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Cassandra's Dream
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Directed by | Woody Allen |
Produced by | Letty Aronson Stephen Tenenbaum Gareth Wiley Daniel Wuhrmann |
Written by | Woody Allen |
Starring | |
Music by | Philip Glass |
Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
Edited by | Alisa Lepselter |
company |
Distributed by | The Weinstein Company (USA) Optimum Releasing (UK) |
Release dates
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110 minutes |
Country | United States France United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $22,539,685 |
Cassandra's Dream is a 2007 dramatic thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen. Filmed in the United Kingdom, it was released in 2007 in Europe and in January 2008 in the United States. It was developed as a British-French-American co-production.
The film was premiered in secret at Avilés, Spain on June 18, 2007.[1] It was officially premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2007 and was already in theaters in Spain by November 3.[2] The film had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2007.[3]
Brothers Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian (Ewan McGregor), who live in South London, were raised by a weak father Brian (John Benfield) who runs a restaurant, and a strong mother Dorothy (Clare Higgins) who taught her sons to look up to their uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson), a successful businessman.
The brothers buy a sailboat at an oddly low price, despite its near pristine condition. They name it Cassandra's Dream, after a greyhound that won Terry the money to buy the boat. Knowing nothing of Greek mythology, they are unaware of the ominous antecedents of this name—the ancient prophetess Cassandra, whose prophecies of doom went unheeded by those around her.
While driving home from a day's sailing in a borrowed car, Ian crosses paths with beautiful actress Angela Stark (Hayley Atwell), with whom he becomes infatuated.
Terry has a gambling addiction that sinks him deeper in debt. Ian wishes to invest in hotels in California to finance a new life with Angela. To overcome their financial issues, they ask Howard for help. He agrees to help them, but asks for a favor in return: they must murder someone for him. Howard faces imprisonment for unspecified crimes and his future is threatened by Martin Burns (Phil Davis), a former business partner who plans to testify against him. Howard asks his nephews to get rid of Burns, and in return he will reward them financially. After initial reluctance, the brothers agree.
They make two zip guns, untraceable and easily destroyed. Lying in wait in Burns' home, their plan is foiled when Burns arrives with a woman. Their resolve shaken, they leave and agree to commit the murder the next day.
The next day, they succeed in carrying out the murder and later destroy the guns. Ian is content to move on as if nothing happened, but Terry is consumed by guilt and begins abusing alcohol and other drugs. His behavior frightens his fiancée (Sally Hawkins), who tells Ian about the situation and that Terry believes he has killed someone. After Terry confides that he wants to turn himself in to the police, Ian goes to Howard for advice. They agree there is no alternative but to get rid of Terry. Ian plans to poison Terry during an outing on the boat. Ian can't bring himself to kill his own brother, and attacks him in a fit of rage. In the chaos, Terry knocks Ian down the steps into the cabin, killing him.
The boat is later discovered adrift by the police, and the audience learns that Terry snapped and drowned himself after killing his brother. The last shot is of Cassandra's Dream, still in beautiful condition despite the tragedies it set in motion.
- Colin Farrell – Terry
- Ewan McGregor – Ian
- John Benfield – Father (Brian)
- Clare Higgins – Mother (Dorothy)
- Ashley Madekwe – Lucy
- Andrew Howard – Jerry
- Hayley Atwell – Angela Stark
- Sally Hawkins – Kate
- Tom Wilkinson – Howard
- Phil Davis – Martin Burns
- Dan Carter – Fred
- Richard Lintern – Director
- Jennifer Higham – Helen
- Lee Whitlock – Mike
- Hugh Rathbone, Allan Ramsey, Paul Marc Davis, Terry Budin-Jones, Franck Viano, Tommy Mack – Poker Players
This is the first Woody Allen film since Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) to have an original score commissioned for it. The score was composed by Philip Glass.
This is the first Woody Allen film released with a stereo soundtrack. Allen previously eschewed stereo although often employing Dolby Stereo and Dolby Digital technologies to convey a higher quality mono soundtrack.[citation needed] The film is stereo for its music only.
Critical response[edit]
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score 46% based on reviews from 116 critics.[4] Another aggregator Metacritic gave the film an average rating score of 49 out of 100, based on 31 reviews.[5]
Manohla Dargis commended the film in her review for The New York Times. Although offering criticism such as the film feeling "too lightly polished and often rushed, as if he had directed it with a stopwatch", she suggests that Allen's film "is good enough that you may wonder why he doesn't just stop making comedies once and for all."[6]
Damon Wise of Empire magazine concluded that Cassandra's Dream was "[a] clumsy, clichéd morality play that may actually represent the lowest point of Allen's recently chequered career." [7] Paul Jordan also compared the film to a morality play—but considered that praise: "Allen gets past the guard of a modern audience which would not have taken seriously the appearance of a Mephistopheles or an Old Scratch. Uncle Howard is a chilling 21st Century Tempter, fulfilling the heart's desire in return for murder and leading his nephews to terrible perdition".[8]
In his "Best of the Decade" article, New Yorker critic Richard Brody called Cassandra's Dream one of the best films of the 2000s: "Few aging directors so cogently and relentlessly depict the grimly destructive machinery of life, and every time the word 'family' is uttered, the screws tighten just a little more."[9]
- ^ "Spanish town beats Venice to Woody Allen premiere". Hurriyet Daily News (via Reuters). June 21, 2007.
- ^ "Cassandra's Dream (2007) – Release dates". IMDb.
- ^ TIFF '07 – Films and Schedules Cassandra's Dream
- ^ "Cassandra's Dream". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Cassandra's Dream (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (January 18, 2008). "Movie Review - Cassandra's Dream (2007)". The New York Times.
- ^ "Reviews:Cassandra's Dream".
- ^ Paul Jordan, "Persistent Myths", p. 17
- ^ Brody, Richard (November 30, 2009). "Best of the Decade".
