Problem with Cider and Sparkle on Vista Build 5342

hi there.

I just got Vista Build 5342 and tried to build up a designer toolset on the new OS with Visual Studio, Cider and Sparkle.

After a hard time fixing installation of WinFX RunTime Components (Feb CTP), Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite, Windows SDK, Sparkle March CTP, I got all works done useless. XAML Designer in Visual Studio doesn't show anything without any error neither ExprID.Exe shows up even a single pixle and just allocates some amount of memory.

I remember I got error messages on ExprID.Exe in first run and DW20 working to find a solution, but nothing!

I've checked all the version issues from the site and I'm sure there's not problem there, also I tried to run all the tools by Win XP SP1 compatiblity mode.

Is there anybody who installed ExpID on Vista? Cider? Did it work? Anything I should care about?

Many Thanx,

assadgh.

[907 byte] By [assadgh] at [2008-2-10]
# 1

What errors are you seeing in Cider?

Do Avalon projects build and run in VS?

MarkBoulter at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Orcas,WPF Designer (Cider)...
# 2

Thanx Mark for your attention.

When I try to open a .xaml file, the IDE opens the file with the associated xaml visual designer ("Cider"). File opens and even I can see the Design/Xaml/Source tab selectors on the bottom, but there's nothing inside the Design mode, just a white blank page which I couldn't drop any of the controls on it. But there isnt any error shown anywhere.

When I tried to build an Avalon project, I got 3 "Access denied" errors which shows that VS cannnot create output folders and I couldnt change the credentials, actually I dont know how it is possible.

Waiting for your reply.

assadgh at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Orcas,WPF Designer (Cider)...
# 3

Dear Mark,

I just changed devenv.exe's Compatibility mode to Win XP SP 2 and ran it as an administrator. The Avalon Project built successfully and started up, but I had an error with the description "Error at element 'DockPanel' in markup file 'WindowMain.xaml' : An unspecified error occurred on the render thread.." and the program stopped execution on app.run() and went in debug mode.

Also this is the stack trace:

" at System.Windows.Markup.BamlRecordReader.ReadRecord(BamlRecord bamlRecord)\r\n at System.Windows.Markup.BamlRecordReader.Read(Boolean singleRecord)\r\n at System.Windows.Markup.TreeBuilderBamlTranslator.ParseFragment()\r\n at System.Windows.Markup.TreeBuilder.Parse()\r\n at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.LoadBaml(Stream stream, ParserContext parserContext, Object parent, Boolean closeStream)\r\n at MS.Internal.AppModel.AppModelKnownContentFactory.BamlConverter(Stream stream, Uri baseUri, Boolean canUseTopLevelBrowser, Boolean sandboxExternalContent)\r\n at MS.Internal.AppModel.MimeObjectFactory.GetObjectAndCloseStream(Stream s, String contentType, Uri baseUri, Boolean canUseTopLevelBrowser, Boolean sandboxExternalContent)\r\n at System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationService.GetObjectFromResponse(WebRequest request, WebResponse response, Uri destinationUri, Object navState)\r\n at System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationService.DoNavigate(Uri source, NavigationMode f, Object navState)\r\n at System.Windows.Navigation.NavigateQueueItem.Dispatch(Object obj)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)\r\n at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)\r\n at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)\r\n at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)\r\n at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)\r\n at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority priority, Delegate method, Object arg)\r\n at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)\r\n at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)\r\n at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()\r\n at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)\r\n at System.Windows.Application.Run(Window window)\r\n at System.Windows.Application.Run()\r\n at MediaMania.MyApp.Main() in D:\\Visual Studio 2005 Work Spaces\\Projects\\Cider\\MediaMania\\obj\\Debug\\MyApp.g.cs:line 50\r\n at System.AppDomain.nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)\r\n at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)\r\n at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()\r\n at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)\r\n at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)\r\n at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()"

assadgh at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Orcas,WPF Designer (Cider)...
# 4

Breaking News!

I tried to start (run) my avalon project with Debugging->Step Into command. I walked through my own code and the generated ones step by step and line by line. Everything went well till the las control on "baml"/"xaml" was connected through IComponentConnector and I think the program went into its main dispatcher loop, but no window on screen! It just allocated memory just like Expression Interactive Designer which I explained in the thread starter message.

I'm really confused

assadgh at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Orcas,WPF Designer (Cider)...
# 5

This looks like a configuration or installation issue with your installation of WinFX on Vista. I'm afraid I don't know very much about this area. I'd suggest trying the Avalon forum: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=119&SiteID=1

Sorry I couldn't be much help

mark

MarkBoulter at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Orcas,WPF Designer (Cider)...

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