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  • Wiki Page: FIM 2010 R2: Creating a Custom Metaverse Object Deletion Rule Using C#

    Table of Contents Overview Solution requirement Contoso synchronization information Proposed design Code logic MV Extension Object deletion code I recently wanted to create a custom object deletion rule, and searched for some sample code on the Web that I could reuse. Since I could not find any...
    on22 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Dropping a Clustered Index Will Not Reorganize the Heap

    If a clustered index will be turned into a HEAP, no reorganization of the data will occur. This "myth" is sometimes popping up in forums or blogs. A view "behind the scenes" will describe how Microsoft SQL Server is handling this operation. Before the deep dive into the internals...
    on19 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Validating Data in WPF 4.5 Using the INotifyErrorDataError Interface

    Table of Contents Introduction Multiple errors per property Asynchronous validation Visual feedback Custom error objects Cross-property errors Introduction This post is about how you can validate data in a WPF application using the System.ComponentModel.INotifyDataErrorInfo interface that was...
    on19 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Ubicación API en Windows Phone 8 (es-ES)

    Tabla de Contenidos Resumen Introducción Tecnologías de localización proveedor A la ubicación actual en Windows Phone 7.5 Capacidades Geolocalizador en Windows Phone 8 Seguimiento de la ubicación de fondo Resumen Este artículo presenta las características de ubicación de...
    on17 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Custom Styling the Alternate Rows inside ListView/GridView

    To style the items inside ListView/GridView based on item index we will use StyleSelector to define custom styling for each item. To implement this, we will define the class derived from StyleSelector as shown below. Inside this class we are just returning the style which will apply...
    on16 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Provisioning BizTalk Services Using the Windows Azure Management Portal

    Table of Contents Introduction Prerequisites Provision the Windows Azure BizTalk Service Enter the BizTalk Service setting Specify database setting Enter the Access Control and Monitoring settings Enter the BizTalk Service Certificate Post provisioning step of the BizTalk Service See Also Introduction...
    on15 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Sort Letters in a Phrase using T-SQL

    Table of Contents Problem definition Introduction Solution Limitations 1. Data Type 2. Data Length See Also Problem definition This article comes up from this MSDN forum post. The problem is how can we sort the letters in a phrase just using T-SQL? To clarify the question, for instance...
    on15 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Small Basic: Parser Generator

    Table of Contents Overview What's a Parser? What's a Parser Generator Sample Programs Parser Generator 0.4 for Graphics Interpreter Parser Generator 1.4 for Code Block Formatter See Also Overview This article introduces Parser and Parser Generator written in Small Basic. What's...
    on15 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Shrink SQL Database During Restore

    Table of Contents Case Study: First option: using compressed folder & symbolic link Step 1: Create a compressed folder Step 2: Backup your database Step 3: Create symbolic link to the compressed folder Step 4: Restore your database using the symbolic link. Step 5: Shrink the Database Step 6: Detach...
    on15 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: SharePoint 2010: Viewing, Sorting, and Filtering SharePoint User Profiles Using PowerShell

    A question was asked in the MSDN forums about listing out all of the user profiles that don't have the PictureURL property set. The answer supplied was a slightly modified version of a script from the blog of Matthew Yarlett , which lists out all of the user profiles without the PictureURL. This...
    on14 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: SharePoint 2013: InfoPath 2010 Embedded Form

    Have you ever come across a request where the end user/department has an Excel form which they would like to add to SharePoint as an embedded form? If you have and are scratching your head about it then you have come to the right place! In this article I am going to walk you through the following...
    on14 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Avoid “File system redirection” in Visual Studio 2012

    Windows 8.1 comes with a hidden feature called “Slide to Shutdown”, it is like the Slide to shutdown facility in Windows Phone. Every one was busy in making shortcut for the SlideToShutdown.exe on desktop and calling it via shortcut key combinations. Mine was a small application that invoke Process...
    on14 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Small Basic: Shapes Editor

    Table of Contents Overview Output Usage Import Pen and Brush Shapes Cut, Copy and Paste Save and Open History Known Issues See Also Overview This article introduces a Small Basic program called "Shapes". This is a program for editing picture with Small Basic Shapes objects. Output...
    on13 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: SQL Server PIVOT

    Table of Contents Problem Definition Common Problem Other Blogs See also Problem Definition Recently in this thread I helped to solve a relatively simple problem. I will quote my solution and then I will explain the main problem people often encounter with PIVOT solutions ; WITH...
    on12 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: T-SQL: Dynamic Pivot on Multiple Columns

    Table of Contents How to make a dynamic PIVOT on multiple columns See also Other Languages How to make a dynamic PIVOT on multiple columns The problem of transposing rows into columns is one of the most common problems discussed in MSDN Transact-SQL forum . Many times the problem of creating...
    on12 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: SSIS: Flat File Source - Datetime Column Format Issue & Solution

    Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Problem Definition 3.0 How does it work 4.0 Solution 1.0 Introduction Flat files as Source are widely used in SQL Server Integration Services Tool. This article will discuss about one common issue with Flat File Date time Columns. (Details can be found...
    on12 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: BizTalk Server Installation and Configuration Checklist

    Table of Contents Introduction General information regarding updating this article General advices before Installation of BizTalk and SQL machine SQL Server Installation Install BizTalk After installation SQL BizTalk See Also Introduction This list is intended as a simple checklist to verify the...
    on11 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: How to Get the Textual Representation of a Number (Convert Number to Words) in VB.Net

    Table of Contents Introduction Designing the Class Converting Decimal Values Usage Example Summary Appendix A: Complete Code Sample Introduction Converting a decimal number into its textual representation is nothing new and the Internet is full of examples on ways to do so. The basic idea...
    on11 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: T-SQL: Gaps and Islands Problem

    This article will consider a simple classical Gaps & Islands problem asked recently in Transact-SQL Forum at MSDN with non original title "Query Help" . Table of Contents Problem Definition Solution See Also Problem Definition The thread originator was kind enough...
    on11 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: BizTalk: Monitoring and Automatically Starting Host Instances Via A Scheduled Task

    by Ron Phillips, aka El Bo on Technet Table of Contents Introduction Building the Sample See Also Introduction If you've ever gotten a phone call at 2 am asking you to figure out why a system is down, you'll appreciate the utility of self-healing systems. With a little work with...
    on10 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: SSRS: Multi Font Color / Multi Font Size within a Single Field / Textbox

    This article explains how to format the characters within a single Field or Textbox with varying font size and font color in SSRS. Consider the below code sample as the requisite dataset query: DECLARE @UnitsOfMeasurement TABLE (Measurement VARCHAR (50),Units VARCHAR (20)) ...
    on9 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: We’ve Got The Power: “Power BI”, New Microsoft BI Suite Announced

    by Paul Turley , Mentor, SolidQ from SQLServerBiBlog.com Table of Contents Power BI: a new suite of Business Intelligence tools Power Query Power Map Power Pivot Power View Power BI: a new suite of Business Intelligence tools Over the past few months, teams at Microsoft have made several...
    on8 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: How SQL Server Determines Type of the Constant

    Table of Contents Problem Definition Explanation Conclusion See Also Problem Definition There was an interesting question asked recently in Transact-SQL forum "Basic doubt in Round function" . The problem was stated as following: SELECT ROUND(744, -3) produced...
    on4 Sep 2013

  • Wiki Page: Location API in Windows Phone 8

    Table of Contents Overview Introduction Location Provider technologies Getting the Current Location in Windows Phone 7.5 Capabilities Geolocator in Windows Phone 8 Background Location Tracking Overview This article will introduce the Location features in Windows Phone 8 and how the windows phone...
    on31 Aug 2013

  • Wiki Page: How to Handle a Huge Collection of Strings in VB.Net

    Table of Contents Introduction Collection Classes in .Net A More Capable Solution for Strings Implementing the Collection Recursive Helper Methods Adding Strings to the Collection Removing Strings from the Collection Finding Strings in the Collection Implementing the SearchableStringCollectionEnumerator...
    on31 Aug 2013
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