Archive for November 13th, 2008

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SetWindowsHookEx() – can cause crash problems in Borland / Codegear compilers

I have been working on a soon to be open sourced application for tracking how much time a person spends on the computer (and limits them depending on many factors that an administrator can configure). This time my QA team consists of my family members (all 7).
The idea behind this application is that we allow [...]

I am stunned – Electronic Arts still has quality people in customer service!

**UPDATED February 2009 (see final comments at the bottom)
Recently I blogged regarding the purchase (as well as defects found) in FIFA 08. This game has quickly become one of my favorite games. It is not violent (maybe the players can be a little pushy) and allows for the whole family to play multi-player over our [...]

Codegear ActiveX OCX not loading – Code Download Error: (hr = 8007007f) The specified procedure could not be found. [expand inline functions problem]

[Edited with different findings - see bottom]
This one appears to be related to yet another compiler and/or Codegear / Borland IDE defect. Here is the story: For numerous months we have compiled our ActiveX OCX project and bundled it up in a CAB file with no problems. Recently however with the introduction of automating the [...]