About this tag
The parsing tag on WindowsForum.com covers a range of topics related to interpreting and analyzing data formats, from software engineering and compiler APIs to security vulnerabilities. Discussions include parsing in the context of C# and VB compilers via Project Roslyn, which exposes APIs for code analysis, as well as parsing vs. transforming data in Azure Data Factory for legacy data integration. Security advisories highlight vulnerabilities in TrueType font parsing that could allow elevation of privilege, and a fix for SVG graphics with large attribute values that may not be parsed correctly. The tag also touches on language understanding through Cognitive Services APIs, which parse text for meaning, and software essays that influence pragmatic engineering practices.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    10 Software Essays That Shaped Pragmatic Engineering

    Michael Lynch’s short, curated list of “10 Software Essays that Shaped Me” reads less like a nostalgia piece and more like a compact curriculum for the pragmatic engineer: it stitches together classical software wisdom (Fred Brooks, Joel Spolsky), platform-specific operational hard-earned truths...
  2. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2639658): Vulnerability in TrueType Font Parsing Could Allow Elevation

    Revision Note: V1.3 (November 8, 2011): Added link to MAPP Partners with Updated Protections in the Executive Summary. Revised impact statement for the workaround, Deny access to T2EMBED.DLL, to address a reoffer issue on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Also, revised the mitigating factors...
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    • Security
    • access advisory attack elevation exploitation fonts impact kernel malware mapp microsoft parsing programs protection security truetype vulnerability windows server windows xp workaround
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
  3. Newfietom

    Windows 7 Microsoft .NET framework error

    I have a new install and keep getting this error: Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Conversion from string "<br/>...
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    • Thread
    • application assembly conversion debugging error exception formatting framework installation invalidcast jit management microsoft net parsing string system timer visual basic windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support