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Case sensitivity!
Why don't more people use a case-sensitive SQL Server? I was installing the latest 1.x version of DotNetNuke and had some database problems. I found the database create scripts in the "database" subdirectory and decided I'd run them individually and see if anything pops up. It sure did! This code only works on a case-insensitive database. If your database is case-sensitive, the scripts fail. Why? How hard is it to write it against a case-sensitive database? That will guarantee that it will run on either one.
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Oracle and data types
Today I was working on a factory class for database abstraction since the project I'm working on needs to support both SQL Server and Oracle. I had previously prototyped with Microsoft's .NET provider for Oracle but have switched to Oracle's ODP.NET data provider. When running my unit tests on the converted code I hit an error when creating an OracleParameter:
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Next GANG Meeting
The next Great Lakes Area .NET Users Group (GANG) meeting will be held tomorrow, Feb. 18th at the Microsoft offices in Southfield, MI.
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Why strong name an assembly?
DevelopMentor's Richard Blewett has posted an excellent set of bullet-points on some of the benefits of strong-naming an assembly.
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Integrating WinForms with VB6
I wanted to add a dialog to an existing VB6 application, but I wanted to use some of the features of .NET (anchoring, docking, etc...). With COM-interop, I thought it would be pretty easy. For a test, I whipped up a super-quick WinForms app, but changed the output type from "Windows Application" to a "Class Library". I ran REGASM on the DLL to expose it to COM then placed it in the GAC. A few quick lines of VB6 code instantiated and ran the form:
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What?! Win2k & NT4 Source Code Leaked?
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Invalid PInvoke Metadata!
I was writing some new unit tests last night. I hadn't run the nUnit GUI since upgrading to VS.NET 2003 (and the 1.1 framework). When running a test that was connecting to a SQL Server, I got a wierd error:
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Finally! Star Wars on DVD!
The Star Wars Trilogy on DVD to be released on September 21st.
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Last Day for DevDays Early Bird Registration
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Feeding the lawn?
So I'm working on a design document for a class. I hit F7 to check my spelling and grammar and it seems Word wants to change my "Serializable" class to a "Fertilizable" class. No thanks. I'll just add "Serializable" to my dictionary... :)
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RSS Generator Component
Build an RSS Generator Component. From Visual Studio Magazine:
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Javascript Calendar