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    - How Microsoft Dropped the Ball With Developers http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/05/05/2335252 Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230123
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    - Probably the easiest thing in the world, but I cannot find an I'm a classic ASP/VbScript user, transitioning to c# and .NET. I'm making a little PW change utility which does this: 1. User inputs an email address/username (into a textbox) 2. User inputs their current Password(into a textbox) 3. User presses a submit button 4. Server checks the value of the text in the currentPassword textbox against the user's stored password in the DB. If they don't match, then it displays an error. 5. Else, a Datagrid control returns their password for editing. Now, there are many examples of the datagrid part, so I have steps 1,3, and 5 working. But for the other part, I need to----> somehow assign the value of this sql query: "SELECT Password FROM aspnet_Membership WHERE aspnet_Membership.Email='" + emailID.Text + "'" to a simple string variable, and check that value against a textbox (placed in the code below as 'currentPassword', but it does nothing yet. I know this should be dirt simple, but all the tutorials seem to get super-excited about the various controls without ever giving a step-1, simplest example of getting a single value from SQL and turning it into a simple string variable :(. I don't need/want an array or a recordset. I just need to grab this one piece of info as a validator. Can anyone assist? I've been looking around the net for nearly a day, embarrassingly. Here's "my" code, which is modified from a good example I found: ---------------------------------------------- <%@ Page Language="C#" %> <%@ Import Namespace ="System.Data.SqlClient" %> <%@ Import Namespace ="System.Data" %> <script language="C#" runat="server"> void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {} protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT Password FROM aspnet_Membership WHERE aspnet_Membership.Email='" + emailID.Text + "'"; SqlDataSource1.UpdateCommand = "UPDATE aspnet_Membership SET Password = @Password"; } protected void GridView1_PageIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { GridView1.DataSourceID = SqlDataSource1.ID; SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT Password FROM aspnet_Membership WHERE aspnet_Membership.Email='" + emailID.Text + "'"; SqlDataSource1.UpdateCommand = "UPDATE aspnet_Membership SET Password = @Password"; GridView1.DataBind(); } protected void GridView1_RowEditing(object sender, GridViewEditEventArgs e) { BindIt(); } protected void GridView1_RowCancelingEdit(object sender, GridViewCancelEditEventArgs e) { BindIt(); } protected void BindIt() { GridView1.DataSourceID = SqlDataSource1.ID; SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT Password FROM aspnet_Membership WHERE aspnet_Membership.Email='" + emailID.Text + "'"; SqlDataSource1.UpdateCommand = "UPDATE aspnet_Membership SET Password = @Password"; GridView1.DataBind(); } protected void GridView1_RowUpdating(object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e) { BindIt(); } </script> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//Dtd XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http:// www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/Dtd/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head id="Head1" runat="server"> <title>Database Access Page</title> </head> <body style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <h3>Password Retrieval and Update Utility</h3> <h5>for external, non-Hines Employees</h5> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <table style="width: 469px"> <tr> <td> Enter your User ID (your email address) <br /> <asp:TextBox ID="emailID" runat="server" Width="469px" EnableViewState="true"></asp:TextBox> <asp:TextBox ID="currentPassword" runat="server" Width="469px" EnableViewState="true"></asp:TextBox> </td></tr> <tr><td style="width: 160px">  <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Retrieve your Password" Width="210px" OnClick="Button1_Click" /></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><asp:Label ID="lblMessage" runat="server"></ asp:Label></td></tr> </table> <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True" AutoGenerateDeleteButton="False" AutoGenerateEditButton="True" CellPadding="4" ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None" Width="469px" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" EnableSortingAndPagingCallbacks="false" PageSize="5" OnPageIndexChanged="GridView1_PageIndexChanged" OnRowEditing="GridView1_RowEditing" OnRowCancelingEdit="GridView1_RowCancelingEdit" OnRowUpdating="GridView1_RowUpdating" > <FooterStyle BackColor="#990000" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" /> <RowStyle BackColor="#FFFBD6" ForeColor="#333333" /> <SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#FFCC66" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="Navy" /> <PagerStyle BackColor="#FFCC66" ForeColor="#333333" HorizontalAlign="Center" /> <HeaderStyle BackColor="#CC0000" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" HorizontalAlign="Left" /> <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="White" /> </asp:GridView> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" Runat="server" SelectCommand="" UpdateCommand="" DeleteCommand ="" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:db %>" /> </div> </form> </body> </html> ------------------------------------------------------------ Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230119
