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• Santacruzshores Test Case 11 Installer question

  Test case 11 of the "CertifiedForWindowsVistaTestCases" document states "Verify application installer uses Windows Installer". We are using InstallShield 11 to install our application. So my question is will our product fail certification as we are not using Windows Installer Having an embedded msi in the bootstrapper is alright to do. However for testing purposes you will need to provide a copy of the embedded msi to the third party tester. Unless the embedded msi isn't deleted after it is extracted. Then the third party tester can use the extracted undeleted msi to conduct many of the msi tests. Recent versions of Installshield generates a Windows Installer file and embeds it in a bootstrapper (setup ...Show All

• JGP recognize

  im trying to get the ink to recogznie as soon as the inkedit loses focus or the pen moves off it.. what am i doing wrong Thanks, Dan Public Sub PopInkEdit( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As EventArgs) AddHandler GlobalInkEdit.MouseLeave, AddressOf disposeInkEdit AddHandler GlobalInkEdit.LostFocus, AddressOf disposeInkEdit End Sub Public Sub disposeInkEdit( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As EventArgs) GlobalInkEdit.Recognize() ctrl1.text = globalinkedit.text End Sub Hello DRoden, you have to wait until the TextChanged event has happened before grabbing the new Text from the InkEdit control af ...Show All

• Mrs.shaza How to extend compiled workflow through XOML?

  Two questions if any body can help then thanks in advance. 1. I've seen many posts which says that it isn't possible to pass parameters to a xoml only workflow, why does the CreateWorkflow signature accept a dictionary object for parameters I'm guessing there has to be some way, that I have yet to be seen and might be answered in question 2. 2. I was wondering if possible and how to extend a compiled workflow engine that takes parameters by creating a new xoml only workflow. I need to pass parameters to a xoml only workflow that is of a compiled workflow engine type. Now I am getting this exception for my SequentialActivity. error 347: Could not deserialize object. Serializer for type 'MyNamespace' threw an exception during ...Show All

• santosh2001 Very Slow resuming from Hibernation and problem with FN keys and Touchpad

  Hey Since i installed Vista i've been getting a number of problems: 1. Whenever i try to resume from Hibernation it takes a long time. First the screen goes blank then if i try to press the power key nothing happens. After about 2mins or so then the computer resumes. Also it takes ages to shut down. 2. The FN keys such as increasing sound or brightness does not work anymore. The functions such as scrolling on the touchpad do not work as well. Can anyone tell me if these are common problems or is it just my comp. I have a Viao VGN-FS980. And could someone help me. Thanks. The best place to ask would probably be over at the communities: www.microsoft.com/communities since thes ...Show All

• m_meuse19 Workflow Architecture Question

  I'm fairly new to Windows WF and I'm very excited about it. However, I have a question related to the architecture of designing an application using Windows WF. I want to create a workflow that has several custom activities working in parrallel. Each custom activity has properties that must be set before the workflow may be started. I have created a Dictionary object to pass parameterName | parameterValue objects into the workflow. My question is, I'm trying to think of a comparison of how starting a workflow works. I'm trying to draw a parallel to systems I have worked with in the past to ease the transition. Would everyone/anyone agree with the following idea: Starting a workflow is a lot like starting a command-line program. ...Show All

• hindu SqlPersistenceService and SqlTrackingService

  Does anyone out there have an idea of what the average growth rate is on the database(s) for these services (i.e. it grows by 10% per month, etc.) My DBA is asking this question. There's no fixed answer to this - the SqlTrackingService's db growth depends on how many workflow instances you run and what you're tracking. In general tracking data can get large very quickly. The default tracking profile tracks all events (but no data). You can trim this by changing the default profile to only track events that you're interested in or by creating profiles for specific workflow types. For cleaning up tracking data you can use the built in partitioning feature to enable you to quickly drop large sets of data. See the help docs for D ...Show All

• No.1 Of Mew Problem with Wireless Network

  I have just bought an HP laptop with preinstalled Vista. The laptop itself has an internal wireless network card. I am currently using an SMC wireless router that is about a few years old and is running fine with other XPs at home. I have been playing with Vista for a while and didn't seem to be able to get the wireless hooked up to the internet. The router is configured for WEP with a passphase of 17 characters. But Vista didn't accept that passphase because it's not 13 characters. So I tried using the corresponding Hexcode, Vista accepted but did not connect to the internet. Then I tried using a passphase of 13 characters and the corresponding Hex... still didn't work. I also tried setting up a static IP and Gateway... that didn ...Show All

• Santhosh Pallikara Custom Rule Expression parsing error.

