"The Windows Installer XML (WiX) platform is a set of tools and specifications that allow you to easily create Windows Installer database files (MSI and MSM)....
The only reason NOT to strong name is if you want your code to not be tied to a particular version of an assembly. You're exactly right - strong name...
... If your .Net application is strong named, then all assemblies used must also be strong named - so you may not have a choice. The drawback is that I think ...
I'll try to do a generic reply to the recent comments. We're "singling out" C# because that is the language we are using, nothing more sinister than that, I...
I agree with you that using Windows Installer isn't straightforward. However, installation has long been a lot more complex than just copying the files into...
Donal -- DriverAccess is for .NET. I am unsure of VS2003 has support for the so-called "Managed Extensions for C++". I have not tested the DriverAccess with...
... That's what I said, "configure the system". ... I've had a look... The Votive part, which provides an IDE for use with Visual Studio, is disabled with the...
... Hi Bob, Thanks for your answer. VS2003 does have support for Managed extensions for c++. The product that I have is "Visual C++ .NET". I may take your...
... I think this might be due to licensing restrictions in the express version. Add-ins are specifically disallowed in the express versions EULA. You can see...
Hi- I gather PulseGuide is a popular topic here. I also understand it will have more elaborate support in future ASCOM, such as a single DualAxis call. Here...
Dear, I am running the latest driver for AP GTO mounts (4.1.25) under ASCOM 4. My mount is a Mach1. The reported site information is incorrect: after a Get ...
... Yes. It looks as though the code, is treating the 'minutes39;, as running westward, though you are east of the meridian!... I hadn't noticed it (am only 8...
Joe -- Here I am, but email is a bit crazy as it's piling up badly due to my reduced hours in Dec. You can call me at 480-396-9700 today (Mon), tomorrow, and...
Hi Frank, I'm not convinced that the dual axis command is necessary, if PulseGuide is synchronous then two commands can be sent concurrently to achieve the ...
I'd generally agree Chris, although I do think it could be useful to have a property for an app to query the driver as to whether the mount is capable of...
Hi Chris- Thanks for the reply. My goal is to get ascom behavior to be as good as it is with direct access to ST4 ports. I'm having troubles because there...
This is only one component of the comparative behavior of using the serial port for mount corrections versus using a guider port. I've tried both, with several...
... tried ... interface ... priority. ... that ... practice I ... still ... probably at ... I am actually writing a guiding app and porting it from ST4/GPUSB...
Bob, No problem. You and I covered the issue on the weekend. Joe _____ From: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob...
Hi Frank- I may not have been clear. What I meant was that most mounts are not able to accept concurrent axis move commands on their control channel, but are...
... not ... channel, ... port ... once, ... as ... single ... of ... some ... your ... that, ... any ... Hi Chris- Well - this is strange because I didn't...
Hi Frank- PulseGuideDualAxis() might have been discussed when these newer methods were being worked out, a few years ago now (and on this list). I don't ...
... So realistically, as a high level ... possibility. ... Yes - that's why I requested: 1) Driver writers be aware of the resulting performance hit on dual- ...
I'm interested in writing an ACOM driver for the Sky Tracker that comes with Starmaster telescopes. I'm a professional programmer who also owns a Starmaster...
... My understanding of the spec is that if the method is implemented this way, it always means that control of the axes is independent. In other words, you...
Chris (et al.) -- I'm sorry to have been offline from this discussion... I work reduced hours during December (while working night shift volunteering for the...
... if ... be ... this ... other ... is ... be ... of ... spec for ... around ... though. ... OK - that does help. If pulseguide is a synch call, it means ...