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    - HQ Client is not starting itself on startup I have a store where HQ Client is installed and in the startup group but does not seem to be running when the machine is restarted. Someone has to turn it on manually. All the other stores with HQ Client seem to run when the POS terminal is started. Is there an option that can make the HQ Client not run when the machine is started but have to be manually turned on? -- Bob McQuay ADI Business Solutions Network Technician Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230118
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    - WinXP SP3 Printing Errors I manage computers for my company and I downloaded SP3 on two systems the other day. Today both of the systems that I have loaded SP3 on have printing issues. I cannot print out of Adobe, Microsoft Picture Manager, Paint, and Windows Picture & Fax Viewer just to name a few. We also have a purchasing program that uses custom layouts that I have setup that we cannot get into. Machines that I have not downloaded SP3 can access and print everything fine. It has completely taken both computers out of service. I need to know if anyone else is experiencing this issue and if anyone knows how to fix it. I have tried to reload programs and nothing works. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230117
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    - Issues with running two timers at the same time Hi, Are there known issues with running two timers at the same time? I have bumped into a problem - I start a first timer at an interval of 5 seconds. 15 seconds later, I start a second timer at 15 seconds interval. That's when things start to fail with the first timer (it doesn't seem to do what it should do). My seconds question: Is there a way to create a timer for a fixed time period, say from 9:30 AM to 10 AM? Any input, advice would be welcome! Thanks! Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230112
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    - set up a rule with reply to unwanted mail I wish to reply to some unwanted senders with a standard template Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230105
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    - Recurring Appointments in Vista Calender If an all day appointment is set up for a number of days, eg. 2nd Apr to 5th Apr, the calender does not mark the last day. Why? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230101
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    - Importing music to movie maker Can't import music to movie maker. The tracks show in my music. But when I try to import from my music, under the audio file extension, the folder shows empty. When I click on "all files" the tracks appear, but won't import. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230100
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    - Microphone not working I have recently purchased a web-cam with in-built microphone. My daughter also purchased the exact same one. On her computer the mic is working fine, although on my computer the mic does not work at all. Does anyone have any idea why it is not picking it up??? I have Windows XP home edition. We compared setting with our computer and her, there was a difference in Speech Recognizer. I have Microsoft English Recognizer v5.1 and she has Microsoft English (U.S) v6.1 Recognizer Could this be the reason my mic is not working??? If so how do i upgrade to the verson she has?? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230099
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    - ShellExecute not working with Adobe 8 (VB) i hava a VB application that is used to run different application by using ShellExecute. These applications also includes Adode reader to open .pdf files. The application is working fine with Adode reader 7 till now but after the installation of Adobe reader 8 the ShellExecute gives an error such that "No file found". Can any one help me in this regard i.e. is there a problem with ShellExecute or Adobe reader 8 ? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230098
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    - Click Once - dead links - Process.Start I have deployed several small .net clickonce applications on vista 64 bit/vs2008 and for the most part these work fine. In order to navigate between these applications we have developed a program that calls these programs by Process.Start( "\\unc\publish\app.application"). On Vista, where this was developed, everything works has expected. But once this was deployed to XP the ClickOnce applications just will not run/install. Navigating from XP to the publish directory and double clicking the app.application files yields no response. No events logs, nothing. I have checked the file association for .application and that is correct. If I deploy these apps to a web site I can install and run them on XP, I just can't programmatically start them from XP. Any ideas where to start? -- Scott Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230096
