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Monday, October 31, 2005 4:35 PM

State Machine Workflow - Part 2: States and Events

This is part 2 in a multi-part series. You can find part 1 here . Last time, I walked through creating the "Hello World" equivalent of a state machine workflow. Today, we will expand that workflow to contain additional states and events. The goal will
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Monday, October 31, 2005 4:11 PM

64-bit support in Visual Studio 2005

In the highly unlikely event that you have not seen Rob Caron's blog, here is a excerpt and link to said critical resource. BTW, we are getting an increased number of questions regarding 64-bit support in VS 2005 and I hope this article helps. Best Regards,
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Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:26 PM

SQL Server Migration Assistant for Oracle V2.0 Beta

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e35cee88-c919-463f-b020-81468cd231da&displaylang=en SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle
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Saturday, October 29, 2005 4:12 PM

Refactoring in VB .NET

Not exactly new news, but with the RTM of Visual Studio 2005 I'd thought I'd remind everyone that VB developers get refactoring too! All you have to do is install Refactor! for Visual Basic .NET 2005 . It's FREE and available to Visual Basic 2005 developers.
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Friday, October 28, 2005 7:23 PM

Visual Studio 2005 Pre-RTM Uninstall Instructions

I am sure it's been blogged tons o' times already, but it's the first thing that came up when I MSN'd it http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=rtm+visual+studio+beta+uninstall&FORM=QBHP . These instructions should help http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/uninstall/preRTMuninstall/default.aspx
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Friday, October 28, 2005 4:25 PM

VS2005 Team Foundation Beta3 Refresh ready!

Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Beta3 Refresh has released and will be on MSDN for subscribers to download later today. This release provides full compatibility with the RTM ("release to manufacture") versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:54 PM

Code Snippets a great new feature in the VS2005 IDE

Are you a developer who writes the same code blocks over and over again and wishes that there was a faster way to insert the code blocks into your code within the Visual Studio IDE? Or are you a Lead Developer who wants to make it easier for the developers
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:10 PM

Adding a user to Active Directory (Screencast)

Have you ever wondered how you could programmatically add a user to Active Directory with .NET (Visual Studio)? Well, in this screencast you will see a 10 minute walkthrough with all of the steps and sample code needed to do so. Watch my screencast at
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:15 PM

Creating an Accessible Web Page (Screencast)

One of the things I hear often from our Federal customers is "How do I create Section 508 compliant web sites?" ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 to the rescue! Learn how to get started by watching my screencast and reading the related material here
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:43 PM

Visual Studio 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 ship!!!

Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 are done!!! See Soma's post at http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2005/10/27/485665.aspx --Darryl
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:28 PM

State Machine Workflow - Part 1: Hello World

Windows Workflow Foundation supports two types of workflows: sequential and state machines. Over the next several days, I'm going to talk about building state machine workflows. Sequential workflows are procedural in nature (activities are executed in
Posted by FederalDev | 9 Comments
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:30 AM

It was only a matter of time... Visual Editor for WPF

As our Good Friend of Federal (or GFOF ) David M. said this morning in an email message, "It was only a matter of time...". Check out this MSDN TV episode on a future Visual Studio designer. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/episode.aspx?xml=episodes/en/20051020CiderMB/manifest.xml
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:46 PM

Getting Started with Windows Workflow Foundation

By now, you've probably heard about the Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). WF, like Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), will be part of WinFX. This means that it will be available for Windows XP, Windows Vista
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:46 PM

Microsoft Certifications -- new generation launched today

So today we launched the new generation of Microsoft Certifications. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/newgen/ and http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/oct05/10-25MSLearningNewCertsPR.mspx . Love it, hate it, indifferent? Comment
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:16 PM

PDC videos - hundreds of hours now available for download

Folks, download away: http://microsoft.sitestream.com/PDC05/ - Keith
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:26 AM

SCREENCAST: Creating a Native XML Web Service in SQL Server 2005

It's official. I'm a Channel 9 Screencaster now. My first Screencast is Creating a Native XML Web Service in SQL Server 2005 . Screencasts are feature demonstrations (typically 5-10 minutes long). These are a great way to pick up a quick dose of feature
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Monday, October 24, 2005 10:00 PM

WCF Configuration Editor

The WinFX SDK installs a number of tools which assist in the building of Windows Communication Foundation services and clients. One of these tools is the configuration editor . Very little has been written about this tool, so, even if you've been doing
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Saturday, October 22, 2005 6:39 AM

Web Service Protocols Supported By Windows Communication Foundation

Folks, here's a great chart, created for the PDC by Jeff Schlimmer, a program manager for WCF: http://www.pluralsight.com/jeffsch/images/IndigoProtocols-20050912.pdf - -Keith
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Friday, October 21, 2005 9:12 PM

