Comments - NET - Duncan Mackenzie .NET

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2009-02-22T09:08:07.953

Duncan: I run Biz Dev for GGL. Can you contact me please?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-02-03T13:16:42.297

This seems to have stopped working. Using the REST api it just says everyone is an invalid gamertag. This is a great service and it would be a shame if it wasn't saved : )

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-01-31T13:09:43.607

Hi there, this seems pretty cool... However, could you provide the sourcecode for this?
I just want to know how you get all the information from, and how you do it?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-01-31T12:28:31.217

Hi there, this seems pretty cool... However, could you provide the sourcecode for this?
I just want to know how you get all the information from, and how you do it?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-01-28T21:07:15.373

This service is pretty cool... is the source available?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-01-28T21:00:46.093

This service is pretty cool... is the source available?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2009-01-24T12:26:57.467

After about a day of trying to understand all this. I think I have a pretty good solution to simply displaying your Gamertag status. I have been searching for a way to accomplish this for such a long time. I'm so glad you have shown us the light Duncan!

Also, big thanks to AnimuX for his code. It was a big help.

Check out my implementation out here: http://michaelwschultz.com

I have also written an article about how this is accomplished and have included all the source code here: http://idzr.org/e6swzs

If you all have any questions feel free to contact me at michael@michaelwschultz.com

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-10-06T23:15:00

Hi Duncan
Thanx for the API.
This is surely something i was looking for!

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-09-12T10:40:00

Hello Duncan,
Thank you for posting this great info! I guess I have the same questions as some of the people on this blog. Is it possible for you to tell me where you're getting your data from Xbox Live?

I am working on a website and don't want to bog down your server with hundreds of request every hour. Thanks!

ClickOnce and "locked down" systems

2008-09-09T06:46:00

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ClickOnce and "locked down" systems

2008-08-27T21:47:00

Getting the application installed is one thing, but running it under the correct privileges is another.

If the application is for an administrator, the would most likely not be logged in under that role, particularly if the are administering your domain.

One way around the problem is to locate where ClickOnce has installed the application.

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\App ...

and to then runas there.

A better way is for the clickonce app to be split into two, one two collect the username and password, and the second to be launched as a separate process with those privileges.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-08-26T21:54:00

Thanks for the resource! I've integrated it with my personal site to show my gamer points on the last few games I've played. I use CSS to create bar charts of my progress.

http://www.joshnichols.com/xbox/

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2008-07-10T09:33:00

I started developing my own Xbox 360 website back in February and had hoped by now, Microsoft would either accept or deny my request. I've heard that Microsoft has been very slow in responding or not responding at all from other web developers. I am with the others on here though, why can't they open the program to everyone else? I know Playstation 3's PSN doesn't have anything to compare to Xbox 360's XBL web feed, so maybe Microsoft is just holding back from us. ;)

Oh and before I forget.. Is there any chance you could pull some strings over at Microsoft in order for them to take a look at my request? I am one of those few who are creating a large site. :)

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-06-24T13:30:00

I use this ColdFusion code to cache the xml file on my server. I then setup my server to automatically run this script every 30 minutes. I then have another page that actually uses the local xml file.

<cfhttp url="http://duncanmackenzie.net/services/GetXboxInfo.aspx?GamerTag=stolemygamertag" method="get">
<cfhttpparam type="header" name="Accept-Encoding" value="*" />
<cfhttpparam type="Header" name="TE" value="deflate;q=0">
</cfhttp>

<cfset gamerinfo = XMLParse(trim(cfhttp.FileContent))>

<cffile action="write" file="D:\Inetpub\razorrifh\gamerinfo\stolemygamertag.xml" output="

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2008-06-21T03:49:00

Hey Patrick, Alex... and everyone else... while I understand your comments that it should be more widely available, that is exactly why I made this service on my site. I understand that you would rather be hitting a service on xbox.com or something similar, but I do strive for high uptime and few breaking changes... and I am a Microsoft employee by the way, so we aren't all in favour of restricting access to this data :)

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2008-06-20T23:46:00

Yeah, I have to agree with Alex. It doesn't make sense for Microsoft to restrict access to that data. I'm afraid to lean on your service because it may come down, or change, or who knows what.

It would be great if they could open it at least a little bit. Like to members of XNA~

"Dear Microsoft,

Please share all that awesome data, you will undoubtedly have your mind blown by what the world comes up with.

Thanks."

:)

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-06-18T15:30:00

Dan,

I use CURL to first cache the xml file on my own server then simplexml to access the xml file and process it into the PHP script.

Example:

if (file_exists($file)) {

$xml = simplexml_load_file($file);

foreach ($xml->RecentGames->XboxUserGameInfo as $games)
{
print '<br>';
print '<b>' . $games->Game->Name . '</b><br> <br>';
print 'Achievements: ' . $games->Achievements . ' of ' . $games->Game->TotalAchievements . ' possible.<br> <br>';
print 'Gamer Score: ' . $games->GamerScore . ' of ' . $games->Game->TotalGamerScore . ' possible.<br>';
}

} else {

exit('Failed to open XML file.');

}

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-06-16T12:40:00

Sorry for double post but the code i gave above has a ] after the gamertag that shouldnt be there.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-06-16T12:36:00

Hey I was wondering if anyone could help me retrieve induvidual items of data from the XML Document using PHP.

I have so far:

<?php
$xmlDoc = new DOMDocument();
$xmlDoc->load("http://duncanmackenzie.net/services/GetXboxInfo.aspx?GamerTag=x2i4eva"]);

$x = $xmlDoc->documentElement;

foreach ($x->childNodes AS $item) {
print $item->nodeName . " = " . $item->nodeValue . "
";
}
?>

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2008-06-10T13:52:00

You are 100% correct. I also have several sites hosted with Server Intellect and I am still amazed every time they resolve my issues. Is it not awesome to feel this comfortable about your host!

Code Metrics in Visual Studio 2008 and the EvNet project

2008-04-01T13:39:00

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-03-15T12:02:00

the easiest way to use the info is to use a xml parser and then use the info as you wish

this is how i decided to use it
http://brownmurder.10gbfreehost.com/

i also made a gamertag learderboard and keep meaning to start a new project

hope that help you on how to use the info

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-03-14T15:37:00

I think this is the kind of program Ive been looking for. I am not sure since I know nothing of coding and/or how to use it. If you would be so kind as to maybe email me or even on this board let me know how to use this code, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-03-11T05:57:00

Duncan, great post and info. I've been trying for a while to find something like this!