External links[edit]
- Cassandra's Dream at the Internet Movie Database
- Cassandra's Dream at Rotten Tomatoes
- Cassandra's Dream at Metacritic
- Cassandra's Dream at Box Office Mojo
- Cassandra's Dream at AllMovie
- DVD Talk discusses Woody Allen's dark side


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Lord Paramount of the North is a title in the Seven Kingdoms. The holder of the title comes from the Great House of the North and acts as an overlord for the region of the North. Traditionally, the title of Lord Paramount of the North has been held by the Lords of Winterfell from House Stark. The Starks have held the title since King Torrhen Stark surrendered as Kings in the North to Aegon Targaryen in the Wars of Conquest. Torrhen was the first Lord Paramount of the North and served King Aegon the Conqueror.[1]
Torrhen's descendant Rickard Stark held the title under King Aerys II Targaryen. His son Eddard Stark inherited the title when Rickard and his heir, Brandon were executed by King Aerys.[2] Eddard's son Robb Stark inherited the title when Eddard was executed for treason on the orders of King Joffrey Baratheon. At the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, Robb abandons his fealty to the Iron Throne, however, and this title when he was declared King in the North by his bannermen.[3]
Following the Red Wedding, House Bolton is rewarded with rulership of the North for their part in the Red Wedding, during which Roose Bolton personally killed Robb Stark by stabbing him through the heart.[4]
Known Lords Paramount of the NorthEdit
- {Torrhen Stark}, known as "the King Who Knelt" due to his surrender to Aegon I Targaryen. First Lord Paramount of the North.
- {Cregan Stark}
- {Rickard Stark}
- {Eddard Stark}, son of Rickard
- Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort
- ↑ "The Complete Guide to Westeros: House Stark" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Stark - Rickard Stark entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Stark entry
- ↑ "Mhysa"
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Kelso, Alexandra (2006) Parliament and political disengagement: exploring perceptions of Westminster's linkage function. In, PSA Annual Conference, Reading, UK, 04 - 06 Apr 2006. 16pp.
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This exploratory paper is part of wider research project that seeks to examine how the Westminster parliament is responding to political disengagement from traditional political processes and institutions, in the context of parliament's linkage function and its relationship with the public. It examines evidence from recent extra-parliamentary Commissions on this issue, and compares their findings with those of the House of Commons Modernisation Committee. It draws on a short series on interviews conducted with MPs and peers, in order to assess how parliamentarians perceive the problem of disengagement, what they think parliament should do to address it, and what this tells us about how they view parliament's linkage function, and its relationship with the public, at the start of the twenty-first century.
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How to improve your color shading!What up guys! I'll have another painting up later this week but for now, here is another color tutorial, hope this helps some of you
So you want to be a concept artist?Hey guys, took a while to post these but here they are, the 2 videos for this week!First one is a talk about the job of a concept artist and what its all about, plus tips on how to improve your designs and better self critique your work.Second one if a time-lapse of the whole process including coloring, have a good weekend!
Introduction to zBrush!Hey guys!, I've received tons of messages asking for zBrush tutorials so here is the first one. I use this in some of my paintings quite a bit so maybe this will be of some help if you've never touched it before! Let me know
3 tips to create sci-fi designsHarro harro! I have a new workshop for you guys! Nothing super fancy but those are the things I think about when I paint so here they are, sharing is caring right?
Viking tutorials!*Update*adding the speedpaint with a little bit extra footage in there, from start to finish. Happy Monday everybody!_______________________________________________________________________In case you missed last week:Hey guys!! Remember that poll a while ago? Well now its happening for real Development on cubebrush.com (name chosen by you guys!) has started and I invite you to follow the Facebook page for now until the soft launch in early June! We'll post updates on the development as it comes along and will try to keep you informed every step of the way.I'll have something special for the early subscribers so make sure you don't miss the announcement concerning that on Facebook tomorrow! https://www.facebook.com/cubebrushCubebrush.com will be a website hosting a community, as well as free tutorial videos and resources for artists. We'll also have a very cheap but
Blocking out a sci-fi scene in PhotoshopHey guys! New video this week and this one is a bit longer, covering my thought process when creating a new sci-fi scene.Its fast forwarded 2x so the total time for this was around an hour.Let me know what you think/what I missed and should talk about next time etc. It just feels like me blabbering non-sense... hopefully some find it helpful :0*make sure you give it a sec to process, freshly uploaded *
How to paint glowing effectsHeerrrooo! First vid of the week, super simple stuff that most of you might already know, but I've had the question asked repeatedly so there is obviously a certain need for it! Hope you like D:More to come later this week...
How to concept a Mech - Video tutorialHere's part 2 of the workshop! Should be up and running on Youtube by now. In this part I talk about design mostly, but I also have a bit of speedpaint at the end to finish this painting.And if you missed it:Renderosity.com were kind enough to feature me on their website and this is the link to the interview, feel free to check it out http://www.renderosity.com/int…
Character Design for Video Game - SeriesHey guys! I recently launched one of our first master lessons on cubebrush.com. I felt like kicking things off but in the future there will be many other crazy artists showing off their process!You can find the full lesson here: http://cubebrush.com/video/characterconceptforvideogames/Here is the trailer for it and below, a full chapter from the series for you to check out, hope you like it!
Deviousness Award saayyyyyy wwwhaaaaaaatI'm in Japan on vacation right now so I don't get to check in on my websites too much but I did just now and noticed I got a ... a Deviousness award :0:0 :0 ;0It especially means a lot since I owe so much to DeviantArt. I can sincerely say I owe my career to this website, its thanks to them I've had job offers who led to me working in the video game industry at a pretty young age, thanks to them I've gotten magazines to notice me and commission workshops, thanks to them I was able to find smaller gigs early on and so much more. I've met awesome people here, constantly find new inspirations and best of all, am able to share with others my passion for art.My life would be quite different without DeviantArt.SO, A MASSIVE THANK YOU! Here is a tutorial on shading while we're at it Cheers from Kyoto!Marc
How to create my square BrushBy popular demand, here is ..NOT my square brush, but how to create it yourself! And EP 09 of the character tutorial this week WWwwWWEeeEEEEEEEEE!Nothing too advanced, but hopefully helpful to some of you bros :0
How to get rid of ART BLOCKSHey guys!! I've had this question a lot so I thought I'd take the time and answer it for everyone. This is what works for me the best, how do you guys do it?
