John Neighbors's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Error while compiling (C2664)

  Hi, I have this piece of code which I am trying to compile in VS 2005. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TCHAR * strGuid = NULL; UUID myUUID1; UuidCreate( &myUUID1); UuidToString( &myUUID1, &strGuid ); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This compiles OK in VS 6.00 but it gives an error in VS 2005 (The project setiings has _UNICODE & UNICODE defined). An ...Show All

• SQL Server Duplicate Dimension Members

  Hi everyone, In AS 2000, some of the dimensions I was using had both the key & the name of the dimension as the same text field (dimTable.name).  This grouped duplicate dimension members together.  Browsing the dimension only showed unique members. In SSAS, my understanding is you need a key attribute that links to the fact table, or another reference dimension.  Since the dimension I was using had an intermediate key on ...Show All

• Windows Forms Error Registering Capicomm.dll

  Error Registering Capicomm.dll 2.1.0.1 on NT when i try to regsvr32 capicomm.dll y got error 0x00000007f on NT 6a (High enc) build 1381 ...Show All

• Visual C# Use of classes in windows c# programming

  I'd like to ask some experienced developers what way of using classes in windows application they prefer. If you prefer to have one class for main windows form and other classes for application logic and functions and how are objects of these classes communicating . If I had class for main form and other one for some program functions, how can I change the look of windows form from some functions like adding items to listbox Do I need to pa ...Show All

• Visual C++ Buttons

  I know that this is probably one of the most simple and easy things to do, but I don't know how to do it,so can someone please help me with Click events so that when I click a button it goes from "form1" to "form2." Because I'm new at programming in C++. that's getting closer, I just want to click the button and stay in the same window but go to the next form, same sized window and in the exact same position on the screen. Do you know ...Show All

• .NET Development System.AccessViolationException in .NET 2.0 ServiceBase sample

  Hi I am trying to get the sample code at   http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5xh5cfw0(en-US,VS.80).aspx up and running, but  get an AccessViolationException. The exception occurs  where a call is made to [DllImport("ADVAPI32.DLL", EntryPoint = "SetServiceStatus")]         public static extern bool SetServiceStatus(             & ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition and VSTO for Office tools

  Just a quick question, am totally new to developing and am looking to enhance my Infopath Forms with the tools. I have VB 2005 EE and after installing the tools i cannot seem to find any use for them in VB or Infopath. I am clearly making a stupid mistake and as a complete novice i have no idea of where to go from here. Cheers Adam Just to make it seem like somone is interested in replying to this ...Show All

• Visual Basic MultiColumn Listbox(add item: Object Text, Object)

  How do I add a new Listbox item where item1, column1 holds a TreeNode object text; item1, column2 holds a TreeNode object. The ListBox would display item1, column1(TreeNode object text) but hide item1, column2(TreeNode object). I have a TreeNode search procedure that stores the .Find TreeNode results (TreeNode object only at this point) in a ListBox. I want to store both the Node Text (column1) and Node object (column2) as one item in the Lis ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to build a .NET Compact app with VB2005 Express Beta2?

  Hi, I've got a HP iPAC rx3715 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition Ver4.21.1088) and a BT-338 GPS receiver & want to write some GPS logging applications. So I've just installed Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta2 (050215.4400) and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 (Beta2) onto my PC (windows 2000 Pro SP4) with no reported errors, but when I start  click start|Programs|Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta2 then File|New Project I ...Show All

• SQL Server Sql server synchronization

  I want to realize these steps in .net2005 C# programme: 1) Start Sqlserver2005 p ublication snapshot agent. 2) View Sqlserver2005 snapshot agent status, if it finished then go on. 3) Start Sqlserver2005 Subscription synchronization agent. 4) View Sqlserver2005 synchronization agent status, if it done then continue. I tried to find some SP, dll, method or script to realize this funtion, but failed. I really need h ...Show All

• SQL Server Snapshot location on a clustered server and Kerberos authentication

  Hi, We have a clustered instance for our distributor in a transaction replication topology. At this distributor we also have our snapshot folder. We created a file share resource for this snapshot folder in MS Clustering in the virtual group as the sql instance. In the distributor setup we then provided the "virtual group\sharename" as the location of the snapshot folder thinking that in the event of a failure, the virtu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Using MSTest.exe with WebDev.WebServer and MSBuild

  I am trying to create a build script that will run the unit tests that we have created as part of the build process.  Unfortunately, when using MSTest to run the tests, any file based web sites that the test container may reference are not started automatically.  When I use MSBuild to start the WebDev.WebServer, the Exec task does not return control to MSBuild until the WebServer has been stopped as it appears to be waiting on the chi ...Show All

• Visual C# ADO.net

  System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DataBase\login.mdb'. It is already opened exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data. at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.ProcessResults(Int32 hr) at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.InitializeProvider() at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open() at DataBase.Login.OnInit(EventArgs e) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ ...Show All

• Visual C++ multi-languages and Doc/View architecture

  Hello all, I am trying to internationalize a previously french-only application that uses a Doc/View architecture. I could see how to make language-specific resources but can't find out how to integrate them in my architecture. Could someone give me a hint, please Jean-Marie Epitalon Mourjou France Hi Jean-Marie,   I wanted to know the type of application, console application, winform, mfc, win forms, ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions retrieving the items of listbox...

  Hi!!! I need to retrieve the items of a Listbox and assign they to an array. Somebody knows How to do this Thanks in advanced Blair Allen Stark wrote: Because I can't stand vb and refuse to code in it unless I am getting paid. . . god what a dog. . . this is in C# There is no need for that attitude, C# and VB.NET code gets compiled into same IL assembly. There is no need to express your dis ...Show All