Visual Studio Express Editions
Recent update: 2008-3-21

Resource Editing

207 byte By Grubber at 2008-3-7
When I try to edit resource file (*.rc) I get this error: "Resource Editing in not supported on the Visual C++ Express SKU". Does that mean there is no way to get the resource editor to work in VC++ Express?

64 bit Compile for web application at Visual Studio Web Developer Express 2005

236 byte By leos at 2008-3-7
Hí, How can I compile a managed web application at 64 bit. Is there any adjustment or configuration at Visual Studio Express Web Developer Edition or does it directly compile at 64 bit. I need urgent help please Best Wishes, </span>

Hot to protect my program

221 byte By CarlInMilford at 2008-3-7
Lets say that I create a program that is actually useful and I want to provide it to some people to use. How can I protect the program so that only the people I authorize can use it? How is licensing implemented? Thanks

Visual C# Beta 2 Problem

277 byte By ChrisBoden at 2008-3-7
I just upgraded from VC# Beta 1 to Beta 2. I had no problems with Beta 1 (Save errors in my code), but after installing Beta 2, I cannot load nor create projects. Every time I try to create/load one, it gives me an error saying "The path is not of a legal form". Any help?

Project : error PRJ0003 : Error spawning 'midl.exe'

310 byte By emoticon05 at 2008-3-6
This what I get when Building Project : error PRJ0003 : Error spawning 'midl.exe'I don't see midl.exe In E:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\binthe use of midl.exe indicates that is use a preprocessor ?why isn't midl.exe in my visual studio 8 folder ?PS : I use VC++ 2005 ...

Is it possible to devellop on Pocket PC with Visual Studio express#?

258 byte By lebelw at 2008-3-6
I would like to know if I could devellop on pocket PC with visual studio express C# and how to do it? Because I've made a pocket pc project on Visual Studio 7.1 and I can't use it on visual studio express C#. thyanks in advance for your help </span>

installation problems... can't install Visual Studio Express

1270 byte By Niklas at 2008-3-6
1) I tried to install. Message: deinstall Microsoft SQL Server and .Net Framework 2.0 Beta 22) I don't have Microsoft SQL Server, but I deinstalled .Net Framework 2.0 Beta 23) Second try. Now I the error was at the download: no connection possible. (I don't use a Proxy or something.4) seached ...

How to Connect to Oracle in VCS?

312 byte By rmmcgr at 2008-3-6
Hi, In Visual Web Developer when you use the database explorer tool you can connect to an Oracle database. However in Visual C# Express there are only two options for the data providers - SQL Server and MS Access. How can I connect to an Oracle database in Visual C# Express? Thanks, ...

Compile a Win32 console Socket program using XP SP2 Platform SDK

585 byte By AaronTan at 2008-3-5
I'm using VC2005 express edtion with Platform SDK to compile a socket program. When I include the <Winsock2.h> in my program, the compiler start generating warnings about 'macro redefinition like below:c:\program files\microsoft platform sdk for windows xp sp2\include\specstrings.h(341) ...

Serializing DataGridView (or DataSet) to disk file instead of using external database like SQL S

970 byte By techexpert at 2008-3-5
Hi everyone!I am coming from web developing scripting and I am quite a novice in Visual C#. I am thinking to develop an application that would use a form with DataGridView control(s). I don't want to use an external database program, such as SQL Server to store/manage my data. Instead I want ...

SQL Express Local and Remote database

213 byte By AndrejS at 2008-3-5
did anyone try... are there any samples.. for this.. i would create aplication with local database, but in code on runtime it should change connection string and connect to remote database.... ? is this possible

VC++: Exporting Templates and compile errors in WinNT.h

292 byte By CBurgett at 2008-3-5
<p align="left">I get an error while trying to export templates in Visual C++ Express: " Package 'Export Template Package' has failed to load properly ... " Also, I can't seem to compile any project which includes directly or indirectly WinNT.h from the PSDK. Can anyone help me?

No EXE file created in VC Express Edition

320 byte By AaronTan at 2008-3-3
Hi, I'm having problem with the Visual C++ 2005 express edition. I'm creating WIN32 console program this edition. I couldn't find my exe file after successfully compiler my program. I have no problem with the projects that I created with the Beta 2 edition. Is there any setting I need t o ...

odd textbox behaviour - bug?

704 byte By StephenWitter at 2008-3-3
I have a controls on a form bound to a binding source. The first control (textbox) is my auto-number field and is read only. I also have a function that clears all the controls (textboxes, combo's, and date pickers) on the form when a user deletes a record or clicks the "add new" button. After ...

Message box and localization

288 byte By AndrejS at 2008-3-3
Is there a way for localization of messagebox... without creating a new one? if there is no way ... how would i create a dll file with custom message box that i can replace standard one? so i use the same method and everything for calling (opening) messagebox? is there a sample code?

free online book

262 byte By CyberOps at 2008-3-3
Just a question it said when i would register the beta i would get the activation key which i did and get a access to free online books, i never got the access to that, how do i get to the free online books cause im very interested in the visual basic 2005 book.

Formatting Conversion from Double to String...

