by Mike Linnen
10. December 2004 04:33
I have run into the "Failed To Enable Constraint" exception many times while using datasets. I always find it to be a very tedious job to determine what the actual error is. Here is a good
post that shows how to trouble shoot this problem.
by Mike Linnen
10. December 2004 04:25
I like to have one solution with multiple projects that compile DLL's to a common folder that all other progects reference. The problem is that VS.Net locks the DLLs. Well this
article tells how to get around this.
by Mike Linnen
10. December 2004 03:47
I got a chance to try out SendMSN just a few minutes ago and I wanted to pass along my input.
The binaries are built on .Net 1.1 so I was unable to use it on my work machine since we are stuck on 1.0 Framework for now. I suppose I could have recompiled it on 1.0 but I wanted to give it a spin right from the download.
The configuration is very simple. All you need is your screen name and MSN Messenger login information.
The command line options are easy to use also. /m:"my message" /r:recipient@hotmail.com
You can even use the Emoticons in the message. The recipient must have you on his/her buddy list or else the message will not get to them.
Potential Uses:
- Caller ID notification for Home Automation
- Stock Allerts
- IP Address change notification
- Home Automation Alerts
- The door bell rang. A URL could be sent along in the message that can take me directly to my video camera pointing at the front door.
- The Home Security detected a break in My home
- Video cameras detected motion
- The snail mail arrived
- Build notifications
- Message was left on my answering machine
Since SendMSN needs to log into the Messenger, send the message and log out of Messenger there can be a delay before the message actauly reaches the destination. I might want to create a Windows Service that stays logged into Messenger to speed up the notifications for things like Security alerts.
I noticed that SendMSN can detect if the recipient is online or not. I may want to change the code so that a message can be guaranteed delivery. If the recipient is offline wait for him/her to come online and then send the message. I may also want to email the message if the recipient is offline.
by Mike Linnen
9. December 2004 20:40
Just found a
small article that details how to unit test web pages using Cassini. This is an alternative to using NUnitAsp. I have not tried this out yet but I thought it was interesting.
by Mike Linnen
7. December 2004 13:50
I have to check this out to see how it works. I would like to send messages from my home automation system. The SendMSN command line tool allows you to do just this. It is built on top of the managed MSN messenger library called dotMSN.
by Mike Linnen
28. November 2004 18:14
Just noticed How-To on BroadCatching. This technic uses Bittorrent and RSS to capture and download new TV shows. Neat alternative to TIVO.
by Mike Linnen
19. November 2004 06:04
Decided to give it a try. Found a tip on changing the files it searches for here: http://www.jonathanmalek.com/blog/archive/2004/10/15/236.aspx
by Mike Linnen
17. November 2004 03:13
I have been working on a command line program that parses some text files specific to the Medical industry and I finally decided I am tied of writting command line parsing code. I noticed source forge project called
Nini that is a .Net library that handles configuration access as well as command line parsing. I am going to download it and check it out.
by Mike Linnen
7. July 2004 16:23
Cool set of tools for more than the tablet!!
by Mike Linnen
23. May 2004 12:23
There is a very useful
Dot Net MSN Messenger library that is going to allow my Home Automation software to send me instant messages about the state of the house.
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