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• Content-based SOAP Routing is cool (and really easy)

  I was playing around last night with content-based SOAP routing, and I didn't realise how easy it was until I actually tried to get something working. I'm guessing it took me around 30 minutes to get a basic demo working, which is really fast, when you consider the massive benefits it can give! For anyone that's interested, it's really just a matter of defining your own SoapHttpHandler, and registering it in the web.config file. The SoapHttpHandler class is in the Microsoft.Web.Services2.Messaging... Posted Jun 03 2005, 07:59 PM by stuartg with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• C# Open Source Projects

  If you ever wanted to know what C# open source projects exist... check this site out: http://csharp-source.net/ Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Apr 02 2005, 12:48 AM by stuartg with | with no comments Filed under: Development

• Don't tell me I've found another bug!!!

  Well… it appears I may have found another bug in .NET. This time related to ASP.NET Web Services and DataSet serialization. I’m not sure if this is actually a bug, but it really does look like one. Perhaps someone from Microsoft could explain to me what’s happening here. Here’s the scenario: I’m sure just about everybody has worked with a DataSet, and most people have also worked with serializing and deserializing them. This is all great in a typical Windows environment... Posted Feb 19 2005, 10:00 AM by stuartg with | with no comments Filed under: Development

• Bug in .NET Framework - SqlTypes

  Haven't blogged in a long time, but thought I'd break the silence with a little bug I found in the .NET Framework 1.1. I stand to be corrected on this, but I think a bug exists in the conversion from SqlDecimal to SqlInt32. To demonstrate, create a WinForms app and add two buttons. Use the following code for their click events: private void button1_Click( object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { SqlDecimal sqlDec = new SqlDecimal( decimal .Parse("20,000.50")); int intValue = sqlDec.ToSqlInt32(... Posted Feb 11 2005, 01:47 PM by stuartg with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• Advanced SQL Reporting Services - Code & Slides from SADeveloper Event

  Sorry this has taken so long. I've finally managed to upload some of the content from our sadeveloper event on “Advanced SQL Reporting Services” - although it's not as well prepared as I would have liked. I'll be spending some time getting this organised and hope to post up a new article on writing delivery & data extensions for SRS. In the meantime, here are some links to the content from our session last Thursday: Presentation SlideShow MSMQ Delivery Provider Windows Forms Report... Posted Nov 30 2004, 07:08 AM by stuartg with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Events

• Ethics... and the truth about SQL Reporting Services

  I recently had the displeasure of reading a reporting solution proposal made by what is very likely the most unethical, non-technical, uneducated business I’ve ever had to deal with. They were obviously punting their favoured solution, and thus played down the other options in an attempt to win the business. Having dealt a lot with SQL Reporting Services, I was quite angered to read what they had to say about it. Some of the points they made were as follows: 1. The solution envisages a pure... Posted Nov 25 2004, 12:25 PM by stuartg with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Stuff

• SADeveloper Event Series: Back to Basics

  This thought was something that ran through my mind some time ago. Unfortunately it was one of those busy times when most thoughts flew straight out again, so it didn't stay long. It was recently provoked by this post on Ahmed 's blog (see the comment by Bernard). Lately a lot of events are targeted at the more “advanced” (or experienced) developers in .NET. The problem is that “beginners” (or less experienced in .NET) have really been left out in the cold and have needed... Posted Nov 23 2004, 07:41 PM by stuartg with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Events

• Web Services adoption

  I saw a post on Stephano Demiliani's blog asking why web services hasn't really taken off? Hasn't it though? I think the WS-* is starting to mature quite well (from my limited browsing around), but it's not being backed by anyone! I can't see anyone that firmly backs web services as a viable option. MS has put so much effort into making the WSE 1.0 and WSE 2.0 available, but they never really put a huge amount of effort into "marketing" these tools. There aren't any MSDN events on web services, and... Posted Nov 18 2004, 08:00 AM by stuartg with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• SQL Reporting Services: Custom Delivery Extension for MSMQ

  After spending the day uninstalling and reinstalling SQL Reporting Services (many many times), I've finally managed to wrap my mind around the way security works for scheduled reports! It's actually very simple when the penny finally drops, but until then it's quite a difficult concept to grasp! Not because of the complexity of the concept, but more because of the lack of relevant documentation available (see my last blog entry about that). So now that I've managed to understand how the security... Posted Nov 16 2004, 03:55 PM by stuartg with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Events

• SQL Reporting Services: Inadequate Documentation!

  Lately I've been playing around with SQL Reporting Services quite a bit, and trying to wrap my head around some of the more advanced RS programming concepts (e.g. building custom extensions, etc.). It's helped me realise how important documentation is for any system. The documentation for SQL Reporting Services is unbelievably inadequate for anyone trying to extend the functionality that comes standard with the product. Overall, I'm very impressed with the tool - and I'd definitely choose it over... Posted Nov 16 2004, 01:21 PM by stuartg with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• New Article: A Practical Introduction to WS-Policy

  I've just finished a short article on WS-Policy . It's aimed at giving a good basic understanding of how WS-Policy works and has a demo to reinforce the explanations. Hope you enjoy it! Check it out here or on sadeveloper ( here )! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Nov 11 2004, 08:22 AM by stuartg with | with no comments Filed under: Development, My Articles

• Expert SOA in C# - Follow on from my book review

  Ok everyone. I've finished the book (well, 10pgs to go - but so close). I'm extremely happy that I bought this book! It's an excellent introduction to the WSE 2.0 , and gives you a solid understanding of many of the fundamentals that can so easily be missed when doing it on your own. It's a brilliant guide to get you productive with the WSE 2.0 enhancements (which you should be using by now), as well as an excellent stepping stone to Indigo . I must be honest here. I'm one of those people that hears... Posted Nov 10 2004, 07:15 AM by stuartg with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Books

• Hands on Labs for VS.NET 2005

  Having recently installed Beta 1 of VS.NET 2005, I've been desperate to play around with some of the new features (both IDE & language enhancements). Unfortunately, whenever I sit down in front of the computer, I go blank... where do you start??? Ahmed was kind enough to point me in the direction of some labs to get me going... so I hope this helps anyone else that may be a little lost: http://www.mopit.com.my/teched/hotlabs.htm http://www.only4gurus.com/v2/download.asp?ID=6532 Enjoy! And if... Posted Nov 05 2004, 01:58 PM by stuartg with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• Undocumented Change in .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 (Custom ConfigSections)

  It is with a heavy heart that I must report on a change that has been made in the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, which is undocumented (based on my recent trawling of Google and MSDN). This has unfortunately caused me much grief due to a Technical “Maintenance” team that does no maintenance at all and has still not installed SP1! But don't worry... I just installed it for them... as usual. Here's the issue I had. I have a simple Windows Forms application that defines a custom configSection in... Posted Oct 12 2004, 05:24 PM by stuartg with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Development

• sadeveloper library

  Just as a reminder to the Durban sadev members... we have a little library that we've started, courtesy of Microsoft, where you can borrow books on technical subjects. We've started off with 2 full sets of the MCAD/MCSD Core Requirements. If you'd like to borrow one of these, please get in touch with me via sadeveloper .net or my blog, and we can make a plan for you to borrow one of these. It's a really ideal way to do the MCAD/MCSD, as it cuts out a huge cost as far as training in concerned. The... Posted Oct 07 2004, 03:25 PM by stuartg with | with no comments Filed under: Development, Books