One problem I have though...? I have consumed your webservice in VS2005 and I am trying to get back data for my GTag, but, I keep getting error: Data source is an invalid type. It must be either an IListSource, IEnumerable, or IDataSource.

I'd prefer to use the web service rather than a get method as it's cleaner. Any help greatly appriciated. Ta.

Tony

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-03-02T23:57:00

Love this service. Ditto what everyone has already said, its great! - thanks for making it available. Question though..anyone know why some output for some gamertags show <LastSeen>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastSeen> and offline, even though I can see they are really on if I go into xbox.com? Are their profiles corrupt or something?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-02-09T05:31:00

superb service i made a little friends list for my clan so we can see whos on and whos playing what

wouldnt be possible without your nice service

now i wanna work out how people can see when players unlock achievements and report it so i can get it to make a "10 recent achievement list"

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-02-04T14:50:00

This service is great! I've cooked up a nice little mod for Invision Power Board 2.3.x. It fits right into the user profile page for a nice list of games played, achievements and online status. It wouldn't be possible without your link to XBL. Thanks!

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-01-24T08:49:00

Just wanted to say thanks for providing these services!

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2008-01-14T07:02:00

The time stamp for the last seen, is it PST? I see a -6:00 which makes me think that it is for central time.

My ClickOnce chapter is up on the web

2008-01-04T14:18:00

This is my first visit to this site I ran accross the intro to click once deployment article on MSDS from october 2003 which keep referring to other chapters, is there a book i can purchase, or a paper on how to add a desktop shortcut in the clickonce VB application

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-12-05T12:07:00

This service is great - though it's a shame that MS has decided to limit who has access to the APIs for Xbox Live.

Any chance that the server you connect to has the ability to get achievement info for a specified Gamertag? I've already written a small script to update Twitter with my Live status, but I'd also like to build something that can update based on Achievements that I earn.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-10-28T07:29:00

Is the API down? I was using it on a test I was doing and now I can not get it. XML call keeps telling me the doc is empty and I only added a cache method to the script?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-10-26T08:17:00

Hi Duncan,

Awesome work! but like many here I'm VERY interested in how you did that webservice.

I run a community site for Xbox users in Iceland and I'm working on a custom list of all the players here, what they are playing etc.

Since I dont want to hammer your webservice with ~600 calls every 30-60 minutes every day, can you give any inforomation on how you wrote that webservice?

I applied to the Xbox Community Developer program, but never got a reply :(

Best regards,
Sigurdur G. Gunnarsson
- Iceland / www.xbox360.is

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-10-25T22:18:00

Thanks a lot...

I think the API will suit my purpose of use perfectly :)

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2007-10-25T18:33:00

Sucks that Microsoft are restricting who can and cannot access this information.

Thanks a ton for your work. I just hope Microsoft considers that it comes under their stipulations for using the service.

Its a shame as if Microsoft supported us directly we could have a way to authenticate and retrieve our friends list. Would a cool thing to have on my private homepage.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-10-25T18:19:00

Ditto to what everyone above said. Would love to know the code to retrieve this information myself as I wouldn't want to use up your bandwidth for my own script usage.

Internal Microsoft tool, eScrum, is available to the public...

2007-08-23T05:53:00

ARRRGH why such a fuss about SCRUM, its an "Pile of Pants"

The sprints are customer focused which sounds like a good idea, BUT developers are put under pressure to
plan there coding routine for the sprint duration and have to work out where they will be in 30 day from now, and if it doesnt come off for what ever reason the developer is held to account and not the Scrum master. And As the sprints are customer focused, the customer usually has high expectations on what should be delivered without the technical insight to halt them?,,,
So in summary... the Developer is not only developing but also project managing and being a customer laision point..so less time is spent coding.. and sprint deadlines missed... hope that makes sense,,

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2007-08-07T05:22:00

Hello.
I'm a french guy doing a website for French users.
I'm actually using your webservice a lot. It is not sufficient, but it's great to start.

If you have some restrictions to give for using your webservice... because I'm afraid that in time... I'll will consume it more and more :)

I would like to be qualify to XCDP program... I have made an email, but never get an answer :(
For now, I have not open registration on my website.

Thanks for your work.
Boris

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-07-30T05:20:00

im also working on an Xbox live web service and was wondering if you were going to realased the source code for the one with the GET peramater as i cant find anything like it on the net this is unique!

Internal Microsoft tool, eScrum, is available to the public...

2007-07-20T06:16:00

Hello Duncan,
I want you to help me with something in VB.NET. In windows apllication, can you refer me to a site or link where i can view sample codes on log in authentication into a database application? More like a log in custom authentication.

If you are wondering where I get my Xbox Live info...

2007-07-14T17:59:00

I am building a small program for one friend. Does this mean I can use the data?

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2007-06-26T06:48:00

MY Gamertag is my user name spelled as it is here !!

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2007-06-26T06:47:00

the rss feed is very good but i want to look at what medals i got how many and where literally go to extreme detail even the time the match started and ended and say for instance how much u die in one minute..ud bungie would know for instance if the other team had spawn mods

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2007-06-25T15:05:00

Hello,

Is there a way to determine the command-line equilvalent for an existing Visual Studio project?

This would be useful for automaticing release builds.

Internal Microsoft tool, eScrum, is available to the public...

2007-06-23T03:31:00

What tools were you using before eScrum?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-06-01T17:25:00

Thanks Duncan, once again you save me a couple hours of work.

I'm also curious if the data is coming from a public source.

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-05-30T18:44:00

Would you consider releasing the code for this? I am currently developing an Xbox live web service and am very interested in your work. You don't appear to have a contact email address on this site, so perhaps you could get in touch with me through my website?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-05-30T13:16:00

Just wondering where you are getting your XBOX Live data from?

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

2007-05-28T23:15:00

thanx....

Developing a Windows Forms Wizard...

2007-05-08T09:23:00

Justin's article is great but I don't see how you can add your own controls, placing them where they look best. Also I'm not any good at inheritance so this may be simply an inheritance lesson but if anyone has ideas on how to do this let me know.
Thanks,
Aaron

Duncan's VS.NET 2003 wouldn't run... and why that is good for you :)

2007-04-26T16:49:00

Sometimes the device is really not exist. This happens when you try to save the file in a non-exist partition.

