Random ramblings about Technology
SQL Server–HOW-TO: quickly retrieve accurate row count for table
Recently, I’ve been involved in a very interesting project in which we need to perform...
Date: 07/15/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 - generating INSERT statements for a table
Learned something new today. Maybe it’s well-known, but new to me, you can just run “C:\Program...
Date: 06/24/2010
Reading MSMQ from within SSIS packages
Recently, I had to implement an SSIS package which imports some data into SQL Server from MSMQ. It...
Date: 06/10/2010
TFS 2010 beta 2: connecting from Visual Studio 2008
Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2010 beta 2 from Visual Studio 2008 is easy: from Team...
Date: 01/11/2010
Active Directory - Adding a user to a group from a non domain-joined computer throws PrincipalException
When using the new System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace, one might be inclined (as...
Date: 01/06/2010
Unity v1.2 - using enum values from configuration; writing and configuring a custom type converter
Recently, I used Unity v1.2, which in my opinion is a great product. I had difficulty, however, with...
Date: 01/06/2010
WCF extensions: The type 'x' registered for extension 'y' could not be loaded.
Quick note: if you configure a custom extension in WCF, don't forget to add it as a reference to...
Date: 01/04/2010
Unit testing: COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used
Let's say you're writing unit tests for code which uses COM objects. You want some initialization...
Date: 12/31/2009
Office 2010 Development – Outlook main window ribbon ID
I’m currently writing an Outlook add-in and I’m looking into getting this compatible with both...
Date: 09/01/2009
PrintMonitor – A C# print spooler monitor
Recently, a colleague of mine had a requirement of getting information on the number of pages being...
Date: 08/05/2009
Outlook Add-in: Replying to people who voted
Recently, I asked my colleagues if they were interested in beta testing some software I’m building...
Date: 08/04/2009
Feedback requested: Planning on Enterprise Library 5 has started!
Planning on Enterprise Library 5 has started! See Gregori's blog for more information if you want...
Date: 01/29/2009
Reflector add-in: Favorites
Every developer knows about and uses Reflector ;-) I use it a lot to learn about the inner workings...
Date: 01/15/2009
Suppressing Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in WCF log files
Given the vast amount of information transported between systems in today's enterprise environments,...
Date: 08/18/2008
Adding a new BizTalk Server Isolated Host needs a new Application Pool
Recently, we tried creating a secondary Isolated Host to separate receive and send processing for...
Date: 07/23/2008
Running Virtual Machines under alternate user credentials on a Domain Controller
Introduction Recently, I was experimenting with Team Foundation Server 2008, setting it up with SSL...
Date: 05/02/2008
Fixing exception messages on the .NET Compact Framework 3.5
FWIW: I recently ran into trouble while developing for the .NET Compact Framework, v3.5. Upon all...
Date: 01/03/2008
Testing WCF service implementations
When writing WCF implementations, or any code for that matter, testing is an important part of the...
Date: 05/17/2007
WCF Message validation (1) – WCF samples to the rescue
Recently, I needed to validatie messages going into a WCF service. It turned out the WCF samples are...
Date: 05/13/2007
Shockwave Flash preview handler for Windows Vista and Outlook 2007.
Based on the excellent article from Stephen Toub, I was inspired to write a Shockwave Flash preview...
Date: 05/02/2007
Programmatic BizTalk Server Orchestrations - code repost
A previous post of mine had some sample code on creating BizTalk Server Orchestrations...
Date: 04/06/2007
BizTalk Server Pipeline Component Wizard moved
As we are phasing out GotDotNet, projects need a new location to be hosted. I've moved the BizTalk...
Date: 03/12/2007
CAB WPF XBAP implementation available (again)
In the time to come, I'll be uploading packages available from my previous blog in the past because...
Date: 03/06/2007
Integration Masterclass Redelivery
Microsoft Consulting Services in The Netherlands has developed a great integration masterclass, in...
Date: 02/14/2007
Ping!
Welcome to my blog. My name is Martijn Hoogendoorn, I work for the Dutch Services dvision of...
Date: 01/08/2007