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• Antzz How to call a web server asyncronously without ActiveX

  My article at http://www.codeproject.com/jscript/MSNMessengerActivity.asp shows how to call a web server from your MSN Messenger Activity without using ActiveX. When the update gets added by tomarrow hopefully then it will also show how I simulated a mouse pointer so that each user can see the others mouse movements without using ActiveX.   Check them out if you need either of these techniques for your activities. I have al ...Show All

• Joe Kelly Showing non-english caracters in search results gives bad results

  Hi I have a problem with special characters like A O A where used in the searchstring doesn't display the proper result from MSN. I have tried to do a string rewrite replacing the character with it's entity name ie replacing A with "& Aring;" but that gives the same results as if I used A without the rewrite If I then replace A with Aa (same meaning in Danish) I do get some ok results but not the same as if I used A ...Show All

• rgreiser Windows Live Messenger Problem

  I was Invited to be a Windows Live Messenger BETA tester. So I installed it and opened it up. When I tried to talk to one of my contacts there was an error, and it closed Windows Live Messenger. So I open it up again, and try and chat, and it happens again. And this happens every time I try. I've uninstalled it, re-installed, repaired it tons of times. Can anyone help me -FrdBed simply download and ...Show All

• Mariusz Gorzoch Photo APIs

  Hi Dare, I read an entry on your blog a while back ( link ) regarding an API for uploading photos and altering the photo albums. Just wondering whether any more has come from these thoughts... Scott We will be providing an API in the near future and it will support a majority of the scenarios that have been mentioned above. I hesitate to put a date on it but can confirm that it will NOT be as early as May. ...Show All

• DJ421 My Blog - Edit Entries?

  Are you having problems with Spaces My blog: daytradingtowin I keep getting these messages when I try to edit/add entries: Spaces not available This space is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. I try to gain access throughout the day for several day now - what's the problem Thanks, John There were some temporary issues with availability on MSN Spaces which should be resolve ...Show All

• creatorx2000 1 result less...

  I have been receiving 1 result less than what I ask for... Am I doing something wrong Is this a bug Is there an official response to this issue Even on the regular MSN search at www.msn.com , some results pages will have only 9 results instead of 10. For example, try the query "spots" in MSN and you will only get 9 results on page one. I have even seen 9 results on pages other than page one. Using the API, I have seen that the r ...Show All

• Fatih Boy is there any c++ code samples

  in msn messenger activity sdk it is written: You can use a variety of programming languages to develop your MSN Messenger Activity. Use only the following languages, unless your agreement with the MSNR Messenger Support team states otherwise: C, C++, or C# ....... where can i find c++ code samples. Hello, I need that too...In the documentation JScript and VBScript codes are included. Wher ...Show All

• ths BOTS on MSN

  There have been a number of questions about BOTS in the forum in various theads so I thought I would provide this post with a broader update on the topic. MSN has recently started licensing BOTS on the network.  The huge benefit of a licensed BOT is that it will have contact limitations removed (the reverse list), so that millions of people could connect to the same ID.  Our goal is to enable a broad network of these IM applications ...Show All

• Nigel Rivett Client found response content of type '', but expected 'text/xml'

  I have a web service that uses the MSN search web service. When its called by a client using the SOAP toolkit, after about 10 calls, the try/catch block around the MSN search call within my web service starts to catch this error: Client found response content of type '', but expected 'text/xml', which is returned to the web service's client. That error is repeated on several calls, and then it eventually goes away, and then may come and go after ...Show All

• DanielRehn COM interface for Live Messenger

  We had a full COM interface for Messenger 5.0 - able to control many aspects of the client as well as receive events etc. Does WML have such an API/COM interface Plans for WLM are stull under way. Give it a wait till the release is out of beta. Thanks jbaker - I was looking to get a heads-up on the interface - and also find out when it might be available. We have active customers for our WM5.0 integra ...Show All

• Vanscarbs Questions regarding MSN Messenger API

  Great news! I have 2 questions about the API: 1. Will the API be managed or native I would love to have a managed API or at least a managed wrapper supported by Microsoft (like PIA for Office). 2. Using this API, will it be possible for external applications to send and listen for messages, but invisible to the end-user OK, thanks for the answers - it seems that I have misunderstood the API purpose. 1.  The API is not manag ...Show All

• asfa Windows Live Messenger Problem

  I was Invited to be a Windows Live Messenger BETA tester. So I installed it and opened it up. When I tried to talk to one of my contacts there was an error, and it closed Windows Live Messenger. So I open it up again, and try and chat, and it happens again. And this happens every time I try. I've uninstalled it, re-installed, repaired it tons of times. Can anyone help me -FrdBed My messenger live... ...Show All

• joebarthib Local Search Problem

  Normal search works but I can't get the Local Search to work. I always get 0 results returned. I'm using the c# example. Any ideas This feature (Local Search, including PhoneBook results) is available now. The online documentation has been updated (see: http://msdnprod/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/msn_search_web_service_sdk/html/introducingthemsnsearchwebservice.asp ) and a new SDK with up-to- ...Show All

• AshishBhatt_sys Visual Studio Only?

  Is Visual Studio .NET 2003 or above going to be a requirement for MSN Search API developers   I know it's early yet, however that's the only SDK I see and there's no information indicating anything else will be available. I ask because some of us have been developing API's (Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Amazon, etc, etc) for a long time now.  You're going to be missing out on an awful lot of really good developers if you're going to have the r ...Show All

• VImesh Contest Deadline Question

  Hello, I was wondering whether the launches for our applications will count past the 31st, until the winners are announced or will the applications be shut down for public access after the 31st My application should be complete on 27th-28th (before 30th for sure) and I would also like to get a chance to get some feedback (as well as launch points) from visitors and I (as well as most other people who entered this competition a little late) ...Show All