From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun  5 21:57:37 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 10:57:37 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] [ win32utils-Feature Requests-25792 ] Create
	a pure Ruby win32-ole library
In-Reply-To: <20090506002938.A2C8318581E9@rubyforge.org>
References: <20090506002938.A2C8318581E9@rubyforge.org>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906051857y561c885frbb312e7bb58822d1@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2009/5/6  <noreply at rubyforge.org>:
> Feature Requests item #25792, was opened at 2009-05-05 17:29
> You can respond by visiting:
> http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=414&aid=25792&group_id=85
>
> Category: None
> Group: None
> Status: Open
> Resolution: None
> Priority: 3
> Submitted By: Daniel Berger (djberg96)
> Assigned to: Nobody (None)
> Summary: Create a pure Ruby win32-ole library
>
> Initial Comment:
> The current Win32OLE library is a C monster, has some bugs, and doesn't have a particularly good interface.
>
> I think a pure Ruby version would be easier to write and maintain, could have a more Ruby-ish interface, and could be installed as a gem instead of people having to wait for the next release of Ruby.
>
As you know, I have implemented a pure Ruby version last month. But
there is no response or comment until now. Are you unhappy with my
work? Do I have labored in vain?

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Fri Jun  5 22:36:11 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:36:11 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] [ win32utils-Feature Requests-25792 ]
	Create	a pure Ruby win32-ole library
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906051857y561c885frbb312e7bb58822d1@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20090506002938.A2C8318581E9@rubyforge.org>
	<aea95bc50906051857y561c885frbb312e7bb58822d1@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <003a01c9e64f$918cabd0$b4a60370$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:58 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] [ win32utils-Feature Requests-25792 ]
> Create a pure Ruby win32-ole library
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/5/6  <noreply at rubyforge.org>:
> > Feature Requests item #25792, was opened at 2009-05-05 17:29
> > You can respond by visiting:
> >
> http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=414&aid=25792&group_id=8
> 5
> >
> > Category: None
> > Group: None
> > Status: Open
> > Resolution: None
> > Priority: 3
> > Submitted By: Daniel Berger (djberg96)
> > Assigned to: Nobody (None)
> > Summary: Create a pure Ruby win32-ole library
> >
> > Initial Comment:
> > The current Win32OLE library is a C monster, has some bugs, and
> doesn't have a particularly good interface.
> >
> > I think a pure Ruby version would be easier to write and maintain,
> could have a more Ruby-ish interface, and could be installed as a gem
> instead of people having to wait for the next release of Ruby.
> >
> As you know, I have implemented a pure Ruby version last month. But
> there is no response or comment until now. Are you unhappy with my
> work? Do I have labored in vain?

Absolutely not! I've just been busy lately working on a side project. I
designed a game and its now going to be published:

http://www.worthingtongames.com/CaesarsGallicWar.html

My work on that is largely over, so I can refocus my efforts on Ruby. :)

I've been working on the pure ruby pr-zlib library, and I wanted to get that
tested and out first. Once I'm done with that, I'm going to start a separate
pure project (pr/win32ole) and create a test suite for that.

Honestly, I didn't expect you to finish it nearly as fast as you did. I
thought I would have more time. :)

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun  5 23:06:36 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 12:06:36 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] [ win32utils-Feature Requests-25792 ] Create
	a pure Ruby win32-ole library
In-Reply-To: <003a01c9e64f$918cabd0$b4a60370$@com>
References: <20090506002938.A2C8318581E9@rubyforge.org>
	<aea95bc50906051857y561c885frbb312e7bb58822d1@mail.gmail.com> 
	<003a01c9e64f$918cabd0$b4a60370$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906052006g6ab239aah92bcd6222b5001d@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Dan,

2009/6/6 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:58 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] [ win32utils-Feature Requests-25792 ]
>> Create a pure Ruby win32-ole library
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/5/6 ?<noreply at rubyforge.org>:
>> > Feature Requests item #25792, was opened at 2009-05-05 17:29
>> > You can respond by visiting:
>> >
>> http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=414&aid=25792&group_id=8
>> 5
>> >
>> > Category: None
>> > Group: None
>> > Status: Open
>> > Resolution: None
>> > Priority: 3
>> > Submitted By: Daniel Berger (djberg96)
>> > Assigned to: Nobody (None)
>> > Summary: Create a pure Ruby win32-ole library
>> >
>> > Initial Comment:
>> > The current Win32OLE library is a C monster, has some bugs, and
>> doesn't have a particularly good interface.
>> >
>> > I think a pure Ruby version would be easier to write and maintain,
>> could have a more Ruby-ish interface, and could be installed as a gem
>> instead of people having to wait for the next release of Ruby.
>> >
>> As you know, I have implemented a pure Ruby version last month. But
>> there is no response or comment until now. Are you unhappy with my
>> work? Do I have labored in vain?
>
> Absolutely not! I've just been busy lately working on a side project. I
> designed a game and its now going to be published:
>
> http://www.worthingtongames.com/CaesarsGallicWar.html
>
> My work on that is largely over, so I can refocus my efforts on Ruby. :)
>
Congratulations! I read your blog. Welcome back to Ruby :)

> I've been working on the pure ruby pr-zlib library, and I wanted to get that
> tested and out first. Once I'm done with that, I'm going to start a separate
> pure project (pr/win32ole) and create a test suite for that.
>
> Honestly, I didn't expect you to finish it nearly as fast as you did. I
> thought I would have more time. :)
>
I think you are more busy now than in Qwest days. :)

BTW, did you know win-user32-ruby
project(http://rubyforge.org/projects/win-user32-ruby/) which is
registered a few days ago by Jerry Fernholz? It is based on win32/api
and aimed to implement user32 APIs. I guess many codes are duplicate
with windows-pr and could be merged into windows-pr. We can co-work
with Jerry in both win32-utils and win-user32-ruby projects. What do
you think about this?

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Tue Jun 16 15:44:31 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:44:31 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
Message-ID: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>

Hi,

I'd like to add TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item) to the win32-taskscheduler
library. Mostly I want it for testing, but it might come in handy for other
people as well.

What's the best way to approach this? Just enumerate the tasks, and check
for the name?

Regards,

Dan




From djberg96 at gmail.com  Tue Jun 16 18:17:25 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:17:25 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Question about TaskScheduler#enum on Vista
Message-ID: <005101c9eed0$3c0fda90$b42f8fb0$@com>

Hi,

When I look at the Task Scheduler app on my Vista laptop, I see 17 active
tasks. However, when I call TaskScheduler#enum I get an empty array.

Is there a role/permissions issue of some kind?

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Tue Jun 16 21:46:57 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:46:57 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to add TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item) to the win32-taskscheduler
> library. Mostly I want it for testing, but it might come in handy for other
> people as well.
>
> What's the best way to approach this? Just enumerate the tasks, and check
> for the name?
>
I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
.job files.

