Sunday, November 10, 2013

Read these mostly Microsoft SQL Server related articles on Packt Network

Creating a matrix report using the Analysis Services Cube
Creating a matrix report using the Analysis Services Cube

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nd database , a copy of the Northwind database. In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy, we will be authoring a report based on an analysis services CUBE. Reviewing Jayaram's other OLAP related articles may greatly help in understanding this article. Creating the CUBE will be essential to work with this
Manage SQL Azure Databases with the Web Interface 'Houston'

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version of SQL Server 2008 is R2. This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , is based on a project named 'Houston' which is a web based SQL Azure management tool that has not gone into production but can be tested using the SQL Azure Labs portal at http://www.SQLAzureLabs.com . In this article we look at some of the features of this web
Working with Data Application Components in SQL Server 2008 R2

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In the August CTP Microsoft introduced Data-Tier Applications and several new features were introduced in the Nov 2009 CTP. Registering, Viewing & comparing and upgrading Data-Tier applications were added. This article by Dr. Jayaram
VB.NET Application with SQL Anywhere 10 database: Part 1

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how you can develop a VB.NET 2.0 application using the integration features provided by the SQL Anywhere database. The SQL Anywhere tools are directly accessible without
Creating an Analysis Services Cube with Visual Studio 2008 - Part 2

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy As noted in Part 1 , OLAP presents Business Intelligence via what is known as a CUBE. A Cube has many dimensions and it provides a faster method to access the intelligence compared to the structured querying
Creating a Web Page for Displaying Data from SQL Server 2008

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Dr.Jay Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy describes how you may connect to SQL Server 2008 and display the retrieved data in a GridView Control on a web page. Trying to establish a connection to the SQL Server 2008 is
Migrating a MySQL table using Oracle SQL Developer 1.5

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to migration of databases from third party vendor products to Oracle. This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , shows how the reader may use Oracle's most recent tool, the Oracle SQL Developer 1.5 to work with the MySQL database. An example of migrating a table in MySQL to Oracle 10G XE is also described. The
Microsoft LightSwitch: Querying Multiple Entities

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Querying in LightSwitch can be carried out using the built-in Query Designer but more advanced querying can be carried out using code. This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Business Application Development , describes the use of the built-in Query Designer in the IDE to query the entities in the data
Processing Twitter and New York Times APIs with ASP.NET Ajax on Microsoft CDN

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we look at two APIs, the Twitter API and the New York Times API and see how we can access data on them using the JavaScript libraries available on the Microsoft
Creating a VB.NET application with EnterpriseDB

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy Getting introduced to working with Postgres was described in the recent article, " installation and some basic features of EnterpriseDB ". Migration of data from SQL Server 2008 was described in "
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Installation Made Easy

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy SQL 2008 server is the latest in the line of Microsoft database servers and this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy discusses the challenges one may face in installing the Developer version of this product
Microsoft LightSwitch Application using SQL Azure Database

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on August 23rd for the general public while it has been used by MSDN members and Microsoft insiders for couple of months. This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how you may download and install this program. The article also shows how you may develop a simple database application using this product retrieving data from the Cloud hosted relational
MySQL Data Transfer using Sql Server Integration Services (SSIS)

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy There are a large number of posts on various difficulties experienced while transferring data from MySQL using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services. While the transfer of data from MySQL to Microsoft SQL Server
MySQL Linked Server on SQL Server 2008

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy Linking servers provides an elegant solution when you are faced with running queries against databases on distributed servers or looking at your distributed assets on disparate databases. This article by Dr. Jay Krishnaswamy explains how
A Simple Pocket PC Application using Visual Studio 2005

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy teaches how you may create a .NET Compact Framework (CF) 2.0 forms application. This can be used with Pocket PC 2003, or later devices. In the absence of a device being
VB.NET Application with SQL Anywhere 10 database: Part 2

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnswamy shows how you can develop a VB.NET 2.0 application using the integration features provided by the SQL Anywhere database. The SQL Anywhere tools are directly accessible without
Migrating from MS SQL Server 2008 to EnterpriseDB

