TIPS: Issues while compiling WXWidgets

If you have msys installed & added to the path then WxWidgets failes to compile and you will get the error which starts as follows

if not exist gcc_mswd mkdir gcc_mswd

The easiest solution to resolve is in the command prompt remove all the path folders except windows & mingw paths and then try to recompile in the same command window.

TIPS: Most Important Calls From The RunDll32.exe & Shell32.Dll ...

Most Important Calls From The RunDll32.exe & Shell32.Dll ...

RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,SHFormatDrive',sw_normal

Module	Command	Result
main.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @2	displays the Printers Folder (including Add Printer
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @3	displays the Fonts Folder in Explorer view
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @	displays Power Management Properties
Modem.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL modem.cpl,,add	Runs the Add New Modem wizard
Mmsys.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0	displays the Multimedia/Audio property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1	displays the Multimedia/Video property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2	displays the Multimedia/MIDI property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLLmmsys.cpl,,3	Multimedia/CD Music property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,4	displays the Multimedia/Advanced property pag
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl @1	displays the Sound Properties page
Netcpl.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL netcpl.cpl	displays the Networks properties, Configuration tab
Odbccp32.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL odbccp32.cpl	displays the ODBC32 Data Source Administrator propertie
Shell32.dll	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL {drive:\path\filename}	displays the application/file "Open With" dialog
Password.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL password.cpl	displays the Passwords properties, Change Passwords tab
Powercfg.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL powercfg.cpl	displays the Power Management properties, Power Schemes tab
Intl.cpl	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,0	displays the Regional Settings property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,1	displays the Numbers property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,2	displays the Currency property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,3	displays the Time property page
	rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,4	displays the Date property page
Divers	RUNDLL.EXE rnaui.dll,RnaWizard	Dial-Up Network connection wizard
	RUNDLL.EXE shell,shellexecute	Open Explorer window
	sysdm.cpl,InstallDevice_Rundll	Hardware Installation wizard
	RUNDLL.EXE user,cascadechildwindows	Cascade all windows
	RUNDLL.EXE user,MessageBeep	default beep sound
	RUNDLL.EXE user,repaintscreen	same as F5 in an Explorer window
	RUNDLL.EXE user,setcursorpos	cursor is set to the upper left
	RUNDLL.EXE user,SwapMouseButton	swapping mouse buttons
	RUNDLL.EXE user,tilechildwindows	Tile all windows
	RUNDLL.EXE user,wnetconnectdialog	Map Network drive
	RUNDLL.EXE user,wnetdisconnectdialog	Unmap Network drive
	RUNDLL.EXE user,ExitWindows	Exit Windows
	RUNDLL.EXE user,ExitWindowsExec	Restart Windows
	RUNDLL32.EXE rnaserv,CallerAccess	start Dial-Up Server
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,Control_RunDLL	start Control Panel
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,Control_RunDLL X	"X" = any CPL filename
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,OpenAs_RunDLL	"Open with" dialog box
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,ShellAboutA	About in an Explorer window
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,SHExitWindowsEx X	Exit Windows, where these values apply for X: 1: Exit Windows 2: Reboot PC 4: Close all applications 8: Exit Win and turn-off ATX-compatible PC 0: Restart Windows shell -1: Restart Explorer
	RUNDLL32.EXE shell32,SHFormatDrive	"Format Disk" dialog box
	RUNDLL.EXE krnl386.exe,exitkernel	Exit Windows without prompting

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http://screencasters.heathenx.org/

http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-content/videos/

http://howto.nicubunu.ro/

http://www.microugly.com/inkscape-quickguide/

http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com

http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/

http://www.trazoi.net/tutorials/inkscape

http://www.ioncannon.net/utilities/123/10-tips-for-creating-good-looking-diagrams-using-inkscape

http://www.starfishwebconsulting.co.uk/articles/inkscape-tastic-icons?/tasty_icons

http://aqeeliz.com/2007/03/12/inkscape-tutorial-reflection/

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Tips: wx.Python: Animated Gif in

import wx

import wx.animate # ..\wx\animate.py

class MyPanel(wx.Panel):