You can write it with ruby like this:

def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
  File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
end

BTW, Do you mind I write pure ruby taskscheduler?

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Tue Jun 16 23:15:18 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:15:18 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:47 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd like to add TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item) to the win32-
> taskscheduler
> > library. Mostly I want it for testing, but it might come in handy for
> other
> > people as well.
> >
> > What's the best way to approach this? Just enumerate the tasks, and
> check
> > for the name?
> >
> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
> .job files.
> 
> You can write it with ruby like this:
> 
> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
>   File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
> end

That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job file
live there, is it?
 
> BTW, Do you mind I write pure ruby taskscheduler?

I don't mind so long as you're not using WMI. I never completed that because
of the restrictions.

Regards,

Dan


From luislavena at gmail.com  Tue Jun 16 23:54:42 2009
From: luislavena at gmail.com (Luis Lavena)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:54:42 -0300
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com> 
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
Message-ID: <71166b3b0906162054g5ceb31b8tf21e128cbaf30024@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Daniel Berger<djberg96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> [...]
>> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
>> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
>> .job files.
>>
>> You can write it with ruby like this:
>>
>> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
>> ? File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
>> end
>
> That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job file
> live there, is it?

Well, on Windows 7 and Vista only list 2 job files for me, and are
google related.

On Windows 7 there is SchTasks which list *lot* of tasks not covered
by Windows\Tasks folder.

>> BTW, Do you mind I write pure ruby taskscheduler?
>
> I don't mind so long as you're not using WMI. I never completed that because
> of the restrictions.
>

I believe there is an API not using instrumentation services, but
quite don't remember. A partner at my old job used to play with it on
Windows 2000. Will check and get back to you.

-- 
Luis Lavena
AREA 17
-
Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry

From phasis at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 00:06:44 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:06:44 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com> 
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com>

2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:47 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'd like to add TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item) to the win32-
>> taskscheduler
>> > library. Mostly I want it for testing, but it might come in handy for
>> other
>> > people as well.
>> >
>> > What's the best way to approach this? Just enumerate the tasks, and
>> check
>> > for the name?
>> >
>> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
>> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
>> .job files.
>>
>> You can write it with ruby like this:
>>
>> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
>> ? File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
>> end
>
> That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job file
> live there, is it?
>
According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310424/en, I think so.

>> BTW, Do you mind I write pure ruby taskscheduler?
>
> I don't mind so long as you're not using WMI. I never completed that because
> of the restrictions.
>
Of course, I mean the literal translation of the current c code.
I like to use the same technique used in pure win32ole ruby code.

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 00:36:47 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:36:47 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <71166b3b0906162054g5ceb31b8tf21e128cbaf30024@mail.gmail.com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com>
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
	<71166b3b0906162054g5ceb31b8tf21e128cbaf30024@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006301c9ef05$3b6f61c0$b24e2540$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Luis Lavena
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:55 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Daniel Berger<djberg96 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> [...]
> >> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
> >> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
> >> .job files.
> >>
> >> You can write it with ruby like this:
> >>
> >> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
> >> ? File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
> >> end
> >
> > That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job
> file
> > live there, is it?
> 
> Well, on Windows 7 and Vista only list 2 job files for me, and are
> google related.
> 
> On Windows 7 there is SchTasks which list *lot* of tasks not covered
> by Windows\Tasks folder.

On my Vista Home Premium laptop I only see a single file called SCHEDLGU.TXT
under C:\Windows\Tasks. It appears to be nothing more than a record of the
Task Scheduler Service.

Regards,

Dan


From djberg96 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 00:47:52 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:47:52 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com>
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:07 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
> devel-
> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:47 PM
> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> >> method
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'd like to add TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item) to the win32-
> >> taskscheduler
> >> > library. Mostly I want it for testing, but it might come in handy
> for
> >> other
> >> > people as well.
> >> >
> >> > What's the best way to approach this? Just enumerate the tasks,
> and
> >> check
> >> > for the name?
> >> >
> >> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
> >> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
> >> .job files.
> >>
> >> You can write it with ruby like this:
> >>
> >> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
> >>   File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
> >> end
> >
> > That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job
> file
> > live there, is it?
> >
> According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310424/en, I think so.
> 
> >> BTW, Do you mind I write pure ruby taskscheduler?
> >
> > I don't mind so long as you're not using WMI. I never completed that
> because
> > of the restrictions.
> >
> Of course, I mean the literal translation of the current c code.
> I like to use the same technique used in pure win32ole ruby code.

I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do it, by all means please go for it!

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 00:56:24 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:56:24 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <006301c9ef05$3b6f61c0$b24e2540$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906161846q1d79483cuf2acbe6db3cd96db@mail.gmail.com> 
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
	<71166b3b0906162054g5ceb31b8tf21e128cbaf30024@mail.gmail.com> 
	<006301c9ef05$3b6f61c0$b24e2540$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906162156k760b3009ja5f15930ade57d03@mail.gmail.com>

2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Luis Lavena
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:55 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Daniel Berger<djberg96 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> [...]
>> >> I think the best way to check taskscheduler item is just go to the
>> >> Scheduled Tasks folder (in most case c:\winodws\tasks) and see the
>> >> .job files.
>> >>
>> >> You can write it with ruby like this:
>> >>
>> >> def TaskScheduler#exists?(work_item)
>> >> ? File.exist?("#{ENV['windir']}\\Tasks\\#{work_item}.job")
>> >> end
>> >
>> > That will work, though I don't think it's a requirement that the .job
>> file
>> > live there, is it?
>>
>> Well, on Windows 7 and Vista only list 2 job files for me, and are
>> google related.
>>
>> On Windows 7 there is SchTasks which list *lot* of tasks not covered
>> by Windows\Tasks folder.
>
> On my Vista Home Premium laptop I only see a single file called SCHEDLGU.TXT
> under C:\Windows\Tasks. It appears to be nothing more than a record of the
> Task Scheduler Service.
>
It's in C:\Windows\System32\Tasks folder without .job extension.

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 12:19:36 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:19:36 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] The dreaded licensing question
Message-ID: <007a01c9ef67$69e0f430$3da2dc90$@com>

Hi all,

So far I have put all of the Win32Utils code (and all of my OSS Ruby stuff,
really) under "Ruby's" license. Ruby's license is a modified version of the
LGPL. I was thinking of switching to Artistic 2.0, which is still "GPL
compatible":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_License
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license-2.0.php
http://www.theperlreview.com/Interviews/allison-randal-artistic-license.html

I like it because it's short and relatively easy to read.

And it held up in US court:

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2008081313212422

What do you think? Does anyone object to switching to Artistic 2.0?

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Wed Jun 17 21:22:41 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:22:41 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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Hi,

2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
<snip>
> I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do it, by all means please go for it!
>
Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 09:24:42 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:24:42 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> <snip>
> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do
> it, by all means please go for it!
> >
> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb

Awesome!

