Software Development for Windows Vista

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  • InkCanvas - How to Bind "Right Button Stroke" to Alternate Ink Function
    by Vinay Agarwal
    3 Replies
    Last post by Stefan Wick - MSFT
      • Hello, Is it possible to bind strokes generated while right button is held down to an alternate ink function e.g. select If yes, how Thanks in advance. Regards, Vinay Agarwal
  • WPF and SqlServer
    by Jehan Badshah
    1 Replies
    Last post by Shelly Guo - MSFT
      • Dear All, May i can connect sqlserver with WPF exiting forms, if yes then please refere to URL where i can read about it, if not then what is purpose of WPF Thanks
  • INF Variable Substitutions - broken on Vista?
    by brad_edelman
    5 Replies
    Last post by shanaw
      • http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/workshop/delivery/download/overview/infarchitecture.asp says: The following component downloader variables are valid in a command line. EXTRACT_DIR This variable can be used as a parameter in a command line to specify the directory in which files are extracted. For example, the following line runs the command Mysetup.exe in the extr
  • How to authenticate an external exe-file?
    by KiViK
    4 Replies
    Last post by KiViK
      • I was wondering is there a possibility to authenticate an external exe-file before creating new process from it For example if I want to create a process from Windows' cmd.exe, I would like to be sure that the file pointed by the environment variable COMSPEC is the original Windows command prompth executable and not for example a hostile executable. Secondly I would like to know how to authenticat
  • How to resume persisted workflow
    by rohit_c4u
    4 Replies
    Last post by Khalid Aggag - MSFT
      • Hi, I am using SqlWorkflowPersistenceService but can anybody tell me how to resume persisted workflow, if the workflow is persisted without using delay activity. Thanks
  • developpemet mobile
    by gars_toff
    1 Replies
    Last post by Mark Hopkins - MSFT
      • Bonjour, Etant moi meme developpeur, j'utilise souvent les forums et autres newsgroup pour me donner un coup de main. C'est pourquoi j'ai decide d'ouvrir mon forum afin, peut etre, de vous aider a mon tour. Ce forum a pour vocation le developpement pour plateforme mobile dans tous les langages. Il abode aussi le mobile mobile en general. Bien sur je ne suis pas sectaire donc d'autre sujet peuven
  • The threads...
    by Bowljoman
    5 Replies
    Last post by Bowljoman
      • So, I have a question about the threading. Is it true, that typically there is one thread, for example, a push source CAMThread, that chases the mediaSample all the way down to the renderer Or, is there a hand off, often implemented in another filter
  • MultiVMR9 output copy
    by Cpt Rick
    3 Replies
    Last post by Cpt Rick
      • I've finally been able to mix a few videos using the sample code from the MultiVMR9, get the control over my separate inputs, etc. Now I need to output it to another monitor as well as the preview window I'm using. The sample is not real clear (or I am just totally confused now), about how to have the output go to more than one place at the same time. I can get a handle to a window on the second m
  • Delay Activity -> long time running
    by Philippe Sillon
    14 Replies
    Last post by Philippe Sillon
      • Hi, For workflow : Code -> Delay (1 hour) -> Code On Idle, I persist workflow on SQL Server. My question is "what is the better way to re-start workflow after 1 hours" to continue workflow execution. Thank you Philippe.
  • DependencyProperty is Incomplete at Runtime
    by 0xDEADBEEF
    4 Replies
    Last post by 0xDEADBEEF
      • My design time property is messed up at runtime. I can inspect a DependencyProperty at design time and confirm the objects looks fine. But at runtime the object is messed up. I know I've got a serialization problem but I'm not sure what it is... I've got a class called A that looks like this... This class will be used by my Activity as a DependencyProperty. [ Serializable ] public
  • Test Case 30 - Restart Manager - quite shutdown
    by wesneon
    4 Replies
    Last post by Xavier.Ducoin
      • Hi, I'm running through test case 30 and noticed if I issue the shutdown command, my application prompts me to save the current file before it shuts down. At the time the shutdown command is issued, the app was not "running or performing any operations" (TC 30, note 1). If the app has no file open, or the the the currently opened file has already been saved, the app shuts down quietly. A
  • OpenFileMapping and token
    by erbere
    8 Replies
    Last post by Shamirza
      • I try to run an application as a standard user but I still have these issues with the applicatioon verifier: <avrf:message>Access was restricted to trusted users only.</avrf:message> <avrf:formatmessage>OpenFileMappingW: Section (\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\windows_shell_global_counters) only grants requested &apos;READ_CONTROL&apos; to &apos;NT AUTHORITY\
  • Visual Studio Workflow Designer - Invokeworkflow - target workflow
    by Jensan_Ahsay
    2 Replies
    Last post by Jensan_Ahsay
      • Hi, When an Invokeworkflow activity is added to the diagram, a "target workflow" has to be input. However the pop-up only shows the activities. What kind of activity should I use I am trying to invoke another workflow only. It is not necessary to have synchronized mode. Thank you. Jensan
  • Custom Activities and Toolbox
    by PerPersson
    5 Replies
    Last post by PerPersson
      • I have a project in my solution containing the workflow and a class library with custom activities. How should I add my custom activities to the workflow toolbox If I select Choose Items, Activities, Browse and select the library with custom activities they are added to the toolbox and I can drag/drop them to the workflow. But if I then make changes to the activity I must delete them from
  • user interaction
    by danny566246
    8 Replies
    Last post by Dan Polivy - MSFT
      • hello all, I'm a newbee and was just interested in sideshow gadget topic.. i ve used the display simulator and tried to make simple stuff like displaying text content, dialog content, and loading image. All works well so far.. After all, what i have done is only providing data to the platform (xml page and image data for the xml page to acess).. Simply, i run my simple gadget, i provide the
  • computer does not see "E" drive (my DVD)
    by Jezebel3705
    14 Replies
    Last post by l80n
      • After installing about 11 updates last evening (MS auto updates for Vista and Office), all of a sudden today, my drive "E" is missing. It's a combo CD/DVD burner. The drive DOES open and close, and lights up at first. The driver IS SEEN, and when I try to UPDATE it online, I get a message that my driver is CURRENT. However, my computer will not recognize drive E, it's totally missing, an
  • Can you use custom RuleAction outside of Workflow?
    by RedXrider
    10 Replies
    Last post by TLD49
      • I've looked over the Custom Rule Action samples and would like to do something similar, but w/out the use of a Workflow. I've made a reference to the custom action, specifically the LogAction, in my project and using the ExternalToolKit, I try to write the action portion stating Log("sometext"). Unfortunately, I cannot gain access to this class via the editor. Is there something I am mis
  • escape sequence problem
    by Michael Braaldey
    7 Replies
    Last post by Pintu Shukla
      • why won't VC process escape sequences in strings stored in files I tried writing the following string stored in a file to the screen using DrawText, but it showed up as a single line: You're reputation precedes you,\nJasper. I hope that you can\nbe useful to the townspeople" any help would be useful
  • vista defrag
    by Anoyingmouse
    14 Replies
    Last post by ProfesionalMerc
      • i was wondering if there is a way to view defrag in vista the same way you can i XP (sort of like a clissic view) and what i mean by that is the XP progress chart that XP has it also displays the current files defragmenting or being moved i dont wish to use any 3rd party software to do this if there is no way to view a clissic mode in vista, will there be a patch released M$ i hate not being able
  • CorrelationToken & CorrelationParameter
    by stombiztalker
    2 Replies
    Last post by stombiztalker
      • I understand the use of a CorrelationToken in case you have an OwnerActivityName that has multiple correlations inside of it. I would think however that with this unique name (correlationtoken+owneractivityname) I would not need to have a unique CorrelationParameter. How is the correlationparameter related to the CorrelationToken Thanks!
  • Telnet
    by Mike Norman
    24 Replies
    Last post by Mike Norman
      • we can't find telnet in vista. Is this great tool removed in vista
  • not using release()
    by the emrah
    11 Replies
    Last post by emrah the asan
      • Hi, In some of the directshow documents, the authors use release() method after they are finished with some interfaces. For example: // get next filter EnumFilters -> Next (1, & Renderer , & fetched ); Renderer -> EnumPins (& EnumPins ); EnumPins -> Reset (); numoutputpins = 0; while ( EnumPins -> Next
  • There is a spelling error in WINNT.H
    by zhzhtst
    1 Replies
    Last post by Jason Sacks - MSFT
      • Windows Vista SDK Version 6.0.6000.0.0 There is a word "constuct" in line 3583. It should be "construct".
  • extract section from audio files
    by beekay
    8 Replies
    Last post by beekay
      • Hi all, I hope someone can help me. I want to lift sections of audio out of several different types of files (e.g. wma, wav, mp3, m4a) and convert the data to pcm. I want to seek to any point in the file and lift a section of any length out. I created a filter graph which contains the sample grabber filter and I use IMediaSeeking: etPositions to set the point within the file to start and stop r
  • Codec pricing
    by Principher
    2 Replies
    Last post by Principher
      • I have been asked to investigate how to get codecs for a directshow application. The app should be able of playing all of the popular formats (at least DivX, XviD, H264 and MPEG 1/ 2). However I do not seem to be able of finding any information on licensing. I have looked at several codec packs, but none of them mention if the dues for the codec developers / IP holders have been payed So is there