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Sql Express connection
So, you have downloaded sql express and installed it. You want to do something with it but you have no idea where the database is. Well, I was in that same situation earlier. I had Sql2k on my system. It seems that in my situation, SqlExpress is installed as a named instance. I was able to create a database connection in vb/c# express and create a new database.I got the list of tables, views, sprocs, assemblies and such. It all appears to be there.
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Express Setup
Ok, I got done with the install of VB and C# Express. The first install, VB Express, took an hour and ten minutes from the time I started the setup program to the time everything was done. This included the framework and msdn downloads. The C# Express install took about 10 minutes. The Sql Express install took about 10 minutes.
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Express Setup
If you are running XP SP2, you might need to turn off the firewall for the download to run properly. This is according to Andy Smith and some setup notes he mentioned.
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Express Setup Problem
Are you getting the setup problem that Andy Smith is reporting? If so, go thru and clean up the registry for the term that is reported. Reboot and then you should be able to run the install.
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Express Question
Will any of the Express products run on Win64 for AMD64 systems? I have been running the May CTP 64 bit stuff and I am curious about the Express products.
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Setup thoughts / observations on the VB Express Product
I won't bore you with the “Express products are here download them” theme of everyone else. ;-)
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Adware/Spyware freakin' sucks
I was happily typing along doing development today, when bang, out of nowhere, this popup comes up asking if I want to install something from a webpage. Since, I was happily typing along, the keyboard input for acceptance occurred before I knew what was going on. Before I knew it, I had all kinds of junk Adware/Spyware crap on my system. I download Spybot. That took care of most of it, but not all of it. The infamous “DSO Exploit” will not freakin' go away. Since, I had just rebuilt this install of WindowsXP, I had not installed the anti-virus code, just made sure that all of the updates were installed.
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My Crystal is turning darker
Thursday June 24th is my birthday. I am 37 years old. The interesting thing is that I am in better shape now than I was @ 17.Anybody get the reference in the subject line?Wally -
Happy Birthday Mom - Non Technical
Happy Birthday Mom!
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Oracle 10g version of ODP.NET, OleDb, and ODBC
I just noticed that Oracle has released an updated version of ODP.NET that is sync'ed with Oracle 10g.
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Async commands work with 64 bits
I just did some async stuff in Whidbey to a Sql2k Server running on a remote machine. The remote server is running Win2k with Sql2k (both 32 bit) on it. It works! Yippee!
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Browsers
IE for x64 and IE for 32-bit x86 are definitely different browsers. I figured that there would be some level of integration between the two, but they appear to be pretty much independent of each other. IE for 32-bit x86 seems to be included so that all of those plug-ins and add-ons that are for IE will work.
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User Group Talk in Knoxville, TN
FYI, I think I am doing a user group talk here in Knoxville, TN in July. The subject will be ASP.NET in Whidbey, just like the others that I am working on. If you are interested and in the area, please plan to attend. If you would like to come to Knoxville and do a talk, please contact the user group leaders thru the web site.
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Windows for x64 really does run existing applications
I have run the May CTP Whidbey Visual Studio.NET, Mozilla 1.7, OpenOffice, MSN Messenger, and WinZip. What a cool feeling this is. Why am I not running MS Office? Well, I just don't want to go thru the registration hassles. There is a 32 bit of IE that runs along side the 64 bit version of IE. All of this seems to run just fine within the Windows on Windows 64 bit (WOW64) layer.
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64 bit May CTP bits
I just got done installing the 64 bit May CTP bits. VS.NET Whidbey seems to run just fine under the WOW layer. I did a test connection thru to a Sql2k database on another system. The named pipes provider did not run, but TCP/IP ran just fine to the other database. I have to go do some real work now, but I promise that I will post some more stuff regarding how well things work as I get into this. I'm really excited about this. Now, where is Yukon for x64?!?
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Win64 is up and running
After a fight that started this morning and went off and on all day, I can finally say with a smile that my AMD64 bit system is up and running. Here is a list of the trials and tribulations that I had to overcome to get things to work.
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ADO.NET features and functions
If you could have someone else write your favorite ADO.NET book, what would you want to see in that book and why? What features are coming up in Whidbey, Yukon, and beyond that you would want to know about and have real-world examples of? What databases do you care about connecting to ADO.NET?
