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6Feb/120

SQL Complete – Auto completer for SQL Server

Posted by Joey

For those of you who use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio – this is a must!

I’ve always had problems where I keep forgetting what the column names of tables are when I’m writing out SQL. Most cases I’ve just done a quick sp_help against the table.

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You can even highlight the table name and hit Alt + F1 and this will… Continue reading

1Feb/120

ColdFusion Builder is slow, but who cares

Posted by Joey

I’ve been shitting bricks with CFBuilder today. I know the guys are working on bug fixes and improving performance, but I’m still ranting!

I’m using ColdFusion Builder 2

Anyway, here’s a list of things I’ve done to try improve performance…
Most these settings are under Preferences, to get there: Window > Preferences

  1. Disable Syntax Checking
    Goto: ColdFusion > Profiles > Editor > Syntax Checking
31Jan/120

Fusebox, it’s back!

Posted by Joey

Recently saw on the twitterverse that Fusebox is making a come back!!!!


err.. maybe not that fusebox. But anyway!

Fusebox Framework!
…with a new development team.

Current Contributors
Bill King
Chris Diller
Francisco Carmona
John Blayter
Phillip Spongola

All I can say is yay! I think most if not all ColdFusion developers have used/put up with Fusebox. I know that I… Continue reading

27Jan/120

How to display Week numbers in Outlook Calendar

Posted by Joey

Bit of a silly one, but while setting up my new computer at work I forgot how to adjust this setting. So here it is for future reference :)

Go to Options in Outlook
Click Calendar
Scroll down and tick Show week numbers in the month view and in the Date Navigator

26Jan/120

Happy Australia Day

Posted by Joey

Today is Australia Day, so soak up the sun and enjoy a beer & bbq… Continue reading

23Jan/121

DNF Photography

Posted by Joey

New Webby, a friend of mine launched his new website recently. He’s a freelance photographer & video editor in Melbourne, Australia. Check his site out to see his portfolio! He’s currently doing a project for me this year so will post it up too.

For more info, hit up dnf photography

5Jan/120

Back to basics… ColdFusion here I come!

Posted by Joey

It’s official going back to ColdFusion development!
I will still keep up my posts about Apple/iTunes/iPhone (not that I’ve made many…) but I’ll try make them more informative and try do some tutorials. For those who don’t know but Validus Concepts has been just this trial blog thingy that I’ve decided to do, but so far it’s been a great resource for troubleshooting, and I think I’ll keep it that… Continue reading

12Dec/110

DevExpress v2

Posted by Joey

DevExpress last week (I think) released dxv2!

http://devexpress.com/Subscriptions/DXperience/DXv2/announce.xml

The biggest feature here is the touch. You can now develop apps and websites for Mobile devices with touch capabilities. On top of this there are the usual release features and bug fixes.

I’m yet to upgrade to it, possibly over the Christmas break will give it a crack :)Continue reading

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25Nov/110

ASPxGridview – Specified method is not supported

Posted by Joey

I keep getting this error whenever I create a new ASPxGridView with RowUpdating/RowInserting/RowDeleting.

Basically my code behind looks like so:

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Originally when I first create… Continue reading

23Nov/110

How to check for active transactions

Posted by Joey

Debugging an issue today at work, and needed to find if there was any uncommitted transactions or active transactions.

There’s a couple of ways to do this:

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Thanks Pinal Dave – more from his blog post here.

Also you can use dbcc opentran Or SELECT @@TRANSCOUNT

So, if you’re like me and what to see this in action… Continue reading