Monthly Archives: April 2006

Why, oh why, is System.IO.Packaging.StorageRoot internal?

I need to access data in compound files. They contain data from [more or less legacy] applications I need to extract (say, for an IFilter).   My application is going to be .NET 2.0 so I would look into COM interop-ing with … Continue reading

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What xs:key/xs:keyref are not

Several of my posts are focused around XML and my endeavor into declarative programming is not over yet.   Currently, I’m working on some XSLT+msxsl:script+helper assembly that allows me to define and execute workflows for importing data from COM objects into XML.   While trying to teach … Continue reading

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