Category: Just Ones And Zeros

Here are some tips on getting the most out of DECO. If you are not familiar with XAML or Visual Studio, then this video should help you with a few things. Be warned, I’m not good at making pretty UI. The dialogs you will see in this video violate every rule of good taste…

The Grid Control

Jun 12, 2013

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Technically it’s called the VaultBrowserControl, but everyone refers to it as The Grid Control. Sure, you can build other grid controls, but there is no point. The Grid Control does everything you want. The version in the VDF is actually an improved version over the main grid in the Vault Explorer client. I can’t do…

Updating a Plug-in to Vault 2014

May 23, 2013

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Things changed just enough to be annoying when updating your plug-in to Vault 2014. So I thought I would make a quick video on how to update your app. This is actually me updating DECO 2013 to 2014, which makes for a good real-world example.

Finally a Good Splash Screen

May 10, 2013

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I’ve been waiting for this for almost 9 years, and it’s finally here. Vault has a good splash screen!

Logging in through the Vault 2014 API

Apr 19, 2013

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Now the Vault 2014 is out, I thought I would just jump in and show off one of the new API features – the Login Dialog. Next week I’ll take a step back and explain all the new stuff. For now, just sit back and enjoy my new intro sequence…

The Package Service

Apr 12, 2013

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The Package Service is harder to describe than the rest of the Vault web services. It was designed with one thing in mind, but ended up doing something else. As a result, there are some artifacts left around that make it confusing to work with. The main use nowadays is to import and export BOM…

Sacred Tome of Vault Knowledge – Update

Mar 28, 2013

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Well, that didn’t work out very well. A couple of weeks ago I asked for people to submit useful Vault links. I got a total of two responses. As promised, I will be highlighting each of these links. I’ll also add some links of my own to round out the article.

File Catalog app

Mar 22, 2013

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Here’s my latest Vault app. It creates a File Record, which is a copy of a file’s property data. I created for people who want to delete a Vault file but keep the meta-data around. I’m sure there are other uses too. Anyway, have a look a the demo video.

Sacred Tomes of Vault Knowledge

Mar 12, 2013

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