Advice for Aspiring Artists Pt. 3And now for the dramatic conclusion to the epic trilogy. Heroes will rise, bad habits will fall, in this last chapter we'll discuss how to focus your efforts and learn the most and improve quickly with your studies. If you missed them, click these links for Part One and Part Two. And now for...WISDOM NUMBER THREE!!! Work smart and leave your comfort zone. This part is my qualifier for art school, tutorials, and educational resources in general, because they can be good, but only if you make them good. Once you've gotten in to the habit of drawing consistently, it's important to start being mindful of what you're drawing, how you're drawing it, and why you're drawing it. A key ingredient of success is hard work, but if that work isn't purposeful it might not move you
Advice for Aspiring Artists Pt. 2Here's the continuation of yesterday's journal discussing the importance of hard work. If you missed it, click here!In part two I'm gonna talk about one of the biggest roadblocks I hear from artists who are having difficulty getting in to good study habits, so without further ado...WISDOM NUMBER TWO!! Don't wait for perfect weather and stop making excuses. So often I hear things like "I don't want to waste paper" or "I don't know what to draw" or "I haven't found a good tutorial" or "I don't want to study perspective" or any number of things along those lines. I'll be blunt and just put the answer out there now: get over it. If you want to be an artist, you have to do the work, end of story. And with all the time you've spent thinking, wondering, being uncertain, and searching for that magical art secret of power, you could have filled 10 pages in your sketchbook today and inc
Advice for Aspiring Artists Pt. 1So this has been on my mind a bit lately and I was just struck with the sudden urge to write about it. It's a bit long so I've broken it in to three parts, but if you're a beginning artist I would recommend reading through it, it might just get you aimed in the right direction. This started a couple days ago when I was trolling facebook and someone had posted some artwork, and one of the comments was something along the lines of "Nice! What tutorial did you use for this?" which prompted an immediate and violent facedesk on my part. I hear things like this all the time and would like to help dispel some myths about learning art; so after 9 years of drawing and 3 years of hardcore education and study, here's what I've learned about how to get better at art:WISDOM NUMBER ONE! Getting better demands consistent, hard work. That's it. That's the magical secret that great artists never seem to get to in their tutorials; it's that one pivotal thing that makes the difference between
HOW TO GET PUBLISHEDThis is an old piece I wrote and posted a while ago, but just recently people have been asking what my experiences were with regard to publishing and getting published - so here it is again, with a few new notes added about dA and Madefire!This is a very honest view based on 27 years experience as a writer, artist and publisher. The point here is to try to HELP you go into the business enlightened and with open-eyes, knowing what to expect. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PUT YOU OFF! However, you should know that getting into comics is NOT easy - as too many people frequently imagine - and neither is it a glamorous 'rock-star' existence. It is hard work, as are all trades, and it should be treated as such. I see too many people despondent and badly hurt by their experience, and this can be avoided if you know what you are getting into right from the outset. Getting into comics is something a lot of people want to know how to do, but there's a lot of questions you w
Truth about the Visual effects industryBehind those cute animated faces is a whole different story. Think very hard and do research before going to school for this. its not that magical job, you thought it was as a kid. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/dreamworks-lays-off-dozens-of-employees-as-dragons-2-continues-to-underperform-100957.htmlhttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/25/pixar-lays-off-workers-good-dinosaurhttp://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/dreamworks-will-layoff-350-employees-78471.htmlhttp://www.gnomonschool.com/blog/career/how-does-the-rhythm-hues-bankruptcy-affect-you-and-the-vfx-industryI know allot of this is old, but its still something to think very hard about.
Maddy's Tips: Building a Strong PortfolioAfter receiving a few emails recently asking for portfolio feedback and general advice, I decided to write up a small list of tips that can help a student or graduate create a portfolio that game studios will want to look at.Degree ≠ Job. A lot of studios don't look in a resume for where you went to school. The first thing they're interested in the quality of work in your portfolio. If you have the skills, then you probably have the job!Do more than homework. Lot's of college students get turned down by studios because they give them a portfolio that only has school work in it. Studios look for people that create more outside of class. It can range anywhere from fan art to designing your own characters.Get on forums. Stay active on the game art forums like Polycount or others like CGHub and GameArtisans. Post your work and speak with other aspiring game artists and professionals all over those sites. Lots of studios
Where to get started before you can apply for workThere is no such thing as suddenly knowing when you are ready to turn yourpassion into your profession. But there is a way of measuring your chances on beingable to get work and eventually sustain a living from it.Accepting commissions or freelance for low payment won't help you. You can think any penny counts, but it will lower the worth of your work and damage the market. How to measure that you are ready?You probably have high goals, but they are usually not your first step. You must search out the clients who can be that first step. Often found in the card game industry, book cover illustrations and smaller game company's. Look at the artwork shown by a company such as the card game company: Fantasy Flight games. Compare your skills with the average of their artworks. If it matches yours, you will have a chance. However, keep in mind that those artworks had been done in a limited timeframe, usually within 12 hour
Want to make an Anime? Dai Sato tells you how.I know there are a lot of foreign art/animation fans here on DA, fans of works and artists from Europe and Japan. Dai Sato, the legendary writer for classic, foreign TV shows such as COWBOY BEBOP, GHOST IN THE SHELL and WOLF'S RAIN explains the process of creating an animated series in japan. Take notes for you students/fans out there and enjoy! PART 1.:PART2:
ANIME CURRICULUM?If there were an Art University in America that decided to introduce a "ANIME PRINCIPLES" class in their animation program, A class that would not only cover the art of creating TV production/feature anime, art history and it's understanding, but taught by, say-- Peter Chung-- with special periodical class visits throughout the semester by Japanese Animation Directors from Gainax, Madhouse, Studio Pierrot, Bones, Ghibli and Production I.G. ( with english translators of course) with the final thesis of a 3 minute short to be shown to them for judging. And the top graduates were to be awarded and a year internship at any of these studios,Would you attend something like that? or not?Why?
