I just stumpled on this post... And no, I have no way of contacting him. I found the post when trying to find news about him. - Anders My new photo website[^]

Mike Puddephat wrote: Although maybe the crash I am experiencing is an isolated case. Yeah, I'm sure they say that about my crash, too... Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert

Thanks for your reply! I guess I was hoping that I wouldn't have to use a cache, but I think (like you say) it is probably the best way to go.

Thanks, Colin! I guess that was the answer I was looking for! :) Visit Riverside Internet[^] Visit Mike Puddephat Online[^]

Thanks, Mike. And apologies for using the wrong forum. I did check the Message Boards menu. But now I realise that the Visual Studio IDE forum is only visible from the Message Boards page! Visit Riverside Internet[^] Visit Mike Puddephat Online[^]

Bring it on! I'm with you there buddie, hang 'em high. Blogless

That's a great help. Thanks! Visit Riverside Internet[^] Visit Mike Puddephat Online[^]

Mike Puddephat wrote: He is older and more experienced than me Mike Puddephat wrote: comes from a VB background and I am from a C++/MFC background Sounds a little funny. lol

Fair enough, to each his own. I have already sold the made-up thoroughly researched and verified story to Hello World Magazine. The gossip rag for programmers ;) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan wrote: "I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..." Crikey! ain't life grand?

:-O :-O PLEASE IGNORE :-O :-O I HAVE SWITCHED OFF CERTIFY for INCOMING and OUTGOING messages. Sorry!!!! :-O Hi Anna, Kari, Paul, I have just installed AVG free edition and every e-mail that I send has: Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/2004 appended to the end. Every e-mail I receive has the following appended: Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/2004 Do you know if is possible to switch these messages off? I am using Outlook 2003. Many thanks in advance, Mike. Visit Riverside Internet[^] Visit Mike Puddephat Online[^]

As soon as we get more bodies on board (mid/late June) I'm finally going to have the resources I need. I had grand plans a year ago to move over but once we sat down and really thought about it there was no compelling reason (at the time) to move over. Serious grin factor, sure, but unfortunately the day to day business of keeping CodeProject running has been far more important than what extension you see at the end of pages you request. Mike Puddephat wrote: I guess this will be a massive job!! It is a huge job. We can move our current pages over very quickly if we simply use the backwards compatibility features and keep using ADO within .NET but we decided that if we do it, we do it properly. This means a full redesign and full ground up rewrite. The process has been started but in the meantime I'll be adding bits and pieces such as the chart, webservices, and backend components written using .NET instead of COM. If only ASP.NET and ASP shared session state... cheers, Chris Maunder

Thanks very much, Mazdak. That was exactly my problem. I was not inheriting from INamingContainer. I didn't realise you had to. Mike.

I'll be spending it in a game reserve in South Africa with friends and family :jig: The stars are brilliant out there, with no light polution. Just 3 weeks 2 days till we fly home for Christmas! :-D I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"

Thanks for your help, Vagif. It's a shame you can't get a pointer to the physical data. Nevermind. I guess your sig could say: ADO is for sissies. Real men use OLE DB. And the most hardcore types use only db library!!! :laugh::laugh: Cheers! Visit my website![^]

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There was nothing EVER EVER reported that pointed to terrorist. Once information about what was going on, it became obvious it was engine failure. 1. Pilot called in a mechanical problem. 2. Engine was seen on fire during takeoff 3. Pilot dumped fuel in preperation to come around and land or crash. Of course, there is still a chance of terrorism, but everything points to just a simple engine failure. Or Bin Laden is training afgan birds to fly into engines... Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.

Spec'ing is good, up to a point. I won't rehash what the others have said except walk a fine balance between too much spec'ing and too little spec'ing. Couple things: 1. With an experienced, communicative and mature development team your spec need not be super detailed. Let the developers have some freedom. Otherwise they will rebel. The converse is true, with a young, immature team spec till you bleed from your ears because new guys need to be hand held or you will end up with a de-reailed product which does nothing the client wants. 2. Baseline early, freeze late. i.e. Find a point at which your spec reaches enough detail to produce a usable product from and baseline it. Allow changes to be made but nothing too major after that. Freeze things only once the product is near completion. This avoids feature changes happening during testing (which is a nightmare). 3. Read up about MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework). It really does work and is a great framework. With a bit of adaptation it will fit most development houses and projects. MSF at Microsoft Useful practical MSF use Oh and a bit of advice: Become an analyst but leave a couple of toes in development world. I personally love analyst work, but sometimes I just want to see a few Dim fubar as integer lines as opposed to Stabilisation offers a product a chance to reach...;P regards, Paul Watson Cape Town, South Africa e: paulmwatson@email.com w: vergen.org