Comments on: New SDK for HP TouchSmart software development – out now!

By: GeekTieGuy

GeekTieGuy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:44:37 +0000

Hey Steve, sorry to leave you hanging for so long. The “key” is a GUID, so you should use the Microsoft GuidGen tool (or something like it). It’s actually the AppID, so it’s pretty important to get right, like you say.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:05 +0000

Thanks. I tried it with 2008 Express Edition last night and everything seemed to work. I’ll let you know if I find anything I simply can’t do with E.E., but for now it looks good.

The SDK is very nice, btw, for anybody who wants to try this out. I modified the Whack-a-Mole app and put it in my TouchSmart software, and then made a very simple app using the template. Couldn’t have been much easier.

One question I did have was about the key for the xml registration file. Is there some ‘official’ way to generate a unique key? I just copied and slightly modified one of the others and it worked, but I know that won’t cut it if I want to release an app.

By: GeekTieGuy

GeekTieGuy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:55:55 +0000

Hey Steve,

I’m not sure what about the SDK makes it limited to non-Express editions. There are some limitations in the Express editions, such as the inability to load plugins, but I don’t think that is why in this case.

The download is pretty small, so I would just download and try installing. If you have any problems, let me know and I can investigate.

Things should work with VS2010 Beta 2, just make sure you target the .NET Framework 3.5 if you write a WPF app.

-G

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:47:51 +0000

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I’m excited about developing on my TS, but I noticed that the Readme included in the SDK says ‘Express Editions are not currently supported’.

Can you elaborate on this? Is it that you absolutely need the full version, or some features won’t work, or there’s a small workaround, or that’s just them covering their legal bases?

I could download a 90 day trial of the full version, I suppose. Any idea if the 2010 VS Beta works with this?

Thanks again.