Are you on the right track? + Fuck Talent!Am I on the right track?This is a thing people often wonder and think it's a complicated to find out, but it is actually pretty simple. It's a different question you need to ask yourself based on different topics.As for: Fuck talent! You'll find it if you scroll down Topic 1: Am I on the right track to becoming a better artist?Does your work from today, look closer to your initial goal than your work from last week? (this needs to be both in skill and idea.) Good skills: Honing your technique, training you muscle memory, being more knowledgeable about your tools and art rules. With art rules I mean: Perspective, form, light, texture, composition. Good ideas: Storytelling, characteristics, charm, emotion and design. Not just making things look polished but also convey something more, something that brings it to life and speaks to pe
Avoid getting ripped off by a client.As a freelancer most of your business takes place online, which makes it really easyfor people to rip you off. How many times have we seen the following scenario's:1- Someone offers a descent payment for your artwork but wants you to do an art-test first.after the art-test you're being told you're not good enough. Later you find out that other peoplegot to do different art-test topics and also weren't good enough. The client clearly ripped people off to get free artwork.2- Someone offers good money for your artwork. The sketch gets approved so you continue working. Right when it's done the total image suddenly becomes a great disappointment and the client ends up not paying you.These were just 2 examples of situations that happen a lot to freelancers. There are many more like it. How to detect if a client is a bit fishy...Does their email address look professional? Some legit people may use their Gmail address, with their real name or nickname, those are questionabl
How to Pay artists using PaypalI'm still getting payments for digital artwork that require shipping because people forget to click the 'no shipping required' box. I can have my account flagged if I don't ship items that apparently need to be shipped. Please be sure to take care when ordering digital commissions from artists! Here is a super cool Tumblr post that shows you how to do the right thing when ordering digi-commissions. I'll be using this helpful post when people order my commissions so people have a visual ref. C:WILL POST UPDATED PAYPAL TUTORIAL SOON TYSee how the address says it's optional? It's best not to choose any address when sending a payment for a digital commission(s) unless there's something that does indeed need to be shipped. I logged in few days ago and the site was not updated to what it looks like now, so I apologize for any confusion. Sending things as 'gifts' isn't a good idea since you're not protected! So if you send a few hundred
Don't forget to look backMany people say that looking back is a bad thing to do, because it makes you dwell on the past and is getting you nowhere.I beg to differ! Because I think it doesn't hurt to look back on what you already achieved, every once in a while.In contrary; it can be a great motivation.I came to DeviantArt, almost 7 years ago, with close to no expectations.To provide you a bit of a background; As a kid, I used to show my drawings to all the people around me (to the level of sheer annoyance). And in the early years of the internet, I posted my writings and drawings on several Dutch forums, where I got quite the feedback on it. But as social media gradually took over the internet, and the small forums I used to reside on died a slow death, I realized the stage of getting feedback there would soon be over for me.DeviantArt was in that sense the next place to move to. A community that wasn't killed by the influence of social media. But it was a hard place to move to.As a non-nativ
Realities of working at a video games studioHeerrrooo! Second vid vid of the week is here!Some chatty chatter about the game industry in here, check it out! Oh and the start of another painting


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Anime and WoW style are completely different. Really? In the West? Didn't lineage get 7k subscribers in the US? Tthis is just your opinion. And who says anything about hyper-realistic graphics? Take the graphics of EQ they weren't hyper-realistic they were a mature fantasy style. And again why is not anime got to mean 'hyper-realistic'. Games like Oblivion, Shadows of Colleseum, Tomb Raider all have their style without being hyper-realistic and are popular. When I said bad translations, I didn't automatically mean every single fecking Asian mmorpg that has been translated. I'm saying there are a number of them with bad translations. |
Think you better pump your brakes friend. Notice I said "fun to me". As for breaking molds. Not to sure what mold you think Eve-Online broke. Muds, M59, and the other games that came before EQ1 do count. Where do you think the more basic of EQ1's mechanics came from? That's right M59 and D&D. As for Roma Victor, didn't notice it was released already. From all the bad forums I read on it in last 5 mins I can understand why. As for your last comment. Really? Wow, I replied to your post, without reading it first. /sarcasm Yes smartass I read your post, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the time to reply to it. In War - Victory. |
Ohh well looks like I won't change your opinion on Korean MMOs. Just remember I like them and I think the majority of what you said is made out of a limited scope of Korean MMOs. Also you didn't change my opinion at all or "won" the argument in any form. Its just that we are on 2 different sides of an opinion and we obviously aren't going to agree on it. Even if I use numbers to back up my claims there is always another way to counter-argue and its a never ending cycle. On that Cartoon and Line thing. Here was where I was going with that. There are 3 main styles of comic book art (since most people use Comic art for a video game over cartoons because they are more detailed). There is the American Style, the style is defined by Marvel and DC. There is the European Style, this is characterized by Fairy Tale Art. Hero's Journey and Chronicles of Spellborn will be using this style. Then Manwa, or Korean Comic Art seen in many concepts for Korean MMO's. Manga, or japanese comic style isn't used as much as Manwa because of how few mmo's Japan Produces, its still in thier consoles. Now where this leads to. The Chronicles of Spellborn outline this well. For the most part all these styles borrow upon realism. So at the core they are pretty much all the same. However, there is a difference in proportion and how the lines are drawn. I will just put it into generalizations. American style usually has larger muscle proportion, and people are usually have tone muscles. Also alot of the features look chiseled in like cheeks and jaws. Aside from that American style is the most realistic. On the other side, is the European style which usually has odd proportions and the characters are more characture. They also usually consist of less lines and definition. Manwa is really an inbetween of these 2 extremes. Everyone isn't tone and muscular. There is also a little wonkiness in proportions. BTW you will always get me, gameloading, and Roin in topics saying "Korean MMO's SUCK" because we like Korean MMOs and I think that most Western MMO's suck for many reasons. There are only a few exceptions. |
Well, having tried quite a few Korean MMOs, I've yet to find one I enjoy. Can you Korean MMO fans recommend anything out there that you think is a quality game (free or p2p)? And what features of said game make it stand out?
I recommend Lineage 2. what makes the game stand out are its raids and PVP. the raids in Lineage 2 are HUGE and are without a doubt the best raids of any mmorpg. that, combined with Lineage 2's clan politics makes it an excellent game. the game has a long grind, and it takes a while before the game really "starts", and if your more of the lone wolf then this isn't a game for you. another one to recommend is Ragnarok Online. what makes RO special? thats really hard to discribe in words. you should play it (there is a 14 day free trial) and then decide if you enjoy it or not.
So the lesson of the week, kids, is that all MMORPGs suck. It does not matter if they are Western or Asian.