I've got it committed and I'm just doing some formatting on it and adding
some RDoc.

I'll try to get this out as soon as possible.

Regards,

Dan


From djberg96 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 19:04:24 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:04:24 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> <snip>
> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do
> it, by all means please go for it!
> >
> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb

Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
new_work_item method:

memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)

That's segfaulting.

Here's a small sample to demonstrate:

   trigger = {
      'start_year'   => 2011,
      'start_month'  => 4,
      'start_day'    => 11,
      'start_hour'   => 7,
      'start_minute' => 14,
      'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
      'type'         => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
   }

   ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
   ts.save
   ts.activate('foo')

Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.

Regards,

Dan



From phasis at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 20:36:36 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:36:36 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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Hi,

2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >
>> <snip>
>> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do
>> it, by all means please go for it!
>> >
>> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>
> Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
> new_work_item method:
>
> memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>
> That's segfaulting.
>
> Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>
> ? trigger = {
> ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
> ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
> ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
> ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
> ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
> ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
> ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
> ? }
>
> ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
> ? ts.save
> ? ts.activate('foo')
>
> Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>
I works fine with my XP box.
What's your OS and Ruby version?

Regards,
Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 21:05:30 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:05:30 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Heesob Park<phasis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>>> method
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> <snip>
>>> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can do
>>> it, by all means please go for it!
>>> >
>>> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>>> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>>
>> Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
>> new_work_item method:
>>
>> memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>>
>> That's segfaulting.
>>
>> Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>>
>> ? trigger = {
>> ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
>> ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
>> ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
>> ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
>> ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
>> ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
>> ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
>> ? }
>>
>> ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
>> ? ts.save
>> ? ts.activate('foo')
>>
>> Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>>
> I works fine with my XP box.
> What's your OS and Ruby version?

Vista Home Premium
Ruby 1.8.6 p111 (one click)
windows-api 0.3.0
win32-api-1.4.2

Here's the actual message. It's the call at line 756 that's ultimately
causing the issue from what I can tell:

C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-api-0.3.0/lib/windows/api.rb:484:
[BUG] Segmentation fault
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24) [i386-mswin32]

Ideas?

Regards,

Dan

PS - In other news, I messed something up with windows-api and VC++ 9:

c:\Users\djberge\workspace\win32-taskscheduler\lib\win32>ruby9 taskscheduler.rb
c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-api-0.3.0/lib/windows/api.rb:333:in
`initialize': LoadLibrary() function faile
d for 'msvcr90': The specified module could not be found.
(Win32::API::LoadLibraryError)
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-api-0.3.0/lib/windows/api.rb:333:in
`new'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-api-0.3.0/lib/windows/api.rb:333:in
`initialize'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-pr-1.0.5/lib/windows/msvcrt/string.rb:10:in
`new'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-pr-1.0.5/lib/windows/msvcrt/string.rb:10
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`gem_original_require'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`require'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/windows-pr-1.0.5/lib/windows/unicode.rb:2
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`gem_original_require'
        from c:/rubyvc9/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in
`require'
        from taskscheduler.rb:2

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 21:22:06 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:22:06 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
> devel-
> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> >> method
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> <snip>
> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can
> do
> >> it, by all means please go for it!
> >> >
> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
> >
> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
> > new_work_item method:
> >
> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
> >
> > That's segfaulting.
> >
> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
> >
> >   trigger = {
> >      'start_year'   => 2011,
> >      'start_month'  => 4,
> >      'start_day'    => 11,
> >      'start_hour'   => 7,
> >      'start_minute' => 14,
> >      'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
> >      'type'         => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
> >   }
> >
> >   ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
> >   ts.save
> >   ts.activate('foo')
> >
> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
> >
> I works fine with my XP box.
> What's your OS and Ruby version?

Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:

hr != S_OK

to

FAILED(hr)

I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).

Regards,

Dan



From phasis at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 22:49:18 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:49:18 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> devel-
>> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> method
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> <snip>
>> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can
>> do
>> >> it, by all means please go for it!
>> >> >
>> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>> >
>> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
>> > new_work_item method:
>> >
>> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>> >
>> > That's segfaulting.
>> >
>> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>> >
>> > ? trigger = {
>> > ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
>> > ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
>> > ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
>> > ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
>> > ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
>> > ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
>> > ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
>> > ? }
>> >
>> > ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
>> > ? ts.save
>> > ? ts.activate('foo')
>> >
>> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>> >
>> I works fine with my XP box.
>> What's your OS and Ruby version?
>
> Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:
>
> hr != S_OK
>
> to
>
> FAILED(hr)
>
> I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).
>
I checked the code works fine on Windows 2003.
Also I confirmed the error you mentioned is same on Windows 7.
The error means NewWorkItem returns null pointer.

I guess TaskScheduler API is changed on Vista or higher version.

Regards,
Park Heesob

From phasis at gmail.com  Thu Jun 18 23:21:46 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:21:46 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
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2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> devel-
>> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> method
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> <snip>
>> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you can
>> do
>> >> it, by all means please go for it!
>> >> >
>> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>> >
>> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
>> > new_work_item method:
>> >
>> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>> >
>> > That's segfaulting.
>> >
>> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>> >
>> > ? trigger = {
>> > ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
>> > ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
>> > ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
>> > ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
>> > ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
>> > ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
>> > ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
>> > ? }
>> >
>> > ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
>> > ? ts.save
>> > ? ts.activate('foo')
>> >
>> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>> >
>> I works fine with my XP box.
>> What's your OS and Ruby version?
>
> Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:
>
> hr != S_OK
>
> to
>
> FAILED(hr)
>
> I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).
>
I noticed the current taskscheduler implementation is using Task Scheduler 1.0.
In order to work with Vista or later, we should implement a new
version using Task Scheduler 2.0.
The header file for Task Scheduler 2.0 is taskchd.h, whereas for 1.0
is MSTask.h.

Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163350.aspx

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Fri Jun 19 00:23:14 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:23:14 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com>
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	<006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com>	<aea95bc50906171822w19795f54veb6443fe84ad6adb@mail.gmail.com>
	<00d601c9f069$21170980$63451c80$@com>	<aea95bc50906181736i13b30077ja6a1f0ad747ddb5@mail.gmail.com>
	<00dd01c9f07c$5d21ffd0$1765ff70$@com>
	<aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:22 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> method
> 
> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
> devel-
> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
> >> method
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
> >> devel-
> >> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
> >> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a
> TaskScheduler#exists?
> >> >> method
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> <snip>
> >> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you
> can
> >> do
> >> >> it, by all means please go for it!
> >> >> >
> >> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
> >> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
> >> >
> >> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
> >> > new_work_item method:
> >> >
> >> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
> >> >
> >> > That's segfaulting.
> >> >
> >> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
> >> >
> >> >   trigger = {
> >> >      'start_year'   => 2011,
> >> >      'start_month'  => 4,
> >> >      'start_day'    => 11,
> >> >      'start_hour'   => 7,
> >> >      'start_minute' => 14,
> >> >      'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
> >> >      'type'         => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
> >> >   }
> >> >
> >> >   ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
> >> >   ts.save
> >> >   ts.activate('foo')
> >> >
> >> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
> >> >
> >> I works fine with my XP box.
> >> What's your OS and Ruby version?
> >
> > Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:
> >
> > hr != S_OK
> >
> > to
> >
> > FAILED(hr)
> >
> > I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C
> code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument
> is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually
> 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).
> >
> I noticed the current taskscheduler implementation is using Task
> Scheduler 1.0.
> In order to work with Vista or later, we should implement a new
> version using Task Scheduler 2.0.
> The header file for Task Scheduler 2.0 is taskchd.h, whereas for 1.0
> is MSTask.h.

Ok, how would you like to proceed? Should I release the current (pure Ruby) code with a warning regarding Vista or later? Or wait?

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun 19 01:05:10 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:05:10 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com> 
	<aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com> 
	<006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906171822w19795f54veb6443fe84ad6adb@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00d601c9f069$21170980$63451c80$@com>
	<aea95bc50906181736i13b30077ja6a1f0ad747ddb5@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00dd01c9f07c$5d21ffd0$1765ff70$@com>
	<aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906182205t77179cbds4efdc6ed07837ba4@mail.gmail.com>

2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:22 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> devel-
>> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
>> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> method
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> >> devel-
>> >> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>> >> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a
>> TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> >> method
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> <snip>
>> >> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you
>> can
>> >> do
>> >> >> it, by all means please go for it!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>> >> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>> >> >
>> >> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
>> >> > new_work_item method:
>> >> >
>> >> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>> >> >
>> >> > That's segfaulting.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>> >> >
>> >> > ? trigger = {
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
>> >> > ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
>> >> > ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
>> >> > ? }
>> >> >
>> >> > ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
>> >> > ? ts.save
>> >> > ? ts.activate('foo')
>> >> >
>> >> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>> >> >
>> >> I works fine with my XP box.
>> >> What's your OS and Ruby version?
>> >
>> > Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:
>> >
>> > hr != S_OK
>> >
>> > to
>> >
>> > FAILED(hr)
>> >
>> > I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C
>> code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument
>> is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually
>> 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).
>> >
>> I noticed the current taskscheduler implementation is using Task
>> Scheduler 1.0.
>> In order to work with Vista or later, we should implement a new
>> version using Task Scheduler 2.0.
>> The header file for Task Scheduler 2.0 is taskchd.h, whereas for 1.0
>> is MSTask.h.
>
> Ok, how would you like to proceed? Should I release the current (pure Ruby) code with a warning regarding Vista or later? Or wait?
>
It is up to you. I don't mind whether you release it or not.

Regards,

Park Heesob

From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun 19 04:36:03 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:36:03 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com> 
	<aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com> 
	<006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906171822w19795f54veb6443fe84ad6adb@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00d601c9f069$21170980$63451c80$@com>
	<aea95bc50906181736i13b30077ja6a1f0ad747ddb5@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00dd01c9f07c$5d21ffd0$1765ff70$@com>
	<aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906190136xd94680dodbc9321659e8a5b@mail.gmail.com>

2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:22 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> method
>>
>> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> devel-
>> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM
>> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> method
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> 2009/6/19 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
>> >> devel-
>> >> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:23 PM
>> >> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a
>> TaskScheduler#exists?
>> >> >> method
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2009/6/17 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> <snip>
>> >> >> > I thought it would be problematic because it's C++, but if you
>> can
>> >> do
>> >> >> it, by all means please go for it!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> Here is a pure ruby win32-taskscheduler.
>> >> >> http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler.rb
>> >> >
>> >> > Looks like there's a bug in line 756 (in the file in CVS) in the
>> >> > new_work_item method:
>> >> >
>> >> > memcpy(lpVtbl, @pITask, 4)
>> >> >
>> >> > That's segfaulting.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's a small sample to demonstrate:
>> >> >
>> >> > ? trigger = {
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_year' ? => 2011,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_month' ?=> 4,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_day' ? ?=> 11,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_hour' ? => 7,
>> >> > ? ? ?'start_minute' => 14,
>> >> > ? ? ?'trigger_type' => TaskScheduler::DAILY,
>> >> > ? ? ?'type' ? ? ? ? => { 'days_interval' => 1 }
>> >> > ? }
>> >> >
>> >> > ? ts = Win32::TaskScheduler.new('foo', trigger)
>> >> > ? ts.save
>> >> > ? ts.activate('foo')
>> >> >
>> >> > Hopefully I didn't accidentally introduce it.
>> >> >
>> >> I works fine with my XP box.
>> >> What's your OS and Ruby version?
>> >
>> > Quick followup. One of the things I changed was:
>> >
>> > hr != S_OK
>> >
>> > to
>> >
>> > FAILED(hr)
>> >
>> > I thought it looked a little nicer and it more closely follows the C
>> code. But the FAILED() macro method only checks to see if its argument
>> is less than 0. When I inspected the hr variable, it's actually
>> 2147942480 (The operation completed successfully).
>> >
>> I noticed the current taskscheduler implementation is using Task
>> Scheduler 1.0.
>> In order to work with Vista or later, we should implement a new
>> version using Task Scheduler 2.0.
>> The header file for Task Scheduler 2.0 is taskchd.h, whereas for 1.0
>> is MSTask.h.
>
> Ok, how would you like to proceed? Should I release the current (pure Ruby) code with a warning regarding Vista or later? Or wait?
>
Good news is Task Sheduler 2.0 fully supports Scripting.
Thus an implementation using win32ole is easy.

