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Re: Outlook newitem event issue

15-Jul-09 7:08

OK, my advice is:

1.
to have one big try-catch on every thread, so basically the first thing a thread does is enter its try block. For the main thread that would be the static Main() method, for any other thread/ThreadPoolWorkItem/BackgroundWorker that would be the method you pass them; for asynchronous callbacks (Timers/SerialPorts/other input-output) that would be the handlers you provide.

All the above are safety nets, they don't solve any problem your app may encounter, but at least they would inform you, the developer.

2.
add lots of logging, either to a file or to a Console (not to EventViewer, not to the GUI); have each line include current time (up to the millisecond if relevant) the ManagedThreadId, one text message, and some relevant data (such as mail count).
If logging to file, I tend to use File.AppendText, so basically the file is closed all the time, and a crash does not keep me from reading the most recent messages.

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ghoster00715-Jul-09 9:08

ghoster007

15-Jul-09 9:08

Yeah i was hoping for at least an error message.

Ill try the logging see what i can find. One thing i did find was the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ItemEvents_EventProvider.Finalize()
fired near the end.

thank you again for your help I have a much better idea on how to find the problem

Use of GC.SuppressFinalize in ref counted objects

molesworth15-Jul-09 4:55

molesworth

15-Jul-09 4:55

Afternoon all,

I'm looking for advice or opinions on the best placement of GC.SuppressFinalize for reference counted objects.

The "standard" dispose pattern has the call in the public Dispose method :-

public void Dispose()
{
    Dispose(true);
    GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
}

However, for objects with reference counts I'm inclined to put it in the protected Dispose :-

protected void Dispose(bool _fulldispose)
{
    if (!m_Disposed)
    {
        if (RemoveRef() == 0)
        {
            if (_fulldispose)
            {
                GC.SuppressFinalize(this);

etc...

My reasoning is that if not all references are explicitly disposed, then the finaliser will still be needed to do the clean up. (Although in our system all objects with unmanaged components should be explicitly disposed, so that may be academic.)

There are lots of discussions about Dispose, IDisposable, SuppressFinalize etc. out on the net, but very few deal with the ref counted situation, so I'm open to any thoughts or advice...

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Creating four dimensional control

gwithey15-Jul-09 4:32

gwithey

15-Jul-09 4:32

I am trying to represent a virtual joystick on a User Interface although im having trouble trying to represent the 4 different axis of the joystick and the click on the top.

The best i have come up with is a custom control to represent:
x and y axis (using drag a cross in a circle technique)
up and down (using a trackbar)
button click (using a button)

In real life all of these can be used at the same time however cannot with my combination of controls. Does anyone have any ideas how to represent the 4 axis and click functionality

Thanx George

OriginalGriff15-Jul-09 4:49

OriginalGriff

15-Jul-09 4:49

The best I can suggest is to capture the mouse so you don't need to drag, replace the trackbar with the mousewheel, and use the keyboard for the button. Going to be a bit of a bitch for the user what ever you do - I would prefer using a real joystick?

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gwithey15-Jul-09 4:54

gwithey

15-Jul-09 4:54

That sounds like the best solution.
Thanx for the help.

It would be annoying for the user but i am an apprentice and this is a training project to try and create a virtual MCU so need to give it a go.

The project will eventually use a real one but for now it needs to be a virtual representation.

molesworth15-Jul-09 5:12

molesworth

15-Jul-09 5:12

OriginalGriff wrote:
and use the keyboard for the button

Or use the mouse button?

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OriginalGriff15-Jul-09 5:26

OriginalGriff

15-Jul-09 5:26

Try it on yours - move it, twiddle with the scroll wheel, and press the button - it's like pat your head / rub your stomach! Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...

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molesworth15-Jul-09 6:13

molesworth

15-Jul-09 6:13

OriginalGriff wrote:
Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...

Spoken like a true PC gamer... Poke tongue | ;-P

Of course the easy answer is to just plug in an XBox joypad - that's what I do Big Grin | :-D

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How to get the control property 'Handle' and 'Name'

OriginalGriff15-Jul-09 8:13

OriginalGriff

15-Jul-09 8:13

molesworth wrote:
Spoken like a true PC gamer

I did indeed spend a considerable amount of time with a subtle little game back in the nineties. "Doom" I think it was called... Ate most of my life for about three years. Or was it four? Lost track of time a bit back then due to lack of sleep.

molesworth wrote:
the easy answer is to just plug in an XBox joypad

My 360 is wireless, so that wouldn't help if I was doing the project. But Saitek joysticks aren't too expensive anyway and they can take some abuse. Big Grin | :-D

[edit]changed: "Saitek joysticks are too expensive..." oops![/edit]

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Durchleuchter15-Jul-09 4:12

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15-Jul-09 4:12

How to get the control property 'Handle' and 'Name' from another .NET application window?

Re: How to get the control property 'Handle' and 'Name'

Dave Kreskowiak15-Jul-09 5:22

Dave Kreskowiak

15-Jul-09 5:22

Why do you need this?? As it stands, your questions just screams "bad design". Controlling another applciation through window messages is not the best way to go about it.

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Convert HTML to RTF

Sebastian T Xavier15-Jul-09 3:40

Sebastian T Xavier

15-Jul-09 3:40

Hello,

I am in searchof a method that converts my HTML input into RTF. I don't want to have any 3rd party tools to do it.
Can anyone help me to achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

Sebastian

Christian Graus15-Jul-09 3:42

Christian Graus

15-Jul-09 3:42

Sebastian T Xavier wrote:
don't want to have any 3rd party tools to do it.

OK, then you need to set aside a good amount of time to write the code to do it yourself. When you're done, you could probably sell it as a third party component.

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Alan Balkany15-Jul-09 3:51

Alan Balkany

15-Jul-09 3:51

Here's one way:

1. Display the HTML to be converted in a browser.
2. Press Ctrl-PrtScn to get a screen shot.
3. Start WordPad.
4. Press Ctrl-V to paste the screen shot.
5. Select File | Save As in WordPad.
6. Save as a .rtf file.

And you have the HTML converted to rtf without any 3rd party tools.

Nagy Vilmos15-Jul-09 3:54

Nagy Vilmos

15-Jul-09 3:54

Alan take a bow! You deserve MVP for that one answer!

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Sebastian T Xavier15-Jul-09 4:02

Sebastian T Xavier

15-Jul-09 4:02

I never thought it as a hard task as that...... Cry | :((

I don't have months to spare for this....

Nagy Vilmos15-Jul-09 4:11

Nagy Vilmos

15-Jul-09 4:11

Any conversion between two formats can be problematic. In most cases the 'owners'of the formats generally provide the API's to convert. IF you are using MS Orifice, you can open HTML files and then save them to rtf; this can be done programatically.

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Sebastian T Xavier15-Jul-09 4:23

Sebastian T Xavier

15-Jul-09 4:23

Thats a great input for me.... I will go ahead with this....

Thanks a lot

Sebastian

Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 4:11

15-Jul-09 4:11

If you don't mind a few shortcomings, why don't you just try using Word: let it open the HTML document and save as RTF.

Warning: make sure not to have it save any HTML, Word's idea of HTML is a bit fundamentalist.

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Dave Kreskowiak15-Jul-09 5:20

Dave Kreskowiak

15-Jul-09 5:20

Luc Pattyn wrote:
Word's idea of HTML is a bit fundamentalist.

Fundamentalist?? That's too "warm and fuzzy" a description for what Word considers HTML. No, I think "Jihad", "Shock and Awe", "GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb", ... those are a bit more accurate.

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Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 5:35

15-Jul-09 5:35

I plead guilty. Blush | :O

My preference for understatement goes pale next to your highly accurate politico-military jargon.

BTW: I'm beginning to worry about your long-term MS MVP status now. I wouldn't want to see another one go down and switch to Mac misery.

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Dave Kreskowiak15-Jul-09 7:29

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15-Jul-09 7:29

I'm not an MS MVP anymore. I'm spending way too much time with my 15 month old son to keep up on MS's and CodeProject's stuff at the moment.

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Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 7:36

15-Jul-09 7:36

Good choice.
And yeah, your sig tricked me.

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