Recommendations for Voice to Text (speech recognition) in .Net
Hi, I'm looking for some recommendations on how to do voice to text (speech recognition) in a .Net application. I have been asked to put together a demo application that extracts the spoken words from a sound file. Accuracy and performance would be great however it's not that important right now. The chosen language is English. Handling duplex conversations would be even better. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones
RE: Application Interface Options for Integration
Hi Greg, I hadn't considered it until you suggested it. I had a quick look and it's an option. Thanks for the opinion. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Low (GregLow.com) Sent: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 9:49 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Application Interface Options for Integration Hi Michael, Have you considered SQL Server Service Broker? It would provide you with a transacted queue between the SQL Server databases. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.comhttp://www.sqldownunder.com/ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]mailto:[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Michael O'Dea-Jones Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 1:21 PM To: ozDotNet (ozdotnet@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com) Subject: Application Interface Options for Integration Hi all, Scenario: 1. Two systems need to be able to communicate via middleware 2. Source System is ASP.Net 4.0 web application a. Has SQL Server Database b. Exports via Export tables in SQL database 3. Destination System is not a .Net application a. Has SQL Server Database b. Imports via control tables in SQL database 4. Middleware is .Net 4.0 system with WCF services a. Customised .Net plug-ins will be written to ETL from source to destination systems Current ETL is via SSIS packages and there are issues with sequencing, performance and lack of business rules, logging and alerting. Source System Vendor is happy to implement WCF services to push data to middleware though they need time to upskill. Could I have an opinion on this idea: Developer supply Source System Vendor with .Net library which they integrate into the source system. Library has a couple of method calls that submit messages from source system to middleware via WCF. A provider pattern could be implemented in the class library so other clients could supply their own export providers. Pros: Easy for source system vendor to implement as they don't have to research and develop WCF solution Costs client less because fewer changes are required to the source system Client gets update quicker Client has the flexibility to update Export Provider any time they like Other Clients could implement non-WCF Export Cons: Architecturally it might be better to implement WCF from the start Might reduce operational calls and issue complexity for the Vendor if there is only one way to export data Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones
Application Interface Options for Integration
Hi all, Scenario: 1. Two systems need to be able to communicate via middleware 2. Source System is ASP.Net 4.0 web application a. Has SQL Server Database b. Exports via Export tables in SQL database 3. Destination System is not a .Net application a. Has SQL Server Database b. Imports via control tables in SQL database 4. Middleware is .Net 4.0 system with WCF services a. Customised .Net plug-ins will be written to ETL from source to destination systems Current ETL is via SSIS packages and there are issues with sequencing, performance and lack of business rules, logging and alerting. Source System Vendor is happy to implement WCF services to push data to middleware though they need time to upskill. Could I have an opinion on this idea: Developer supply Source System Vendor with .Net library which they integrate into the source system. Library has a couple of method calls that submit messages from source system to middleware via WCF. A provider pattern could be implemented in the class library so other clients could supply their own export providers. Pros: Easy for source system vendor to implement as they don't have to research and develop WCF solution Costs client less because fewer changes are required to the source system Client gets update quicker Client has the flexibility to update Export Provider any time they like Other Clients could implement non-WCF Export Cons: Architecturally it might be better to implement WCF from the start Might reduce operational calls and issue complexity for the Vendor if there is only one way to export data Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones
Code Obfuscation tool
Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good code obfuscation tool for .Net? Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones
RE: Setting CMD-window title
Hi Ian, I'm interested too. However what I want is to change the description that appears in Task Manager as I have a number of Processes with the same name e.g. pluginloader.exe. As a work around I have added the Command Line Column to Task Manager which allows me to differentiate between the processes because it shows the Command Line Arguments e.g. pluginloader.exe 1 logger. If you can't change the path, then maybe you can change the Command Window Background Colour? Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Tuesday, 30 November 2010 9:12 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: Setting CMD-window title From .NET, I am starting a Win32 application with process.start - process.StartInfo.FileName = var1 process.StartInfo.Arguments = var2 process.Start() process.WaitForExit( The CMD window shows the path and executable name (var1), but I would like to change the title display text from .NET (since I run multiple instances of the same application with different args). So far, I can't discover how I can do that with a Win32 call. Any ideas? Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
RE: Mixing development software versions
