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• Dewayne Hornsby Custom EventSinkActivity and Context.GetService() problem

    Hi, When I try to retrieve a service with context.GetService() I get an ArgumentNullException in the  Initialize(IServiceProvider context) of the eventSink . What am I doing wrong Thanks in advance Here is   the code : I created a custom InvokeMehtodActivity (CreateItem) and a corresponding custom EventSink (Processed ) : relevant code for the InvokeMethod:  [ToolboxItem( typeof (ActivityToo ...Show All

• Justin10810 Durability of passivation

  It seems that passivation happens only at idle or suspended state. If this is true passivation is useless for workflows that need durable and consistent state. I know I can micromanage my workflow state with database operations on each activity, but it would be nice to have that taken care of by passivation. Am I confused or is this a real problem You can add the PersistOnClose to any custom activity ...Show All

• valef Multiple workflow/more complex examples.

  Hi, I gone through the labs, examples etc for WWF and whilst they all demonstrate different aspects of WWF, they are all rather simplistic, implementing only a single workflow. What happens where there is more than one For example, in ASP.NET there can only be one instance of the workflow engine per app domain. On page1.aspx, I need to execute some workflow and take action based on the result so I add an event handler, eg: workflowRunt ...Show All

• Ross B. Windows Vista?

  When is Windows Vista going to be available to the public to buy By the holiday season of this year. ...Show All

• Irenej How to get Workflowinstance from a StateMachineWorkflowActivity ?

  Hi, I have created a statemachine workflow and exposed this as web service. Now i want to return workflowinstance from a method exposed through WebServiceResponse Activity. the problem is that i am able to get WorkflowInstanceId but not the workflowinstance. Interface IHelloWorld { Guid Process_Event(); //WorkflowInstance Process_Event(); void Review_Event(); void Approval_Event(); void Completed_Event(); ...Show All

• KEnglish HELP!! SQL Persisence not working

  Hi, I had this problem with Beta1, and i'm still having the same problem in Beta2. I try using the sql persisence service.. I have the database created and all with the script i got from the samples... But seems like the workflow is never persisted.. I have a SQL2000 database.. What's weird is that the SQL Tracking services works fine... The Workflow never goes to the persised event... I tried everything i really need some expert Help.. ...Show All

• Debbus Persisting layout for State workflow in designer control

  Hello, is there a way to persist the layout of a state workflow in the workflow designer control sample I can persist the Xoml to file and re-load it, but when I do all the states are drawn on top of one another in the top left corner of the view. So let's consider this a "workaround" for Beta 2. What is the WWF team's strategic direction for solving the layout serialization/persistence problem   ... ...Show All

• liangguotx SPS 2.0 on .NET 2.0

  Hi, How can I run SharePoint 2.0 on .NET 2.0. Right now SharePoint 2.0 will run only on .NET 1.x. Is there any possible to run SharePoint 2.0 on .NET 2.0. Thanks in advance Chandru. Hi Tom, Thanks for your advice. I will post this query in the SharePoint Forum. Chandru This forum is for questions about Windows Workflow Foundation, not Sharepoint. Try http:// ...Show All

• yael_per Security permissions.

  No matter what is done to change permissions nothing happens. You can't even install apps like Incredimail as you aren't allowed access to system32 and no changes of permissions anywhere allows access. Without access the installer can't see the mfc.dll and so can't install. TTFN. Did you have a question After working in the IT industry for 14 years starting as a simple ISP tech working my way to current ...Show All

• Drummos using regsvr32 in Vista 5231 to install COM component fails to write to registry

  I am trying to register a com object (dll) with regserv32 in Vista 5231. My Dll is being loaded and my DLLRegisterServer method is invoked which uses RegCreateKeyEx and RegSetValueEx to write to the registry (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\XXX\XXX). I am writing everything out to a file just to make sure everything is going ok. all the RegCreateKeyEx calls and RegSetValueEx calls are returning success, but when I look in the registry my newly created k ...Show All

• ditu65 Installing VISTA on a USB Hard Drive

  No matter what I try I cannot get VISTA to reconize a partition on an external USB drive.  The partition is always displayed as UNAVAILABLE.  Even, though I can hit F10 and use DISKPART to create and format it still will not reconize the partition.  Do I need a special driver   Scott Pfaf I found that simply going into DiskManager and marking the partition active solved the problem every time. ...Show All

• irf VS2005 froozen (100% CPU)

  Hello, When I install Visual Studio 2005 extension for worklow fondation on Visual studio 2005 professional, my computer (win XP pro sp2) use 100% CPU for a long (I have wait more than 20 minutes before cancelling) time. Can somebody give me some information for solving this issue Patrick Hi Patrick, Have you ever taken a memory dump If not here are instructions for how to do that: How to use ADPlus to troubles ...Show All

• Arpan Biswas Is IIS 7 compatible with VS 2005 RTM?

  Hi, Can someone tell if the latest Vista CTP build (5308)'s IIS 7 is compatible with VS 2005 RTM I'm having some issues running ASP.NET page off this combo, so I thought before I spend more time to figure out the cause, maybe someone can give me a definitive answer one way or another, thanks. -Andy I'm having an issue running .NET v1.1 web application on 5308 build. Here is the error message: ...Show All

• sdmf Add Graphic User Interface to custom Activities

  Is possible to create a custom activity and include some GUI, so when that custom activity is used in a workflow the user would be able to double click the custom activity and set properties If so, where can I read some documentation about it. I think that, maybe, I need to override some method but I can't figure it out what method. Thanks in advance. Hi, It is possible to create a custom activity with your ow ...Show All

• pchr Missing RPCSHIM.DLL file?

  I am working on developing a installation that will work under Vista. I have resolved most problems but have encountered one item. Our application will not open with the 3D capabilities enabled. When I try to use dependency walker, it indicates that there is a missing dll file. The call we are making is from advapi32.dll. Advapi32 has dependencies on this file in Windows Vista. I have not been able to see the same dependency for XP or 2000. ...Show All