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SQL Server 2008 saving changes is not permitted

2010-02-16T10:55:56Z

i was using SQL Server management studio 2008 diagram editor which i was using after years of using sql server managemenr studio 2005 whcih i think is the easiest tool for modeling Database. and i came across this message turns out there’s an option that i have to uncheck for this to work tools ==> options and then find this option...(read more)

Create a picklist quickly for CRM 4.0

2010-01-13T11:55:00Z

a very simple tool to add a large list like a countries list to a picklist doing that using MS CRM UI can be very tedious Warning : DON’T TRY THIS IF YOU DON’T HAVE EXPERIENCE ON XML EDITING , this tool is meant for expert customizers Developer Blog URL : http://marioraunig.blogspot.com/2007/03/save-time-and-energy-creating-large.html how to : Here's how to use it Create the attribute/picklist in the Microsoft CRM entity customization Add at least one option Export the entity as XML go...(read more)

Webclient downloading content/files from an Https (SSL)

2009-10-05T09:09:25Z

i was using the webclient object to download files from a website and my application worked fine. my client decided to add an SSL certeficate to the website and has required me to change my code to request the file through https instead of http all i had to do was change the URL to have https:// instead of http:// but when i first tried the code. i got this exception: System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel...(read more)

The visual studio language support for style has not been installed. code-editing Intellisense will not be available. Markup Intellisense for server controls may not work.”

2009-08-13T12:04:20Z

I have visual studio 2008 installed Only on my machine when I open a solution that contains web sites I get this error. “The visual studio language support for style has not been installed. code-editing Intellisense will not be available. Markup Intellisense for server controls may not work.” This error is preventing me from having automated builds as it runs visual studio in the background and user interaction is needed to click “OK”, Visual studio is the only tool (that I know of) that can...(read more)

SQL server data base restore script

2009-07-03T14:29:10Z

this is a quick trick that i googled from bits and pieces in a caffe when my laptop didn’t have a Management studio installed i found a way to execute sql scripts to my instance of sql express well to restore you need to have the logical names of files in the database backup to know that just type RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ‘<path to your backup file>’ this will display all the logical file’s in the backup in the result sets you’ll need the logical file names for the coming script (the...(read more)

How To Design A Good API by Joshua Bloch Google

2009-06-24T20:55:52Z

http://www.youtube.com/v/aAb7hSCtvGw&hl=en&fs=1&...(read more)

Database or Object Size in SQL server [sp_spaceused]

2009-06-01T08:02:49Z

Space used by the objects in the database is a tricky subject, this can be very useful when planning your database maintenance plan a system stored procedure as you probably had figured is called sp_spaceused gets you the needed information that procedure can be used in multiple ways use Northwind exec sp_spaceused when this is executed against your database this data appears it shows two result sets the first one which is a Whole Database statistics DatabasName database size in MBs and Space in...(read more)

Fiddler 2 to monitor localhost ie7

2009-05-27T13:46:55Z

IE7 and .net framework are programmed never to request data localhost Just change the wording Localhost to your machine Name. this is a better explanation http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler/help/hookup.asp#Q-LocalTraffic...(read more)

Change Web Service test page [wsdlHelpGenerator]

2009-05-26T11:24:13Z

the default web service page is a page that reveals a lot of the internal information of the application, this is something that you want to hide. Warning this does not really secure your web service. may be you should read something like this < configuration > < system.web > < webServices > < wsdlHelpGenerator href = "yourEmptyPage.aspx" /> </ webServices > </ system.web > </ configuration > just make sure you add a page to your site’s root...(read more)

Windows Debugging tools Quick tutorial [WinDbg]

2009-05-18T06:42:01Z

last week end we have faced memory leaks, we had no idea what was the cause of the problem. we were directed by microsoft to use the debugging tools. this is a quickest possible startup tutorial for that tool. [Warning] using this tool affects the performance of your applications dramatically please make sure you don’t run it on a production server unless there’s no other way. download link you are looking for “Install Debugging Tools for Windows xx-bit Version” you’ll be redirected to the download...(read more)

Fastest way for Creating a memory Dump of your application [DebugDiag]

2009-05-18T06:37:49Z

First you need to download the tool here is the link now just install the tool and run it then ignore the wizard and go to the third tab in the application UI right click your process and select create a full dump, the dump is going to be created now if you need to configure where these dumps are created go to tools –> options and configure the dumps folder....(read more)

JSON Serialization in AJAX.net both Client side and Server side

2009-04-14T13:34:15Z

JSON objects representations are small and lightweight compared to XML they are now the core of AJAX.net services serialization. in AJAX.net they work out of the box you can serilaize/deserialize your objects to JSON using this snippet of server side code using System.Web.Script.Serialization; JavaScriptSerializer jss = new JavaScriptSerializer(); //Serialize jss.Serialize( object ); //Deserialize yourCustomType result = jss.Deserialize<yourCustomType>(yourJSONString); and on the...(read more)

AL.exe error when compiling in Visual Studio 2008

2009-03-10T11:48:23Z

when i first Installed Visual Studio 2008 Team system i was trying to compile the application i just migrated from visual studio 2005 and i got the error C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Microsoft.Common.targets(1950,9): error MSB3011: "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AL.exe" was not found. Either 1) Install the .NET Framework SDK, which will install AL.exe. Or 2) Pass the correct location of AL.exe into the "ToolPath" parameter of the AL task...(read more)

visual studio 2008 Team System setup a problem encountered while loading the setup components canceling setup

2009-03-10T11:27:02Z

i wanted to install an additional feature of Visual studio 2008 but when i started the setup process or tried to uninstall the application i got this error “Setup a problem encountered while loading the setup components. Canceling setup.” the Fix i went to check for fixes under that application uninstalled it and the the setup worked fine...(read more)

Dynamically create domain users

2009-02-10T10:14:59Z

My Team was planning a Stress test scenario to be run on our stress lab, the application we were planning to test needed windows authentication to function. The plan was to create a set of users with predefined passwords and add them to the domain so the application can be tested correctly. We used VBscript that creates the users from a database table this is the code used. Dim aConnectionString aConnectionString = " Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data " _ & " Source=srvr;Database=UrDataBaseName;...(read more)