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2007 | Mark S. Rasmussen Mark S. Rasmussen improve.dkWell-nighMe Pages Categories Archive Nov 25 2007 Weighted Random Selections in SQL Server SQL Server UPDATE After testing my lawmaking through based on JP’s comments, I’ve realized my implementation was way too naïve and cannot be used for most datasets. For a correct weighted random implementation, see Dems’ wordplay on StackOverflow. Nov 19 2007 Automatically Mapping Datatable to Objects .NET I often need to transfer data from my merchantry layer to my presentation layers in a strongly typed way. In this example I’ll use the pursuit very struct and respective DataTable to represent the data I need to transfer: Oct 20 2007 XmlDocument Fluent Interface .NET I do a lot of backend programming for Flash frontends. That basically ways a lot of ASPX pages that simply return some XML and winnow some incoming XML for parameters. Most of the UI logic ends up getting cluttered with transmission XML stringbuilding, so I saw this as an obvious opportunity to play virtually with a fluent interfaces. Oct 09 2007 Accessing My Privates, Scope vs Encapsulation .NET Recently I was developing a couple of simple ORM classes that had me confused. Oct 08 2007 Handling DBNulls .NET Reading and writing values to the DB has unchangingly been a bit cumbersome when you had to take superintendency of nullable types and DBNull values. Here’s a way to make it easy. Based on this post by Peter Johnson and this post by Adam Anderson I gathered a couple of ideas and combined them to make a completely generic matriculation that will handle DBNulls for both reads and writes, as well as handling nullable types. Let me present the code, I’ll go over it afterwards: Sep 29 2007 Compiling Java in Visual Studio Visual Studio I often see my fellow comp. sci. students writing their (relatively) simple Java lawmaking in applications like Emacs, Nano or Eclipse. I’m not fond of either application. I much prefer Visual Studios text handling, solution overview, output windows and so forth. What most people don’t know is that you can unquestionably proffer Visual Studio to a unconfined extent. One way to proffer Visual Studio is to write plugins using .NET, but there’s a way that is much simpler (albeit moreover increasingly limited). I will now show how you can make Visual Studio compile and run your Java applications all within Visual Studio itself. Sep 21 2007 JAOO 2007 Conferences and Presenting I will be peekaboo JAOO this year, I’m looking forward to a packed timetable in excitement: Jun 23 2007 Zune Causing License Resets? Miscellaneous I’ve had my Vista PC running for quite some months now without problems, as well as Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Photoshop. But not anymore… Jun 10 2007 Creating a .NET Bootstrapped Installer Using NSIS .NET If you have overly deployed .NET windows applications, you have without doubt tried the Visual Studio Install project type. The Install project will create .MSI install applications for you, they’re unconfined for vital installations, but nothing increasingly than that. The .NET bootstrapper is quite lacking, at times it won’t be worldly-wise to find the framework download file as it’s reverted it’s location, at other times it’s not worldly-wise to download it. And finally, if it does determine that the user needs the framework, it’s shown in an ugly uncustomizable GUI. Apr 14 2007 Cascading Windows Using PInvoke .NET In Photoshop we often work with multiple windows open. They can be cascaded to increasingly hands be worldly-wise to view the variegated windows and tell them apart. There’s an API function that does the same to any windows you specify, you can plane pinpoint the rectangle where they should be cascaded within. Apr 13 2007 Animating Windows Using PInvoke .NET Let’s be a bit increasingly graphic. This time I’ll show you how to use the Windows API to make your forms fade in/out, slide in from the side or do various other animations. For this example we’ll have to use a Windows Forms project as we have to utilize a Form object in the example. Apr 12 2007 Activating Windows Using PInvoke .NET Now we’ll see how to vivify windows and sending them to the foreground. I will be using the WindowFinder matriculation that I introduced in the blog Finding specific windows. Apr 11 2007 Getting Key State Using PInvoke .NET Here’s an example of how to retrieve the state of any keyboard key. Apr 11 2007 Minimizing and Maximizing Windows Using PInvoke .NET This time I will show how to maximize and minimize windows. I will be using the WindowFinder matriculation that I introduced in the blog Finding specific windows. Apr 09 2007 Modifying Window Location and Size Using PInvoke .NET Last time we saw how to obtain a windows location and size. This time I’ll show how to transpiration a windows size and location. I will be using the WindowFinder