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Solution for VS Error - The breakpoint Will Not Currently Be Hit

Guy Barrette — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:44:52 GMT

Guy Barrette writes, "...looks like it is a common problem both with VS 2005 and 2008 however, it was the first time I experienced it...When you look at the Web/WCF breakpoint while debugging, the red dot displays an exclamation mark and this message: "The breakpoint will not currently be hit"...Looks like there are many solutions to the problem. Here’s what I did:" more

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:44:52 GMT

Fix for Outlook Data File Permission Error

Desmond Lee — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:36:12 GMT

Desmond Lee writes, "..This misleading error occurs even though you may already have full control and access to the Outlook data file. The cause is attributed to the fact that Outlook must be able to write to the data file although your intention is simply to read the archived data.." more

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:36:12 GMT

Options for Installing IE B2 With Previous Versions of IE Running

Darryl Schaffer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:30:08 GMT

Darryl Schaffer writes, "... it is not possible to have more than a single version of Internet Explorer installed at the same time on any Windows platform. People who want to run Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 side-by-side have several options:" more

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:30:08 GMT

Summarizing the SQL Server Support Running in a Hardware Virtualization Environment

PSS SQL Engineers — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:24:51 GMT

PSS SQL Engineers writes, "...If you use Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, you are supported for SQL Server 2005 and 2008..If your configuration is not SVVP certified, be prepared for Microsoft CSS to ask you..." more

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:24:51 GMT

Easiest Way to Get Data Mining Results Into SQL Tables

Jamie MacLennan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:20:02 GMT

Jamie MacLennan writes, "The way to do it is to simply use linked servers. Anyone who uses DMX knows to connect to SQL data with OPENQUERY. There's no reason you can't simply connect to Data Mining data using the same mechanism. For example, use a query like this to establish a link to an AS server:" more

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:20:02 GMT

Fix for Bug While Installing the Podcasting Kit for Sharepoint

Robert MacLean — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:04:27 GMT

Robert MacLean writes, "What you need to do is run the install to the root site...and then uninstall it..I know it seems pointless but the installer doesn’t clean up well and leaves a few files behind...The next steps in the guide of the ratings DB, media encoder and feature activation work as documented. The user interface steps also work as expected but make sure you “fix” their links" more

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:04:27 GMT

Silverlight PathTextBlock Control Writes Text on a Path

Tim Heuer — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:47:30 GMT

Tim Heuer writes, "This basically allows you to have a normal TextBlock, but distort and outline it…here’s an example output...Bill has also included a few transforms to play around with as well. All of this is included in an Ms-Pl licensed component that is available on Codeplex. Go check out..." more

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:47:30 GMT

Example Using Silverlight for Uploading Multiple Files

Stephen Walther — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:15:24 GMT

Stephen Walther writes, "The Silverlight control solution solves both of the problems associated with the standard HTML file upload element discussed in the beginning of this blog entry. First, the Silverlight control provides you with visual feedback on the progress of a file being uploaded. Second, it enables you to efficiently upload multiple files" more

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:15:24 GMT

Virtual Server Sprawl: FUD or FACT?

Lori MacVittie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:26:54 GMT

Lori MacVittie writes, "...None of the research cited ever discusses the number of virtual servers running, just the number of organizations in which virtualization has been implemented... there just doesn't seem to be any real data to back up the claim that virtual sprawl is - or will become - a problem." more

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:26:54 GMT

Problems Installing Visual Studio for C++ Development

Kenny Kerr — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:59:31 GMT

Kenny Kerr writes, "Installing Visual Studio for C++ development is fraught with problems...In most cases you not only need Visual Studio and its service pack, but you also need the latest Windows SDK. Since Visual Studio SP1 was released I’ve had some of my installations fail, or worse, just corrupt my build environment. I couldn’t figure out why..." more

