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I got turned down by BizSpark 2 weeks ago. No reason why, just "You don't meet the requirements" sort of thing. Of course, I met the requirements they listed. Some kind of concrete answer would have been nice.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind
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That's weird. I haven't applied myself yet, I plan on doing so later this year. I would like to hear more about it from people who were accepted though.
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I got pointed to BizSpark by a guy I work with who got accepted. He and others all told me, "No one everr gets denied". Of course, I got denied.
I'll apply again in the not too distant future and see what happens.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind
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Just my two cents worth...
VS Professional is a huge waste of money for anyone who does not regularly earn an income from software development. I've been an idiot for about 15 years by buying the Professional version just so I wouldn't be missing anything I might need while playing with the toys. I've squandered thousands doing so, to no benefit. The last version, VS2008, I finally wised up and really looked at the features included in all the versions. I found that, while the professional version contains things useful for teams of developers, there is no value added for the hobbyist or a solo developer, so I saved a bundle and bought the Standard version.
Microsoft appears to be on to me now, since there is no Standard version offered in VS2010 that I can find. I guess it's their goal to eliminate people like me, as I don't qualify for the BizSpark program, and have no intention of shelling out the ridiculous price they are asking for the Professional version. But I'll carry on with VS2008 as long as I can, and expect to one day be the last VS2008 developer on the planet, writing apps to entertain myself on the last remaining WindowsXP SP3 machine on Earth. 
Look into the BizSpark program if you're really interested in becoming a freelance developer - you won't find better pricing, and they may be able to help you get started in other ways. Good luck!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Since we both have Windows XP SP3 and like VS2008 we should write apps for eachother 
Seriously now... I didn't even now about a standard version. I will check that out.
I looked at ebay and found a 2008 Pro version for 160 euros. A friend of mine uses ebay quite regularly (not sure about this word  ) and he thought it to be legit. But I'm going to lookup that Standard version first.
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Okay... I just did the biggest WTF?? in my life.
Check this out:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/support/support-faq.aspx[^]
Then search for the word 'commercial'. I wonder what the hell I have been wasting so much time on because THAT is definitely not what I read in the EULA of express.
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As far as I know there are no restrictions on products developed with the Express editions. But there are features missing that make it easier to deploy finished products, and probably other bits I haven't discovered. On the Visual Studio website there used to be a table that compares the features of all editions, including Express. If you can locate it, spend a little time looking it over and thinking about what you are likely to need over the next 3 years, then decide which one fits your requirements. If your plans for your career turn out well you probably will one day want to go whole hog and take the MSDN subscription route with the top of the line development tools. But there's little sense in spending all that money before you're even got your toes wet.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Hi all ,
I am trying to lable my datapoints in Y axis to a currency.
This will format my Y axis to currency ---- Chart1.ChartAreas(0).AxisY.LabelStyle.Format="C"
How can i format my datapoints for Y Axis to have the same format as Currency?
I thought this will work but there is no property like 'ItemlableStyle' --- : Chart1.ChartAreas(0).AxisY.ItemlableStyle="C"?????
Can any one Suggeet any ideas?
Thanks
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Is this a .NET Chart or some 3rd party, such as DeveloperExpress? I am looking through the default toolbox in .net and can't find any sort of chart like you are talking about.
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Hi
I want to convert a unicode character(multi byte) into its hexadecimal value using C#.
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char unicodeChar = 'a';
int integerValueOfUnicodeChar = (int)unicodeChar;
string stringShowingUnicodeValueInHex = integerValueOfUnicodeChar.ToString("X");
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The following does not work
cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = @"select * from tblcustomer where @column = @value";
cmd.Parameters.Add("@column", SqlDbType.NVarChar , 50);
cmd.Parameters.Add("@value", SqlDbType.NVarChar , 100);
cmd.Parameters["@column"].Value = comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();
cmd.Parameters["@value"].Value = txtSearch.Text;
But this workds
cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = @"select * from tblcustomer where " + comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() + " = @value";
cmd.Parameters.Add("@value", SqlDbType.NVarChar , 100);
cmd.Parameters["@value"].Value = txtSearch.Text;
Can someone tell me whats the problem with the first code snippet
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Yep, it's as if you had written :
@"select * from tblcustomer where <big>'</big>" + comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() + "<big>'</big>= @value"
Note the single quotes. You can't insert a column name as a parameter.
Cheers
I don't like my signature at all
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Ok I get it now.
But is there any other way of doing it?
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Maybe, haven't tested this :
Select blabla FROM YourTable WHERE
CASE
WHEN @a = 'YourColumn1' THEN YourColumn1
WHEN @a = 'YourColumn2' THEN YourColumn2
ELSE YourColumn1
END
= @value
If this works it has the drawback is that when columns are added or changed, you need to edit your query.
Cheers
[edit] forgot the END  [/edit]
I don't like my signature at all
modified on Saturday, July 3, 2010 8:51 AM
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Very poor example that opens up sql injection attacks
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Column names are not simple strings, they are literals that represent values from the sys.columns table.
In oder to do this you need to construct the sql dynamically and I highly and strongly recommend you do it in a stored procedure
As an example:
declare @value nvarchar(255)
declare @column nvarchar(255)
set @value = 'Some value'
set @column = 'ColumnName'
declare @sql nvarchar(1024)
set @sql = 'select * from tblcustomer where ' + @column + ' = ''' + @value + ''''
exec(@sql)
Notice that @value needs to be in quotes since it is a string. Also, don't use * to return results. It is more efficient to return named columns and better documented.
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Hello,
I am using GCHandle to allow unmanaged code to access some managed data.
My code is as follows:
<br />
byte[] data = new byte[numBytes];<br />
GCHandle dataPtr = GCHandle.Alloc(data, GCHandleType.Pinned);<br />
Now what I would like to do is to be able to address with an offset into my dataPtr array. So, I need to get the address of an element (say element number 100) and pass that to my unmanaged C++ code. I see some method to convert it ToIntPtr(). However, does anyone know what might be the best way to address the offset?
Many thanks,
keith
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You can use dataPtr.AddrOfPinnedObject() to get the IntPtr. You can convert an IntPtr from/to an int for any pointer arithmetic.
DaveIf this helped, please vote & accept answer!
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier.
Please take your VB.NET out of our nice case sensitive forum.(Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
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Did not think this post would generate so many replies!
Many thanks everyone.
Cheers,
Keith
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I've just had a thought about my previous response, for 64bit applications any pointer arithmetic will need to be done on a long rather than an int!
DaveIf this helped, please vote & accept answer!
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier.
Please take your VB.NET out of our nice case sensitive forum.(Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
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I was going to reply that to your first post, but then I though "it has a native part, so it will probably be 32bit only anyway" and decided not to post.
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That's a dangerous assumption that's bitten us on the ass in the past, unless you like thunking the app down to 32 bit later on.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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