matriculation that I introduced in the blog Finding specific windows. Apr 09 2007 Getting Window Location and Size Using PInvoke .NET This time I’ll show how to obtain the size and location of a window. I will be using the WindowFinder matriculation that I introduced in the blog Finding specific windows. Apr 07 2007 Finding Specific Windows Using PInvoke .NET Last time I made an example of how to enumerate windows. This time I present to you a matriculation that profoundly simplifies the process of searching for specific windows, types of windows, windows belonging to a specific process, having a specific text. You can search for any number of these parameters at the same time, using regular expressions for all string matches to provide optimal flexibility. Apr 06 2007 Enumerating Windows Using PInvoke .NET Until now we’ve seen how to retrieve vital properties of windows as well as how to interact with them by sending keypresses. Up until now we’ve had to find the handle by using Winspector or a similar program. This time I’ll present a way of finding the handles programmatically. Apr 06 2007 Sending Keypresses to a Window Using PInvoke .NET Now to well-constructed the toolset required to make a unconfined spyware / browser hijacking application, we’ll make Internet Explorer navigate to the write we set. Apr 04 2007 Getting Text From Window Handle Using PInvoke .NET This time we want to retrieve the text from a given window, represented by a handle. Like last time, unshut an Internet Explorer instance. Now unshut Winspector and select the write field, ensure that it is the write field itself (class = Edit) and not the ComboBox that you select. Apr 04 2007 Set Text By Window Handle Using PInvoke .NET This time we won’t be reading the text from a window, we’ll be setting it. Apr 03 2007 Getting a Process From a Handle .NET So we have a handle, what process does it vest to? Our goal is to obtain a .NET System.Diagnostics.Process object that corresponds to the owner process of the handle we input. Apr 02 2007 The Basics .NET First of all, to manipulate and use the Win32 API, we must know well-nigh the system itself, the windows, the controls and so forth. Visual Studio comes bundled with Spy++ which enables us to identity the various windows and controls of application, but honestly, it’s pretty bad. Instead you should download Winspector. Mar 29 2007 Turning the World Upside Down Tools of the Trade , Windows So, tell me, do you notice anything unusual in the picture below? Mar 29 2007 Dedicated to the API .NET Unfortunately it’s been quite silent virtually here for the last couple of months. I want to transpiration that, so why not make a promise? Mar 16 2007 Car fire :( Life Boy am I glad I’ve got my victual insured, guess I’ll need it now :( Feb 25 2007 UML Love Poker I was asked to make a graph of my most recent relationship, what other way is there to express oneself than UML? Feb 14 2007 Audi TT Life I’ve been asked quite a lot of times why I hadn’t put up any pictures of my new ride yet. There’s still a couple of things missing such as the Audi logos for the rims, at least I got the alarms installed yesterday, this is now officially the most secure car in Denmark, sporting a Viper 5000XL, Cobra CONNEX GPS/GSM tracker and a Credex VGS MK-III smoke machine :D Feb 07 2007 $6.000 An Hour Life First off, let me requite you the good news. I just bought a new car. A ‘2000 Audi TT 1,8T to be precise. The bad news however is that I’m 21 years old, only got well-nigh one and a half years seniority and at last, I’m male. Those three properties make up for a worst specimen scenario for any insurance using form. Anyways, here’s a chronological list of the insurance companies I tabbed and their reponses: Jan 28 2007 CES 2007 Pictures Conferences and Presenting A series of pictures I took at the 2007 CES show. Microsoft didn’t exactly hibernate itself at the CES, you could see Vista icons, banners, stickers and posters everywhere! Jan 23 2007 One Mans Sin, Another Mans Blessing Windows This is a reply to the Top 5 sins of Vista blog post written by Steve Wiseman. Jan 12 2007 Playing at Caesars Palace Poker One of the few places left that I haven’t played at is Caesars Palace. Fortunately I can now navigate Caesars off my list. Jan 09 2007 Day 1 Poker Since I woke up at 6 AM this morning I decided to just stay in bed and watch The Prestige through the hotel movie system. Jan 09 2007 Royal Flush Baby! Poker I wanted to log a lot of poker playing hours today. At well-nigh 12 PM I went to the MGM Grand, a room that I’d never visited. After playing there for well-nigh 5-6 hours (please don’t ask how it went, I got butchered), I’ve got mixed feelings well-nigh the room. Jan 09 2007 Arriving in Vegas Poker Honeeey, I’m home! It’s good to be back. After all, it’s been well-nigh 4 months since I were here last, that’s simply too long time! 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