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    - INSERT Problem This is driving me crazy ... I have a typed dataset that I created using VS2008. I created an Insert statement: "INSERT INTO x (v1, v2, v3, ..., vN) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ... N?)" Then I add parameters to the Insert command (OleDbCommand BTW, going into an Access database): myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters.Add(new OleDbParameter("columnName", OleDbType.DBTimeStamp)); myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters.Add(new OleDbParameter("columnName2", OleDbType.Char)); ... myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters.Add(new OleDbParameter("columnNameN", OleDbType.UnsignedInt)); Now I set my default values: myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters["c1"].Value = defaultValue1; myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters["c2"].Value = defaultValue2; ... myOldDbCommandInsert.Parameters["cN"].Value = defaultValueN; Then I create my data adapter: OleDbDataAdapter a = new OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM x", myConn); Then the dataset: MyCustomDataSet ds = new MyCustomDataSet(); a.Fill(ds.MyCustomTable); So far, everything has worked fine up until this point. So now, I simply want to add rows to MyCustomTable: SomeLoopWith5ValuesOrWhatever { MyCustomDataSet.MyCustomRowA r = (cast) MyCustomDataSet.MyCustomTable.NewRow(); r.v1 = x; r.v2 = y; r.v3 = z; r.nN = N; myDataSet.myDataTable.Rows.Add(r); } Stepping through the debugger, that appears to do exactly what I expect. I can see that the table gets the new rows, and they have the correct values. However, when I do the following: myDataAdapter.Update(myDataSet, "NameOfCorrectTable"); The correct number of rows are added to the correct table, but they do not have the new values?!! They are keeping the default values that I set earlier in my code. Why is my INSERT statement using these default values? It's been a while since I messed with database stuff. Thanks. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230095
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    - Printer receives two of same print jobs My Brother printer receives two of the same print jobs when I click PRINT - however, the first job says it is deleting, but it never does and stops printer printing. This happens on WORD. To print, I have to reboot, start again, and then it only prints one doc before it returns to the deleting message and jams. Help! -- Jock Kennedy Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230091
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    - Virtual Server 2005 & Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) using Wire Hi Scenario 1) Host - XP Laptop with internet connection using Sky Broadband Wireless Router Netgear DG834GT 2) MS Virtual Server 2005 - I have deployed an XP MS Virtual Server 2005 to act as a virtual machine Problem I am trying to share my Sky Broadband Wireless internet connection which works on the host with the virtual server using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and MS Loopback Adapter, however I get a page cannot be displayed error on the virtual machine Host Detail 1) Host IP Config Note I had to change the IP Address on the Router to 192.168.0.x to 192.168.1.x because the loopback adapter needs 192.168.0.x Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Virtual Server Detail 1) Virtual Server IP Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 2) Internet Gateway Icon on virtual Server I can see an Internet Gateway Icon - Wireless Network Connection on <Host Computer Name> which is connected 3) I have created a Virtual Network Adapter pointing to the Physical Loopback Adapter on the virtual server with the virtual DHCP server disabled I can ping 192.168.0.1 from both the host and the virtual server, however I cannot access the internet from the virtual machine - I get a connecting to site 207.46.192.254 message in the bottom bar then a page cannot be displayed error. Internet access on host is working I am relatively new to networking so have missed a vital trick somewhere - please can someone help me. Thank you in advance B Singh Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230089
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    - ERROR Watching Mapped drive Hi There, i have an application which watches mapped drive events using FilsSystem Watcher . the filters i am using are these : NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.Attributes | NotifyFilters.Size | NotifyFilters.LastWrite now when there are too many file creation in the mapped drive , i am getting an error from filesystem watcher which states like this :"the network bios command limit has been reached " . i increased the watcher internal buffer size but ,it did not help . i searched on the web to find one KB article() but wasn't useful. everything i am doing is on windows-xp machines . any help/comments/suggestion are highly appreciated . Hope am Clear Regards Dee Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230085
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    - DotNetNuke Hi All , I need some help on Dotnetnuke. I installed on my system and created some skins by referring some tutorial sites but still i need more and more knowledge on DNN skinning,please any body help me how to do skinning? refer some sites(not dotnwtnuke and dnncreative sites) Thanks Santosh Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230081
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    - Equivalent of template specialization using .NET Generics? I know that template specializtion is not included in generics, but was wondering whether or not there is an elegant alternative? The first function is always called, but I was hoping that for instances of type RealPoint (ComparePointByFiaNumber<RealPoint)>) the second function would be called. To implement different behavious based upon the type, do I have to have a switch within Equals() that will check the type of T and then call different functions as needed? Many thanks, Duncan generic<typename T> ref class ComparePointByFiaNumber : Generic::IEqualityComparer<T> { public: virtual bool Equals( T x, T y ) { Generic::IEqualityComparer<T>^ equalityComparer = Generic::EqualityComparer<T>::Default; return equalityComparer->Equals( x,y ); } virtual bool Equals( RealPoint^ x, RealPoint^ y ) { return true; } Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230080