When will westerners who make and support these threads stop being ignorant? |
LoL, to bad some knothead will post this exact same topic in about 2 days............ |
Btw...Eve online is based out of Iceland, Tibia is based out of Germany, and Runescape is a UK based company. Of all your selections above, only one is really what could be referred to as a "western" produced game, and that would be Auto Assault (a Colorado based company). European and American markets are not the same...hence you have American, European, and Asian markets. So next time, research the origins of games used in your defense before just blindly posting something and assuming we know that you know what you're talking about. Thanks. |
I am actually playing a Korean mmo at the moment so I'm not along the lines of they suck. But I'm just saying there are certain qualities which aren't so popular here because of the style preferences. |
Actually the european and american market are EXACTLY the same when it comes to mmorpg's. Its not coincidence the EXACT same mmorpg's are popular in europe as in the United states. It is not coincidence that the few mmorpg's created in europe are in many ways VERY similiar to the american MMO's. maybe YOU should do your research a little better. when people talk about the western market, europe is usually included. so next time, do your research on mmo's and the mmorpg market a little better before you post things like that. thanks. |
My personal favorite right now is Granado Espada. Granado Espada In War - Victory. |
The fact that you replied to anything doesn't mean you read and understood jack shit. I can click reply to anything too and post a bunch of random white noise. M59's and the rest don't count. The average MMORPG's punters life started the day EQ1 went live. It's an inevitable and inescapable fact I suggest you wrap yourself around and deal with. You thought Roma Victor hadn't been released yet, where 30 seconds of research would've given you a clue. So, what else are you going to get wrong today? But, because I'm a persistent prick, let me ask for the third time: what Korean game can you name that is like EVE? |
There isn't, because a game like EVE simply wouldn't do well in Korea. it doesn't fit the gaming style of the koreans.
Was EVE an example to prove the western "orginality"? Do WE have sidescroll mmorpg's? do WE have mmorpg's that have turn based combat/ console RPG style? do WE have MMORPG's of about every sport that exists? do WE have mmorpg's about cars and racing? the koreans do. we don't. |
in reply to the main topic, There are many more Asia based companies producing low-budget mmorpgs that barely make it past the beta stage. To say that Korean MMO's "suck" is stupid. Different regions of the world have different popular games, for example Halo was a big success in the US,UK and Australia while the Final Fantasy Series was a big success in Asian Cultures around the world. This may seem like a generalisation but its true. The style of a game will always depend on the culture and background of the game developers. Yes it is true that many Asian mmorpgs truely are bad, but there are also many that truely impressive games. The same goes for the "western" mmorpgs also. although there are somewhat fewer mmorpgs released in the west, they are mostly by big name developers with alot of cash to put into the game. So some mmorpgs suck and some dont, there are just more korean mmorpgs out there than others and saying they all suck would be very biased. |
Ragnarok Online - Great community, if you play on the euRO client. My favorite game. It has INSANE character customization, 12 different final classes that are all very well balanced, with several different stat and skill builds for each. Like you can have a Bow/Strip Stalker, an Intimidate/Bow Stalker, an Intimidate/Strip Stalker, or a Backstab/Strip Stalker. That's just the skill build. You can go Int/Dex, Dex/Vit, Str/Agi, Str/Vit for stat builds...it's great. You never know what kind of character you'll be facing. It also has castle sieges twice a week, in pretty much the same vein as Lineage II. You get to the center of the castle and break the magic jewel, and you win the castle. Hundreds of people compete every siege. Once again, it's generally agreed that the euRO server has the best sieges. If you join euRO Chaos I can hook you up with some powerleveling and gear. Also, the graphics are unlike any other game out there -- they're a mix of 2D sprite characters in a 3D world, and it runs well on low end computers. Flyff - This game is just cool. It looks like your pretty standard Korean MMO fare, but with some differences: 1. You can fly. 2. PVP servers. 3. The grind isn't too bad. 4. It's free. 5. You can fly. That sums it up pretty well. Final Fantasy XI - This is the best PvM game you will ever play. Period. Screw 40 man raids, we have 70 man raids. Grouping is forced from level 10 on up. Party play is basically mandatory. If you want to play with other people, if you complain about never being able to find parties, PLAY THIS GAME and your problems are solved. The community is also great, mainly because of the Japanese. They make sure that lamers get a bad reputation overnight, so there's absolutely NO "money plz" netspeakers with broken caps lock keys. Even at low levels. There's also a weird kind of capture the flag event for people who enjoy a little PvP on the side. Silkroad Online - This game is like the EVE of Asian MMOs. It's truly unique and groundbreaking because it has totally different goals than conventional MMOs. You can be either a trader, a hunter, or a thief. Your goal is to get rich. Traders make trade runs across the silk road, and when they finish, they get money for their goods. Thieves try to steal the traders' goods along the way. Hunters protect the traders from thieves and get paid for their services. Seriously, have you ever heard of an MMO like that? It's AWESOME. |
Actually the european and american market are EXACTLY the same when it comes to mmorpg's. Its not coincidence the EXACT same mmorpg's are popular in europe as in the United states. It is not coincidence that the few mmorpg's created in europe are in many ways VERY similiar to the american MMO's. maybe YOU should do your research a little better. when people talk about the western market, europe is usually included. so next time, do your research on mmo's and the mmorpg market a little better before you post things like that. thanks.