Hi Greg, Another thought: I have been using Sun Virtual Box (now Oracle Virtual Box) for all my development without any problems all year. All host PCs\Laptops are Win 7 64 bit. I can create 32 or 64 bit VM's. I can even create a 64 bit VM and run it inside a 32 bit host. The best part is that it's free! Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 2010 9:20 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: Mixing development software versions Folks, I'm preparing for the big migration of all of my projects to VS2010, Framework 4 and Silverlight 4. I built a Win7 in WMWare with the latest software development installed so I could rebuild and test everything in parallel with my real work. Unfortunately, problems with the mouse and stalls in VM are ruining my plans. Win7 has a terribly jittery mouse in the VM which requires the VMWare drivers be installed to correct the problem. However, the installation of these drivers causes the VM to freeze dead randomly every 5-10 minutes. It seems to freeze when I am manipulating opening and closing tree control nodes in Windows Explorer and the VS2010 solution pane. I spent hours researching this problem and found that if I only install the mouse and video drivers then the problem only happens every 20-30 minutes. This is still unacceptable. I continue to search for a way of making the Win7 VM stable, but no luck so far. This isn't a .NET related problem, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has suffered from this problem and solved it. My other option is to not us a VM and install VS2010, Framework 4 and Silverlight 4 and all of the supporting kits on my work machine alongside their previous versions. Cramming everything together gives me a creepy feeling. Before I consider doing this, I just wanted to ask if this is acceptable in theory and in practise. Has anyone got everything installed side-by-side and can report success or side effects. I don't want to destroy the machine I use to make a living. Greg
RE: Native code references
Hi Stephen, I am working on a C# project using VS2008 and have COM objects. I have added the DLL's as references and they are being copied to the Unit Test project. If you slick the DLL under references and press F4 you will see the references properties. For my DLL's Copy Local is set to True. I hope this helps. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones -Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 11:36 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Native code references hey all, I find myself delving into the world of COM and Native code (ie C++) and calling it from managed code. Something I've been tripped up by is missing dll's. I was wondering if there's an easy way I've missed that someone could share. I'm writing some unit tests for code that wraps calls to these native dll's but I've found adding references to the supplied C# wrapper classes does not automagically copy the required dll's along with it. I've had to resort to Post build copies of the required native dll's and their dependencies, which once I've done works fine. Is that the best practice, or have i missed something? I've managed to avoid this until now (and to be honest am having fun with it. I feel like a REAL programmer. lol) cheers, Stephen
RE: Native code references
Hi Stephen, Ah, I see. Try this. Add the unreferenced DLL's to your project, but not as references, much like you would add a jpg or gif file. Then click the file and press F4 to bring up the files properties. Set the Copy to Output Directory to Copy always or Copy if Newer. That way the files will be copied to the bin folder. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones -Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 1:13 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Native code references Hi Michael, I'm doing that part, but the dependencies of the dll's being referenced are not copied. It won't let me add the native code dll's as a reference, it gives an error telling me to check the file is accessible, that it is a valid assembly or COM component. I used depends.exe (Dependency Walker) to figure out what dll's it was looking for in the third party dlls. ie the c# wrapper dll is called hoops1811_cs90.dll (which I can add as a reference) but the hoops1811_vc90.dll file won't add (but manually copying or copying via Post build) gets the unit test running. I've got it all copying and running (and passing!) now so I was just wondering if that's the normal thing to do (using Post build to copy dependencies) thanks for the reply, Stephen On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Michael O'Dea-Jones mich...@wardyit.com wrote: Hi Stephen, I am working on a C# project using VS2008 and have COM objects. I have added the DLL's as references and they are being copied to the Unit Test project. If you slick the DLL under references and press F4 you will see the references properties. For my DLL's Copy Local is set to True. I hope this helps. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones -Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 11:36 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Native code references hey all, I find myself delving into the world of COM and Native code (ie C++) and calling it from managed code. Something I've been tripped up by is missing dll's. I was wondering if there's an easy way I've missed that someone could share. I'm writing some unit tests for code that wraps calls to these native dll's but I've found adding references to the supplied C# wrapper classes does not automagically copy the required dll's along with it. I've had to resort to Post build copies of the required native dll's and their dependencies, which once I've done works fine. Is that the best practice, or have i missed something? I've managed to avoid this until now (and to be honest am having fun with it. I feel like a REAL programmer. lol) cheers, Stephen
RE: SQL/ADO.NET Timeout Error
Hi Simon, The SqlConnection has a Connection Timeout (Default 15 sec). The SqlCommand has a Command Timeout (Default 30 sec). What's important is that the client application could not establish a connection and execute the command within the default timeout periods. Check your Connection strings and Permissions. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Simon Haigh Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 11:54 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: SQL/ADO.NET Timeout Error Hi all. Not strictly a DotNet question but I'm sure somebody will know the answer. I have an SQL query that occassionally returns with a timeout error. We know that the default timeout for ADO.Net is 30sec and there are no default timeouts set on the SQL2K5 server. So we ran a trace and discovered that the query was running for approximately 0.7 seconds realtime but returning a 30 second duration in the trace log. Not particularly worried about the fact thatt the query is timing out but why the difference between realtime and the duration time reported by the SQL server. So can anybody explain why the difference between realtime and SQL query duration time? Thanks Simon This email (including all attachments) is confidential, may contain personal or legally privileged information and is intended solely for the named addressee. Confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you by mistake. If you have received it in error, please let us know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the written consent of the copyright owner. Any personal information in this email must be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Emails may be interfered with, may contain computer viruses or other defects and may not be successfully replicated on other systems. Pillar Administration makes no representations and gives no warranties in relation to these matters and does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this email. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email purportedly sent by Pillar Administration, please contact us immediately.
