8:00 – 1:00 SR

• Backups
• Deployed the new FA and RA for the first time. Had to make some changes to the DB to support. FA runs just fine, but there is a query problem in RA. Current bugs are:
  • When Update is clicked and not all fields are filledin, we might what to pop up a dialog box saying that they are not all filled in but allowing for a save.
  • Add tooltips to buttons. In particular, we need to be clear about what saves and what cnacels without saving.
  • Add a “Select All” to the SQL error dialog, now that we have QUERIES FROM HELL.
  • RA error string: com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorExceptio: Unknown column ‘c.appropriation’ in ‘where clause’.
• Cleaned up the blog a bit to accommodate FA and RA.
• Had an interesting talk with Dimitri about his Master’s program. Thought for the day. What if access to a system was based on an Eliza-like conversation with the computer. There would be an initial “get acquainted” session, and then the “login” conversation would be shorter.
  • Store key patterns as well as the words.
  • Use a plagerism test to look for cut-and-paste replies from recorded sessions
  • Login discussions could be like Capchas in that they could be half test, half learning.

2:00 – 4:00 FP

• I thought this tutorial would be the best way to get positional information, but it appears to be stale. The New Way seems to be this.
• Close, but it’s actually part of the Windows API now?
  • Programming Guide
  • Programming Reference
• Nope that’s C#. Still looking. Since I have xact3.h working, trying to stay in this space…
  • 3D XACT using C++
  • Which references How To: Integrate X3DAudio with XACT
  • Still looking for what headers to include. Got it. It’s <xact3d3.h>. Don’t confuse this with <xact3.h>
• Ok, for tomorrow, I start writing a 3D version of Audio.h and then try calling that from the ConsoleSoundApp.