I'd like to learn what various code libraries, which I think are all Microsoft's, do. Example libraries include atls.lib, atlsd.lib, libcmtd.lib, libcpmtd.lib. Would you point me to a good online reference or other way to learn about these libraries? Clarification: I'm hoping to find an index of sorts for learning about Microsoft librar...
If you decide to sign your code, you'll need: signcode.exe makecert.exe cert2spc.exe pvk2pfx.exe What's the best place to download these tools? Is there a way to do this without downloading large quantities of the Microsoft Windows SDK? ...
A colleague tells me that there is no way to bulk insert UTF-8 encoded data into a Microsoft SQL server 2008. Can this be true? Is there any stuff you would recommend him to read or look at? ...
I've noticed on my Action Pack Subscription there are new license keys for Windows Operating Systems that are labeled Physical and Virtual. There is no documentation on the site about what the differences are for those keys. I called Microsoft and got the run around. Eventually, the MS tech emailed me a snippet of text that described w...
I have a requirement to create a Offline GuestBook on Windows Vista platform. The visitors will use the Lenovo Tablet PC to write their Feedback using it's Pen Input. It is also desirable for the Visitor to show his Business Card at the Tablet PC's built-in Cam to record an image too. I am thinking about using Microsoft Access for this p...
I got OS and software licenses from websiteSpark, I am asking how "from point of view" to gain the most from websitespark. for example, they give windows server 2008, but i found it useless, because i asked many hosting companies and they told me that getting hosting with its windows is a must, and they don't allow others to install O...
Having looked through the Word help and online resources about customising bibliographies in Microsoft Word, and finding several posts on customising the 'style' and XSL transformation 'layout' of bibliography source templates, I am sure, given the dynamic functionality provided in this area that it must be possible to create custom sour...
Hi, I am very new to Dynamics. I'm trying to figure out if I can use dynamics to create sub-types of the contact entity which have all the common attributes and relationships of the contact entity but each has their own specific attributes as well. I am thinking about this in an object oriented frame of mind but cannot see how this cou...
I'm attempting to bring some .net 1.1 legacy code into .net 2.0 and some of it relies on the Microsoft.web.services2 web services enhancements. I could have swore I read somewhere about the objects in that dll being packaged into the .net 2.0 framework, or that they were replaced by something else in the .net 2.0 framework, but I'm not ...
I'm working on deciding between Managed DirectX (through MS API Codepack), SlimDX library (managed wrapper for DirectX), XNA (managed wrapper++ for Directx9 only), or unmanaged Directx (20%+ extra development time). So, the MS API Codepack interests me, because it has support for DirectX. However, I get a feeling that they might not su...
Hi, question concerning MS-SQL: I have added a column with type uid to a table with already existing data. How can I insert a guid in each row of this existing table? (I mean without reading out the data with a dataadapter, adding a guid for each row and the updating the table [unless there is a method to automatically generate the u...
Hi, I was wondering if there was any way to get only the modified (or new) ContextNodes (word nodes) from the InkAnalyzer. I am trying to recreate something similar to the word suggestion combo boxes in Windows Tablet Input Panel. Does anyone know how I might be able to get only the modified nodes? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheer...
Is there any functionality built into the .NET framework somewhere to tokenize C# code? I'm not looking to build a tokenizer in C#, I'm looking for something that can tokenize C# source code. ...
Hi experts... I'm currently having difficulty integrating my Search page, which is currently using Microsoft Index Server, with my generated .shtml files from the CMS. It seems that Microsoft Index Server is not able to search for .shtml files (HTML with Server Side Includes/SSI) properly. Any idea why and the solution to it? Any other ...
A bit of background: My program reads text from a number of applications so that handicapped or children can hear it. To do this, it has an internal buffer where the text is, and an internal representation of where the cursor is. So, if the cursor is | the result for this line would be 21 (or thereabouts) :) Now, to get the cursor posi...
Hi, I'm trialling CRM 4.0 and have noticed that if one of my contacts sends an email then it sits in the queue for an hour before it is also copied into the contacts history. Is there a job or workflow controlling this? Can it be sped up? ...
I have created a chart using a stored procedure which lists totals by name. However when I create the chart the names only appear for every second element. I have tested this in a table and I get each name correctly. My first thoughts were that it was a sizing issue, so I considerably increased the size of my chart, but this doesn't ma...
Hi all, I'm trying to modify some CustomDocumentProperties for a .docx document. So far I've been able to read the current value and modify it, but, for whatever reason, whenever I save the document the changes to the custom fields are lost. I have the following method within a DocAccessor class (which serves as an interface for my doc...
I've got a problem with Expression Web 3. Just installed Expression Studio trial form official site plus few adds from there. Expression Web SP1 doesn't want to be install on my machine. When I run Expression Web aplication it just reset my computer. Every other tools from Expression Studio working fine. My system is Windows XP Home SP2....
Hi all, I recently implemented a program using the Microsoft Accessibility API, but have since been told that the new UI Automation has replaced it. Seems like it would be a good investment for next time to learn the newer tool for the job. So, what are the best references, and hopefully actual tutorials, for programming UI Automation?...