For a school project I need have a href attribute in an tag access another page. In the called page I need to acccess the parameter passed in. The parameter is the name of an MP3 file that I want to have automatically start playing via an embeded player object like windows media player. I know how to form the href tag and how to have a file play in an embedded player. I do not know how to access the file name via java script. I assume that once I get the file name I need to set it to a global java script variable and then access the varible via a java script function call to be made on the source attribute of the embedded object. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have googled but not with sucess. I can not use any server side programming because the project does not allow for it. Thanks so much for your help, Patrick

Can you explain your solution with a bit more detail about the changes to the web.config? Thanks, Patrick

Howdy, I have had a web site running for some time now and I am constantly having issues with the statement User.IsInRole ("somegroup") returning a false value. It does not always happen but often the user is a memeber of the group which membership is being tested but the statement returns false. The application makes decisions based upon the return value and then the user does not have proper access to certain functionality within the site. We normally have to stop and start the application pool on the iis server. Is there anything I am doing wrong? thanks Patrick

I need to learn more about using the web services and such that are available in MOSS 2007. Please suggest a book for me to purchase. Thanks in advance!!! Patrick

yeh it is weird alright it is even tougher trying to explain to the users what is wrong. :confused:

Yes it is. I have narrowed the probelem down to this error message: "Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. Exception Type: System.AccessViolationException " I was able capture some information and put it into the event log. The form starts to execute and calls the InitializeComponent() method. The InitializeComponent() method first instantiates all the controls and then it trys to start setting the properties for a tab control. When settting the tab control properties it throws the error above. This form was converted from .net 1.1 to 2.0. Also, the research I have found on this error is it was previously threw a null reference exception in 1.1. However we never had any problems with this form in 1.1. The really strange thing is that when I do a remote desktop connect to the PC from my laptop (we are 2 floors apart), the code works just fine. If I go down stairs and login to the PC directly, the code does not work. Thanks, patrick

I have about 11 pcs that after running the installer (built with vs), the winform application will not start. The event log does not contain errors. It does contain a message about the install completing sucessfuly. When I double click on the application icon, it displays an hourglass, then the hourglass goes away, and then nothing. No error message is displayed. I have had our desktop support team run software inventories on the affected PCS. All PCS are XP with sp1 with varying amounts of memory from 512mb to 1.25gb of ram. Other PCS that the application was installed on work just fine. Any thoughts about what I should look for would be appreciated. :confused:

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What in .net is comparable to a Java Bean ? What in .net is comparable to an EJB? Thanks, Patrick

What does it mean when a method is listed as "Depreciated"? Thanks, Patrick

Toby, The problem was that I was not granting full trust to my logging dll used to write a text log file. I had given the primary addin assembly full trust but my setup project did not grant full trust to the logging assembly. So the setup utility was changed to grant full trust to all assemblies that reside in it. This is an acceptable solution as long as the assembly is used with in my company. If I was working for a company that sold software, it would be best to grant the individual assemblies full trust since I would loose control of what is placed in the application folder. A nice support person from MS Support showed me why it was not working. Thanks for all your help and taking the time to reply to my post. Patrick

Toby, I am using the defualt install that comes with Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition. Also, I am using Outlook 2003. When I do help | about this is what is displayed: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Version 8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0.50727 Installed Edition: Enterprise Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System ------------------------------------ How else can I find the exact version of VSTO? When I run the addin in debug mode it does work. I am going to put more try/catches in to capture the error. Thanks for your help and advice. Patrick

Hi Toby, At first I had several security problems but I was able to resolve them by adding some custom installer actions to set the user's pc security policy as directed by these two articles on msdn. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332051.aspx[^] http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332052.aspx[^] Then when I added the following line of code. parmFormResult = exportParameterForm.ShowDialog(); At that point in time it will not execute my new code. The exportParmaeterForm object is a winform object not an outlook form. When I comment out the line of code the addin will execute on the user's PC. Does and addin have the capability to call a winform object? Thanks, Patrick

I may be asking this question in the wrong forum. I have created an Outlook Addin using VSTO 2005. I created a simple winform and added it to my project. The winform is just to collect 3 parameers from the user. When I execute the addin in debug, it works. When I build it and deploy it using the setup project the button that create is added to the tool bar but when clicked it does not disply my winform screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Patrick

:~ I changed the where to: DateValue(performanceDTTM) = DateValue(@oldPerformanceDTTM) I used the DateValue function. I really do not understand why I had to use it since both the column and the parm were datetime data types.

that is a good question. I can view the data in ms access and it does not display sectonds or milliseconds. The value I am passing in is actually read from the row that I am trying to update from a prior select. Colin, is there anything special I should do since I am working with dates with MS Access? Patrick

I am trying to update a MS ACCESS table that has a column defined as a datetime type. The update looks like: string updateSQL = "update Perform " + " set venueCd = ?, " + " performanceDTTM = ?, " + " performanceDesc = ?, " + "lotteryPerformance = ?, " + " lotteryAsgnComplete = ?, " + " performHandicapLogic = ?, " + " maxNumOfCompTks = ?, " + " maxNumOfAdditionalTks = ?, " + " costOfEachAddTk = ? " + " where venueCd = ? and " + " performanceDTTM = ?"; I am using a OleDbType.Date parm to pass in the value of the date time. The value is correct in the parameter and there is a row that it should find and update. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Patrick

I have a DateTimePicker control on a form. I was able to set the colors and fonts when the calendar displays as a dropdown successfully. However I have never been able to get the BackColor and ForeColor set correctly when the control displays as a text box. It defualts to a white BackColor and a black ForeColor.:confused: I want to set the BackColor of the textbox to LightYellow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Patrick

I do not know where to post this question but I know y'all will set me straight if I am in the wrong spot. I have been asked to write a simple winforms application for a single user application. I expect it to take 40 to 50 hours of design and coding time plus some addtional testing time. How should I go about determining my fee? I'm an IT worker for a major company so I normally do not do any coding outside of the office (other than all the free overtime they get out of me). Any thoughs would be appreciated. Thanks, Patrick

I have a a couple of reports that are viewed using the reporting services report viewer control on a aspx page built with visual studio 2003. The report executes just fine. The problem is that the online page count will state a number like 5 but when you print it the real page count is 10. The online count is always off by about half. How can I make the online count be the correct number? Thanks, Patrick

Haissam thanks for your help. I was having this same problem. IS there any concerns or issues I should be aware of when I set the maxRequestLength to a large value like 40000kb? httpRuntime maxRequestLength ="40000" Thanks for you help!! Patrick