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Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we will learn about migration of data from MS SQL Server 2008 to EnterpriseDB. Migration Studio bundled with the EnterpriseDB download is a collection of tools to
Creating an Analysis Services Cube with Visual Studio 2008 - Part 1

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data. This two part article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy describes how a Cube is designed using Visual Studio 2008 and how it may be browsed on the Analysis Server. In Part 1, the necessary items for creating the Cube, namely the Data Source and Data Source Views are described.   Reviewing Jayaram's other OLAP
Transferring Data from MS Access 2003 to SQL Server 2008

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two non-Microsoft databases. Both Microsoft and proprietary data source providers are available to connect to many different database products. In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we will be transferring data from an MS Access database to a database on SQLServer 2008. Both the source of data and the destination database are on the same
Creating a Simple Report with Visual Studio 2008

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy Report Services, Analysis Services, and Integration Services are the three pillars of Business Intelligence in Microsoft's vision that continues to evolve. Reporting is a basic activity, albeit one of the
Windows Presentation Foundation Project - Basics of Working

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Dr.Jay Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy introduces the reader accustomed to working with the traditional graphic user interface in earlier versions of VB to Windows Presentation Foundation . Importantly, it introduces
Exporting data from MS Access 2003 to MySQL

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SettingsJayaram Krishnaswamy>cd C:>cd xamppmysqlbin C:xamppmysqlbin>mysql -h localhost -u root -p Enter password: ********* Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g. Your MySQL connection id is 2 Server version: 5.1.30-community MySQL Community Server (GPL) Type 'help;' or 'h' for help. Type 'c'
Displaying SQL Server Data using a Linq Data Source

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provided by the Linq to SQL classes, a class generator that maps SQL server objects to the model. The class files generated support CRUD operations. In this article by Dr. Jay Krishnaswamy , we will be adding a LinqDataSource control in Visual Studio 2008 to a ASP.NET website and configuring it by providing a data context. The data context will
Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 Architecture, Features, and Tools

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MDX with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Cookbook () () This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy  the author of  Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012,  provides a summarized overview of SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 and the background information
Using the Data Pager Control in Visual Studio 2008

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or it can be installed manually after installing the ListView. In this article both of them are described. While the number of items displayed in a list can be declaratively coded, it is possible to set it at page load time as well. This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy describes how you may connect to SQL Server 2008 and display the retrieved
Navigating Pages in XAML Browser Applications

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published to a web server and can be browsed on IE and Firefox. This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how to create a XBAP application using Visual Studio 2008; how to navigate between pages in the application; and how to deploy the application to the local intranet web server using built-in support in Visual Studio.
Moving a Database from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 in Three Steps

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy There are several options if one wishes to move a database from a SQL Server 2005 to SQL 2008 Server. First of all there is a 'Copy Database Wizard' in SQL 2008 Server which is meant for transferring
Microsoft LightSwitch: Querying and Filtering Data

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will not be wrong. Just like you take information out of the table, make changes to it and return it to the table, you do likewise with entity sets. In this article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Business Application Development , we will take a look at querying a single entity.
MS Access Queries with Oracle SQL Developer 1.2 Tool

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how you can install the Oracle SQL Developer 1.2 and connect to an MS Access database. This article will cover the steps right from downloading and installing the
Displaying MySQL data on an ASP.NET Web Page

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database server on a web page using ASP.NET . The table used in this tutorial was the one described in the first article in this series on Exporting data from MS Access 2003 to MySQL . This article by Dr. Jay Krishnaswamy explains how to populate a GridView on an ASP.NET web page by data retrieved from a MySQL Server. MySQL.Data.MySqlClient
SSIS Applications using SQL Azure

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Report Server providing full support with a web service frontend for a variety of reporting needs—from web-based reporting to embedded reporting. In this article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , author of Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development , we will be leveraging SSIS, SSRS, and the tools used to address ETL processes, and Report
jQuery Embedded in Dojo Accordion Panes

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library. In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we will experiment embedding jQuery in DOJO 123's Accordion widget and try to identify if there exists any cross-code interactions. The code is also tested for cross-browser suitability. Basic DOJO 123 accordion In my earlier article I had used the version
Oracle SQL Developer Tool 1.5 with SQL Server 2005

