ive been able to make the connection to am access db, but past that, I'm lost. all the datareaders, tableadapters and on and on, are confusing me.  Any help would be great.  Thanks ...Show All

• Visual C++ LockFile

  How can I check if the file is already open through C++ programming. I tried to use LockFile() and _lockfile() functions but they both require number of bytes to be specified. I want to lock the whole file before writing something to it or abort the operation if another instance of that file already open. Any hints and comments will be appreciated. There is no direct way to see if a file is already opene ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Quick Setup Error - ADAM install error, App-Data Tier

  This is brutal: The following component failed to install: ADAM Visual Studio Team Foundation App-Data Tier Beta 2 Single-Server config.  Services are running.  ReportServer is available.  I correct the TMP w/ spaces problem.  Error detailing tfsservice could not log on to sql server, but I can logon using Sql Studio w/ windows auth. Beta3 is now available This version does not required ...Show All

• Visual Studio New project type with "virtual" items using managed package framework

  Hi, I am creating a new Visual Studio Project Type with VSIP 2005 Beta 1 for VS 2005 Dez CTP. This project type should expose a hierarchy whitch mainly consists of nodes which don't map to physical folders or files, but to items in a separate xml file. This Project Type should be implemented with the VSIP Managed Package Framework Classes but at the moment I don't find the right approach for that, since the documentation is very s ...Show All

• Visual C# Cannot access a disposed object Error

  I am getting the following error when I try to switch to a form view on certain occasions: Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: 'DesignFrame' I can't replicate the error on demand - it just happens now and again.  When it happens, I need to use the Task Manager to stop the program.  Anyone know where the problem is   Thanks. This has been reported before: http://lab.msdn.micro ...Show All

• .NET Development How do you Broadcast Data over the Internet?

  Is there any possible way to broadcast data over the internet I need to use this data in a Visual Basic application in a dataset; my application is compleletly datacentric. I have read many msdn articles, but none of them have actually told me how to broadcast the data. I have also looked into many technologies like ASP.NET, SQL Server, XML, and I just don't know the best way to get the job done... I need the data source to work for Visual Basic ...Show All

• Windows Forms Load event fails to fire

  In my app the load event fails to fire if the code below is included in a custom control. Are any of the methods in that code "unsafe" so to speak protected override void OnFontChanged( EventArgs e) { base .OnFontChanged(e); using ( Graphics graphics = CreateGraphics()) { SizeF sizeText = graphics.MeasureString( "TestTekst" , this .Font); int ...Show All