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Investing in competency building for Microsoft Azure and related technologies?

A couple of questions around investing about competency building for Windows Azure. How glorious and revolutionary the platform is. How partners can add value to customers by using Azure. Expanding a little further on my question, there are 2 players in enabling a cloud model for an application The hosting services provider (Micro...

How many Microsoft JVMs still in the wild?

I know this question isn't exactly a programming question, but it will affect how we program one of our products, so i guess it might be close enough. Do you guys still see the Microsoft JVM (Java 1.1) on client computers anymore? I havent found much info on this particular JVM online... Anyone know of a good resource to find this typ...

Could not load file or assembly 'app_code' or one of its dependencies.

This has been bothering me for a while now: Could not load file or assembly 'app_code' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. I'm using visual studio 2008 and IIS6 and for some reason I get this weird error. Why is it trying to load 'app_code', and why does it fail? Tried to resolve it/ find out mo...

Custom analysis rules for Microsoft Source Code Analyzer for SQL Injection (MSSCASI_ASP)?

Microsoft Source Code Analyzer for SQL Injection (MSSCASI_ASP) is a static code analyzer for classic ASP VBScript code that can help identify pages that might have a SQL injection vulnerability. It seems like a nice tool, but now that I've found Microsoft Code Analysis Tool for .Net (CAT.NET) -- a static analyzer designed to help find SQ...

Any interesting CS certifications that are not technology specific?

Are there certification that tests your analytical / logic / math / problem solving skills? The question popped up while I was considering (for the umpteenth time) at getting a Microsoft certification in .net 3.5 (time killer). However, again, I have not found many people who actually believe it adds any significant credibility - which...

tinymce and importing / copy paste from microsoft word

i am struggling to get an accurate answer on this questions on whether tinymce supports pasting from microsoft word. i guess there may be a lot of out of date information on the web on this topic as i have seen answers such as: There is a plugin you can install to get it to work You have to use a seperate "paste from word" button as o...

Sharepoint WebPart not installing

What tips do you have for debugging a WebPart that is not installing? One tip per response. ...

What is the downside to using the Visual Studio Express Editions?

I'm developing an application using Visual C# Express Edition - what is the downside to using the express editions? Are there any limitations on what I can build and release? Will my users be able to tell I'm using the Express Edition? ...

Accessing Sharepoint Web Services without authentication

Is it possible to access a sharepoint web service without authenication? If you can't do it directley can you think of any ways to get round it such as haveing an open service inbetween that does authenicate for you using a public account. ...

What is Microsoft up to next with Internet Explorer?

Hi, Just working away with CSS/HTML and wondering when I might "hope" to see a new IE or increased support for CSS3 and HTML5. I can't find anything about futher developments on Trident/IE apart from the mention of the Gazzelle Can anyone point me to somewhere with information on the continued development of Internet Explorer, post the...

Do enums have a limit of members in C#?

I was wondering if the enum structure type has a limit on its members. I have this very large list of "variables" that I need to store inside an enum or as constants in a class but I finally decided to store them inside a class, however, I'm being a little bit curious about the limit of members of an enum (if any). So, do enums have a l...

How does Microsoft generate the Event ID for winqual events?

I am curious about the IDs that are used to identify items in winqual. I assume it is some sort of hash. Is this published? Hash of the module name, its version and an offset? That seems appropriate but the size is too small to cover the possibilities unless some truncation/lossy algorithm is used. This seems to be generated with th...

MS Word Viewer C# .NET automation....

Is it possible to automate the following: referencing MS Word Viewer to open a document programatically and then print it? C# ideally Im guessing if it is possible to open it then more than likely it will be possible to print it. I've tried adding a reference to COM Object in Visual Studio .. MS Office 11 / 12 Object Library but MS Wo...

vertical column headers in microsoft reports possible?

I have a report that can have 20+ columns I need to be able to generate column header text vertically such as: x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ------ 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | and so on, is there a way to do this in the .rdlc? Or is the use of images my only option? ...

Is there and equivalent for Microsoft's UuidCompare, UuidCreate, etc in Linux or POSIX environment?

Is there an equivalent for Microsoft's UuidCompare, UuidCreate, etc in Linux or POSIX environment? ...

Microsoft Answers Engine

Does anyone know what software microsoft is using to run their Microsoft Answers site. Is it a proprietary software or are they using a third party solution. Is it available on Codeplex? ...

.NET Micro Framework Unsafe code

Does .NET Micro Framework support unsafe code? In other words, can I use pointers in my code for .NET Micro Framework? ...

Use of Different .Net Languages?

Is there a breakdown of the popularity of the different .Net languages available? Does anyone know of any surveys that give this information, or even if it is possible to determine this? Update The answer is not a list of the different .Net languages. I would like to see statistics showing the relative usage/popularity of each .Net...

If my employer is a MS Gold Partner, what am I allowed to install at home?

Hi, usually my employer purchases an MSDN subscription per developer, which allows the developers to install things like visual studio at home (provided all the license restrictions are obeyed etc). However now my employer is a Microsoft Gold Partner, and we don't seem to have our own MSDN subscriptions any more. I have tried to read an...

Application Level shortcut keys in WPF

Hi, In WPF application I am currently trying to bind a Command to launch a calculator Tool form any where in the application using shortcut keys, I have created a command but not getting how to map commands and shortcut keys to create universal shortcut keys in my application. Thanks in advance. ...