Posts related to: Windows
Testing a Web Connection COM Server with FoxPro or PowerShell
If you run into problems with a Web Connection COM Server one of the first things you need to do is ensure that the server is properly registered and working on the Windows installation. In this post I look at using both Visual FoxPro and PowerShell to load and test to see whether a Web Connection server is installed and able to return a result.
SSL Vulnerabilities and West Wind Products
In light of today's SSL POODLE vulnerability announcements I've been inundated with questions regarding security in Web Connection and wwHttp. In this post I go over a few of the things to check and whether they affect any of your West Wind products indirectly.
FoxPro EXE DCOM Configuration on 64 Bit Systems
FoxPro 32 bit EXE COM Servers don't show up in the default DCOMCNFG Component Manager. Here's how you can view your DCOM settings for a VFP COM server anyway by viewing the 32 bit DCOM manager.
Determining if a User is an Administrator
With Windows 7 and Vista User Access Control places a number of restrictions on desktop applications. In some scenarios it's simply necessary to override the default behavior and require to run as an administrator. Here's how you can use FoxPro code to quickly check for Admin rights.