CTRL+S to BSOD I had made a lot of progress on a new feature for one of our DNN modules. The majority of the implementation was in JavaScript with a few server side components. After adding in a bit more…
Resolve the GetCustomUI for RibbonID Microsoft.Excel.Workbook Error
Custom UI Runtime Error in Visual Studio Tools for Office Design-Time Adaptor for Excel This error drove me crazy because I could only find pieces of the answer, but never the whole answer. Here’s the whole answer that resolved the…
Using Linq To SQL to fill a GridView with a Generic List
I’ve ventured into Linq To SQL. I’m late to the show, but as I’ve been learning it I’m discovering that the tutorials online leave a lot to be desired. I’ve had to pull things together to fit my own unique…
The Dreaded “Not a Known Element” Error
Element ‘{name}’ is not a known element. This can occur if there is a compilation error in the Web site, or the web.config is missing. If you’ve ever seen this error and started pulling your hair to solve it; this…
How To Change Physical and Logical names for MDF and LDF files
Database names can get out of sync. After you move a database from staging to production and back again, or if you’re pulling a backup from one server to put on another server, the names can get confused in all…
XML, SharePoint and the dreaded Hexadecimal Invalid Attribute
I run a site that uses SharePoint as a document repository and DotNetNuke as a viewer into that repository. Errors are not frequent, but it is a touchy system that needs a lot of babying. Microsoft is not fond of…