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Add Exception to firewall on Mac either during istallation of application or when application is launched.

Hello All, I have a client - server application, where I want to add a exception to firewall so that my applications can communicate properly. I want to add add an exception to the firewall (without changing the setup for the other firewalls options). I am using Carbon, Qt, C++. However, I feel this has more to do with some install tim...

Emacs 23.1.50.1 hangs ramdomly for 6-8 seconds on Windows XP

I have EmacsW32 23.1.50.1 emacs working on my windows XP machine. It hangs randomly for 5 to 8 seconds and quite frustrating. Any one has solution? I even tried using emacs win32 binaries (23.1) from gnu ftp site and that also hangs for few seconds. Here some notable processmonitor logs 10:56:59.9888359 PM CreateFile C:\usr\spool\...

emacs windows spell check aspell or hunspell

I use emacs 23.1.50 version on Windows XP operation system. I could not setup hunspell or aspell as part of emacs with the example provided by the emacs wiki. Anyone has working confiugration for windows xp and please help me out. ...

Trying to get a solid Python install working on my Mac?

I have Mac OSX 10.5.8 with Xcode installed. I want to avoid MacPorts and want to just get a solid Python install foundation so I can then move on to mess with Django and other things. I want to use Buildout with my Python applications. I have installed binary Python 2.6.4 from the official site and installed this. Following other advice...

Uninstall an MSI with msiexec fails with new version of MSI

We are installing several web sites using msi's as part of continuos integration tests. For each build we want to uninstall the old msi and install a new one. Problem is we do not have the old msi after the build server has done a get latest and rebuilt the system. Is there a way in which we can uninstall the msi without having access...

In what order should Delphi and MS dev tools be installed?

I just got a new laptop with Windows 7 (32-bit) and I have to install the following things: SQL Server 2005 (Dev edition) SQL Server 2008 (Dev edition) Visual Studio 2008 Prof. Delphi 2007 Delphi 2010 In addition I need the usual suspects such as Office 2007 etc. I was thinking of doing it in the order listed above but would like to...

Download JAVA JDK 6.0

After downloading java.sun.com by Window XP, c:\program files\java\jre6 is found, but not JDK files. cmd Javac -version with error message "javac is recognized command". No idea why. Also where and what do I need to update the PATH? Many thanks, Michael Chen ...

Install adobe air application while preserving the file timestamp (thru command line)

i have a app.air file which has the files with different timestamp inside it, when i install it, it expands the .air file and reset all the timestamp of its files. is there a way to install the application and NOT change the timestamp? preferably thru a command line way too. Also, what exactly does the installation process do to the .a...

Windows installer problem

Hi I've deveoped a windows setup applicaiton using c#. When I try to install it in one of my friend's system it is asking about windows installer is not installed and .net framework also not installed messages. How can I install those two things before I install my application. I want to integrate those values into my setup application...

How to install a program to the non-volatile memory on Windows CE?

Hi All! I created a CAB setup for Windows CE using Visual Studio 2008. Everything was installed fine but all my files went to the volatile memory (\Program Files). Is there a way to install them to the non-volatile memory (\Hard Disk\Program Files)? I could write to the \Hard Disk\Program Files directly but I'm not sure whether this pat...

How to install a Linux application in cases when parallel startup scripts running is enabled or disabled?

Hi! We develop a Linux application to work on different RedHat/SUSE distributions. This application (namely, daemon) is expected to be automatically run at startup so we place our startup script in /etc/init.d/ directory and create symlinks in runlevel directories (../rc.d/rc5.d/, for instance). If a user removes our application, our u...

jBASE 4.1 Database Noobster Questions

I am a software developer with devlopment experience in C#, C++ .Net alongwith SQL Server 2005/08, Oracle and mysql. But somehow i dont get jBASE to work at Windows XP SP3 machine. My goal is setup user accounts, create database on a JBASE ainstallation, authenticate and backup/restore few table via a C++ program. And i dont need to do ...

How the schema migration tools work?

I have db based application and I delete the schema & db content every time whenever there is any changes in the schema. Now it is in development mode. Soon we release the application in production. But we suspect there could be many changes after we release the application in production use. The software shall be installed on many loca...

Installing SUDS in python 2.6.4

Hello, I am having real trouble installing SUDS in python 2.6.4. I have tried to install the setup file but it says the location of python cannot be found. This is because I have changed the location of python. I have tried to use easy_install but am having no luck. Does anyone know a simple way to do this or have a link to clear instal...

How to use the xdg-mime command

Can someone provide example on how to use (with GNOME Ubuntu) the XDG-MIME command? I'm struggling to get anything working even with the docs. For example if I want to register the extension .mfe with an application called MyApp what would the steps be? This is my attempt so far, I would appreciate any pointers on getting this right... ...

How make C++ Builder 2010 just install the professional edition where once an Architect edition

In the computer, there is an C++ Builder 6 and was an C++ Builder Architect (the license isn't owned by the company) which was uninstalled. I received the mission to install C++ Builder Professional 2010 recently bought on that machine, but the installer of the ISO (downloaded from Embarcadero) insists on installing the Architect editi...

ASP.Net MVC Application on Windows Server 2008 uses static file handler

I have just installed a ASP.Net Mvc application on a windows server 2008. When I try to use the application I see that IIS 7 tries to use the static file handler, I therefore get a 403 or 404 error. How do I get it to use the MVC handler? EDIT Have also tried asking this question on serverfault. It has a bounty here ...

Best Way To Create C# Installer

I use Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. I would like to be able to create an installer for a project I have. I can kind of do it with the Publish tool, but you get little to no control. Is there a free way to do this, or do I need to spring for the full-blown version of VS2008? -or- Do I just not know what I am doing when publishing? ...

PHP and CURL under Windows 7 64 bits and Apache

I'm trying to use curl with PHP on my box without any success. My Config : OS : win 7 64 bits, PHP : 5.3.1, Apache : 2.2.14 I was able to use the mysql extension, so the configuration of my php.ini seems fine. But I get and error in Apache log with curl : PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:/php-5.3.1/e...

How to install a Qt application on a customers system?

I've got a Qt app that I need installed on a customers computer, which I can't assume has Qt installed on it. I'm on a Mac OSX and the computer I will be installing it on some Unix based system. I will be installing it myself so I don't need a GUI installation wizard or anything like that. Ideally I'd like to end up with a script or mak...