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bcp and errorlevel checks

Published 12-17-2007 11:54 PM | jokiz

we have a number of batch scripts at work which executes sql-related tasks for each of our project releases. last time, i incorporated errorlevel checks so we know if there was a problem with the execution and in order to abort the rest of the operations...

Filed under: SQL, tips

my first pocket pc

Published 12-01-2007 12:31 PM | jokiz

i purchased my very first pocket pc last week and i have'nt really used it extensively. except for calendar and the gps software bundled which has been very useful travelling in this new country. i'm thinking of installing an rss reader so i can...

Filed under: tips, pocketpc

windows xp search containing text problems

Published 10-29-2007 12:07 AM | jokiz

i've been told by one of my officemates that the windows xp search containing text does not work with all file types. of course mr. skeptical always verify it and was surprised that indeed it does not work for all file types, even with C# cs files...

Filed under: tips, windows

winword repaginating issue

Published 10-15-2007 2:13 PM | jokiz

we have a document that keeps on repaginating eveytime i open it in winword. i found a post in usenet that you just have to save it as a webpage (html) then resave it as word document and it did solve the problem. just sharing!

Filed under: tips

deltree = rd /s

Published 10-11-2007 11:48 AM | jokiz

for years i thought deltree (deletes a folder and all the files in it) was removed from the DOS days. before it was not included in the default command set but available as a separated executable. i just stumbled in one of our post build events which...

Filed under: tips

Tracking active item in Solution Explorer

Published 08-29-2007 3:28 PM | jokiz

I find it hard when the currently active code sheet or item is not highlighted in solution explorer and there were times when i couldn't easily see where the option is so this is for my future reference. VS 2003: Tools->Options->Environment...

Filed under: tips, visual studio

aggressive applications and slickrun

Published 05-23-2007 4:35 PM | jokiz

once in a while, i still experience slickrun battling with another window on which of them should be activated (this has been a long outstanding bug of slickrun). my usual workaround is to lock my system (Win+L) then unlock it. slickrun behaves as normal...

Filed under: tips, keyboard shortcuts

Closing shortcuts

Published 05-07-2007 4:29 PM | jokiz

if you're a keyboard junkie, you might have mistaken to close that Visual Studio Tool Window (resharper's find usage is a prime candidate) with an Alt+F4 keystroke and when you don't have any changes to save, your slow VS which took you almost...

Filed under: tips, visual studio, keyboard shortcuts, excel, resharper

Reflector tips

Published 02-21-2007 9:48 AM | jokiz

Here are some tips on using Lutz Roeder's Reflector that some of you might not yet know. Enclose search parameters with quotes for exact match. Use AssemblyList for sets of assemblies (I currently have .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, CSLA 1.1, CSLA 2.0, NHibernate...

Filed under: .NET, tips

Closing an MS Office document

Published 12-14-2006 2:31 PM | jokiz

I'm sure most of you have noticed when you press Alt+F4 while in an MS Office window, or click the X button in the upper right window of an Office document, it tries to close all instances of that Office application. If you have a number of word documents...

Filed under: tips, msoffice

Hint-a-hint + SearchKeys

Published 12-07-2006 7:43 PM | jokiz

I have been using SearchKeys for a while now as I explore my mouseless computing world . It's good because firefox just emits numeric shortcut keys for google search results and my bookmarks at del.icio.us (used to support google groups, too bad). SearchKeys...

Filed under: tips, keyboard shortcuts

My current keyboard shortcut list

Published 11-22-2006 4:39 PM | jokiz

Here is my current list of keyboard shortcut that i frequently use at work. An asterisk (*) means a custom keyboard mapping that i am using. I'm currently on a one week no-mouse therapy hopefully to learn more to use the keyboard. Visual Studio Ctrl...

Filed under: tips, keyboard shortcuts

ControlInspector for Windows Forms

Published 10-09-2006 6:51 PM | jokiz

I used to use this ConstrolInspector utility from CodeProject utility to know the sequences of events for a control back when i was still a component developer. OT: An ex-officemate of mine, still with my previous employer asked me about this utility...

Filed under: .NET, tips, windows forms

Shift+N for "No to all" during a copy operation

Published 09-20-2006 10:42 PM | jokiz

Raymond Chen has this interesting post about Hibernate option from Shutdown, Alt keys, and so on. It mentions the Shift+N shortcut for "No to All" when encountering overwrites during a copy operation. I have eversince settled for holding Alt...

Filed under: techie, tips, windows

Readonly recommended flag for Word documents

Published 09-19-2006 2:30 PM | jokiz

I was browsing the NMock documentation when it prompted me to if i want to open the document as readonly or not (readonly as default) and i was curious where is the setting for this. I found out it's setting was here: I wonder if there really is a setting...

Filed under: tips, ms word