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  • Hidden Commands

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    If you have developed an extension to Vault Explorer, you probably noticed the HiddenCommands() function in the IExtension interface. The theory behind this function is that your extension can overwrite a command by hiding it and providing a replacement. It’s a good theory on paper, but does it hold up in practice?

  • Webinar Videos

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    Update:  I fixed the Watch Folder video.  The original video had some errors during the last 10 minutes. Here are all the videos from the webinar series that I have been running for the past 3 weeks.  Also included is the Source Code walkthrough from the Recycle Bin, which was cut for time reasons. Case…

  • User Impersonation

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      Here is a common problem.  You have a custom command that you want people to use, but it does something that requires admin privileges.  Making everyone an administrator is a bad idea.  A better solution is for your command to perform an action as another user. Vault doesn't support a true impersonation model, but…

  • Storing Custom Data: Hidden Files

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    Writing Recycle Bin 2.0 allowed be to get up close and personal with the various issues that come with storing your data as a Vault file.  Like with my other articles in the Storing Custom Data series, there are advantages and disadvantages to this technique.  It's up to you to decide what is best for…

  • The Recycle Bin 2.0

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    Armed with the new capabilities in the Vault 2011 APIs, I decided to re-design the Recycle Bin application.  The result is closer to how things work in Windows.  The Recycle Bin is now an actual folder and you delete things by putting them into the Recycle Bin. Also, I bundled in the Restore Recycled app…

  • Restore Recycled

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    Here is a utility that can restore a file that was backed up via the Recycle Bin.

  • Recycle Bin v1.1

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    I'm going to do something a bit different this month.  Instead of creating a new sample application, I am going to update an existing one.  The result is an improved Recycle Bin application. (click image for full view) Click here to download the application Click here to download the source What's new Multiple versions of…