Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
MCTS : BizTalk Server 2006
Well i sat for the MCTS 70-235 (Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006) exam yesterday and glad to inform that i have passed. mmm.. with regard to the paper, most of the questions were related to BAM, BRE, deploying a BizTalk application, debugging BizTalk applications (ex: debugging orchestration, etc), some of them related to schema creation (ex: minoccurs, validating a schema, etc), role links and general BizTalk questions.
Before sitting for the exam just go through the sarvanas’ preparation diary. It helped me a lot in addition to the following Apress and Wrox eBooks :
- BizTalk 2006 Recipes - A Problem-Solution Approach - Mark Beckner, Benjamin Goeltz, Brandon Gross,
Brennan O’Reilly, Stephen Roger, Mark Smith,
and Alexander West - Foundations of BizTalk Server 2006 - Daniel Woolston
- Wrox Professional BizTalk® Server 2006
- - Darren Jefford, Kevin B. Smith, Ewan Fairweather
hope i can use the following image. :)
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Rule "Reporting Services Catalog Database File Existence" failed
Due to some reason i had to reinstall the SQL Server 2008 and when setup validates the installation it prompted for following 2 errors as below :
- Rule "Reporting Services Catalog Database File Existence" failed
- Rule "Reporting Services Catalog Temporary Database File Existence" failed.
so what you have to do is to delete following files
- ReportServer.mdf
- ReportServer_log.LDF
- ReportServerTempDB.mdf
- ReportServerTempDB_log.LDF
from the location : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA and re-run the setup.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Error: This row already belongs to another table
I came across a situation where i had to loop through one of the DataTable and to import the same data into another datable where the data order is different. I was trying to do it but the data is not getting copied to the new DataTable. What I have found out is that you can’t just add rows from one DataTable to another. Initially the table structure must be Cloned and then the rows has to be imported. Cloning the DataTable clones the structure including all DataTable schemas and constraints.
DataTable newTable = new DataTable("Sorted");
newTable = transactionHistoryTable.Clone();
for (int j = transactionHistoryTable.Rows.Count - 1; j >= 0; j—)
{
newTable.ImportRow(transactionHistoryTable.Rows[j]);
}
_dsResponse.Tables.Add(newTable);
as a summary what i am doing is, initially the data what i have is some data in some order which was populated from AS400 API. I need the same data other way around, bottom to top (For ex: transactionHistoryTable has some data and i need to traverse it back).
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Failed to connect to the SQL database 'SSODB' on SQL Server
When you tried to configure BizTalk after the successful installation, if you prompted for an error like the one mentioned above, Execute the following command in Visual Studio command prompt.
explore to the following folder:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727>
and run the following command :
RegAsm.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Enterprise Single Sign-On\SSOSQL.dll"
Note : As i am using the Windows 2008 R2 Server, i had to explore to the Framework64 folder.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Calling AS400 RPG Programs using C#
Throughout last few months i had a chance to work with AS400, Equation APIs. The purpose of these equations calls are that we have to develop WCF services on top of these API calls. These calls will be consumed by the BizTalk. Initially it was too hard as i couldn't find any resources online. When i searched in gOOgle about the errors which come across at the time of developments, it does not return anything! It was some hard times and thank for my team lead for helping out on those situations. Hope to write something about AS400, C# in coming days…
Here is the lovely interface of Equation.
As the starting point refer following links :
http://www.netsplore.com/PublicPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=246
http://www.netsplore.com/PublicPortal/Blog/tabid/284/EntryID/13/Default.aspx
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Error 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI data provider
I was unable to start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. When i tried to start the windows event log service was getting “Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI data provider.”
This happened at the time of installing MOSS 2007 in my Windows Server 2008 R2 Server machine. Totally i was gone mad coz MOSS 2007 uninstallation crashes due to some reason and was unable to find out the error due to Eventlog crash (what a hell).
Finally figured it out it was due to some permission problem and i had to apply the SYSTEM user with full control on the folder c:\windows\system32\logfiles\wmi\RTbackup. This solved my problem and the lovely event log was working fine as usual.
