To bad that Greg Beechs Blog only has “42 Entries” as those entries (from the start of 2006 till the end of 2009) are well worth reading on various .NET related topics.
–jeroen
via Greg Beechs Blog | Greg Beechs Website.
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Getting TLIST.EXE: Microsoft TaskLister from the Debugger Tools
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/09
A few notes on TLIST.EXE:
- Lots and lots of articles mention it.
- Not all versions of TLIST.EXE will work on all Windows versions (I found a 40k version 3.51 at a client that clearly hangs on their XP systems, where the version 3.50 works fine but is more limited).
- It is hard to find an actual download.
This is what I downloaded as I prefer ISO files prefer web-installers:
I got there through these pages (in reverse chronological order)
- Windows Driver Kit Version 7.1.0
Microsoft Download Center link for the WDK 7.1.0 - How to Get the WDK
- Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4
- Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version
Debugging Tools for Windows 64-bit Version - download “Debugging Tools for Windows”
- How to debug Windows services
- download tlist site:microsoft.com
- Windows Debugging
- Extra Tools
- TList commands
–jeroen
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Batch file to “Keep Alive” a CMAK generated VPN connection in Windows 7
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/08
Some clients generate their VPN connection settings using the CMAK (Connection Manager Administration Kit). Apart from the cumbersome way to support both x86 and x64 at the same time, they usually add in some kind of time-out feature, and often route the whole 10.0.0.0/8 network over the VPN to just host a couple of dozen machines. Having done most of my VPN connections by hand, and automating them using rasdial to dial these from the commandline, I also found out the hard way that you cannot use rasdial for CMAK generated VPN connections: it will give you the error “This function is not supported on this system.”. The funny thing is: you can disconnect using rasdial. Luckily, the far less well documented rasphonedoes work for dialing. The batch file below uses a few tricks, and you can set the parameters in the top of the batch file.
- it uses :: as comment markers
- is uses the && and || conditional execution constructs to either continue on success or failure.
- all variables are local using setlocal/endlocal
- ping is used to wait a certain time
Have fun with it!
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Dodgy Coder: Coding tricks of game developers
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/26
Some very interesting tips from game development that apply juts as well to general software development.
On code health:
Now I always try to dig right down to the root cause of a bug, even if a simple, and seemingly safe, patch is available. I want my code to be healthy. If you go to the doctor and tell him “it hurts when I do this,” then you expect him to find out why it hurts, and to fix that.
Though tools like SourceMonitor can help you track your code health, the best tool is between your ears.
–jeroen
via: Dodgy Coder: Coding tricks of game developers.
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SQL Server 2000 (and probably later) other reason for System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: A severe error occurred on the current command. (via SQL Server Forums)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/24
While transitioning from SQL Server 2000 to 2008, I recently had the “A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded.” occurring on SQL Server 2000 in the form as shown at the bottom of this message.
Many of the search results point you into the area of atabase corruption, or in using NVARCAR parameters with SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 (the app didn’t use NVARCAR, nor did it use large VARCHAR parameters).
The cool thing on the SQL Server Forums – System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: A severe error occurred on the current command post was that it summed up causes, and asked for more:
Posted – 06/17/2004 : 15:05:20
Rashid writes “Hi: Gurus I am getting these errors when I try to execute my application. According to MS knowledge base (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827366) these errors happen due to following resons
- You use a SqlClient class in a Finalize method or in a C# destructor.
- You do not specify an explicit SQLDbType enumeration when you create a SqlParameter object. When you do not specify an explicit SQLDbType, the Microsoft .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (SqlClient) tries to select the correct SQLDbType based on the data that is passed. SqlClient is not successful.
- The size of the parameter that you explicitly specify in the .NET Framework code is more than the maximum size that you can use for the data type in Microsoft SQL Server.
None of these are true in my case. Are there any other reasons that can cause these problems..
There is one more: sending huge SQL Statements to your SQL Server is always a bad idea and gives this error too. Read the rest of this entry »
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.NET/C#: setting private fields and properties through reflection (via: .net – Is it possible to set private property via reflection – Stack Overflow)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/19
The Stack Overflow question “Can I set a private property via reflection?” was answered “Yes, it is” with some good examples on how to set private fields and properties through reflection.
