Rick Strahl's Web Log

Weblog Posts in January 2005

Don't forget about the URI class
January 31, 2005 @ 9:46 pm

I often forget how useful the URI class is parsing URLs and getting subparts for URLs and the syntax is somewhat obscure. Here's an easy way to get the base path to your application as a full URL courtesy of a note I got from Scott Mitchell.

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IE Security Configuration Problems - Bit again
January 31, 2005 @ 3:48 pm

IE's security settings are driving me crazy again this time with oddly changing settings in my Trusted Sites zone.

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Dial-up on the road
January 30, 2005 @ 11:09 am

I'm looking for a pay as you go Internet Service. Anybody have any suggestions?

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Beta Perversion Redux
January 30, 2005 @ 12:53 am

.NET Web Services and unhandled Exceptions
January 29, 2005 @ 12:03 pm

How do you handle unhandled exceptions generically in a .NET Web Service?

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Integrating Word Spell Checking for Text and HTML
January 28, 2005 @ 2:15 am

Here's a quick tip on how to use Word for Spell checking Text and HTML in your apps.

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Web Server Trouble
January 22, 2005 @ 10:46 pm

My Web Server died today mysteriously and required a reboot to come back up.

Assembly loading for AppDomain's in COM Interop - solved
January 21, 2005 @ 6:01 pm

I finally solved a mysterious bug that I had with trying to create an instance of a class in a separate AppDomain using a COM client. It turns out it's not a remoting or COM Interop problem, but an assembly loading problem.

Can't automate FrontPage visibly... more on HTML Editing woes
January 20, 2005 @ 2:25 pm

HTML Editing continues to be a thorn in my side. Today I had the bright idea to try and see if I could embed FrontPage somehow but it seems Microsoft doesn't allow Visual automation of FP.

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Operator Error – installing a temporary Web site and forgetting about it
January 19, 2005 @ 2:32 pm

Remembering all the things that need to get done when updating a certificate can be frustrating. A couple of days ago I created a temporary site for creating a certificate request and forgot to remove the site. THis morning when the Web Server cycled the new site decided to take priority and start up instead which equalled - no Web site.

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Don't use NOVA for CC Processing
January 18, 2005 @ 2:33 pm

More on the crap that went down when I tried to close my account with the NOVA CC Processing network.

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COM Interop Assembly using the wrong Framework version
January 15, 2005 @ 4:27 pm

My interop assemblies are using the wrong version of the .NET runtime. Although the COM object registers a version in the registry it apparently uses a newer version if available. Solution: Use config file for the hosting COM application even if it is not a .NET application.

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LinkPoint Integration with .NET -
January 15, 2005 @ 2:06 pm

Integrating Merchant Gateways into a generic interface is always a fun excercise - NOT! Today it was LinkPoints turn and this interface is OK, but the process of reading the documentation and getting the baseline done is anything but trivial due to horrid, horrid documentation and procedures at LinkPoint.

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Embedding Microsoft Word as a control into Desktop Forms
January 13, 2005 @ 2:02 am

Did you ever want to embed Word into your own applications and use it as a fancy text box for editing rich content? You can use the Web Browser Control with a Word document to display, edit and programmatically control Word documents quite easily.

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Capturing secondary Browser links with the Internet Explorer/Web Browser Control?
January 12, 2005 @ 3:42 am

I'm trying to build a browser session capture form using Internet Explorer and I wonder if there's an easy way to capture secondary links (images/CSS/Scripts) that download as part of the full document.

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VS.NET Add-In inconsistencies with CodeInterface compared to CodeClass
January 12, 2005 @ 2:40 am

CodeClass and CodeInterface members have pretty similar interfaces in teh VS.NET Add-in model. However, there are differences especially if you're parsing members (properties,fields, events) and trying to back reference the Parent property to get to the Class or Interface. This entry describes a few oddities and uncool work arounds.

Strange Referer Links
January 11, 2005 @ 11:45 pm

Are spammers getting devious enough to post bogus REFERER links so admins go after various spam Web sites?

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Finding an ISAPI bug and WriteClient() oddities
January 05, 2005 @ 7:46 pm

Finding a bug in an ISAPI extension I introduced is an excercise in finding a needle in the proverbial haystack. It turns out reading the WriteClient() ISAPI documentation rather than 'assuming' would have saved me this excercise.

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Do Spammers take vacations?
January 02, 2005 @ 11:59 pm

I don't feel loved anymore. Even spammers didn't send me any email this new years weekend, sniff.

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Unable to debug ASP.NET application - make sure you check Internet Explorer Settings!
January 01, 2005 @ 6:27 pm

Can't debug ASP.NET? Here are a couple more things to check than the various Microsoft documents

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