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Jul 3, 2007
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If the system says that an embedded string could not be converted from Unicode to ANSI, maybe it's trying to tell you something

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

It's probably trying to tell you that an embedded string could not be converted from Unicode to ANSI. One of our programs is throwing the exception "Type could not be marshaled because an embedded string could not be converted from Unicode to ANSI." It happens only if we use the Chinese version of the program. Why are we getting this exception? ...

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Jul 2, 2007
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The conversations backstage at computer Go tournaments

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

Steve Rowe linked to an essay on why computers can't play Go well even though they've mastered other "difficult" games like chess. I was reminded of a description I received of what happens backstage at computer Go tournaments (i.e., tournaments that pit Go-playing computers against each other). ("Backstage" is a bit of a misnomer, of course; s...

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Jul 2, 2007
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Image File Execution Options just inserts the debugger in front of the command line

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

If you use the Image File Execution Options registry key to force a program to run under the debugger, all the kernel does is insert the debugger in front of the command line. In other words, the function figure out what program is about to be run and checks the Image File Execution Options. If it finds a debugger, then the debugger is prepended ...

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