(Thomas Snyder) Welcome to 2012! All of our year-end processes are complete, and it’s the beginning of a new year with a clean slate. 2011 was a very clean year date-wise because it ended on a Saturday. Typically, there is always special handling with the last week of the year for one reason or the
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ASP.NET: Integrating Search and Help with Cross-Page Posting
(Peter Vogel) By default, ASP.NET pages post their data back to themselves. However, there are cases that, when the user clicks on a button, you want the data in the browser sent to some other page. For instance, if you have an option that lets users search the site, you’ve probably implemented this
mySQL Column Types and Why it Matters.
(Dathan Pattishall) MySQL is awesome at converting strings to integers when comparing column lvalues with converted rvalues. So much so that many of us take this fact for granted. When does this assumption break down? When does passing in the wrong value cause problems in mySQL?
T-SQL Misconceptions – JOIN ON vs. WHERE
(Pedro Azevedo Lopes) Last week while I was onsite, I was discussing with a customer about some T-SQL querying misconceptions, one particularly caught his interest.
Reducing SSRS RDL size by uploading Shapefiles to ReportServer
(Jason Thomas) I don’t know about you guys, but I am really petrified of public speaking. So I always try to read about it and it really gives me some comfort to know that I am not alone. In fact, if your fear of public speaking is between mild anxiety and complete terror, you are said to be well wi
Passing data objects between CICS Java environments: Part 2: Techniques for passing Java data objects
(Dennis Weiand) Java is becoming a popular programming language for CICS applications. CICS provides multiple Java environments, each with its own strengths, so passing data objects between the different CICS Java environments is an important topic.
Updating DataGridView’s Record Using TextBox
(Alok Pandey) In this article, I am showing selected values of a DataGridView into TextBox and saving changes into Database.
Manage Open Source Dot Net Add-ins with NuGet
New Windows Azure Course Starts Next Tuesday! SSWUG’s new virtual class will provide you with the knowledge of Window Azure’s components and aspects to run applications without the expense needed to maintain the hardware and save money on licensing costs. Scott Klein, who is a Microsoft SQL Azure MVP and the co-founder of Blue Syntax Consulting, will showcase the different […]
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Reporting Services Webcast Next Wednesday Data-driven Subscription using SSIS… SQL Server Reporting Services provides a powerful tool to render reports based on information in a database table. However, you are required to purchase an Enterprise license of SQL Server in order to use this feature. Next Wednesday (Feb. 1), Russel Loski, who is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and an independent […]
Hadoop XML Streaming and F# MapReduce
(Carl Nolan) So, to round out the Hadoop Streaming samples I thought I would put together an XML Streaming sample. As always the code can be found here: