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DevExpress eXpressApp Framework (XAF) and Continuous Integration

I have a XAF application that I've built and a nant script that runs fine on my development machine. The script uses MsBuild and the CSPROJ File to compile the project. When the CruiseControl.net server tries to compile the project it states that it cannot find the XAF assemblies needed to compile. I tried referencing all DLLs as Loca...

LINQ and Devexpress Grid Datasource

I have a DevExpress grid (DevExpress.XtraGrid.GridControl 8.2) with a datasource set at runtime like so: private DataContext db = new DataContext("connection string"); gridControl.DataSource = from t in db.sometable select new { Field1 = t.Name, ...

Custom Drawing based on data values for a row in a DevExpress PivotGridControl 9.1

I am trying to do some custom drawing in the row headers in a PivotGridControl in version 9.1. In version 8.2 I could use CreateDrillDownDataSource on the FieldCellViewInfo property on the event for the custom draw. In 9.1 this method does not exist. The code I was using in 8.2 looks like this. Called from the CustomDrawFieldValue e...

DevExpress - Unable to use ctrl-v in TextEdit control

I am attempting to paste a value from a separate program into a TextEdit control and it doesn't do anything when I use ctrl-v. However, I am able to use right click and paste and that is successful. Is there a AllowShortcutKeys = true that I am missing? ...

Check at TDataSet row against a filter string

I am using a DevExpress TdxMemData in memory TDataSet descendant. While it has Filtered: Boolean and Filter: String properties, it doesn't appear to actually do anything with them automatically, instead relying on the result of the OnFilterRecord event's Accept parameter. So what I am looking for is a way (maybe it is in TdxMemData o...

Manual DAL & BLL vs. ORM

Which approach is better: 1) to use a third-party ORM system or 2) manually write DAL and BLL code to work with the database? 1) In one of our projects, we decided using the DevExpress XPO ORM system, and we ran across lots of slight problems that wasted a lot of our time. Amd still from time to time we encounter problems and exceptions...

Excel & Word DevExpress

Hi I'm wondering where and how can I download the Excel and Word in DevExpress. In the office, I can open the project that I'm working on. But if I try to open at home, it says Word and Excel reference can't be located. Please see attached to see what I'm refering to. Thanks for your help http://www.mypicx.com/05272009/pic/ ===== An...

Index out of range error; Here but not There!?!?

I have a winform app that fills a lot of its dropdomn fields fram a maintenance table at runtime. Each Form has a Private void FillMaintFields() I have run into a strange error where setting the column visibility on 1 form works but on another gives me an index out of range error! Here is the abriged method on the offending form --> ...

How in a Delphi dxDBGrid can I change the color of a single row?

Basically a client wants to change the color of a single row in a Delphi dxDBGrid. There isn't a rows property like there is columns. Any ideas? ...

In a devexpress tdxdbgrid, is there a way to allow rowselect and keypress events to both fire?

Client would like to have row selected so that he can tell what record on the left is being worked on, while being able to edit just 1 column. so, advise on how to allow row-select plus keypress events to fire, or how to color a cell based on whether another cell in it's row has been entered. ...

How can I fire an event handler after a value in a TcxGrid has changed?

I've got a DevExpress TcxGrid, with an event handler attached to its GridView's OnEditValueChanged event that's supposed to summarize some data in one of the columns. Problem is, this event gets fired during validation, before the updated value has been written to the underlying dataset. I'm not too familiar with the TcxGrid. Does any...

Prevent AspxGridView from populating on loading page

I have AspxGridView on my page. I want users to be able to set up some data on the web form, and after they press one button, the data from screen is being read, validated and bussines object is being created. This object has a GetData() function, and returns an array of objects representing rows in a grid. I want ASPXGrid not to popul...

AspxGridView dynamic headers

I have a aspxgridview control from DevXpress. Is there a way to dynamically specify the column headers in the code file and not in the aspx file? This is what I have right now (in the aspx/html file): <dxwgv:ASPxGridView ID="grid" runat="server" OnInit ="grid_Init"> <Columns> <dxwgv:GridViewDataTextColumn Capt...

DevExpress vs. Telerik grids for ASP.NET web applications

I dropped the trial version of the DevExpress GridView in my ASP.NET project and found it to be very powerful, easy to setup, and flexible. However, I think it only does Default Paging and not Custom Paging (pulling down all of the records per page isntead of just the records of the page). I looked into see if I could figure out how to...

Different Value Member, same control

Edit 1 I believe my problem stems from the following. The function that fills the dropdown portion sets the Display Member to the CountyName. Then when I try and set the SelectedText or EditValue, as has been suggested, that function only returns the CountyID which it try's to match to something in the DropDown list DisplayMember. I ...

How to make unmovable Splitter of the SplitterContainerControl DevExpress?

I've been using SplitterContainerControl of DevExpress, and i'm not finding a way to make the splitter unmovable. Already googled, no relevant results found. Any one knows anything about this? please share ...

Radiobuttonlist changes index on firefox reload

Hi I've an asp page with a DevExpress AspRadioButtonList. On Page_Load the SelectedIndex is set, based on a property variable. On ClientSideEvents SelectedIndexChange some info is changed. All works as it's suppoused to up to this point. In firefox, if a reload it's triggered, selected radio button circles throught all values. Any one...

DevExpress and C# font changes

I am trying to change the default font in a DevExpress utility within a C# program. Right now I'm using: DevExpress.Utils.AppearanceObject.DefaultFont = font; However, this code is only changing the menu font on the form and it should change all of it. I've also tried enumerating through the controls on the form and changing the text as ...

backend db setup for an app with geographically diverse users

The in-house developed software where I work connects directly to a mysql server here in our office via our devexpress orm (XPO). Performance is great. We're opening another office... cross country. Performance: not so great. The requirement is that the software be as responsive in both offices as it is in this office and that the data ...

Writing to one db while reading from another using DevExpress XPO

Does anyone have any experience with working with DevExpress' XPO in an environment where the DB is replicated? From my previous question here and one on serverfault, I think it's been decided that replication is the way to go. The MySQL docs say that all writes need to happen on the master, and all reads have to come from the slave. T...