With SQL Server 2008, Microsoft re-architected SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to no longer have an IIS dependency. It now relies directly on HTTP.SYS and handles web protocols independently. This is a good thing, in a lot of respects (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb630410.aspx )...

Time for a break from SQL stuff for a little .NET.  Have you ever wanted to use the integer value of an ENUM instead of the actual Enum Value?  For example, here is an enum I created to map datetime formats. public enum FileDatePrecision { Day = 0, Hour = 2, Minute = 4, Second = 6, Secondsf1...

After a false start a couple months back, I'm determined to get more involved in the community and start blogging daily and not let all the distractions get me away from this. My background includes over 22 years in software development. I am currently working for Microsoft as a Sr. Consultant working...