I am trying to read data from com1 and I am using the new serialport control.
I downloaded the script from microsoft that does a readline from the comm
port, but I keep getting the "operation timed out" error.  I then will open
up HyperTerminal and connect and the output then ...

I have VS.NET 2003 on my computer, but I want to
try new features of VS.NET 2005.
Will they coexist peacefully?
Thanks!

In my code, I have this
#include <queue>
#include <vector>
I have "warning level 4" and "warnings as errors" turned on.

Intellisense seems to be broken in the June 05 CTP of VS2005.
It will not access System.Web.UI, even though it has been declared in a
"using" statement.
Intellisense is enabled in Tools | Options | Text Editor | C# |

I have long had a problem where after so many debug sessions, vs.net can't
find a control.  It highlights a line that says:
Line 198:                <add assembly="*"/>
I always have to start and stop vs.net and sometimes reboot my computer.  My

I want to make my own Teleprompter Software.
I need to show Flipped (Mirror) Text in the RichEdit Control.
which would appear normal in the Mirror.
plesae how me to Flip the Rich Text in the RichEdit Control.

I'm working on a project that someone else wrote, and am finding that it uses
DLLs that I don't have on my computer or on my computer at work.
Where do I get MSVCR71D.dll?

I have an automated build that does something like this
devenv mysolution.sln /build Debug >output.log 2>&1
I want to be able to monitor output.log to observe the build in progress.
However, nothing appears in this log file until the build is completely

I'm looking for some sample applications for VS 2005. It could be
either C# or VB.NET, I don't care. One of the features I'm really
looking forward to is being able to have .NET assemblies as SS2005
stored procedures and that is what I would like to have some sample

What is the difference between Standard versus Professional editions from a
MFC developer point of view? Is Standart edition missing something
important?
Vaclav

migrating from VB6 to VS.NET, day 1 problem
how to draw lines/circles/boxes/etc onto form.
Have ImageEdit toolbar, never goes active.
Am tyring my hand at Mobile 2003 app.

I have no idea how to do this on a client's computer, or make an
installation program to do this on a client's computer:
My main application was written in VB6.0.  It used to use a VJ6.0 ActiveX
dll for Java's BigInteger class.  Of course, there is no longer a MSJVM for

Does VS.net catches more run time errors than VS 6.0???
My aplication was written in VC++6.0 MFC which I am opening in VC.NET2003
and compiling it. It works fine when I run compile it in VS6.0 but when I
compile it in VS.net 2003 it crashes during run time (debug mode) in file

Every time I try to run my EXE on any other machine than my development
machine I get the following error.
Application has generated an error that could not be handled.
I installed the .NET runtime files, but still the same error.  I can't

I was wondering if anyone knows how to authenticate a user on one server and
receive a cookie so if the user browses to another server in the group can
authenticate with that cookie.