LaShene Lowe's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Problem executing general C++ code samples

  Hi, I've installed Visual C++ Express Edition and PSDK and I'm able to build and execute simple Windows Forms Applications. But when I try to build the sample codes I've found at "http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms236269.aspx" I always have the same problem, e.g. when I open the CPUID.sln from the CPUID sample program and try to choose "Properties" from the menu, I only get the error message "The operation could not be completed". When ...Show All

• .NET Development Problem with Web Services and Updating datagrid on windows form.

  I have a simple web service that returns a dataset with one table in it. I've managed to show the data on a datagrid on a form with an update button. however, I would like the data to get updated every 5 min. I've setup a timer with Elapsed trigger to update the gride by calling the web service and refresh the grid. problem: my data grid does not even show up on the form when I use the timer. code: very simple see below. Private Timer1 As N ...Show All

• SQL Server BULK INSERT & DIRTY BUFFERS

  Hi all Using SQL 2000 MSDE I'm bulk inserting about 3.200.000 records into a table unfortunately all memory dissapears and never returns the dirty buffers count goes up to 48000 approx. any ideas on how to rectify this ..... Thanks for that I have already figured out that restarting the service will do the trick ..... but it is a live database with many users .... (they will not thank me for doing such t ...Show All

• Windows Forms Listbox with columns

  What control do I need to use in Win Forms to create a listbox with columns, such as the details explorer view with name, type, size... ...Show All

• Visual Basic Serial Communications

  I am having similar problems as several other postings I've read here concerning reading from serial ports in Visual basic 2005 Express. Unfortunately I have not seen an answer. - I can build a list of available com ports - I can write data to a com port using the " How to: Send Strings to Serial Ports in Visual Basic " - I cannot read from the port using the sample code for " How to: Receive Strings From Serial Ports in Visual Basic" I hav ...Show All

• .NET Development Fragmented .NET SDK Download

  Please could the .NET SDK v1.1 be fragmented into small instalments (about 25Mb each) that can be downloaded individually and then pieced together locally Is this the right place to ask Thanks Hi, I haven't seen any fragmented download on the microsoft website. I think this would not be available.     cheers, Paul June A. Domag ...Show All

• Visual C# Passing Values

  I am writing an app in which when you click on a button, it runs the class that does all of the processing in another thread. Currently I am passing values by requesting them from the originating class in this fashion: ghv_sql_res sqlProcess = new ghv_sql_res (); progressBar1.Maximum = sqlProcess.totalCountReturn(); Basically what I would like to do is pass the values back by "pushing" them from the processing thread. Is ...Show All

• Visual C# Difference between a waiting thread and sleeping thread

  What is the exact difference between a waiting thread and sleeping thread ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista VB.net implementaion does not return Instnceid

  I ran Asp.net implementaion of Hello World in VB. Protected Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim workflowRuntime As WorkflowRuntime = WorkflowWebRequestContext.Current.WorkflowRuntime Dim scheduler As ManualWorkflowSchedulerService = workflowRuntime.GetService( Of ManualWorkflowSchedulerService)() Dim workflowType As S ...Show All

• SQL Server == The SQL Server service failed to start ==

  I'm newbe with SQL Server , I'm looking for help with sql server express edition 2005. At the end of installation ocurrs an error: The SQL Server service failed to start. For more information, see the SQL Server Books Online topics, "How to: View SQL Server 2005 Setup Log Files" and "Starting SQL Server Manually. Error Number : 29503 . (Summary file) Rest of components has status : Successfully installed I've go installed .N ...Show All

• Windows Forms Finding the primary key# from a combobox or listbox selection

  I have a basic app(VB 2k5) that reads a sql mobile database. I do not want the user to see a datagrid thus i am using listboxes,comboboxes and textboxes for input/output. The problem lies when i want to delete a record, i plan on doing this by getting the primary key of the record to be deleted, the problem is the selected value property does not translate into a primary key index.How can i get the primary key of a selected record I have tried t ...Show All

• SQL Server OPEN XML

  I have to insert one table by using the concept OPENXML But i want to insert a table lot of fields i require, in the open XML few fields fields are there , so i want to selet some fields from other table can u guide me for this scenario to INSERT some fields from one table and some in OPENXML as a single insert statement Awaiting for Reply PLease Thanx Consider using the openXml to create a temp ...Show All

• .NET Development Peer-to-peer support in .NET

  Hi, What is the support for peer-to-peer technologies in .NET I mean p2p graphing and grouping, pnrp, etc. I am familiar with peer-to-peer networking SDK and its unmanaged C++ APIs. Still, we are looking for a higher level support of p2p. Thank you for every bit of information. Great question :). We are currently investigatin adding managed support for the P2P technologies - no details to announce at this time, sorry. If you keep an eye o ...Show All

• Windows Forms Migrating Smart Client App to VS 2005

  Hi All, is there any white paper available anywhere that explains the step by step procedures for migrating a VS 2003 smart client application to VS 2005 -Jay ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) XAML, RenderTargetBitmap - picture disappears from image after load testing

  I'm developing a simple ASP.NET handler that returns image that is rendered using XAML on server side. The problem that after stress testing picture disappears from returned image (but empty image is still returned). The picture here is XAML canvas (I put it to the bottom of the message) with different shapes and glyphs (rectangles with gradient fill, lines and text with digits). I tested on Windows 2003 (two processors, four processors), ...Show All