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Rust: Using Windows thread pool Quick demo how to use Windows thread pool in Rust using windows crate. Create new project PS C:\> mkdir prj PS C:\> cd prj PS C:\> cargo new thread_pool_work Edit Cargo.toml like below Update src/main.rs Run thread_pool_work PS C:\prj\thread_pool_work> cargo run Compiling thread_pool_work v0.1.0 (C:\prj\thread_pool_work) Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.64s Running `target\debug\thread_pool_work.exe` counter: 10 Tags: Rust, Windows, thread pool

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PowerShell Quick Tip: Reading an XML file Say you have an XML data like below. To read the IP element in PowerShell, do: Tags: PowerShell, Xml

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Delphi: Wait for ESCAPE key before continuing on console app The sample Delphi console application below shows how to wait for the ESC key before it will continue. Tags: Delphi, Console, Escape

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EOleException: Microsoft MSXML is not installed when calling LoadXMLDocument LoadXMLDocument returns IXMLDocument which by default uses MSXML on Windows. MSXML is a COM componet which requires client to initialize COM library. Below shows a bare bones Delphi 11.3 console application initializing COM library. Tags: COM, DCOM, Delphi, XML