Comparing the Cost of Web Applications and Rich Clients

I've receieved several great comments, both online and offline, regarding my previous posts around smart clients ( 1 , 2 ). All of the comments tend to revolve around the perception that web applications are, for the scenario in question, the only affordable
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 8:47 PM

WCF: WSDL and Contracts

Yesterday , I talked about building a simple Windows Communication Foundation client which communicated with an ASMX web service. In that post, I mentioned that I used Add Web Reference to create the Indigo Proxy. That tool reads the WSDL file from your
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:26 PM

ReportViewer samples for Visual Studio 2005

Visual Studio 2005 includes new ReportViewer controls that you can use to add rich data reporting to Windows forms and ASP.NET applications. This download provides two complete samples so that you can view the control and sample reports in a finished
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 6:41 PM

NTLM Authentication in Windows Communication Foundation

I created a simple ASMX web service (VS 2K5 Beta 2) that I wanted to access from a WCF client (September CTP). The ASMX web service is running in the ASP.Net development web server, not IIS. I created my simple WCF client by using Add Web Reference. It
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:25 PM

Patterns & Practices: Security Engineering Explained

This download describes the patterns & practices Security Engineering approach that can be used to integrate security into your application development life cycle. The Security Engineering approach contains activities for identifying security objectives,
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:17 PM

Making Applications Work Offline

Several weeks ago, I posted some thoughts about AJAX in particular and web applications in general. I talked about the fact that web applications trade user productivity for ease of deployment. I bring this up because I want to talk about something that
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:13 PM

Build a Windows Forms 2.0 app that looks like Outlook!

Do you want to build a Smart Client application that looks like Outlook? How about doing it entirely with built in controls? Windows Forms 2.0 gives you the ability to do just that! You can find a link to the source code for such an app in the "Frequently
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:54 PM

BizTalk Server 2006 Beta 1 bits

From Thom who got it via Steve How to get BTS2006 Beta 1: Log into https://beta.microsoft.com using your Microsoft ® Passport Network Account. Click on “Sign in as Guest” and use the Guest ID “BizTalkBetaTeam” On the top navigation under "Enrolled Betas"
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:43 PM

Hello WWF!

Dharma Shukla and Don Box provide a code-centric high level walkthrough of the Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF), a programming model, engine, and tools for quickly building workflow enabled applications on Windows. Download it here. - Keith
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:01 AM

Announcing Project Server Visual Studio Team System Connector Application!

We are pleased to announce the general availability of the “Project Server Visual Studio Team System Connector” application. The Project Server Visual Studio Connector Application is now available online at http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/projectservervsts
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:26 AM

Composite UI Application Block Oct CTP is out!

The patterns & practices folks just released the October CTP of the Composite UI Applicatin Block. In case you aren't familiar with it, here's the description: "Are you considering a Smart Client approach to address the challenges of building Line
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:57 AM

Does Windows Workflow Foundation replace BizTalk?

Heck no! Scott Woodgate just blogged about it here . -Marc
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:36 PM

IntelliSense for VSTO 2003 and Visual Studio 2005

The IntelliSense XML files for VSTO 2003 and VS 2005 are available for download from here -- they'll add summary descriptions of types, members, and parameters to IntelliSense ToolTips in code and in the Object Browser for Microsoft Office Word 2003,
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:52 PM

Don't forget about the Lap around SQL Server 2005 WEBCAST

See you Thursday at 12:00 EST! http://blogs.msdn.com/federaldev/archive/2005/10/05/477384.aspx -Marc
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:46 PM

Visual Studio 2005 -- Distributed System Design Suite

With the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2005, there's a ton of new functionality around Visual design and validation of connected systems. The article available at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/DisSysDesSt.asp
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Saturday, October 08, 2005 12:39 PM

VB6 Upgrade Guidance CTP 6 released!

If you aren't familiar with this project, here's a snippet from the workspace description: "A deep understanding of the issues involved in migrating deprecated technologies is essential to a successful migration. Microsoft patterns & practices guide
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Friday, October 07, 2005 7:50 PM

DSL Example - Part 4: Templates

This is part 4 of a multi-part series. You can find the previous posts here: part1 , part2 , part3 . Now that we have created our guessing game designer, it is time to use it to build applications. GETTING STARTED Instead of opening our GuessingGame1
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Friday, October 07, 2005 6:43 PM

.NET Rocks! coming to Reston, VA (Microsoft office)

.NET Rocks! are doing a roadtrip and will be at the Microsoft office in Reston, VA on Oct 19. You'll need to register at http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032280484&Culture=en-US --Darryl
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Friday, October 07, 2005 12:57 PM

The Code Room -- short 'TV show'

