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4.2 SDK available

616 byte By GruiaPitigoi-Aron-MSFT at 2008-3-7
For those that currently have access, a new version of our platform and SDK has been released. It is available for download here: https://buddyscript.colloquis.com/protected/down.pl? Release notes are available on our blog: http://windowsliveagents.spaces.live.com/ ...

Are "Windows Live Data" and "Astoria" the same or different?

1051 byte By MichaelHerman-Parallelspace at 2008-3-7
Astoria is briefly described here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/bb419139.aspx and the CTP download (including some useful whitepapers) can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b6f85bc-8933-4d0e-a639-934ef85adce1&DisplayLang=en. Windows Live Data ...

CMOS Viewer

221 byte By ChauNguyen at 2008-3-7
<font face=Arial size=2>I want to edit my CMOS in windows (windows XP) but I can't do it</font> Does microsoft have CMOS Viewer? I hear that Microsoft has "ROM BIOS Viewer".How can I write it by myself ?

GetCampaigns returns errors. Does Sandbox has a problem now?

2682 byte By iSerg at 2008-3-7
Hi,Now we are receiving the errors at the time of get campaigns operations (and other gets)The URL is https://beta6.api.idss.msn.com/v2/CampaignManagement/CampaignManagement.asmx?wsdlThe Request is <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope ...

Windows Live ID Web Authentication Preview Release!

2429 byte By JoshBrown-MSFT at 2008-3-7
Windows Live ID Web Authentication Preview Release!I’m excited to announce the limited availability preview release of Windows Live ID Web Authentication! This new feature enables you to add Windows Live ID authentication to your Web site. It works by sending your users to the Windows Live ID ...

VE based mashup to track ebay visitors

725 byte By baijupaul at 2008-3-7
Here is a VE based mashup to track visitors on e-bay auctions or craigslist listings. http://www.nethram.com/visitor/ebay.htmlAnd here is an e-bay listing that uses this ...

Can't get to the Live Expo web service

708 byte By jtallard2 at 2008-3-7
I'm sure I'm just being stupid, but can someone tell me how to get past the credentials popup when trying to create a web reference to the Live Expo service page in Visual Studio.net? The URL I enter for the page is: http://expo.live.com/API/Classifieds_Listings.asmxIn VS.net, I right-click on ...

What is channel.htm in contacts control?

397 byte By mstestws at 2008-3-7
I got everything working with contacts control upto the last "send selected" click. Then it failed,I put a channel.htm dummy file on the host page directory, but couldn't figure out how to get contacts out of the control to receivedata method. Can someone here answer about the ...

Get File List in SharePointer using C#

176 byte By jude_nishamal at 2008-3-7
Hi I am new to SharePoint and I want to get MsWord file list which I have stored in SharePointer Server. Could someone give me a small sample in C# for this?

Does Anyone want to work together?

265 byte By lozinski at 2008-3-7
I need someone with msn messenger who I can chat with to test my applications. I will be happy to give you feedback on your applications in exchange. It is either that, or buy a second computer for my office. Much better to be sociable. Chris

SoapException on MSN search

7640 byte By nanakamado at 2008-3-7
The sample program which is included in "MSN Search Web Service SDK Version 0.60 (Beta).msi" does not work anymore. If you have same problems or some good solutions, please give me information. I sent e-mail to mailto:msrchdocf@microsoft.com. (this is include in the document of ...

Agent Do Not Lauch

512 byte By NunoCosta at 2008-3-6
Hi, i'm trying to lauch the Tutorial project and i can't. I've follow up all these steps (https://buddyscript.colloquis.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1329) but still cant do it! No firewall! And the light is still yellow! Can anyone help me? my best regards Nuno CostaPT ...

Can't share information - temporary problem with service

426 byte By BronwenZ at 2008-3-6
Hi,I'm trying to use your Live Data Code sample, but am getting:Can't share informationSorry, your Windows Live information can't be shared bedause of a temporary problem with the service. Please try again laterJust wanted to see if this is a general error that affects everyone atm or if ...

Feature request - Adding post attachments

207 byte By CraigNicholson at 2008-3-6
I would like to be able to use Windows Live Writer for podcasting and to make this a reality WLW needs to be able to link to an online resource (not necessarily upload). Is this feature planned at all?

Single Sign On into AdCenter

143 byte By GautamBajekal at 2008-3-6
Hi, I was wondering if AdCenter has plans to support Single Sign on? If so what would be the time frame? Thx Gautam

Windows Live Id and Browser Mail

255 byte By janeman at 2008-3-6
Hello! Im developing an application and would like to have the same capability as Messenger where you can click on a button and it logs you into hotmail automatically via your browser. Is this possible to do using the Windows live id SDK? Thanks

Converting (N 48° 31' 28.79") to number values for VELatLong

386 byte By ajma at 2008-3-6
Latitude:N 48° 31' 28.79"Longitude:W 123° 9' 26.96"If I have latitude and longitude such as the above coordinates, what do I pass into the VELatLong constructor for ...

How do you print a bird's eye view in Local Live?!

234 byte By AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH at 2008-3-6
How do you print in windows local live?! I've tried numerous times, but have come up empty! Why can't I simply do file:print? Why does windows only allow me to print an aerial or a road map? It's stupid! I'm going to Google Earth.

Live Contacts in a sidebar gadget

424 byte By DavisWalker at 2008-3-6
Apologies if this is off topic or a newbie question. I am interested in getting a view of my live contacts from the Vista sidebar. The Contacts Control, while apparently not designed for this, seems to be awfully close. Can anyone point me to whether it would be possible to bridge the gap ...

please can someone explain how to upload a picture on my website

197 byte By Dumbo51 at 2008-3-6
I am just trying to upload a picture on my new website tutorial and having no joy! Any tips at all would be great...please be warned I am complete Novice to this....but eager to learn1

Single User Application

410 byte By lozinski at 2008-3-6
I am trying to build an application that starts with a single user, then after a while a second user is invited to join in. I am not able to start in single user mode. Any advice as to what I should do? I think I have the min users variable set correctly to 1, but when I fire up start an ...

"Client Error"

484 byte By P.Prashant at 2008-3-6
hi, I did an test appliction using which i got the perfect result. but since yesterday (18th April 2006) test application is returning "Client Error" SourceRequest.Source is - Phone Book can any one help me to find out what can be the problem. ~Prashant ...

Goolge Talk questions ,Help!!!

1197 byte By robin_qian at 2008-3-5
Now, I use colloquis to develop for google talk IM , when I use xmpp protocol,the log file tells me CAN'T LAUNCH xmpp-MSM_aaaaaaa@gmail.com:msm\mr-msm-xmpp.exe -k 8051 -B "AutomatedAgent" --login "aaaaaaa@gmail.com" --password ******** -s talk.google.com ...

Problem getting Contact information using RPS token

2463 byte By PCHOU at 2008-3-5
Hi,This is my request uri: "https://cumulus.services.live.com/XYZ@hotmail.com/LiveContacts/Contacts"Auhtorization header:"WLID1.0 ...

Easiest way to write a PlugIn installer?

746 byte By MikeStall-MSFT at 2008-3-5
What's the easiest way to write a PlugIn installer, particularly for a single Dll plugin? It looks like I just need to xcopy the one dll to the plugins folder (%ProgramFiles%\Windows Live Writer\Plugins). Is there some "WLW PlugIn Msi factory" somewhere that takes in the one dll ...

[JAVA] How to get Location Target Information.

653 byte By Ludo-R at 2008-3-5
Hi,There is a code snippet on the blog explaining how to get the countries ids. http://adcenterdev.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!40C96A663056EEA8!109.entryIt seems straight forward if using C#. But I really have a hard time to figure out how to retrieve those information with JAVA.What to do with ...

Any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework?

107 byte By sorcer1 at 2008-3-5
Hello, I want to know if any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework? Thank you!

VE - mappoint style routes (possible in VE?)

451 byte By v3-pushpinicon at 2008-3-5
Hello,I'm typically generating routes that have 8-12 stops on them. Using MapPoint Web Services this was no problem. Is there a way to generate a route (i'll provide the ordering) of more than 2 points connected by a driving route (green marked road). Also, it would be great if this could be ...

Live Contacts Control Japanese support

346 byte By T.Ichi at 2008-3-5
Hi,Contacts Control is available in Japanese, that's a great news!So I tried to use market="ja" as API reference says, but the control did not appear. I changed the value: market="jp", and worked fine in Japanese.Which ("ja" or "jp") is the right value? Is this a documentation bug, or an ...

Contacts Control only returns me name and e-mail

3719 byte By VishalGhotge at 2008-3-5
Hi all, Just started playing around with the contacts control gadget - very cool. I am seeing one issue - I cannot get anything other than "name and e-mail" fields to be retrieved. I have changed the datadesired field to indicate the fields I need returned, but the only ones I can ...

Account lockout

632 byte By pas256 at 2008-3-5
Hi everyone,I know when you have a few failed request to the MSN Spaces API that you are locked out for 24 hours, but I just wanted to complain about it some more.24 hours of no development is a real strain when you have deadlines to meet.I would ask the MSN Spaces developers of the world to ...

Get the Windows Live Messenger Beta!

1173 byte By ScottSwansonMSN at 2008-3-5
Would you like early access to the Windows Live Messenger Beta?Starting today, November 8th and running thru 9:00am PST on Monday, November 14thThe first 5 people to submit Activity Apps to the Worlds Best App contest and successfully pass compliance checking will receive an immediate ...

Local Search Issues

489 byte By Vizun at 2008-3-5
Hi there, To get right to the point, I've successfully connected to the Search Web Service and am able to retrieve searched-for items when I set the Source to 'Web'. However, I've changed the Source to 'PhoneBook' and keep getting 0 results. The API (and other threads here) say that this ...

