Archives / 2006 / January

  • Attach Database Without Logins

    Thursday, January 26, 2006
    I was recently taking a SQL Server 2000 database and moving it over into SQL Server 2005.  I did it the old fashioned way and unfortunately the login that our application used to access the DB wasn't in the new SQL Server.  I was silly and tried adding the login to that server instance.  Fine.  Authentication with the DB still didn't work though and as many of you know, when I went to then delete the login from the DB itself I couldn't.  In SQL Server 2005 there is a system SP to call to automatically fix this.  Here's what
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  • MIX.06 Video on Channel 9

    Friday, January 20, 2006
    Curious about the upcoming MIX conference?  Not sure if you should be excited or not?  Check out the video on Channel 9 about it.
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  • Guid.TryParse in .NET 2.0?

    Thursday, January 19, 2006
    Sadly, the answer is no.  I submitted a feature request towards the beginning of the release of the product feedback center.  A few minutes ago, I got a toaster message on messenger saying one of my items had been updated.  I clicked it and even though, sadly, it didn't take me directly to the item, I could see that my Guid.TryParse suggestion had been updated.  I went and looked and yipee skippy, there's a workaround posted. I'm a big fan of Regex, but I suck at it.  I'm glad someone else wrote it for me.  Now I can just drop
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  • Minor MicrosoftGadgets Update

    Monday, January 16, 2006
    Tonight I uploaded a minor release to Microsoft Gadgets.  This release features bug fixes, the XBox contest winners and AJAX enabled gadget gallery.  Details below... Gadget Gallery Added alphabetical sorting Added sort order changing AJAX Navigate gallery without postbacks (paging, sort type, sort order, tag search) Back and Forward buttons supported for paging in IE and Firefox and Opera support coming soon Tag Search fixed for Firefox and Opera XBox contest winners announced and special icon assigned to winners in forums Add Gadget Wizard accessible from Gadget Builder Depot page Bug Fixes User profile links invalid Gallery paging bug fixes Should
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  • MIX.06 Image Rotator

    Thursday, January 12, 2006
    Going to MIX it up?  Check out Adam's post about the image rotator he made...cool!
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