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    - Unusual Calendar invitation failure notification All, I've been trying to wrap my head around this for quite sometime and it seems to be a growing issue. Below is the problem and my troubleshooting thus far: Outlook 2k3 Server w/ Outlook 2k3 Clients w/ Office SP2 installed Two people, UserA and UserB, are trying to setup an appointment within Outlook 2k3. UserA sends UserB a meeting invitation and immediately gets a failure notice that it could not send to another User, UserC. Now UserC was never on the invitation between UserA and UserB. Note that UserB does not have to accept the meeting invitation for the failure notice to go to UserA. I have looked at UserB's Calender permissions and UserC is not listed in there at all. I've also taken UserB's Outlook account out of cached mode and run a Global Address List update which where that account for UserC would reside. **These failures tend to start as soon as UserC's account is deleted** We have also searched out Exchange Server for UserC's username or any reference to such and come up with nothing. Also a note is that it doesn't matter who tries to setup an appointment with UserB they always get a failure notice that references UserC's Undeliverable. The only way we've been able to solve this so far is to completely wipe out UserB's Email account by saving all thier data to a PST file and then rebuilding it. I'm wondering since my UserC is a Outlook 2k3 dependant individual if there is something else I can look for to fix this situation. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230073
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    - Assembly.LoadFrom fails on Vista,as does IE hosted user controls Hi, I have just upgraded a user machine to Vista (our first) as a test. Unfortunately a couple of our apps are failing due to Vista... 1. One app that loads an assembly from an Intranet website now fails with FileNotFound on a call to Assembly.LoadFrom(url). This still works fine on all XP SP2 systems in the company. 2. Maybe related... Our Intranet hosts a couple of csharp user controls in webpages, these too are not loading now on the Vista machine. It works on all XP SP2 machines. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why the two behaviours happen (.Net 2.0 and IE 7 is being used all round). Thanks! James Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230072
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    - simulate continuous forms & subforms in a windows forms application I'm wondering how others have addressed UI requirements for Access-style continuous forms and sub-forms in a windows forms application (besides third-party products). Thanks Bill Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230067
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    - Opening an MSAccess DB I am struggling with some MSAccess automation issues. Basically, we have a .Net application that uses MSAccess for reporting (legacy code). We are able to launch MSAccess fine and even work with the MSAccess COM objects to run our reports (using GetObject(<MDB Path>) - see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317113&Product=vbNET for info on how to do this). The problem that we are running into is that if our Access database is already opened, we want to use it instead of opening up another instance. I've included the code I've got so far in case it helps with the problem. The problem line of code is in ValidateAccessHandle (the exact line is - mAccessHandle = GetObject(imsAppConfig.DefaultMainMenuMDB)). If this line is commented out and an instance of MSAccess is already running with our database, a new MSAccess window will be launched, but the original MSAccess window will be returned from GetObject(<MDB Path>). If we leave it in, on some machines, if MSAccess isn't running, it will create an instance without the window. Since we need pass MSAccess command-line parameters, this doesn't work for us (also, a report tends to be more interesting when you can see it :). Any help is appreciated, thanks! Private Function ValidateAccessHandle() As Boolean If mAccessHandle Is Nothing Then Try ' Check to see if there is an orphaned window. ' If we don't check, we'll end up opening another window, but using the existing one anyway. mAccessHandle = GetObject(imsAppConfig.DefaultMainMenuMDB) If mAccessHandle Is Nothing Then Return False Catch ex As Exception ' On some machines, GetObject throws an untyped exception when the file is not found. mAccessHandle = Nothing Return False End Try End If Try mAccessHandle.run("") Return True Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException When ex.ErrorCode = -2146820336 Debug.Assert(ex.Message = "You made an illegal function call.", "Unexpected error message.", String.Format("The message for this exception was expected to be 'You made an illegal function call.' but was actually '{0}'", ex.Message)) ' The Access window was closed normally (reproducable by closing Access) and we need to reopen it. mAccessHandle = Nothing Return False Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException When ex.ErrorCode = -2147023174 Debug.Assert(ex.Message = "The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)", "Unexpected