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Mailbox Enabling a User in .Net
A while back, I promised I'd continue talking about CDO, .Net, Exchange, AD, and good stuff like that. Albeit belatedly, I thought I'd post how to mailbox enable a user in VB.Net. I'm goign to assuem that the user is already in the directory, as we already...
Using LDP to find the Distinguished Name of an object
Sometimes remembering or deriving the full distinguished name of an object in the directory can be painful to do by hand. Luckily, Microsoft provides a nice little browser utility with the server os' and the 2003 admin pack. Beware that you can do A LOT...
April 2004 MSDN Up
April 2004 MSDN Lib is up on Subscriber Downloads. School T1 really moves at 1:15AM - 160KB/sec.
Posted: Mar 19 2004, 01:11 AM by bdesmond | with 1 comment(s)
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IT Stuff Here?
KC Blogged about the lack of IT Bloggers. I signed up for a blog here on aspnet back when it was actually .net focused. The site has obviously changed quite a bit since then. I've always kept most of my non-.Net stuff at my own site - www.briandesmond...
IntraVnews Tip
I've noticed this issue where intraVnews will periodically stop downloading certain feeds. It appears, based on my extensive research (err interpetation of the dialog), that after an error getting a feed, intraVNews will stop downloading it. This is easy...
Posted: Mar 13 2004, 01:07 PM by bdesmond | with 1 comment(s)
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Debugger Error Solution
I thought I'd post a solution to a debug issue I had today. I've had it before, and now I'll be able to google my blog for the solution. When trying to debug a WinForms app, VS reports “The debugger is not properly installed. Run setup to install...
Posted: Feb 24 2004, 04:39 PM by bdesmond | with 18 comment(s)
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Testing FOR XML SProcs
I'm curious how other people do this. I can't figure out how to easily check the output of an SPROC which does a FOR XML. I tried copying the textual output to VS and then hitting the format code button, but there's some sort of wrapping issue, so the...
Posted: Feb 20 2004, 06:22 PM by bdesmond | with 2 comment(s)
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Datagrid Sorting with Viewstate Disabled
I learnt how to enable sorting on a datagrid with Viewstate disabled for the grid. Quite simple, actually - here's how: You have to rebind on every page load, and manually put the SortExpression in Viewstate: Sub Page_Load (sender as Object, e as EventArgs...
Posted: Feb 01 2004, 06:55 PM by bdesmond | with 14 comment(s)
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Removed References to Payton
Well, I just finsihed combing through technical entries, making sure every example I gave was completely general and had no remote reference to my infrastructure at Payton. I will be making an effort not to mention anything about our IT operation at Payton...
Posted: Jan 13 2004, 08:15 PM by bdesmond | with no comments
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Creating a Contact in AD
Well, this new Agg Views thing indicates that my babbling about Active Directory stuff is mildly interesting, so, I'm continuing the series here. This morning's task is creating a contact in AD. Before we get going, let me give a brief overview of my...
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