August 2007 - Posts

• Wrong constructor called in COM+: sneaky, sneaky bug

  Here's another nasty one that tried to bite me today. Let's say I have the following classes: public class COMPlusClass : ServicedComponent { public COMPlusClass() { // Default initialization. } public COMPlusClass (string data) { // Parameterized... Posted Aug 30 2007, 10:35 AM by Miscellaneous Debris Filed under: .NET, C#, COM+

• Unmanaged deployment is a true DLL Hell

  By a staggering margin, most of my problems integrating C++/CLI code into my C#-based project has been deployment problems. Without fail, every integration or test deployment will be plagued with inexplicable problems. I'll try to list a few, with... Posted Aug 29 2007, 07:16 PM by Miscellaneous Debris Filed under: .NET, C++/CLI

• More Tales from the Unmanaged Side - System.String -> char*

  Today, I had a very tight deadline to achieve a very simple task: pass a managed .NET string to an API function that expects a null-terminated char*. Trivial, you would expect? Unfortunately it wasn't. My first though was to do the pinning trick that... Posted Aug 28 2007, 12:08 PM by Miscellaneous Debris Filed under: .NET, C#, C++/CLI

• MOSS 2007: Connect a custom Search Page to a custom Search Scope

  Author: Tobias Zimmergren Url: http://www.zimmergren.net The other day I got a comment on a post from one of my readers who wanted to know how you can connect your custom created Search Page with a specific Search Scope. Create a custom Search Page Navigate... Posted Aug 25 2007, 04:15 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: SharePoint, Search, Search Results Page, Search Scope

• MOSS 2007: Customize the Search Result (using XSLT)

  Author: Tobias Zimmergren Url: http://www.zimmergren.net Since people have been bugging me to get started with the blogging again, I guess I should just take their advice and get to it. This blogpost will cover the basics of customizing your search results... Posted Aug 23 2007, 04:15 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: Search, XSLT, Search Results Page

• B&R Business Solutions is Hiring a Junior to Mid-Level Solutions Developer

  Preface to this post - B&R has been expanding rapidly, and we’re really excited to be able to bring additional team members on. We’re now hiring a junior to mid-level developer… if you are interested in joining a great organization... Posted Aug 20 2007, 01:28 PM by Jack of all that is Microsoft, Master of None

• Back from the Mediterranean

  I was out sailing for the last week, in the mediterranean. One of the best vacations I've had in a long time really. We (two friends of mine and me) sailed from southern Mallorca (Palma) to france (st. Tropez and Antibe) with alot of stops on the... Posted Aug 07 2007, 04:14 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development