Microsoft TECHED 2006 Sri Lanka

Microsoft TECHED 2006 Sri Lanka was held at Waters Edge Battaramulla on 25th – 27th of October. This was the second time that the TECHED was held in Sri Lanka.

I attended TECHED this time it was a great experience to me as I am a developer. There were 4 tracks that we could attend and I attended for the developer track sessions.

Track 1: Windows Infrastructure and System Management
Track 2: Messaging and Collaboration
Track 3: Enterprise Data Management, Architecture and Team Development
Track 4: Developer Technology

Day 1:

The one started with some keynotes from Microsoft and there were around 650 participants. The entire participant got the final program and a card with bar code from the counters.

After having lunch the first session of the developers track started around 1pm and my self and few of my friends attended to that session. After finishing that session my self and my friend Jagath went to the .NET Forum & MVPs stall and in that stall I met Razor and he surprised me by saying that I have won a gift from the .NET Forum. I was really happy that I won a gift from .NET Forum.

The forum gave gifts for the top ten participants of the forum and I was one of them. I got a t-shirt, a mouse pad calculator and some key tags as my gift. Thanks for .NET Forum selecting me as a good participant of the forum.

There were interesting sessions such as “WPF FOR DEVELOPERS”,”ASP.NET AND AJAX” which I attend was very useful for me. I learned lot of new things from these sessions.

All the sessions on day 1 ended around 5.15 pm and it was raining heavily at that time. One friend of mine gave me a lift and thanks for that friend.

Day 2:

Day 2 of the TECHED started around 8.45 am. This day there were 6 sessions scheduled and I attended to five of them. This day my self and my friends attended to some sessions in developer’s track and some in Enterprise data management track.

Some of the interesting sessions that I attended were “VS 2005 Data Binding”, ”Web Services in VS 2005”, “Improving Teamwork & Developer habits” ect…

Two of the sessions from the five sessions that I attend were done by Chad Hower (WHOO!!! HOO!!!) and those sessions were really cool and interesting and thanks for Chad for doing those presentations. Hope that next time when TEDHED happens in Sri Lanka that he will come to do some presentations.

The second day of the TECHED ended at 6.30pm.

Day 3:

The day 3 started around 9am in the morning there were six sessions arranged for the day and I attended 5 of them and today also changed tracks.

Chad Hower did 3 out of 5 sessions that I attended and those sessions were really interesting. Some of them are “SQL CLR”, ”Software Safety”.

All of the sessions ended around 6.15pm and we went to the counters and got our gift pack, which were a nice bag from Microsoft and a nice mug from Navantis. Thanks for Microsoft and Navantis for giving us this gift pack.

Then around 7.15pm the entertainment night and the dinner started and it was cool and I enjoyed it very much. There were a music band and a DJ to keep us entertained. Microsoft, Navantis, John Keels, and Suntel gave several gifts to the participants.

Microsoft gave some bags, t-shirts and Navantis gave a return air ticket from Malaysia and Suntel gave 2 CDMA phones and John Keels have some gift bags.

The party ended around 10.30pm on that day and my father came to pick up me from Waters Edge.

All together it was a grate experience for me and I learn lot of new technical things from TECHED this year. The food and tea was great and only the problem was that day-by-day the organizers changed the session schedule.

Finally I must thank Microsoft and .NET Forum for arranging this event for the second time in Sri Lanka and hope to attend next year’s TECHED as well.

Got through

Today I did exam 70-316 (Developing Windows Applications using .NET) at SLIIT Kollupitiya exam center.This is the second exam which I did on the way to get certified as MCSD.Three more exams to go.

The pass mark for this exam was 700/1000 and I scored 1000/1000.I am really happy about my results.

The exam started around 10am and I finished it around 11.10am.

I will do the next exam which is 70-320 as soon as possible and then I would be a MCAD.

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Create Graphs

UDraw(Graph) is a free software which we can use to generate graphs.After creating a graph it creates a file call fileName.udg with a specific format.

Example Image :



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We can use a XML file to create above graph through C# code.

Sample XML File :



FlooringSaw
Flooring
Saw
FlooringDry
1
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM


FlooringDry
Flooring
Dry
FlooringPlane
2
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM


FlooringPlane
Flooring
Plane
FlooringSize
3
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM


FlooringSize
Flooring
Size
FlooringAssemble
4
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM


FlooringAssemble
Flooring
Assemble
FlooringFinish
5
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM


FlooringFinish
Flooring
Finish
ROOT
6
1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM



Code to display the graph :

DataSet dsUDG = new DataSet();
dsUDG.ReadXml("Services.xml");

DataRow []servOprs = dsUDG.Tables["ServiceOperation"].Select("ServiceName = 'Flooring'");