Secondly, your comment about saying "It's not coincidence the EXACT same mmorpg's are popular in Europe as in the United States" is completely illogical. By your own admission, you play Korean games, and so they are popular with you and others in the US. So because they may have some populartity in the US, does this now mean that Korean games are now "westernized"? Duh...I don't think so, because if they were there would be no such thing as western/Asian market distinctions. There are easily identifiable distinctions between the market these games were designed for. The logic you use to say that the EXACT same mmorpg's are popular in Europe and the US is completely misplaced, because an items popularity in a country outside of its origin country does not change the origin of the game, nor it's intended market. If you find Korean mmo's to be popular you are just playing a game that was designed for a different market, but you have not westernized it simply by the playing of it. It is, and will remain, a Korean game designed for an Asian market. So now, in addition to doing research, start using some common sense and think before you write. |
So, now you're an expert on what is the Korean gaming style, and you know what would and would not do well in Korea? If you have such a grasp of the gaming market, why are you not working towards that end instead of ranting on these boards? Granted, perhaps the OP should have worded his thread to say "Why do the MAJORITY of Korean mmo's suck?" but that's all in retrospect. But the fact is, the MAJORITY of Korean mmo's that make it to the US do suck. Whether you like the idea or not, they're all clones, even if some were more successful than most. Alot of a games appeal has to do with its history. World of Warcraft had a nice customer base from its original games that were not online. Also, many people were taking a break from the EQ, Asheron's Call, Shadowbane, and DAoC. And each new game that comes out does borrow at least something from it's predecessors...and that's called PROGRESSION. Take what is good, improve on that, as well as use some innovation towards new design. The trouble is, most Korean/Asian mmo's are carbon copies of each other with perhaps a slight graphic difference or placement of UI icons. Their mechanics are the same, so if you played one you played them all for the most part. And it is this aspect about them that sucks. So again, perhaps the OP did not choose his words as carefully as he might have before posting, but the basis for the arguement is still there. |


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Inquisitor Herondale | |
Portrayed by Sigourney Weaver | |
Biographical Information | |
Full name: | Imogen Herondale (née Whitelaw) |
Born: | 1946 |
Age: | 60/61 |
Status: | Deceased |
Death: | 2007 |
Manner of death: | Demon attack |
Affiliation | |
Species: | Shadowhunter |
Occupation: | Inquisitor |
Allegiance: | The Clave |
Relationships | |
Family: | Marcus Herondale † (husband) Stephen Herondale † (son) Céline Herondale † (daughter-in-law) Jace Herondale (grandson) |
Physical Description | |
Gender: | Female |
Hair color: | Blond |
Eye color: | Gray |
Imogen Herondale was the Inquisitor of the Clave for years before her death in 2007. She is also the paternal grandmother of Jace.
[show]Biography Edit
Early life Edit
Imogen Whitelaw was born to the Whitelaw family. At some point, she met and fell in love with Marcus Herondale, whom she later married. The two went on to run the London Institute together. Eventually, the couple had a son, Stephen, whom she loved deeply. They raised and trained him in London before they moved to Idris.
Her son eventually joined the Circle, something Imogen severely disapproved of. When Stephen died during a Circle raid, Imogen was devastated, even more so when her husband, Marcus, followed. Imogen became hardened and cold, a toughness that carried on when she accepted the coveted Inquisitor position. While generally judicious and lawful when it came to the Covenant, she still sought justice for her son's death and ruthlessly hunted down the former Circle members, brutally punishing those she can.
Retribution Edit
Even years after Stephen's death, Imogen still held a grudge and deep hatred towards Valentine Morgenstern, the man who she believed poisoned Stephen's mind and caused his death, so when she found out that Valentine's son is alive and has in fact been at the New York Institute all along, she responded and went to New York to investigate.
Inquisitor Herondale truly wanted to believe that Jace was in fact in league with Valentine and had already made up her mind about him even before they met, if only to have an excuse to vent her anger and bitterness towards the boy. Hence, she became very determined to decipher and reveal his betrayal and true allegiance. Jace's abrasive nature did nothing to pacify the authoritarian Imogen, who had Jace imprisoned in the Silent City for being insolent toward her.
Throughout her investigation, Imogen bullied and asserted her power over the Lightwoods, insisting that Jace was a traitor to them, and particularly treating Maryse Lightwood with disdain, and dismissing her husband, Robert, and their children, Alec, Isabelle, and Max as beneath contempt, because of their connection to the Circle.
When the Mortal Sword was stolen from the Silent City during Jace's imprisonment there, Imogen became even more convinced of Jace's affiliation with Valentine. Upon his release, Imogen kept him trapped within a Malachi Configuration. Consumed by hatred and rage for Valentine, Imogen briefly lost sight of justice and fairness by hatching a plan with the Clave that endangered Jace's life, thinking Valentine, being a parent like her, would be humbled into doing anything for his child, just as she would. They relayed a message to Valentine, telling him that they will trade Jace in exchange for the Sword and the Cup.
When Valentine, projected while they discussed their deal, easily refused and told her that Jace wanted nothing to do with him, a horrified Imogen finally realized her mistake too late.
Death Edit
Realizing her mistake, Imogen immediately called the Conclave for backup, atoning for her faults by joining the Lightwoods in their siege on Valentine's ship. During the battle against demons that ensued, she took Jace aside to personally apologize to him, placing both of them within a protective barrier while they spoke. When she saw Jace's birthmark, a star-shaped scar possessed by all Herondale men, she realized that Jace was in fact Stephen's son—her grandson.
When Imogen, still in shock, wondered aloud how long Jace believed himself to be Michael Wayland's son, Jace frustratingly defended himself before walking away and out of their protective circle, bearing no weapons. As Imogen worriedly tried to call Jace back, a demon attacked. Desperate, Imogen threw herself between them and took the demon's poison, sacrificing herself for her grandson.[1] She whispered her last words to Jace, telling him that his father, referring to Stephen, would have been proud of him, surprising Jace, who assumed she meant Valentine.[2] She died in Jace's arms, before she could tell him his true lineage.
Personality Edit
The personification of unpleasant adult authority, Imogen, to those who did not know her, seemed like a sadist and a domineering figure who relished the power her position gave her. A fierce enforcer of the Law, Imogen was single-minded and focused, qualities which are merely demonstrations of her devotion to the Clave and the Law. Imogen deeply loved her family, so their loss broke her. Years of grief and seclusion brought out the worse in her, leaving a harshly direct and hostile woman, a shell of who she once was, dedicating her whole life to her work, which she took seriously.
Physical description Edit
Imogen had dull pale, almost colorless, blond hair and gray eyes. As the Inquisitor, she often wore her hair in a tight bun, adding to her stern and intimidating demeanor. She also wore a suit, and a long, old-fashioned dark gray cloak over it.
Abilities Edit
- Nephilim physiology: Being Nephilim, Imogen possesses a variety of enhanced physical and mental abilities granted to her by the blood of Raziel in her veins and also by the angelic Marks of the Gray Book. She also has the power to perform tasks unique to their species, such as the ability to use and call on the power of angels for their seraph blades. This includes enhanced strength, agility, stamina, and coordination, which only improves over time and practice.