Check out http://www.thecoderoom.com/ -- a great, fun way to learn about some of Microsoft's latest tools and technologies. From their about page: The Code Room is a 1/2 hour pilot TV show that exposes technologists to the latest tools and technologies
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Friday, October 07, 2005 7:25 AM

Tablet Enabled Applications in Windows Vista

Tablet Enabled Applications Learn how ink integrates into the Windows Presentation Foundation. Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3940fbe9-aa60-4bbc-a088-f03d4476f7d3&displaylang=en - Keith
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:49 PM

Security Guidance for Applications

Funny, I just posted about Security summit east and then noticed that Somasegar just blogged about our Security Guidance for Applications Index that includes all the content we've mentioned plus more. I promise it was a coincidence[:)]. -Marc
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:30 PM

Security Summit East

We're currently planning Security Summit East . You can register here . The developer track is being staffed by our team. It's a great opportunity to learn about developer focused security topics and meet the team behind the blog! The agenda is not yet
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:00 PM

RSS on the Visual Studio 2005 Start Page

Here's a neat little trick which a lot of people don't seem to know about. The information provided on the Visual Studio 2005 start page comes from the MSDN Visual Studio 2005 RSS feed. It turns out that the RSS source is configurable: - Go to Tools->Options
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:13 AM

Now is the time for all good MSDN Subscribers to come to the aid...

FYI, just in case you've just escaped from the island with Tom Hanks and Wilson, I suggest that all MSDN subscriber look at the following confirmation that I received, and do same. BTW, I went with the VS 2005 Developer Edition. ======================================
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:11 PM

The Significance of AJAX

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) is getting a lot of press these days. MSDN even has an article which decribes how to do AJAX programming with ASP.Net 2.0. The basic idea is that by doing client side programming in the browser, you can create a
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005 12:12 PM

WEBCAST: Lap around SQL Server 2005

When: Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 9:00 AM (PDT) Scheduled to Occur: Once Duration: 1:30 SQL Server is a comprehensive, integrated end-to-end data solution that empowers users across your organization by providing them with a secure, reliable, and productive
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:54 AM

Get out the smelling salts...

Excuse me while I pass out on this little square of turf, as I prefer a soft landing when I drop like a steer. Even at my advanced age (75 dog years, which is roughly equal to a mule’s age), software never ceases to amaze me. Now that Visual Studio Team
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:41 PM

DSL Example - Part 3: Designer

This is part 3 of a multi-part series. You can find the previous posts here: part1 , part2 . Now that the Domain Model has been created, the next step is to edit the Designer.dsldd file. This file is used to describe how the graphical design surface will
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:18 PM

Converting Oracle databases to SQL Server with SSMA v2.0 Beta

SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server. SSMA automates almost every aspect of the migration process including assessment, schema and data
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:12 PM

New MSDN Administration System - Effective Oct 3rd

Summary As of October 3, 2005, a new system is available for MSDN Volume License customers to manage subscriptions licenses and associated benefits through MVLS and eOpen. This new system replaces the former MSDN registration tools for Volume Licensing
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:40 AM

ASP.NET 2.0 Virtual Labs are Live!

Brian Goldfarb just announced that the ASP.NET 2.0 Virtual Labs are live ! Virtual Labs are a great way to learn and get hands on without having to setup a development environment. You can access the labs from anywhere that has IE and a broadband internet
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Monday, October 03, 2005 9:31 PM

Webcast on MSDN Subscription Evolution

MSDN Webcast: The MSDN Subscription Evolution (Level 100) Wednesday, October 5 th 1pm EST (18:00:00 GMT) In conjunction with the release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft is launching a new line of MSDN Subscription levels, as well as revising
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Monday, October 03, 2005 8:47 PM

DSL Example - Part 2: Domain Model

Now that you've installed the DSL tools, it's time to create a sample domain specific language. The first step is to create the domain model. The domain model represents classes that will be generated by a user of your domain specific language designer.
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Monday, October 03, 2005 12:41 PM

What's new in Visual Studio Team Foundation Beta 3

Want a quick overview of the changes in VSTF Beta 3 compared to VSTF Beta 2? Check out this link to Brian Harry's blog for to see a survey of changes incorporated in Beta 3. http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2005/10/01/476030.aspx -Ken
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Monday, October 03, 2005 9:28 AM

New Security Features in Visual Studio 2005

The MSDN/Visual Studio team has recently posted this great new article on how Visual Studio 2005 makes it easier for developers to write secure applications. It focuses on security enhancements for managed and native code and includes content on Code
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Monday, October 03, 2005 8:22 AM

Washington DC SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 & BizTalk Server 2006 Launch

SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 & BizTalk Server 2006 Launch Wednesday, January 11 , 2006 9:00 AM - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:45 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Welcome Time: 7:30 AM Language: English-American Washington Convention
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