DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs with DataView RowFilter

If you are performing a RowFilter operation from a mulithreaded application on a property that is bound to a grid in the view in you application, you might get an unhandled exception.

You can handle the exception manually with the DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs.

What happens is that while performing the RowFilter from a separate thread than the main one, if it is quick enough to update the property before the thread has completed, it will throw an exception.

A better place to perform the rowfilter is after the thread has completed. Using the background worker, you can perform the filtering in the RunWorkerCompleted()

        Private _ItemsTable As DataView = Nothing
        Public Property ItemsTable As DataView
            Get
                Return _ItemsTable            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DataView)
                _ItemsTable = value
                OnPropertyChanged("ItemsTable")            End Set
        End Property

 Private Sub PickThread_DoWork(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventArgs) Handles PickThread.DoWork

                ItemsTable = connString.FillDataTable("SPName", Nothing).DefaultView                       
   
        End Sub

        Private Sub PickThread_RunWorkerCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs) Handles PickThread.RunWorkerCompleted            

                If Not ItemsTable Is Nothing OrElse Not ItemsTable.Count < 1 Then                   
                            ItemsTable.RowFilter = " Pick = 'T' "                       
                End If

        End Sub

The given key was not present in the dictionary

This can be a pretty generic error message, but one way to find out where it comes from is to look at the exception trace...

One example is that you are only checking if the dataview is nothing and not checking if it contains any rows before you filter it.

Can be confused with XAML binding error.

SystemParameters Screen Resolutions WPF

(From MSDN)
MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeight (MX)
Gets a value that indicates the height, in pixels, of a maximized top-level window on the primary display monitor.

FullPrimaryScreenHeight  (FP)
Gets the height, in pixels, of the client area for a full-screen window on the primary display monitor.

PrimaryScreenWidth (P)
Gets a value that indicates the screen width, in pixels, of the primary display monitor.

VirtualScreenHeight (V)
Gets a value that indicates the height, in pixels, of the virtual screen.
The virtual screen is the bounding rectangle of all display monitors. The VirtualScreenTop and VirtualScreenLeft metrics are the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the virtual screen.

WorkArea (W)
Gets the size of the work area on the primary display monitor.
The work area is the portion of the screen that is not obscured by the system taskbar or by application desktop toolbars.

My screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels * 2 monitors = 3840 x 1080 pixels

(MX)   1936 x 1066
(FP)   1920 x 1028
(P)     1920 x 1080
(V)      3840 x 1080
(W)    1921 x 1051

Remote desktop to my computer: 1680 x 1050 pixels

(MX)   1696 x 1036
(FP)   1680 x 998
(P)     1680 x 1050
(V)     1680 x 1050
(W)    1681 x 1021

    Public Sub UIControllerDisplaySizes()

        MessageBox.Show("MaximizedPrimaryScreenWidth" & ": " & SystemParameters.MaximizedPrimaryScreenWidth & vbNewLine &

                        "MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeight" & ": " & SystemParameters.MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeight & vbNewLine &

                        "FullPrimaryScreenWidth" & ": " & SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenWidth & vbNewLine &

                        "FullPrimaryScreenHeight" & ": " & SystemParameters.FullPrimaryScreenHeight & vbNewLine &

                        "PrimaryScreenWidth" & ": " & SystemParameters.PrimaryScreenWidth & vbNewLine &

                        "PrimaryScreenHeight" & ": " & SystemParameters.PrimaryScreenHeight & vbNewLine &

                        "VirtualScreenWidth" & ": " & SystemParameters.VirtualScreenWidth & vbNewLine &

                        "VirtualScreenHeight" & ": " & SystemParameters.VirtualScreenHeight & vbNewLine &

                        "WorkArea.Width" & ": " & SystemParameters.WorkArea.Width & vbNewLine &

                        "WorkArea.Height" & ": " & SystemParameters.WorkArea.Height & vbNewLine &

                        "IsRemotelyControlled" & ": " & SystemParameters.IsRemotelyControlled & vbNewLine

                        )

    End Sub

Problem with Lync Client Evaluation Expired

If you have had the evaluation version of Lync installed, you might get an error message saying that the evaluation period has ended.

When uninstalling and reinstalling Lync client, the problem persist.

To get around this, navigate to the registry HKLM - Software - Microsoft - Communicator and delete the Registration folder. Then reinstall Lync client

Custom DependecyProperty with Double

Use Nothing when setting default value on a Double in your DependencyProperty


   Public Shared ReadOnly MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeighttProperty As DependencyProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeightt", GetType(Double), GetType(Window1), New PropertyMetadata(Nothing))

    Public Property MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeightt() As Double
        Get
            Return DirectCast(GetValue(MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeighttProperty), Double)
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Double)
            SetValue(MaximizedPrimaryScreenHeighttProperty, value)
        End Set
    End Property

Check LyncClient.GetClient()

Check if Lync client is running on the users computer.

Required DLL's:
 Microsoft.Lync.Model.dll and for some reason Microsoft.Office.Uc.dll might be required for the GetClient not to throw a TypeInitializationException.


LyncClient.GetClient() calls the EnsureOI() method.



private static void EnsureOI()
{
if (s_officeIntegration == null)
{
try
{
if (!IsUISuppressed() && !IsRunning())
{
throw new ClientNotFoundException("The host process is not running", null);
}
s_officeIntegration = (UCOfficeIntegration)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(new Guid("...")));
}
catch (COMException exception)
{
throw GetOCOMException(exception);
}
}
}





//Test if Lync is running and get object
try
{
   _lyncClient = LyncClient.GetClient();
   startClient();
}
catch (ClientNotFoundException ex)
{
   throw new Exception(ex.InnerException.ToString());
}
catch (TypeInitializationException ex)
{
   throw new Exception(ex.InnerException.ToString());
}
catch (NotStartedByUserException ex)
{
   throw new Exception(ex.InnerException.ToString());
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
   throw new Exception(ex.InnerException.ToString());
}

Missing DVD device drive when installing Server 2008 x64 or Windows 7 x64

I have had major problems when trying to install Server 2008 x64 or Windows 7 x64 whene it tells you that a DVD driver is missing.

Many options online to try to resolve this issue has been found, but none of them works.
Some are related to the raid configuration, some related to bad download of the OS and so on... but the real probelm is from Microsoft itself.

Exactly what it is, might be unknown, but the problem only occurs when you try to install a 64 bit version of Server 2008 R2 without SP 1 or Windows 7 without SP1.

All other versions are fine, so if you have Server 2008 SP2 or R2 with SP1 (which you can download now from Microsoft), go ahead and enjoy a problem free (or one less error) installation.