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2007-04-11T03:00:00

Nice !! thanks for your help about creating command line in vb.net ^^

Developing a Windows Forms Wizard...

2007-03-27T19:41:00

The link to Justin's article is outdated. I managed to find his articles on creating winform wizards at:

http://weblogs.asp.net/justin_rogers/articles/60155.aspx

Looking to write for MSDN?

2007-03-27T04:15:00

Thank you

The CSharp Team has a "Frequently Asked Question" Blog...

2007-02-26T03:43:00

how can run a c

This may seem odd... but people kept asking for it, so here you go...

2007-02-21T03:46:00

Hi, Your web service for retreiving public Ip is not available... do you knaw another one ?
Thanks in advance

Digital Media and Media Center Topics

2007-01-31T23:39:00

i want to connect with DBF files from c#. Now i have using Oledb connectivity but it is not getting full data from database file for some big length columns. how can i solve this problem.

Update to the How-To for the Updater Application Block

2007-01-21T07:34:00

Both of the links are not working.
Can you plz upload the document again?
We need urgent help regding theusage of updater appln block in .net 2.0 for a smart client appln,
regds
dasR

Feeling the Cache Love

2007-01-09T12:21:00

I tried referecing Caching.Cache in a windows service and it is not part of System.Web namespace. How do I reference Caching.Cache in non-ASP.NET apps?

EndIf or End If?

2007-01-02T00:52:00

i want to coding .net with visual foxpro9 and some help for it.

AutoIncrement settings should be applied before filling the DataTable...

2006-12-06T04:38:00

Great article, one needs to search a long time to find a solution for these difficulties

Thanks!

Check out the new Community Bar on on10.net

2006-11-30T02:29:00

Why use AJAX for this? It already does the RSS aggregation, that is what you are seeing... moving through them would be nice, I agree, but I don't think we had a really good UI in mind for that type of navigation.

The point of the bar is to show people on one site what the latest headlines are from another... so someone on Channel 9 might discover a new post from ASP.NET or on10.net... you see something similar on all the weblogs inc. sites (joystiq.com for example shows recent headlines from xbox 360 fanboy and other sites in the network)

Check out the new Community Bar on on10.net

2006-11-30T01:53:00

I don't quite understand the deeper meaning of this. Because really, it only shows the sites in the network (community) and some random headlines. There's no way to move to another headline...

Why not just have an ajax panel which agregates the rss feeds from all sites in the community and pops in when you hover over some trigger...

Don't get me wrong, it looks nice but I don't really see any benefit...

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2006-11-28T06:35:00

pls mail me to minisel2003@yahoo.co.in

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2006-11-28T06:31:00

i wanna use System.Web.UI features in windows application.For Eg,
In web application, its possible to convert memory stream into a PDF.
How will i do thet in windows application.
Can anyone guide me??

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2006-11-24T13:45:00

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Duncan's VS.NET 2003 wouldn't run... and why that is good for you :)

2006-11-07T11:55:00

Me 2 thx u.I already knew what was going on,but I just wanted 2 confirm

Doing uploads with BITS

2006-10-31T13:20:00

I too am interested in a BITS wrapper that supports upload jobs. My cuurent not so elegant approach is to spawn the command-line BitsAdmin.exe, but .Net should be able to do much better!

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2006-10-25T16:33:00

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2006-10-25T16:32:00

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New Coding 4 Fun Column up on MSDN

2006-09-28T01:18:00

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New Coding 4 Fun Column up on MSDN

2006-09-28T01:17:00

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Time to revist "laziness.net"

2006-09-18T20:00:00

Your link to MSDN for the code is broken. Instead, the entire article and downloads are located here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dncodefun/html/code4fun06272003.asp

WPF/Avalon seems so easy, it might be time for me to try it out :)

2006-09-15T04:57:00

I bet a lot of people are about to get into WPF, not just us two :)

WPF/Avalon seems so easy, it might be time for me to try it out :)

2006-09-14T13:42:00

Cool thing man.

I'm going to start working with WPF, and i see that you've posted the tutorials, thanks.

Beta versions of the MSDN home page now available...

2006-08-30T22:46:00

I can't be bothered with anything these days, but such is life. I don't care. So it goes. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. I've just been hanging out waiting for something to happen, but that's how it is.

Beta versions of the MSDN home page now available...

2006-08-30T01:48:00

I just don't have anything to say right now. I haven't been up to anything recently, but it's not important. I've just been sitting around waiting for something to happen, but shrug.

Beta versions of the MSDN home page now available...

2006-08-26T03:23:00

I haven't been up to anything recently, but so it goes. Such is life. What can I say? Pretty much not much exciting going on to speak of. I haven't gotten much done lately, but I don't care.

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2006-08-25T11:31:00

Very good site. Thanks!

Beta versions of the MSDN home page now available...

2006-08-24T19:01:00

I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen, but I don't care. Basically nothing seems worth thinking about. I can't be bothered with anything recently.

Beta versions of the MSDN home page now available...

2006-08-24T01:23:00

My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2006-08-12T11:30:00

i want to creat a landscape report in vb by using msreport.Cn any one help me?

Server Intellect... the best darn hosting company I've ever worked with

2006-07-29T19:24:00

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Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2006-07-14T16:38:00

Bad customer service. Rude unhelpful person named Adam, did not correct my problem.

Another little .Text update...

2006-06-30T14:04:00

Hey man

If video is your thing...

2006-06-30T13:46:00

Hey

Duncan's VS.NET 2003 wouldn't run... and why that is good for you :)

2006-06-23T08:55:00

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

This was the first post I found that solved this problem.

I had this same problem with a corrupted .Net compiler using VS.NET 2002 and the 1.0 framework. I downloaded and reinstalled the SDK 1.0a and it fixed the problem immediately. Remember to reboot.

Funny how the MSDN knowledge base **didn't mention how to replace the compiler, even though that's what the error message said was wrong!!!***

EndIf or End If?

2006-06-18T05:55:00

its possible to design website using this software

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2006-06-06T04:27:00

hello

Update to the How-To for the Updater Application Block

2006-04-21T08:02:00

The link does not work. Will it be fixed?

