June 2004 - Posts

** More mind shift info **
30 June 04 10:42 AM
I should also point out that in VS Beta 1/SQL Beta 2, this Xcopy functionality is limited to those with admin rights. In the next beta, non-admins will have Xcopy capabilities as well. So, joe user that gets my app and database, that is a normal (read: Read More...
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SSE and Visual Studio ** Xcopy Mindshift **
29 June 04 05:17 PM
Adding databases with SSE (SQL Server Express) to Visual Studio At the announcment for Visual Studio and SSE, they talked about the Xcopy functionality. I should explain a bit about what this means in practical terms for Visual Studio. Most everyone is Read More...
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New Link created on the VS DATA blog specifically for SQL Server Express 2005 (by Mairead)
29 June 04 05:04 PM
Okay given the volume of responses we are getting in (;-)) which is brilliant and really great to hear. We have created a new category for SQL Server Express 2005. Feel free to provide feedback to us on it what are your initial thoughts, like/dislikes; Read More...
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Read Me for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 for VS DATA Tools (by Mairead)
29 June 04 02:32 PM
If you are having any problems with Visual Studio 2005 Beta1 in regards to VS DATA tools or in general let us know so that we can try and help you guys out. For VS DATA features take a look at the following Visual Data Tools Read Me Items for Visual Studio Read More...
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My first blog on Vsdata tools in VisualStudio 2005 (by Ming Chen)
29 June 04 01:58 PM
Since our team weblog that got created, I have been thinking on puting the introduction of some tools that we have been working on with this version of Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey.) But just keeping putting off because of all sort of different reasons.(One Read More...
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SQL Server Express - Initial thoughts (by yag)
29 June 04 03:35 AM
Man, blogging is addictive. I'm supposed to be paying attention in this session... <g> Anyway, wanted to note a few things about SQL Express because I haven't seen a lot about this online yet - though I expect that to change. First - some of the Read More...
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MSDN Product Feedback Center is live! (by yag)
29 June 04 02:17 AM
This is really exciting. One of the things a number of us have been pushing and working on is a way of having a tighter integration between the community and Microsoft in the area of bug reporting and feature requests. The new MSDN Product Feedback Center Read More...
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Spoke at the Haarlem VFP User Group last night (by yag)
29 June 04 01:59 AM
Ken and I spoke at the VFP User Group last night. It was a blast. We had around 140 people there and spent over 3 hours going thru VFP9. After I return to Redmond (3 weeks) I'll post pictures and things like that. Right now I'm trying to keep to small Read More...
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At the Tech Ed Europe keynote (by yag)
29 June 04 01:54 AM
We just demoed the VB Express SKU. Pretty cool. A very inexpensive SKU that is geared towards those wanting to learn VB. Comes with sample applications that you can use and modify. The demo showed a DVD tracking app that used web services to communicate Read More...
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VFP 9 SQL and Industry Standards (by John Koziol)
29 June 04 12:49 AM
Perhaps overshadowed by massive enhancements to other product areas are the changes made to the Visual FoxPro data engine. Major changes have been made to that area to eliminate or greatly ameliorate product limitations; eg, subquery limitations. Also, Read More...
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I'm outta here for 3 weeks (by yag)
25 June 04 07:43 PM
Just a quick heads up that I'll be in Europe for the next 3 weeks for conferences, user groups and some vacation. Blogging is likely to be minimal to non-existent. See y'all after July 15th! Read More...
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Check out FotoVision (by yag)
25 June 04 07:28 PM
A number of folks have blogged about this over the last few weeks - but since I found myself recommending it to 3 different people today (and I know that two of them read this blog), I figured that I should post it myself as well. FotoVision is a suite Read More...
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More on Improv Everywhere (by yag)
25 June 04 07:24 PM
A while back I posted on a group called Improv Everywhere . I mention that a friend and former co-worker (Rick) should check it out since he's doing improv in NY in his spare time. Rick comments back that he thinks that another former co-worker's brother Read More...
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Grouping classes in an assembly (by yag)
25 June 04 07:17 PM
Via Eric Gunnerson (also check out the comments on his post): This useful bit of information crossed my desk today: When it comes to packaging in separate assemblies, remember that you pay a fairly large performance hit on an assembly load. An assembly Read More...
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Awesome flight tracking site (by yag)
25 June 04 07:14 PM
Well - the doctor gave me the ok to travel to Amsterdam, so I'm heading to Tech Ed. Coincidentally, Andrew Ross MacNeill posted a link to an awesome site that tracks an actual plane location - making it more accurate than most airline sites. It doesn't Read More...
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We've been scobleized! (by yag)
24 June 04 10:30 PM
Just a quick thanks to Robert for noticing our status report . Basically, just following Alex Kipman's lead - we saw that and said “What a great idea”. We want to make this a regular feature - and figure out how to make it better for everyone Read More...
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VDT Status Update Whidbey 06/24/04 (By Mairéad)
24 June 04 12:46 PM
Beta 1 Status Highlights § Whidbey and Yukon SxS Nightlies passing 100% § QA signed off on all Beta1 Tripwires § We did a Final Pick Up of Yukon bits <SMO, SQLAccess and Komodo Grid> Whidbey Beta 1 Active Bugs Count Status Current Read More...
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Status, Status, Status Are you interested in the VDT Status Mails
24 June 04 12:36 PM
Ok I am making a claim to start blogging on a more frequent basis, in that I really have been quite terrible. But you know sometimes I feel like “what do I say” or what is interesting for people out there. One of the ideas that is floating Read More...