Here is a sample for enumerating tasks:

#---------------------------------------------------------
# This sample enumerates through the tasks on the local computer and
# displays their name and state.
#---------------------------------------------------------
require 'win32ole'

# Create the TaskService object.
service =  WIN32OLE.new("Schedule.Service")
service.Connect()

# Get the task folder that contains the tasks.
rootFolder = service.GetFolder("\\")

taskCollection = rootFolder.GetTasks(0)

numberOfTasks = taskCollection.Count

if numberOfTasks == 0
    puts "No tasks are registered."
else
    puts "Number of tasks registered: #{numberOfTasks}"

    taskCollection.each do |registeredTask|
        puts "Task Name: #{registeredTask.Name}"

        case registeredTask.State
            when "0"
                taskState = "Unknown"
            when "1"
                taskState = "Disabled"
            when "2"
                taskState = "Queued"
            when "3"
                taskState = "Ready"
            when "4"
                taskState = "Running"
        end

        puts "    Task State: #{taskState}"
    end
  end


Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Fri Jun 19 16:52:07 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:52:07 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906190136xd94680dodbc9321659e8a5b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>	<005901c9eef9$d8d95940$8a8c0bc0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906162106o3707f76gfb52a39217d0b11e@mail.gmail.com>
	<006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com>	<aea95bc50906171822w19795f54veb6443fe84ad6adb@mail.gmail.com>
	<00d601c9f069$21170980$63451c80$@com>	<aea95bc50906181736i13b30077ja6a1f0ad747ddb5@mail.gmail.com>
	<00dd01c9f07c$5d21ffd0$1765ff70$@com>	<aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com>
	<00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906190136xd94680dodbc9321659e8a5b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00ee01c9f11f$d1624b90$7426e2b0$@com>

Hi,

<snip>

> > Ok, how would you like to proceed? Should I release the current (pure
> Ruby) code with a warning regarding Vista or later? Or wait?
> >
> Good news is Task Sheduler 2.0 fully supports Scripting.
> Thus an implementation using win32ole is easy.
> 
> Here is a sample for enumerating tasks:
> 
> #---------------------------------------------------------
> # This sample enumerates through the tasks on the local computer and
> # displays their name and state.
> #---------------------------------------------------------
> require 'win32ole'
> 
> # Create the TaskService object.
> service =  WIN32OLE.new("Schedule.Service")
> service.Connect()
> 
> # Get the task folder that contains the tasks.
> rootFolder = service.GetFolder("\\")
> 
> taskCollection = rootFolder.GetTasks(0)
> 
> numberOfTasks = taskCollection.Count
> 
> if numberOfTasks == 0
>     puts "No tasks are registered."
> else
>     puts "Number of tasks registered: #{numberOfTasks}"
> 
>     taskCollection.each do |registeredTask|
>         puts "Task Name: #{registeredTask.Name}"
> 
>         case registeredTask.State
>             when "0"
>                 taskState = "Unknown"
>             when "1"
>                 taskState = "Disabled"
>             when "2"
>                 taskState = "Queued"
>             when "3"
>                 taskState = "Ready"
>             when "4"
>                 taskState = "Running"
>         end
> 
>         puts "    Task State: #{taskState}"
>     end
>   end

Ok, cool. I went ahead and released 0.2.0 without Vista support for now. Version 0.3.0 will support Vista and use win32ole behind the scenes.

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun 19 23:42:12 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:42:12 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Implementing a TaskScheduler#exists? method
In-Reply-To: <00ee01c9f11f$d1624b90$7426e2b0$@com>
References: <004a01c9eeba$e09cccf0$a1d666d0$@com>
	<006701c9ef06$c74f8750$55ee95f0$@com> 
	<aea95bc50906171822w19795f54veb6443fe84ad6adb@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00d601c9f069$21170980$63451c80$@com>
	<aea95bc50906181736i13b30077ja6a1f0ad747ddb5@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00dd01c9f07c$5d21ffd0$1765ff70$@com>
	<aea95bc50906182021m50cd3b84m6c523f7cd34225c2@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00de01c9f095$ab908ba0$02b1a2e0$@com>
	<aea95bc50906190136xd94680dodbc9321659e8a5b@mail.gmail.com> 
	<00ee01c9f11f$d1624b90$7426e2b0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906192042u4f767f49j8348ef9deace1275@mail.gmail.com>

HI,

2009/6/20 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> <snip>
>
>> > Ok, how would you like to proceed? Should I release the current (pure
>> Ruby) code with a warning regarding Vista or later? Or wait?
>> >
>> Good news is Task Sheduler 2.0 fully supports Scripting.
>> Thus an implementation using win32ole is easy.
>>
>> Here is a sample for enumerating tasks:
>>
>> #---------------------------------------------------------
>> # This sample enumerates through the tasks on the local computer and
>> # displays their name and state.
>> #---------------------------------------------------------
>> require 'win32ole'
>>
>> # Create the TaskService object.
>> service = ?WIN32OLE.new("Schedule.Service")
>> service.Connect()
>>
>> # Get the task folder that contains the tasks.
>> rootFolder = service.GetFolder("\\")
>>
>> taskCollection = rootFolder.GetTasks(0)
>>
>> numberOfTasks = taskCollection.Count
>>
>> if numberOfTasks == 0
>> ? ? puts "No tasks are registered."
>> else
>> ? ? puts "Number of tasks registered: #{numberOfTasks}"
>>
>> ? ? taskCollection.each do |registeredTask|
>> ? ? ? ? puts "Task Name: #{registeredTask.Name}"
>>
>> ? ? ? ? case registeredTask.State
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? when "0"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? taskState = "Unknown"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? when "1"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? taskState = "Disabled"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? when "2"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? taskState = "Queued"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? when "3"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? taskState = "Ready"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? when "4"
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? taskState = "Running"
>> ? ? ? ? end
>>
>> ? ? ? ? puts " ? ?Task State: #{taskState}"
>> ? ? end
>> ? end
>
> Ok, cool. I went ahead and released 0.2.0 without Vista support for now. Version 0.3.0 will support Vista and use win32ole behind the scenes.
>
Ok, I made taskscheduler version 2.0 and it is available at
http://121.78.227.9/win32-taskscheduler/taskscheduler2.rb

As you know, some operations need Administration right and some
operations need password.

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Sun Jun 21 23:46:42 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:46:42 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] No more anonymous tracker posts
Message-ID: <015401c9f2ec$10580f60$31082e20$@com>

All,

Just a quick note. Due to some recent spam on the trackers I no longer allow
anonymous tracker posts. So, if anyone ever asks, you'll know why.

Regards,

Dan


From djberg96 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 12:25:27 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:25:27 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
Message-ID: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>

Hi,

I tried this with a version of Ruby I built with VC++ 2008:

irb(main):005:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcrt')
=> #<Win32::API:0x4774684>

irb(main):006:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcr90')
Win32::API::LoadLibraryError: LoadLibrary() function failed for 'msvcr90':
The specified module could not be found.
        from (irb):6:in `initialize'
        from (irb):6:in `new'
        from (irb):6

Do I have an environment issue? Do we need to revisit windows-api with
regards to how it sets MSVCRT_DLL?

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 21:28:13 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:28:13 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
In-Reply-To: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>
References: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I tried this with a version of Ruby I built with VC++ 2008:
>
> irb(main):005:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcrt')
> => #<Win32::API:0x4774684>
>
> irb(main):006:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcr90')
> Win32::API::LoadLibraryError: LoadLibrary() function failed for 'msvcr90':
> The specified module could not be found.
> ? ? ? ?from (irb):6:in `initialize'
> ? ? ? ?from (irb):6:in `new'
> ? ? ? ?from (irb):6
>
> Do I have an environment issue? Do we need to revisit windows-api with
> regards to how it sets MSVCRT_DLL?
>
I remember I saw almost same issue a few years ago :)

MSVCR90.dll is not installed in system32, but in the side-by-side
folder, hence the manifest is required.

