Document templates were added in the 2016 version of Dynamics CRM to allow users to easily generate Word or Excel documents directly from Dynamics CRM. This Microsoft link explains how to create and upload a Word template and how to generate documents. However there are a number of things you need to be aware of.There does not seem to be a way of adding templates to … [Read more...] about CRM Document Templates Some Observations
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jQuery addEventListener error when using IE8
This error cropped up in an intranet application today when a user using an old laptop tried to run it using Internet Explorer version 8. We were using JQuery 2.0 and IE8 does not support binding click events automatically so that's why we got the problem. One way around is to use conditional comments to load the appropriate version of JQuery based on the browser version … [Read more...] about jQuery addEventListener error when using IE8
Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms
A colleague of mine got this error after deploying an application which uses the reporting services report viewer control. By default when you add a reference to an assembly which resides in the GAC it does not copy the dll to the local bin folder. So the application runs fine locally in debug mode however you then get this error when you deploy it to a server where … [Read more...] about Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms
ASP.NET 4.0 – Menu Rendering Problem – controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion
I really like the way the menu control in ASP.NET 4.0 renders and having upgraded an existing site in Visual Studio 2010 I was confused for a while as to why it was not rendering as I expected. Having checked I was using the new stylesheet I discovered when I viewed the html source that the upgraded site was rendering the menu as a table whilst 4.0 was … [Read more...] about ASP.NET 4.0 – Menu Rendering Problem – controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion
ASP.NET Dynamic Data and Oracle
I thought some people may be interested in this. I had a go at using ASP.NET Dynamic Data against an Oracle database.Firstly I installed Oracle Express with its demo HR data. I could see the database and its contents using server explorer in Visual Studio. However I was not able to select Oracle as a data source when I went to add the Entity Model to my project.Once I installed … [Read more...] about ASP.NET Dynamic Data and Oracle
VS 2010 RC ASP.NET – Tab Control Designer Bug
I just discovered there is a bug in the RC version of VS 2010 it is not generating the designer code for controls within an Ajax Tab Control. Have a look here In VS 2008 the following <:asp:TabContainer ID="TabContainer1" runat="server" ActiveTabIndex="1"> <:asp:TabPanel runat="server" HeaderText="Contacts" ID="TabPanel1"> … [Read more...] about VS 2010 RC ASP.NET – Tab Control Designer Bug
Entity Framwork now supports stored procedures that return data
The new version of the Entity Framework in VS 2010 can now automatically create entities from select stored procedures which return data. Prior to this release it only supported mapping to insert and update stored procedure although L2S did.Simply goto the designer model and right click then Add then Function Import. Select the stored procedure name and get columns names. This … [Read more...] about Entity Framwork now supports stored procedures that return data
RegEx Tool – Expresso
A great tool for regular expressions is Expresso which you can get on a 30day trial from http://www.ultrapico.com/Expresso.htmWell worth a look … [Read more...] about RegEx Tool – Expresso
Windows Server 2008 R2
I found a handy free eBook on Windows Server R2 from Microsoft here link … [Read more...] about Windows Server 2008 R2
Auto update columns in Dynamic Data
Lots of people have a requirement to have some columns automatically updated when using Dynamic Data in conjunction with the Entity Framework. These are typically audit type columns such as the ModifiedDate column found in the AdventureWorks database.The typical solution is to create a handler to trap the event so that you can change the data before it is saved to the database. … [Read more...] about Auto update columns in Dynamic Data
