MSVC _open/_close/etc
Why are the API's _open, _close, and other standard file i/o functions prefixed with an underscore? Aren't these part of some standard? ...
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Where msdev is located
I have a 3rd party product that tries to execute msdev, but it can not found. I have two versions of Visual Studio (6 and 9) installed on my desktop. ...
PDF Export problem in Reporting Services
I have come across an error when exporting a report to PDF in Reporting Services 2008. The error message is; Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error...
Connection Reset by Peer Error
Hi, I am getting the following exception [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Connection reset by peer: socket write error Its happening on the application server when the web app tries to access a database located on another machine over a network. Now I have read some posts on this, and found many different answers. One wa...
Microsoft API to export MYSQL data to Microsoft project
Hi, I am required to generate a Microsoft project file with some data MYSQL database. Since the application I am writing is a PHP application, is there a way to create a Microsoft project file like we do data export to excel file using some libraries. Any help would be highly appreciated. ...
Microsoft Thumb Reader
Has anyone used the Microsoft thumb reader? Where can I find detailed API documentation for it? Does it have a built in identification system? Does it support Java? ...
Java awt applet with Microsoft JVM white screen
I have a java chat applet that's compatible with JDK1.1 so it works well even with Microsoft JVM. the thing is, sometimes the chat area within the applet becomes white and messed up. It can only be fixed back by closing the whole Internet Explorer (all windows and tabs) and restarting it. this doesn't exist when running the applet on ...
How to get VisualStudio 2010 cool tools without spending $12,000
We are a small dev shop with 10 people, 3 of whom are currently doing .Net. The new VisualStudio 2010 tools look really nice, and we would like to use them - but it seems that many of them (historical debugging, UML tools, testing stuff) are only going to be available in the Ultimate Edition. And that costs $12,000. Or nearly forty grand...
Time limited trial and Windows Certification
If you want to implement a time limited trial for an application you would probably want to leave behind some flag (registry key, file etc) so a program couldn't just be re-installed. Are there any schemes that allow you to do this while still passing the various Windows Certification programs? Generally :- Applications must correc...
Building Web Content and Word Documents
What is the best tool for breaking down Word docs into a series of strong, em, a, br, and p tags. I'd like to drop all other info. The built-in Word 2007 "Filtered" HTML "Save As" doesn't work that well. Other ideas? ...
Micrsoft CRM 3.0 web service via PHP Soap class
I would like to create new contacts and leads using php. I can't quite figure out how to call the methods of the mscrm 3 web service. The php soap class seems quite simple to use. I am able to connect and authenticate to the crm web service and get a list of available functions however I am unsure how to go about calling them. I have...
How do I become a PM at a large company ?
What is the best path to become a Program Manager at a large company (like Microsoft) ? ...
Why does the Windows registry exist?
Hi, this is more OS architecture question than programming directly, but still. Why was the Windows registry created as a completely separate subsystem for storing system/application settings? In *nix OS'es there is /etc directory which is perfectly understandable, as filesystem is a natural hierarchical way for storing settings, while...
Automatic upgrade/update of .NET and Silverlight
With the upcoming release of .NET 4 in mind, what are the reasons that Microsoft doesn't automatically update and upgrade the .NET Platform on all installed Windows System? Is it a legal issue? Even Windows 7 doesn't ship with Silverlight on board and it hurts my heart everytime a customers doesn't want to install a new release of my s...
What happened to Project Volta?
And what exactly is it? The only MS page I could find says its temporarily offline, however that was almost a year ago: http://livelabs.com/blog/volta-offline/ ...
EnumerateMetafile() does not render embedded bitmap correctly on Windows XP
This phnomena statred when my PC downloaded "software distribution service 3.0". Is there a work around? Did Microsoft shut down the enumeratemetafile() method? ...
Microsoft SSRS consuming JAX-WS Web Service problem
I have developed a Web Service using JAX-WS (v2.1.3 - Sun JDK 1.6.0_05) that works just fine when I use a Java client or SoapUI or other Web Services testing tools. I need to consume this service using 2005 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and I get the following error <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <S:Envelope xmlns:S="...
Is there a tool for Java similar to Microsoft's CHESS?
Is there an existing tool for Java that is similar to Microsoft's CHESS? Or is the CHESS source code open, so that I might try to convert it into Java? ...
Microsoft Coding Standard Document
Is There a Coding Standard document available for download from Microsoft ? I want to use their standards. ...
Cost effective MS/Adobe development tools
Its getting to that time where we need to get some more up to date development tools. There seems to be so many schemes, subscriptions and memberships out there which promise to offer discounts on various development tools etc. Which ones are best in terms of cost and usable software. We are a web based company and our software is creek...