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New Post: Update for Groove 14 (2010)?

jchristman3 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:28:37 GMT

Is there any plans to update this awesome project for Groove 2010?

I updated the source code, on my end, just enough to make my projects work..

I added the updated Reg keys for 14:

        // Keys for Groove 14 client use
        public const string GROOVE_14_REG_KEY = @"Software\Microsoft\Office\Groove";
        public const string GROOVE_14_WEB_SERVICES_REG_KEY = GROOVE_14_REG_KEY + @"\WebServices";
        public const string GROOVE_14_WEB_SERVICES_HELPERS_REG_KEY = GROOVE_14_REG_KEY + @"\WebServicesHelpers";

        // Keys for Groove 14 server use
        public const string GROOVE_14_SERVER_REG_KEY = @"Software\Microsoft\Office Server\Groove";
        public const string GROOVE_14_SERVER_WEB_SERVICES_REG_KEY = GROOVE_14_SERVER_REG_KEY + @"\WebServices";
        public const string GROOVE_14_SERVER_WEB_SERVICES_HELPERS_REG_KEY = GROOVE_14_SERVER_REG_KEY + @"\WebServicesHelpers";

And checked for them prior to the v12 keys (I neglected to check the server keys as we are not using them, but I assume the updated version will cover that base):

// Look for Groove 14 client registry key first
HKCU_GrooveRegKey = i_RealHKCU.OpenSubKey(GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVE_14_REG_KEY);

...

                    // Look for Groove 14 client registry key first -- I also moved the version here, as I had problems with it before.
                    Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey = i_RealHKCU.OpenSubKey(GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVE_14_WEB_SERVICES_REG_KEY);
                    if (HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey != null)
                    {
                        CurrentVersion = "14.0";
                    }
                    else // Look for Groove 12 client registry key second
                    {
                        HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey = i_RealHKCU.OpenSubKey(GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVE_12_WEB_SERVICES_REG_KEY);
                        if (HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey != null)
                            CurrentVersion = "12.0";
                    }

...

m_Groove14 = (grooveCurrentInstalledVersion.CompareTo(new System.Version("14.0")) >= 0);

I also needed to update the way it accesses the Request and Responce Keys. The new keys are apparently encrypted:

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the secret request key.
        /// </summary>
        public string RequestKey
        {
            get
            {
                if (m_IsLocal)
                {
                    Object regValue = m_HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey.GetValue(GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVE_WEB_SERVICES_LOCAL_REQUEST_KEY);
                    if (regValue == null)
                        throw new Exception("Unable to retrieve Request Key from registry.");
                    if(m_Groove14)
                    {
                        byte[] unprotectedData = System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Unprotect((byte[])regValue, null,
                            System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser);
                        m_RequestKey = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetString(unprotectedData);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        m_RequestKey = (string)regValue;
                    }
                }
                return m_RequestKey;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the local response key, used for validating that a response originated from the local Groove executable.
        /// </summary>
        public string LocalResponseKey
        {
            get
            {
                if (m_IsLocal)
                {
                    Object regValue = m_HKCU_GrooveWebServicesRegKey.GetValue(GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVE_WEB_SERVICES_LOCAL_RESPONSE_KEY);
                    if (regValue == null)
                        throw new Exception("Unable to retrieve ResponseKey Key from registry.");
                    if(m_Groove14)
                    {
                        byte[] unprotectedData = System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Unprotect((byte[])regValue, null,
                            System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser);
                        m_LocalResponseKey = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetString(unprotectedData);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        m_LocalResponseKey = (string)regValue;
                    }
                }
                return m_LocalResponseKey;
            }
        }

My dll is working for me again, which is important, because I rely on it to automate the transfer of files to our Workspaces, based on auto builds.

Thanks for any status updates...

New Post: GrooveCalendarDeleteEventData returns empty string array

jchristman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:18:59 GMT

Have you made any progress on this bug? I am having the same issue here. I don't want to have to enumerate all the Calendar Items to find the one that is missing.

Thanks

New Post: Importing key file "GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.pfx"

ushinde — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:57:42 GMT

requires a password before these helpers can be used. Am I missing something here?

New Post: How to embed "Link to Groove Workspace Item" via GrooveMessages

mattdamp — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:07:09 GMT

Have been looking through the web service helpers and online documentation and am having trouble finding something. In the UI, you can create links to individual workspaces, tools, or files. I can extract the information that I need to make a link work, but I cannot find a way to create a groove hyperlink in a Groove message via the GrooveMessage web services. Is there a way? Has that already been loaded into the Helpers project and I just missed it?

