Deployment of app with SQL Server backend
Hi My vb.net app has SQL Server backend. The production SQL Server has a different connection strong to the development SQL Server. How can I make my app connect using the correct connection string on...
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Can't set project platform to x86
Hi I tried to set platform to x86 for the solution from ‘Configuration Manager’. All projects obliged except one. When I went into that project's properties I could not see x86 platform listed. What am...
View ArticleAre majority of the developers still using printed books for study and...
Are majority of the developers still using printed books for study and learning or they shifted to e-books , which use more these days ?Mohamed Ahmed Database Administrator & Developer
View ArticleLicensing Queries RE. MSDN & ACTION Pack Development & Design
We are currently subscribed to a Microsoft Action Pack development and Design and this expires on 15/02/2015. I know this includes licences but Its not totally clear on the Microsoft website what we...
View Articlevisual studio 2013 keeps creating language-dll in debug-folder
Hi,this is low-prio- i am just curious if i can fix that without a dirty workaround: - i changed the language-setting of my main-form from standard to en-gb. Now - even after setting it back to default...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 Hangs while open Property Category
I'm creating a CategoryEditor for a UserControl. So my solution is made up of: UserControlProject UserControlProject.Design TestProject My CategoryEditor should show a Button in the Property Grid for...
View ArticleHow can you set screen resolution on TestAgent running build verification tests
Hi.I am running a test project, triggered by a build.The test is performed by a TestAgent on a virtual machine. The test consists of starting a TestComplete distrubuted test where the virtual machine...
View ArticleJavascript - pageControl javascript extension problem?
Have had problems with VS express windows folllowing a factory reset. Mostly sorted after a refresh...Am following the "How to", and am using this as a base for a navigation app.Have installed VS...
View ArticleDatagrid Row - Finding the value of Cell(0)
Hi Everyone;I have a datagridview in my form. Can someone help me get the value of the first cell of any row that is selected by the user?I am not an expert in working with datagridview. If the user...
View ArticleUpgrading to VS 2012 or 2013
My organization uses Visual Studio 2010 as its standard.I am trying to gather support to change the standard to 2013.I have heard that 2013 has better backward compatibility for 2010 projects than 2012...
View ArticleHow to connect to a database in Visual Studio 2013?
How to connect to a database in Visual Studio 2013?What are the neccessary steps to do this?I must mention that I do not have mysql in Data Source although I've installed mysql.Thank you.
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Beginner - need to create a simple report from a asp.net template
My book says that I can display a SSRS report as a web page. Steps given are > File > New > Web site. Location = HTTP. "Provide a name for the website (like MRVWeb) and click the ok button"....
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I cannot rename a project within a solution with Right-click -> Rename (the...
How come I cannot rename this project? I need to rename this project, I tried to modify the .SUO file by hand but every time I load the solution, the file gets overwritten. Where else can I modify the...
View ArticleWhat options are available to us, paid or otherwise, for MSDN assistance in...
Good day,We are an MSDN Premium subscriber and we are running into a very unusual hang issue with a product that we develop using Visual Studio 2010.Is there a support option (paid or part of MSDN or...
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How to fix Analyze Code Metrics in VS2012?
Is there a fix available for Analyze Code Metrics resulting in the following error? "An occurred while calculating code metrics." That's all it says. My co-worker is able to calculate on his machine...
View ArticleVS2013 Professional and SQL2014 Express
FAO Microsoft Support,I have a Notebook configured using W8.1 x64 with all the latest patches and SPs installed and SQL2014 Advanced Express. I am experiencing a significant issue in the development of...
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Form design is messed up in Windows Forms Desginer in Visual Studio 2012
Hi,The size of the controls and the font size is messed up in my Windows Forms designer in Visual studio 2012. I need help fixing it. In Vs 2008 it looks like this.But the same form looks like this in...
View ArticleHow do I enable Font Manager in Blend for Visual Studio 2013?
I'm working on an App Store project and wish to have an embedded font. However, Font Manager is greyed out in Blend and I can't find any way of enabling it. If I hover over the Font Manager button, it...
View ArticleNew to Visual Studio 2013 (Quick Question)
When I run the debugger for C++, it use to give me a warning every time I had error's in my code before it would run. I disabled that warning, but I would like to re enable it. Unfortunately, I don't...
View ArticleLoginsystem
Hello,I'm trying to make an Simple os for my brother and I need an loginsystem from a database like thisIdUsernamePassword001Admin 0000002 Guest0001but I don't Know how to do this, can somebody help...
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