422 byte By brenthellbent at 2008-3-1
How do you get the conversion to show a particular number of decimal places?For example: double x = 100; textBox1->Text = System::Convert::ToString(x);This method will display "100" in the textbox but I would like it to display "100.00" in the textbox.Any ...

SerialPort

5967 byte By DishanFernando at 2008-3-1
Hiim tring to send AT command to my gsm modem using serialport. but its not working properly. Reading event not working!. please help me to doing this.-- #region Namespace Inclusions using System; using System.IO.Ports; using System.Windows.Forms; #endregion namespace SerialPortExample { class ...

Error in running built programs on other drives

271 byte By N2H at 2008-3-1
Hi everyone, I am using Visual basic .NET 2005 express beta. I can build a project and then run the exe file in the same location as the installed VB but if I copy it to other drives in a server then I cannot run it there. Does anyone have ideas to fix this? Cheers

VB Express Beta 2 BindingNavigatorDeleteItem creates unhandled exception

908 byte By IGK at 2008-3-1
Forgive me if I'm missing something obvious but I'm new to this.I have a simple database with 2 tables, and a Foreign Key constraint between the parent and child tables, such that changes/deletions are not permitted in the parent table if the child table has related rows. I have a form ...

Some questions and comments about installing the Platform SDK

1280 byte By CnoEvil at 2008-2-28
Hi Everybody,I'm new to VC++ and programming in general. I'm trying to teach myself how to do this at home with a few books and whatever learning resources I can find online, along with the VC++ Express edition IDE. I have a couple of questions and comments about installing the Platform ...

odd textbox behaviour - bug?

696 byte By StephenWitter at 2008-2-28
I have a controls on a form bound to a binding source. The first control (textbox) is my auto-number field and is read only. I also have a function that clears all the controls (textboxes, combo's, and date pickers) on the form when a user deletes a record or clicks the "add new" button. After ...

Really need help with online starter kit..

384 byte By Davood at 2008-2-28
I just downloaded and installed the shareware app installer for visual basic.I try to start the sample app but I get the error "A problem was encounted creating the template 'Sharewareservice' the selected template cannot be found. Please check the file name"How can I get the shareware ...

Installation of VB

275 byte By ralfg at 2008-2-28
After downloading end extracting Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Beta2, I run setup.exe. Everytime it finishes with an error: "A problem has been encountered while loading setup components. Canceling setup." Where can I find more information what is really missing?

Function help

669 byte By Little_Dice at 2008-2-27
I am trying to get the information from textbox1 and output it into an array. I have tried this: char chrsplit[1000] strcpy(chrsplit, enctextbox->Text->ToCharArray()); but i get this error error C2664: 'strcpy' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'cli::array<Type,dimension> ^' to ...

SQL help

647 byte By n9xbox at 2008-2-27
I copied my sql query from access and it looks like this"SELECT CalSTD.[Lab.ID]FROM CalSTDWHERE (((CalSTD.Element)="Al") AND ((CalSTD.[Nominal Conc])="1000"));"My problem is, I can't get this into a string that OleDbDataAdapter likes.I tested this in access so I know there is data returned.My ...

Service Broker

95 byte By drdexter33 at 2008-2-27
Is Service Broker included in SQL Server Express or is there an add-in? thanks. doug

uninstalling betas and installing the final release

451 byte By JohnJSal at 2008-2-27
Hi everyone. I was wondering if uninstalling the betas when it's time to install the final official release will cause any problems. I've heard that a lot of people reformat their computers (or have to), but I'd rather not do this. I'd like to use an Express Edition of C#, but not if it ...

Compiling 64bit with VC++ 2005 Express using PSDK

2722 byte By McZ at 2008-2-26
This little guide I made is to make the VC++ 2005 Express compile 64bit using the latest PSDK (altough I'm not sure how good it works)I'll assume you already have VC++ 2005 Express and the PSDK installed, and activated the Win32 application building in VC++ and running 64bit Windows (well it ...

Is it possible to devellop on Pocket PC with Visual Studio express#?

245 byte By lebelw at 2008-2-26
I would like to know if I could devellop on pocket PC with visual studio express C# and how to do it? Because I've made a pocket pc project on Visual Studio 7.1 and I can't use it on visual studio express C#. thyanks in advance for your help

The UniqueIdentifier as an Index Field

956 byte By Neilb54 at 2008-2-26
I'm trying to creat a Form that can display and add records to a simple table with it's primary Key defined as a uniqueIdentifier type and the default value in that field is set to NewID().I've created a Form, added a Dataset, Binding Control, and Binding Navigator, and 2 TextBoxes to ...

Unable to do practicly anything in VB beta2

981 byte By Ewino at 2008-2-26
Hi there, I'm Ehud, first time here (kind of a newbie...) I have a REALLY BIG problem with the VB beta 2 - since I installed it, I couldn't design forms or build my project (beta 1 projects or even a new form in a new project made in beta 2). When I tried to build one of my recent beta 1 ...

Problem executing general C++ code samples

707 byte By Atreju at 2008-2-25
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 ...

