http://www.experimentalspace.com CSS, .Net, XHTML, flash, flex and general web development information Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:00:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you had been participating in the Beta program and once expired want to install the full 2008 you might come across this error. The dialog box will tell you which programs / components it wants you to delete before allowing you to install, however sometimes you won't be able ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2008/04/24/error-when-trying-to-install-full-visual-studio-you-must-uninstall-all-the-pre-release-products-in-a-specific-order-before-you-can-continue-with-setup/ There are lots of references out there for getting a sortable gridview up, however I feel each of them are missing certain bits of information which make them incomplete. I ended up having to use three different references before I could get mine working! Firstly, the stuff you are here for, ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2008/04/11/sorting-gridview-get-it-working-quick/ Changing a single table owner: Exec sp_changeobjectowner ‘dbo12323.my_table’,’dbo’ dbo12323 = make this whatever the table currently has as the db owner dbo = the new db owner Changing multiple items owners: SELECT * from sysobjects where uid = user_id('UseNAme') declare @Return int exec @Return = sp_configure 'allow updates', '1' SELECT @Return as 'Returned Code' GO reconfigure WITH OVERRIDE GO DECLARE @Rows int, ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2008/03/18/change-database-owner-in-sql-server-single-and-multiple-items/ I've 'started' to learn several different languages, all ending up in the same place that I didn't want to spend the time or money taking classes at a school or a lot of money on a set of training-up cd's. Recently I've taken to learning Italian and started by purchasing ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2008/01/16/babbel-learn-italian-easily-in-this-flex-based-environment/ Oh yes, I've got a MacBook Pro and am immensely proud of it as well. As a new mac user I was (and still am) noticing constant 'attention to detail' bits that make using a computer 'fun' again. Ok, so that sounds really cheese but it's true! Little things like ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/12/12/im-a-mac-girl/ I love flash conferences, the ones I've been to have always had such an excellent selection of speakers and the general atmosphere is so lively and friendly (ok, so maybe not so lively first thing after a disco-styley party, but still). The speakers I had the pleasure of seeing were: Erik ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/11/09/im-not-hungry-when-i-listen-to-techo-flash-on-the-beach-2007/ Quick steps to importing a csv to a sql server database. There are a couple first steps incase you have an existing database that you should make a backup copy of first or you can skip right to step number 3 which highlights the import itself. 1. Creating a backup of ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/10/01/import-csv-to-sql-server-database/ If you've read part one of "Growing from seeds" I'm sure you've been left cliff-hanging wondering what has happened to the seeds since their overnight warm water bath! Ok, so maybe not quite cliff-hanging but here's the end to the seed planting opening scene nonetheless. The sweetpeas and the lupins ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/08/20/growing-from-seeds-part-two/ Ok, this is my first attempt at growing from seeds. I've read up on germination and stratification and all sorts of general tips on growing from seeds... so I should be fine right? Dragged Dan out again earlier today to buy the seeds (it's a rainy day and I was ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/08/18/growing-seeds/ We've just bought our first house earlier this year and it has a small fenced off space out the back. It's about 15ft by 15ft with a diagonal fence slicing the farthest left corner off... so there's not a ton of space to work with, but it's a very sweet ... http://www.experimentalspace.com/index.php/2007/08/18/the-space-available/