Fredrik Bergström's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Team System Team System Builds and dropping an MSI

  Hi, I just started using Team System this week, and I've been able to muddle along fairly well, but I've just discovered something that to me is a real show stopper. And based on the searches that I have done in Google and in these forums, I'm beginning to think there is something fundamental I missing based on the small number of responses to this problem. My problem is that the team system build does not build the Setup projects. I understand that this is because MSBuild does not support them, but I am flabbergasted by this fact. What use is a build system that does not create the fundamental deployment deliverable Obv ...Show All

• Visual C++ Spaces instead of tabs in auto-generated code for MFC projects

  Does anyone know whether it is possible to let VS use spaces instead of tabs when generating code for MFC applications I changed the 'Tab' settings under Tools/Options/Text Editor/All Languages/Tabs to insert spaces but, as expected, that only affects the editor itself, not the code generator. As I want to use an external editor, I would prefer 3 spaces instead of tabs being used in the auto-generated code. Regards, Siggy Thats AFAIK not possible. The autogenerated code is placed in templates in the wizard. The code is taken as it is and just a view parts are replaced. ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS fixed width file

  I am attempting to import a fixed width file into a SS2005 table and am having problems when importing a date that has no value in it. The table will allow nulls. The date is in dd/mm/yyyy foramt and when there is no date then there are 10 spaces. When transforming the data I TRIM the data down using a derive transform script so all there is, is an empty string. When the file attempts to load I get the following message: [OLE DB Destination [2238]] Error: There was an error with input column "paid_date" (2306) on input "OLE DB Destination Input" (2251). The column status returned was: "The value could not be co ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office ContentControls & VSTO(v.3 aka 2007)

  I have yet to throw on the newest CTP of VSTO, i have the second newest version. I would like to use Content Controls in my document solution as a way to show visual cues to the users. From the content controls i have seen, they only appear different when the user hovers over the next, i am looking for a way to have these ContentControls always on with the blue outline around the content control. It would also be very useful that i can hide my content controls programmaticaly and the content contained wherein. does anyone know if these types of things can be done with the lastest ctp or if these kinda things mite be considered for the final ...Show All

• Windows Forms New and open

  hey, in order for me to be able to do new and open options on my text program, I need to know how to make it so the program has a certain text file type for it's documents...how do you make this with Visual studio 2005 express k, I have a little idea of what you mean...so I added the Openfile dialog control and looked at it's properties...found the words FileName and it is followed by the "action" of: OpenFileDialog1 so are you saying change that or keep it what exactly u want me to do keep it and in the Richtextbox codemake a class and put in the class LoadFile or...what ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) WPF is going be absent in First Vista Release

  Hello all, I am reading on some news groups that WPF is not going to be there in initial release of windows vista. Does anyone knows more about it I cannot imagine vista without WPF. Any thoughts from experts Thanks Basav Jonas Beckeman wrote: This is troublesome news, if it's true. Please, MS, shed some light on this. It would seriously affect my commitment to WPF if it's not pre-installed on Vista. I had hopes that WPF would be a viable platform for some of my products within 2-3 years, but maybe I should think more like 5-10... I really need to know about the plans f ...Show All

• .NET Development Multi project debug & .Net DLL Hell??

  I have a main project A which is a web project, which has referenced dlls A1,A2,A3 created by separate projects also named as A1, A2, A3. Now Project A1 references the following dlls: L, M, N Project A2 references the following dlls: A1, L Project A3 references the following dlls: A1, A2, X, N Project L references the following dlls: M,N Project M references the following dlls: N Project X references the following dlls: M,N X L,M,N are also separate projects(class library, component dlls) which have different versions and each version is kept in a different folder. Currently I am facing an issue where projects have been ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office comaddin.Object does not work

  I am trying to make two Excel addins talk. the 1st addin can be seen by the 2nd via app.COMAddins collection, and I verified that the addin instance has the right ProgId. however, the Object property yields <undefined value>, therefore, I can not call methods on that addin. what can I do to figure out what is wrong The way it needs to be done is : your first add-in should initialize set the Object property to something. It can be done in IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection method. You will need to cast OnConnection's AddInInstance parameter to Office::COMAddin, then set the Object property. Then, ...Show All

• SQL Server Step by step for Indirect configuration

  Is there a good step by step guide to setting up an indirect configuration I've followed the steps in Kirk Haselden's 'Keep your packages in the dark' article 3 or 4 times this afternoon and nothing seems to work. I cannot even get the XML configuration file to work by accessing it directly. I'm using the wizard to create the file. Just wondering if there was something else out there.... Thanks in advance for any help. MarkA No step-by-step guide exists so here's one: 1. Create a direct configuration 2. Create an environment variable containing the path and filename of that configuration file ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Installing Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1

  There have been several threads with questions about installing Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.  I'm hoping to summarize the installation instructions for anyone else that might be having trouble.   These instructions are also available on the WindowsWorkflow.net community site here .  James Conard Architect Evangelist - Windows Workflow Foundation http://www.WindowsWorkflow.net http://blogs.msdn.com/jamescon -------------- Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1 is compatible with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 (builds 50215.44 & 50215.45). Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1 is not co ...Show All

• Windows Forms toolbar in vb.net

  Hi, Iam using a toolbar in mdi form with 5 buttons. and i had added an imagelist with five icons. For each button in toolbar i have assigned one icon from image list. The toolbar button icons r visible in design time. but when i run the application only buttons r getting displayed with no icons on it. Can anyone help me out of this problem... ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) WinFX beta 2 is there

  Go and get it http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta/default.aspx I've downloaded the runtime and Visual Studio extensions, but when click the link to go to the SDK download page I get the following error: "The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this message when trying to access this download, go to the "Search for a Download" area on the Download Center home page." ...Show All

• Windows Forms Hidding a row in datagrid?

  Can we hide a row in datagrid  if yes then how The answer to hide one row in datagrid is in this link: http://www.vbcity.com/forums/topic.asp tid=37954  ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS.NET 2005 Beta 2 Team Suite Edition fails half way through.

  I finished downloading the full Vs.net 2005 Beta2 team system files, extracted them and then attempted to install them on my Development Laptop. It turns out, I just re-built my laptop with a clean installation of Windows XP SP2, and MS OFFiCE 2003. There are a few more apps, but the bottom line is that the laptop is clean. I ran the Installation, and it installed the .NET framework 2.0, and then the MSXML 6.0 Parser. It got to the VS.NET installation, and starts copying files ok. About 3/4 of the way through the progress bar, it throws a generic failure record, and rolls back the installation. Is anyone else running into this Is there ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums What version of Team System do EmpowerISV members get?

  Current MSDN Universal subscribers get a free upgrade to their choice of one of the Team editions of Visual Studio 2005 when its released.  What about current EmpowerISV members   And what will future members get   I'm planning on joining the program, but I want to be sure I know what my team will be  getting long-term, especially as it relates to Visual Studio Team System. Hi Tim Do you remember who you spoke to at MSDN   As I've spoken with a number of people who just transfer me around an are clueless when it comes to Empower. Would you be able to PM me with the comfirmation email ...Show All