error message.", String.Format("The message for this exception was expected to be 'The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)' but was actually '{0}'", ex.Message)) ' The Access window was forced closed (reproducable by opening Task Manager and killing all instances of MSACCESS.exe after launching it). mAccessHandle = Nothing Return False Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException When ex.ErrorCode = -2146825771 ' This is expected. "" is not a valid method. Return True End Try End Function Private Function LaunchAccessClient() As Boolean ' The Access client is already launched. If ValidateAccessHandle() Then Return True Dim cmdLine As String = BuildCommandLine() Shell(cmdLine, AppWinStyle.MinimizedNoFocus, True, imsAppConfig.WaitTimeForAccess) mAccessHandle = GetObject(imsAppConfig.DefaultMainMenuMDB) Return ValidateAccessHandle() End Function Public Function BuildCommandLine() As String 'If the current user is "IMSAdmin" then start the access client using the SystemAdmin user. 'Otherwise start the access client as the MRPUser. Dim userName As String Dim password As String If imsAppConfig.LoginAsAdmin Then userName = "IMSAdmin" password = "" ElseIf imsAppConfig.LoginAsSystemAdmin Then 'If the Login in as SystemAdmin is checked then log the user in as SystemAdmin. userName = "SystemAdmin" password = "" ' removed for obvious reasons :) Else userName = "MRPUser" password = "" ' removed for obvious reasons :) End If Dim runtimeSwitch As String If imsAppConfig.StartWithRuntime Then runtimeSwitch = " /Runtime " Else runtimeSwitch = "" End If 'Check whether or not to call Startup Dim startupSwitch As String If imsAppConfig.RunAccessStartup Then startupSwitch = " /x mcrAutoExec " Else startupSwitch = "" End If Dim cmdLine As String Dim profile = GetProfile() cmdLine = String.Format("""{0}"" ""{1}"" {2}{3} /profile ""{4}"" /user {5} /pwd {6} /cmd <User>{7}</User><UseCustom>{8}</ UseCustom><CustomGraphics>{9}</CustomGraphics>", AccessLocation, imsAppConfig.DefaultMainMenuMDB, runtimeSwitch, startupSwitch, profile, userName, password, imsContext.Current.UserName, imsContext.Current.UseCustomObjects, imsAppConfig.CustomGraphics.ToString()) Return cmdLine End Function Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230066
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    - Compare timespan of Files? II want to compare how many seconds there are between files. If the files are within a 1 - 10 second range I want to copy them to their own folders. What I have so far is a couple methods that take in all the files in a directory / subdirectories and sort them by their lastWriteTime stamp: Dim flist As List(Of System.IO.FileInfo) Private Sub writeDirectories(ByVal ParentPath As String) For Each sDirectory As String In System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(ParentPath) flist.AddRange(New DirectoryInfo(sDirectory).GetFiles()) writeDirectories(sDirectory) Next End Sub Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load flist = New List(Of System.IO.FileInfo) writeDirectories("C:\Documents and Settings\ddivita\My Documents") flist.Sort(AddressOf SortByLastWriteTime) End Sub Private Function SortByLastWriteTime(ByVal x As System.IO.FileInfo, ByVal y As System.IO.FileInfo) As Integer Return x.LastWriteTime.CompareTo(y.LastWriteTime) End Function I then want to take the flist and compare the TimeSpan between files. Here is an example: File1 - TimeStamp - 5:16:46 File2 - TimeStamp - 5:16:50 File3 - TimeStamp - 5:16:54 File4 - TimeStamp - 3:56:37 File5 - TimeStamp - 3:56:42 I realize I would need to compare file1 to file2, then file2 to file3, and so on. I figure I could use the timespan class to help with this. Any ideas? Thanks Daniel Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230065
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    - how can i set up an account on craigslist to ask a question? im tring to ask a seller a question a craigslist but i have to fill of this form that asks if my server has a pop3 or an imap and i dont know what to enter Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230063
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    - Printer keeps going offline I have 2 networked computers, one XP and one Vista, sharing a printer through a wireless router. The printer is always online with the XP, but regularly drops offline with the Vista. I've found no way to get the printer back online execpt to reinstall it. How can I prevent this, or at least to get the printer back online without reinstalling? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230062
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    - Computername Hi, How do i get the domain name and the computer name, e.g. "domain\pc-name" ?? Thank you in advance. Peter Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230059
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    - error code 80070005 When I try to use windows update on Vista I get this error code 80070005, and it will not let me check for updates. I can not find this anywhere on the help site. Can anyone tell me what it is, and how I fix it. Thanks -- Really_stupid Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230056
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    - Cool GUI Hi, I need to do a vb.net main form wich calls others exes, but I would like to do a cool form with some circles, circle form... cool menus... Do you know any source / examples on internet with cool examples, menus, etc... ? Thank you very much! Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230050