Free XP Themed Windows Forms Controls

2006-04-13T08:06:00

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Free XP Themed Windows Forms Controls

2006-04-13T08:03:00

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Eric is looking for your opinion on C# related blogs...

2006-04-12T04:55:00

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Doing uploads with BITS

2006-03-28T14:33:00

I have actually written a VB.NET wrapper and an application that will upload with BITS. It works great - sometimes. For some as of yet unknown reason, a BITS job that gets created by my application can take an incredibly long time to upload. ie. 3 hours for a 100K file from a location with DSL. I have an open ticket with MS on this at the moment.

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2006-03-23T16:17:00

THERE IS A THING CALLED CONTACTS mine are not in will some one tell me what the hell that means while i poke my balls (eye balls) lol

Doing uploads with BITS

2006-02-23T08:33:00

An article on uploading via BITS would be great. I am looking at incorporating online background backup into my application (C#) and BITS seems to fit the bill.

AutoIncrement settings should be applied before filling the DataTable...

2006-02-07T23:55:00

thanks to the original poster! I encountered this exact same problem and was tearing my hair out. I don't think anything about this was mentioned in MS's documentation! ADO.NET also fails to update AllowDBNull property of table columns, not to mention its lack of facility to mirror database foreign key definitions into datasets - one must write own code to create DataRelation objects. ADO.NET also is unable to set the .Unique column property using existing database unique key indexes (for Access at least, this is the only way to define a column's unique attribute). I'm currently taking notes for my upcoming book ".NET Annoyances" - it's going to be a very thick volume!

Have you tried my RSS editor? Comments?

2006-01-05T20:20:00

Duncan,

I just installed it and tried it out with no problems. It is very easy to use and to create a feed.

I like the fact that you can take a bunch of other feeds and create a list from individual items, very useful for making lists of content! It would work great for making a list like backpack does, except you could make the list from various sources.

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2005-12-02T06:17:00

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible in VB.net to concatenante variable names.
For example, if I have 200 pictureboxes named picturebox1,picturebox2... and I want to set all their visible property to false or true I don't want to code them one after the other
picturebox1.visible=false
...
but I would like to do a loop like
for i=1 to 200
picture box & i.visible=false (of course this does not work, but what concatenation operation would work)
next

Duncan's VS.NET 2003 wouldn't run... and why that is good for you :)

2005-12-01T05:22:00

Just had the same problem with a C# project. I reinstalled the 1.1 Framework followed by its Service Pack 1 and the error has diappeared.

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2005-11-22T20:20:00

How can i make a landscape report without bug free report. or vb data report does not support to give us facility to create good report in vb data report landscape

Please tell

Ayyaz Azeem
Multan - Pakistan

Some great podcasts on VB6 -> .NET and more...

2005-11-22T06:55:00

Sir ,
I use visual studio 6 - sp6
when i install my application on the end-user pc , the form and all conponents on it appears LTR ( left to right ) in spite of i have previously adjusted them to be RTL for arabic .
when installing Ms-Office everything work well .
May You please help me
Thanks a lot

mhycic@scs-net.org

RSS feed authoring for those without blog software or an enjoyment of typing angle brackets

2005-11-03T19:33:00

Look forward to seeing it ;-)

Moved my .Text blog from Atom 0.3 to Atom 1.0

2005-11-02T10:03:00

Hey Duncan, would you mind contributing that code to the Subtext project (next generation fork of .TEXT). You can post it in the contact form of my blog if you don't mind.

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-10-28T11:46:00

Hi Duncan
Please, please ... there is a definite need for this! I've created a .NET wrapper for the BITS 1.5 API but am at a bit of a loss how to work with it.
Best regards, please keep the articles coming
Loane

Added Atom support to the FlairMaker... my version at least

2005-10-23T11:20:00

Send it along, or better yet -- want to finish my article for me?

Little "Memory" game up on the MSDN Magazine site...

2005-10-05T08:51:00

Thank you I am learning of new things all day! And it is good to know of my RSS already

work. I think I need add button of RSS to make this thing clear.
But more work to do!

My old guide to the Updater Application Block is up at a new URL...

2005-09-29T07:44:00

I was diging around your site on Friday trying to find that article. I'd used it before myself (as well as the updated version you linked to) and I needed the info to help out a client. Even though both links were broken I found the text portions of the posts on the WayBackMachine at archive.org

VB Futures section up on MSDN...

2005-09-20T03:36:00

Well, it's also a way to keep the buzz going.

It's fantastic that MS are giving us all these early previews - the CTPs, the blogs where people can talk about upcoming stuff, all that. I'm sure it's been of mutual benefit - probably even moreso for MS, with all the extra free testing ;) But along with that comes a problem with hype. I've been tracking whidbey for about 12 months now. In fact, my first whidbey preview was a talk by Ari Bixhorn at TechEd Oz 2003, and I've been impatient for it since then.

That's primarily 12 months of watching the language changes, the IDE changes, the last minute changes (nullables, for example), writing test code...when it ships, I think all they're going to get from me is a 'well finally!', and a feeling of contentment that I can really start working on upgrading all my apps to the next framework.

But I know a very large portion of the upcoming VB changes (hell, I've sat and read the VB8 spec from cover to cover), I'm pretty clear on what's new in C#2.0, I've played around with a lot of the BCL changes.

Sure, I don't know it all, but I know a lot. Where's my excitement gone?

And hence, here comes LINQ and some early specs on VB9 and C#3.0 to save the day. My mouth is watering again.

But I don't think I can stand the wait again. I almost wish they'd all go silent again, because this large span of time where it's a 'look but don't really touch' policy is painful :)

VB Futures section up on MSDN...

2005-09-20T00:02:00

Geoff, I feel the same way... I always want to start using the new toys right away... but on the other hand I think that we could (and we will) put out articles and information about Whidbey for another year and still not have provided every bit of useful information that people might need. These things go on in parallel though, so I don't really mind seeing info on the next version, because I know that many other people (especially the folks at MSDN) will focus their efforts on the version that people can actually use to do their jobs. Personally, I'm going to try and ignore talk of post-Whidbey things, so that I can appreciate the enormous set of features that I have available now.

VB Futures section up on MSDN...

