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Building web services on Windows with C++

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:19:37 GMT

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 introduce the new framework for building web services in C++ code. Windows Web Services API (WWSAPI) supports the core set of protocols for SOAP-based web services. Developers can use WWSAPI in applications where they need to use native C/C++ code and they cannot take dependency on .Net Framework. Solutions built with this API require significantly less memory than WCF on the client side. On the server side, the API allows developers to achieve much higher throughput than WCF. You can find links to all online resources available to you to learn more about this new API on this page. WWS API is available on all versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and it can also be deployed to Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. The redistributable installers are available on a formal request to wwsredst@microsoft.com with a brief description of plans for using this runtime and the business contact information for your company.

The Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 plays a very important role in this story of enabling developers to connect their native C and C++ code to web services. Here is what Windows SDK delivers for this scenario:

1) webservices.h header is part of the set of headers installed. This header contains declarations of all functions and types that are part of the API. If Windows SDK did not contain this header, you would get the following error when trying to build code that uses WWSAPI:

> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'WebServices.h': No such file or directory

If you see this error when you try to use WWSAPI or build samples from MSDN, you need to:

a) Install Windows SDK for Windows 7.

b) Run the Windows SDK Configuration Tool to utilize the Windows 7 headers and libraries. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows SDK v7.0 > Visual Studio Registration > Windows SDK Configuration Tool.

c) After these two steps, you should be able to compile the code that uses WWSAPI. To complete linking of your application, you will need webservices.lib.

2) webservices.lib library contains declarations of exports from the Windows Web Services Runtime DLL (webservices.dll). There are three versions of this library installed by Windows SDK for each of CPU architecture (x86, x64 and Itanium). After you completed steps 1.a. and 1.b. from above, you may still get LNK2001 errors for Ws*() functions used in your code. Here is an example of such errors:

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCreateError@12

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsFreeError@4

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCloseServiceProxy@12

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsFreeHeap@4

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCreateHeap@24

1>SortServiceClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsOpenServiceProxy@16

1>sortservice.wsdl.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCreateServiceProxyFromTemplate@40

1>sortservice.wsdl.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCreateServiceEndpointFromTemplate@56

1>sortservice.wsdl.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WsCall@32

1>C:\C++ Project that uses WWSAPI.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 12 unresolved externals

To resolve these errors, you need to point VC++ linker to use webservices.lib to build the final binary. You can do this by opening properties of your project. Then browse to Linker options and add webservices.lib to the list of Additional Libraries. See picture below for details:

Once you do that, all linker errors should go away.

Wsutil.exe is Windows Web Services Tool for generating C code from metadata that describes a web service. You are most likely to use this tool as the first step when you need to implement a client to an existing web services or create a new web service. This tool serves the same purpose as WCF Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (Svcutil.exe). There are many commands available in this tool, which you can read about by passing “/?” or “/help” option on the command line. However the core steps for using this tool are:

a. Save your metadata files somewhere on the local hard drive.

i. If you need to download metadata from a running web service, you can use svcutil.exe as follows:

> svcutil.exe /t:metadata <URL to Web Service>

b. Run wsutil.exe on the SDK Shell prompt either as

> wsutil.exe *.wsdl *.xsd

or

> wsutil.exe /wsdl:<filename> /xsd:<filename> /wsp:<filename>

When you run wsutil.exe, it is going to process each WSDL, XML schema and policy file and generates one C header and one C source file for each input file.

Please note that you need to provide all WSDL and XSD files at once. Passing an incomplete set will result in wsutil.exe issuing errors for references in the input files to non-present WSDL or XSD files. Make sure that you pass all WSDL and XSD files in one call to the wsutil.exe.

For more information please refer to the Windows Web Services API documentation on MSDN.

4) Wstrace.bat and wstracedump.exe are tools that help you with enabling and collecting Windows Web Services Tracing. With these tools you can:

1. Create and delete a trace log

2. Enable and disable tracing

3. Update the tracing level

4. Converting trace logs to CSV files

You can find a tutorial on how to use these tools with Windows 7 RC in this post on Nikola’s blog. For more information please refer to the WWSAPI documentation on MSDN.

5) 92 samples for WWSAPI. Each sample is a complete application that demonstrates how to use WWSAPI in a particular scenario end-to-end. Most of Service Model and Channel Layer samples come in pairs. One sample demonstrates the client side and another one demonstrates the server side. There is usually one example for showing how to use some functions from XML Layer. Assuming that you have not changed the default install path for Windows SDK, you can find all samples under this folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples\Web\WWSAPI.

To build WWSAPI samples

1. Copy sample from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples\Web\WWSAPI to a some other folder with all other projects of yours

2. Open a sample in Visual Studio

3. Select Build Solution from the Build Menu.

4. Run the Windows SDK Configuration Tool to utilize the Windows 7 headers and libraries. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows SDK v7.0 > Visual Studio Registration > Windows SDK Configuration Tool.

a. If you see any build errors, please make sure you have completed integrating Windows SDK with Visuals Studio.

b. If you still experience errors, please post your issue on the forum.

To run samples that demonstrate a scenario from both client and server sides, you should:

1. Run the sample for the server side of a scenario first. For example, run HttpCalculatorService first before running HttpCalculatorClient.

2. Run the sample that demonstrates the client side after the server side has started.

If the sample is not part of client-server pair, just run the sample after the build is completed.

For more information please refer to the Using Windows Web Services documentation on MSDN.

6) The Windows SDK also installs a local version of the MSDN documentation for WWSAPI. Once you install Windows SDK and integrate it with Visual Studio, pressing F1 should allow you to get documentation installed with Windows SDK. Please note however, that the online documentation tends to be more accurate because technical writers update online version more frequently.

As you can see, the Windows SDK plays a very important role in this scenario. To learn more about WWSAPI and how you can use it in your C++ code, please see these other resources:

1) Video recordings

a. Introduction to WWSAPI and a tutorial on building native C/C++ clients to web services using WWSAPI at PDC 2008.

b. Advantages for using native C/C++ code in building web services and key steps that developers have to take can be found in the session at TechEd 2009.

c. An open discussion about Windows Web Services API with answers to frequently asked questions can be found in a recording on Channel 9.

2) Follow links to all online resources available for building web services and clients to web services in C and C++ code on this page.

3) Follow Web Services in Native C++ code series of posts on Nikola’s blog and Hao’s blog.

If you have any questions or if you would like to participate in discussions about WWSAPI, please visit the forum or just comment on this post.

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Development with Windows SDK & DirectX SDK when Visual Studio 2008 is installed

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:08:00 GMT

In order to utilize DirectX SDK resources you should ensure that the DirectX SDK include, library, and executables directories are set correctly in Visual Studio 2008. The order in which Visual Studio 2008 looks for executable directories and library files is important. The Windows SDK directories should appear above the DirectX SDK directories.

The DirectX SDK includes some files that are also shipped in the Windows SDK. These files may also be installed with the Windows headers and libraries that are included in Visual Studio 2008. It's possible to get a mixture of different versions of DirectX files on your computer, depending on what versions of the Windows SDK, DirectX SDK, and Visual Studio you install.

The Windows SDK Configuration tool can be used set the Windows 7 SDK as the “current” SDK for MSBuild and VCBuild. This will update the Windows 7 SDK build environment and the Visual Studio 2008 build environment to use the Windows 7 SDK headers, libraries and tools. You can also use this tool to switch it back again. However, the configuration tool does not set the DirectX SDK paths. You will need to do this manually, following the instructions in this article.

If you have installed the DirectX SDK and wish to build an application in the Windows SDK command line build environment, or in the Visual Studio build environments, you will need to set the VC++ directory paths manually. If you wish to build with the Windows 7 headers and libraries, you should ensure that directory path for this content is found first, before the DirectX SDK content.

In the following example I have installed the November 2008 version of the Microsoft DirectX SDK on a computer with the Windows 7 SDK and Visual Studio 2008.

How to set the C++ Directories manually

1. Launch Visual Studio 2008.

2. Open the Tools menu and select Options…. The Options dialog box appears.

3. In the left pane of the Options dialog box, expand the Projects and Solutions node.

4. Under Project and Solutions, select VC++ Directories.

5. In the right pane, set the "Platform" drop-down list box to Win32® and the "Show directories for" drop-down list box to "Executable" files.

6. At the bottom of the list of executable file directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK: [drive]:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK [version]\Utilities\bin\x86 (If there is already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)

7. Set the "Show directories for" drop-down list box to "Include" files.

8. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK: [drive]:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK [version]\Include (If there is already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)

9. Set the "Show directories for" drop-down list box to "Library" files.

10. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK: [drive]:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK [version]\LibX86 (If there is already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)

11. If you are developing an application to run on AMD64, you should repeat these steps to set the AMD64 paths by setting the "Platform" drop-down list box to X64 and providing the appropriate paths.

12. Click OK.

Karin Meier-Magruder
Program Manager
Windows C++ Team

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Win SDK Hidden Gems: Function Discovery Browser (fdbrowser.exe)

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:49:58 GMT

The Function Discovery API, introduced in Vista, serves as an abstraction layer between applications and devices. This API allows applications to discover devices by function rather than lower level details such as bus or connection type.

The Function Discovery Browser is a utility that displays information about devices in your local machine and connected via the network.

Its primary purpose is to assist driver and hardware developers to verify that programs accessing the Function Discovery API and hardware registering its attributes with the Function Discovery API are doing so correctly.

Layered categories are the namespaces of the abstract device types programmers would want to access.

Provider categories are namespaces of device and driver registrations.

For more information:

Using the Function Discovery Browser.

Function Discovery Overview.

The Function Discovery Browser may be found in the Windows SDK for Windows 7 default install location of "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Bin\fdbrowser.exe"

Curtis Smith
Developer
Windows C++ Team

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Windows SDK Configuration Tool May Report an Error When OS Display Format is not English

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:33:00 GMT

This post describes a problem with the Windows SDK Configuration Tool, which is used to set the version of Windows SDK headers, libraries and tools you wish to build with in the Visual Studio or Windows SDK build environments.

Issue: When you launch the Windows SDK Configuration Tool on a system which has Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 and the display format of the operating system is not English, an error may be thrown: “Your system does not have Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 installed."

This error will occur when the OS is Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 is installed. This error can be reproduced in the Windows 7 SDK and the Windows Server 2008 SDK.

Cause: With some non-English operating system display formats, the Windows SDK Configuration Tool is unable to parse the version number of Visual Studio as written in the registry.