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    - sorting a column in excel 2003 i want to sort a column in the following order a-1, a-2, a-3, a-4, thru c-15. now excel is sorting a-1, a-11, a-12 c-11, c-3 ect. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230048
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    - lost internet settings windows xp home can anybody help please? Ive just spent 6 frustrating hours trying to recover my pc system. Having downloaded a security program from my isp supplier my pc crashed and although I have recovered the pc it appears that whatever hit me has scrambled my internet connection settings and I can no longer connect. My win.ini file and system.ini files were lost but through your pages have managed to recover them. No matter what I do I cant seem to get to a place where I can reinstate my internet settings. I know I am connected because i am writing this on my laptop which uses the same modem so i believe that side is ok. Where do I look? where are they hiding? system restore doesnt help ca n anybody out there ?? thanks -- retiredandslowsorry Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230047
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    - Firewall/red shield with white x icon Someone please help? "on " "off" icons for Firewall won't highlight, so I can't activate and I'm not getting anywhere when I try ro follow the recamendations after clicking the risk status icon... -- ? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230045
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    - setting a connection string for a Windows Service on production Feel free to let me know if there is a better place to post this question I'm a website developer trying to write a Windows Service, and I think I'm running into trouble due to the paradigm shift. In website development, I change the web.config file on the fly without re-building a project. How does this work with the app.config in a Windows Service? It seems like when I update a ConnectionString in app.config after rolling to a production server, it doesn't take. Does app.config get complied into the executable on build so that I can't change it on the fly? If so, how would I set it up to be able to configure the db connection string on the production server? Thanks. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230038
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    - Best practices for GUI of what called in MFC custom controls Hello All, I have MFC-based application featuring: 1) Flow of "Screens" where screens are implemented as a MFC's CDialog-inherited classes loading PNG or BMP images. 2) Dialog's child controls also loads PNG or BMP images. What is the best practice to handle the same functionality in .NET/C#? Thanks, Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230034
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    - Delete contacts in Outlook 2007 Hi All, Please let me know the correct group if this is in the wrong place. I am trying to delete all Outlook contacts in a folder. For some reason, the following code deletes exactly half of the contacts in the folder. Can someone see what I'm doing incorrectly? OutLook._Application outlookObj = new OutLook.Application(); OutLook.MAPIFolder fldContacts = (OutLook.MAPIFolder)outlookObj.Session.GetDefaultFolder(OutLook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts); foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook._ContactItem contactItem in fldContacts.Items) { contactItem.Delete(); } Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230031
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    - Command Timeout Any ideas why a text query would timeout w/ a dataAdapter and the Command object, but execute quickly via Management Studio? Thanks -- Rob Schieber Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230028
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    - Lost volume and no games Brand new computer. XP Home. Standard programs loaded. 15 year old grandaughter messed with system volume and now cannot put volume control back in the task bar. ALSO...cannot play any of the games that came with xp. That problem began at the same time. Are the problems related? How to fix withthout a complete wipe out and restore? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230022
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    - Refeshing a DataGridView I am working in vs2008 Win C#. I have a windows form with a DataGridView. I go to a detail form to edit/delete the data. When I come back the changes are not reflected. How do I refresh the data to show edits and deletes? Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230020
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    - 2005 urgent Q needs answer... hi, i am using the login controls Etc, that come with 2005 but i need to change the aspnet db file to another name to satisfy my server... is there a way i can keep all these great webparts and have them point to another db? you can even email me direct... (a walkthrough kinda answer would prob be best) thank a mil in advance Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230019
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    - Detecting if an application is installed on a system I have a series of applications that assume other applications are installed. Is there a way to detect the installation of a specific application? Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230018