RE: Custom exception?
Hi Bec, I try to approach these problems pragmatically. I'm unaware of your development environment, deadlines etc. So, pragmatically I say just to do the bare minimum to start with. For me that would be to let the caller of the class handle the exceptions they care about. Once you have some feedback/experience then you can respond to it later on. Practically, for me that means that the caller would handle the exceptions that they know about and let the application fail hard and fail fast for any unknown exceptions. I haven't needed to create a custom exception yet. I have found that Microsoft have provided me with all the exceptions I need e.g. Application exception. I hope this helps. Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones -Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Bec Carter Sent: Wednesday, 9 June 2010 12:00 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Custom exception? Hi! From the more experienced programmers here, when is it appropriate to create custom exceptions? I am finding a mix of opinions around. eg. I have a class which generates reports. Part of the process is to create a directory if it does not already exist. If the create directory fails several types of exceptions can be thrown like System.UnauthorizedAccessException, DirectoryNotFoundException and so on. Should the caller of this class care about all of these or should they just worry about catching a ReportGenerationException which tells them exactly what went wrong? Cheers. --Bec--
app_offline for SSRS 2008?
Hi all, Does Anyone how to get SSRS 2008 to display a custom offline message when you want to perform maintenance? Scenario: Public facing SSRS site. When maintenance is scheduled the client would like a custom message to be displayed stating that the site is undergoing maintenance. What I've already tried: ASP.Net has a magic app_offline.htm file that causes the IIS to send back the contents of the app_offline.htm file. When I add the app_offline.htm file to the SSRS reportmanager folder he report manager site is unaffected. However, when I add the app_offline.htm file to the reportserver folder the reportmanager errors stating that the attempt to contact the report server failed. Check your connection information and that the report server is a compatible version. What I can try next: I have implemented custom Forms Authentication and Authorisation extensions. This means that I can swap out the Logon.aspx page on the reportmanager and reportserver folders. This would prevent new users from logging on, but current users may receive errors. To stop the errors the report service would have to be restarted. Anyone got any better ideas? Regards, Michael O'Dea-Jones
RE: [OT] Australian ALM Conference in April?
Hi Shaun, The reason I am so interested in the Australian ALM conference is the opportunity to see Sam Guckenheimer and Ivar Jacobson who are two luminaries of the industry present at the keynote. I am especially keen to hear what Sam Guckenheimer has to say about the future of the Microsoft development products. I think the real value for this event is that the event is focused on Application Lifecycle Management and it will provide me with the opportunity to see how Visual Studio 2010 will help with marrying business management to development. I think that ALM is going to become increasingly important as a developer and I want to get ahead of the curve. But the real reason I have registered is to try and win the motorised esky they are giving away :) Michael O'Dea-Jones From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Baggett, Shaun Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2010 8:27 AM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: [OT] Australian ALM Conference in April? Hi Listers I am thinking about attending the ALM conference in Sydney this coming April (http://www.australianalm.com.au/) and am wondering about its value. Considering this event is essentially the official launch of Visual Studio 2010 and TFS 2010 it's also very relevant to my work as we tend to get the latest and greatest as soon as we can. So there's probably some good benefits there. Just wondering what others think of the event and whether you might be going? --- This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. ---