Solution: There are two workarounds to the problem:

(1) Use the command-line version of Windows SDK Configuration Tool to change to the version of the Windows SDK you wish to target. For example to target the Windows 7 SDK go to the Windows SDK prompt by Clicking All Programs -> Select Microsoft Windows SDK v7.0 -> Select CMD shell. At the Windows SDK command prompt, type “ WindowsSdkVer.exe -version:v7.0 “ [without quotes]

(2) Change the OS Display Format to English (United States). Go to Control Panel and navigate to your Regional and Language Options. On the Formats tab ensure English (United States) is selected. You should now be able to use the Windows SDK Configuration Tool to target the appropriate build environment. Note: once you have changed the target you may return your OS Display Format to its original setting.

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Using the Win 7 SDK Build Environment with VS 2008

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Changes have been made to the Windows SDK build environment and how the SDK interacts with MSBUILD and Visual Studio 2008. This post applies to the RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

What changed with the Windows SDK for Windows 7?

The Windows SDK for Server 2008 sets a registry key upon installation to identify the SDK as the “current” SDK to use when building. This key is used by the VC++ toolset in both Visual Studio 2008 and in the Windows SDK build environment:

On an X86 computer: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows
On an X64 or IA64 computer: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows

The Windows SDK for Windows 7 does not set this key during installation in order to avoid unexpected changes to Visual Studio 2008. To set the Windows SDK used by Visual Studio, use the Windows SDK Configuration Tool.

Out-of-the-box experience with the Windows SDK for Windows 7

If you install the Windows SDK for Windows 7 on a clean computer and create an application with the SDK build environment, the SDK will use the Windows 7 headers, libraries and tools that are included with the SDK.

If Visual Studio 2008 is installed, MSBuild and/or VCBuild will default to the headers, libraries and tools that have been previously integrated with Visual Studio 2008, in most cases, this is the (Vista-level) Windows SDK v6.0a. If this is the case, the Windows SDK build environment will display a warning when launched.

How to use the Windows SDK for Windows 7 headers, libraries and tools with Visual Studio 2008

Use the Windows SDK Configuration Tool to set the Windows 7 SDK as the “current” SDK for MSBuild and VCBuild. This will update the Windows 7 SDK build environment and the Visual Studio 2008 IDE build environment to use the Windows 7 SDK headers, libraries and tools. You can also use this tool to switch it back again.

To run the GUI version of the Windows SDK Configuration Tool, go to Start, All Programs, Microsoft Windows SDK v7.0, Visual Studio Registration, Windows SDK Configuration Tool.

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Karin Meier-Magruder
Program Manager
Windows SDK Team

Released: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:42:00 GMT

The RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now available for download in both ISO and Web Setup format. Web setup allows you to install a specific subset of the SDK you select without having to download the entire SDK. The DVD ISO setup allows you to download the entire SDK to install later. This release of the SDK provides three ISO choices. Choosethe ISO that matches CPU platform (x86, x64, or Itanium) that you are installing on. Each ISO will allow you to build applications that target all CPU platforms. Thus if you install the x86 ISO (which only installs on x86 platforms), you will be able to create applications targeting x86, x64, and Itanium.

If you are having problems downloading the correct ISO from the Microsoft Download Center, use these direct links:

Platform Compatibility:

This release of the Windows SDK is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 , Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Visual Studio Compatibility:

This release of the Windows SDK is compatible with Visual Studio 2008 SP1; including Visual Studio Express Editions.

What’s New:

Please check out the top-level Getting Started section in the SDK documentation for a full description of what’s new in the SDK as well as recent posts to this blog – such as New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface or New Tools in Windows SDK for Windows 7.

Troubleshooting:

If you are having problems downloading or installing this SDK, read Troubleshooting Windows 7 SDK Download/Install.

Learn More:

Stayed tuned to the Windows SDK blog as well as the Windows SDK MSDN Developer Center over the coming weeks for more information about the Windows SDK. As always, please look over the Release Notes for a description of known issues before you install the SDK.

Thank you,

Barry R. Butterklee

Windows SDK Release PM

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New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:30:00 GMT

This is the post number 11, the final article in a series that describes new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following is a new COM+ Spy sample that was updated to support Windows 7.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

Over 1,200 samples were changed since the release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 RC release. Many “new to Win 7” samples were added, simplified, or extended, and many older samples were updated to support Windows 7 as well as older operating systems.

For build instructions and additional information about the samples, see the Readme.txt files and other documents in the SDK sample folders. For general sample building instructions, refer to the Samples Reference page that installs with the Windows SDK, and the SDK Release Notes (under the Start menu, in All Programs > Microsoft Windows SDK v7.0). By default, Win32 samples are installed under the following path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples.

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Updated Com+ Spy sample in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
COM+ Spy	The COM+ system event publisher publishes events using COM+ LCE services. The COMSpy sample application provides an example of a program which subscribes to these published events. COMSpy Demonstrates what is going on inside a COM+ process by displaying and logging event metrics.	com\administration

Karin Meier-Magruder

Program Manager for Samples

Windows SDK Team

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:05:00 GMT

This is post number 9 in a series that describes new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists samples that pertain to Windows User Interface, and are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7. Technologies include Shell, Locations and Sensors, Sidebar, Sideshow, Windows Ribbon, Windows Search, and more. These samples are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Windows User Interface samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
WinUI ChooseFont Sample	Demonstrates how to use the ChooseFont with flags for Windows 7.	winui\ChooseFont
WinUI: CWMFEx Sample	Demonstrates how to use the RegisterHotKey function with MOD_NOREPEAT to avoid generating multiple hotkey notifications when the user-defined 'b'+ ALT hotkey is being repeatly pressed.	winui\CWMFEx
Location API Gadget sample	Demonstrates how to use the Location Platform to retrieve the current location and display that on a map.	WinUI\Location\LocateMe.gadget
Location API eventing sample	Demonstrates how to access the Location Platform in an asynchronous (event driven) manner.	WinUI\Location\LocationEvents
Location API SetLocation Sample	Demonstrates how to set the default location using the Location API. This sample requires Visual Studio to be built. This sample must be run as administrator for the call to IDefaultLocation::SetReport to succeed. This application retrieves the default civic address that is specified in Control Panel, and prints its fields. It then prompts the user to change the default civic address in Control Panel, prints the new values, and then sets the default location back to its original.	winui\Location\SetLocation
Location API Simple Location sample	Simple Location Demonstrates how to access the Location Platform in a synchronous manner.	WinUI\Location\SimpleLocation
WinUI: RegisterHotKey Sample	Demonstrates how to use the RegisterHotKey function with MOD_NOREPEAT to avoid generating multiple hotkey notifications when the user-defined 'b'+ ALT hotkey is being repeatly pressed.	winui\RegisterHotKey
Ambient Light Aware Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Sensor Platform by reading data from Ambient Light Sensors on the computer and changing a label's font size to be optimized for the reported light conditions.	WinUI\Sensors\AmbientLightAware
ChangeNotifyWatcher Sample	Demonstrates the ShellChangeNotify system.	winui\shell\AppPlatform\ChangeNotifyWatcher
Using and extending Common File Dialog	Demonstrates the use of the different Common File Dialog APIs (IFileDialog, IFileSaveDialog, and associated interfaces) to create a custom file open/save dialog. Build and run CommonFileDialogSDKSample.exe and play with the File menu to see it in action.	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\CommonFileDialog
Common File Dialog Modes Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Common File Dialog in different modes to pick files, containers (folders) or multiple items in a “basket” mode without dismissing the dialog. This sample also demonstrates how to use the Common File Dialog to pick both files and folders from the same dialog in “basket” mode.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\CommonFileDialogModes
DragDrop Visuals Sample	Demonstrates how to use the shell drag drop services to get the presentation features that shell drag drop supports for both targets and sources. This includes: 1) drop targets rendering the drag image 2) drop target provided drop tips 3) drag source populating the drag image information when using a custom data object 4) drag source enable drop tips 5) use the shell provided IDropSource implementation by calling SHDoDragDrop(). This handles many of the edge cases for you dealing with different types of targets	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\DragDropVisuals
Execute in Explorer Sample	Demonstrates how to perform a ShellExecute in the Explorer Process. This is most useful when you are an elevated process that you want to run in an unelevated. The Windows Explorer runs unelevated most of the time so applications can use this code to take advantage of that.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\ExecInExplorer
Explorer Browser Search Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Explorer Browser control to embed Windows Explorer in an application. It then demonstrates how to simply implement instant search functionality with an in-memory search folder.	winui\shell\AppPlatform\ExplorerBrowserSearch
FileIsInUse	Implemenets the IFileIsInUse interface. See the included docx file for a complete description.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\FileIsInUse
FileOperations	Demonstrates the use of the file operation API for performing actions such as copy/move/delete/rename on file system objects.	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\FileOperations
KnownFolders Sample	Demonstrates registering a KnownFolder by directly writing the relevant registry keys and values. This sample showcases only the most common KnownFolder Definition fields and targets developers of managed code who would prefer registry access to COM interop.	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\KnownFolders
NamespaceTreeControl Sample	Demonstrates how to implement a custom namespace tree control	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\NamespaceTreeControl
Parsing With Parameters Sample	Demonstrates how to take advantage of shell helpers that use the parsing name interact with items via the shell programming model.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\ParsingWithParameters
PropertyEdit Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Property System APIs to read and write values to and from files. You can try this sample for reading/writing files on file types including .jpg, .tiff, .doc, .mp3, .wma files. (and more if they have property handlers associated with them.) You can also use this sample in conjunction with the Recipe Property Handler sample which Demonstrates a sample property handler for .recipe file to debug that handler. Usage: propertyedit [OPTIONS] [Filename] Options: -get <PropertyName> Get the value for the property defined by its Canonical Name in <propertyName> -set <PropertyName> Set the value for the property defined <PropertyValue> by <PropertyName> with value <PropertyValue> -enum Enumerate all the properties. -info <PropertyName> Get schema information on property. Examples: PropertyEdit -get “System.Author” foo.jpg PropertyEdit -set “System.Author” “John Doe” foo.jpg PropertyEdit -enum foo.jpg PropertyEdit -info “System.Author”	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\PropertyEdit
Property Schema API sample	Demonstrates the use of the different Property System APIs to register/unregister custom property schemas, or get detailed information about properties alredy registered with the system. Run PropSchema.exe without any arguments to see usage information.	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\PropertySchemas
SearchFolder Sample	Demonstrates the use of ISearchFolderItemFactory API to create search folders. Build and run SearchFolder.exe to it in action.	WinUI\Shell\AppPlatform\SearchFolder
Shell Library Backup Sample	Demonstrates how to pick and interact with libraries as containers. ShellLibraryBackup is a fictional backup application that supports picking and backing up libraries in addition to folders. Libraries are the new storage location for user files in Windows 7. The Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos libraries provide a superset of functionality to users and they look a little different when discovered programmatically.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\ShellLibraryBackup
Shell Library Command Line Sample (shlib.exe)	Sample command-line interface for the IShellLibrary interface, providing programmatic access to inspect and manipulate Windows libraries files from the console.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\ShellLibraryCommandLine
Shell Storage Sample	Demonstrates how to use the IStorage and IStream APIs to create files and folders in shell containers like libraries or any container picked from either the folder picker dialog or the SHBrowseForFolder dialog. Also demonstrates how to save directly to to the shell item returned from the file dialog using these APIs.	winui\Shell\AppPlatform\ShellStorage
UsingImageFactory Sample	Demonstrates the use of IShellItemImageFactory API to create file icons from existing image files.	winui\shell\AppPlatform\UsingImageFactory
UsingThumbnailProviders Sample	Demonstrates how to call the IThumbnailProvider methods to retrieve a thumbnail for an image file.	winui\shell\AppPlatform\UsingThumbnailProviders
Shell: AppUserModelIDWindowProperty	Demonstrates how to control the taskbar grouping behavior of an application's windows by setting the AppUserModelID on a window via the use of the IPropertyStore implementation for windows, obtained via SHGetPropertyStoreForWindow.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\AppUserModelIDWindowProperty
Automatic Jump List sample	Demonstrates how to utilize the automatic Jump Lists in Windows 7, which are generated from information provided through SHAddToRecentDocs. Also Demonstrates how to set an application's jump list to show the Frequent category instead of Recent.	WinUI\Shell\AppShellIntegration\AutomaticJumpList
CreateProcess Verb Sample	This demonstrates how implement a shell verb using the CreateProcess method CreateProcess based verbs depend on running a .exe and passing it a command line. This method is not as powerful as the DropTarget and DelegateExecute methods but it does achieve the desirable out of process behavior.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\CreateProcessVerb
Custom Jump List Sample	Demonstrates how to customize the Jump List for an application using ICustomDestinationList.	WinUI\Shell\AppShellIntegration\CustomJumpList
DropTarget Verb Sample	Demonstrates how implement a shell verb using the DropTarget method this method is prefered for verb implementations that need to work on Windows XP as it provides the most flexibility, it is simple, and supports out of process activation. This sample implements a stand alone local server COM object but it is expected that the verb implementation will be integreated into existing applications. To do that have your main application object register a class factory for itself and have that object implement IDropTarget for the verbs of your application. Note that COM will launch your application if it is not already running and will connect to an already running instance of your application if it is already running. These are features of the COM based verb implementation methods.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\DropTargetVerb
Execute Command Verb Sample	Demonstrates how implement a shell verb using the ExecuteCommand method. This method is preferred for verb implementations as it provides the most flexibility, it is simple, and supports out of process activation. This sample implements a standalone local server COM object but it is expected that the verb implementation will be integrated into existing applications. to do that have your main application object register a class factory for itself and have that object implement IDropTarget for the verbs of your application. Note that COM will launch your application if it is not already running and will connect to an already running instance of your application if it is already running. These are features of the COM based verb implementation methods.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\ExecuteCommandVerb
Explorer Command Verb Sample	Demonstrates how implement a shell verb using the ExplorerCommand method.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\ExplorerCommandVerb
Shell: HomeGroup Sample	Demonstrates how to determine homegroup membership status, enumerate top level items in the HomeGroup Shell Folder, and launch the HomeGroup Sharing Wizard.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\HomeGroup
Ideal Property Handler	Demonstrates the implementation of an ideal property handler for an OleDoc File Format (.docfile-ms) or a fictional OpenMetadata format (.openmetadata-ms) which supports reading and writing properties and custom schema.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\IdealPropertyHandler
NonDefaultDropMenuVerb Sample	Demonstrates how to extend the non-default drag-and-drop context menu.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\NonDefaultDropMenuVerb
Shell: NotificationIcon Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Shell_NotifyIcon and Shell_NotifyIconGetRect APIs to display a notification.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\NotificationIcon
Player Verb Sample	Demonstrates how to create a verb that operates on shell items and containers to play items or add items to a queue. Particularly useful for media applications.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\PlayerVerbSample
Playlist Creator Sample	Demonstrates how to create a verb that operates on shell items and containers. In this case, the verb creates a playlist from the selected item or container.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\PlaylistCreator
Playlist Property Handler	Demonstrates the implementation of a property handler for the .WPL and .ZPL playlist file formats.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\PlaylistPropertyHandler
Recipe Preview Handlers	Demonstrates the use of the different Preview handler APIs to register a preview handler COM servers for custom file types. These API provide a mechanism to expose “live” content of files in the Preview Pane of Explorer. Build and register the dll. Navigate into the Recipes folder, enable Preview Pane in Explorer, and select a .recipe file to see live contents of the file show up in the Preview Pane.	WinUI\Shell\AppShellIntegration\RecipePreviewHandler
Recipe Property Handler	This sample Demonstrates the creation of a sample property handler for an XML based .recipe file format. It supports Open Metadata. (handles all properties given to it by saving under <ExtendedProperties> section of the XML file)	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\RecipePropertyHandler
Sync and Share Verbs	Demonstrates how to register a verb that extends the “Sync” and “Share” verbs in the Windows Explorer Command Bar.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\SyncAndShareVerbs
Shell: TabThumbnails	Demonstrates how an application can expose multiple switch targets (as for tabs) on the taskband and how to provide their thumbnails.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\TabThumbnails
Desktop Integration sample	Demonstrates how to show peripheral status in the taskbar for an application window. Demonstrates both overlay icons and progress bars.	winui\shell\AppShellIntegration\TaskbarPeripheralStatus
Windows 7 Taskbar Integration sample	Demonstrates how to add a thumbnail toolbar and respond to its commands.	winui\Shell\AppShellIntegration\TaskbarThumbnailToolbar
Drawing text on glass using Buffered Paint Theming APIs	Drawing text on glass using Buffered Paint Theming APIs	WinUI\Shell\AppShellIntegration\TextOnGlassBuffered
Shell AppBar	Demonstrates how to implement an application desktop toolbar that is resizable, can attach to any side of the screen, and allows itself to be hidden in the same way the Explorer taskbar automatically hides.	winui\Shell\LegacySamples\AppBar
Shell Fakemenu	Demonstrates how an application can display a window that behaves in a similar manner as a menu.	winui\Shell\LegacySamples\Fakemenu
Building glass enabled deskbands	Demonstrates the use of the different DeskBand API APIs to create a custom desk band. Build and register DeskBandSDKSample.dll and right-click on the Task Bar, expand “Toolbars” menu option and choose “DeskBand Sample”. You will see the newly created Desk Band show up on the Task Bar.	WinUI\Shell\ShellExtensibility\DeskBands
OpenSearch Sample	Demonstrates a custom federated search provider with Visual Studio 2008 that connects to the AdventureWorks database. Uses ASP.NET to create a custom federated search provider. Queries are federated from Windows to the search provider using the OpenSearch standard. Results from this federated search provider are enumerated in the Windows Explorer as rich items in the view. Windows 7 understands search results that are returned in the RSS format. Other systems that support OpenSearch are compatible with Windows 7 federated search sources like Microsoft Search Server 2008 and other RSS-enabled clients.	winui\shell\ShellExtensibility\OpenSearch
Sidebar: IDesktopGadget Sample	Demonstrates how to add a gadget programmatically.	winui\sidebar\IDesktopGadget
Gadgets: sdk_graphicsapi.gadget Sample	Demonstrates key functionality the Windows Desktop Gadgets graphics library, for both text and images.	winui\sidebar\sdk_graphicsapi.gadget
SideShow Alarms Sample	Demonstrates a application that sends notifications to a Windows SideShow-compatible device. The application registers with the platform and sends notifications based on user specified alarm times. Output: The application should open a window titled 'My Alarm' and allow you to set an alarm time. When the alarm time elapses, a notification is shown on the device.	Winui\sideshow\Alarms
SideShow HelloWorld Sample	Demonstrates the creation of a simple Windows SideShow application. The application registers with the Simple Content Endpoint and pre-loads or sends a page with the string ‘Hello World’ to the device.	Winui\sideshow\HelloWorld
SideShow Pictures Sample	Demonstrates the sending of pictures / images from a file to an Windows SideShow device. The application takes jpeg images from the Pictures directory and sends them to the device to be viewed.	Winui\sideshow\Pictures
SideShow Tasks Sample	Uses the events and the Simple Content Format more extensively. The sample application gets its data from the TaskList.xml file in the sample folder. It uses the ContentMissing event to send content to the device.	Winui\sideshow\tasks
Simple UI Automation Provider sample	Demonstrates how to implement UI Automation on a simple custom control.	WinUI\UIAutomation\SimpleUIAProvider
Windows Ribbon: ContextPopup sample	Demonstrates the markup and code required to implement a Windows Ribbon application with various ContextPopups, with options to output Ribbon framework callbacks to a console window.	winui\WindowsRibbon\ContextPopup
Windows Ribbon: DropDownColorPicker sample	Demonstrates the markup and code required to use a Windows Ribbon DropDownColorPicker control.	winui\WindowsRibbon\DropDownColorPicker
Windows Ribbon: FontControl sample	Demonstrates the markup and code required to implement a FontControl within a Windows Ribbon application, with options to output various Ribbon Framework callbacks to a console window.	winui\WindowsRibbon\FontControl
Windows Ribbon: Gallery sample	Demonstrates the markup and code required to use the different types of Gallery controls included in the Windows Ribbon framework. The sample includes code that can be used to dynamically populate items into the Galleries, and handle special Gallery previewing events that support Results-oriented UI. The sample also demonstrates how to create a Ribbon application that works properly in high DPI modes.	winui\WindowsRibbon\Gallery
Windows Ribbon: HTMLEditRibbon sample	Demonstrates markup and code required to migrate an existing MFC application to use the Windows Ribbon.	winui\WindowsRibbon\HTMLEditRibbon
Windows Ribbon: SimpleRibbon sample	Demonstrates the markup and code required to implement a very simple Win32 application with a Windows Ribbon.	winui\WindowsRibbon\SimpleRibbon
Windows Search Command Line	Windows Search Command Line Utility console application to query the Windows Search index like FINDSTR /S and DIR /S	winui\WindowsSearch\DSearch
SearchEvents Sample	Demonstrates how to implement and use the IRowsetEvents interface to monitor changes to items belonging to a query over a particular scope. This demo also Demonstrates how to use the IRowsetPrioritization interface to set the indexing speed and priority of items also belonging to that scope.	winui\WindowsSearch\SearchEvents
Structured Query Code Sample	Demonstrates the Structured Query APIs. This sample program reads lines from the console, parses them using the system schema, and displays the resulting condition trees.	winui\WindowsSearch\StructuredQuerySample
Windows Search with OleDB	Demonstrates how to query Windows Search or Windows Desktop Search using OleDB and C++	winui\WindowsSearch\WSOleDB

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New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:57:00 GMT

This is post number 8 in a series that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists samples that pertain to Windows Base technologies, and are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7. This includes technologies such as Boot Configuration, Debugging, Device Foundation, Eventing, File Server Resource Manager (FSRM), iSCSI Software Initiator, IO, Monitor Services, Performance Counters, Registry, Services, Storage, Troubleshooting, Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), Windows Error Reporting, and more.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Windows Base samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
C# WMI BCD Samples application and library	Demonstrates how to use the new Bcd boot configuration framework WMI classes using C# and .NET 2.	WinBase\BootConfigurationData
Debug dbh	Demonstrates the dbghelp API.	winbase\Debug\dbh
RaiseFailFastException API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the RaiseFailFastException API. The RaiseFailFastException API differs from its RaiseException counterpart in that it bypasses any frame-based or vectored exception handlers, including the process' unhandled exception filter.	WinBase\Debug\FailFast
Devices and Printers Folder Extensibility Sample	Demonstrates how to create property pages and context menu handlers for devices in the Devices and Printers Folder. The sample solution contains two projects: a context menu project and a property page project. Each builds into its own DLL. If a client wants to implement a context menu and property page, then they could both just be built into the same DLL and share the same class factory.	WinBase\DeviceFoundation\DeviceFolderExtensibility
Function Discovery Client Sample	Demonstrates the query and notification functionality of the Function Discovery APIs.	WinBase\DeviceFoundation\FunctionDiscovery\Client
Function Discovery Provider Sample	Demonstrates how to write a fully functional PnP-X Function Discovery provider.	WinBase\DeviceFoundation\FunctionDiscovery\Provider
PnP-X Simple Thermostat Sample	Demonstrates an end-to-end scenario using PnP-X. It includes device samples using UPnP and WSD, a driver to install the devices in PnP, proxies to talk with the devices, and a client application that uses the devices through the proxies. Developers will find this sample when implementing end-to-end scenarios using PnP-X or just implementing small portions of a scenario, like a PnP-X compliant device.	WinBase\DeviceFoundation\PNPX\SimpleThermostat
Event Trace Controller Sample	Demonstrates use of control APIs for event tracing.	WinBase\Eventing\Controller
ETW Consumer Sample	Demonstrates the use of the Vista and Windows 7 TDH APIs for manifested event consumption.	WinBase\Eventing\EtwConsumer
Event Log Consumer Sample	Demonstrates Event Log consumption using Evt APIs	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CPP
ChannelConfig CSharp	Demonstrates some of the configuration capabilities of Windows Event Log.	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Config
LogManagement CSharp	This sample retrieves log information, exports events into a log archive, saves the localized message information for the exported log archive, and clears the log.	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\Csharp\LogManagement
ProviderMetadata CSharp	Demonstrates some of the provider and event discovery capabilities of Windows Event Log.	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\ProviderMetadata
ReadEvents CSharp	Demonstrates the use of querying and rendering capabilities of Windows Event Log.	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Querying
Subscribe CSharp	Demonstrates some of the subscription capabilities of Windows Event Log.	WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Subscribe
Advanced Eventing CSharp Sample	Demonstrates advanced eventing concepts. For an introductory sample, refer to Samples\WinBase\Eventing\Simple\CSharp	WinBase\Eventing\Provider\Advanced\CSharp
WPP Consumer Sample	Demonstrates consumption of WPP events	WinBase\Eventing\WppConsumer
Retrieves properties and property definitions for FSRM Classification	Demonstrates retrieving FSRM property definitions and properties on a file using native C++ COM	WinBase\FSRM\EnumClassificationProperties\
Simple Content Classifier for FSRM	Demonstrates how to create a simple managed content classifier for FSRM	WinBase\FSRM\ManagedContentClassifier
Managed FSRM property enumeration	Demonstrates how to enumerate and get property definitions and properties on files from FSRM	WinBase\FSRM\ManagedGetEnumProperties
FSRM PowerShell Hosting Classifier	A sample classifier that can host powershell scripts for determining classification of files	WinBase\FSRM\PowerShellHostClassifier
FSRM Content Based Classification Using IFilter	Demonstrates the extensibility of the FSRM classification infrastructure by adding a custom classification module to the FSRM pipeline. This classifier Demonstrates how to use the streaming interface exposed in the IFsrmPropertyBag, and to leverage IFilters to classify content on application generated files such as .docx, .xsl etc.	WinBase\FSRM\SampleIFilterBasedClassifier
FSRM Sample Classification Module	Demonstrates the extensibility of the FSRM classification infrastructure by adding a custom classification module to the FSRM pipeline. The classifier can be configured via parameters to classify files that contain a particular text string in its contents or file name.	WinBase\FSRM\SampleTextBasedClassifier\
Asynchronous Create and Cancellation sample	Demonstrates safe usage of the CancelSynchronousIo API to cancel a call to CreateFile that is made 'asynchronous' by posting it to another thread.	winbase\io\cancel\create
Extended File Handle API Sample	Demonstrates a new API, GetFileInformationByHandleEx, that was added in the Windows Vista timeframe that allows a user to query the file system for extended information for a given file handle. In addition, it demonstrates the use of another new API, OpenFileById, which can be used to open a handle to a file when the underlying file system supports opening the file by ID (eg. NTFS).	WinBase\IO\ExtendedFileAPIs
Winbase: Oplock Sample	Demonstrates the usage of the new oplock levels introduced in Windows 7.	Winbase\Io\Oplocks
iSCSI Initiator Sample	Demonstrates how to use the iSCSI initiator apis with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service.	WinBase\iSCSI
Service Status Change Notification API samples	Demonstrates usage of the Service Status Change Notification APIs in Vista. This sample implements a simple service that monitors the start and stop of other services using the notification APIs.	WinBase\MonitorServices
Perflib v2 Basic Sample	Demonstrates basic functionality of perflib v2. For global aggregation, refer to sample located under Samples\WinBase\PerfCounters\GlobalAggregation\CPP.	WinBase\PerfCounters\Basic\CPP
Performance Counters (C#)	Demonstrates providing performance counter data from a .Net application using System.Diagnostics.PerformanceData namespace.	WinBase\PerfCounters\Basic\CSharp
Perflib v2 Global Aggregate Sample	Demonstrates the use of Global Aggregation functionality provided by performance counter infrastructure.	WinBase\PerfCounters\GlobalAggregate\CPP
Registry	Simple utility which demonstrates the functions needed to access the registry. The sample goes up and down the branches of the registry tree, displaying the individual key's data values.	winbase\Registry
Service	Demonstrates how to create and install a service.	winbase\Service
Unmanaged code sample for Enhanced Storage	Demonstrates how to work with certificate and password silo devices using portable devices API.	WinBase\Storage\EhStorEnumerator
Enhanced Storage Interop Library	Demonstrates Managed Interop Library for Enhanced Storage API's	WinBase\Storage\EhStorManaged
Windows Troubleshooting - Advanced	Demonstrates how to use the Windows Troubleshooting Platform to solve a simple configuration issue.	WinBase\Troubleshooting\Advanced
Windows Troubleshooting - Simple	Demonstrates how to use the Windows Troubleshooting Platform to solve a simple configuration issue.	WinBase\Troubleshooting\Simple
Express Writer sample application	Demonstrates the new Express Writer functionality	winbase\vss\ExpressW
Sample Writer	Demonstrates how to create a VSS sample writer	winbase\VSS\SampleWriter
VSS Requester Sample	Demonstrates Volume Shadow Copy Service(VSS) requestor functionality and design.	winbase\VSS\vshadow
Volume Shadow Copy Service Sample Provider	Demonstrates operation of a VSS hardware provider.	winbase\VSS\vsssampleprovider
WerReportAddDump API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Windows Error Reporting APIs to send a report that contains a dump file of the current process.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AddDumpSample
WerReportAddFile API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Windows Error Reporting APIs to send a report that contains a custom file.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AddFileSample
RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API Sample	Demonstrates how to use the RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API. The RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API registers a special callback that Windows Error Reporting will call prior to terminating the process due to a crash or a hang.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AppRecovery
RegisterApplicationRestart API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the RegisterApplicationRestart API. The RegisterApplicationRestart API lets Windows Error Reporting restart the application automatically in the event that the application crashes or hangs, or has to be restarted due to an update.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AppRestart
WerRegisterFile API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the WerRegisterFile API. The WerRegisterFile API allows an application to include a custom file that is collected when WER creates an error report in the event that an application crashes or hangs.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RegisterFile
WerRegisterMemoryBlock API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to use the WerRegisterMemoryBlock API. The WerRegisterMemoryBlock API allows an application to include a block of memory as part of the minidump file that WER generates in the event that an application crashes or hangs.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RegisterMemoryBlock
WER Runtime Exception Module Sample	Demonstrates how to use the runtime exception module technology introduced by WER in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RuntimeExceptionModule
WerReportSetUIOption API Code Sample	Demonstrates how to customize the Windows Error Reporting UI when creating and submitting a generic report.	WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\UICustomizationSample

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Windows SDK Team

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT

This is the seventh in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists samples that pertain to Web development, and are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7. Technologies illustrated include WinHTTP, Windows Internet (WinInet), Web Services on Devices (WSDAPI), and Web Services with the Windows Web Services API (WWSAPI).

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Web development samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
Winhttp NTLM authentication with default credentials sample	Demonstrates the use of Winhttp APIs to send a request and authenticate using default credentials with a server that require NTLM authentication WARNING: It is not secure to use default credentials on an untrusted server/network or internet server.	Web\Winhttp\AuthDefaultCred
Winhttp Negotiate authentication sample	This sample demonstrates the use of Winhttp APIs to access a server with Negotiate authentication. It builds a simple Winhttp application that does the following: - Negotiate server auth - Synchronous POST - SspiPromptForCredentials HTTP server setup: - Negotiate auth - A URL that accepts POSTs	Web\Winhttp\AuthNegotiate
WinHttpAsyncSample with request cancellation	Demonstrates the use of Winhttp APIs to send asynchronous requests to a server and how to cancel such requests.	Web\winhttp\WinHttpAsyncSample
Winhttp Proxy determination sample	Demonstrates the core functionality for querying the proxy settings. It builds a WinHttp application for determining the proxy for a particular URL. Additional features may be added by the application/module basing their proxy code from this sample, including but not limited to: 1) Per URL proxy cache. 2) Network Change awareness. 3) Bad Proxy Filter.	Web\Winhttp\WinhttpProxySample
WinInet asynchronous use of the APIs sample	Demonstrates the asynchronous use of WinInet APIs. This application can be used to download resources from a web server as well as upload resources to it (POST). It also provides options to use a proxy or establish a secure communication using SSL.	Web\Wininet\Async
Wininet Cache APIs usage	Demonstrate the use of Wininet cache APIs to enumerate cache entries for different urls.	Web\Wininet\CacheEnumerate
Wininet http authentication	Demonstrates the use of wininet APIs to authenticate with a server.	Web\Wininet\httpauth
WSDAPI FileService sample	Demonstrates advanced WSDAPI code generation and service messaging (inc. attachments and eventing)	Web\WSDAPI\FileService
WSDAPI StockQuote sample	Demonstrates basic WSDAPI code generation and service messaging.	Web\WSDAPI\StockQuote
WWSAPI Sample - AsmxPublicServiceSampleWithCustomProxy	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsmxPublicServiceSampleWithCustomProxy
WWSAPI Sample - AsyncAdd3Explicit	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsyncAdd3Explicit
WWSAPI Sample - AsyncAdd3Implicit	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsyncAdd3Implicit
WWSAPI Sample - AsyncModel	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsyncModel
WWSAPI Sample - AsyncStreamingTcpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsyncStreamingTcpClient
WWSAPI Sample - AsyncStreamingTcpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\AsyncStreamingTcpServer
WWSAPI Sample - CallAbandon	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\CallAbandon
WWSAPI Sample - CancellingService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\CancellingService
WWSAPI Sample - CustomHeader	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\CustomHeader
WWSAPI Sample - DerivedType	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\DerivedType\
WWSAPI Sample - FileRepService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\FileRepService
WWSAPI Sample - FileRepTool	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\FileRepTool
WWSAPI Sample - ForwardMessage	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ForwardMessage
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithBasicOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithBasicOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithBasicOverSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithBasicOverSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithEncodedChannelClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithEncodedChannelClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithEncodedChannelService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithEncodedChannelService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithKerberosOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithKerberosOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithKerberosOverSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithKerberosOverSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithLayeredChannelClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithLayeredChannelClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithLayeredChannelService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithLayeredChannelService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithSslPolicyClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithSslPolicyClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithSslPolicyService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithSslPolicyService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithUsernameOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithUsernameOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithUserNameOverSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithUserNameOverSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCalculatorWithUsernameXmlTokenOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCalculatorWithUsernameXmlTokenOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpClientWithKerberosOverSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpClientWithKerberosOverSsl
WWSAPI Sample - HttpClientWithSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpClientWithSsl
WWSAPI Sample - HttpClientWithUsernameOverSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpClientWithUsernameOverSsl
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCustomHeaderPurchaseOrderClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCustomHeaderPurchaseOrderClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpCustomHeaderPurchaseOrderService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpCustomHeaderPurchaseOrderService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpGetService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpGetService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithKerberosOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithKerberosOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithKerberosOverSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithKerberosOverSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithUsernameOverSslClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithUsernameOverSslClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpPurchaseOrderWithUserNameOverSslService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpPurchaseOrderWithUserNameOverSslService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpRawClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpRawClient
WWSAPI Sample - HttpRawService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpRawService
WWSAPI Sample - HttpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpServer
WWSAPI Sample - HttpServerWithKerberosOverSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpServerWithKerberosOverSsl
WWSAPI Sample - HttpServerWithSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpServerWithSsl
WWSAPI Sample - HttpServerWithUsernameOverSsl	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\HttpServerWithUsernameOverSsl
WWSAPI Sample - InsertElement	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\InsertElement
WWSAPI Sample - MessageEncoding	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MessageEncoding
WWSAPI Sample - MetadataExchangeMonikerClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MetadataExchangeMonikerClient
WWSAPI Sample - MetadataExchangeService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MetadataExchangeService
WWSAPI Sample - MetadataImportWithIssuedTokenOverSslExample	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MetadataImportWithIssuedTokenOverSslExample
WWSAPI Sample - MetadataImportWithUsernameOverSslExample	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MetadataImportWithUsernameOverSslExample
WWSAPI Sample - MetadataImportWithX509OverSslExample	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MetadataImportWithX509OverSslExample
WWSAPI Sample - MulticastUdpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MulticastUdpClient
WWSAPI Sample - MulticastUdpClient6	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MulticastUdpClient6
WWSAPI Sample - MulticastUdpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MulticastUdpServer
WWSAPI Sample - MulticastUdpServer6	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\MulticastUdpServer6
WWSAPI Sample - NavigateXml	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\NavigateXml
WWSAPI Sample - OneWayTcpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\OneWayTcpClient
WWSAPI Sample - OneWayTcpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\OneWayTcpServer
WWSAPI Sample - OneWayUdpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\OneWayUdpClient
WWSAPI Sample - OneWayUdpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\OneWayUdpServer
WWSAPI Sample - PolicyTemplate	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\PolicyTemplate
WWSAPI Sample - ReadAttribute	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadAttribute
WWSAPI Sample - ReadWriteArray	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadWriteArray
WWSAPI Sample - ReadWriteBytesXml	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadWriteBytesXml
WWSAPI Sample - ReadWriteRawXml	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadWriteRawXml
WWSAPI Sample - ReadWriteXml	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadWriteXml
WWSAPI Sample - ReadXml	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadXml
WWSAPI Sample - ReadXmlSimple	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ReadXmlSimple
WWSAPI Sample - RequestReplyTcpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\RequestReplyTcpClient
WWSAPI Sample - RequestReplyTcpClientWithWindowsTransportSecurity	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\RequestReplyTcpClientWithWindowsTransportSecurity
WWSAPI Sample - RequestReplyTcpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\RequestReplyTcpServer
WWSAPI Sample - RequestReplyTcpServerWithWindowsTransportSecurity	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\RequestReplyTcpServerWithWindowsTransportSecurity
WWSAPI Sample - ServiceCancelClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\ServiceCancelClient
WWSAPI Sample - SessionfullCalculatorClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\SessionfullCalculatorClient
WWSAPI Sample - SessionfullCalculatorService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\SessionfullCalculatorService
WWSAPI Sample - StreamingHttpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\StreamingHttpClient
WWSAPI Sample - StreamingHttpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\StreamingHttpServer
WWSAPI Sample - StreamingTcpClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\StreamingTcpClient
WWSAPI Sample - StreamingTcpServer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\StreamingTcpServer
WWSAPI Sample - UnTypedClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\UnTypedClient
WWSAPI Sample - UnTypedService	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\UnTypedService
WWSAPI Sample - WcfPublicServiceClient	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\WcfPublicServiceClient
WWSAPI Sample - WriteXmlSimple	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\WriteXmlSimple
WWSAPI Sample - XmlBuffer	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API	web\wwsapi\XmlBuffer
WWSAPI Sample - XmlDictionary	Demonstrates Windows Web Services API.	web\wwsapi\XmlDictionary

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New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:34:00 GMT

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

This is the sixth in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists samples that pertain to Tablet PC and MultiTouch, and are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Tablet PC and MultiTouch samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
TabletPC AdvReco C++	Demonstrates some of the more advanced recognition features, such as explicit recognizer choice and factoids.	TabletPC\AdvReco
LHPSDK: TabletPC AutoClaims Sample	Demonstrates using the InkEdit and InkPicture controls, including: * Initializing the form and ink layers. * Redrawing the InkPicture control. * Selecting an ink layer through the list box. * Changing the visibility of an ink layer.	TabletPC\AutoClaims
TabletPC BasicRecognition C++	Demonstrates how to build a simple handwriting recognition application, by using the RecognizerContext class.	TabletPC\BasicRecognition
TabletPC EventSink C++	This program demonstrates how you can build an application that captures InkCollector events using only C++.	TabletPC\EventSink
TabletPC InkClipboard C#	Demonstrates rendering ink, copying that ink, and pasting the ink to another application such as Microsoft Paint.	TabletPC\InkClipboard
TabletPC InkCollection Sample	This application is based on the InkCollector object and demonstrates the collection of ink. The application creates a window, attaches a InkCollector object to it, and provides the user with menu choices that can be used to change the ink color, the ink width, and enable/disable ink collection.	TabletPC\InkCollection
TabletPC InkDivider C#	Demonstrates how to use the InkDivider to seperate multiple lines in a document, then get Text Recognition results using the RecognizerContext API.	TabletPC\InkDivider\CS
TabletPC InkErase C#	Provides a Windows form application that demonstrates how to delete ink strokes. The form has a menu with four modes to choose from: ink-enabled, erasing at cusp, erasing at intersections, and erasing strokes.	TabletPC\InkErase\CS
TabletPC InkHitTest C#	Demonstrates how to test for ink within a hit region, specifically within a circle. When the circle touches the ink object, the circle turns red. In another mode, the program draws a line to show the nearest point from the ink object to the test point.	TabletPC\InkHitTest
TabletPC InkRecognition Sample	This application demonstrates how you can build a handwriting recognition application using the Reco API's.	TabletPC\InkRecognition
TabletPC InkZoom C#	This sample program demonstrates how to zoom and scroll ink. In particular, it enables the user to zoom in and out of ink in increments. It also demonstrates how to zoom into a particular region using a zoom rectangle. Finally, this sample Demonstrates how to collect ink at different zoom ratios and how to set up scrolling within the zoomed drawing area.	TabletPC\InkZoom
Tablet PC Math Input Control	demonstrates how you can create Math Input Control, set up events between main application and Math Input Control, recognize handwritten math inside the control and display recognition result inside the text box.	TabletPC\mathinputcontrol
TabletPC MultiReco C++	Demonstrates advanced features for handwriting recognition, specifically enumerating the installed recognizers, creating a recognizer context with a specific language recognizer, serializing recognition results with a stroke collection, organizing stroke collections into a custom collection within the InkDisp object, serializing ink objects to and retrieving them from an ink serialized format (ISF) file, setting recognizer input guides, and using synchronous and asynchronous recognition.	TabletPC\MultiReco
Real Time Stylus Ink Collection	Demonstrates ink collection and rendering when using the RealTimeStylus class.	TabletPC\RealTimeStylusInkCollection\
Real Time Stylus Plugin Sample	Demonstrates working with the RealTimeStylus class. Plug-ins, objects that implement the IStylusSyncPlugin or IStylusAsyncPlugin interface can be added to a RealTimeStylus object. This sample application uses several types of plug-in: Packet Filter Plug-in Custom Dynamic Renderer Plug-in Dynamic Renderer Plug-in Gesture Recognizer Plug-in	TabletPC\RealTimeStylusPlugin
TabletPC RecoDLL C++	This sample contains a template for creating a handwriting recognizer DLL.	TabletPC\RecoDLL
TabletPC ScannedPaperForm C#	Demonstrates the use of InkAnalysis in form applications, specifically, loading a scanned paper form, using an InkOverlay to gather and display Ink over the scanned form, using an InkAnalyzer to interpret handwriting results, generating AnalysisHintNodes to improve handwriting results, and populating TextBoxes from AnalysisHintNodes for a basic correction experience.	TabletPC\ScannedPaperForm
TabletPC Serialization C#	Demonstrates how to load and save Ink Serialized Format (ISF). Also demonstrates several other ways to serialize Ink, such as XML with base64 ISF or HTML with a fortified GIF.	TabletPC\Serialization
Tablet: TIP Auto Complete Sample	Demonstrates the use of the ITipAutoCompleteProvider interface to allow the TIP to interact with an application’s autocomplete lists.	TabletPC\TipAutoComplete
TabletPC TPCInfo C++	Demonstrates checks the presence and configuration of the Microsoft® Tablet PC Platform core components. It determines whether Tablet PC components are enabled in the operating system, and lists the names and version information for the core controls and default handwriting and speech recognizer. The application uses the GetSystemMetrics Windows API, passing in SM_TABLETPC, to determine whether the application running on a Tablet PC. SM_TABLETPC is defined in WinUser.h. Of particular interest is the way the application uses the Recognizers collection to provide information about the default recognizer. Before attempting to use the Recognizers collection and Recognizer object, the application tests for their successful creation.	TabletPC\TPCInfo
Multi-touch Gestures Application (C++)	Demonstrates how to configure and handle multi-touch gesture messages in a Win32 application.	Touch\MTGestures\cpp
Multi-touch Gestures Application (C#)	Demonstrates how to configure and handle multi-touch gesture messages in a managed application.	Touch\MTGestures\CS
Multi-touch Manipulation Application	Demonstrates how to setup and handle manipulation multi-touch events in a Win32 application.	Touch\MTManipulation\cpp
Manipulations and Inertia API	Demonstrates how to add multitouch to unmanaged win32 applications using the Manipulation and Inertia API.	Touch\MTManipulationInertia
Multi-touch Scratchpad Application (RTS/C++)	Demonstrates how to enable and handle multi-touch events in a RealTimeStylus inking application.	Touch\MTScratchpadRTStylus\cpp
Multi-touch Scratchpad Application (RTS/C#)	Demonstrates how to enable and handle multi-touch events in a RealTimeStylus inking application.	Touch\MTScratchpadRTStylus\CS
Multi-touch Scratchpad Application (WM_TOUCH/C++)	Demonstrates how to enable and handle multi-touch window messages in a Win32 application.	Touch\MTScratchpadWMTouch\cpp
Multi-touch Scratchpad Application (WM_TOUCH/C#)	Demonstrates how to enable and handle multi-touch window messages in a managed application.	Touch\MTScratchpadWMTouch\CS

Karin Meier-Magruder

Program Manager for Samples

Windows SDK Team

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:24:00 GMT

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

This is the fifth in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists samples that pertain to Open Packaging Conventions (OPC), and are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Install Location
OPC API sample for creating & reading custom packages	Demonstrates how to create & consume an OPC package using a custom package format.	DataAccess\OPC\MusicBundle
OPC API sample for creating & validating digital signatures	Demonstrates how to use OPC digital signature APIs to sign & validate the signature on an OPC package.	DataAccess\OPC\musicbundlesignature
OPC object model API usage sample	Demonstrates how to use OPC in conjunction with MSXML to edit DocX files.	DataAccess\OPC\SetAuthor

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New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:45:00 GMT

This is the fourth in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists systems management and scheduling samples, including Task Scheduler, Windows PowerShell, and Windows Remote Management (WinRM).

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Systems Management samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Location (under Samples)
Sending email on event	Demonstrates constructing a task that sends an email when an event occurs.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\emailOnEvent
Execute Task on System Startup Sample	Demonstrates how to create a task running an executable on system startup.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnBoot
Execute Task on Logon Sample	Demonstrates how to create a task running an executable when a user logs on.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnLogon
Execute Task on Registration Sample	Demonstrates how to create a task running an executable immediately upon registration.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnRegistration
Enumerate Registered Tasks Sample	Demonstrates how to enumerate the scheduled tasks registered on the computer in the root task folder.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\RegisteredTaskEnum
Basic PowerShell provider	Demonstrates a Basic provider	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample01
Provider which creates PowerShell Drives	Demonstrates a Provider which creates PowerShell Drives	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample02
Provider which creates PowerShell Drives and manipulates items	Demonstrates a Provider which creates PowerShell Drives and manipulates items	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample03
Provider with container based manipulation of items	Demonstrates a Provider with container based manipulation of items	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample04
Provider with support for levels of navigation	Demonstrates a Provider with support for levels of navigation	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample05
Provider with support for content access	Demonstrates a Provider with support for content access	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\AccessDBProviderSample06
Naming and Declaring a Cmdlet	Basic Cmdlet which is used to display a list of available processes.	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\GetProcessSample01
Parameter Declaration and Validation	Demonstrates Parameter Declaration and Validation	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\GetProcessSample02
Taking Input from Pipeline	Demonstrates Taking Input from Pipeline	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\GetProcessSample03
Error Handling	Demonstrates Error Handling	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\GetProcessSample04
A completely conforming and reasonably complete get cmdlet.	Demonstrates a completely conforming and reasonably complete get cmdlet.	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\GetProcessSample05
Basic host implementation	Demonstrates creating a host interface class, mapping exit status, creating a runspace using host implementation, creating and running a script and verify if script returned correct value and the exit process operated correctly	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Host01
Host Interface and Host Raw User Interface	Demonstrates creating a host interface class, a host user interface and a host raw user interface class, creating a runspace using host implementation, setting host culture, creating and running a script and verify if script returned correct value and the exit process operated correctly	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Host02
Completely interactive console based host	Demonstrates a Completely interactive console based host	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Host03
Run a command in the default runspace	Demonstrates how to run a command in the default runspace	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace01
Run scripts in default runspace and show results in WinForm	Demonstrates how to Run scripts in default runspace and show results in WinForm	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace02
Run scripts in default runspace handling input and errors	Demonstrates how to Run scripts in default runspace handling input and errors	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace03
Run scripts in default runspace handling input and exceptions	Demonstrates how to Run scripts in default runspace handling input and exceptions	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace04
Using specific consolefiles to invoke commands	Demonstrates how to use specific consolefiles to invoke commands	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace05
Adding snap-in to a Runspace configuration and using it to invoke commands	Demonstrates adding snap-in to a Runspace configuration and using it to invoke commands	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace06
Adding Command and Scripts directly to Pipeline	Demonstrates adding Command and Scripts directly to Pipeline	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace07
Adding parameters to commands in Pipeline	Demonstrates adding parameters to commands in Pipeline	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace08
Asynchronous Invocation of Commands from Pipeline	Demonstrates Asynchronous Invocation of Commands from Pipeline	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace09
Add specific Cmdlet to RunspaceConfiguration and use modified configuration for invoking Cmdlets	Demonstrates Adding specific Cmdlet to RunspaceConfiguration and use modified configuration for invoking Cmdlets	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\Runspace10
Creating Advanced Cmdlets	Demonstrates Creating Advanced Cmdlets	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\SelectObject
Cmdlet that uses InputObject, ParameterSets, PSCmdlet derivation	Demonstrates Cmdlet that uses InputObject, ParameterSets, PSCmdlet derivation	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\SelectString
ShouldProcess, ShouldContinue, Force and PassThru support	Demonstrates ShouldProcess, ShouldContinue, Force and PassThru support	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\StopProcessSample01
User Notifications	Demonstrates User Notifications (WriteWarning, WriteVerbose, WriteDebug)	SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\StopProcessSample02
Aliases, Wildcards and Help messages	Demonstrates Aliases, Wildcards and HelpMessage	sysmgmt\WindowsPowerShell\CSharp\StopProcessSample03
Web Services for Management (WSMan) Shell client API sample	Demonstrates how to use WinRM public shell client API	SysMgmt\WinRM\ShellClientAPI
Web Services for Management (WSMan) Authorization Plugin API sample	Demonstrates how to use WinRM Authorization plugin public API	SysMgmt\WinRM\WSManAuthzPlugin
Web Services for Management (WSMan) Shell Plugin API sample	Demonstrates how to use WinRM shell plugin public API	SysMgmt\WinRM\WSManShellPlugin

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Program Manager for Samples

Windows SDK Team

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:36:00 GMT

This is the third in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. The following table lists Security samples, including Authorization, CryptoApi, Local Security Authority (LSA), Windows Firewall, and x509SecurityToken.

