OpenGL stereo in layered window.
Hi All, Is anybody aware of a way to enable OpenGL stereo while using a layered window in Windows 7? ...
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How to read and change HTTP traffic on-the-fly on Windows?
I need a method that would allow me to read all the HTTP traffic on a local machine, and to change this traffic on-the-fly. Basically, I need to change the content on any web page opened in any browser at the machine. Any thoughts? ...
Windows service for WCF Stops
Hi, I have a WCF application hosted as a windows service. This windows service triggers this WCF every 15 minutes. But when an exception occurs in this WCF the service is getting stopped. I don't want this service to stop. I want to some how handle this exception and trigger this WCF after another 15 minutes. How can i do that? Plea...
Errorlevel in a For loop (batch windows)
I have the following windows batch code: for %%i in (iidbms iigcc iigcd dmfacp dmfrcp rmcmd qwerty) do ( tasklist | findstr /i %%i echo %errorlevel% if %errorlevel% == 0 (echo %%i ok process found %errorlevel%) if %errorlevel% == 1 (echo %%i no process found %errorlevel%) ) But it doesn't work as I expect. ...
Regex to verify filename and relative path with no upward navigation (..\) in Windows
I'm trying to verify that a filename and path input by the user is structurally correct in a C# GUI. I do not need to make sure the file exists, just that the name is a valid windows file name and the path is a valid relative path from the present working directory. Absolute paths must be explicitly denied. Regex was never my thing. A...
Checking the status of the Internet connectivity icon via command line
Hello Everyone, You know that "Internet Connectivity" icon on the Windows Taskbar? The one that often tells us we have no connection to the internet after pull out our ethernet cables? I was wondering if there is a command line command that would tell me the status of that icon. (No internet / Connectivity but with the yellow caution s...
Image Viewer to display transparent Image as a Desktop Layer
Hello, I am looking for a Windows program that can show an image in fullscreen mode, being transparent itself at transparent image regions. My goal is to have an image layered over the Windows desktop. I do not have to interact with the desktop, but it's content changes. And the image is intended to highlight certain regions... Before...
Is it safe / possible to use a Windows 7 in a Mac with BootCamp for development?
The title pretty much sums it up. I would use VS2010 for SilverLight, WPF, Windows Phone 7, etc. I just want to know if there's any compilation problems, or potential bugs you wouldn't see on a PC, or you name it. Just want to make sure before I buy. Thing is I'm thinking about buying both a MacBook pro and a PC Laptop, but if I can get ...
DirectShow USB camera LED flash access
I'm using C++ and need to access a USB camera's LED flash feature. I'm currently using DirectShow to interface with the camera in other ways (live preview stream, grabbing samples, etc.). I found the CameraControl_Flash enumeration element on MSDN, but it appears to be implemented only for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile: ht...
.net 2.0 forms: Black margins appear when expanding form?
Create a .net 2.0 Windows form app, add a splitContainer docked Fill, with this in its form constructor: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); for (int i = 1; i <= 300; i++) { FlowLayoutPanel f = new FlowLayoutPanel(); f.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; Button b = new Button(); f.Controls.Add(b); splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Ad...
Debugging Rails in Netbeans 6.9 suddenly stopped working
Hi, Yesterday I was perfectly able to debug a rails application using Netbeans 6.9.1 (just clicking on the Debug Main Project). But now, suddenly when I try to debug I see the "Server Startup" at the bottom... but after 30 secs aprox. a message appears in the status bar saying "Cannot connect to web server, cannot show localhost:3000"....
Detect the open url in Windows Mobile
What I want to do is have a background running app on Windows Mobile that can detect when a specific url is opened and perform some task. About the only way I can think of is to watch the cache directory and look for files specific to the site. There might be a way with IE to get the open url information but I doubt it would work the sam...
Concept of pagefiles in windows?
What is the concept (working) of pagefiles in windows? What are the advantages of this? ...
Where does Microsoft hide the TraceDmp tool/source?
This link on MSDN says it's stored in the samples directory of the Windows SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363805(VS.85).aspx Except it isn't, and I have the latest version. Where can one go to find this code, if not the distributable tool itself? ...
Can't type password (or anything else) into plink with svn+ssh
I've been using SVN and Windows for a while now, but recently I tried to get it working on a new machine. I have a svn+ssh:// repository that I need to access but I am unable to because, as I understand it, plink is not hooked up to the console input and thus I cannot type in my password when running svn commands. This page (near the bo...
Is there an easy way to force Windows to calculate text extents using a fixed DPI value, instead of the current DPI setting?
I am wondering if there is an easy way to calculate the text extent of a string (similar to GetTextExtentPoint32), but allows me to specify the DPI to use in the calcuation. In other words, is there a function that does exactly what TextGetExtentPoint32 does, but allows me to pass the DPI as a parameter, or a way to "trick" TextGetExtent...
Applications list disappear from task manager when launch MFC applcation
Hello! I write MFC application, but when i launch it, in task manager on applications tab all applications list are disapear. if i do active some applications then she appears in applicion list, and when i close my MFC app all aplications are appears in app list on application tab. Why this happening? ...
Which characters to choose when "drawing" a box on Windows console?
I'm trying to port a curses program to Windows. Now one of the problems is that the default ACS_XXXX characters become double-width on Windows console, thus breaking the alignment. I tried looking for other characters to do the job, like '-' or '|' in basic ASCII, but none of them looks good because the line is not continuous. And findi...
Windows aplication that lives only in the taskbar
I'm new to windows programming (any win 32 API). I want to create a windows application that listens to the clipborad all the time and reacts to keyboard shortcuts (for example you copy text from the ClipBoard and press Ctrl-F and something is done on the text in the clipboard). I know how to make a window app in win32 and in C# (.NET) b...
Check if windows shell has finished loading startup programs
How can i programatically check if the windows shell (explorer) has loaded all startup programs & the user login process is over ? ...