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• Wayne.Rollins problems communicating with the host

  Hi, I am trying to get host communication working because I need to communicate back to the host if for example, a process will be long running. I've set up a very simple example which raises an event on the host and every time I run it, I get an error: Done Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. Press any key to contine The code for my test harness is as follows: #region Using directives using System; using System.Colle ...Show All

• Kevin_H Smart Copy/Move dialog,Smart Welcome Screen

  I wait for an Innovative,Imaginative,Impressive version of Vista from Microsoft . itis a historical event that Microsoft present monthly builds of its next version of Windows but itis really good ,nice,new idea But We Want and Watch and Wait an amazing version of Vista than its CTP Builds (I sure that Microsoft can give more) Smart Copy/Move dialog:- OK as all of Windows Users do much more copying of Big Files Like Movies or Games the p ...Show All

• okshilato Rules which reference Activity properties in XOML only workflows

  Has anyone been successful in creating and executing a rule that refers to an property of an activity which was dropped onto the workflow at design time in a XOML only workflow. In our scenario, we have a hosted designer which outputs XOML only workflows. In the designer, we can drop activities on to the surface and reference activity properties from anywhere on the workflow. HOWEVER, if we write a rule (in a policy or condition) which acce ...Show All

• auck Sidebars bling?

  The Sidebar ah some bling that works we will find out. Its nice how it grows opaque on mouseover , however *feature* their is no way to set how opaque it is, and the gradient idea is bad, better to have the transparency the whole way across better bling that way. Their is a *bug* when hiding the Sidebar regardless of side it minimizes to the system tray, not a good idea for left hand side. *feature* why not autohide like the taskbar. T ...Show All

• George Archer must DependancyProperty variables be suffixed with "Property"?

  It seems that if you want to create a DependancyProperty your variable must be suffixed with "Property". I tried to create a DependancyProperty like so: public static DependencyProperty suppliedMessage = DependencyProperty.Register("suppliedMessage", typeof(string), typeof(SupplyMessage)); But I kept getting the error: Could not create activity of type 'Ex01.SupplyMessage'. System.ArgumentException: Type 'Ex01.SupplyMes ...Show All

• rlopez_icr ParameterBinding loses Value in EventSinkActivity-derived classes.

  I have a workflow with one activity. The activity class is derived from EventSinkActivity. If I pass a value via ParameterBinding to this activity, I can get the ParameterBinding object by the string indexer in the Invoked event handler, but the Value property of the object is null. If I use EventSinkActivity -- instead of the class derived from EventSinkActivity -- it works fine. Is there anything I need to do in the EventSinkActivity-deri ...Show All

• Balaji_2307 ASP.NET and Workflow

  Our company is going to write asp.net application in visual studio 2005. This application is documents lifecycle system (Case is flow throught the entire company and is approved or not by users) One of users (not knowing any programing language) must create a case and define a flow of document circulation. Would like to ask few questions because We are new in workflow so our questions can be obvious. 1. First we would like to ask what a fe ...Show All

• Steve1999 Does the compatibility tools work in Vista(64-bit)?

  Hi, I have to use the Visual Test but the mt.exe can't not work in the Vista, I wanna try to use the application compatibility tools provided by microsoft.com, unfortunately this compatibility tools just for 32-bit Vista, so I can't installed it, does microsoft provide the tools for 64-bit Vista I've searched it for so long time, or I just miss somethings thx ^_^ ...Show All

• Moshfegh Start/stop recording via Firewire

  Hello I need my application to start/stop recording a Sony video camera. Does anyone know how to do this or has a link The Sony camera has got Bluetooth as well - will it work over Bluethooth Sony wasn't very helpful so far. Thanks! Rudi Have you checked out msdn http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/directshow/htm/type1transmitwithpreview.asp ...Show All

• blackpenny15 Dialog Box Shadow

  Is there any way to get a shadow drawn under a dialog box with no frame. Prior to Vista I used a thin frame, which gives a shadow, but under Vista the thin frame is thick and allows selection and dialog box movement, thus I now have to use no border to get a non-moveable dialog box. Raymond, I never said I was getting a shadow under XP. I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining the shadows under dialogs on build 5231 of Vista. The point of my ques ...Show All

• RamonS About UITypeEditor

  1. When I override EditValue method as follows:         [PermissionSet(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Name = "FullTrust")]         public override object EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext context, IServiceProvider provider, object value)         {             MessageBox.Show(value.ToString( ...Show All

• Tony_siu Rule Set Editor and Complex Properties

  I'm trying to create a Rule Set which validates the data on our custom data container objects that get assigned to the workflow. One of the rules that I need to write needs to access a .NET property which is overloaded. The property looks like: Public Overrides Property Value() As String Get Return Value(ValueState.Current) End Get Set ... End Set End Property Public Overrides Property Value(State As ValueState) As String Ge ...Show All

• g0l3m Vista UI lacks of Transitions, Fades and some other things

  I like Windows Vista very much, but when i compare the current December CTP [of which I am beta tester] with a Mac OS X Tiger video found on the apple homepage, Vista falls behind in some areas. What I find so pleasing in Mac OS X are the cool but not annoying transitions in various parts of the user interface. In Vista, except of the window minimize to taskbar, maximize from taskbar, window open and window close effects, there are none noticabl ...Show All

• bistok Target Screen Resolution?

  Just a quick question... When designing UI's for Vista, what screen resolution should we target as a minimum. Is it 1024x768 or 1280x1024 I just looked through the Vista UX Guide and wasn't able to find any info on it. This is really dependant on your user base.  If Microsoft tells you to develop for 1280x1024, but you're developing applications for everyday users, you're going to have a lot of angry cus ...Show All

• Estump Vista CTP MSDN product keys

  Hello, does anyone know if the MSDN product key for Windows Vista CTP will work with the new beta My key on MSDN says Vista CTP Builds...and the Oct CTP build installed fine, so I imagine the answer is yes... ...Show All