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AMD64 system
I have finally gotten back to Knoxville with my AMD64 system. I will be installing Win64 for Extended Systems on it on Thursday. This may be harder than I thought initially given the lack of device drivers for the platform, but shall see tomorrow. The device that I am worried the most about is the Serial ATA hard drive. If I can get that problem solved, then the next problem is going to be Whidbey for x64 systems.
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Atlanta Geek Dinner
Thanks to Don Browning and Kirk A. Evans for inviting me to the Atlanta Geek Dinner. I just got back to Knoxville.
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Crystal Reports in .NET
I have just started doing some reporting in .NET. While I do a lot of complicated development, reporting has not been one of the items that I have done a lot with. When ever I have done reporting, it has typically been a roll your own reporting with tabular results. I have known that I needed to do more complicated stuff, but I have just never dived into Crystal Reports. Well, this afternoon, I finally got into Crystal Reports on a Winform. I laid out my report, just the way I wanted it. I kept trying to figure out how to push my datatable into a report. Finally, I found the command .SetDataSource() which is a method on the report document object. Here is what my code looks like:
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User Group Talk in Birmingham, Al
To follow up on the Hunstville, Al User Group talk on August 10, I will be doing the same talk in Birmingham, Al at the Birmingham Software Developer's Association. The talk will be on new features in ASP.NET Whidbey. If you are in the Birmingham, Al area, I hope to see you there.
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Updated refactoring menu in VB.NET Whidbey
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Simple Master Page Example
I meant to revist my statement about finally getting Master Pages in Whidbey. I am not going to go into all the details about Master Pages. There are plenty of web sites and articles that describe that. Here is a simple example.
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Oracle 10g for 64 bit Windows
Yeah, this is probably old news for you, but it is new news for me. Oracle has released a 64 bit released version of Oracle 10g for Windows on the IA64 platform and has released a 64 bit developer version of Oracle 10g for Windows on x64. Man, I can't wait to get home this weekend and get my AMD 64 bit system. The cable modem will be burning up download anything that says x64 on it.
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User Group Talk in Huntsville, AL
I emailed Dan Wygant of the Huntsville, AL .NET User Group yesterday. I am going to do a talk in Huntsville on the new features in .NET Whidbey with a focus on ASP.NET. The tentative date is set for August 10, 2004. More info when a specific date is nailed down.
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Update regarding Async commands in ADO.NET Whidbey
FYI. I just got a message about my post about using TCP/IP and Async commands. The good news is that this is only a bug in the current build and it will be fixed. Excellent news!
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Asynchronous commands in ADO.NET Whidbey
It looks like there are currently three aynchronous methods in ADO.NET Whidbey that are based on the SqlCommand object. These methods are:
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ThreadPool in Whidbey with an Example
If you have used the ThreadPool in .NET 1.x, you know that the threadpool defaults to ( 25 * number of processors ) threads per process. It can be changed, but it is kinda complicated to track down how to change this. Well, MS has made changing the threadpool to make this easily changeable. Here is some example code:
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Asynchronous Commands in ADO.NET Whidbey Example #1
Here is some example code I put together to using the BeginExecuteNonQuery() command.
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Asynchronous commands in ADO.NET Whidbey
If you are playing with ADO.NET in Whidbey, this little piece of information is for you. If you want to use the asynchronous commands and you are running your code on the same system and your Sql Server database, you will want to use the TCP/IP protocol to communicate with your database. This means that you could specify the data source as an IP Address or localhost, but don't specify the database as (local) or machine name. Opening a connection will generate an error with the message: Shared Memory Provider:Asynchronous operations not supported. This took forever for me to figure out. I was finally able to figure it out from the semi-private Whidbey newsgroups.
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Going to try AMD
I just ordered some AMD 64 bit hardware. I have been hearing to much good about AMD64 and to much bad Intel recently to not take notice. I decided I would try one and see what what happens. I have already gotten ahold of WindowsXP for x86 and Windows 2003 Server for x64. I think I was partially wrong in my previous analysis of Intel vs. AMD. AMD seems to be driving the AMD64 technology into the volume space. Intel doesn't seem to be interested in doing that, which I think could potentially be a mistake on their part. If only AMD had a few more billion dollars in sales for this quarter...........................
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Atlanta Geek Dinner
Kirk called me a little while ago and told me that he and Don Browning are setting up the Atlanta Geek Dinner for June, 16. Pencil me in.
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Development thoughts for the day.
I am often amazed at how development is similar to other things in our world. For example, I love golf and working out at the gym. Developing software is very similar to each of these other items.