June 2008 - Posts

Appending data to a sql text or ntext column
Published Fri, Jun 20 2008 1:52 PM | Ramon Smits
Today I came accross a problem where nvarchar data got larger than the maximum that can be stored in a record. I had to convert to a ntext column and append the data to it. I quickly found out that I needed to use the UPDATETEXT function in combination...
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Simplify string resources management for localization
Published Thu, Jun 5 2008 11:29 AM | Ramon Smits
Every dotnet developer will eventually do something with localization. That is 'working with multiple languages for presentation'. This post is not about solving lay-out related stuff which is about creating a good UI design which allows for RTL...
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Enso is now part of my must have list
Published Sun, Jun 1 2008 3:59 PM | Ramon Smits
First of all what is Enso ? Enso is an application launcher and utility tool that uses the selected text as input and replaces it with its output (if necessary). Its a bit of a descriptive one liner and I think its better to navigate to the humanized...
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