Security Exception from the WEB Browser Example in VC# Express

2531 byte By ChrisFoley at 2008-2-25
I have the following error generated from the tutorial for C#. This problem did not occur the first time that I compiled and ran the program. I am new to C# have no idea what to do. The following is the detail of the output.Update: I have solved this problem for now. The project file was ...

Uninstall .NET Framework 1.1 ?

838 byte By Gunny at 2008-2-25
Is .NET Framework 1.1 redundant? Or does it have stuff that is not included in .NET Framework 2.0?Following instructions, prior to installing VB 2005 Express I uninstalled .NET Framework 2.0 which had previously been installed on my system via Windows/Microsoft Update. The VB 2005 Express ...

Trouble Launching VB 2005 Express Beta 2

433 byte By fripper at 2008-2-25
I have been through the lengthy download/install process to get VB 2005 Express Beta 2 up. Everything seemed to go fine but when I try to launch it I get a "The page cannot be displayed" error with C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Visual%20Studio%208\Common7\IDE\html\GettingStarted.htm in the ...

setup cancels without further notice, solved

434 byte By aleph at 2008-2-24
When trying to run setup.exe for c++ express, setup displays "loading installtion components, this may take a minute or two". After some minutes setup suddenly stops without further notice. In temp-dir I found dd_vserror80.txt containing the following line "[12/03/05,23:37:31] setup.exe: [2] ...

Visual C# 2005 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!

452 byte By PeteHay at 2008-2-24
Hi all,I want to get a copy of the book "Visual C#(R) 2005 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!" which is free as a benefit of registering C# Express Ed. However, I've got VS Standard Edition and this book isn't included in the reg benefits. I don't want to go thru the process of ...

New Project dialog box

265 byte By ClemCadidlhoper at 2008-2-24
<font size="3">I need to find out how to get the "New Project" dialog box back. I think I checked the "Don't show this again box, and the info I have found refers to choices that don't appear under the options tab on either of the two computers I am using.</font>

Error message on connect to SQLEXPRESS

618 byte By swarmt at 2008-2-24
A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 2 - Connection was terminated) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1236) I don't know what version of SQLEXPRESS I have. I can't uninstall this ...

Ctrl+Tab behavior

214 byte By NickSavoiu at 2008-2-23
Can I turn off the new behavior of Ctrl+Tab of showing a list of files while trying to switch windows? I like the old behavior better since I can see the contents of the file I'm switching to. Thanks, Nick

OnServerClick using a void in codebehind

1218 byte By DoerakNL at 2008-2-23
Is it possible to use a void in codebehind rather than a void in <head><script></script></head> piece of code... SqlDataReader myReader = null; SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM songs", myConnection); myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader(); ...

screensaver tutorial project

954 byte By fsangio at 2008-2-23
I have opened the new project screensaver and even if in the guide it is written: Once your project is loaded into the Visual Basic environment, you can compile and run the program in one step. To build and run the Screen Saver application Press F5 to build and start the screen saver under ...

Visual C# Beta 2 doesn't work with Visio 2003 Drawing Control

247 byte By Navs at 2008-2-23
When I drag the Visio drawing control to a form, build and run the project, it throws an Class not registered COM exception at axDrawingControl1.EndInit() line. Commenting this line out crashes the application. Please help Thanks.

setup cancels without further notice

434 byte By aleph at 2008-2-22
When trying to run setup.exe for c++ express, setup displays "loading installtion components, this may take a minute or two". After some minutes setup suddenly stops without further notice. In temp-dir I found dd_vserror80.txt containing the following line "[12/03/05,23:37:31] setup.exe: [2] ...

When I create a new project I get "Requested registry access not allowed"

243 byte By crnriman at 2008-2-22
When I create a new project in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition in my Limitied User Account, Microsoft Visual C# 2005 says "Requested registry access not allowed". How do I correct this problem? I'm running Microsoft Windows XP Home.

support windows95?

384 byte By mylaputa at 2008-2-22
i am beginner of vb6, but haven't use vb.net before.If I using VB 2005 Express to build an application,Can any one tell me if that application i build can runningon windows95 and windowsNT4?If can, what important thing i must know?eg. install .net framework 2, but it do not support win95?If ...

PermCalc missing in Whidbey Beta 2 Express Editions?

1311 byte By glchapman at 2008-2-22
I've installed the Visual C# and WebDev Express Editions for Whidbey Beta 2. I can't find PermCalc.exe. In Beta 1, it was located in: \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE The documentation says it should be in: \Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin It's not either of ...

Problem installing.

424 byte By jbog91 at 2008-2-22
Hey. I just downloaded Visual C++ Express Edition 2005. I go to intall it, everything seems to go ok, and then it gets stuck here. It will not go anywhere past that. I don't know what I should tell you about my system but here is what I could think of. Windows XP Home SP2 Intel Pentium 4 ...

The IDE stops

482 byte By MArkyMArc at 2008-2-22
HI all,I just installed C# Express and when i start it, after about 15 sec., it just stops.In the event log, ".NET Runtime version 2.0.50727.42 - Fatal Execution Engine Error (7A05E2B3) (80131506)"I have applications that were running on Framework 1.1 that now are not running anymore.Been at ...