Lance DH's Q&A profile

• Visual C# SDK for software license keys?

  Hi, We need an SDK (or a method) for adding license keys for our software. We would like to provide trial versions and paid versions of our software. At this time, it does not need to be very advance, but we would like to restrict usage somehow. Can anybody suggest a good SDK (or way) to do this (Does this kind of tool come with Visual Studio or as a plug-in / extention ) Thanks :-) There ar ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Package Load Failure

  When starting Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition I get the following error;   Package Load Failure Package ‘Visual Studio Explores and Designer Package’ has failed to load properly (GUID={8D8529D3-625D-4496-8354-3DAD630ECC1B} Please contact   vendor for assistance. Application restart is recommended, due to possible environment corruption. Would you like to disable loading this package in the future You may use ‘VWDExpress/r ...Show All

• SQL Server Can we add tooltip to the Reports available in Report Manager?

  Hi, In my Report Manager window, I have created the Folder "Test" and under this folder I have uploaded 2 .rdl file. When I am placing the cursor over the Report Items, it shows 'Items in Test' instead I want to show Some Other Message. Is it possible Thanks ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to get around using the SaveFile Dialog?

  I'm having a problem making a little program that is similar to a word pad. I need the contents of the rich text box to save to file without using the SaveFile dialog. As of right now i can use Streamwriter to do it, but it looses the rtf formatting. This is caused by making  string textField = this.richTextBox1.Text.ToString(); It saves the file fine and there is no prompt to save the file. The downside is that when you open the fil ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Adding supporting files to Drop location

  I have a number of files in source control that I would like to be moved to the drop location but are not actually built as part of any solution within my team build and therefore dont get copied over - I want to do this because my drop zone is the source area for my deployment mechanism (whether that is simply xcopy of files onto a target server or building an msi using wix) . Also I may want to organise files in the drop locatio ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Server Error in '/' Application Failed to map the path

  Need some help on this error. Everything was working fine for me. I had one site up and running with the Visual Web Developer 2005 Beta 2 and Microsoft Framework 2.0. I created a second website and put it in its own directory, configured IIS to use Ms Framework 2.0. Everything should work being the same just different directories. Unfortunately, now both websites are down. I have posted the error below. I have attempted creating the folder that ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Is support available for Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition?

  Can I BUY Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition If so, I imagine that there would be an advantage to buy it because support should then be available. What more support do you need than these here forums For support groups, you should check out the INETA.org groups in your area. Also, MSN search and Google Groups search are wonderful things. Jim ...Show All

• Windows Forms What is the correct way to do impersonation in a click-once deployed app?

  Hi there Sorry for cross-posting this thread, but it has gone unanswered in the "MSDN Forums Windows Forms Windows Forms General" forum for a couple of weeks now, so I hope someone in here can answer it instead. I would very much like to be able to run my vb.net winform apps in a different security context from that of the current user. And prior to click-once I simply did this by using the "run as" right-click option o ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) DLinq - Explicit Foreign Keys as Data Members... Necessary?

  I've noticed in all the DLinq samples that I've seen that foreign keys are explicitly coded into the objects. For example, LineItem would have an OrderID field, as well as an EntityRef to an Order instance. Is the OrderID foreign key necessary on the LineItem in order for DLinq to be able to understand the associations and work to the full extent of its intended functionality Just to be clear... when I'm talking ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Additional binaries don't get shadow-copied

  i have three assemblies (class libraries) in my solution: the first one contains classes only (1), the second one contains the interfaces (2) and the third one works as a plugin (3) for 1 (implementing the interfaces from 2). at design-time 1 only references 2; i then have a post-build command that copies the binary from 3 to the bin-folder of 1 (2 gets copied anyway because of the reference). that works fine using my app normally ...Show All

• Visual C++ converting c++ stl strings --> Tchars? (NO MFC)

  How would I go about doing this Thanks! Maybe there is no need to convert something is the program is not UNICODE and you are using std::string ot it is UNICODE and you are using std::wstring, You can use the ATL. (USES_CONVERSION, A2T). You can use the CRT mbstowcs, wcstombs. ...Show All

• SQL Server Range Attribute

  Hi, I have a Sales fact table that contains a SellingAmount. Each Sales transaction may have multiple sales records in the fact table, where the "Final Selling Amount" of one sale is the SUM(SellingAmount) of all instances of this sale. Note that the Sale itself is stored in a separate dimension table (SCD) with Sale Number and other details. I want to create a Range Attribute of selling prices, say Selling Amount is < 200, ...Show All

• Visual C++ convert parameter 1 from 'char [256]' to 'unsigned short *'

  does any idea for convert parameter 1 from 'char [256]' to 'unsigned short *' any suggestion from char * to unsigned short * and i would like to provide some sample code let everybody look at it Code: int EngError(char *function, int code, char *format) {    char args[256],msg[1024];    if(gErrorPrompt == 0) return code;        wvsprintf(args,format,(char*)(&format+1));    sprintf( ...Show All

• SQL Server SSAS 2005 on Windows XP?

  Can someone confirm that SSAS and SQL Server 2005 can run on Windows XP I know Developer runs on Windows XP. This is what I use for development. I would like to confirm for Standard since this is what our application will be running on. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Signal point with the coordinate

  is it possible to use the access point with signal and calculate the coordinate in the area Do you mean Wi-Fi AP In theory, yes. You would need several APs in range to compare signals. Considering average AP range is about 50 meters, usefulness of that is questionable in my opinion. Cell networks are more useful for that and I believe it's actually implemented. ...Show All