Create 'ruby.exe.manifest' in the ruby's bin folder like this:
mt -inputresource:ruby.exe;2 -out:ruby.exe.manifest


Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 22:49:06 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:49:06 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>
	<aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <01d501c9f53f$83e07580$8ba16080$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:28 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried this with a version of Ruby I built with VC++ 2008:
> >
> > irb(main):005:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcrt')
> > => #<Win32::API:0x4774684>
> >
> > irb(main):006:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcr90')
> > Win32::API::LoadLibraryError: LoadLibrary() function failed for
> 'msvcr90':
> > The specified module could not be found.
> >        from (irb):6:in `initialize'
> >        from (irb):6:in `new'
> >        from (irb):6
> >
> > Do I have an environment issue? Do we need to revisit windows-api
> with
> > regards to how it sets MSVCRT_DLL?
> >
> I remember I saw almost same issue a few years ago :)
> 
> MSVCR90.dll is not installed in system32, but in the side-by-side
> folder, hence the manifest is required.
> 
> Create 'ruby.exe.manifest' in the ruby's bin folder like this:
> mt -inputresource:ruby.exe;2 -out:ruby.exe.manifest

The ruby.exe.manifest *does* exist. I checked. It's also checked in the windows-api code:

   # With Microsoft Visual C++ 8 and later users should use the associated
   # DLL instead of msvcrt directly, if possible.
   if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
      if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1].to_i >= 80 &&
         File.exists?(File.join(CONFIG['bindir'], 'ruby.exe.manifest'))
      then
         MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcr' + CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
      else
         MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
      end
   else
      MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
   end

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 23:19:46 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:19:46 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
In-Reply-To: <01d501c9f53f$83e07580$8ba16080$@com>
References: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>
	<aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com> 
	<01d501c9f53f$83e07580$8ba16080$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906242019x516a368bm621161e633b8a11c@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
>> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:28 PM
>> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
>> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I tried this with a version of Ruby I built with VC++ 2008:
>> >
>> > irb(main):005:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcrt')
>> > => #<Win32::API:0x4774684>
>> >
>> > irb(main):006:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcr90')
>> > Win32::API::LoadLibraryError: LoadLibrary() function failed for
>> 'msvcr90':
>> > The specified module could not be found.
>> > ? ? ? ?from (irb):6:in `initialize'
>> > ? ? ? ?from (irb):6:in `new'
>> > ? ? ? ?from (irb):6
>> >
>> > Do I have an environment issue? Do we need to revisit windows-api
>> with
>> > regards to how it sets MSVCRT_DLL?
>> >
>> I remember I saw almost same issue a few years ago :)
>>
>> MSVCR90.dll is not installed in system32, but in the side-by-side
>> folder, hence the manifest is required.
>>
>> Create 'ruby.exe.manifest' in the ruby's bin folder like this:
>> mt -inputresource:ruby.exe;2 -out:ruby.exe.manifest
>
> The ruby.exe.manifest *does* exist. I checked. It's also checked in the windows-api code:
>
> ? # With Microsoft Visual C++ 8 and later users should use the associated
> ? # DLL instead of msvcrt directly, if possible.
> ? if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
> ? ? ?if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1].to_i >= 80 &&
> ? ? ? ? File.exists?(File.join(CONFIG['bindir'], 'ruby.exe.manifest'))
> ? ? ?then
> ? ? ? ? MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcr' + CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
> ? ? ?else
> ? ? ? ? MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
> ? ? ?end
> ? else
> ? ? ?MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
> ? end
>
Did you install ruby binary and Microsoft Visual C++ 8 on the same computer?
If not, Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest and msvcr90.dll must exist on the
ruby bin folder.

Regards,

Park Heesob

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Thu Jun 25 00:11:13 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:11:13 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
In-Reply-To: <aea95bc50906242019x516a368bm621161e633b8a11c@mail.gmail.com>
References: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>	<aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com>
	<01d501c9f53f$83e07580$8ba16080$@com>
	<aea95bc50906242019x516a368bm621161e633b8a11c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <01d801c9f54a$fc972a40$f5c57ec0$@com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-devel-
> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:20 PM
> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: win32utils-devel-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:win32utils-
> devel-
> >> bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Heesob Park
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:28 PM
> >> To: Development and ideas for win32utils projects
> >> Subject: Re: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs
> msvcrXX
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> 2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I tried this with a version of Ruby I built with VC++ 2008:
> >> >
> >> > irb(main):005:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcrt')
> >> > => #<Win32::API:0x4774684>
> >> >
> >> > irb(main):006:0> strlen = API.new('strlen', 'P', 'L', 'msvcr90')
> >> > Win32::API::LoadLibraryError: LoadLibrary() function failed for
> >> 'msvcr90':
> >> > The specified module could not be found.
> >> >        from (irb):6:in `initialize'
> >> >        from (irb):6:in `new'
> >> >        from (irb):6
> >> >
> >> > Do I have an environment issue? Do we need to revisit windows-api
> >> with
> >> > regards to how it sets MSVCRT_DLL?
> >> >
> >> I remember I saw almost same issue a few years ago :)
> >>
> >> MSVCR90.dll is not installed in system32, but in the side-by-side
> >> folder, hence the manifest is required.
> >>
> >> Create 'ruby.exe.manifest' in the ruby's bin folder like this:
> >> mt -inputresource:ruby.exe;2 -out:ruby.exe.manifest
> >
> > The ruby.exe.manifest *does* exist. I checked. It's also checked in
> the windows-api code:
> >
> >   # With Microsoft Visual C++ 8 and later users should use the
> associated
> >   # DLL instead of msvcrt directly, if possible.
> >   if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
> >      if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1].to_i >= 80 &&
> >         File.exists?(File.join(CONFIG['bindir'],
> 'ruby.exe.manifest'))
> >      then
> >         MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcr' + CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
> >      else
> >         MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
> >      end
> >   else
> >      MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
> >   end
> >
> Did you install ruby binary and Microsoft Visual C++ 8 on the same
> computer?

Yes.

> If not, Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest and msvcr90.dll must exist on the
> ruby bin folder.

I must have a path issue.