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party vendor products to Oracle. Please review the following articles on the earlier versions 1.1 and 1.2: MS Access Queries with Oracle SQL Developer 1.2 Tool and Migrating MS Access 2003 Data using the Oracle SQL Developer 1.2 . In the present article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy the latest version of this tool [Oracle SQL Developer 1
Binding MS Chart Control to LINQ Data Source Control

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In this article by Dr. Jay Krishnaswamy , a Microsoft Chart Control will be bound to a Linq Data Source using LinqDataSource control and a pie chart displays the data. We will be going through the following
Migrating MS Access 2003 Data using the Oracle SQL Developer 1.2

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Dr.Jay Krishnaswamy In this article, Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how to migrate an MS Access database to an Oracle 10G XE Server, describing all the steps involved in the migration process. Introduction
Ground to SQL Azure migration using MS SQL Server Integration Services

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , you will learn how to migrate a table from your ground based SQL Server 2008 to your cloud based SQL Azure instance using MS SQL Server Integration Services.
Copying a Database from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 using the Copy Database Wizard

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows how to migrate a database from SQL Server 2005 (should work for 2000 as well) to SQL Server 2008 using the Copy Database tool in SQL Server 2008. In an earlier article we saw how this can
Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 with Visual Studio

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features 128-bit file level encryption. It is referential integrity compliant; supports multiple connections; has transactions support with rich data types. In this tutorial by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , various scenarios where you may need to connect to SQL Server Compact using Visual Studio IDE (both 2008 and 2010) are described in detail. Connecting
Microsoft Chart with XML Data

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nts and SettingsJayaram KrishnaswamyMy DocumentsVisual Studio 2008Chart_XMLWebApp_DataPrincetonXMLDOC.xml"); //Response.Write(Convert.ToString(ds.Tables[0].Columns[0].ColumnName)); Chart1.Series.Add("Series2"); Chart1.Series[0].XValueMember=Convert.ToString(ds.Tables[0].Columns[1].ColumnName); string
Understand and Use Microsoft Silverlight with JavaScript

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and contribute to rich and interactive designs that are well integrated with Microsoft's Expression series of programs. In this article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy we will be using Silverlight 1.0 with JavaScript. We have come a long way from the day the WEB was created in 1992 by T.B.LEE in Switzerland. From
Authoring an EnterpriseDB report with Report Builder 2.0

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy shows step-by-step how you may retrieve data from a database on a Postgres Plus server and display the results in a report generated using Report Builder 2.0. Report
Installation and basic features of EnterpriseDB

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cost effectiveness versus Oracle and better scalability than MySQL. It can easily integrate with most applications such as Java, Ajax, Ruby, Drupal etc. This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy mainly describes the installation of EnterpriseDB and the basic features to get started on this important database product. Installing
Term Extraction Tasks in SQL Server Integration Services

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stop the flow review it and turn it on to let the data flow to the next step. You may provide a name to the Data Viewer. There are four types of data viewers (Grid, Histogram, Scatter Plot, and Chart) and the 'Grid' type is used in this article. Build the Project and Execute the Package This is easy. Click on the menu item Build
Easy guide to understand WCF in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and Visual Studio 2010 Express

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suite of products provides an easy to use interface for developing WCF applications. Using these IDEs a number of different types of WCF applications can be built. The emphasis of this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy is to show to the user how to leverage the IDE for understanding the ins and outs of a WCF application and learn about the
Microsoft SQL Azure Tools

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the tools that can be leveraged working with SQL Azure, but a few third-party vendors and others have also created tools for SQL Azure. In this article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , author of Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development , we will discuss the Microsoft Tools.   Microsoft
Data Access with ADO.NET Data Services

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operating on the data. In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , you will learn how to create a ADO.NET Data Service from scratch. You will also learn how you may access data using the URI constructs. The backend data for this tutorial comes from a copy of Northwind database named TestNorthwind on a named instance of SQL Server 2008. In order
Writing XML data to the File System with SSIS

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy This article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , shows how you may retrieve XML data from a relational database and write it to a folder on your file system as a text or xml file using Microsoft SQL Server Integration
Working with the Report Builder in Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Part 1

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy Report Builder 2.0 is feature-rich reporting tool with the latest Microsoft Office look and feel. In this two part article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we will see how the Report Builder 2.0 provides an extremely
Programmatically Creating SSRS Report in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In this article by Dr. Jayaram Krishnaswamy , the process of programmatically creating the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) tabular report is described. You will be creating a very simple report using the
Working with the Report Builder in Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Part 2

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Jayaram Krishnaswamy In the previous part of the article, we had a look at the Report Builder overview and described the Report Builder 2.0 interface . In this part by Jayaram Krishnaswamy , we will discuss about Enabling and reviewing

How do you enable Wi-Fi on Toshiba Satellite 775-S7370?

I am not sure if everyone reads the whole manual of any device. Only when you get stuck at something, you do. At least that is true of my attitude.

Enabling Wi-Fi is one such thing I came across in this model. There are two ways and I had guessed one and was happy with it. I came to know about the hot key when the method I knew did not work. You can use the combination of F8 and the keyboard key marked Fn at the bottom left of the keyboard.

The method I knew was the media control keys at the top of the keyboard alongside of the power switch. You can brush across the strip to enable or disable the Wi-Fi.


 

Saturday, October 19, 2013

How do you fix this Windows 7 problem?

Here is the problem statement:
If you create a new folder on Windows 7 desktop the folder attribute is read-only. Of course you cannot read a folder, the attribute refers to files within the folder. You may try to uncheck it in the folder properties, click Apply and click OK. If you open the folder again you will see that the read-only properties is back.

If you had for example, a word document or something and you try to modify and try to save it you get a message that it cannot be saved as it is read-only.

Trying to change the file attribute from the properties window will not work.

Work around:

You have to use the 'attrib' command from your DOS screen.

Type cmd in Start's search box.
Windows Command Processor 'cmd' will be the first one at the top.
Right click 'cmd' and click Run as Administrator
In the CMD screen type the following:

C:\attrib -r +s C:\Users\User1\Desktop\X
User1 is user whose desktop has a problem folder X which needs this fix.

The command attrib is described as:

C:\Windows\system32>attrib /?
Displays or changes file attributes.
ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+I | -I]
       [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D] [/L]]
  +   Sets an attribute.
  -   Clears an attribute.
  R   Read-only file attribute.
  A   Archive file attribute.
  S   System file attribute.
  H   Hidden file attribute.
  I   Not content indexed file attribute.
  [drive:][path][filename]
      Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
  /S  Processes matching files in the current folder
      and all subfolders.
  /D  Processes folders as well.
  /L  Work on the attributes of the Symbolic Link versus
      the target of the Symbolic Link

Other resource:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

What languages can I use to build Windows Store Apps?

There are a couple of options. The language you use will depend on your familiarity with the language. Here is the list.

1.Javascript/HTML(CSS)
2. C#/XAML
3. Visual Basic/XAML
4. C++/XAML
5. C++/DirectX

Monday, September 9, 2013

What is screen reading and how to get a reader?

Aloha,

Computer screens and Internet web pages assumes that you can see and hear. In reality there are many people who cannot hear or see. That is where assistive technology comes in. While it cannot promise to give the same experience as the one experienced by a person with no such disability, it does give an option to experience what is displayed on the screen. For example for a person who has limited or no sight it provides sound by reading what is displayed.

A screen reader is a software that reads what is displayed on the screen (not necessarily web pages) and converts the text to speech (mechanically generated sound). So it can read menus, buttons, checkboxes, text etc.

Windows operating system comes with a text to speech converting software called Microsoft Narrator which you can easily find by searching for Narrator as shown.

There are also other proprietary screen readers such as,
VoiceOver in Apple Computers.

The most widely used screen reader is from Freedom Scientific called JAWS.
You can download a demo copy from here (URL is at the top of screen in the picture):


You may need some practice using this software as like in everything else.

Mahalo

Jay