- Runic magic: Due to the angel blood in their veins, all Shadowhunters are able to apply runes on their skin without any real danger. These Marks, in turn, give varied effects that serve to benefit the wearer.
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Etymology Edit
The name "Imogen" means maiden in Celtic and was the name of a British princess in the Shakespearean play, Cymbeline.


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READ Heb. 10. The chapter which has been read this morning from the Epistle to the Hebrews is evidently based upon something which has gone before. With that something we are all familiar. It is the history of the nation of Israel, especially the events connected with the commencement of that history. They were brought out of Egypt by Moses, and carried through the wilderness, where they received from God a law ã a law which necessarily recognised that the human race was sinful ã sinful at its foundation head, or rather after the partaking of the forbidden fruit, and sinful also in its perpetuation, in that all Adamês descendants were transgressors. God designed that law to fix this on the memory of the children of Israel, and thereby impress them with their dependence on Him in order that He might be recognised, and that they might not forget that forgiveness was to be obtained only in the way appointed by Him. The apostle styles that condition of things –a shadow." We all know what a shadow is; it has form, but no substance, and is therefore useful to present an idea of that which is substantial. So was the law. It is accordingly spoken of by Paul in the second of Romans as –the •formê of knowledge and of the truth," a definition which we should bear in mind when thinking upon the subject. Do we want to understand more fully the –good things" that God has given us in Christ? They are presented to us in a –shadow" in the Mosaic law, and a study of that shadow will teach us more accurately the things in the New Testament concerning Christ. The –good things" which were to –come" find their substance in him. He is the Head, and it is in consequence of that substance having been given that we find ourselves in the position we occupy this morning. While calling this to mind, we have to mourn the fact that those to whom the shadow was in the first place given do not appreciate the substance. With that perversity which characterized them from the beginning they adhere to that shadow which God has made void. But the Gentiles who are so ready to condemn the Jews, are no better. Take, for example the Romish Church. It pretends to have Christ really present in the bread and wine, which it styles, –the Sacrifice of the Mass." The Gentiles endeavor to transform a symbol into the reality, and the Jews cling to a divine shadow after God has made it of no effect. Let us take care that we do neither. Let us not cling to the shadows. There are more shadows than the law. The world is a shadow; we are shadows. The Psalmist says, –My days are like a shadow that declineth." Let us have our minds fixed upon the substance. Two courses lie before us, and in the end We must reap according to that which we have sown. The apostle proceeds to elaborate this reference to the shadowy character of the law by reminding his readers of the annual remembrance of sins. According to that law the Jews were required to offer up sacrifice for every class of sin; and in addition, supposing every sin were atoned for, there came a day in each year when it was necessary for the high priest to make atonement in the Most Holy for himself and the nation. Year after year it was repeated, and therefore the apostle reasons, and it is but a logical conclusion ã that the yearly remembrance of those sins is in itself evidence that they were not completely taken away by the shadowy offerings. Having referred to the typical atonement, he calls attention to the substance. –Wherefore when •heê cometh into the world." Who is the –He"? There is no mention of him in this chapter, but there is in the preceding one. Going back to the closing verses we find reference made to him; –So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time, without sin, unto salvation." This then is the –he" who –cometh" into the world. He came into the world and fulfilled the prediction of the Psalmist: ã"Sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not, but a body hast Thou prepared me: in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sins Thou hast had no pleasure." Well would it have been if the Jew had remembered this. You know from the record of their doings and Godês condemnation of them, that they exalted sacrifice into a place which it was not intended to occupy. An illustration of this is seen in the case of Saul, whose conduct caused Samuel to say: ã –Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." The same principle is expressed in certain words in the prophecy of Jeremiah (ch. 7:22). –I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices." That sounds strange in view of the fact that God commanded the bringing of burnt offerings and sacrifices. Substitute the words –for the sake of instead of –concerning" and the meaning is made clear. –I spake not... [for the sake of] burnt offerings or sacrifices, but this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you." Now in Christ we see one who did that. He never had to offer up an animal sacrifice. True, the Mosaic ceremonies were attended to in connection with him, but that was not on account of personal transgression. Christês position is represented in the words of the verse –Then said I, lo I come, in the volume of the book it, it written of me, to do Thy will, . God." He did that will perfectly; and because he did so, the sacrifice he was able to offer in his own person was an acceptable one, and put the seal to the typical sacrifices. Proceeding further, the apostle connects the doing of that will with believers: –By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." That is to say; Christ did Godês will; through his doing that will we are sanctified; separated in the first instance; and made completely holy. It was of sufficient power to give us sanctification in its most exalted and perfect condition, namely, that of receiving glory, honor, and immortality. We need not to offer up from time to time. We come this morning simply to bring to memory Christês offering. It is not a sacrifice; the Table is not an altar; we are not priests of the Levitical order. In one sense we are priests, to offer spiritual sacrifices of praise and prayer acceptable to our Father in heaven: –By him (Christ), therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But to do good and to distribute forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." The apostle, having thus elaborated his argument, bases upon it this exhortation:ã –Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having a high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." To realise the meaning of that passage we require to understand something of the shadows which he mentions. The writer was familiar with them, and so were those to whom he wrote. If, therefore, we wish to understand the passage, we must possess the same knowledge. The tabernacle was a structure, the first part of which was for the ordinary priests; but the second part for the high priest alone; and into that, even he only entered on one day in each year. Are we invited to go into a similar place when the apostle exhorts us to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus? Christ has gone into heaven itself; how can we enter there? By faith. We know he is there. We are told that he is our priest. We are told that he mediates for us, and therefore we know it and should act upon it. But in what state of mind are we to enter? –With boldness"ã not timidity ã not with fear, like that which Israel exhibited when the mount shook. We are to go freely. There is no restriction; we can go at any time ã –The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry." The ears of the Lord are always open. But we must approach Him in the right way. There are certain conditions of approach, and those are indicated here. One has been already referred to: –full assurance of faith." There is another: –with a