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i have two gigs and it's sometimes slow, too. not as slow as yours but i guess performance wasn't their primary goal.

Hello, I'm currently forced to work with VS Express (C# + Webdeveloper). Both lack the default project templates which ship with the regular Visual Studio. Is it possible to get these or free third party templates? How am I supposed to use the express edition without having even the webcontrol library template?

I created a small app after watching a tutorial. I didn't have to code anything just click my way through Visual Web Developer Express. I have a Datagrid which is connected to the DB through a DataAdapter. This was pretty easy. Now I have to populate the DB with a large amount of dummy data. How do I do this? Writing C# code to create random data is easy but how do I connect to the Database? I guess this is the downside of building the app through a GUI :rolleyes:

This is the first time I really have to work with a SQL Express DB. It looks like my favourite datatypes (from mysql) SET and ENUM are not available here. Will I have to use an extra tabe for the types or is there a solution I ddin't come accross yet?

I was never tasked to do major db development. The small things I had to do were solved with my own object relational mapping. For larger projects I would stick with the pro tools. In java my coworkers would usually use hibernate. Back in the days I didn't even think about a database abstraction layer but I would also hardcode constant values into my programs :D

doesn't this work? RichTextBox1.SelectionBackColor = Color.Yellow

never had the time nor the need (so far) to look at http://fitnesse.org/ hmm....fit...fitnesse ....? is it the same: "Great software requires collaboration and communication. Fit is a tool for enhancing collaboration in software development." "Great software requires collaboration and communication. FitNesse is a tool for enhancing collaboration in software development."

try mail.hotmail.com for smtp. that's what i found on the net.

probalby too late but try mail.hotmail.com

you will have to parse the data yourself and set the control's attributes.<b>makes sense but what should the textboxor label display when entering a <hr> ?

but you do have some kind of email account set up for your mom? because otherwise you'd need your own smtp server. i'd justsetup some freemailaccount and use the SmtpClient class that comes with .Net. You create a SmtpServer instance using the account data of your freemail account. look at this posting: http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/showthread.php?t=96302&highlight=smtp

i've never been responsible for gui programming but i do know people who are using jfcunit and really like it. i usually test communication and persistance layer using mock objects. my skill is... i dunno. not a guru but surely not a noob either. i like to scratch the surface but tend to not stick with one technology long enough to become an expert.

i don't like programming too much. i like the idea of finding new solutions but once i found it it's boring to implement the whole solution. coding in my freetime is a nono. you really have to do some sports to not to end up as a dino.

thx for your reply. coming from junit it is pretty easy adopting nunit. i also rad something about #unit but since there is no seperate download i can't use it. i like the idea of #develop but won't switch the ide just because of #unit.

hello, i'm using visual studio express which doesn't contain the CAB Project template. is it possible to download the template from ms or is it just available with the regular ide? i searched on msdn but didn't find any information. thx