Windows 2003: problem with running exe files
Today I couldn’t install some tool on Windows 2003 SE despite being assigned to the Admisnitrators group. Whenever I tried I get the following message: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropraiate permissions to access the item. If you face such problem, first of all check what…
adminSELECT + JOIN
I learned SQL (basic and quite advanced stuff) at the univerity a few years ago. I’ve been using SQL commands quite often; it’s difficult to imagine an application or a web page without a database in the back-end. Recently, I’ve discovered I remember little about using JOIN command in SELECTs. There are a few types…
Initializer list and initializing derived class members
Initializer list in C++ looks like in the example below (see constructor od D class): class B { public: B() { } }; class D : public B { public: int x; int y; D(int _x , int _y) : x(_x) , y(_y +1) { } }; Now, what if class B had a protected…
Load Test – Plug-In class not found
I wanted to change a load test so that it works similar to what Gabriel Szlechtman described in his blog. Additionally, I followed MSDN instruction on how to create a Load Test Plug-In. So I created a new project with a plug-in class, added a reference to it from load test project and wanted to…
ASP.NET powered with AJAX
For those who develop web applications in ASP.NET and want to learn how to include AJAX I recommend a series of video tutorial on ASP.NET AJAX. The series is created (from time to time new videos are added) by Joe Stagner and others from the Microsoft product team. It teaches the basic tricks and explanations…
Adapt your blog for mobile devices
Since I received Nokia e51 I’ve been browsing web pages with Opera Mini. This is a decent browser which makes reading pages easier but it can’t do all. The best case is when not only the browser cares to display the page best it can, but also the owner of the page does so, i.e….
How to quickly add a logging to a coded web test?
A coded web test, as opposed to a basic web test, brings more flexibility to the developer: conditioning, looping, code re-usage, etc. If you haven’t created one yet, you can follow an instruction on MSDN. Now, because a coded web test can have some logic inside, it makes sense to add logging so that there’s…
Stimator – estimate your website value
It’s all about being popular these days. After a while of having a web site you probably start wondering if anybody is actually interested in it. You can employ Google Analytics to get quite extensive statistics, you can use FeedBurner to track the popularity of you RSS channel, you can check the current page rank…