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    - (apparent) Marshalling related problem in x64 but works in x86 Hi, I'm pretty sure I've just got a Marshalling problem, but I'm completely stumped. If there is a better newsgroup to post this in, please point me towards it. First I'm trying to use SendMessage() with WM_COPYDATA to send a string data between two instances of a program. As part of the debugging I've written two methods one where a given instance will obtain its own hWnd and send itself the message, one where it accepts obtains the hWnd of the other instance and sends it to the other one. Both methods work fine when compiled as x86. And the send-to-itself works on x64, but the send-to-another-instance breaks... the WM_COPYDATA message is sent, and received, but I'm unable to read back the string data. I *think* its a marshalling problem related to changes with x64. But I'm not sure. Here are the relevant bits: // The COPYDATA structure used for the WM_COPYDATA message: [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] public struct COPYDATASTRUCT { [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dwData; // not used [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int cbData; // holds length of string [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpData; //holds string } //DLL Import of SendMessage [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)] private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] int Msg, IntPtr wParam, ref COPYDATASTRUCT lParam); //The function that sends the message: public static IntPtr SendCopyDataMessage(IntPtr toHandle) { int messageid = 1234; // random message id stringdata = "Testing\0"; // send the string "Testing" // Create/populate the copydata structure. COPYDATASTRUCT dataStruct = new COPYDATASTRUCT(); dataStruct.dwData = 0; //not used dataStruct.cbData = stringdata.Length; dataStruct.lpData = stringdata; // Make the call IntPtr result = SendMessage(toHandle, WM_COPYDATA, messageid, ref dataStruct); return result; } The WndProc that receives the messages is an override of Form.WndProc: // Process Custom Messages! protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) { if (m.Msg == WM_COPYDATA) { // unpack the data string stringdata = ProcessWM_COPYDATA(m); // show what it was if (stringdata != null) { MessageBox.Show(stringdata); } } base.WndProc(ref m); } The function it calls to unpack the COPYDATA structure is as follows: public static string ProcessWM_COPYDATA(System.Windows.Forms.Message m) { if (m.WParam.ToInt32() == 1234) { COPYDATASTRUCT datastruct = (COPYDATASTRUCT)Marshal.PtrToStructure( m.LParam, typeof(COPYDATASTRUCT)); return datastruct.lpData; } return null; } } As I said: It works when targeted at x86. In x64 it also works when I fire the send message at the same instance. (e.g. I have a button on the form that calls the SendCopyData(...) with its own window handle. The only time it doesn't work is when I have 2nd instance running and it calls SendCopyData(...) with the hWnd of the OTHER instance. In that case the message is received, and the MessageBox is displayed, but instead of saying testing its either blank or contains garbage data. I'd be grateful if someone can point out where I've screwed it up. As I said, I think its in marshalling/unmarshalling the lpData string, but I'm at a loss to fix it. I've tried doing it a number of ways, including setting lpData in COPYDATASTRUCTURE to an IntPtr, and then manually calling Marshal.StringToHGlobal(stringdata); and then when unpacking it, calling Marshal.PtrToString(lpData), but I end up with the same behaviour... breaking in x64. -best regards, Dave Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230015
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    - need MMC help I can't load or uninstall programs or run defrag: i have been told tha t i need to re installMMC for XP; where can i donload this? -- darby Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230011
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    - HELP! ACCIDENTLY REMOVED SOMETHING THAT SAID WINDOWS, ALSO.... So I accidently removed something that said windows. I don't know if it was vital or not but it said just "Windows Installer." I don't know what it is, but it's gone. I did this because my computer (a Compaq Windows XP) only had the old version of Windows Messenger and I wanted Windows Live Messenger which wouldn't install and still won't. Another problem I'm having is downloading Internet Explorer 7. Please help me. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 230000
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    - Knowing when a WCF service dies... Hello Newsgroup, I wonder how one would write wcf proxy code that is being notified when the connected service channel is being closed (service process ends for example). I was subscribing the Channels and the Duplex Channels Closing and Closed events but these have never been fired. Any idea on that? Thanks for you help! Sebastian Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229997
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    - Can your app detect Webrowser events? I want to make a WYSIWYG editor for HTML pages that can detect events in the webbrowser control in real time and control the webbrowser control (and internal documents) to allow simple stuff like dragging and dropping HTML controls on the webbrowser control. The goal is a real-time view of the page as it is edited. Is it possible for a .Net app to trap these events and respond accordingly? I have googled for soem code examples, but haven't found anything yet. Do you know of any code examples of this? Thanks so much for your time! jim Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229990