Regards,

Dan


From phasis at gmail.com  Thu Jun 25 00:45:52 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:45:52 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Possible problem with msvcrt vs msvcrXX
In-Reply-To: <01d801c9f54a$fc972a40$f5c57ec0$@com>
References: <01b901c9f4e8$641c0e00$2c542a00$@com>
	<aea95bc50906241828k4063d70cg4bce2a34e312082e@mail.gmail.com> 
	<01d501c9f53f$83e07580$8ba16080$@com>
	<aea95bc50906242019x516a368bm621161e633b8a11c@mail.gmail.com> 
	<01d801c9f54a$fc972a40$f5c57ec0$@com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906242145n2677626ag8b39c5a3574891e9@mail.gmail.com>

2009/6/25 Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
>
>> > The ruby.exe.manifest *does* exist. I checked. It's also checked in
>> the windows-api code:
>> >
>> > ? # With Microsoft Visual C++ 8 and later users should use the
>> associated
>> > ? # DLL instead of msvcrt directly, if possible.
>> > ? if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
>> > ? ? ?if CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1].to_i >= 80 &&
>> > ? ? ? ? File.exists?(File.join(CONFIG['bindir'],
>> 'ruby.exe.manifest'))
>> > ? ? ?then
>> > ? ? ? ? MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcr' + CONFIG['host_os'].split('_')[1]
>> > ? ? ?else
>> > ? ? ? ? MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
>> > ? ? ?end
>> > ? else
>> > ? ? ?MSVCRT_DLL = 'msvcrt'
>> > ? end
>> >
>> Did you install ruby binary and Microsoft Visual C++ 8 on the same
>> computer?
>
> Yes.
>
>> If not, Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest and msvcr90.dll must exist on the
>> ruby bin folder.
>
> I must have a path issue.
>
That's odd. Did you build ruby with non default compiler option?

Both ruby.exe and msvcr90-ruby18.dll have dependency with msvcr90.dll.
You can check with "dumpbin /imports ruby.exe"

If you have a path issue, ruby.exe and irb should failed to run.


Regards,

Park Heesob

From waldo1979 at gmail.com  Fri Jun 26 02:53:55 2009
From: waldo1979 at gmail.com (Robert Clugston)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:53:55 -0700
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Debugging Segmentation Faults
Message-ID: <30A6915F-F438-409F-91DB-5F3AD8200631@gmail.com>

All, I'm attempting to perform a remote registry query using win32- 
api. For some reason the last call to "RegQueryValueEx" is causing a  
segmentation fault. Any suggestions on how to resolve and/or debug  
this issue?

 >ruby win32.rb
win32.rb:127: [BUG] Segmentation fault
ruby 1.8.6 (2008-08-11) [i386-mswin32]


This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an  
unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.
 >Exit code: 3

<!-- START CODE SNIPPET -->
require "win32/api"
require "windows/registry"
include Win32
require "dl"

class Win32APIExample
         def initialize
  	    @aKEY_QUERY_VALUE = 0x1
   	    @aKEY_SET_VALUE = 0x2
     	    @aKEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0x3
         end

         def remotereg
           machine = "\\\\myhost"

           #http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315586

           ############################
           ## Connect to the remote registry service
           #RegConnectRegistry
           # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724840(VS. 
85).aspx
           phkResult = 0.chr * 4
           regConnectRegistry =  
API.new('RegConnectRegistry','PLP','L','advapi32')
           returncode = regConnectRegistry.call(machine,  
Windows::Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, phkResult)

           if returncode != Windows::Error::ERROR_SUCCESS
             puts "AN ERROR OCCURRED"
             return
           end

           phkResult = phkResult.unpack('L').first

           ###########################
           ## Open a handle to the specified Registry node
           #RegOpenKeyEx
           #http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724897(VS.85).aspx
           hKey = 0.chr * 4
           regOpenKeyEx = API.new('RegOpenKeyEx','PSLLP','L','advapi32')
           returncode = regOpenKeyEx.call(phkResult,"HARDWARE\ 
\DESCRIPTION\\System",0, at aKEY_QUERY_VALUE, hKey)

           if returncode != Windows::Error::ERROR_SUCCESS
             puts "AN ERROR OCCURRED"
             return
           end

           hKey = hKey.unpack('L').first


           ###########################
           ## GET the value of the specificed registry key
           #RegQueryValueEx
           #http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724911(VS.85).aspx
           lpData = 0.chr * 8192
           lpcbData = [lpData.length].pack('L')

           regQueryValueEx = API.new('	','PSVLPP','L','advapi32')
           returncode = regQueryValueEx.call(hKey,  
"SystemBIOSVersion", nil, Windows::Registry::REG_MULTI_SZ, lpData,  
lpcbData)

         end
end

if __FILE__ == $0
         b = Win32APIExample.new()
         puts b.remotereg
end
<!-- END CODE SNIPPET -->

From phasis at gmail.com  Fri Jun 26 03:28:57 2009
From: phasis at gmail.com (Heesob Park)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:57 +0900
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] Debugging Segmentation Faults
In-Reply-To: <30A6915F-F438-409F-91DB-5F3AD8200631@gmail.com>
References: <30A6915F-F438-409F-91DB-5F3AD8200631@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <aea95bc50906260028y30c8a431p38d3d147d95c9f60@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2009/6/26 Robert Clugston <waldo1979 at gmail.com>:
> All, I'm attempting to perform a remote registry query using win32-api. For
> some reason the last call to "RegQueryValueEx" is causing a segmentation
> fault. Any suggestions on how to resolve and/or debug this issue?
>
>>ruby win32.rb
> win32.rb:127: [BUG] Segmentation fault
> ruby 1.8.6 (2008-08-11) [i386-mswin32]
>
>
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
> way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>>Exit code: 3
>
> <!-- START CODE SNIPPET -->
> require "win32/api"
> require "windows/registry"
> include Win32
> require "dl"
>
> class Win32APIExample
> ? ? ? ?def initialize
> ? ? ? ? ? ?@aKEY_QUERY_VALUE = 0x1
> ? ? ? ? ? ?@aKEY_SET_VALUE = 0x2
> ? ? ? ? ? ?@aKEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0x3
> ? ? ? ?end
>
> ? ? ? ?def remotereg
> ? ? ? ? ?machine = "\\\\myhost"
>
> ? ? ? ? ?#http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315586
>
> ? ? ? ? ?############################
> ? ? ? ? ?## Connect to the remote registry service
> ? ? ? ? ?#RegConnectRegistry
> ? ? ? ? ?# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724840(VS.85).aspx
> ? ? ? ? ?phkResult = 0.chr * 4
> ? ? ? ? ?regConnectRegistry =
> API.new('RegConnectRegistry','PLP','L','advapi32')
> ? ? ? ? ?returncode = regConnectRegistry.call(machine,
> Windows::Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, phkResult)
>
> ? ? ? ? ?if returncode != Windows::Error::ERROR_SUCCESS
> ? ? ? ? ? ?puts "AN ERROR OCCURRED"
> ? ? ? ? ? ?return
> ? ? ? ? ?end
>
> ? ? ? ? ?phkResult = phkResult.unpack('L').first
>
> ? ? ? ? ?###########################
> ? ? ? ? ?## Open a handle to the specified Registry node
> ? ? ? ? ?#RegOpenKeyEx
> ? ? ? ? ?#http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724897(VS.85).aspx
> ? ? ? ? ?hKey = 0.chr * 4
> ? ? ? ? ?regOpenKeyEx = API.new('RegOpenKeyEx','PSLLP','L','advapi32')
> ? ? ? ? ?returncode =
> regOpenKeyEx.call(phkResult,"HARDWARE\\DESCRIPTION\\System",0, at aKEY_QUERY_VALUE,
> hKey)
>
> ? ? ? ? ?if returncode != Windows::Error::ERROR_SUCCESS
> ? ? ? ? ? ?puts "AN ERROR OCCURRED"
> ? ? ? ? ? ?return
> ? ? ? ? ?end
>
> ? ? ? ? ?hKey = hKey.unpack('L').first
>
>
> ? ? ? ? ?###########################
> ? ? ? ? ?## GET the value of the specificed registry key
> ? ? ? ? ?#RegQueryValueEx
> ? ? ? ? ?#http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724911(VS.85).aspx
> ? ? ? ? ?lpData = 0.chr * 8192
> ? ? ? ? ?lpcbData = [lpData.length].pack('L')
>
> ? ? ? ? ?regQueryValueEx = API.new(' ? ','PSVLPP','L','advapi32')
> ? ? ? ? ?returncode = regQueryValueEx.call(hKey, "SystemBIOSVersion", nil,
> Windows::Registry::REG_MULTI_SZ, lpData, lpcbData)
>
> ? ? ? ?end
> end
>
> if __FILE__ == $0
> ? ? ? ?b = Win32APIExample.new()
> ? ? ? ?puts b.remotereg
> end
> <!-- END CODE SNIPPET -->

