January 2006 - Posts

• A week of fun stuff.

  I should be posting once a week at a minimum. Looks like I was away a bit longer than that, but I've been working on some fun stuff. :) Client Callbacks Last week I worked on the website quite a bit, wrapping it up so that it does database submissions Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:01 PM by Tom Mathews | 7 Comments

• Tooltips Redux

  Wow. You guys just may not like tooltips... Monday's post was the lowest read blog posting since I started 2+ weeks ago. Personally, I love tooltips. They provide a means of helping the user out with more detailed information, but don't use up valuable Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:11 PM by Tom Mathews | 0 Comments

• Webpage Tooltips

  Today was fairly productive. I spent most of it bringing the data entry form up-to-speed with the input specification. I still have a lot to do tomorrow, but a lot of foundation has been set. I've fixed that bug in my tooltip code, so now I can share... Read More... Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 4:55 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments

• Server/Client Javascripting, and Windows SDK Shipped (Party Time)

  One of my most productive days yet! The file input window is finished, properly storing valid files in sessions, and I've started moving the main data entry form away from server-side MultiViews and autoPostback controls and back to old-school client-side Read More... Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 6:06 PM by Tom Mathews | 0 Comments

• Changing Requirements, Photos, and Chats

  Well, I came in expecting to work on the file-transfer code. Maaaybe tomorrow. First, I receeved an email from Melinda letting me know that a number of data entry fields were missing from my targeted specification. I verified this (I didn't realize the Read More... Posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:10 PM by Tom Mathews | 0 Comments

• Window Offices, 30-inch monitors, and Triops

  I thought about not posting today, as I didn't come across any major problems in coding. I'll be getting to the code that does file transfer and unzipping soon, which may be interesting. I did send off the new specification that has just the data entry Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:58 PM by Tom Mathews | 3 Comments

• Working on the script, and some thoughts

  I decided to put the OpenFileNames wrapper on the back burner, and get actual progress done today. I fleshed out a bunch of javascript that allows users to type in multiple file names, or paste them from excel (column & row delimited parsed correctly), Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:18 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments

• C#, MFC, ATL, and Scripting

  Wow. I didn't realize how hard it would be to create a wrapper for OpenFileNames. I know it would take me about 5 minutes to code in C# or VB... but getting C++ COM stuff right so that it shows up with VBScript scripting is a real PITA (IMHO). I started Read More... Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 5:10 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments

• Retrieving multiple files

  When the users... commented... that the old portal required them to enter in one... file... at... a... time, I assured them that we would use technology to alleviate their pains, and provide for ctrl-clicking multiple file selection. Little did I realize Read More... Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 4:43 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments

• Coding with filters, Adoptions, and Recreation

  We had the weekly team meeting today. Just general status reports, and a bit of discussion about some changes proposed in yesterday's spec review. I spent the rest of the day coding the file uploading page, and getting tooltips to work. I still haven't Read More... Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 6:29 PM by Tom Mathews | 0 Comments

• Specification Reviews, Kitchens, and Comments (are finally enabled)

  Today I got ready for my first specification (spec) review. There are two types of specs that I've come across so far, PM & Dev. I worked on the Dev spec today. The Product Manager spec is geared towards answering the why -- What scenarios will users Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:50 PM by Tom Mathews | 11 Comments

• Mid-Year Career Discussions & Transition Reports

  Today I mostly spent reading up on my manager's commitments, watching Career Model training (a set of per-level guidelines of performance), researching certifications and internal training opportunities, and finish up my mid-year. Mid-Year Discussions Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:03 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments