Greg Robinson's Blog
I report it, you decide
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Assigning a DefaultValue for a sql server uniqueidentifier datatype: NewGuid
One of our Datatables pk is a uniqueidentifier. I could not figure out how to set the DefaultValue for this DataColumn.
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the dreaded licenses.licx file and the IDE
After about 2-3 hours of hair pulling, I now have this figured out (thanks Jose).
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why so many instances of devenv.ex running?
One of our developers could not get a build to work....'being used by another process' error.
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a stupid thing I do over and over and over....and then I did it again!
So today I am testing some code. I keep getting a NullRef Exception. I am beating my head against my desk why.
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VS.NET and versioning conflicts
Well, it finally happened. DLL Hell all over. The below comes from a very reliable source. When using a patch or new version of an assembly within the IDE, you will need to know this.
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Filtering Spam
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DataAdapter.Update Bug
Our Select from a sql server table returns 15 columns. Back on the client, we add 2 custom DataColumns that have expressions assigned to them. We databind to these custom DataColumns for display purposes only.
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My Newest XM Radio station to code to
Channel 80, The Move
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Hats off to Janus
We love the Janus controls. We had to extend their CalendarCombo to handle 'our' default date in sql server, which is 1/1/1800. Overall, our enhancement to their control for our requirement works well.
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The Accord cigarette
OK, I am now pissed. Phillip Morris stole my idea: