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August 2006
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Class Library config files
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– Many posts have been written about the fact that you cannot specify a config file for class libraries. While I understand the logic of putting the config file in the host process instead, there are always valid reasons for wanting to go outside the use case scenarios envisioned by the designer. My ...
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Missing: Connection String Wizard
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– I have a need to allow users to build up a connection string and store it in a config file. Pretty simple need, and I would imagine rather standard. After all, I can't imagine any user I deploy to would have the same connection string I do, much less the same database. As it turns out, providing a ...
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COM Interop
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– I wrote a VS.NET 2005 class library that I wanted to use from Delphi. Using COM Interop, this should be a breeze. Simply call "regasm MyLibrary.dll /tlb" and I should get a type library that I can import in Delphi. If that's all there was to it, then I wouldn't be blogging. ;-) The first problem I ...
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COM Interop
Dan Miser
– I wrote a VS.NET 2005 class library that I wanted to use from Delphi. Using COM Interop, this should be a breeze. Simply call "regasm MyLibrary.dll /tlb" and I should get a type library that I can import in Delphi. If that's all there was to it, then I wouldn't be blogging. ;-) The first problem I ...
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Connection string sample
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– I just came across this site today. It shows a bunch of different connection string sample for various databases and technologies. It also links back to downloads for the databases. All in all, a very focused and nicely done reference web site.
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Custom columns in DataGridView
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– After writing a .NET application that used the DataGridView, I noticed that there was no ColumnType drop down to allow the user to easily edit a date/time field. At first, I came across a really good write up on MSDN on how to accomplish this. However, it was written in VB, so I couldn't use it as- ...
July 2006
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MSSQL TIMESTAMP
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– I'm using the Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block in order to use a variety of different databases on the backend without changing my code. One thing that recently came up was how to properly use a TIMESTAMP field in MSSQL. I don't want to use SqlDbType.Timestamp, as that refers to a ...
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.NET Lookup combobox data binding
Dan Miser
– Time to confess: I'm a fan of data binding. I've loved it ever since Delphi 3 made it workable by introducing TClientDataset. It's powerful, but makes application code fairly simple. Yes, it can be - and often, is - abused when used incorrectly, but overall, it's a good concept. I recently worked ...
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.NET Lookup combobox data binding
Dan Miser
– Time to confess: I'm a fan of data binding. I've loved it ever since Delphi 3 made it workable by introducing TClientDataset. It's powerful, but makes application code fairly simple. Yes, it can be - and often, is - abused when used incorrectly, but overall, it's a good concept. I recently worked ...
June 2006
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ZIP files in solution
Dan Miser
– I've been writing a lot of test cases and projects in VS.NET lately. (Ed note: No, this doesn't mean I've abandoned Delphi. I still love Delphi, and use it as my full-time tool. However, I always have - and always will - keep abreast on the entire world of development tools.) One thing that I ...
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ZIP files in solution
Dan Miser
– I've been writing a lot of test cases and projects in VS.NET lately. (Ed note: No, this doesn't mean I've abandoned Delphi. I still love Delphi, and use it as my full-time tool. However, I always have - and always will - keep abreast on the entire world of development tools.) One thing that I ...
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SqlDependency
Dan Miser
– I just spent some time checking out how SqlDependency works. SqlDependency is an ADO.NET 2.0 class that is a high level wrapper for detecting changes in a database and getting automatic notification back to your application. This technology is very useful for caching rarely changing data. ...
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LINQ: GetQueryText
Dan Miser
– The following code snippet shows how to pick up the SQL that will be generated by a given LINQ query. The DataContext.GetQueryText() method makes this very easy. However, what we REALLY need is an easy way to go the other way, too. For example, given an adhoc string, generate the DLINQ query to ...
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AOL cancellation
Dan Miser
– I noticed Captain Jake wrote about his experience with AOL cancellation recently. It appears that he is not alone. Listen to the mp3 and be prepared to just be amazed. It looks like Vincent has become a minor celebrity over this incident. I think the funniest part of this is the AOL executive that ...
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Cleaning out my Hard Drive
Dan Miser
– OK, so it doesn't have the same ring as Eminem's song, but it is accurate. :-) I was going through some of the older sections of my hard drive looking to reorganize and cleanup unwanted files. While I was doing that, I came across a project, TerraService, that I did ages ago. To the best of my ...