Another alternative way is there to renaming the RTBackup file. I didnt try that method hence i have to start the machine in safe mode. It will be a headache at all. so for anyone needs to know about that solution please refer this link.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
System.IO.FileNotFoundException on "SPSite = new SPSite(url/IP)"
The below code snippet describes the way to insert user profile data into the SharePoint user profile store. At the time of running the code i came across the above said error. I was googling nearly for 1 1/2 days to figure out the problem. I was trying so many options to solve this problem and nothing worked fine. So finally figured it out its due to some permission problem with the application pool. The application pool identity account should be a domain administrator account which has full access (in other words it should be the same identity like the identity account of the MOSS application pool). details
that account should have following permissions:
- The account should be a server farm administrator.
- The account has permissions to access the content database.
- The account is a site collection administrator.
- The account should have permission to access the Windows SharePoint Services site or the SharePoint Server 2007 site through which the code iterates.
by the way when i was reading through some of other blogs they have mentioned its due to 32/64 bit version. i tried that solution too and it didn't work for me. you can read more about this via this link.
string strSharePointSite = @"http://NQ02WBIZWS1";
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(strSharePointSite))
{
Microsoft.Office.Server.ServerContext context = ServerContext.GetContext(site);
UserProfileManager profileManager = new UserProfileManager(context);
UserProfile newUserprofile = null;
string sAccount = @"domainname\username";
if (!profileManager.UserExists(sAccount))
{
UserProfile profile = profileManager.CreateUserProfile(sAccount);
if (null == profile)
textBox1.Text = "Failed to Create User with account :" + sAccount.ToString();
else
textBox1.Text = "UserProfileHandler.CalltotheWebService ... User profile created. ...";
}
else
{
textBox1.Text = "UserProfileHandler.CalltotheWebService ... User profile already exists...";
}
newUserprofile = profileManager.GetUserProfile(sAccount);
newUserprofile[PropertyConstants.Title].Value = "Mr.";
newUserprofile[PropertyConstants.FirstName].Value = "First Name";
newUserprofile[PropertyConstants.LastName].Value = "Last Name";
newUserprofile[PropertyConstants.Department].Value = "IT";
newUserprofile.Commit();
}
please refer something about access mappings because it will help in some way.
Monday, April 05, 2010
Value cannot be null. Parameter name: serverContext
If you are getting the error “Value cannot be null. Parameter name: serverContext”, as the first step please make sure that you have configured your Shared Services properly and its running.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
New look for MSDN
Seems Microsoft has changed the MSDN look and now it looks nice and loads faster compared to the old one.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Enterprise Library 5.0 Beta1
I would like to share the way to configure the logging application block with a sample web application to log the errors to the Event Listener and to a log file.
Once you have installed the Enterprise Library 5.0 Beta1 into your machine make sure to make it as strong named it by applying a key using the Visual Studio.
After that add a reference to the logging application block assembly Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll in your project.
the next step is to configure the Logging Application Block using the Enterprise Library tool located under Program Files => Microsoft patterns & practices => Enterprise Library 5.0 Beta 1 - February 2010 => Enterprise Library Configuration.
so the Configuration tool open like below :
Open your web.conf or app.conf file using the above tool as below:
by default it will list you the Application Settings and the Database settings and it does not contain anything and if you need to configure something on that feel free to add those values.
As we need to test the logging application blocks, please add the Logging Application Blocks by clicking Blocks => Add Logging Settings as below.
so it will lists you the settings as below :
Enter a name for your Event Log listener as below:
Under All Events settings make sure to add your recently created listener into the list as below:
Click the “+” sign next to the Logging Target Listeners and select Add Logging Target Listeners => Add Flat File Trace Listener.
Once you add the Flat File Listener the configuration tool will looks like below:
After that select the log file name to log the events and the Formatter as Text Formatter.
Upon making the above settings make sure to add the above listener to the All Events settings as below :
Upon following the above steps write the following code in C# and test the solution, you will find the entries written upon in the Event Log and the Log file which you did specified in the above step :
try
{
LogEntry logEntry = new LogEntry();
logEntry.Severity = System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType.Information;
logEntry.ProcessName = "Section XYZ from your project";
logEntry.Title = "Testing";
logEntry.Categories.Add("General");
logEntry.Message = string.Format("Your Message");
logEntry.TimeStamp = DateTime.Now; Logger.Write(logEntry);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.Message);
}
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Consuming a Web Reference in a class library (C#/.NET) – VS 2008
when you tried to add a web reference to a Class Library in VS 2008, by default it will add a Service Reference (WCF). I have seen this option only in VS 2008 and not in VS 2005. If you need to add a Web Reference then at the time of adding a Service Reference, click the Advanced button as depicted below :
After that click the Add Web Reference as below:
after that you will be prompted with the usual add web reference dialog.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Setup says VS Integrated Shell 2010 ENU installed when uninstalled, Grrrr!!!
I came across a situation where i had to remove the Team Explorer version 2010 Beta1 from my machine. I have uninstalled it via Uninstall option from the Programs and Features. When i tried to install TFS 2010 RC Team Explorer setup it says “VS Integrated Shell 2010 ENU” exists and have to remove. I did the uninstallation and restarted the machine even. Nothing happened and when i ran the installation it prompts me again saying that “VS Integrated Shell 2010 ENU” already exists. I checked the Programs and Features and it was not there. :(
I was something like this :
finally found the solution.
simply run this command :
msiexec /uninstall {874D5E2B-AACE-303A-B3EC-2563E071473E}
lets we dig little bit deeper in to the above command.
Initially you have to to do is to use msiinv.exe (thanks to Aaron Stebner’s to exposing the tool) tool to see if MSI thinks the integrated shell is installed or not. So from that tool it will lists all the installed programs and under that list you can see this ghost “VS Integrated Shell 2010 shell ENU” still exists in the list.
what you have to do is just note down the Product Code and use the same code to execute the above command.
VS2008 Professional connecting to TFS 2010 RC on Windows Server 2008
Assuming that you have already installed VS 2008 professional edition (no problem eventhough you have installed the VS 2008 SP1 because anyhow you are going run it again) in your machine and in your machine TFS 2010 RC is installed and configured successfully.
Please follow the following steps as its :
- You have to install Team Explorer 2008 over your VS2008 Professional SP1.
- You need to reinstall VS2008SP1 to update team explorer.
- After that you have to install Visual Studio Team System 2008 Service Pack 1 Forward Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010 (Installer) from this link.
- When you connect from VS2008, you need to enter the full URL (ex: :/tfs">https://<MyServer>:<port>/tfs)
Team Foundation Server 2010 RC Installation
After a lengthy hard work we were able to install and configure the Team Foundation Server 2010 RC on Windows 2008 R2. Eventhough the installation and the configuration is easy we had some trouble with the DNS naming of the host machine (thanks to Usman – Team Lead to identifying that issue).
kick off the installation by clicking the setup file and follow the screens just clicking the next button.
After the completion of the installation its time to configure the TFS 2010.
In this situation you have to enter a authenticated user who has the administrator rights in the domain.
from the following screen you can double check all your entries are valid or not by clicking the Verify button. Its one of the best feature in this configuration wizard rather messing up the things after the completion of the installation.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Missing Application Pools Folder in IIS - Windows Server 2003
to get the application pools back to the IIS please follow the steps as mentioned below:
1. In IIS Manager, expand the local computer, right-click Web Sites, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Service tab, clear the Run WWW service in IIS 5.0 isolation mode check box, and then click OK.
3. To start the WWW service, click Yes when asked if you want to restart IIS now.
WCF and Web service
Features | Web Service | WCF |
Hosting | It can be hosted in IIS | It can be hosted in IIS, windows activation service, Self-hosting, Windows service |
Programming | [WebService] attribute has to be added to the class | [ServiceContract] attribute has to be added to the class |
Model | [WebMethod] attribute represents the method exposed to client | [OperationContract] attribute represents the method exposed to client |
Operation | One-way, Request- Response are the different operations supported in web service | One-Way, Request-Response, Duplex are different type of operations supported in WCF |
XML | System.Xml.serialization name space is used for serialization | System.Runtime.Serialization namespace is used for serialization |
Encoding | XML 1.0, MTOM(Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism), DIME, Custom | XML 1.0, MTOM, Binary, Custom |
Transports | Can be accessed through HTTP, TCP, Custom | Can be accessed through HTTP, TCP, Named pipes, MSMQ,P2P, Custom |
Protocols | Security | Security, Reliable messaging, Transactions |
State | state less | can manage states |
Installing a SQL Server 2008 named instance – Windows Server 2008 R2
Run the setup from your SQL Server 2008 CD
Click Installation tab and click New SQL Server Stand Alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
Accept the licensing terms.
Give a name to the SQL Server instance.
i am not going to install this particular instance in mixed mode hence i have selected the windows authentication mode. Setup wont allow you to go to next step unless if you didn't specify a administrator account. I have added the current user credential as one of the administrator account for the SQL Server.