2005-09-19T23:01:00

Well, you're a cranky pants tonight aren't you? :)

Me, I only have one problem with all this futures stuff being talked about now. While it's cool to see what's coming, and sure, there's a beta (alpha maybe?) download of the linq stuff all ready to go, I want to use it in production code NOW!

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-09-16T13:43:00

I messed up my VS.net VB part - so I had to compile my ASP.net app from CMD prompt:

1. Edit the PATH environment variable to include C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322

2. browse to your webapp directory:
cd Inetpub\wwwroot\VoucherInvoice

3. The execute following (instead of linebreaks - use spaces):

vbc
/recurse:*.vb
/t:library
/rootnamespace:VoucherInvoice
/out:bin/VoucherInvoice.dll

/r:System.dll
/r:System.Web.dll
/r:Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
/r:System.XML.dll
/r:System.Data.dll
/r:System.Drawing.dll

/r:bin/ML_controls.dll
/r:bin/ML_DataAccess.dll
/r:bin/MetaBuilders.WebControls.DefaultButtons.dll

/imports:System,System.Data,System.Data.SqlClient,System.Configuration,System.Drawing,
System.Web,System.Web.UI,System.Web.SessionState,System.Web.UI.WebControls,
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls,Microsoft.VisualBasic

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-08-29T11:25:00

YES, I need to create an Upload tool for users to upload EXTREMELY large files(yes we have bandwidth). My boss asked me to see about using BITS so I am looking into it. Everything I've found so far is on downloading. I would REALLY like to see something on "uploading".

Thanks

Mark

Doing interesting things with XSL

2005-08-12T09:03:00

Sorry, previous response was dumb. It will give you the same values each time on the same document (although it would be random when the contents of the site changed).

However, something like this will work -- just supply a $seed argument along with your $numberToShow:

<xsl:apply-templates select="channel/item" >
<xsl:sort select="substring(substring-after( position() div $seed ,'.'),3,5)"
data-type="number"/>
<xsl:apply-templates>

... the above assumes a positive/large seed number but you can obviously adapt if you're using a fractional seed number.

>L<

Doing interesting things with XSL

2005-08-12T08:20:00

>>Out of the full list, display n randomly picked items

How about using generate-id(), which will be pretty random on each run, and then sort by the generate-id()?

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-15T03:31:00

Hallo
Can someone help me to show on how to compile a vb.net file using the command line. I am a very basic beginner working on this compilation process. Help me out on how to do it, the commands to do it and where should I type the commands.

Looking forward to your help. Thanks in advance.

Please mail to raja@gunasekaran.net

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-13T13:59:00

hmm. ok thanks

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-13T13:53:00

You can't ... you can create an install that will put the .NET Framework onto the target (client) machine, but it is not possible to run the application without the framework.

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-13T13:42:00

so how do i compile it to run on other .net free platforms?

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-13T08:59:00

Nope, the framework is still required

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-07-13T08:43:00

does the executable work for people without the framework?

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-07-08T13:18:00

Duncan, Are you considering writing an article on BITS upload? If yes, when?

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2005-06-13T16:36:00

How do you submit a game idea to Bungie, as in a game variant on halo 2

Looking to write for MSDN?

2005-05-31T23:13:00

Hi,
The hyperlink for the submissions to MSDN mag has an extra word "Another" at the end of the link.
This causes it to 404 when clicked, though copy paste works.
Regards,
Sreejath

Stuck on a problem opening vbproj or csproj files...

2005-05-26T04:53:00

how edit .csproj file

AutoIncrement settings should be applied before filling the DataTable...

2005-05-02T08:21:00

wait for update

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-04-23T12:28:00

This is of great interest. Uploading of large files from a client to a sever is a emerging need in many industries.
I am looking for a simple way to program uploading of files over http/s using Bits 1.5/2.0 in C#.

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-22T10:44:00

Easy folks. I never said only those hosts listed can offer .NET 2.0 Beta 2. Since Duncan has pointed out that Server Intellect is offering it, and they're not on the list at the link provided by Eric, that's obvious. I only said that those hosts were invited to participate in offering hosting for Beta 2. Again, I think this is pretty obvious as I'm sure those 4 hosts are not the only "featured" hosts. As for being "featured" hosts and the fee, you may be right. However, I was under the impression that a listing on ASP.NET was part of the Hosting Advantage program. I suppose that's what I get for thinking...

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-21T20:04:00

Tom,

Why not email someone at MS and ask what it takes to get on that list.

The response you will get is:

-----------------------------
The hosters who appear in that list are members of the ASP.NET Hosting Advantage program at the ‘Featured’ level. Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/aspnethost/default.asp to sign up for the program and email asphost@microsoft.com to inquire about the featured level.

Thanks
-----------------------------

Just so you know, the 'Featured' level cost $10,000.00 per year last time we checked.

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-21T19:54:00

'Tom',

Are you trying to say that ONLY those hosts can offer ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2?

Either you are trying to blow smoke, or are sadly mistaken.

What company do you work for again?

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-21T19:50:00

Any host can offer ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2.

You don't have to be 'Invited'.

Those 3 hosts ARE 'featured' hosters and did pay MS $10,000.00 per year to be 'Featured'.

They basically paid to be on that list.

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-21T16:15:00

Actually, that's not true. The fee is for being listed on the asp.net site. The links above are part of MSDN and hosters listed were invited to participate in offering .NET 2.0 Beta 2 hosting.

Coding4Fun, the site....

2005-04-21T10:47:00

Intresting, I've noticed that there is a "What I'm Listening To.." option in the new MSN Messenger version 7.0, didn't you first do that as another coding4Fun colum for attaching "What I'm Listening To.. " to your blog entrie..?

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-20T17:49:00

Any host can get on that list, if they give up $10,000.00 each year to be a 'Featured' host.

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-20T10:58:00

Microsoft posted a list of hosts offering ASP.NET 2.0 Hosting at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/beta2/hosters/

Here is a link to the golive license: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive/

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-20T05:44:00

I'm of to go get one! I signed up with them because of your comments!

Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

2005-04-18T15:57:00

Those guys are really, really cool.

AutoIncrement settings should be applied before filling the DataTable...

2005-04-18T03:11:00

tHIS IS WHAT WE CALL, KICKING IN AN ALREADY OPEN DOOR!

Burn CDs right from your .NET code...

2005-04-13T17:13:00

I LOVE U

Broderbund Software... and C#

2005-03-27T06:46:00

Greetings from Malaga (Spain). Antonio :-)

My latest MSDN magazine article is online...

