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Retrieving deleted records from Apex data loader?

Does anyone have any idea how to retrieve deleted records data from Apex data loader or otherwise from Salesforce except from the Web service? ...

Difference between "Oracle Siebel CRM On Demand" and salesforce.com CRM

Looking for differences between Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand and salesforce.com CRM Actually looking for points favouring the Siebel OD CRM Tried googling and bing-ing it but found old stale information from around 3-4 yrs back, so any links to updated information will also be appreciated deeply. And while we are on the subject, how ...

How to handle SalesForce WSDL files for sandbox and production sites in ASP.Net?

I need to authenticate users and get info about them from an ASP.Net application. Since I have 2 sites (sandbox, production) and 2 org IDs - I needed to generate 2 SalesForce WSDL files. I diffed the 2 files (each about 600kb in size) and while they are 95% the same, there are enough differences strewn all over the place - enough for me ...

Adding an RTE to salesforce text areas

Does anyone know if there's a way to add an RTE to textarea fields within salesforce? I'm fairly new to the platform but i haven't been able to find any useful documentation on this. ...

PHP Simple way to obtain value from multi level object

I know I can loop through each level of the object, but I would like a more simple approach to this. QueryResult Object ( [queryLocator] => [done] => 1 [records] => Array ( [0] => SObject Object ( [type] => type_1 [fields] => [s...

IFrame referer question - asp.net c#

Hi, One of our application will be run in an iframe, inside salesforce and I'm having troubles with accessing the referer. They'd like us to do some referer checks, to make sure the request is coming from salesforce and we've been given the IP addresses to check against. My problem is that anytime I try to access the referer through ei...

Salesforce object logic question

We have a custom object in Salesforce called "domain" which reflects each website we have built and manage. Our domains use a in house system we sell which has modules which have these attributes: A name, a default price, an expiry date and the actual price the client is paying. We need a way to link these modules to a domain so we could...

Tools to help with salesforce integration

Hi, We do some tight integration between our rdbms and Salesforce.com - currently using the salesforce API, java code and an ETL tool. Our business users are asking questions like, if it's all soap, can't we just link the two systems together in a more dynamic question? Essentially i'm wondering whether there are tools that enable thi...

Good ways to use Crystal Reports with Salesforce?

Does anyone know good ways/tools/approaches for using Crystal Reports with Salesforce.com? I know that Crystal Reports for Salesforce exists but I'm wondering what other possibilities there are... ...

Salesforce web2lead ajax sbmission problems using jQuery

Has anyone been successful sending a web2lead form via ajax submission (jquery ajax object)? I'm having a heck of a time getting this to work. I have a form on a page that submits to salesforce without ajax, just fine. When I add in jquery's plugin for validation and then use jquery's $.ajax function to submit the page, NOTHING. (i kn...

SOQL Pagination for Salesforce API queries

Is there an efficient way to page through results from a SOQL query without bringing all the query results back and then discarding the majority of them? As an example, I'd like to be able to to page through the complete list of contacts showing 10 records at a time. I don't have the need to sort by any particular field. ...

How do I detect the environment in Salesforce?

I am integrating our back end systems with Salesforce using the web services. I have production and stage environments running on different URLs. I need to be able to have the endpoint of the web service call be different depending on whether the code is running in the production or sandbox Salesforce instance. How do I detect the env...

When should one use the following: Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure and Salesforce.com?

I am asking this in very general sense. Both from cloud provider and cloud consumer's perspective. Also the question is not for any specific kind of application (in fact the intention is to know which type of applications/domains can fit into which of the cloud slab -SaaS PaaS IaaS). My understanding so far is: IaaS: Raw Hardware (Proc...

Accessing Salesforce Webservice API using C#

I havent worked with that Salesforce API before, so I am a bit stuck on how to connect to the salesforce service. So far I understood that I have to generate a wsdl file for my account or rather the account of my customer (step 1). So far, so good. But now the Quickstart (http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api/Content/sforce%...

question about URLs

is it possible to have a url that has a param with an & embedded in the value (eg &FirmName=Test&Firm) and not have the browser treat that & in the value as the beginning of another param??? ...

Using the Salesforce PHP API to generate a User Profile Report

Hi All, Looking to do a security audit of all user permissions. I think I can use the Salesforce PHPToolkit 11 API to generate the report but new to Salesforce and a little confused on where to start. In Salesforce Setup Under: Administration Setup -> Manage Users -> Profiles -> Profile Names If you click on each user name you can ...

Does any one know of any APEX refactoring tools?

The company that owns the company that I work for has recently decided unilaterally that the salesforce.com and force.com platform are where we are headed. Currently, we're a C# .NET shop and we frequently use Visual Studio and Resharper in our daily work. I'm not happy about this decision but, like any good developer, I'm willing to gi...

Disadvantages of the Force.com platform

We're currently looking at using the Force.com platform as our development platform and the sales guys and the force.com website are full of reasons why it's the best platform in the world. What I'm looking for tho, is some real disadvantages to using such a platform. ...

Salesforce setup an Approval Process with email template help

New to Salesforce and having some issues with the Approval Process setup. I have combed the web looking for solutions but nothing is working, uhg. I have a multi set approval process in place and that part is working fine, what I need is a email template (Which I think I have but not a good one) that I can reply Yes, Y, Approve or No, N...

Salesforce Custom Objects

Hi I am trying to create a Custom Object in Salesforce.com Developer Edition, because I would then like to use this Custom Object in a New Custom Tab say "Properties". Properties tab will contain information about Realestate Properties, like # of rooms, bath rooms etc. The problem I cannot seem to get around is how do I create a Custo...