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SQL Server 2008 saving changes is not permitted

amir.magdy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:55:56 GMT

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...(read more)

Create a picklist quickly for CRM 4.0

amir.magdy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:55:00 GMT

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 ...(read more)

Webclient downloading content/files from an Https (SSL)

amir.magdy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:09:25 GMT

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...(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.”

amir.magdy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:04:20 GMT

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...(read more)

SQL server data base restore script

amir.magdy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:29:10 GMT

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...(read more)

How To Design A Good API by Joshua Bloch Google

amir.magdy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:55:52 GMT

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

Database or Object Size in SQL server [sp_spaceused]

amir.magdy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:02:49 GMT

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...(read more)

Fiddler 2 to monitor localhost ie7

amir.magdy — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:46:55 GMT

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]

amir.magdy — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:24:13 GMT

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...(read more)

Windows Debugging tools Quick tutorial [WinDbg]

amir.magdy — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:42:01 GMT

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...(read more)

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

amir.magdy — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:37:49 GMT

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...(read more)

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

amir.magdy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:34:15 GMT

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...(read more)

AL.exe error when compiling in Visual Studio 2008

amir.magdy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:48:23 GMT

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...(read more)

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

amir.magdy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:27:02 GMT

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...(read more)

Dynamically create domain users

amir.magdy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:14:59 GMT

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...(read more)