Recommended reading!
–jeroen
via .net – Is it possible to set private property via reflection – Stack Overflow.
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.NET/C#: Way overdue post – the syntax inside the Obsolete attribute; Looking for the new ConfigurationManager? (via: @ScottCate Blog Moved ….)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/18
Everytime I get a warning like
Warning 1 'System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings' is obsolete: 'This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by ConfigurationManager.AppSettings'
it reminds me I should have written a blog post about it, as the solution is a tiny bit more than just replacing System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings by System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.
Scott Gate wrote a nice post on his old blog about this (his new blog is awesome, he really should import his old posts into his new blog) that explains how to solve this well, so below is an elaboration on the how of the change, a tiny trick and a short series of steps to resolve this warning.
First of all, the above message means you are touching code that has been written in the .NET 1.x era, and the maintaining people (you! <g>) have been too lazy to solve the warning. That is bad, as your code should compile without warnings, and preferably without hints too. Read the rest of this entry »
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Migrating SQL Server 2000 ISQLW Utility to SQL Server 2008 R2 SSMS command-line parameters (SQL Query Analyzer; SQL Server Management Studio)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/17
If you followed my blog, you probably already guessed that I’m assisting a client to prepare for a big SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 R2 migration. When not, you know now :)
I’m a fan of commandline, tools, and preconfigured settings. Which means that I’m in the midst of reconfiguring all my shortcuts to SQL Server 2000 tools to SQL Server 2008 equivalents.
When inspecting and changing LNK shortcut files, two tools are important:
- dumplnk: dumps a shortcut lnk file from the commandline
- shurtcut: creates a shortcut lnk file from the commandline
One of tools I many shortcuts for is the ISQLW aka SQL Query Analyzer, which I use far more than the SQL Server Enterprise Manager (more on SSEM in a future post).
Depending on the mode of authentication you use to connect to your SQL Server, there basically are two forms of shortcuts:
- SQL Server Authentication (using SQL Server username and password):
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\isqlw.exe" /S"servername[\instancename]" /U"username" /P"password" - Windows Authentication (using the credentials of the currently logged in windows user):
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\isqlw.exe" /S"servername[\instancename]" /E
The former is less secure (so better to only store those shortcuts in a place that no other users can access).
From the ISQLW.exe syntax documentation:
Syntax
isqlw
[-?] |
[
[-S server_name[\instance_name]]
[-d database]
[-E] [-U user] [-P password]
[{-i input_file} {-o output_file} [-F {U|A|O}]]
[-f file_list]
[-C configuration_file]
[-D scripts_directory]
[-T template_directory]
]
The parameters /S, /U, /P and /E are very similar to the -S, -U, -P and -E ones from SSMS.exe (SQL Server Management Studio) with one distinction: there MUST be a space between each parameter and the value:
- SQL Server Management Studio (using SQL Server username and password):
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe" -S "servername[instancename]" -U "username" -P "password" - SQL ServerManagement Studio (using credentials for the currently logged in windows user):
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe" -S "servername[instancename]" -E
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Which “Posting categories” overview do you like most?
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/14
I’m experimenting with the Posting categories overview page as a prequel to a proper tag cloud (and a series of posts on how to get there).
Please let me know in the comments which of the below ones you like most:
- Left:
HTML tree with post count per category - Middle:
HTML tree with font size indicating post count - Right:
HTML tree with post count per category and font size indicating post count
(For comparison, you need a big screen; the most popular choice will survive on the Posting categories page).
–jeroen
via: Posting categories « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of Wiert stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
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StdAux and StdPrn standard handles (was: The importance of error code backwards compatibility – The Old New Thing – Site Home – MSDN Blogs)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/04/12
Coo, I never knew that MS-DOS had STDAUX and STDPRN, I only knew about PRN (I think it mapped to LPT1).
Don’t you love the old new thing :)
The standard MS-DOS file handles are as follows:
handle name meaning 0 stdin standard input 1 stdout standard output 2 stderr standard error 3 stdaux standard auxiliary (serial port) 4 stdprn standard printer
–jeroen
via: The importance of error code backwards compatibility – The Old New Thing – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 