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• TomPearson How to get started with WPF

  I feel dumb asking this question, but I just bought a machine with Vista on it, I've installed VC2005 along with the SP1 and the SP1 for Vista Beta. I also downloaded the Vista SDK and I've got my handy O'Reilly "Programming Windows Presentation Foundation" book at my side. I assumed I'd be ready to start producing WPF code but I can't even see any .NET 3.0 assemblies when I bring up the references dialog. No System.Windows.Navigation. No nothing. I looked for any .XAML files on the machine. Nothing. I've got the released version of Vista Home Premium - am I really confused or is WinFX/WPF/XAML/.NET 3.0 supposed to be on this machine I can understand there being no .xaml files (although a bit surprised) but why can't I find r ...Show All

• WalangAlam Got compile error for activity binding. Please help me

  Hello, I met a problem when i updated to .net framework 3.0 July CTP (same to June CTP). In my project, i tried to bind a property for more than one level deep. Then an error of "Activity 'callExternalMethodActivity1' validation failed: Path resolved to Referenced activity Property 'MyEventObject' whose PropertyType 'System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityBind' does not match with the Target Type 'WFInheritenceLib.MyObject'." was thrown. It seems that the CallExternalMethodValidator would not parse the activity bind more than one level. It treat the bound property as type of "System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityBind" instead of its real target object. I want to confirm that whether it is the new design or a ...Show All

• ron nash Namespace documentation/usage - LUP_DUAL_ADDR & LUP_ADDRCONFIG

  Hi, We have a Windows Namespace provider which has suddenly stopped working under Internet Explorer 7 in Vista. Although the APIs (NSPLookupServiceBegin/Next/End) are being called, the resulting IP addresses we return are (apparently) being ignored. IE7 under Vista now uses the control flags 0x00300110 when looking up an IP address, and the request includes the flags 0x00300000; these are not used by previous versions of IE or Windows. These flags are defined in the latest winsock2.h header file, but not documented (on the web, Microsoft documentation or anywhere I can find), as: #define LUP_ADDRCONFIG 0x00100000 #define LUP_DUAL_ADDR 0x00200000 I believe it is the lack of support for these flags that breaks our NSP. Wh ...Show All

• m_shane_tx Can you recommend good books for getting started?

  Does anyone have recommendations for good books for getting started with: Workflow foundation Communication foundation CardSpaces Service Oriented Architecture DLinq I want to use these things in version 2 of our financial software system, but I need to read up on these things to know if we actually need it... Thanks, Morten Hi, Morten, I have2 books for Windows workflow Foundation: (1) Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation (2) Essential Windows Workflow Foundation I don't have comments about books for other areas you mentioned. You can find out people's reviews about these 2 books from amazon.com. The first book was pretty outdated, and touches the basics of using WF and ...Show All

• dacore List of Applications compatible with vista

  hi, what is the list of LOB's,ISV applications & third party tools that are compatible with VISTA Hi ramkasarla, I would suggest checking out the public shim database that ships with Windows Vista. To get access to this, download ACT 5.0 which can be found here http://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx SiteID=81.You can also take advantage of the community feature to see what others are saying about specific applications. Note that the community feature will only show you applications that have been inventoried on your domain. You can read more about the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) here: http://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx SiteID=81&DownloadID=1570 . Thanks! ...Show All

• Jamie Thomson Installing a SCR file

  I have questions about proper installation of a screen saver (SCR) file under Windows Vista. 1. When using an installer, is the proper method to copy the SCR file to the C:\Windows folder and set the registry key Or is better to do something like in #2 below... 2. If you right-click a SCR file, Vista has a popup menu which offers to "Install" the screensaver for you. 2a. Technically, how does this work exactly 2b. Is there a way to get this function to work via the API In other words, can one create a SCR file which when activated on the desktop, calls the self-install methods Screensavers can be placed in a number of locations. Here is the list of searched directories ...Show All

• BECK Games Online Help Technologies in Vista

  In my reading on Microsoft Windows Vista, I have seen a number of references and discussions about the new "User Assistance" functionality. What previous online Help technologies will Microsoft Windows Vista support Specifically, in addition to the new "User Assistance" format: 1. Will Microsoft Windows Vista include the WinHelp engine and run *.hlp/*.cnt files as was supported in previous versions of Microsoft Windows   2. Will Microsoft Windows Vista include the HTMLHelp engine and run (.chm files) as was supported in previous versions of Microsoft Windows   I appreciate your time and consideration, Mark Yeah sorry about the post. It was obviously premature. MS Help team seem to be stick ...Show All

• retread Allowing multiple issuers

  Is it possible to request multiple issuers In other words, I allow CardSpace to choose any card from a set of known issuers I accept cards issued by Bank A, Bank B and Government C Cheers Matt This isn't supported in the current version, but we're looking at this possibility for our next major release. //Toland Cool. This isn't a specific use case I'm looking at, more a thought experiment. My thinking was as a retailer, I could accept InfoCards which support a credit card claim, but obviously only from IPs I have a trust relationship with. So, I'd want to limit my range of acceptable IPs. Cheers Matt ...Show All

• PedroCGD get ip of remote pc

  Hello Everbody I have a problem in getting ip address of the remote pc i m connected with that pc through dial up connection that is throught the API RasDial() which is the part of ras32.ll As u know in dial up connection there is a phone line so i dial a phone number and through PPP we are able to get the ip address Now the thing is i want to know the ip address to which i am connected with. I hope u got my problem 1) Connect to remote pc throught dial up i.e. PPP come 2) i m getting my ip that happens through negotiation betn 2 pc 3) i want to know the ip of remote pc no the remote pc is a linux RTOS it is just a small chip Sorry for late reply Hello Sarguna: Are you trying ...Show All

• Jeremy Jarrell Re-hosting the designer (RTM)

  would re-hosting of the workflow designer in my application require any license Rami Zeineh No - there is no license fee for using WF at all - including the designer. ...Show All

• olakara How to use .xsd files with workflow??

  I'm really got tired …. Can anybody help me!!! I'm beginner in the WF. I am using the latest version of WF. I want to design an input form by using InfoPath then get *.xsd file to be exposed as data inside the workflow as demostrated by on of Beta1.2 labs.....BUT I gave up..:( In beta 1.2 it could be done by using data activities but in the latest version it has been removed. Someone in the forum tell me that I could do it by using CallExternalMethod but I don't know how I tried Data sources but I failed…. Anybody can help me in this issue Is there any sample or lab that solves this problem Please help me I am waiting for your responses… Thanks ...Show All

• Jeanet Executing the workflow under a custom permission set

  Hello, how can I execute my workflow under a different (from the host application) permission set Thanks, Pierre You would probably have to create a custom WorkflowSchedulerService so that you can create threads in which you impersonate the appropriate identity before executing the WaitCallback delegate as part of the Schedule call. I found the solution: no solution. The workflow can run only on a FullTrust enviroment ( http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734559.aspx ). Thanks, Pierre Thanks for the response. But here I have to define a different permission set not impersonate another identity. I tryied creating another AppDomain and executing the workflow into ...Show All

• Ralf_from_Europe CallExternalMethod in Code-Only and Code-Beside Workflows

  I have created two identical workflows that use a CallExternalMethod activity. I'm using .NET 3.0. One workflow is code-only and the other is code-beside. When I configure the CallExternalMethod activity, I see that the Data field in the Properties pane works differently for the two workflows. On the code-only workflow I can specify a member of my workflow class as the data to be passed. I see "Name" and "Path" sub-fields in the Properties pane. On the code-beside workflow I cannot seem to specify a member of my workflow class as the Data to be sent. Also, I do not see the Name and Path sub-fields in the Properties pane. I have checked the help and searched the forums and I can't find any documentation fo ...Show All

• MartinMalek The method "GetWorkflowDefinition" needs an instance which will be persisted

  Hello, Let me explain the situation: I would like to retrieve the workflow definition of my workflow. I thought that I could use the method "GetWorkflowDefinition". But that method needs to called on a workflow instance. So I need to make sure I have a WorkflowInstance object. Because it is possible that there are no running workflow instances, I am using the function "CreateWorkflow" of the WorkflowRuntime to create a "dummy" workflow instance on which I can call the method "GetWorkflowDefinition". The problem is that those "dummy" workflow instances are also persisted to the database, even when I did not start them! How can I prevent those workflow instances from being persisted ...Show All

• Aaron Leiby Physical Screen Orientation

  Hi everyone. I was hoping you would be able to help me with a problem. I bought a Toshiba Tablet PC a few weeks ago (loving it) and included with it are little programs made by Toshiba that help with things such as hardware specific features (ie. the Fn key which lets me change brightness or volume with a key combination, etc.). This was quite handy but there is a couple of problems. First, these little programs are only installed when I use my Toshiba OEM Windows XP Installation CD. And now that I've sworn off XP and moved to Vista, these programs are no longer available. And secondly, I don't know about you guys but I find the evasiveness and user experiences of these little applets annoying. They have their own notification icons whi ...Show All