OS/Networking/Misc Apps

Scuttle import bookmarks not working

Tim Huffam — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:14:34 GMT

With a clean install of Scuttle I found that both the import bookmarks pages (importNetscape.php and import.php) do not work - instead the both display the source of the PHP files.

This is caused by both files not having the correct php declaration at the beginning of the file eg -both of these files first line was:

<?

However they should have been:

<?php

So just simply update these files.

HTH
Tim

Visual Studio (VS200) loosing it's source control bindings

Tim Huffam — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:08:41 GMT

VSTS2008 has, on occasion, lost it's source control settings - specifically, the bindings to TFS server for a given solution and it's projects.

This seems to be because the solution and project files are not being updated when you use the TFS Source Control Explorer to do a 'Get Latest' - a 'feature' of VS2008 which allows you to work disconnected/offline - however it seems to have an issue trying to reconnect itself.

To resolve we simply removed the local source directory and did a 'Get Specific Version - get latest'.

RickSW had a similar experience.

Tim

Dundas chart error databinding: Series data points do not support values of type "myclass", only values of these types can be used: Double, Decimal, Single, int, long, uint, ulong, String, DateTime, short, ushort.

Tim Huffam — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:23:59 GMT

The following error can occur when executing the .DataBind() method on a Dundas chart object within an ASP.Net page (.Net 3.0):

Series data points do not support values of type "myclass", only values of these types can be used: Double, Decimal, Single, int, long, uint, ulong, String, DateTime, short, ushort.

I had set the DataSource property to a generics List of myclass objects (List<myclass>).

It turns out that this error is caused by a mismatch between the type of objects within the list passed to DataSource and the series defined for the chart.

In my case I had create 4 series but the objects within the list only had 3. I'm guessing the same error would also occur if the property names of these objects to not match the series .ValueMembersY/ValueMemberX property settings.

HTH
Tim

MSBuild fails when building solutions with database projects

Tim Huffam — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:20:16 GMT

There is a known problem with MSBuild whereby it does not cater for database project types as these project types (database projects) are not buildable. This is only an issue when specifying a solution file (as the item to build) within the MSBuild script.

Because these are not buildable projects VS does not show them in the solution configuration manager. Unfortunately this means they cannot be manually configured not to build (as a work around to this problem).

When using solution files within MSBuild, it does not allow you to exclude specific projects. There are a few options to work around this - as mentioned in this article: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=640825&SiteID=1

Another simple solution is to just remove the database project from the solution - and if you really want it still within the solution - just create another project of type class library and just reuse the original project's files. By using another project type (like class library) you can use the configuration manager to explicitly flag this project not to build (remember to update each configuration).

This issue affects TFS continuous integration builds.

Microsoft Word - cursor placed at top of page.

Tim Huffam — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:12:23 GMT

When creating a new document and in Print Layout, Word sometimes places the cursor right at the top of the page - not catering for the top margin.

I'm not sure why - can only presume this is a bug.

The workaround, to make it display the cursor where it should be (below the margin) seems to be to view the Header then hide the header:

Select menu item 'View' - 'Header and Footer' (this shows the header)
Do the same thing to hide it (Select menu item 'View' - 'Header and Footer').

That's it - the cursor should now be placed where it should be - so you can start typing text and see it in the correct position on the page.

HTH

Tim

SQL Server 2005 error: VIA Provider: The specified module could not be found.

Tim Huffam — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:00:53 GMT

When trying to use sqlcmd.exe - and not specifying the server and instance name I got the following error:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn>sqlcmd -E -d master
HResult 0x7E, Level 16, State 1
VIA Provider: The specified module could not be found.

Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : An error has occurred while establi
shing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failu
re may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not
 allow remote connections..
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : Login timeout expired.

The solution is to simply specify the server (and instance) name eg:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn>sqlcmd -S localhost\SQLEXPRESS -E -d master

SQL Server - dropped table that was users default table - causes: Cannot Open User Default Database, Login Failed Microsoft SQL Server, Error 4064

Tim Huffam — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:59:58 GMT

This error (Cannot Open User Default Database, Login Failed Microsoft SQL Server, Error 4064), occurs when you try to connect to a SQL Server 2005 server where the default database for your user has been dropped. Unfortuntely this occurs in Microsoft SQL Server Studio too - which means you cannot use it to resolve the issue (ie change the default database assigned to your login).

However you can resolve this using ye-olde command prompt...

1) At the command prompt enter:

sqlcmd -E -d master

This command logs you onto the db server using specifying master as your default db.
2) Within the SQL command prompt enter:

alter login [MYDOMAIN\UserName] with default_database = master

This changes the default database setting against your login.

3) Then enter:
go

This executes the command.
4) Then enter:

quit

This quit's you out of the sqlcmd tool/prompt.

You screen will look something like:

C:\>sqlcmd -E -d master
1> alter login [MYDOMAIN\UserName] with default_database = master
2> go
3> quit

Add 'Open with ' item to the Explorer right-click menu

Tim Huffam — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:54:32 GMT

1) Open registry editor (Run... "regedit")

2) Open path My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell

3) Right click "Shell" node and select New - Key.

4) Enter the name you want to see in Explorer's right click menu eg "Open with Notepad"

5) Right click on your new node and select New - Key then enter "Command" as it's name.

6) Double click on the name "(Default)" (in the right hand panel).

7) Enter the command to open the selected file in your favourite editor (in the Value Data field) eg:

"notepad.exe" "%1"

ASP.NET error running web app: HTTP Error 403 - You are not authorized to view this page

Tim Huffam — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:48:06 GMT

This error occurs when attempting to view an asp.net application (using the Run button or right clicking on the project and selecting 'View in browser').

This usually occurs because the browser is looking for something that does not exist. For example, when using the project name 'MyProject', VS opens a browser with the following URL:

http://localhost/MyProject/

Although this points to a project (virtual directory/application within IIS), it does not point to a specific resource. In my case I just want it to point to the default page 'default.aspx'.

Normally, if a specific resource is not specified, IIS will look for a default resource - in this case however the name of the page I want to use (default.aspx) is not registered as a default document.

To fix:

1) Start IIS management tool (either from 'Computer Management' or Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Internet Information Services).

2) Right click on your projects virtual directory and select Properties.

3) Select the Documents tab.

4) Click on the 'Add...' button.

5) Enter 'default.aspx' (without quotes) and click OK, then click OK back on the Properties dialog.

This will add default.aspx to the list of default documents IIS will look for - but only within your app's virtual directory. To set this globally (eg for all apps/virtual directories within IIS), do the same - but for step 2) right click on the website ('Default Web Site' on Windows XP) instead of your virtual directory.

HTH

Tim

Turning off custom menus/always show full menus in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc)

Tim Huffam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:43:44 GMT

To turn off the annoying customised menus in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook etc) do the following:

1. Start up an Office application eg Word.

2. Select menu item 'Tools' - 'Customize...'.

3. On the 'Options' tab, check (put a tick in) the 'Always show full menus' check-box, then click on the 'Close' button.

That's it