The Blog of Travis Gneiting

Deploying SQL Server Database to Exsisting Production Database

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:49:38 +0000

Here is a good link from MSDN that explains how to deploy database changes to an exsisting database.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff754344.aspx

Get a Copyiable list of fields from a table

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:19:15 +0000

A fast way to get a list you can copy into a code file with all the fields in a table.

select COLUMN_NAME from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = ‘tablename’

Eager Loading in Entity Framework

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:17:38 +0000

Entity Framework (EF) does not support lazy loading. You must explicitly load the comments advising the EF what to include.

Using ctx as new MyDataContext()

lvComments.DataSource = ctx.Entity.Include(“SomethingToInclude”).First().Comments
lvComments.Databind()

End Using

Using ctx as new MyDataContext()

Dim MyListOfSomething as List(of ListOfSomething) = ctx.ListOfSomething
MyListOfSomething.SomethingToLoad.Load()
lvComments.DataSource = MyListOfSomething.Comments
lvComments.DataBind()

End Using

MS Build for ASP.NET Website

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:20:07 +0000

The problem: no .csproj file in websites

The solution: http://www.dotnetsizzler.com/post/Using-MS-Build-in-ASPNET-Website.aspx Add a proj file to the website, and set up the build to use it. http://en.csharp-online.net/MSBuild:_By_Example%E2%80%94Dealing_with_MSBuild_Errors

Get value asp:Textbox value using javascript

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:28:28 +0000

Here are a few ways to get the value of an asp textbox

document.getElementById(‘<%=Test.ClientID%>’).value
<%=txtMyTextBox.ClientID%>
Response.Redirect(“Form2.aspx?name=” + txtName.Text + “&num=” + txtStNum.Text );

PEX and Moles – Promising White Box Unit Testing

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:05:29 +0000

Pex automatically generates test from Visual Studio code editor. It tries interesting sets of input and output of a method. This provide a high level of test coverage automatically. Currently it is a Visual Studio add in for testing .NET Framework Applications

Moles supports Unit Testing by isolation with detours and stubs.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/pex/

You can try it out online with no install at: http://www.pexforfun.com/

Quick way to convert a generic list to a CSV using String.Join

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:14:05 +0000

String.Join(“,”,Array.ConvertAll(list.ToArray(),element => element.ToString()));

6 Steps for Website Testing at a Glance

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:47:48 +0000

Website Application Testing Procedures

How to test software

1) Functionality Testing

Links, Forms, Getting and Setting Data, Validating
2) Usability testing
        Navigation, Content
3) Interface testing
        Error Handling, Connections
4) Compatibility testing
        Cross Browser, Printer, Mobile
5) Performance testing
        Load Testing, Stress Testing
6) Security testing
        Spam, Hacking, URLs, Scripting attacks

Entity Framework – How to add new object

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:17:36 +0000

For entity framework, you should use ObjectContext.AddObject() instead of Linq to SQL DataContext.TableName.Add()

Encrypt Connection String Web.Config

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:36:02 +0000

Framework 4

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/89211k9b(VS.100).aspx