""" class MyPanel creates a panel, inherits wx.Panel """

def __init__(self, parent=None):

wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)

self.SetBackgroundColour("white")

ag_fname = r"progress.gif"

self.ag = wx.animate.GIFAnimationCtrl(self, -1, ag_fname, pos=(0, 0), size=(64,64))

self.ag.GetPlayer().UseBackgroundColour(True)

self.ag.Play()

#self.ag.Stop()

if __name__ == '__main__':

app = wx.App(redirect = 0)

frame = MyPanel(None)

frame.Show(True)

app.SetTopWindow(frame)

app.MainLoop()

Tips: Python: Switch in Python

################################################################

# There is no 'Switch' statement in Python, but we can use the following example to simulate switch case.

# We can use dictionary in python to simulate the switch case

################################################################

def f1():

print("Hello f1")

def f2():

print("Hello f2")

funcdict = {

0: f1,

1: f2

}

selection = 1

funcdict.get(selection)()

Tips: Python: Switch in Python

################################################################

# There is no 'Switch' statement in Python, but we can use the following example to simulate switch case.

# We can use dictionary in python to simulate the switch case

################################################################

def f1():

print("Hello f1")

def f2():

print("Hello f2")

funcdict = {

0: f1,

1: f2

}

selection = 1

funcdict.get(selection)()

Tips: Python: How to get the full username in Windows

import win32com,win32com.client,pythoncom

sDomain ="ES"

sUser ="johrim"

sADSPath= sDomain + sUser

oUser=win32com.client.GetObject("WinNT://%s,user" % sADSPath )

print (oUser.FullName)

Tips: VBScript: Get Full NT User Name using VBScript

Set oNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
sDomain = "test"
sUser = "johri"
sADSPath= sDomain & "/" & sUser
Set oUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & sADSPath & ",user")
WScript.Echo oUser.FullName

Tips: Python : wxFormBuilder v3.1.67-beta (Febuary 18, 2010) Python Update

Latest version of wxFormBuilder does not support wxAdditions fully, thus I have updated few XML files to support FlatNotebook & wx.propgrid widgets.

1. Download wx.propgrid and install it.


2. Download the XML.Zip folder and extract it in plugins\wxAdditions\xml folder.


3. Restart the wxformbuilder.

I did not tried to update these files for other widgets but it should be similar.

Tips: Video: convert mov to avi file using ffmpeg

Use the following command to convert .mov file to .avi file.

ffmpeg -i file-name.mov -g 60 -vcodec msmpeg4v2 -acodec pcm_u8 -f avi file-name.avi

Tips: MSI: Save differences between two msi as MST file using ruby & python

Ruby

require 'win32ole'
msiClass = WIN32OLE.new("WindowsInstaller.Installer")
msidb = msiClass.OpenDatabase("C:\\temp\\MountPointGenerator.msi",0)
newmsidb = msiClass.OpenDatabase("C:\\temp\\updatedMountPointGenerator.msi",0)
transform = newmsidb.GenerateTransform(msidb,"c:\\temp\\newtest.mst")

Python

import win32com.client
import os
import sys

msiOpenDatabaseModeReadOnly=0
msidb=r"c:\temp\MountPointGenerator.msi"
msiupdb=r"c:\temp\updatedMountPointGenerator.msi"
mstdb=r"C:\temp\MNPtrans.mst"

installer = win32com.client.Dispatch("WindowsInstaller.Installer")
database = installer.OpenDatabase(msidb, msiOpenDatabaseModeReadOnly)
updatedDB= installer.OpenDatabase(msiupdb , msiOpenDatabaseModeReadOnly)
updatedDB.GenerateTransform(database, mstdb)