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I recently ran into a problem where I needed to connect to SQL 2005 from inside SQL 2008 Management Studio.
I have SQL 2008 installed on my machine and I run my sql scripts against the production environment which is hosted by my ISP.
Although,...
I am currently working with Telerik’s RAD Editor server control for ASP.Net.
Needless to say, the control provides a plethora of features for styling, formatting and such.
For all intents and purposes it’s a WYSIWIG tool and you can do practically...
On June 17th, I gave a talk on LINQ TO SQL Stored Procedures at Manulife.
Below, please see a link to the sample code that I used for demonstration:
http://www.eoberoi.com/blogs/GrokTalk/sourcecode.html
Thanks,
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I have recently jumped on the AJAX bandwagon and am frantically trying to AJAX enable all my web pages through the use of asynchronous partial-page updates.
A typical design pattern of an ASP.NET AJAX application involves it consuming web services...
It is amazing how much you can achieve with Lambda expressions using a single line of code vs. several lines of Linq to Sql.
Although, linq to sql is a better choice over traditional CRUD operations using sql and the like.
Here's how...
Create a...
TechDays is happening in Toronto.
Tech Days is a technology training conference for Canadian IT professionals and developers.
Although, it is a national event and will be held in all major cities of Canada with a single and two day workshops, however,...
Recently what appeared to a be a problem with IE 7.0 on my Lenovo T61p drove me up the wall. Every time, I would open a second instance of the browser, it would not only freeze the browser but also all the active windows on my machine!!! I later found...
Here are some of the predictions of what future holds for the industry software in 2008.
1. User Experience Reaches the Enterprise. In 2008 we will see several major enterprises start efforts to build UX centric applications that increase worker productivity,...
What does the term 'interoperability' really mean? What does it mean to 'interoperate' or be 'interoperable' when designing solutions? A number of definitions are available depending upon whom you speak to or where you search. Some define interoperability...
What a better way to learn ASP.Net than reading the tutorial below...
New Features in ASP.NET 2.0
ASP.NET 2.0 offers some of the following new features:
Master Pages, Themes and Web Parts
Security controls standardized
Standard controls for...
Hi Folks,
Microsoft Canada has just announced the upcoming realDevelopment 2007 Tour."This tour is all about Web development and how to make better use ofcurrent technologies like AJAX and Visual Studio 2005 in your projects. Ifyou are a web developer...
Virtual PC 2007 was released in final form for download early this year. You can read more about Virtual PC 2007, and download it, from the newly updated Virtual PC website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx....
How does IIS7 stack up against Apache? Bill Staples, who runs the server products within the Developer Division – Web Server, Media Server and Commerce Server recently wrote a great blog that talks about IIS versus Apache. It is a very well written piece...
Next week, I am attending a breakfast seminar on bridging Service Oriented Architecture organized by Object Sharp Consulting. Thanks to Rob Windsor who informed me about it.
I am currently writing a thesis on 'Interoperability between Disparate Systems'...
This how-to video series is dedicated to getting Visual Basic developers productive on areas of data-based Windows Application development. The series starts with the basics of database development with SQL-Server 2005 Express then walks through the details...
As you'd probably know, there was a Toronto Code Camp held recently and was publicized all over the town. The Toronto Code Camp has just released the videos (17 of them). The members include the presenters and attendees. Watch what they...
Executing a DTS package from .Net has never been simpler. Here's how:
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' NOTE: Requires reference to Microsoft DTS Package Object...
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' Determines the date of the Sunday of the week for the incoming date'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Function...
A simple yet useful way to demonstrate how to take an XML document, and deserialize it to rehydrate an object:
string xmlStuff = TaxReturnXMLDoc.OuterXml;TextReader reader = new StreamReader(@"C:\temp\Efile-SerializedTaxReturnObject-Clean.xml");XmlSerializer...
Expose the values you want to access in other pages as proprties of the current page class. This method requires you to code extra properties that you can access in another web form.
The entire process works as follows:
1. Create the web form with...
Folks,
I haven't been very active in my blog posts lately. This is largely due to the fact that my life has been flat out like a lizard drinking (aussie expression for being busy)!
There is never a dull moment in my household, so lately I have been...
I had to write a utility to calculate the time difference between the time an error log was updated on a file server and the current time. VS.Net exposes some nifty functionality which can be leveraged to do just that. This is a small but useful...
Couple days ago, our development team scripted the entire development database (including all the objects i.e. tables, views, stored procs, functions etc.). While this exercise seems trivial enough, a word of caution is warranted here. We overlooked...
Orcas which is slated to be released sometime this year comes with a plethora of new language features and improvements for both C# and VB developers. The CTP version of Orcas was shipped just recently. Language features like Automatic Properties,...
Below, please see a list that of top 10 lists most influential people around (i.e. top 10 greatest IT people, etc). This list was compiled by DNR based on the experiences and impressions of fellow colleagues in .NET development. Thus, perhaps...