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• CMick Duplicate activity name error when dynamically adding a custom composite activity

  I have a sequential document review workflow that when submitted dynamically creates multiple review tasks internally within the workflow. Each review task is an instance of the custom composite activity with a unique name. This all works fine. I also want to be able to add a review task dynamically at runtime from the host. However, when I attempt to apply the addition to the workflow I get a validation error that states I cannot add activit ...Show All

• SL-USA Installation Issues..

  I am getting the following error when loading a workflow designer in VS 2005 RTM.  I am using WF Beta 1.2.  I also still have VS2003 installed. Any help would be appreciated.  I am also getting package load errors when VS is starting up. Could not load type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVSMDTypeResolutionService' from assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToke ...Show All

• Pim Vendrig Grabbing a WorkflowInstance or StateMachineWorkflowInstance from an Activity's Execution context?

  Hi folks, Is this do-able I've walked up the tree to the root node etc - no luck. I'm wanting to get a reference to the StateMachineWorkflowInstance from within an Actvity's 'Executing' method. Many thanks for any help, Mick. Mick - I am pretty sure even if it is do-able it is not recommended - WorkflowInstance and StateMachineWorkflowInstance are for the Host (just like a Host shouldn't be directly calling or invoking an Act ...Show All

• Amnu cherian Making renderer filter accept multiple frames

  I'm trying to write a video viewer. I have a DS Transform filter that accepts an encoded packet containing multiple frames. After the decode, I have multiple sample frames that I need to pass to a renderer filter for display. Is there a way of notifying the video renderer that multiple frames are available on its input at once How else can I accomplish the rendering Thanks for any help. Anjan Mike, just to make sure I understand: a ...Show All

• peter gardiner Print WWF documentation

  Hi I really want to print the WWF documentation but the WWF Help browser leaves no much support to print all the pages. 1. Is there a way to print the documentation as is 2 Or, can I download the documentation as a PDF file or the like, which would make printing possible. Regards Anders There are 6 top level Workflow Documentation topics, and the Document Explorer can allow you to print a topic ...Show All

• James Mark I hope this format starts to leak before the next OS.

  The world longs for a PDF alternative.I hope this format finds a home in lower level and lower cost applications.This is where PDF suffers and makes users suffer.Sure there are low price PDF converters but to actually author a decent document you have to invest hundreds of dollars in Adobe products.If this format started leaking out small apps for the internet to play around with before Vista it would generate buzz and lock in success and reliev ...Show All

• patng RuleConditionDialog and intellisense

  Hello, in my custom designer I can insert/edit condition rules througth RuleConditionDialog. In order to see the dropped activities I set the TypeProvider with all referenced assemblies and the code compile unit of the current workflow (code beside). Unfortunately I don't see the current workflow components (typing "this.myWorkflow1.") even if the code compile unit contains all activities (fields) declarations. How can I solve th ...Show All

• goatchees Win32 - Owner Drawn Menu?

  I'm trying to spiff up this GUI a bit and paint a rebar background behind the menu. I would rather do this than craft a menu from a toolbar because I don't think the menu should be dependent of the rebar encompassing the toolbars anyways. How should I go about doing this Is the menu technically part of its owner's frame If that is the case I can handle WM_NCPAINT. Or is there some notification that I wasn't able to find that notifies when the me ...Show All

• Andres Alos Free MPEG-2 Encoder Filter

  Hi all, I want to create an application for converting wmv video to MPEG-2 movie using Direct Show anyone know where to find free MPEG-2 filter Thanks. Is it for personal, or commercial use You may be able to use some of the mpeg compression libraries that the VideoLAN project also utilizes, and wrap a DirectShow filter directly around those same libraries. If you have success with this perhaps you ...Show All

• KierenH Activity name changing???

  I defined a custom activity (deriving from SequenceActivity) and named it "MgrApproval". I can see the name property on it being set to this value in the designer code (InitializeComponent method). I add a code activity to this - and there print it out its name using "this.Name" I then create a workflow that includes this activity inside it. However upon executing the workflow the activity name shows up as "mgr ...Show All

• mr_humphrey MSDTC Warning, started showing up after a DC demotion with DCPROMO, now I have only 1 DC, and a member server, and the roles OK

  Event Type: Warning Event Source: MSDTC Event Category: SVC Event ID: 53258 Date: 5/22/2006 Time: 4:02:41 AM User: N/A Computer: EPC Description: MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error Specifics: %1 For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp . Th ...Show All

• rf7_15 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

• Morten Brun Where is 'msxml.dll' in Vista? Has it been removed?

  If I try and complile the following on Vista it complains that it can't find msxml.dll. #include <windows.h> #import <msxml.dll> int main(int, char*[]) { return 0; } Has msxml.dll been deprecated in Vista and should we now use msxml3.dll as our lowest common denominator Cheers, tom ...Show All

• AshClarke Examples and articles about using WF with WPF?

  Are there any good examples and/or articles about using WF with WPF I have seen a number of examples and articles but most are pairing WF with Windows Forms or ASP.NET. I am very intersted in articles that discuss using them both together as declaratively as possible via xaml vs "code behind". Thanks in advance. There is a good sample that uses WF/WCF/WFP together, check it out: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa97 ...Show All

• Barry Butterklee MSFT Where can I download it

  Hello, I've search windows vista beta 1 everywhere on the internet but i didint find it. If someone can help, please tell me where i can take it.. There's no publicly available version of Vista yet. If you have a MSDN subscription, you can get it at http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/ ...Show All