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  • Emoticons with Links?
    by petitune
    2 Replies
    Last post by petitune
      • Hi all - I'd like to be able to display a custom emoticon with a hyperlink, so that clicking on the emoticon would navigate the user to a URL. Is this possible using Live Messenger, and, if so, how might I go about doing it Thanks to everyone in advance... /mike
  • Web Services
    by Weavor
    3 Replies
    Last post by Danny Thorpe MSFT
      • Hello guys, and gals its another day another doller, I hope. Todays question is about web services. In my gandering around the MSDN forums I keep comming accross web services. These nifty little bouts of code allow you to access a function from a webpage that is not normaly available. Thats a great thing and like the Live Search, Custom Domains and a few other's on live.com it can be really handy.
  • (IMPOSSIBLE) SUGGESTION: RSS output
    by Gert Van Waelvelde
    1 Replies
    Last post by AndyS
      • Hello, It would be great if there was an RSS output block, so you could create custom RSS feeds with Popfly ,like Yahoo! Pipes , only better ;-) . But, since all Popfly output uses Silverlight, this isn't technically possible I guess. RSS output would have been great, though. Gert
  • Pushpin Layer not updated
    by Woon Cherk
    11 Replies
    Last post by TomekCalifornia
      • i'm trying to implement geotagging on my website that allow my blog reader to add themself to the map using pushpin. under my map i've several field for the users to key in their details then upon clicking the "add" button... their details will be appended to a georss xml file... and this step works fine as the details can be appended without problem... but when the page refreshes after my u
  • Coldfusin, Ajax, Jabvascript and drop down
    by erikTsomik
    0 Replies
    Last post by erikTsomik
      • I need to display a note in probably a div tag using Ajax grow effect. How ever for right now I am trying to show a program note once the selection is made. My script populates The category and the degree , Once the degree is selected I want to show a desription of that select <cfcomponent displayname="admissions_wizard" extends="hb50.tool"> <!--- Functions f
  • Search for the path of a file.
    by Bob Gatto
    1 Replies
    Last post by Nate Buggia - MSFT
      • Hello All, I'm looking to do a search on a file. I tried using The GetFullPathName API but I seem to be having some problem. I'm using Visual FoxPro 9.0. I purposely put a specific file outside of my default directory, but when I run the API, I always get the default path that I set. Why is this happening and how can I correct this
  • Reverse IP Lookup
    by mathisjay
    9 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • The "What's New" post for V6 metioned the ability to do Reverse IP lookups, but I don't see it in the SDK or the official release notes http://dev.live.com/blogs/virtual_earth/archive/2007/10/17/new_in_v6.aspx Did this not make it into this release I am looking for the "Locate Me" functionality found on www.live.com
  • Windows Live ID SDK, seriously
    by netshade
    11 Replies
    Last post by Don.Frazier
      • Does it exist Is the team still working on it Is there any news at all For something that seems critical to the MS Live ecosystem being adopted by developers, it sure seems like its been all but abandoned. According to earlier statements, the SDK should either have been released by now /or/ be released in the next few weeks. What's going on
  • Virtual Earth/Local Maps "Hacks"
    by SimonJackson
    2 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • I am a GIS consultant, and have recently begun to use Google Earth/Maps for delivering data to our clients. I would like to cross-over to Microsoft, but know very little about the advantages over google - there is a lot of conflicting opinions out their in various spatial blogs. My experience is using pre-made tools to get ESRI shapefiles over to KML or using CASA's google map creator to create g
  • hangs browser for a while
    by LiveGadgets
    8 Replies
    Last post by Turnba
      • I've had instances where Popfly slows down the browser so much that it freezes for periods fo time. I thought it might be something I was doing, but it even happened when I was creating the Twitter tutorial (in edit mode, bit preview mode). It goes away (at least for a while) when I refresh the browser and get a fresh copy of Popfly. I also recevied the dreaded "a script is causing you
  • Problem with my tile layer
    by Oleg Ignatov
    3 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • I want to add my tile layer on the map. I use method: function GetTiles() { ... tileSourceSpec.TileSource = http://mySite/myPicture.png ; ... } But my picture is not displayed correct. My picture paved all map. But I want to display picture in one copy. How can I resolve this problem
  • How can get a 'provision' bot?
    by sidney.zhong
    4 Replies
    Last post by sidney.zhong
      • I try to provision my bot by botprovision@hotmail.com , but it seens not work well. I done it two months ago, but no response ...