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:59:31 GMT

Catch the Thief - Slick Phone Recovery Solution

Jason Langridge — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:49:19 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...a solution for Windows Mobile that if you have your phone stolen it will automatically send you the thief’s mobile phone number and SIM card ID when they try and use the phone with their SIM card..." more

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:49:19 GMT

Error on BizTalk Installation with Visual Studio 2008 Installed

Ben Cline — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:18:03 GMT

Ben Cline writes, "...all of a sudden I started receiving errors about the WCF adapters that are included with BizTalk Server 2006 R2. Here is an example error: Failed to add adapter: WCF-NetNamedPipe, Error C0C025CA A similar error occurred for nearly every one of the R2 WCF adapters..." more

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:18:03 GMT

MediaStreamSource For Silverlight - Why You Would Want This

Tim Heuer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:07:03 GMT

Tim Heuer writes, "MediaStreamSource is a piece of the Silverlight runtime that removes a the influence of a media file's container, giving developers direct access to APIs for manipulating encoded elementary audio and video streams...Basically it can enable you as the developer to implement file parsers/etc. in managed code instead of Silverlight, enabling support beyond the native built-in formats for media...." more

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:07:03 GMT

Examples Writing Extension Methods for SharePoint

Adam Buenz — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:15 GMT

Adam Buenz writes, "Extension methods are a formidable programming construct that augment implementation abstraction and modularize segments of code, lending itself well for filling gaps that may be present in a closed API, such as the one that SharePoint provides...Extension methods are increasingly important when working with SharePoint code because a majority of objects that would normally mandate customizations of behavior..." more

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:15 GMT

What's Next for Visual Studio and .NET FX?

Somasegar — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:32:16 GMT

Somasegar writes, "...At a high level, here are the key areas that we are focusing on with Visual Studio 2010 and .NET FX 4.0...Another key element here is being able to explore and re-use existing code assets. Only 20% of the code in most business applications is “new” code. The remainder is code that already exists..." more

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:32:16 GMT

Open Source & Microsoft: jQuery Demo

Scott Hanselman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:10:42 GMT

Scott Hanselman writes, "I wanted to put together a little demo application that used jQuery....The whole application is a single static page. There's no code-behind and the only server-side work is the data retrieval from SQL. However, the concepts could be applied to ASP.NET WebForms or ASP.NE T MVC." more

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:10:42 GMT

Event Driven Usage of GPS Intermediate Driver

Constanze Roman — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:06:36 GMT

Constanze Roman writes, "In this blog entry I will show you how you can retrieve location information in an event driven way. The managed wrapper around GPSID defines a LocationChanged event that will be fired, each time GPS location information changes....So let me just give you a guided tour around how to create an application that will make use of the LocationChanged event by showing you a sample application as well as the relevant code that I created for this particular application." more

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:06:36 GMT

The Rise of F#

Scott Hanselman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:02:01 GMT

Scott Hanselman writes, "F# is reaching a very significant level of polish. This release is moving F# to the level of being a peer of C# and VB....What's the best way to jump into F#? Well there's a few great ways....A fun little 2D Tron-Clone game from last year, written in only 182 lines of F#...Here's all 182 lines, not counting the first 4 lines of comments." more

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:02:01 GMT

2D-3D and Visible Weather Together in The Same Maps.Live Interface

Bryan Hinton — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:45:26 GMT

Bryan Hinton writes, "I love the context provided in the driving directions (like turn at the Taco Bell). ...That is an awesome feature that can be very useful...new imagery including trees and bushes...only 6 cities online with the V2 imagery right now..." more

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:45:26 GMT

LINQ to SQL T4 Template for Visual Studio 2008

Steele Price — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:25:46 GMT

Steele Price writes, "I was looking for a better way to customize the Linq to SQL CodeSpit and this lets us do it from inside Visual Studio in a very painless way. No extra tools required. CodeSmith and CodeRush are still quite valueable, but this method integrates very nicely without requiring extra tools..." more

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:25:46 GMT