Hi all, I'm looking to bolt on Forum / Social networking features to my site www.workoutbox.com (which is still under development). WorkoutBox is completley custom built from the ground up and runs on MS SQL 05. The forum / social networking features I'm looking to add are very similar to these: http://www.gyminee.com/forums http://www.gyminee.com/groups/search/1[^] Basically a nice clean Web 2.0 forum, with groups and profiles, thats easy to use and not over the top. I now have two options, either have my freelancers build the forum, profiles and groups from the ground up, or use an open source forum engine like http://forum.yetanotherforum.net[^] and intergrate / reskin it into the site and plug in into my existing login / registration system. I'n theory the open source route sounds quicker, but since I'll probably want to extend/customise whats there a fair bit anyway, that could give me more hassle than its worth. I'd really be greatfull for some outside advice on this one, as bad decisions here can turn your development project into a nightmare.. Thanks guys, Simon

modified on Friday, September 19, 2008 6:57 AM

Have just removed the "Web 2.0" jargon in reference in response to the above post.... Sorry Mike:)!

Dear Coders, Over the last few months I have been documenting my vision for an innovative online business which fills a very substantial gap in today’s health and fitness market. The concept itself aims to try and correct the rising obesity levels and general lack of health and fitness in the UK; which are increasingly becoming a more pressing issue. I wish to partner with highly skilled web developers in return for an equity share in the company used to take this idea forward. People that have excellent development skills and want to use them to make some real money, and not just line the pockets of the CEO who they work for. You need to be extremely hardworking and motivated and have a real passion for coding... a good business and marketing head, would also be a massive bonus. I come from a development background myself, having spent 4 years working with .Net and C#. I have now moved into project management and work for an IT consultancy based in London. I am very entrepreneurial and am constantly trying to think of new innovative ways to make peoples everyday lives easier through the use of the web and technology. Unfortunately due to its sensitive nature, I am very reluctant to disclose the full details of the project to anyone, without first receiving a signed NDA from them. On receipt of the NDA, I will happily disclose to any interested parties, the business plan and all the supporting documentation I have developed, including prototype wireframe designs and detailed technical specifications. I would also be happy to chat in detail regarding the idea. I am based in London and would prefer to work with UK based developers, as I feel it would allow for easier communication and collaboration, but I am willing with look further afield if it builds the right team. Please send your CV to Simon_Turner90@hotmail[dot]com for my consideration. Feel free to also include any other supporting information detailing why you would be an excellent partner to work with on this venture. I look forward to hearing from you guys. Best regards, Simon Turner -- modified at 10:36 Friday 30th November, 2007

Thanks for your help mate. Cheers

I did realise about the different versions of the msxml.dll parser. That is why i was planing to pack the msxml.dll version 1,0 into my installer (as its the smallest in size)and then just put it somewhere on client machine. I could then import it via #define import"", but the path may vary unless i just put the DLL in C:/. That is why i wanted to laod it dynamically in code so i coudl use the regitry to find the path to the DLL.

Hi guys. I am trying to import/link the MSXML.Dll from a class i have created in C++. Defined in the classes header file is a datamember of type IXMLDOMDocumentPtr. Certain functions in the class then use objects and functions in the MSXML.dll. My code works fine if i "#define import 'dllPath'" in the header file. Problem is on a client machine i may not know the full path to the DLL. I need a way of dynamically loadind the DLL so my class can access all its fucntions and objects. I have tried using LoadLibary() but am not sure how it should be used to import a DLL into a class. The call to LoadLibary() has to be placed in the .cpp file and then i get errors form m y header file as IXMLDOMDocumentPtr cannot be found. Sorry 4 the essay, hope someone can help. Cheers Simon Turner

hi i have been trying for bout 2 hrs to change mosu espeed with the floowing code and just doesnt work. Im using windows xp. long speed[3], new_speed[3]; // Get current mouse speed SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETMOUSE, NULL, speed, NULL); new_speed[0] = speed[0]; new_speed[1] = speed[1]; new_speed[2] = speed[2] * 2; // Set the mouse speed two times faster SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETMOUSE, NULL, new_speed, NULL); When i debug i can see that new_speed[2] is changing but it has no visual effect on the cursor. It just doesnt make any sense. When i go into control panel the speed is always the same!! I could rerally use some help here. Cheers Guys