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    - Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law Read it (if you can) and weep because its very near becoming written into law now that this report has been finished...and not just for federal websites. Section 508 Report http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/report/ Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229985
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    - Downloading music from mp3fiesta i can buy the track or tracks. after doing so one is directed to the download center, were you are to right click the word download. from there you are told to save it in a folder. i just downloaded service pack 2 and now im not able to save my downloads to it's folder. any idea what might be blocking this? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229981
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    - Creating a 'proxy' redirector Hi, We have web application X where I work that allows us to access documents via a url, for eg, http://hostname/app.cgi?request_dcoument?userid=yer?password=ner etc... What we would like is for our asp.net app Y to make this request (for the purpose of hiding the above URL) but let web application X hosting the document to stream the data back to the client. Is there any functionality to do this in .net? One idea i had was for the webserver to download the file in chunks and simply pass the data on to the client, however, i don't want to put strain on the server so Id rather avoid this. It consumes lots of memory too. Thanks in advance Vince Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229980
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    - Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool - uninstall I have genuine MS on my computer and this download that was somehow loaded on to my computer says I do not or that I may be at risk. How do I get rid of this pop up. Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229979
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    - command object vb2005 ado hi all, i'am working on a database based on VB2005 using ado. iv a combobox on mine form, which i fill with a datareader and command. If i've new data in my cbo.text and textfield , i want this to save the new values into mine accesstable. i have already a connection to mine db to fill the cbo with value. ive tried with as followed: '****************** dim newsql as string 'vrTxtfield1 and vrcbotext are two variabels which containes the new data i need to store. newsql = "INSERT INTO tbltest(field1, field2)VALUES (" & vrTxtfield1 & "," & vrcbotext & ")" Dim cmmdsql As New OleDb.OleDbCommand(newsql , cn) cmmdsql.ExecuteNonQuery() '************** Which command do i need to achieve this ? regards, Rob Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229978
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    - typed datasets vs. business objects I'm trying to decide if it is better to use typed datasets or business objects, so I would appreciate any thoughts from someone with more experience. When I use a business object to populate a gridview, for example, I loop through a datareader, populating an array list with instances of a custom class in the middle tier, and then send the array list up to the presentation layer and bind the gridview to it. If I use a typed dataset, I just fill it with a data adapter and then bind it to the gridview. It seems like the typed dataset would be more efficient, because I don't have to loop through anything. But typed datasets are aggravating, because it seems like they have to be defined all the way down at the data access layer to be accessible in a n-tier solution. They clutter up my solution. Business objects seem tidier, and seem more professional, but are they as efficient, with all the looping required? Thanks Bill Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229977
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    - Change the default folder when opening documents I have a user who stores her documents on a different drive and when she attempts to open documents it auto defaults to My Documents instead of her other drive. Is there a way to change the default for her? Tag: Windows Services - Installation Tag: 229971

Hello

What really happens behind the scenes when you run installtuil
myservice.exe, or installuti.exe myservice.exe /u? Is there some registry
entry changed, or is the GAC updated?

We have a separate dev and prod environment, and I'm looking for an easy way
to deploy between environments. Also, does installutil have any dependencies?

Thanks
--
David A. Diaz
night.skywatcher@yahoo.com

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Re: Windows Services - Installation by sloan

sloan
Fri May 09 14:58:15 CDT 2008

Go here:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20041204.asp

Ignore the msmq stuff.

Check out the way Peter does the install/uninstall.

I've incorporated that into my my services now.

It really helps with the IT people who deploy stuff.

..

install.bat
uninstall.bat

<night.skywatcher@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:57AB750B-3199-475E-A112-5D3AE9BEEE5C@microsoft.com...
> Hello
>
> What really happens behind the scenes when you run installtuil
> myservice.exe, or installuti.exe myservice.exe /u? Is there some registry
> entry changed, or is the GAC updated?
>
> We have a separate dev and prod environment, and I'm looking for an easy
> way
> to deploy between environments. Also, does installutil have any
> dependencies?
>
> Thanks
> --
> David A. Diaz
> night.skywatcher@yahoo.com

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