All of [WayBack] GetCursorPos, [WayBack] GetCursorInfo and [WayBack] GetKeyState can cause an “Access Denied” (Error code 5) when they do not have permission for the current desktop (for instance the logon desktop when a screen-saver has kicked in).
The easiest way to uninstall the CollabNet SVN Client is running this small script:
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I have long since stopped using the CollabNet-branded version because it’s behind a registration wall. I found Slik SVN as a good alternative. It’s exactly the same command-line client you get from CollabNet, sans the hassle in downloading it.
I hope someone at Embarcadero enters this in QC^w QualityPortal as I’m awaiting Embarcadero response about a security issue there.
For my archive bc.bat it finds Beyond Compare, then starts it with the given command line parameters. It prefers version 4 over version 3 and user settings over system settings:
:begin
@echo off
setlocal
IF /I %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == amd64 goto :x64
IF /I %PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432% == amd64 goto :x64
goto :x86
:x64
:: OS is 64bit
set hkcuBaseKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
set hklmBaseKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
goto :findBC
:x86
:: OS is 32bit
set hkcuBaseKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
set hklmBaseKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
goto :findBC
:findBC
:: https://gist.github.com/rojepp/634908
:: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5369528/windows-batch-reg-query-key-value-to-a-variable-but-do-not-display-error-if-key
set SupportedBeyondCompareVersions=3, 4
for %%v in (%SupportedBeyondCompareVersions%) do (
for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hkcuBaseKey% %%v" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
call :do set bcExe="%%d"
)
)
if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hkcuBaseKey%" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
call :do set bcExe="%%d"
)
if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
for %%v in (%SupportedBeyondCompareVersions%) do (
for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hklmBaseKey% %%v" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
call :do set bcExe="%%d"
)
)
if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hklmBaseKey%" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
call :do set bcExe="%%d"
)
:foundBC
if [%bcExe%]==[] ( echo no bc.exe found in registry) else (
echo bcExe=%bcExe%
if exist %bcExe% start "Beyond Compare" %bcExe% %*
if not exist %bcExe% echo not found: [%bcExe%]
)
:exit
endlocal
:end
goto :eof
:do
::echo %*
call %*
goto :eof
And Stefan Glienke reminded me naming is always hard, so I found back these from a distant past:
There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things — Phil Karlton (bonus variations on the page)Source:[WayBack] TwoHardThings
Note most of the above Links point to (archives of) Delphi 2007 documentation as the behaviour is that old and that the below identifiers were not mentioned in the thread.
The FormatSettings variable was introduced in Delphi XE but only documented in XE2 and up.
Medical devices are still vulnerable, five years after this became public:
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney’s doctors disabled his pacemaker’s wireless capabilities to thwart possible assassination attempts, he said in an interview with CBS’s ̶…
Fixes Null Reference exceptions when parameters or contentType are not populated
To install the Git Credential Manager, download and double-click the GCMW-1.18.1.exe installer. It is that easy, it will even install Git for Windows 2.17.0 and the Microsoft .Net Framework for you if necessary.
moderately soon, hopefully, there will be a minor version release of Git for Windows that will include the updated GCM v1.18.1. [just need more volunteer time for the PR and tests ;-)
That should eliminate the `Fatal: NullReferenceException” but appears not to fix the #1874https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1874 delays. (still to hear from the OP if the issue is definitely the AV, or something elese)
All encryption comes down to a combination of key management and tooling.
With more and more communication projects going on, encryption of the secrets (passwords, API keys, etc) in configuration files, especially the ones that might end up in (sometimes public) repositories will need my attention some day.
My gut feeling is that an asymmetric solution might work best for these kinds of problems.
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 