2005-03-26T09:40:00

Nice article but...

As with most articles on serialization it leaves out the very important issue of versioning.

When we serialize classes (binary or xml) for persistance it is very likely that we will need to read it back with a differnt version than when we wrote it.

In fact I think the framework implementation is a little light on versioning support. The MFC solution required code to serialize/deserialize each member but had good suppor for steering the deserialization based on the version number of the persisted data.

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-03-09T10:48:00

BITS saturates the Internet connection? That has not been my experience, in fact, considering that Windows Update is using BITS 2.0 to download patches. As far as benefit, I've found that when I need to pull down a file, especially a very large one, I like that fact that I can continue using my machine without impact on my network perf (noticable impact that is) and that if I need to 'standby' my laptop and switch locations... or if my network connection drops (damn Comcast!), then my download isn't lost.

Doing uploads with BITS

2005-03-09T10:04:00

Yep. This is a topic that I'd definitely be interested in learning more about. This would make it easier on an application that I'm writing in that wouldn't need to check that the user is online before sending large message packets to a web server. This would work great since the messages don't need to be sent in sequential order.

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2005-03-02T18:55:00

to Ksking...

Apparently it is you who have no idea and need to get your facts straight... we all know that ALL of the stats are on the Bungie site. The discussion here is about the RSS feeds, which do NOT include that information.

Back to the discussion...

I agree that if the feeds contained more relevant info, it would be helpful. I would love to see medals, headshots, etc. in the feed. Unfortunately, many people resort to parsing the HTML on Bungie directly... slowing down both sites...

Just pulled down the CS 1.0 source... now to start working on a migration plan

2005-02-27T20:44:00

Its going to take some time, DM. I spent the day with CS yesterday and seriously don't know whether I'm going to migrate my modified site (which means, migrating the data and re-coding the mods) or whether I'm going to stay with dotText 0.95 and nGallery. I had no doubt I was going to CS once the source was released, but now I'm reconsidering. My first impressions post is here. http://dbvt.com/blog/archive/2005/02/27/1315.aspx

Just pulled down the CS 1.0 source... now to start working on a migration plan

2005-02-27T16:32:00

You might check out Robert McLaws utility: http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2005/02/25/380496.aspx

This may seem odd... but people kept asking for it, so here you go...

2005-02-27T08:08:00

I'm sure I don't know much (or anything, even :-)) about this type of application, but are there applications where I can't type in a computer name instead of a TCP/IP address? If yes, okay, tell the makers to change that. If not... well, a name is always easier to communicate, doesn't change all the time and the service is ready to use. But maybe I'm missing the point here. Not a problem :-)

This may seem odd... but people kept asking for it, so here you go...

2005-02-27T07:44:00

Oliver, yep... if that is why they need their IP... some folks want it for game 'lobby' type applications as well...

This may seem odd... but people kept asking for it, so here you go...

2005-02-27T03:28:00

And wouldn't it be even easier to get a free <a href="http://www.dyndns.org/">DynDNS</a> (or similar) account?

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-23T23:50:00

You bet it's ancient, it was implemented with VS 2002 and 2003 Beta 1! ;-)

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T20:40:00

Ancient... 2002 and 2003, and all .NET based, and it is ancient :)

Ah, youth... it is, as they say, wasted on the young!

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T20:31:00

The code's all ancient. I don't think I've added anything there since before I graduated from college. I hope someone finds it useful, in any case. A Windows version of iRooster *is* definitely forthcoming, though. It'll be a while before I'm done with it, though (my day job has the tendency to consume about 60 hrs/week of my life :) ).

Cool GDI+ Demo with VB.NET

2005-02-22T18:41:00

thx

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T11:51:00

Add a manue item at "windows Shortcut Manue"

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T11:50:00

Add a manue item at "windows Shortcut Manue"

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T05:17:00

If you love source code, I guess you already know about http://www.koders.com/

I just love finding code samples :)

2005-02-22T01:12:00

Send me code samples

Getting the 8.3 filename...

2005-02-07T17:54:00

Hey I'm making an internet cafe application, and I'm having a hard time running an application(winlocker) from servre to host.. Can you give me some sample (winsock) codes please....

Thank you....
God Bless

Free XP Themed Windows Forms Controls

2005-02-07T17:52:00

Free XP Themed Windows Forms Controls

2005-02-07T09:50:00

May I use this as a signature in my emails?

"...the joy of rediscovery is the positive side of a poor memory... " -Duncan Mackenzie

Free XP Themed Windows Forms Controls

2005-02-05T17:59:00

I love this and it's totally true :)
"...the joy of rediscovery is the positive side of a poor memory... "

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2005-02-01T04:53:00

R u guys serious.... you probably have a bad graphic card r sumthing....... on bungie.net ....... it says who won or lost.... the score...... kills, assists, deaths, everything you could need to know. It even shows you where you died and by what ... i think you guys ned to get the facts before you start shootin your mouths off

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-31T12:05:00

I have never used VFP or FP and yet I still type EndIf and let the visual studio editor fix it for me.

Another little .Text update...

2005-01-28T14:33:00

Thomas is correct. managingEditor is optional, so removing the tag would also be valid. If it does exist, it is supposed to be a valid email address, but it can be missed.

TTFN - Kent

Another little .Text update...

2005-01-27T05:24:00

That's exactly what I described in http://asp.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?tabindex=1&PostID=434771 . Another option is removing the managingEditor tag, if you don't want to expose your email address. The feed will still be valid without that tag.

Buy yourself a .NET Celebrity (and the $ is for a good cause)

2005-01-27T03:43:00

HOLA, yo la he visto hoy y microsoft deberia

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-26T11:42:00

“……leave your bitterness behind. It's all about the business!”

So what if tomorrow MS decides to dump VB.Net or C# and introduce a new development tool/language VB.NOT and C*, I mean the problem is - you invest a lot of time learning a tool and then it gets changed on you for no reason, also, I use both VFP9 and C#, you make it sound as if .NET is so much superior that VFP, at what? I just don’t see it?? When it comes to data centric project or Windows applications (remember windows applications!) I always select VFP as the superior platform with an SQL backend and C# for the .aspx applications.

Buy yourself a .NET Celebrity (and the $ is for a good cause)

2005-01-25T19:52:00

Hola, que tal me eh dado cuenta de lo interesante que es para microsoft crear virus, ya que luego pueden utilizar su propia medicina, esto es algo que no puedo soportar. Che esta pagina es una porqueria no te escribe nadie, bueno los dejo adios, olvidense de latinoamerica.

Buy yourself a .NET Celebrity (and the $ is for a good cause)

2005-01-25T19:42:00

he estado observando que todo tipo de informanción que microsoft brinda gratuitamente esta en el idioma ingles lo que genera que el resto del mundo se vea obligado a aprender el idioma ingles.
Microsoft es una gran empresa y como consumidor de productos microsoft sería muy bueno poder consultar material de lectura manuales, articulos etc en idioma español espero que mi comentario sirva de algo desde ya muchas gracias

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-01-25T08:25:00

If you have multiple forms, just add each .vb file onto your command line (vbc.exe form1.vb form2.vb form3.vb).... yep, devenv.exe works wonders but I was assuming that you don't have access to Visual Studio in this case.

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2005-01-24T18:30:00

Really great work. Exactually what a beginner such as myself was looking for. Thank you!

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-24T10:03:00

I used to be a VFP programmer...moved to VB6 due to the needs of the dev shop I was working for.

VFP was great to code with (don't know about now as I haven't used it since V5) but I found coding with VB6 okay (did miss the code reuse that came with inheritance tho') and now with .Net I really can't imagine it's raison d'etre except in supporting legacy apps.

What I do remember was a lot of bitterness from VFP community about the way that MS had left their well loved language tool behind. Understandable I guess but somewhat childish.

Personally I enjoy coding but in the end it's a mean to an end (getting paid!) not a religion. Get over VFP chaps, learn .Net (VB.Net or C# doesn't really matter) and leave your bitterness behind. It's all about the business!

Added support for the rel="nofollow" attribute to my .Text installation...

2005-01-21T01:25:00

Sean, although some (if not most) of the comment spam is being done by spambots, there are still a large number of determined spammers that seem to be quite happy to do their spamming manually. As an example my blog was spammed just yesterday despite having a HIP-CAPTCHA control on the commenting interface.

Our analysis of spamming at FlexWiki.com also indicates that the spam received there is also being done manually.

Added support for the rel="nofollow" attribute to my .Text installation...

2005-01-20T15:31:00

Maybe I missed the clue train completely on this, but I'm assuming the spammers are doing this programmatically? If so, seems like just doing a javascript confirm would blow their plan? For example, add the following script to the end of PostComment.ascx...

<script language="javascript">
function Confirm()
{
return confirm('Are you sure you want to submit this comment?');
}
document.all("PostComment.ascx_btnSubmit").onclick = Confirm;
</script>

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-19T15:49:00

Let me see if I got this straight...

"I doubt I'll find a project to use it on in the immediate future.."

...but yet he conveniently has links to two books to get you out of VFP 9.0.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah, I read MSFT blogs to get away from ineffective MSFT marketing. NOT!

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-19T07:09:00

I don't get to do VFP as much as I would like to, but I always have it installed for Ad-Hoc use, its just better and more flexible than the VS.Net data tools/Qeury Analyser/Enterprise Manager combination (especially manipulating multiple data types).

I recognised that moving away from VFP was a big step backwards, but had to do so to remain viable as an independent contractor (at least here in the UK).

Looking forward to playing with VFP9 though.

To use an American term 'You guys Rock!'

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-17T06:13:00

its possible to design website using this software

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-15T12:39:00

"VFP developers would probably give .NET a shot"

I gave it a shot, came back dissapointed.
What they don't understand is that Java was never more productive than VFP.
So trying to copy Java into .NET wouldn't do any better.
Instead they should have focused on porting VFP to Linux to gain the terrain they lost to PHP and Python.
Well, too late. The damage is done.

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-15T11:15:00

This is probably the most patronizing piece I have ever read with respect to VFP. I particularily like the references to the books by Les and Kevin right below VFP9. In other words, buy VFP9 but use .NET instead.

This is just another slick example of how MS attempts to force developers to use certain products. What MS fails to realize is that VFP developers would probably give .NET a shot if they just cease all efforts to force it. It is for this reason that I will probably learn Java instead, not to mention the fact that there is MUCH MORE Java development going on than .NET.

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-14T17:40:00

Visual FoxPro is the best most dominant data centric with powerful automation development tool I have ever used, it's also blazingly fast. It’s the best tool to use with a data centric application either with its own native data engine or SQL.

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-14T11:17:00

Visual Fox Pro is dead, just bury it and move on.

Cool GDI+ Demo with VB.NET

2005-01-13T00:50:00

it is cool Demo.
thanks a lot

Cool GDI+ Demo with VB.NET

2005-01-13T00:46:00

...

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-13T00:35:00

Yep, VFP 9 rocks, allright!

Baltazar: You can use dbf's in .NET using the VFP OLE DB provider. I have not tried this myself, though, so I am unable to give you any code examples, but I bet some googling will provide you with an answer.

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-12T21:10:00

Congratulations. I'd like to know, if you could help me, how to use dbf (foxpro) files in visual basic .net
Is it possible to do that?
If you can't (or don't want to) help me, thanks anyway.

Bye.

EndIf or End If?

2005-01-07T10:09:00

VFP9.0 is indeed superb - try it and the productivity just blows you away...

It is a pity the product profile is kept so low.

Cool GDI+ Demo with VB.NET

2005-01-06T04:48:00

asdsdafds

Halo 2 Stats via RSS... an interesting idea that I think could be improved

2004-11-23T06:58:00

I completely agree. That way I could do some processing on it for my own site and do all sorts of stuff. It would also be nice if it told you whether or not you won, lost, or tied, like:

<bungie:gameResult>Won</bungie:gameResult> 

I'd submit this to Bungie. There'd be a whole new level of extensibility to their information if they did this :).

Regards,

Jason

P.S. Gamertag: ViktorJB

Managed code samples from the Exchange SDK

2004-10-21T06:05:00

Can we use web dav for copying files using Windows C#?

I'm leaving the MSDN Content Team...

2004-10-18T15:13:00

Welcome to the Team, Duncan! Now you'll be allowed to sit with us at lunch! ;)

I'm leaving the MSDN Content Team...