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("servOprs.udg");

sw.WriteLine("[l");

for(int i = 0;i < servOprs.Length;i++)
{
if(servOprs[i]["ParentServOprsID"].ToString() != "ROOT")
{
DataRow []temp = dsUDG.Tables["ServiceOperation"].Select("ServOprsID = '"+servOprs[i]["ParentServOprsID"].ToString()+"'");

if(i != 0)
{
sw.WriteLine("l("+va+"_"+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+",n("+va+"node"+va+",[a("+va+"_GO"+va+","+va+"ellipse"+va+"),a("+va+"OBJECT"+va+","+va+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+"),a("+va+"COLOR"+va+","+va+"lightred"+va+"),a("+va+"INFO"+va+","+va+va+")],");
}
else
{
sw.WriteLine("("+va+"_"+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+",n("+va+"node"+va+",[a("+va+"_GO"+va+","+va+"ellipse"+va+"),a("+va+"OBJECT"+va+","+va+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+"),a("+va+"COLOR"+va+","+va+"lightred"+va+"),a("+va+"INFO"+va+","+va+va+")],");
}

if(temp.Length != 0)
{
sw.WriteLine("[l("+va+"@"+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+",e("+va+"edge"+va+",[a("+va+"EDGEPATTERN"+va+","+va+"single;solid;1;0"+va+"),a("+va+"OBJECT"+va+","+va+va+"),a("+va+"FONTSTYLE"+va+","+va+"bold"+va+"),a("+va+"INFO"+va+","+va+va+")],");
}
}
else
{
sw.WriteLine("l("+va+"_"+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+",n("+va+"node"+va+",[a("+va+"_GO"+va+","+va+"ellipse"+va+"),a("+va+"OBJECT"+va+","+va+servOprs[i]["OperationName"].ToString()+va+"),a("+va+"COLOR"+va+","+va+"lightblue"+va+"),a("+va+"INFO"+va+","+va+va+")],[]");
}
}

for(int k = 0;k < servOprs.Length-1;k++)
{
sw.WriteLine("))))]");
}

sw.WriteLine("))]");

sw.Close();

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Generate Gantt Project 2.0.2 File

Gantt Project 2.0.2 is a open source project scheduling application written in Java and featuring gantt chart, resource management, calendaring, import/export (MS Project, HTML, PDF, spreadsheets).

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After creating a plan when you save it it saves the file as an XML file.There is a specific format to that file and we can generate that file through code using C#.NET.

Below is a sample code for the file generation.

XmlTextWriter tw = new XmlTextWriter("Plan.xml", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);

tw.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;

tw.WriteStartDocument();

tw.WriteStartElement("project");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","");
tw.WriteAttributeString("company","");
tw.WriteAttributeString("webLink","");
tw.WriteAttributeString("view-date","year-month-day");
tw.WriteAttributeString("view-index","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("gantt-divider-location","316");
tw.WriteAttributeString("resource-divider-location","301");
tw.WriteAttributeString("version","2.0");

tw.WriteStartElement("view");
tw.WriteAttributeString("zooming-state","default:2");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("calendars");
tw.WriteStartElement("day-types");
tw.WriteStartElement("day-type");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","0");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("day-type");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","1");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("calendar");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","default");

tw.WriteStartElement("default-week");
tw.WriteAttributeString("sun","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("mon","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("tue","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("wed","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("thu","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("fri","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("sat","1");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("overriden-day-types");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("days");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement(); // end calendar
tw.WriteEndElement(); // end day types
tw.WriteEndElement(); // end calendars

tw.WriteStartElement("description");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("tasks");
tw.WriteAttributeString("color","#8cb6ce");

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperties");

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","type");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","icon");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","priority");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","icon");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd2");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","info");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","icon");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd3");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","name");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","text");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd4");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","begindate");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","date");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd5");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","enddate");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","date");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd6");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","duration");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","int");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd7");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","completion");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","int");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd8");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","coordinator");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","text");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskproperty");

tw.WriteAttributeString("id","tpd9");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","predecessors");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","default");
tw.WriteAttributeString("valuetype","text");

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("task");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","13");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","creating xml file");
tw.WriteAttributeString("shape","0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("meeting","false");
tw.WriteAttributeString("start","2005-11-04");
tw.WriteAttributeString("duration","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("complete","50");
tw.WriteAttributeString("fixed-start","false");
tw.WriteAttributeString("priority","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("expand","true");

tw.WriteStartElement("notes");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("depend");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","");
tw.WriteAttributeString("type","2");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement(); // end task
tw.WriteEndElement(); // end tasks

tw.WriteStartElement("resources");

tw.WriteStartElement("resource");
tw.WriteAttributeString("id","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("name","Pasan");
tw.WriteAttributeString("function","SoftwareDevelopment");
tw.WriteAttributeString("contacts","pasan_yasantha@yahoo.co.uk");
tw.WriteAttributeString("phone","0722 133 702");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement(); //end resources

tw.WriteStartElement("allocations");

tw.WriteStartElement("allocation");
tw.WriteAttributeString("task-id","13");
tw.WriteAttributeString("resource-id","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("load","100.0");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement(); //end allocations

tw.WriteStartElement("vacations");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("taskdisplaycolumns");

tw.WriteStartElement("displaycolumn");
tw.WriteAttributeString("property-id","tpd3");
tw.WriteAttributeString("order","0");
tw.WriteAttributeString("width","75");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("displaycolumn");
tw.WriteAttributeString("property-id","tpd4");
tw.WriteAttributeString("order","1");
tw.WriteAttributeString("width","75");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("displaycolumn");
tw.WriteAttributeString("property-id","tpd5");
tw.WriteAttributeString("order","2");
tw.WriteAttributeString("width","75");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("previous");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("roles");
tw.WriteAttributeString("roleset-name","Default");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("roles");
tw.WriteAttributeString("roleset-name","SoftwareDevelopment");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteStartElement("roles");
tw.WriteAttributeString("roleset-name","Operator");
tw.WriteEndElement();

tw.WriteEndElement(); //end project
tw.WriteEndDocument();

tw.Flush();
tw.Close();

.NET FRAMEWORK 3.0

About .NET Framework 3.0

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with four new technologies: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), and Windows CardSpace (WCS, formerly "InfoCard").

Learn about .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies

• Windows CardSpace (formerly "InfoCard")
• Windows Communication Foundation
• Windows Presentation Foundation
• Windows Workflow Foundation

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DevForce Express is the award-winning .NET productivity suite from IdeaBlade that extends the .NET Framework and accelerates application development. New advanced features in this release include support for in-memory checkpointing, paging, and asynchronous queries.

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Windows Vista Release Candidate 1

Now you can download Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 from the below links.

Please use these links to access the download:

English: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm

German: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/de/download.htm

Japanese: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/jp/download.htm

2007 Microsoft® Office system Beta

Discover the latest refresh to the 2007 Microsoft® Office system Beta.New features of the Beta 2 include an updated user interface and better accessibility support.

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.NET 3.0 Road Show 2006

.NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX) is the brand name for a set of modern technologies designed to be the next-generation Windows development platform. .NET Framework 3.0 will simplify and speed-up the application development for building connected systems without the need for developers to learn new programming paradigms.

.NET 3.0 will be released with Windows Vista in January 2007 and will also be available on Windows XP.

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Lottery Scam E-Mails

Last week I received an email saying that I have won 100000 USD from a lottery.They have chosen me from my email ID.
If you reply to this email they will send you a form asking for your information and they will use your information do bad things.
So if you receive this kind of an email please becareful and don't believe what they say.

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BRADBY SHIELD 2006 KANDY LEG

Our group (Royal College Group of 2001) arranged the participation of our group for the Bradby Shield which was held on 23rd of September in Kandy. The rugger match was played at Bogambara Grounds Kandy.

As planned we stated from Our college gate around 7am in the morning on that day and came to Kandy around 12.30pm.While we are coming to Kandy we had lot of fun. We came by a Air-conditioned bus so not got much tired when we came to Kandy. Our group made T-Shirts for the Bradby and we wore them to watch the match.

After coming we went here and there and came to the ground around 2.45pm.

The main match started around 4.30pm and Trinity team got ahead our school team. While the match is going there were some “Papare” bands playing music to make us entertained. There were lot of people gathered in the ground to watch the match.

The match ended by Trinity winning the match and we were sad that our school team didn’t perform well.

We left Kandy around 8.15pm and came to Colombo around 11.30pm on that day. Thanks for Dulip who is the chairman of our group and committee members for arranging our group participation for the match.

.NET User Group Meeting September 2006

This time also the user group meeting was held at the same place which is Microsoft Sri Lanka office. I went there around 5.45pm and the meeting got started around 6.15pm.

This time unexpected amount of members came to the meeting. I think more than 60 members came to the meeting and had to bring seats from here and there to provide seats to the crowd. I have been attending user group meeting since March of this year and I think this was the time the highest number of members came according to my knowledge (From the six meetings I have attended).

There were 2 presentations arranged for the meeting. Madawa did a presentation on DAO (Data Access Objects). In this presentation he gave us a better understanding of what DAO is and how to use this concept in the real world enterprise application development.
Also Prasanna did a presentation on Windows Mobile Application Development. In this presentation he showed us new cool features that comes with mobile 5.0 and he showed us how easily those can be implemented.

The meeting ended around 8.15pm.