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• striker72s How can I get Strmbasd.lib ?

  I read that in order to make Strmbasd.lib I must build project BaseClasses.dsw located at (SDK root) \Samples\C++\DirectShow\BaseClasses. But after installed the platform SDK ,and dxsdk 2006 I cann`t find the BaseClasses.dsw (I use visual studio C++ 2003) There are no project files in the Platform SDK. You must build from command line using the appropriate build shortcut under the Platform SDK menu item. Onc ...Show All

• Tomas Galvez (Beta2) How to bind WF params to activity properties at runtime?

  I have another beta2 question - stems from one of the (many) changes from beta1. Workflows now dont have a concept of 'parameters' as was in beta1 but instead parameters are defined/used just as get/set type of properties on the workflow class/type. In beta1, we would have activities that would bind their properties to WF parameters dynamically like using the following code below executed from within their c'tors: ActivityBind bi ...Show All

• Jialiang Ge - MSFT Developing apps in Vista

  I have WinXP configured with VS 2005 "Whidbey". I want to get ready and start building Avalon applications but downloading Windows SDK is pain due to its size(1.1GB).And this is a pre-requiste before installing WinFX Development Tools "Orcas".After downloading 1.1GB of Windows SDK it has to be burnt into a DVD to continue with installation. And I don't have a DVD writer.Is there any other way out Also I have Longhorn OS i ...Show All

• f.ritz At Last Got it !! [The Book Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation, Beta Edition in .chm ]

  Hi to all group members At last i finally got the Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation, Beta Edition  in chm  . This is a result of constant struggle  to find that book and finally i got it . So any of you  who wants it just leave  a Messge Here.  WWF Rocks!   Well if anyone is interested in an online version without the need to pirate the copy, go to http://safari.infor ...Show All

• LeeFbx RuleSet Editor

  The readme for the RuleSet Editor says you're looking for comments. Well, here's what I'd like to see: Visual Studio integration (duh!) References and IntelliSense like the other Visual Studio editors Storing the rules in XML or a database Ability to search for rules and organize them Add to the Rule class an ActiveCondition property of type RuleCondition. If you set it, then getting the Active property evaluates that condition. If you set ...Show All

• Aqib Long run business process

  My question is re: how to resume the flow after a queued step. In a simple case, user goto web to create a PO request, since the transaction also need to sent to a legacy system for processing which is queued thru MSMQ. after this is done, then we need to resume back to next step ,say for shipping or mail a invoice to user. How to implement this using WWF. Appreciate any inspiriting thought. ...Show All

• Dami# How to upgrade Beta 1 projects to Beta 2

  After removing Beta 1 and installing Beta 2, all my Beta 1 projects seems to build OK, but the workflows and activites can't be designed. How do I upgrade Beta 1 projects to Beta 2 I have discovered the same problems. It appears that a many common commands have been renamed, including tags for the XOML. I am in the process of recreating my workflows, but noticing, some other logic changes too. See http:/ ...Show All

• Ryan Hanisco About the Workflow Designer in the lab 10.

  Hi,   I'm in the process of trying to setup a demonstration application which shows an example of workflow and rules management. Here is what's happening: 1.  Open a existed wfname.xoml; 2. In wfname.xoml.cs file I had built a string variable name as " testStr "; 3. Drop an IfElseActivity on the design surface, and edit the condition property on the IfElse branch to select System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.Rul ...Show All

• Macius Index was outside the bounds of the array in Windows Work Flow

  Hello: I am using OrderingStateMachine workflow application that came as a part of Windows SDK Samples and tried to use OrderLocalServices and OrderWorkflows as a part of ASP.NET application, which I am able to do successfully. Now, when I tried to change OrderWorkflows.Workflow1.cs by adding a new state or even a new event inside existing OrderOpenState (In short any change to the workflow), It gave me Index was outside the bounds of the ...Show All

• Benzi Compatible Video Cards

  Is there anywhere that I can find a list of compatible video cards for Windows Vista I am having the same problem. I downloaded a driver to fix the issue but it says the OS is not a windows OS. We are using a Compaq Evo machine. Vista compatible video cards are listed on Nvidia and ATI's web sites... http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_vista_home.html http://www.ati.com/technology/windowsvista/index.h ...Show All

• Petru Moldovan Persistence Store Changes on Beta 2.2?

  Hi there Are there any changes to the Tracking/Persistence Store Scripts within Beta 2.2 I installed Beta 2.2 yesterday and now I get the following exception when creating a workflow instance: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException was unhandled Message="Procedure or function InsertWorkflow has too many arguments specified." Source=".Net SqlClient Data Provider" ErrorCode=-2146232060 Class=16 LineNumber=0 Number=8144 ...Show All

• KurtM Custom WorkflowScheduler issue - Timed workflows are being scheduled twice

  I have implemented a custom WorkflowScheduler to give me control over threading. I am running into issues with timed activities. My sample workflow has alternating code activities and delay activities. When I reload the workflow after the delay has expired, a call to my scheduler service is made to schedule the workflow with timer information. A second call is also made to schedule the workflow without timer information. This causes the ...Show All

• Jason Whitehurst Workflow Designer Control Example

  Hi I have downloaded the Workflow Designer Control example from http://www.windowsworkflow.net . The sample works fine except when I do anything in the property pane that attempts to use a code window, for example accessing the ExecuteCode property of a Code activity. How do I hook up a code editor to the workflow designer control so that I can maintain code in a workflow Thanks in advance. Damien   ...Show All

• Karen Grube Call TrackData in CustomActivity on Another Thread

  I have a process in my activity that takes a while, but I would like to push TrackingData into the TrackingService via the TrackData Call. I get an error if I use this from any thread other than the runtime one. Is there a way to do a BeginInvoke (like in winforms ) to get back to the runtime thread I found answer. Use a WorkflowQueue and implement IActivityEventListener. When I process the queue items I can c ...Show All

• floriflori TransactionscopeActivity

  Hi, I've played a bit with the transactionscopeactivity .. I0m considering developing a custom activity that provides similar functionalities using another approach : A sequence derived activity implements the execute method inthe following way: 1) create a new commitable transaction and exposes it has a public member 2) calls the base exeute method 3) when the close eventis fired I commit the trnasaction, if none of the child act ...Show All