2004-10-17T12:33:00

Thanks Sriram, I'll probably still write, that wasn't really part of the Content Strategist job... it is more something that I do on my personal time... but without a doubt there will be a reduced # of articles coming out of me :)

I'm leaving the MSDN Content Team...

2004-10-17T12:00:00

I'll miss your articles - they were always chock-full of technical content - but usually done with an amazingly fun app that made you smack your head and go "Why didnt I think of that?".

New MSDN RSS feeds are live...

2004-10-12T17:54:00

Hey, You added attributes to the RSS feeds so that people might be able to sift through them programatically.I was going to advocate that....

Amazon Web Services 4.0 ... what are you using them for?

2004-10-11T05:02:00

Hi,
I was googling around in regards to Amazon Web Services 4 (ECS 4). And found your article. I think you may be interested in a product that we are developing. It is called GMP Instant Associate Store (for Amazon Associates). It is written in vb.net and runs on asp.net 1.1, it utilizes AWS 4 and have many cool features. If you are curious please take a look at http://www.gmpias.com. If you do happen to mention our product in an article or news item please do let us know.

Best Regards,
Allen Harkleroad
GMP Services, Inc.

Displaying RSS on my own site

2004-10-09T15:39:00

Come people, someone help this guy figure out how to put RSS on his site!

New MSDN RSS feeds are live...

2004-10-06T06:34:00

I think that the MSDN feeds are great, but they have one major drawback: there is a lot of unnecessary duplication. For example, I went out and added the Visual Studio 2005 feed and got articles about ADO.NET 2.0 query notifications and ASP.NET 2.0 profiles. Both nice things to know, but not related to Visual Studio. If I want to also subscribe to the ASP.NET feed, I'll get the same ASP.NET article in both of those places (and probably in others as well, such as the SQL feed).

Also, the "Visual Studio" feed also includes articles about VS 2005, so if I subscribe to both, I get those items twice. This sort of thing makes the targeted feeds less useful.

Getting the .NET Framework Installed as part of your application's setup

2004-10-05T12:42:00

Been using it for 1+ years. Works like a charm.

I've been working on a new RSS generation system for MSDN for the past little while

2004-09-30T12:54:00

News feed doesn't display correctly in Thunderbird. Thunderbird reads the post fine, and displays the basic information (subject, author, date) but when selected doesn't display the summary/description and link information - just a blank window. Visual C# seems to be the only MS feet that does this (of the one i look at regurlarly: MSDN: ASP.NET, MSDN: Visual C#, MSDN Just posted, ...)

Getting the .NET Framework Installed as part of your application's setup

2004-09-28T14:56:00

Sean Draine has a good article on the 2005 bootstrapper in his recent MSDN Magazine article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/10/Bootstrapper/default.aspx

Getting the .NET Framework Installed as part of your application's setup

2004-09-28T10:59:00

Duncan,

This is good information. Program deployment seems to be a big black hole to me, and, I am sure, other programmers. There is written documentation on it, but it can be difficult to follow without pictures of the screens. "VB at the movies" had some good examples of deployment, but it would be good to have more examples.

For example:
- How to run a program after it is installed?
- The User Interface has dialog boxes, like Checkboxes. How does one get the input from these forms?

Keep up the good work.

Thanks

I've been working on a new RSS generation system for MSDN for the past little while

2004-09-27T22:11:00

why can't you make halo2 no ps2 the reasonis i go over to my frends place so i can play halo1 so can you ask sony to put out halo2 out please thank you.

I've been working on a new RSS generation system for MSDN for the past little while

2004-09-27T12:00:00

An OPML rolling all of these up would just rule...

I've been working on a new RSS generation system for MSDN for the past little while

2004-09-27T04:01:00

Update: Yep, it works fine now in FireFox, thanks!

I wish more RSS feeds would attach a stylesheet... Thanks for setting a good example.

I've been working on a new RSS generation system for MSDN for the past little while

2004-09-27T00:37:00

One quick note: the stylesheet seems to be working correctly in IE only. FireFox recognizes the stylesheet, but the result doesn't seem to be HTML at all, but one large line of text. I am not into stylesheeting enough to figure out what is going wrong, but it looks like some mime-type or namespace issue to me. If I download the feed and the stylesheet separately, and apply the stylesheet manually, the resulting html file displays just fine, so it seems to be an issue with applying the stylesheet.

Amazon Web Services 4.0 ... what are you using them for?

2004-09-23T06:11:00

Jeff, you warned us not to look at the ownerbuilderbook.com site. Geez, what a butt-ugly site.

As for AWS, I love hearing what you guys are doing with it. Maybe someday a lightbulb will go off in my own mind on applications for it.

Like Code? Like FxCop? Then you should read David Kean's blog...

2004-09-22T05:18:00

Duncan,

Thanks for the plug, I have decided to move my blog to my own hosted domain. The new link for my site is:

http://davidkean.net

Amazon Web Services 4.0 ... what are you using them for?

2004-09-20T08:00:00

One of my clients is an author - http://ownerbuilderbook.com/ - don't look at the website, I just do backend work... I use AWS to help him keep track of the sales rank of competitors.

He didn't like junglescan.com...

Amazon Web Services 4.0 ... what are you using them for?

2004-09-19T09:08:00

I still need to clean it up some more, but have some code which takes your recently played list from ITunes, runs it against the Amazon web services, then displays the list of albums with their "buy" link.

-Scott

Creating a VB.NET Windows application using the command line

2004-09-14T01:58:00

Hi

Great article. Really informative and simply.... What about having a table of available command line arguments with descriptions and examples when and why you would use each og them, or are there too many?

Cheers.

14 part "Soup-to-Nuts" webcasts on Windows Forms...

2004-09-13T17:44:00

Ok... so suddenly Avalon seems relevant to me :)

2004-08-30T15:05:00

Woooo this is great news! I was thinking before that using these technologies wouldn't be feasible until Longhorn was widely adopted years after its release (something like 2009-10) but now that they'll be available for existing XP users, this will definitely influence my decision to start using these technologies when they become available.

Ok... so suddenly Avalon seems relevant to me :)

2004-08-30T09:31:00

Anything that gives us better technology sooner is good news. However, we developers are struggling every day with today's technology. Something even one year away seems like a long time.

The more help we can get today, the better.

Thanks for getting us that help.