true heart." That implies the existence of a false heart. What is it to have –a true heart"? Is it not to have our affections fixed upon Him, to love what He loves, to hate what He hates, much after the manner indicated in the salutation of Jehu to Jonadab, the son of Rechab (2 Kings 10:15)? –Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?" Let us come to God then with this –true heart" and –full assurance of faith," having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water." The mention of sprinkling carries us back to the past; it reminds us that when we were immersed we passed through the laver, that our hearts were sprinkled from the evil conscience which we previously had, that we were invested with a robe of righteousness, after the manner of the Aaronic priests, and that we were thereby placed in a position to approach by the new and living way. The veil of the temple was rent in twain at the death of Christ to signify that it was no longer the way of approach towards God. In drawing near by this new and living way, we are exhorted to –hold fast without wavering." Why should we waver? Flesh and blood is strong, but flesh and blood must be curbed. You say, it is difficult. So it is; the –Truth" is difficult. It is a matter of –overcoming." To whom are the promises made in the second and third of Revelation? –To him that overcometh." –He that overcometh shall inherit all things." Therefore we must set ourselves to work with determination in a practical manner, to overcome the inclination of the flesh in every direction. If we do that we shall not waver. God does not waver. If, therefore, our heart be with Him we shall not waver. We have an illustration of His faithfulness in connection with His planting the nation of Israel in Canaan. –There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel, all came to pass" (Josh. 21:45). So it will be with us. Those –good things" are beyond our perception at the present time. They will operate for our eternal good according to the extent to which the mind is allowed to dwell upon them. We are not simply to read. We are told to meditate; and to meditate not upon what has been only, but on those things which are to be. Where are they given? God presents in His Word a picture of good things in store for those who love and obey Him. Writing in the Romans, the apostle says (ch. 8:28), –We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified, them He also glorified. What shall we say then to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" What a power we have on our side! Are we fainthearted? God reveals Himself to us as a God of strength, the God of Israel. Let us go to Him to obtain that strength. The apostle says in the passage we have lately read in the Hebrews: –Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." A •throne of graceê is a throne of favor. There are thrones of favor now on the earth. The throne of England is one, and the queen is styled –Her Most Gracious Majesty." The terms •graceê and •graciousê are often used in connection with her throne. But how small the grace in comparison with the grace of God. We have already tasted thereof. That should be a reason for relying on Him for the future. Those who have tried it have found it a strong support. His promises have to be tried in order to find that God is a present God, a living God, that He acts now as He did in the past: not as openly, but as really. If we persevere we shall be strengthened. We shall find that as one difficulty is overcome, we shall proceed in –full assurance of faith," to overcome further difficulties, just as David did. He said on the occasion of his encounter with Goliath, –The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of the Philistine." Our difficulties may be to us quite as great as that was to David; but if we look to God we shall be able to overcome, and then we can say with the apostle at the close of the 8th of Romans, –Nay, in all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor principalities nor powers, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." |


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This code compacts and repairs an MS Access database from a C# .NET application, no matter if it's a simple ".mdb", or a ".mdw"-secured workgroup-shared DB. It performs exactly the same operation as "Tools - Database Utils - Compact and Repair Database..." menu item in the MS Access application. The code uses "late binding" (creating COM-objects in memory at runtime), and that's why you don't need any annoying interop COM references in your project. You don't even need MS Office installed. Just make sure you have a Jet Engine (Jet is included in MDAC package, which comes with any Windows installation starting from NT 4).
Don't you hate COM-library references in .NET-projects? I believe that pure .NET-code has to be free of any interops, RCWs, and other referenced COM-stuff. Basically because there's a load of different versions of MS libraries (for example, MS Office Object Library 9, 10, 11 etc.). We never know what version of MS Office is installed on a client machine, that's why we should access a COM-object via ProgID, and not CLSID. For example: you want to be sure, that when you call for an "Excel.Application", you get Excel, no matter what version of MS Office is installed. And when you add a reference "MS Excel 10 Object library", you add a strong limitation to your software! So... use System.Reflection and late binding.
Just call a method CompactAccessDB. This method compacts and repairs your database.
Due to Jet limitations, the method compacts your database to a new file, so we have to copy the new compacted file over an old one.
When you call this method, make sure that there's no open connections to your database. Stop your threads.
Now, to the code:
/// <summary> /// MBD compact method (c) 2004 Alexander Youmashev /// !!IMPORTANT!! /// !make sure there's no open connections /// to your db before calling this method! /// !!IMPORTANT!! /// </summary> /// <param name="connectionString">connection string to your db</param> /// <param name="mdwfilename">FULL name /// of an MDB file you want to compress.</param> public static void CompactAccessDB(string connectionString, string mdwfilename) { object[] oParams; //create an inctance of a Jet Replication Object object objJRO = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("JRO.JetEngine")); //filling Parameters array //cnahge "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5" to an appropriate value // or leave it as is if you db is JET4X format (access 2000,2002) //(yes, jetengine5 is for JET4X, no misprint here) oParams = new object[] { connectionString, "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data" + " Source=C:\\tempdb.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5"}; //invoke a CompactDatabase method of a JRO object //pass Parameters array objJRO.GetType().InvokeMember("CompactDatabase", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objJRO, oParams); //database is compacted now //to a new file C:\\tempdb.mdw //let's copy it over an old one and delete it System.IO.File.Delete(mdwfilename); System.IO.File.Move("C:\\tempdb.mdb", mdwfilename); //clean up (just in case) System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(objJRO); objJRO=null; }
Interesting, that Jet Engine 5 is used for JET4X databases. Be careful. See the table:
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[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("ODBCCP32.dll")] private static extern bool SQLConfigDataSource(IntPtr parent, int request, string driver, string attributes); private const int ODBC_ADD_DSN = 1; public static bool Compact(string mdbFileName) { string cmd = string.Format("COMPACT_DB={0} {0}\0\0", mdbFileName); return SQLConfigDataSource((IntPtr)0, ODBC_ADD_DSN, "Microsoft Access Driver (*.MDB)", cmd); } public static bool Compact(string mdbFileName, string password) { string cmd = string.Format("COMPACT_DB={0} {0}\0PWD={1}\0\0", mdbFileName, password); return SQLConfigDataSource((IntPtr)0, ODBC_ADD_DSN, "Microsoft Access Driver (*.MDB)", cmd); }
joeblack wrote:the old mdb has a password... but after compacting and repaired the password has gone...
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