Best Practices for SharePoint 2010 Upgrade and Configuration -- Webinar
Shared Squared is running a webinar on 26th July 2011. The topic is -- " Best Practices for SharePoint 2010 Upgrade and Configuration" Here is an excerpt from the site The webinar will include ...
View ArticleUsing Countif function in excel
I was using excel today and I wanted to count all the cells in a range only when there is a value greater than 2. So I started hunting for a funciton in excel and found the countif function. ...
View ArticlePowershell for SQL Server : An Introduction -- Free webinar
A free webinar is being organised by Idera on Powershell for SQL Server. Here is an excerpt from the site. In this session, Microsoft MVP Aaron Nelson will discuss what PowerShell is and ...
View Article24HOP September 7-8
The registration for the much awaited 24 hours of PASS is now open. Here is an excerpt from the site. Two Days of Free SQL Server Training! Don't miss the best 24 hours of free, ...
View ArticleWindows Firewall settings on Windows 7
Today I had to access the Windows Firewall to check for blocking of a port. I am used to the command wscui.cpl from the Start -- Run screen of the Windows XP operating system. So I did the ...
View ArticleUsing the Script task in Management Studio
Today I was taking a back of a database and for the past two days this has become my regular activity. So I thought there should be some kind of recording option (like recording a macro in excel) ...
View ArticleAdd months to a date cell in Excel
Yesterday I had this requirement to add number of months (m) to a cell that contains start date to estimate the end date. In 2003 I had to use a complex formula like below where A1 is the cell that ...
View ArticleSave SQL Query results into another SQL database
Today I had a requirement to save the results of an SQL query into a sql table. Usually it is easy to export to excel by using the option of copying the results and pasting them to an excel file. ...
View ArticleExport directory list in excel
Yesterday I wanted to export the contents of a folder into excel to provide it to the users for input. Here are the steps I followed. Go to Start -- Run -- CMD Change to the drive letter ...
View ArticleIncreasing the number of recent files in SSMS
In Sql Server Management Studio, I usually access my sql query files that I save -- using the File -- Recent Files option. The default setting of the number of recent files to be displayed in ...
View ArticleMultiply and Divide a group of cells in Excel
I just now realised that it has been more than a month since I have posted anything on my blog. So here I am with the most recent tip I learnt in Excel. If you have a column of cells that need ...
View ArticleSpace function in SQL
Today I had a unique scenario where I had to introduce 2 spaces in between two fields. I came across the space function which I used in my scenario. The syntax is space(integer_expression) ...
View ArticleAutomatically download pictures in Outlook 2007
Today I was asked by my colleague as to how to change outlook 2007 so that she does not manually need to download the pictures every time an email comes in. Here is what I have suggested to her. ...
View ArticleHave you heard of Prezi?
Late last year one of my colleagues Mark Crosby has introduced the Prezi tool in our company to do presentations. Prezi is a presentation software that can be used in creating more visual ...
View ArticleResolving #NUM error in excel
I was using excel to display data from a cube. I tried to do a caluclated cell in excel to display number of months between two dates. Here is the formula I used to do this. =Datedif(H1,G5,"m") ...
View ArticleRemove the compatibility mode from excel files
As you all know Excel 2007 has lot more features compared to Excel 2003. The extension with which the excel files are saved alos differs based on the version of excel. For excel 2003 the file is ...
View ArticleScroll Lock problems in Excel
Yesterday I had this problem in moving between the cells within excel. This problem usually occurs if the scroll lock is on. I tried to find the scroll lock button on my keyboard but it was not ...
View ArticleWorkbook is larger than the maximum workbook size
I use sharepoint 2010 to display the data analysis tool I have created in excel 2010 to manage the Microsoft licenses as well as to utilise the excel 2010 capabilities of slicers and dicers. This ...
View ArticleSql Server Error 3154
I created a new database today and was wanting to restore this new database from another exisitng database using the restore option available in the wizard. But I got the 3154 error as below. ...
View ArticleSuppress the blank page at the end of the crystal report
I thought I will start updating my blog after a bit hibernation. So here is a tip for getting rid of the blank page that appears if you use a Next Page After setting in the group section as shown ...
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