Detecting if the client doesn''t supports Activities

1905 byte By DiegoMu?oz at 2008-3-3
HiI'm testing an activity and having some problems because I don't know how to detect whenever the client doesn't supports activities (old Messengers, web messenger, PocketPC Messenger...). Looking at WLMActivityUtilities.pkg I found this procedure: procedure MSNSLPUserCanNotOpenP4Window() ...

How do I use an RPS ticket with LiveContacts API?

1421 byte By KevinFrancis at 2008-3-3
I've managed to get a ticket via Relying Party Suite, but now I've no idea how to use it. The examples available all use DomainAuthToken.Here's the example from Windows Live Data Code sample Code Snippetrequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "DomainAuthToken at=\"" + ...

Feature request - Adding post attachments

207 byte By CraigNicholson at 2008-3-3
I would like to be able to use Windows Live Writer for podcasting and to make this a reality WLW needs to be able to link to an online resource (not necessarily upload). Is this feature planned at all?

adCenter API implementation with nusoap in PHP

746 byte By hariarla at 2008-3-3
Hi,Currently, I am implementing adcenter API in PHP using nusoap tool kit. I already had my sandbox environment activated. Here's my problem.<?phprequire_once('nusoap.php');$parameters=array("APIFlags"=>1);//msnapi.wsdl is a copy of ...

.NET 1.1 ?

146 byte By BigguyGraves at 2008-3-3
I noticed that this works for C++ 2005 because it is .NET 2.0. Does this work for C++ .NET 2003 under .NET 1.1? Please don't leave me/us behind!

Push pin display order

263 byte By RedCoat999 at 2008-3-3
I have a map with many push pins and want to control which pins sit on top of the others. With the previous version, V2, you could change the z-index to control this, but this appears to have gone? Is this correct? Is there another method now? Thanks

free memory in windows server 2003

200 byte By setareh at 2008-3-3
hi i have program that use big text files , when i run that my computer Page File Usage is being high . If i close my application , Page File Usage won't decrese ?how can i free memory ?

What is channel.htm in contacts control?

397 byte By mstestws at 2008-3-3
I got everything working with contacts control upto the last "send selected" click. Then it failed,I put a channel.htm dummy file on the host page directory, but couldn't figure out how to get contacts out of the control to receivedata method. Can someone here answer about the ...

Website Photo Uploads

320 byte By Dumbo51 at 2008-3-3
Please can someone explain to a complete 'novice' how to get a picture display on a web page!.....I am trying at the moment a tutorial and after following the info of first 3 stages am now stuck on how to put image on the page!Please can someone explain in really easy instructions as really ...

Contest - third category?

290 byte By Juzzi at 2008-3-3
At http://worldsbestapp.com/Rules.aspx I read about Cross-Category prizes. I thought there were only 2 categories: one for games and one for non game entries. What's this Cross-Category stuff exactly about? I suppose it's a third category, but what applications qualify for this category?

How can i get Account and TOKEN for WEB services

221 byte By zainshah at 2008-3-3
i want to use microsoft web services. please some body tell me how can i get account and token for accessing the web services. and it will be more helpful if provide me step by step prcedure for using web services. thanx

Agent start conversation

248 byte By jneyens at 2008-3-1
Is it possible for an agent to "start" a conversation with a user based on his MSN account (e-mail address)? I suppose this is only possible when the agent is added to the user's contact list? Any code samples? Known limitations?

development account?

1406 byte By LazerWonder at 2008-3-1
Hi,First of all, I just want to say that this forum has been very helpful to me as a developer because I was running into similar problems. Now, I have a new one and I was hoping someone can help.After signing in into my application, I get the following error message: Can't share information ...

CMOS Viewer

221 byte By ChauNguyen at 2008-3-1
<font face=Arial size=2>I want to edit my CMOS in windows (windows XP) but I can't do it</font> Does microsoft have CMOS Viewer? I hear that Microsoft has "ROM BIOS Viewer".How can I write it by myself ?

Could not get performance report today

1087 byte By Wei8586 at 2008-3-1
Here is the response for my request to generate performance report:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:soap=" http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi=" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" ...

As a user, how do I know I'm signing in to a geniuine service?

280 byte By ReljaMarkovic at 2008-3-1
So far live IDs have been used primarily by Microsoft properties, meaning that it was easy to spot fake log on screens. If more sites and apps start using live ID to log people in, how will I as a user know that I'm submitting my credentials to a genuine service?

Resizing map in v3

297 byte By ssambi at 2008-3-1
Hi, I'm using VE v3 and I need to resize my map because it's not of fixed size. I've noticed that in v2 there was a "Resize" method, but not in v3. Is there a way to do this? I've tried reloading the map and it works, but you have to redraw pushpins and polylines. Thanks

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