Tips of the Day on .NET : General .NET

How to check any existing ActiveDocument?

tolong — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:25:00 GMT

For office developers, you might want to check is there any existing active document is opened before you open a document template. What you can do is, check is there any open by using ( Globals .ThisAddIn.Documents.Count > 0). Then close the activeDocument...(read more)

Missing "Office = Microsoft.Office.Core" reference?

tolong — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:21:00 GMT

Missing this reference " Office = Microsoft.Office.Core "? Here is how you can add the particular reference: Step 1: Right-click your project Step 2: Select " Add reference.. " Step 3: Click on the " COM " tab Step 4: Scroll down to select " Microsoft...(read more)

How to reserve the URLs to host the WCF service

tolong — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:43:00 GMT

Run into this error when running your WCF service? This is because you have not reserve the url to host your WCF service. Try this solution: 1. Open a Command Prompt as Administrator 2. Execute this command : netsh http add urlacl url=htpp://+:8080/ user=User...(read more)

Visual Studio 2008 is RTM!!

tolong — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:39:00 GMT

Yesterday at TechEd Europe we announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 will be released by the end of November. There are some video recordings on the Channel 9: Lap around Visual Studio 2008 & .NET Framework 3.5 What's new in...(read more)

Read / Write XML in Memory Stream

tolong — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:29:00 GMT

Use the XmlWriter to write XML to Memory Stream: MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream (); XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter .Create(stream); http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162617.aspx or you can use the XmlDocument to save xml document to specific...(read more)

Current .NET technology?

tolong — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:07:00 GMT

What is current .NET technology ? If you are using .NET 1.0 or 2.0, are you considering yourself using current .NET technology? The definition for current .NET technology: Use .Net Framework 3.X or Silverllight or ASP.NET where .Net Framework 3.X = .NET...(read more)

Display .tiff image??

tolong — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:42:00 GMT

You can display the tiff image using Through ImageDraw's DrawImage method. http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t108565-display-tiff-image.html http://www.neodynamic.com/ND/FaqsTipsTricks.aspx?tabid=66&prodid=4&sid=4 http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread531027.html...(read more)

Migrate Application from .Net 1.1 to .Net 2.0

tolong — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:08:00 GMT

There are numerous API changes on .net framework 2.0 compare to .net framework 1.1. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/Aa570326.aspx Therefore, the application that target on .net framework 1.1 might not work properly on .net framework 2.0....(read more)

Installing .net framework 2.0 will ovewrite the version 1.1?

tolong — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:04:00 GMT

When you install the .NET Framework, two different types of configuration files are installed, machine configuration files and security policy configuration files. In a side-by-side installation environment, you can install multiple versions of the .NET...(read more)

Mark your way to becoming a .NET Expert TODAY!!

tolong — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:35:00 GMT

Interested in learning the latest programming language that drives the industry today? Develop the latest games, the coolest applications and much more with Microsoft's .NET platform! It doesn't matter if you've been tooling around with Java, PHP, COBOL,...(read more)

Tips & Tricks on Visual Studio 2008 - I

tolong — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:04:00 GMT

Tip 1: Multi Target Framework In Visual Studio 2008, you have the option to choose which target framework for your application, either version 2.0 [Shipped with Visual Studio 2005], 3.0 [Shipped with Vista] or 3.5 [shipped with Visual studio 2008]. You...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.0 project templates on Orcas

tolong — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:18:00 GMT

I was using Visual Studio 2005, and installed with Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK. After I uninstalled the Visual Studio 2005 and installed the Visual Studio codename "Orcas", I can't find the Windows Mobile 6.0 project templates. I tried to repair the SDK but...(read more)

Download DinnerNow.NET Sample Application

tolong — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:12:00 GMT

DinnerNow.NET is a cool sample application demonstrates how you can develop a connected application using several new Microsoft technologies including: .NET Framework 3.0 technologies – WF, WCF, WPF, and CardSpace Core technologies native to Windows Vista...(read more)

Application Compatibility Toolkit

tolong — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:18:00 GMT

Have you ever tested your application compatible with Windows Vista? Download the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) here to assist you to check the compatibility of your application on a new new version of the Microsoft Windows operating system....(read more)

IIS failed to load ODBS driver

tolong — Fri, 25 May 2007 05:25:00 GMT

Problem: If you received below error message when trying to deploy your application to Windows Server 2003. ERROR [IM005] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Driver's SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_DBC failed ERROR [01000] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager]...(read more)