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Hello from Milind Lele...
22 June 04 02:22 PM
A few weeks ago I had published a survey ( http://blogs.msdn.com/vsdata/archive/2004/06/03/147838.aspx ) for the future of the query designer. Many thanks to all those who responded. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I am a Program Manager Read More...
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An Ancient VFP Error Code of Doom (by John Koziol)
21 June 04 01:38 PM
Not too long ago, I wrote a program that cycled through all of VFP's errors by error number. See, we have several new errors for VFP 9 and we're also making some existing error messages more enumerative, for example, Error 15 (Not a table) will now tell Read More...
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Posting public status (by yag)
19 June 04 10:05 PM
Alex Kipman describes a thread that went on about him posting his later MSBuild status report . All I have to say is “you go, boy!”. I think it's an awesome thing to do, and we've been exchanging email on my team to make sure we can do the Read More...
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Simplifying database unit testing (by yag)
19 June 04 10:02 PM
Roy Osherove has a great article titled Simplified Database Unit testing using Enterprise Services. Check it out! I'd also subscribe to his blog - it's one of the ones I really enjoy. Read More...
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Ripple (by John Koziol)
19 June 04 01:40 AM
No, I don't mean the cheap wine. I'm talking about the unintended consequences of a change to an application in other areas of that app. It's not uncommon, especially when enhancing or changing features in a large, legacy application like Visual FoxPro. Read More...
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Ken Levy's new weblog
19 June 04 01:06 AM
I've started my own blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/klevy . Read More...
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Delayed trip (by yag)
18 June 04 05:13 PM
As I mentioned here , I'm supposed to be leaving for Europe for a number of conferences and user groups but got hit by the flu. Well, after another doctor's visit, I have “a whopper of a sinus infection” and have been told that it's better Read More...
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Blog Independence (by CalvinH)
16 June 04 12:45 PM
Since July 4 th is nearing, I thought it would be appropriate to start my independent blog It’s already been referred to from Andrew’s blog: From: Andrew MacNeill Posted At: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:21 AM Posted To: Andrew MacNeill - AKSEL Read More...
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Late binding in .NET (by yag)
16 June 04 04:24 AM
Cameron Beccario was a compiler dev on the VB team (if you ever got to see him explain compiler theory at a user group, you were lucky). He's taken some time off and moved to Japan for a while (we want more pics and entries about that, Cameron). But - Read More...
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Paul Vick continues to amaze (by yag)
16 June 04 04:21 AM
One of the best things about working here is the people (I felt the same way about my old company, Flash Creative Management). Paul Vick is on a roll with his last few week's of blog entries. Check these topics out: VB Parser Beta 1 released - Paul wrote Read More...
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Learning from each other (by yag)
16 June 04 04:09 AM
Julia Lerman points out a blog entry by Jeff Julian in which he writes (about the DevEssentials conference ): After the show, I have a new respect for the passion of FoxPro developers. During a panel discussion, they show us .NET panelist that they have Read More...
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Cathi's .NET Tips and Tricks (by yag)
16 June 04 04:02 AM
Just wanted to point out a new blog by Cathi Gero . Cathi's an old friend (well, she's not that old <g>) and has worked in both Visual FoxPro and .NET. Her blog is a collection of general .NET tips and tricks. Subscribed. Read More...
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VB Power Pack on GotDotNet (by yag)
16 June 04 03:58 AM
Robert Green announced that the new VB Power Pack has been added to Gotdotnet. Check out these controls. The Power Pack controls are: BlendPanel . Provides a gradiant fill background you can use on forms. Set the start color, the end color and the direction Read More...
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Travel plans (by yag)
16 June 04 03:55 AM
So, it's a few days before I leave for Europe, and naturally, I get a bad case of the flu. It's 3:45 am, and I can't sleep from the coughing, so may as well blog for a bit (been meaning to for weeks, sorry). I'll be at a few conferences and user groups Read More...
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Help Us Create a Better Visual FoxPro 9.0 (by John Koziol)
10 June 04 09:58 PM
Edited: 3/16/2005 by John Koziol Bug reporting is now via an email link. See this article for the link and information as to how to submit a good bug report: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;867477&spid=3019&sid=global ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read More...
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RSS XML feeds for msdn.com (by Ken Levy)
10 June 04 12:08 PM
In case you have not seen or used it yet, the VFP MSDN web site supplies RSS XML newsfeed for news and new items added. While it can be viewed in Internet Explorer or any XML viewer/editor, it is most useful when subscribing to it using a newsreader that Read More...
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June letter on MSDN VFP web site (by Ken Levy)
03 June 04 02:48 PM
June letter on VFP web site - Get the latest information about the public beta of Visual FoxPro 9.0, now available for download. Read More...
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Visual FoxPro 9.0 Beta Download (by Ken Levy)
03 June 04 02:48 PM
Download the public beta of Visual FoxPro 9.0. Read More...
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Future of the query designer (by Milind Lele)
03 June 04 11:16 AM
The VS Data team is working with other teams across the company for defining the future of the Query Designer. Do you write data access code? Do you write/build queries, reports, stored procedures, views, etc? Help us improve the user experience by taking Read More...
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Future of the query designer (by Milind Lele)
03 June 04 10:43 AM
The VS Data team is working with other teams across the company for defining the future of the Query Designer. Do you write data access code? Do you write/build queries, reports, stored procedures, views, etc? Help us improve the user experience by taking Read More...
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