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Security

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Systems Management

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Tablet PC and MultiTouch

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Web

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows Base

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows User Interface

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Windows XML Paper Specification (XPS)

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Communication

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New/updated Security services samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Location (under Samples)
Security Authorization AclApi	ACL API usage sample	Security\Authorization\AclApi
Security Authorization Audit	Demonstrates how to use the LSA security API to manage the audit status on the local machine or a remote machine.	Security\Authorization\Audit
Security Authorization MyToken	Demonstrates the contents of the NT token of the user.	Security\Authorization\MyToken
Security Authorization SecPrint	Demonstrates how to use the low-level access control APIs to add permissions to a printer.	Security\Authorization\SecPrint
Security Authorization SecurObj	Demonstrates how to integrate NT security with an application that needs to protect components or data. Some of the NT Security concepts that this sample demonstrates: - Building hierarchical container/object security with automatic ACL inheritance using the Private Object security APIs - How to validate access for a client against an object - How to call the NT5 provided ACLUI interface for setting access permissions Because of the inclusion of the ACLUI interface, this sample will run as-is only on NT5. If you would like to run this sample on NT4, remove the ACLUI module and references to it in Main.cpp from the project. You will then have to add code to view/set security on the objects. Note to programmers: Some of you may notice that I am UI challenged. I apologize in advance if you think my interface to the objects is clumsy, ugly, or annoying.	Security\Authorization\SecurObj
Security Authorization TextSid	Demonstrates how to obtain the textual representation of a binary Sid. This is useful in scenarios where it is not appropriate to obtain the name associated with the Sid, or when the network is not available to obtain such information.	Security\Authorization\TextSid
Certificate chain building and validation	Demonstrates how to validate a certificate by building and verifying a certificate chain	Security\CryptoApi\BuildChain
Certificate Selection sample	Demonstrates how to select certificates using new Windows 7 APIs - CertSelectCertificateChains and display the certificate selection dialog using CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentials	Security\CryptoApi\CertSelect
Acquire private key from certificate; use it for signing	Demonstrates how to acquire a private key associated with a certificate and use it for signing.	Security\CryptoApi\CertSign
Creating a Certificate	Demonstrates how to create a certificate with a private key associated with it.	Security\CryptoApi\CreateCertificate
CryptXML: Signing and Verifying and XML Digital Signature with the CryptXML API	Demonstrates how to create and verify XML signatures using X.509 certificates. Looks for a test certificate in the user's personal certificate store and builds a chain for it. Demonstrates the use of the following APIs: - CryptXmlOpenToDecode - CryptXmlVerifySignature - CryptXmlOpenToEncode - CryptXmlCreateReference - CryptXmlSign - CryptXmlEncode - CryptXmlDigestReference - CryptXmlGetStatus - CryptXmlFindAlgorithmInfo	security\cryptoapi\cryptxml
Security CryptoApi Encrypt	Demonstrates a console application that encrypts files	Security\CryptoApi\Encrypt
Security CryptoAPI EncryptDecrypt	Demonstrates Encryption/Decryption using a random session key, using session key derived from a password hash.	Security\CryptoApi\EncryptDecrypt
Message Encryption Sample	Demonstrates how to encrypt and decrypt a PKCS7 (CMS) message using the CryptEncryptMessage and CryptDecryptMessage APIs	Security\CryptoApi\EncryptMessage
Security CryptoApi EnumAlgs	Demonstrates a console application that lists the algorithms supported by the default provider	Security\CryptoApi\EnumAlgs
Using exclusive trust anchors for certificate validation	Demonstrates how to use exclusive trust anchors for validating a certificate.	Security\CryptoApi\ExclusiveTrust
Security CryptoApi InitUser	Sets up the default cryptographic client	Security\CryptoApi\InitUser
X.509 Logotypes Retrieval Sample	Demonstrates the new Win32 API to retrieve logotype and biometric extensions in X.509 certificates	Security\CryptoApi\logotypes
Retrieve and embed an OCSP response	Demonstrates how to retrieve an OCSP response from the revocation information in a certificate chain and also Demonstrates how to embed an OCSP response as a property on a certificate	Security\CryptoApi\OCSP_Response
Peer Trust Sample	Demonstrates chain building for a certificate in the Trusted People store	Security\CryptoApi\peertrust
Sample Certificate Store Provider	Demonstrates how to implement a custom certificate store provider	Security\CryptoApi\SampleStoreProvider
Security CryptoApi SignHash	File Signing/Verification sample that hashes the data in a file and signs or verifies the signature with the private or public key respectively.	Security\CryptoApi\SignHash
Message Signing and Signature Verification Sample	Demonstrates how to sign a message and verify message signature	security\CryptoAPI\SignMessage
CryptoAPI: Verify Software Signature by Publisher Name	Demonstrates how Win32 applications can verify that a file with an Authenticode signature originates from a specific software publisher using WinVerifyTrust and associated helper APIs using the publishers’ name.	security\cryptoapi\VerifyNameTrust
Security LSAPolicy MachAcct	Demonstrates how to create a machine account on the specified domain.	Security\LSAPolicy\MachAcct
Windows Firewall Add GRE Rule	This sample code adds a GRE rule while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_GRE_Rule
Windows Firewall Add ICMP Rule Sample	This sample code adds a ICMP rule while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_ICMP_Rule
Windows Firewall Add LAN Rule sample	This sample code adds a LAN rule while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_LAN_Rule
Windows Firewall Add Outbound Rule Sample	This sample code adds a outbound rule to allow a TCP connection while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_Outbound_Rule
Windows Firewall Add Rule per Interface Sample	This sample code is to add a rule per interface while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_PerInterface_Rule
Windows Firewall Add Service Rule Sample	This sample code adds a Service while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Add_Service_Rule
Windows Firewall Disable Firewall Per Interface Sample	This sample code is for disabling Windows Firewall per Interface while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\Disable_Firewall_PerInterface
Disable Windows Firewall Sample	This sample code is for disabling Windows Firewall per profile using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\DisableWindowsFirewall
Windows Firewall Edge Traversal Options Sample	Demonstrates how to add firewall rule with the EdgeTraversalOptions.	Security\WindowsFirewall\EdgeTraversalOptions
Windows Firewall Enable Group Sample	This sample code is for enabling Windows Firewall exception groups using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\EnableGroup
Windows Firewall Get Firewall Settings Sample	This sample code is for reading Windows Firewall Settings per profile using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\GetFirewallSettings
Handling Multiple Active Firewall Profiles Sample	Demonstrates correct usage of following methods/properties of INetFwPolicy2 COM interface when multiple firewall profiles are active/current at the same time: - CurrentProfileTypes - IsRuleGroupCurrentlyEnabled - IsRuleGroupEnabled - LocalPolicyModifyState	Security\WindowsFirewall\MultipleActiveProfiles
Windows Firewall Restrict Service	Demonstrates how to restrict a service while temporarily elevating the user using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.	Security\WindowsFirewall\RestrictService
C# sample: enrollWithIX509EnrollmentHelper	Demonstrates how to use the Windows 7 new http protocol to enroll a certificate by calling the IX509EnrollmentHelper::AddEnrollmentServer and X509Enrollment2::Enroll methods. The purpose of the call to the IX509EnrollmentHelper::AddEnrollmentServer is to cache the authentication credential to enrollment server in Windows vault.	security\x509 certificate enrollment\CSharp\enrollWithIX509EnrollmentHelper
enrollWithICertRequest3	Demonstrates how to use the Windows 7 new http protocol to enroll a certificate by calling the IX509Enrollment2:CreateRequest, ICertRequest3::SetCredential, ICertRequest3::Submit and IX509Enrollment2::InstallResponse2 methods. The purpose of the call to the ICertRequest3::SetCredential is to set the authentication credential to enrollment server in the object pointed by the interface ICertRequest3.	security\x509 certificate enrollment\vc\enrollWithICertRequest3
enrollWithIX509EnrollmentHelper	Demonstrates how to use the Windows 7 new http protocol to enroll a certificate by calling the IX509EnrollmentHelper::AddEnrollmentServer and IX509Enrollment2::Enroll methods. The purpose of the call to the IX509EnrollmentHelper::AddEnrollmentServer is to cache the authentication credential to enrollment server in Windows vault.	security\x509 certificate enrollment\vc\enrollWithIX509EnrollmentHelper

Karin Meier-Magruder
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Windows SDK Team

New Win32 Samples in Windows SDK for Windows 7: Multimedia

wsdkblog@microsoft.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:05:00 GMT

The upcoming release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 contains a comprehensive set of Win32 samples illustrating Windows 7 technologies. Over 1,200 samples were changed since the release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 RC release. Many “new to Win 7” samples were added, simplified, or extended, and many older samples were updated to support Windows 7 as well as older operating systems.

This is the first in a series of posts that describe new and updated samples in the Windows 7 SDK. This post identifies Multimedia samples that are new to Windows 7 or updated to support Windows 7. Technologies include Animation, Audio, Direct2D, DirectWrite, GDI, Media Foundation, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), Windows Media Player (WMP), and Windows Portable Device (WPD).

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New/updated Multimedia Samples in the Windows SDK for Windows 7

Sample	Description	Location (under Samples)
Windows Animation Manager Timer Driven	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager with the Animation Timer, utilizing GDI for rendering the background color of a window.	Multimedia\Animation\WAMTimerDriven
Windows Animation Manager - Without Timing	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager without the Animation Timing, utilizing Direct2D for rendering the background color of a window and syncing to the refresh rate.	Multimedia\Animation\WindowsAnimationManagerWithoutTimer
Windows Animation Manager - With A Timer	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager with the Animation Timer, utilizing GDI for rendering the background color of a window.	Multimedia\Animation\WindowsAnimationManagerWithTimer
AEC-MicArray DMO sample	Demonstrates how to use the AEC-MicArray DMO to obtain echo-free or microphone-array processed microphone signals.	Multimedia\Audio\AECMicArray
Core Audio Sample : CaptureSharedEventDriven	Demonstrates how to user Core Audio APIs to capture data from the specified input device and writes it to a uniquely named .WAV file in the current directory.	Multimedia\audio\CaptureSharedEventDriven
Core Audio Sample : CaptureSharedTimerDriven	A console application that demonstrates how to capture data from the specified input device and writes it to a uniquely named .WAV file in the current directory.	Multimedia\audio\CaptureSharedTimerDriven
Core Audio APIs: DuckingCaptureSample	A chat application. The client - reads audio samples from the default console device and discards the output.	Multimedia\audio\DuckingCaptureSample
Core Audio APIs : DuckingMediaPlayer	Demonstrates the use of Core Audio APIs to implement a media player that controls volume based on volume change request received from other apps	Multimedia\audio\DuckingMediaPlayer
Core Audio APIs: EndpointVolume	Demonstrates an Endpoint Volume Changing sample application.	Multimedia\audio\EndpointVolume
MidiPlayer	Demonstrates a simple MidiPlayer	Multimedia\audio\MidiPlyr
RenderExclusiveEventDriven	Uses the Core Audio APIs to render audio data to an output device, specified by the user. Demonstrates event-driven buffering for a rendering client in exclusive mode. For an exclusive-mode stream, the client shares the endpoint buffer with the audio device.	Multimedia\audio\RenderExclusiveEventDriven
RenderExclusiveTimerDriven	Uses the Core Audio APIs to render audio data to an output device, specified by the user. Demonstrates timer-driven buffering for a rendering client in exclusive mode. For an exclusive-mode stream, the client shares the endpoint buffer with the audio device.	Multimedia\audio\RenderExclusiveTimerDriven
Core Audio APIs : RenderSharedEventDriven	Demonstrates the use of WASAPI in implementing an application that renders to the specified device by using event buffering.	Multimedia\audio\RenderSharedEventDriven
Core Audio API: RenderSharedTimerDriven	Demonstrates the use of WASAPI in creating an application that renders audio to the specified device	Multimedia\audio\RenderSharedTimerDriven
Simple "Hello, World" Direct2D application that draws text to the screen.	Demonstrates how to use Direct2D to draw the text, “Hello, World.”	Multimedia\Direct2D\Direct2DHelloWorld
Direct3D/Direct2D Interoperability Sample	Demonstrates how to use Direct2D to project 2D content onto a 3D surface.	Multimedia\Direct2D\DXGI Interoperation Sample
GDI/Direct2D Interoperability Sample	Demonstrates how to write Direct2D content to a GDI DC.	Multimedia\Direct2D\GdiInteropSample
Direct2D Geometry Realization Sample	Demonstrates how to use meshes and A8 render targets to improve performance when rendering complex shapes.	Multimedia\Direct2D\GeometryRealizationSample
Interactive 3D Text Sample	Demonstrates how to use DirectWrite and Direct2D to create editable 3D text.	Multimedia\Direct2D\Interactive3dTextSample
Direct2D ListView Control Sample	Demonstrates how to use Direct2D to create a list view control.	Multimedia\Direct2D\ListViewSample
Direct2D Antialiasing Sample	Demonstrates different antialiasing rendering modes.	Multimedia\Direct2D\MSAARenderingSample
Direct2D Saving an Image as a File Example	Demonstrates how to write Direct2D content to an image file.	Multimedia\Direct2D\SaveAsImageFileSample
Simple Direct2D Application	Demonstrates a simple Direct2D application. It draws text, images, shapes, and creates a pattern.	Multimedia\Direct2D\SimpleDirect2DApplication
Direct2D Animate Along a Path Sample	Demonstrates how to animate an object along a geometric path.	Multimedia\Direct2D\SimplePathAnimationSample
Direct2D Text Animation Sample	Demonstrates different ways to render animated text.	Multimedia\Direct2D\TextAnimationSample
DMO DMODemo	Demonstrates how to use a DMO.	Multimedia\DirectShow\DMO\DMODemo
A Choose Font Dialog Using DirectWrite	Demonstrates choosing a font face, size and weight.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\ChooseFont
Custom Font Loader Sample	Demonstrates how to load a custom font embedded in an application using DirectWrite.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\CustomFont
DirectWrite Custom Layout Sample	Demonstrates how a custom layout can utilize the information from script itemization, bidi analysis, line breaking analysis, and shaping to accomplish text measurement and fitting, line breaking, basic justification, and drawing.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\CustomLayout
Font Enumeration Sample	Demonstrates how to enumerate fonts using DirectWrite and outputs the font family names to the console.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\FontEnumeration
DirectWrite - GDI Interoperation Sample	Demonstrates how DirectWrite can convert from GDI font objects and display DirectWrite text on a GDI surface.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\GdiInterop
Hello World using DirectWrite	Demonstrates how to use DirectWrite to render simple text, text with multiple formats, and customized text with a custom renderer.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\HelloWorld
DirectWrite layout sample	Demonstrates various DirectWrite features such as: Glyph rendering, Complex script shaping, Script analysis, Bidi ordering (?abc?), Line breaking, Font fallback, Font enumeration, ClearType rendering, OpenType styles, Inline objects, Trimming, and Selection hit-testing.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\PadWrite
DirectWrite Text Rendering Sample	Demonstrates the rendering capabilities of DirectWrite, both to a DIB and a Direct2D surface.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\RenderTest
A simple version of Hello World with DirectWrite	A version of the DirectWrite Hello World sample that uses simple text only.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\SimpleHelloWorld
DirectWrite Text Dialog Sample	Demonstrates font enumeration, changing font face, style, weight, underline, and size using DirectWrite. Displays the changes in real time.	Multimedia\DirectWrite\TextDialogSample
Windows Color System Color Translation Sample	Demonstrates API usage of various new Vista Windows Color System APIs used to translate color values from a source device to a destination device.	Multimedia\gdi\WCS\
AudioClip	Demonstrates IMFSourceReader	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\AudioClip
Media Foundation: Decoder Sample	Demonstrates how to implement a decoder for Media Foundation	Multimedia\Mediafoundation\Decoder
DXVA-HD	Demonstrates DXVA-HD	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\DXVA_HD
MFCaptureD3D	Demonstrates Media Foundation video capture	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\MFCaptureD3D
MFCaptureToFile	Demonstrates how to capture video and save it to an MP4 or WMV file.	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\MFCaptureToFile
MFPlayer2	Demonstrates MFPlayer2	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\MFPlayer2
Source for TopoEdit for Media Foundation	Demonstrates how to create and work with topologies in media foundation, as well as how to handle basic playback.	Multimedia\MediaFoundation\topoedit
Windows Imaging Component Progressive Decoding	Demonstrates how to decode a progressively encoded image and access each progressive level. Uses Direct2D and DirectWrite for image and text rendering.	Multimedia\wic\progressivedecoding
WIC Gif Animation	Demonstrates how to load gif metadata using WIC to animate a gif image.	Multimedia\wic\wicanimatedgif
WIC D2D Image Viewer	Demonstrates how to decode an image using WIC and render it using Direct2D.	Multimedia\wic\wicviewerd2d
WIC GDI Image Viewer	Demonstrates how to decode an image using WIC and render it using GDI.	Multimedia\wic\wicviewergdi
WIC GdiPlus Image Viewer	Demonstrates how to decode an image using WIC and render it using GDI Plus.	Multimedia\wic\wicviewergdiplus
Windows Animation Manager App Driven Sample	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager without the Animation Timing, utilizing Direct2D for rendering the background color of a window and syncing to the refresh rate.	Multimedia\WindowsAnimation\AppDriven
Windows Animation Manager Custom Interpolator Sample	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager and implement your own Custom Interpolator. This sample also uses Direct2D for rendering.	Multimedia\WindowsAnimation\CustomInterpolator\
Windows Animation Manager Grid Layout Sample	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager, by animated a grid of images utilizing Direct2D	Multimedia\WindowsAnimation\GridLayout
Windows Animation Manager Priority Comparison Sample	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager and implement your own Priority Comparison. This sample also uses Direct2D for rendering.	Multimedia\WindowsAnimation\PriorityComparison\
Windows Animation Manager Timer Driven Sample	Demonstrates how to use Windows Animation Manager with the Animation Timer, utilizing GDI for rendering the background color of a window.	Multimedia\WindowsAnimation\TimerDriven\
Windows Media Player Skin in C++ with Remoting Sample	Demonstrates how to embed the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in a C++ application. Demonstrates how to use a skin in C++ to create the user interface. Demonstrates how to use remote mode.	Multimedia\WMP\CPP\RemoteSkin
multimediawmp_11cppwmphost	Demonstrates basic embedding of the Windows Media Player control in a C++ application.	Multimedia\WMP\cpp\WMPHost
MultimediaWMP_11cppWMPML	Demonstrates how to use the library functionality of the Windows Media Player 11 object model to create a user interface.	Multimedia\WMP\cpp\WMPML
Windows Media Player C# Embedding Sample	Demonstrates how to embed the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in a C# program.	Multimedia\WMP\dotNet\csharp
Schema and Attribute Reader Sample	Creates a tool that uses the Windows Media Player object model to retrieve and display information about metadata in the Windows Media Player library or a digital media file.	Multimedia\WMP\dotnet\SchemaReader
Windows Media Player VB.NET Embedding Sample	Demonstrates how to embed the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in a VB.NET program.	Multimedia\WMP\dotNet\VB
Windows Media Player Sample Digital Media Files and Installer	These are the sample digital media files for the Windows Media Player SDK samples. The file named loader.hta adds the required files to the user's Windows Media Player library.	Multimedia\WMP\media
Windows Media Player Skin Sample	A comprehensive skin sample that demonstrates multiple features.	Multimedia\WMP\skins\bigdrawer
Windows Media Player Skin Logging Sample	Demonstrates how to use a log file to assist in debugging a skin.	Multimedia\WMP\skins\logging
Windows Media Player Skin Playlist Element Sample	Demonstrates code that changes playlist attributes.	Multimedia\WMP\skins\showplay
Windows Media Player Playlist Drawer Sample	Demonstrates how to create a drawer effect by hiding and showing parts of the skin.	Multimedia\WMP\skins\textplay
Windows Media Player Tiny Skin Sample	Demonstrates the minimum coding to produce a skin that plays and stops.	Multimedia\WMP\skins\tiny
Setting the ContentDistributor Attribute Sample	Demonstrates how to use the Windows Media Format SDK to set a value for the WM/ContentDistributor attribute.	Multimedia\wmp\stores\cpp
Windows Media Player Online Store Sample Web Page	Designed to be used in an online store task pane. It demonstrates how to use the download manager to download digital media files to the user's computer.	Multimedia\wmp\stores\html
Windows Media Player Closed Captioning Sample	Demonstrates a simple use of closed captioning in a Web page.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\closecap
Windows Media Player Web Browser Detection Sample	Demonstrates how to detect which version of Windows Media Player is available on the end user's computer and which browser is in use.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\detection
Windows Media Player Web Embedding Sample with Error Handling	Demonstrates how to embed the Player in a web page and provides standard error-handling techniques.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\embedded
Windows Media Player Markers Sample	Demonstrates a simple use of markers.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\markers
Windows Media Player Minimal Web Embedding Sample	Demonstrates the minimum HTML file needed to embed the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in a Web page.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\minocx
Windows Media Player Multiple Audio Language Sample	Demonstrates how to use the multiple audio language feature of the Windows Media format with the Windows Media Player 9 Series or later ActiveX control.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\multilang
Windows Media Player Script Commands Sample	Demonstrates a simple use of script commands in a Web page.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\scriptcom
Windows Media Player URL Flipping Sample	Demonstrates how to do “URL flips” in a Web page. URLs are embedded into a media file and when encountered, will display the Web pages in Microsoft Internet Explorer by using the embedded URLs.	Multimedia\WMP\webpages\urlflip
Portable Device API Sample	This application Demonstrates how to use the Portable Device APIs to work with portable devices. This includes discovering installed portable devices, enumerating device content, modifying content meta-data and transferring content to and from a device.	Multimedia\Wpd\WpdApiSample\cpp
Portable Device API Services Sample	This application Demonstrates how to use the Portable Device APIs to work with portable device services. This includes discovering installed device services, enumerating content under device services, modifying content meta-data and invoking methods on services.	Multimedia\Wpd\

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