In part 1 of this series i showed you how to specify the voice, gender, rate and volume of the our SpeechSynthesizer object. This time i’m going to show you how to use predefined Voices in your machine and utilize it as hints to your SpeechSynthesizer object. The first thing that I did to our […]
Month: September 2008
September 18, 2008
keithrull
Ever wondered how google would look like if it was on terminal mode (a la *Nix shell)? Then checkout Goosh! Goosh is a project that Stefhan Grothkopp started. The application behaves similar to a unix-shell wherein you type commands and it returns results based on your request (which in this case is web search results). […]
September 18, 2008
keithrull
One of the cool things that came out with .NET 3.x is the addition of System.Speech library. This library is a collection of classes that enables you to do alot of speech related things like speech recognition and text-to-speech conversion. It’s a handful to talk about so i suggest you read up MSDN to learn […]
September 17, 2008
keithrull
Below is a code snippet that allows you to determine what groups a Windows user is part of. [C#]
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">using</SPAN> System; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">using</SPAN> System.Collections.Generic; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">using</SPAN> System.Linq; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">using</SPAN> System.Security.Principal; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">using</SPAN> System.Text; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">namespace</SPAN> KeithRull.ActiveDirectory.IdentifyingUserGroups { <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">class</SPAN> Program { <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">static</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">void</SPAN> Main(<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">string</SPAN>[] args) { <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//get the WindowsIdentity of the current user</SPAN> WindowsIdentity currentWindowsIdentity <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent(); <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//retrieve the groups that the user belongs to</SPAN> IdentityReferenceCollection currentWindowsIdentityGroups <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentity.Groups; <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//iterate thru each group</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">foreach</SPAN> (IdentityReference identity <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">in</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentityGroups) { <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//translate the identity into an NTAccount identity</SPAN> IdentityReference ntAccountIdentityReference <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> identity.Translate(<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">typeof</SPAN>(NTAccount)); <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//get the value</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">string</SPAN> groupName <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> ntAccountIdentityReference.ToString(); <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//print to console</SPAN> Console.WriteLine(groupName); } <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">//pause</SPAN> Console.ReadLine(); } } }</SPAN> |
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Imports</SPAN> System <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Imports</SPAN> System.Collections.Generic <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Imports</SPAN> System.Linq <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Imports</SPAN> System.Security.Principal <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Imports</SPAN> System.Text <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Namespace</SPAN> KeithRull.ActiveDirectory.IdentifyingUserGroups <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Class</SPAN> Program <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Private</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Shared</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Sub</SPAN> Main(<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">ByVal</SPAN> args <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">String</SPAN>()) <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'get the WindowsIdentity of the current user </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dim</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentity <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> WindowsIdentity <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent() <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'retrieve the groups that the user belongs to </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dim</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentityGroups <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> IdentityReferenceCollection <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentity.Groups <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'iterate thru each group </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">For</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Each</SPAN> identity <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> IdentityReference <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">In</SPAN> currentWindowsIdentityGroups <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'translate the identity into an NTAccount identity </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dim</SPAN> ntAccountIdentityReference <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> IdentityReference <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> identity.Translate(<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">GetType</SPAN>(NTAccount)) <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'get the value </SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dim</SPAN> groupName <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">String</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">=</SPAN> ntAccountIdentityReference.ToString() <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'print to console </SPAN> Console.WriteLine(groupName) <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Next</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">'pause </SPAN> Console.ReadLine() <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Sub</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Class</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Namespace</SPAN> </SPAN> |
HTH
September 17, 2008
keithrull
Would you agree? 😉
Keith’s Free eBook Recommendations Of The Month
.NET ,All about Keith ,ASP.NET ,Tech News and Issues ,Your CareerSeptember 11, 2008
keithrull
Speaking of free books… Below are the list of free ebooks that I recommend reading/downloading for this month. I personally love Karl Seguin’s book and giving it 5 out 5 stars is actually an understatement if you ask me. 🙂 Karl Seguin‘s Foundation Of Programming: Building Better Software rocks so much I recommended it to […]
September 11, 2008
keithrull
Nick! David! Can I get a copy of your book for free? 🙂 http://www.professionalvisualstudio.com/blog/2008/09/11/win-a-free-copy-of-professional-visual-studio-2008/
September 5, 2008
keithrull
Ever heard of ColorTranslator? It’s a really cool class that you can use to convert colors in .NET. One of the things that it can do is that enables you to convert HTML colors to Windows colors and vice versa. One particular scenario wherein you might want to use this class is when you want to use HTML colors […]