Create a certificate with SSLDiag.exe

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Example(s): ssldiag.exe /selfssl /s:262211793 /n:”CN=myDomainName” /v:9999 ssldiag.exe /selfssl /s:262210475 /n:”CN=myDomainName” /v:9999 SSL Diagnostics Version 1.1 (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cabea1d0-5a10-41bc-83d4-06c814265282&displaylang=en SSL Diagnostics Version 1.1 (x64) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1CBFB70E-F442-4BB2-940B-351C3A7D62CF&displaylang=en&displaylang=en

Great Links for migrating from TFS2008 to TFS2010

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  This link is just about all you will need to migrate from TFS2008 to TFS2010. http://rules.ssw.com.au/TFS/RulesToBetterTFS2010Migration/Pages/default.aspx This link came in handy quite a few times – it contains the commands to un-configure TFS2010. http://blog.accentient.com/2011/01/21/UnconfiguringTeamFoundationServer2010.aspx And finally a great link to backing up your TFS2010 install. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/08/18/backing-up-and-restoring-your-tfs-server.aspx This link talks about Visual Studio compatability http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsadmin/thread/670baee4-a5b4-471c-add9-a9bebc1a4f3d/

SQL 2008 R2 – The report server has encountered a configuration error. (rsServerConfigurationError)

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After installing SQL server 2008 or SQL server 2008 R2 and using reporting services for the first time you may encounter this error: The report server has encountered a configuration error. (rsServerConfigurationError) Exactly as the error message says – you have not configured reporting services correctly. In my case it was because I had not… Continue reading SQL 2008 R2 – The report server has encountered a configuration error. (rsServerConfigurationError)

Incorrect rendering of SSRS HTML in Outlook

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There seems to be a limitation in outlook when rendering emails which have SSRS reports embedded within them where tables widths are smaller than expected. To get around this place a text box in the headerfooterbody with a continues alphanumeric string. Also, set the InteractiveSize property within the report to 0,0 so that no paging will display within the… Continue reading Incorrect rendering of SSRS HTML in Outlook

Bind Dictionary to GridView

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If your looking to bind a Dictionary object to a GridView control, like most GridView bindings, here are 3 ways of doing it:   Option 1 Declaring the GridView with no coloum specific information: [xhtml] <asp:GridView ID=”SearchResults” runat=”server”> </asp:GridView> [/xhtml]   Option 2 Declaring the GridView using the bound column method: [xhtml] <asp:GridView ID=”SearchResults” runat=”server”… Continue reading Bind Dictionary to GridView

Force GridView to display PagerTemplate

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When writing custom paging and presenting the data in a GridView, you will need to force the PagerTemplate to display. One method of doing this is by using the GridViews OnPreRender event to force it to happen. [csharp] protected void SearchResults_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e) { GridViewRow pagerRow = SearchResults.BottomPagerRow; if (pagerRow != null && pagerRow.Visible… Continue reading Force GridView to display PagerTemplate

Rebuild MS SQL full text catalogs for commerce server 2007 search

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If you are getting unexpected search results from you commerce server web application it could be caused by your SQL Server full text catalog indexs not been rebuilt. We experienced this issue while using the CS2007  agent APIs to created/modify virtual catalogs. The last step in the process triggers the rebuild of all the indexes using this SQL: … Continue reading Rebuild MS SQL full text catalogs for commerce server 2007 search