Category: Workshop

My Grapefruit Addiction

My Grapefruit Addiction

Ever since I discovered that I could actually cut out grapefruit wedges (I lived for some 25 years before I discovered this fact!), I’ve been addicted to the tangy, juicy globes of goodness.  Half the fun is playing with sharp...

Workshop : XML Schemas + Object Models

Workshop : XML Schemas + Object Models

Actually, very few .Net developers that I’ve worked with know what a typed DataSet is let alone how to create one. It’s one of those perplexing things that always baffles me as typed DataSets are not a bad way to...

Workshop : JavaScript Combobox

Workshop : JavaScript Combobox

The default set of HTML controls do not include functionality like that of the WinForms combobox. For UI designers, this is usually resolved by having both a text box and a dropdown select box and allowing users to use one...

Workshop : CDOSYS + .Net

Workshop : CDOSYS + .Net

As anyone who has used the .Net System.Web.Mail namespace can attest, the default .Net mail classes are woefully lacking in functionality.  It’s really a shame too, considering that they’re based off of the very powerful CDONTS/CDOSYS libraries, which allow a...

Workshop : EditPlus + SQL

Workshop : EditPlus + SQL

Welcome to the second installment of my workshop series of articles. This time, the workshop focuses on tools, for what is more important to the master craftsperson than the tools used in the craft? While most people are resigned to...

Workshop : Configurable DTS Packages

Workshop : Configurable DTS Packages

I finished my first “workshop” article! Had a bit of free time and decided to finish it as it’s something that I’ve been meaning to do for quite a while now. As an aside, the “workshop” series of articles are...