  • Required "How to" - Securing Dynamic JavaScript client side?
    by Stuart Robinson
    4 Replies
    Last post by Brian_Flood
      • I have been tasked with mapping some sensitive data onto a V.E. Map ¨C This is quite straight forward by queering the data out of the database an then pushing it into an array client side using C# RegisterArrayDeclaration. This works fine but my client is concerned that comercial data is then stored client side in an array that could be ˇ°harvestedˇ± i.e. var LAT = new Array('52.720623', '52.76
  • Is Live Id used for these forums?
    by Simple Samples
    2 Replies
    Last post by Simple Samples
      • Is Live Id used for these forums What I want to ask about more specifically is about the automatic sign out that we encounter when using these forums. I have been informed that there is an automatic timeout that causes us to be signed out unexpectedly. Is that a Live Id thing I am hoping it is possible to write a simple script to allow us to be able to expect the timeout. Probably you u
  • Brainbow, Inc. Seeking API Access
    by advertising systems
    1 Replies
    Last post by Jeff Dillon - MSFT
      • We are Brainbow, an advertising company that specializes in on-line marketing (http://www.brainbow.com). We have created a back-office system that posts ads to all of the major search engines and tracks the ad performance. Better performing ads are promoted; poorer performers are demoted. We do a very respectable 6-figure monthly spend. Right now that spend is being distributed to: 1) Google 2) Ya
  • Silverlight RC1 won't install
    by clintonG
    2 Replies
    Last post by AndyS
      • I'm presuming the problem has to be left over remnants from previous installs but since I have no documentation I have no idea what to do next. I uninstalled WP/F etc. as directed by the sparse documentation. // RC1 installer claims "Your browser/operating system configuration is not supported" Yet I've been using IE7 on an XP SP2 machine with .NET 2 and 3 installed. I h
  • Change the popfly player size on webpage
    by Faisal Shah
    3 Replies
    Last post by RealHeartMozart [msft]
      • Hi Guys: I made a video on website design soapbox video. I am trying to embed that into my website which works fine. My Question is when I embed it its so small that I can barely read anythign or view Play button. How to increase the size of the player so its big enough to view and play properly Regards, Faisal
  • LifeCam VX 3000 no mic and sound
    by Taye Kim
    14 Replies
    Last post by WERND
      • I just bought a LifeCam VX 3000 to replace my Logica camera. The reason I'm replacing is because with Logica I sometimes couldn't get the sound and mic to work. But now I'm seeing the same sypmtom with my new LifeCam. The sound and mic bar on the right of both video images are stuck at the bottom and won't move up. I use a Vista Ultimate system. The only way to get it to work is to clo
  • WLID Examples
    by &amp;#160;JD&amp;#160;
    3 Replies
    Last post by ?JD?
      • G'day, I would like to see more real working examples It still seems that the most used "home-programmer" application is Visual Basic 6 Is it possible to use VB6 for WLID SDK (even by calling an WinAPI) I know it isn't a .net application but is it possible Also... What about COM calls... Many existing programs still use com calls as a means to interact with other applications..
  • Not sure if bug or me...
    by cloak13
    6 Replies
    Last post by cloak13
      • I just recieved an error while trying to load an XNA project to Popfly "There was an exception running the extensions specified in the config file. ---> Maximum request length exceeded" Sounds like I'm trying to load too much to Popfly but thought it might be an error and that I would toss it out there for the Popfly team. Thanks, Tim
  • Due to a connection problem, changes you make might not be applied to other computers you use
    by Fahad Habib
    14 Replies
    Last post by Fahad Habib
      • Hi, Due to a connection problem, changes you make might not be applied to other computers you use I am getting this error in Live Messenger for last few days... As a result, my contact list is not appearing correctly and all the contacts are missing. Anyone having same issue Thanks Fahad
  • Delete pushpins?
    by alex_ending
    5 Replies
    Last post by alex_ending
      • Hello all, I'm convert my v.4 source code to the new v.5 SDK. In the new v.5 the pushpins are now shapes. When you creates a new shape, this have an Id (diferent of my internal Id). How I can delete a pushpin on v.5 How I can know the internal id of a pushpin (shape) Can you mail me some source code for delete pushpins for v.5 Thanks a lot!!! Alex
  • webservice as data source
    by JorgeV
    1 Replies
    Last post by AndyS
      • Hi this new stuff looks awesome!, but i was wondering i have some webservices that i would like to use for some mashup or maybe a windows vista gadget, how can i create this kind of stuff with this new tech . Greatings! George
  • Custom 3D Objects
    by phertel
    1 Replies
    Last post by Earthware
      • Hi, Is it possible to include custom-made 3D objects into a page displaying virtual earth in 3D mode I don't mean submit them to Microsoft's map server so that everyone sees them. I just want to display them to the users of my page. Also, if this is possible, can I also remove existing objects Thanks.
  • Windows Live ID SDK, seriously
    by netshade
    11 Replies
    Last post by Don.Frazier
      • Does it exist Is the team still working on it Is there any news at all For something that seems critical to the MS Live ecosystem being adopted by developers, it sure seems like its been all but abandoned. According to earlier statements, the SDK should either have been released by now /or/ be released in the next few weeks. What's going on