The 4th parameter is not an input but a ouput parameter.

The following line
         regQueryValueEx = API.new('   ','PSVLPP','L','advapi32')
         returncode = regQueryValueEx.call(hKey, "SystemBIOSVersion",
nil, Windows::Registry::REG_MULTI_SZ, lpData, lpcbData)
should be
         regQueryValueEx = API.new('RegQueryValueEx','PSPPPP','L','advapi32')
         returncode = regQueryValueEx.call(hKey, "SystemBIOSVersion",
nil, nil, lpData, lpcbData)
	 lpData[0,lpcbData.unpack('L').first].strip


Regards,

Park Heesob

From pawlowski at vivisimo.com  Mon Jun 29 14:39:29 2009
From: pawlowski at vivisimo.com (Peter Pawlowski)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:39:29 -0400
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] building ruby 1.8.7 in windows 64-bit
	environment?
Message-ID: <4A490A61.80601@vivisimo.com>

Hello,

I'm having difficulty in trying to figure out how to handle building 
ruby in a 64-bit Windows environment.

So far I have been able to build ruby in Windows using nmake on the 
command line. I have played with 1.8.7 and 1.9.1.

Version 1.9.1 seems to support building with a target platform of 64-bit 
Windows, however 1.8.7 does not. So, one possible solution for me is to 
use ruby 1.9.1. The problem is that I need to run rails and some other 
common gems, but these don't seem to support 1.9.1 yet.

I need to compile in 64-bit mode because I am integrating this into a 
much larger software platform that is all built in 64-bit. There isn't 
really a way to work around this.

Can anyone help with an idea of whether or not this is possible?

Or references to information I can find elsewhere?

One thread I was able to find on this mailing list was helpful, pointing 
to the fact that the 64-bit compiler doesn't support __asm directives:

http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/win32utils-devel/2008-November/001304.html


I haven't been able to find much useful information on the web about 
this issue (maybe I'm not searching for the right things?), so any help 
you might be able to provide would be extremely useful.

thanks so much,

Peter Pawlowski

From luislavena at gmail.com  Mon Jun 29 17:41:50 2009
From: luislavena at gmail.com (Luis Lavena)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:50 -0300
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] building ruby 1.8.7 in windows 64-bit
	environment?
In-Reply-To: <4A490A61.80601@vivisimo.com>
References: <4A490A61.80601@vivisimo.com>
Message-ID: <71166b3b0906291441o223d6640n8f8ab80a895e4de4@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Peter Pawlowski<pawlowski at vivisimo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having difficulty in trying to figure out how to handle building ruby in
> a 64-bit Windows environment.
>

1.8.x will not build on 64bits Windows, that was Ruby-core answer about it.

Only 1.9 is prepared to handled 64bits properly.

> So far I have been able to build ruby in Windows using nmake on the command
> line. I have played with 1.8.7 and 1.9.1.
>
> Version 1.9.1 seems to support building with a target platform of 64-bit
> Windows, however 1.8.7 does not. So, one possible solution for me is to use
> ruby 1.9.1. The problem is that I need to run rails and some other common
> gems, but these don't seem to support 1.9.1 yet.
>

See above answer.

> I need to compile in 64-bit mode because I am integrating this into a much
> larger software platform that is all built in 64-bit. There isn't really a
> way to work around this.
>

Well, that is not 100% true. Unless you need to load ruby as DLL from
a 64bits process, you're not forced to have Ruby as 64bits, 32bits
process can run side-by-side thanks to SysWOW64.

> Can anyone help with an idea of whether or not this is possible?
>

Not possible for 1.8 line of code.

> Or references to information I can find elsewhere?

Search at ruby-core, this was raised a few months ago.

> One thread I was able to find on this mailing list was helpful, pointing to
> the fact that the 64-bit compiler doesn't support __asm directives:
>
> http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/win32utils-devel/2008-November/001304.html
>
>
> I haven't been able to find much useful information on the web about this
> issue (maybe I'm not searching for the right things?), so any help you might
> be able to provide would be extremely useful.

No, there isn't much information, sorry.

Please review my statement before about 32bits running side-by-side
with 64bits. Unless you need to certificate 64bits installers (for
Windows Logo) or calling ruby as library form 64bits process, then you
don't need 64bits Ruby.

>
> thanks so much,
>
> Peter Pawlowski

Regards,
-- 
Luis Lavena
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Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry

From djberg96 at gmail.com  Tue Jun 30 20:51:57 2009
From: djberg96 at gmail.com (Daniel Berger)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:51:57 -0600
Subject: [Win32utils-devel] win32-service 0.7.0
Message-ID: <6037b70c0906301751m1a224bf8vf93ee1bcfc6b9c3c@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Just a quick heads up that I'll be releasing win32-service 0.7.0
tonight. I bumped the version because of an interface change I made to
Service.create and Service.configure. There were bug fixes for both
daemon.c and service.rb, too.

However, I have still not converted the Daemon class to pure Ruby. I
haven't forgotten the code you wrote Heesob, or the issues that
Patrick and Luis brought up. I just want to get this release out
before I start converting the code. I'm also still debating whether or
not we should declare 1.9.x and/or JRuby as the required
implementation.

Regards,

Dan