The Old New Thing

What is the API for accessing content on SkyDrive?

December 12, 2011 Dec 12, 2011 12/12/11

Raymond Chen

The last time I mentioned programmatic access to SkyDrive was last June, where I noted that the interface was given the confusing name Messenger Connect. At least now they renamed it to Live Connect, which is slightly less confusing. The SkyDrive folks have been pretty busy lately. A few days ago, Dare Obasanjo announced a new Live Connect...

How can I tell whether a window is modal?

December 12, 2011 Dec 12, 2011 12/12/11

Raymond Chen

A customer wanted a way to determine whether a particular window is modal. They listed a few methods they had tried but found that it didn't work and asked for assistance. As Eric Lippert is fond of saying, "First, write your spec." Until you know what you want, you won't know how to get it. First, you need to define what you mean by a ...