Windows Live Developer Forums

Page 157




  • Topics
    Replies
    Last post
  • BOTS on MSN
    by Todd Biggs - Windows Live
    14 Replies
    Last post by Kamahl
      • There have been a number of questions about BOTS in the forum in various theads so I thought I would provide this post with a broader update on the topic. MSN has recently started licensing BOTS on the network.  The huge benefit of a licensed BOT is that it will have contact limitations removed (the reverse list), so that millions of people could connect to the same ID.  Our goal is to
  • Firefox problem & another pushpin Q.
    by Krela
    5 Replies
    Last post by Mukund R
      • Hi folks, A couple of very basic questions here I'm afraid but I can't find any answers searching. Firstly the following code doesn't work in firefox 2.0rc3 and I can't see why <html> <head> <title></title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <script src=" http://dev.virtualearth.net/map
  • how to customize pushpin while calling geoRSS
    by Tanvir Huda
    4 Replies
    Last post by Jared H
      • The following function will render a geoRSS file from a location and add default pushpin to VE map object. But i cant customize the push pin with the following codeset. Can you please let me know how can i customize the pushpins (pushpin image and onmouseover display information) based on the data in the geoRSS xml file. Say if magnitude <2.0 i want to add the pushpin with "image1.gif"
  • VE on weather.com works with Opera/Safari - How do they do that?
    by M. Budney
    3 Replies
    Last post by fwcetus
      • I'm trying to figure out how the VE map on Weather.com (http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/33436 from=36hr_topnav_undeclared) is working with both the Opera and Safari browsers. The same browsers do not work with my project or maps.live.com. I can't even get a basic map to display. Has The Weather Channel worked out some sort of deal with MS to unblock these browsers or is there some s
  • vepushpins with numbers
    by SouthernPost
    7 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • Does anyone know where I can refer to or download vepushpin graphics which contain numbers on the pushpins I tried local.live.com but the links that I had seem dead.
  • Blog post category limitation
    by RichieBoy
    0 Replies
    Last post by RichieBoy
      • I'm using the MetaWebLog API to manage a blog. It appears as though there is a limit of 25 categories to which an entry can be assigined. Also, there appears to be no way to edit or delete categories once created. Is this true
  • New message windows start out minimized.
    by Old Market Plaza
    0 Replies
    Last post by Old Market Plaza
      • When I get a new message from someone, the message window starts out minimized. I often don't realize I have a new message until much later, when I happen to glance down at my taskbar and see there's another item down there. Is there a place in the preferences where you can toggle whether messages start out as minimized or not I've looked through everything about a million and a half times
  • Add-in API is never ever enabled in Messenger 8.0 and 8.1?
    by xxxin
    5 Replies
    Last post by xxxin
      • I can see the add-in UI after the registry tweak, but can't make the add-in works ever. In 8.1 beta, Messenger could load the add-in but never call the event handler I registered. In 8.1 release version, the add-in is never loaded. It doesn't matter whether I register my add-in to the GAC or not...
  • Msn Robot QA
    by VincentShi
    3 Replies
    Last post by ChrisW
      • What is msn error 800
  • The following message could not be delivered to all recipients
    by adorablefaith
    14 Replies
    Last post by 2Bob
      • "The following message could not be delivered to all recipients" I keep getting this error msg everytime i try talking to one of my contacts. It was all working fine until all of a sudden i cldnt communicate with them no more.. Also i'm having the same problem on both windows messenger & Windows live messenger.. can someone pls address this issue for me.
  • Own database
    by Burdin
    5 Replies
    Last post by Burdin
      • My goal: I want to create a Mashup Earth with all my visited holiday sites. eg. Switzerland,Longitude,Lattitude,Picture01,Carusell-Mashup01 Bali,Longitude,Lattitude,Picture02,Carusell-Mashup02 Disneyland,Longitude,Lattitude,Picture03,Carusell-Mashup03 When I open my mashup it should show the Picture at the defined places and when I click the picture it should open with a l
  • Bug: Mashup creator
    by DonG2
    2 Replies
    Last post by DonG2
      • When you are zoomed-in to a block, where you enter data ... When you hover the mouse pointer over a data item, in order to get a pop-up / tooltip full of text that describes the item ... If the block's input field description contains multiple lines of XML code, such as the following: <description> Imagine this is a very long line of text that the author placed o
  • http://local.live.com/WiFiIPService/locate.ashx blocking china?
    by Jeroen Bransen - J-Thread
    6 Replies
    Last post by Duncan Garratt
      • Hi all, I use http://local.live.com/WiFiIPService/locate.ashx to retrieve the visitors location. This seems to work pretty good, but somehow we don't get any visitors from china at all. Do you know anything about chinese visitors being blocked by VE, or maybe the other way around And would there be any fix to this (or do you know a better way to retrieve the visitors location ). T
  • Overlaying an image to make the map fit a theme
    by minignaz
    5 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • OK, I don't think this falls under the category of Tiles. What I want to do is essentially set a curved border around the map, as a square div doesn't really fit the theme of the site the map will be in. I'm just wondering if anyone can help me figure out what combination of divs are needed to achieve this effect I have the border as a 400x400 gif, the middle of the gif is transparent to allow th
  • Invite me, pleeeease!
    by Flavio Ambrosio
    3 Replies
    Last post by AndyS
      • SOS !! I need a invitation for Popfly web site, someone could invite me ! ! Thanks! Flavio Ambrosio
  • display pin info
    by chrismpace
    10 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • hello is there a way to display the pin info as soon as you add the pin instead of the mouse hover over thanks.
  • account is temporarily unavailable
    by ecreation
    4 Replies
    Last post by Gruia Pitigoi-Aron - MSFT
      • Hi, We have several bots running and with one of them we experience a lot of problems, The status is online, thats because its a provisioned account, but the message can not be delivered. We think that someone is trying to hack the password,. We tested it with an another account and when you try to login 12 times with a wrong password the system goos in somekind of lockdown. The stra
  • Load two GeoRSS files with different colors
    by keenedge
    9 Replies
    Last post by AntonG
      • Hi, If i run the following code both GeoRSS layers are shown in the default color (Transparant blue). How can I set the colors for the shapes in thes two layers Code Snippet function CreateMap() { map = new VEMap( 'myMap' ); map.onLoadMap = EventMapLoad; map.SetDashboardSize(VEDashboardSize.Tiny); map.LoadMap( new VELatLong(30.90222, -91.669), 5,
  • How to Customize your pushpin icons through a GeoRSS Feed
    by Derek Chan
    4 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • Although not documented, its probably going to be available in a future release of VE. Here's what you'll need to pull it off: 1) Specify your image URL through a <icon></icon> tag in your XML file 2) Once you have the feed loaded, your shapes (pushpins) will have a Shape.IconId (undocumented) property, with the image URL you had specified in your feed 3) Reloading your pins using the
  • Onfolio Import Not Working
    by charlestek
    0 Replies
    Last post by charlestek
      • I have a triple boot desktop system. I decided to import my onfolio folders from my xp pro system to my windows 2003 server system (really a workstation/development system). I used the import collection option in onfolio, it seemed to process the import, but the folders from the xp pro onfolio are missing in the 2003 server onfolio. Help!
  • Dynamic Pushpins will not render
    by barnettr
    3 Replies
    Last post by barnettr
      • I have easily procuduced Pushpins one at a time using hard coded coordinates. When I load the lat/lng from an XML file dynamically I get the error message "Shape is not initialized". I have used an alert(); to see if I have captured the lat/lng values and they are there. Is there some reason why the new VEShape() or map.AddPushpin() will not accept dynamic lat/lng Here is
  • ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Control
    by crpietschmann
    12 Replies
    Last post by Gfw
      • Here's a link to an ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Control that I'm developing. http://pietschsoft.com/product/ve3
  • Where do I download SDK?
    by Rambozo
    1 Replies
    Last post by Jeroen Bransen - J-Thread
      • I have looked all over and nowhere does it mention how to get started with this SDK or where to download it. Am I missing something Thanks -Brendan
  • 2 displays in 1 mashup
    by GautierT
    2 Replies
    Last post by GautierT
      • Here is what I'm trying to build: 1 entry field would feed 2 searches : * 1 for pictures * 1 for hotels or restaurants (I get that from a RSS feed) Then if you enter "Eiffel Tower" in the entry field you would see pictures of the Eiffel Tower from Flickr and restaurant next to the Eiffel Tower. I know how to do that separatly, but is there a way to have that on 1 mashup Thanks for h
  • The following message could not be delivered to all recipients
    by adorablefaith
    14 Replies
    Last post by 2Bob
      • "The following message could not be delivered to all recipients" I keep getting this error msg everytime i try talking to one of my contacts. It was all working fine until all of a sudden i cldnt communicate with them no more.. Also i'm having the same problem on both windows messenger & Windows live messenger.. can someone pls address this issue for me.