  I am creating some custom rule expressions for my users to make use of in rules. I created a basic sample to sum a list of numbers. When I try to use my expression I get an error from the rule set designer saying: "Error parsing the Action(s): The method "SUM" on type "Company.Workflow.Rules.SUM" does not exist, is not accessible, or has no match with the signature specified." I have downloaded other samples of custom expression and custom rule actions and have used them successfully but I do not know why mine is not working. My code is as follows: I tried simplifying this by just having two expressions instead of an array but I had the same results. public class SUM : CodeExpression, IRuleExpression { CodeExpression[] exps; public ...Show All

• robinjam vista and UNC paths and mapped drives

  Hi, My application is stored on our network in a location K:\path\to\app.exe. each user double clicks on the exe and installs right off the network. In vista when you do this instead of launching K:\path\to\app.exe it changes the command to a \\servername\share\ format, \\server01\path\to\app.exe. Unfortunatly for legacy reasons it will only work with a drive letter and not the UNC path. So before I look at changing the app's code, Is there a way to get past this in Vista RC1 Thanks Shane Hay Guys The same problem is facing by me while runing my windows application in UNC path. My application is deployed on web server on Windows 2003 server. It's not functioning correctly/completely when i am call ...Show All

• yhong Vista Glassy Look In .NET For XP?

  Hi i am working on a project, and i'm stuck :) i am looking for a way to build an application that will have the glassy background look. I was thinking maybe to find a way to capture the screen contents behind the form someway... then applying a gaussian blur to it or something like, it's only experimental as of yet, but i know that it is quite possible and if someone could set me along the right tracks as to how to capture the screen and display just what is behind the form... then i could find out how to do the blur, but like i said i would really appreciate it if someone could put me in the right direction thanks clint Try http://www.vgdotnet.com/index.shtml Not really aero but close enough ... ...Show All

• polymorphicx VISTA - installing in program files?

  Hello, We have an application which we install an Access 2000 database with. We have always installed this under c:\program files\[applicationName]. I have read up on UAC and virtualization in the new Vista and I have been told that I should not install our database in c:\program files\[applicationName] anymore. This application may be ran by multiple users on the same system and the database may need to be shared with other computer systems on the network. So my quesiton is where should I put the database now Should I do something crazy like just install it at c:\OurDatabase I can't write it to a user specific folder because 3 users on the same system may run it. So should we install our database on VISTA thanks ...Show All

• Kasracer What is the best way to clean install my hard drive

  I have a major problem with my Compaq Presario v2710ca and need to restall Vista and Windows 2007 once they are released. Everything will be backed up. Currently running Wondows XP Home, Vista RC2. Pete a non-geek person, who Beta tests. Hello consultpete, I would utilize the new Windows Backup application in Vista to backup your data onto a separate drive / partition or CD / DVD. After a successful backup I would do a clean install by booting off the Windows Vista DVD and format the partition you wish to install Vista on. Here is a link to the Windows Backup feature site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/backup.mspx . This forum is geared more towards developers, I would ...Show All

• scuudz building a generic state machine host: handling events

  Hi, I'm currently building a host (in a winservice with WCF interface) that will service any number of workflows. Part of my WCF interface is exposing to clients a general way to fire events, get states, etc. When state machine workflows are built, you bind the events that trigger state changes to a event that will live on a ExternalDataExchangeService. My question: since, at design time, in a state machine workflow you must bind the event to an interface, and that my host is generic, in a runtime sense, how do i build the host generically...to handle & fire any event that needs to be triggered for any workflow that our customer creates My only idea is to abstract out the events into a separate type (and assembly), and load this assem ...Show All

• Orange_Oli WPD Api Sample failing to return Device Count

  Hi Experts, I am having an issue with the WPD Api sample provided with Windows Vista SDK and I am running the application in Windows XP. I am trying to identify a WIA device via the IPortableDeviceManager interface. I tried with IWIADeviceManager interface earlier but switched to the former since thumbnail full path method calls were not returning proper results. I could compile the WPD Api Sample workspace and could successfully register the Interface, IPortableDeviceManager interface, but the same returns 0 devices when i call: hr = pPortableDeviceManager->GetDevices(NULL, &cPnPDeviceIDs); I have connected the camera in PTP mode and not in USB mode. Any ideas or hints on why this is happening Or is there a ...Show All

• K Sumeet How to pass parameters from one workflow to another?

  I have one workflow (workflow1) defined, and it contains a property isAuthorized. Then I have defined Workflow2 and used the invoke workflow activity to invoke workflow1 in workflow2. When the workflow1, which is a part of workflow2, is completed, I need to read the value of isAuthorized property to determine which activity in workflow2 should be invoked. How can I read that value (isAuthorized) in workflow2 Thanks, Marko Vuksanovic.   I see 2 problems : 1.you have to start workflow1 synchronously 2.you have to get workflow 1 IsAuthorized property.   In this case, you'll have to take a look at Jon Flanders sample here . ( a custom activity working with a real WorkflowRuntime S ...Show All