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Volume 13, Number 11: May 26, 2009
Top News
Download the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework
4 Beta 1
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET
Framework 4 are the next generation of Microsoft development tools. They work
together to accelerate the process of turning vision into reality for the
developer. Visual Studio 2010 Professional has been engineered to support the
development of applications for Windows, the Web, and Office.
Microsoft to Begin First Technology Preview for
Project "Madison"
Microsoft is on track to release the first
technology preview for Project "Madison" in H2 2009. A select group of
customers will deploy a prototype MPP data warehouse on Madison. Download the
first Project "Madison" data sheet, and view the on-demand webinar, "An Early
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Evaluate the Windows 7 Release Candidate
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GDC 2009 Presentations Now Available
Presentations from this year's Game Developer's
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New Partner Tools for Game Developers
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Web Developers, We Need Your Feedback
Microsoft User Research is conducting an on-going study
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developers. We want to learn from you, the experts, the pain points and tasks
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Creating Custom Ribbon Galleries in Microsoft Excel 2007
Explore Excel files that contain the code to create
galleries of labels and images.
Working with Lists and Tables: VBA Samples, Part 2
(Office Talk Column)
MVP Ron de Bruin explains some handy VBA subroutines
that can make you more productive when using tables or lists.
.NET Framework KB Articles
FIX: The XslCompiledTransform.Transform method does not
have an overload method that accepts both the XPathNavigator and XmlResolver
objects as arguments in .NET Framework 2.0
You receive a "The incoming tabular data stream (TDS)
remote procedure call (RPC) protocol stream is incorrect" exception when using
NVarchar parameters with Sqlclient
The local credential is audited instead of the remote
credential that you enter when you run an application that uses the
System.Management namespace to connect to a remote computer
RSS Feeds
.NET Framework 2.0 | .NET Framework 1.1
Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2005, and Visual Studio
.NET KB Articles
When you debug in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1,
more breakpoints are generated unexpectedly, or the IDE crashes or becomes
unresponsive for about 15 seconds
FIX: The offset that is generated to access a structure
member or a class member is incorrect when you compile an application by using
the /Ox option or the /O2 option in Visual Studio 2008 SP1
FIX: You receive an error message or an exception when
you compile or run an application that has some compiler options turned on in
Visual Studio 2008 SP1
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Visual Studio 2008 | Visual Studio 2005 | Visual Studio 2005
Team Edition | Visual Studio .NET 2003 | Visual Studio .NET 2002
SQL Server and Data Access KB Articles
FIX: Error message when you click the Columns tab in OLE
DB Source Editor in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services: "Error at Data Flow
Task [OLE DB Source [1]]: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR"
FIX: An MDX query that contains the Aggregate function
incorrectly returns a NULL value for a calculated measure in SQL Server 2008
Analysis Services
FIX: When you read an input column by using the managed
code within a script component in a SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
package, some meaningless characters are added to the returned data
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Web Resources
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The new design includes an MVP rotator that showcases
some of our most important SharePoint assets, an Amazon bookstore with books
you can buy and sample chapters you can read online, hundreds of new developer
resources, and a new training and certification portal.
Creating Simple Bar Graphs in Reports in Access 2007
Learn how to create a report that uses a bar graph to
represent numerical values. The solution requires very little effort and uses
no external controls.
Finding the Median Value for Fields in Access 2007
Learn how to calculate the median value in Access 2007
fields by importing a custom module that contains a DMedian function.
Customizing the Groove 2007 Forms Tool to Create Simple
Status Reports
Create a custom tool where team contributors can cite
the weekly status of their project deliverables.
Using the VLookup Function in Excel 2007
Learn how to dynamically search table arrays in Excel
2007 using the built-in VLOOKUP function.
Security for Developers
SDL Template and Agile...
We have been pleased thus far with the reaction from
the developer community to our release of the SDL Template for Visual Studio
Team System. However, some folks in the developer community have inquired about
applying the template to agile methods.
Making Secure Code Easier
Please Join Me in Welcoming memcpy() to the SDL Rogues
Gallery
SDL for the 5-Person PHP Shop
Integrating the SDL Process into Visual Studio
New SDL Pro Network Members: SANS and SAIC
More Security...
Training
See What's New in Windows 7: Free E-Learning Clinic
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the new and enhanced deployment, security, manageability, and performance
features in Windows 7.
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Procrastinators, take note: time is running out on this
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Download two hours of step-by-step demonstrations and
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Case Studies
Insurer Speeds Development Through Better Application
Life-Cycle Management
Online insurer Esurance recently moved to Visual Studio
Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server for more comprehensive application
life-cycle management. Consequently, the company has reduced development costs
by approximately 20 percent.
Investment Firm Expands Business Intelligence to Enhance
Reporting, Analysis
The company's BI platform is based on SQL Server 2008
Integration Services, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services. The firm will
save U.S.$500,000 every three years in licensing efficiencies and will also
eliminate additional training costs.
Collaboration Experts Develop Award-Winning Online
Solution, Revenue Grows 40 Percent
4Projects is a Web-based solution built using the SQL
Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003. Using the
software-plus-services approach, 4Projects generates consistent monthly
revenue, while helping its customers reduce costs, save time, and mitigate
risk.
More Case Studies...
Partner News
TX Text Control .NET 15.0 Released
TX Text Control now includes PDF import and PDF/A
export - download your free trial version now.
Free Trial of Delphi Prism from Embarcadero Technologies
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Introducing ArtinSoft's Visual Basic Upgrade Companion
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code for Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET or C# migration projects. Free
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Thirty advanced Silverlight controls from Telerik for
building rich LOB applications, engineered for great performance, and packed
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WebGui Web design tool and experience point and click Web design without HTML
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