DNN Musings

Chinese Footware - and the removal of...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:09:00 GMT

Lately my site has become a target of posters of a Chinese footware reseller ... amoung other things

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Where did the Time go?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:45:00 GMT

Yikes!

My last post was exactly one year ago. Where did the time go?

This is actually a difficult questions as it was an often used phrase of my brother.

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Everyone's doing it - Webcasts about SQLGridSelectedView

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:36:00 GMT

Seem that everyone in DNN Land is added webcasts to show off some aspect of their products or services. So I guess it' my turn. So ...

Over the next few weeks I will be adding new video webcasts to Tressleworks.ca. These webcasts will show how to use the various features of SQLGridSelectView (aka SGSV).

I am using Techsmiths' Camtasia Studio to create and edit the videos and therefore am also using Techsmiths video sharing site call Screencast.com.

I have created the first two webcasts (screencasts?):

Simple Grid Example - http://www.screencast.com/t/xtjEnd9kRb
Adding Filters - http://www.screencast.com/t/H33fUuBP5N

More will be added - please let me know what you think

Thanks Paul.

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Book Review - DotNetNuke 5.4 Cookbook

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:21:00 GMT

Over the holiday break, I have been reading a book from Packt Publishing on DotNetNuke. Packt Publishing has many books on open source Content Management Systems and several on DotNetNuke in particular. So here is my review of "DotNetNuke 5.4 Cookbook" which can be found at https://www.packtpub.com/dotnetnuke-5-4-cms-cookbook/book.

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Speaking of Speaking -- Off to Chicago!!

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:15:00 GMT

Yes it is true ... I will be speaking at the up-coming Day of DNN in Chicago on Saturday October 2nd

I am pleased to be presenting two sessions: Adding Dashboard Functionality and Monitoring Back Office Systems with DotNetNuke.

While I would love to have you attend my sessions -- there are many other great sesssion to choose from -- 32 in total .. .in one Day -- Wow! If you are within driving distance of Chicago (Naperville actually) I would strongly recommend attending even if you have to stay over for one (or two) nights. In fact, I will be driving from the Toronto area to Chicago (930 kms / 577 miles) and will be there for the weekend. So if I can, you should consider it too!

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A Procedure to Flattening UDTs

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:43:00 GMT

After working with UDT - User Defined Tables - which is now call Form and List in DNN V5.0+, I was looking for a way to convert the UDT into a conventional table. By convention table, I mean a table with multiple data column and a single row per data item. UDT have simple structure that places one field per data item on a row, so if you have 10 data fields then the UDT will have 10 rows per data item. Compounding the issue is the there is only one UserDefinedTableData table.

Having developed a strong reporting module - SQLGridSelectedView (aka SGSV) - I wanted to be able to access the data in a UDT. To do this I created a stored procedure that would generate the appropriate T-SQL and then execute it to return the flatten data. The flatten data has one row per data item and a column for each data field. So, instead of 10 rows per data item I have one row with 10 columns.

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ASP.Net Error BC30560 - it's purgatory

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:30:00 GMT

This past Saturday, I played with DNNGrid and ultimately wrote a blog about it. On Sunday I returned to the site to see if any comments were present. What I got was a dead web-site and the DotNetNuke Error page telling me that there was an error on my site. Yikes!

So now what?

I did the first and most important thing -- blamed someone else! I wrote a note to my Hosting Company asking what was wrong. But the reality started to hit me - so I didn't send the note ... good thing!

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That's Too Easy - Implementing DNNGrid (aka Telerik RadGrid)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:50:00 GMT

So with the latest release of DotNetNuke, the support for Telerik controls has stablized. I have been waiting to play with the Telerik Grid that is now available via a wrapper class. Not much as been said about these wrapper classes so I was a little reluctant to play with them until I knew DotNetNuke was using them. With the Version 5.5 release of DotnetNuke, I believe I would be safe to give it a try.

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Stop That! - Using IMC in a different way.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:47:00 GMT

My SQLGridSelectedView module (SGSV) is a useful tool for displaying data from a database. However there are times you want to place it on a page and NOT have it process!

Seems strange to place a module on a page then not use it - well it did to me! But, as Joseph Craig pointed out, there is a specific use case where this is the desired requirement.

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Power of DotNetNuke - versus Hockey Playoffs

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:00:00 GMT

I was truly amazed by the turnout at last night’s Toronto Area DotNetNuke User Group (TADUG). The reason I was amazed was the competition – let me explain.

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