For example, I can extract the grooveTelespace://zzzz... information and when I manually paste that into message from the Groove Data Bridge via the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, the receipient gets an clickable link. When I pass that via a Message.Body field, I get just raw text. Is there a formatting trick to get the information presented as a clickable link?

New Post: Groove-Import files in Issue Tacking tool using dotnet

hyperoceanic — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:46:32 GMT

Hi Vibhuti

The stuff from groove.net is seriously out of date. You can access the issues tracker tool since it is based on Groove Forms.

If you want to write code, your choices are:

1: Download and work with the sample stuff here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb403118.aspx
2: Download the wrapper files here. There's some documentation, too.

You can also contact me about other options.

\mark

New Post: Groove-Import files in Issue Tacking tool using dotnet

vibhutipatel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:58:51 GMT

hello,
I have to develop a dot net application which can import a files in Issue Tracking Tool of Groove.
I have downloaded Groove Web Services Development Kit from below link.
http://www.groove.net/solutions/develop/downloads.cfm and I have seen that there is no API available for importing a file in Issue Tracking tool .
So will it be possible to develop a dot net application which can import a files in Issue Tracking Tool of Groove?
Thanks In Advance !

Reagrds,
Vibhuti

New Post: login without groove execution

voicerow — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:08:28 GMT

is this possible?

Most of groove sample sources play while groove's status is login or execution.

But I want to make some other application with groove's tools or functionalities like add-on.

I coudn't find reference about login process without groove's execution.

If it is possible, answer me please about reference or code or yes/no.

thx you . have good days

NEW POST: Download Groove document by ID

vkle — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:25:30 GMT

I have FileUpdated event handler with following proto:
private void filesToolOnFileUpdatedEvent(File iFile);

Updated file ID (i_File.ID) queued for further use.

How can I download file by file ID?
If I can't do that only with ID, what additional data I should use for this?

Thanks!

NEW POST: GrooveCalendarDeleteEventData returns empty string array

kaushas — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:39:06 GMT

I have Groove calendar and outlook calendar synchronization working using GrooveHelper framework. I can create and update calendar entries in Groove and they show up in Outlook. My only problem is with Deletion of the calendar. The code below, detects the delete event and then gets the ID's of the calendar events, however I get a string array which is empty.
GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.Shared.GROOVECALENDARDELETEEVENTTYPE:
try
{
GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.GrooveEventsWebService.GrooveCalendarDeleteEventData calData = i_Event.EventData as GrooveWebServicesV12Helpers.GrooveEventsWebService.GrooveCalendarDeleteEventData;
ProcessDelCalendarEntries(calData.CalendarIDs);
}

Any ideas or thoughts on how to solve this issue.

Thanks

NEW POST: help to downlod

djawad — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:11:41 GMT

hi guys
pleses a can't downlod GrooveWebServicesV12HelpersSources.zip - GrooveWebServicesV12HelpersProjectsSources.zip - gooveWebServicesV12HelpersProjects_Binaries.zip .

thx a lot

NEW POST: Parameter file for use with the command line utils

jessehoward — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:33:13 GMT

Use a configuration file containing the Host, RequestKey, Account and Identity parameters to facilitate using the command line utilities with Groove Data Bridge.
The file should contain a parameter list formatted as follows:
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="Account" Value="foo" />
<Parameter Name="Identity" Value="foo_id" />
<Parameter Name="Host" Value="HTTP://bar:9080" />
<Parameter Name="RequestKey" Value="foo-bar" />
</Parameters>

Release 2 beta now available:

psuthar — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:34:23 GMT

http://www.codeplex.com/GWSV12Helpers/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1943

Developer Forum: Copied to Work Item

jessehoward — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:11:42 GMT

This discussion has been copied to Work Item 6864. You may wish to continue further discussion there.

Developer Forum: Context constructor

jessehoward — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:11:01 GMT

the constructor for a Context object seems to assume that there is ALWAYS a reg key at HKLM_Software\Microsoft\Office\Groove, which is not the case. This occurs in the validation of the current version. Until the code is fixed, the workaround is to create this key, with a string value beneath it called "CurVer".

Developer Forum: Notes on Groove's web services

psuthar — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:53:26 GMT

1) Each instance of the Groove client, as well as each instance of the Groove Data Bridge, is a local web services server 2) Groove's web services should be thought of as a means for cross-process communication to occur (i.e. external application and Groove). There is no UDDI or other technologies associated that are typically associated with web services (e.g. ws-*) 3) While Groove does expose web services for external applications to use, developers should think of these external applications as adjuncts to Groove (and its UI). The best types of applications are those that import/export data into/from Groove instead of applications that try to use Groove as (invisible) plumbing. 4) There is no transactional integrity provided via Groove's web services