external-application

Can USB devices directly access hardware?

Here's why I'm wondering. I recently bought an external TV tuner for my laptop, which has a feature that when it's being jostled, the hard drive stops spinning. However, even when I move my laptop, the video from the TV tuner (which handles all of the video processing, according to the book on it) doesn't stutter. I'm wondering if this T...

Can you add documents and spreadsheets to a Visual Studio Project?

In Eclipse, I often include all project-related material (including documents in PDF, Microsoft, and OpenDocument formats) in the project. Is this possible with Visual Studio, especially to the point where if I attempt to open the file from inside Visual Studio, it will open in the external application? ...

Open a file with an external application on Java

How do you open a file from a java application when you do not know which application the file is associated with. Also, because I'm using Java, I'd prefer a platform independent solution. ...

How to call an external program with parameters?

I would like to call a windows program within my code with parameters determined within the code itself. I'm not looking to call an outside function or method, but an actual .exe or batch/script file within the WinXP environment. C or C++ would be the preferred language but if this is more easily done in any other language let me know ...

starting iChat session in iPhone from web app

This is really just a "what-if" type question, so forgive me if it is either ridiculous or ridiculously easy... I have a client whose site offers a "chat with a consultant" option that you see on many sales and support sites. We were wondering if there was a way that iPhone users (or any user, in theory, but mostly iPhone) could click t...

Redirect and parse in realtime stdout of an long running process in vb.net

Hello there, This code executes "handbrakecli" (a command line application) and places the output into a string: Dim p As Process = New Process p.StartInfo.FileName = "handbrakecli" p.StartInfo.Arguments = "-i [source] -o [destination]" p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True p.Start Dim outpu...

How do I Install external APKs necessary for my app in the Eclipse ADT?

I need to rely on external app (Barcode scanner in my case). The eclipse emulator crashes when I try to download it from within the emulator itself. Is there a way to download it using the emulator? Or Is there a way to directly install the APK and make it available for my application? ...

Best way to hide a form input field from being accessed using firebug?

I have a form which is posted to an external API. There is a parameter called customer_token which is passed as an input field. It is used for authentication by the API and every customer is assigned one token. The input field is visible in Firefox's Firebug (even though it is a hidden field). How do I hide it? Options *Using javascr...