my code trip » Tips / HowTos http://mycodetrip.com stories from the information technology highway Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:47:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 SQL Server SSIS : List Of All System Variables And Their Scope http://mycodetrip.com/2010/03/01/sql-server-ssis-list-of-all-system-variables-and-their-scope_428/ http://mycodetrip.com/2010/03/01/sql-server-ssis-list-of-all-system-variables-and-their-scope_428/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:18:35 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=428 While writing an Error Handler in my SSIS Package today, I was trying to determine what are all the System Variables available to me, to use in my error handler to generate meaningful error message in the application. A quick search did not yield the desired results, but a comprehensive search did.  So here it is, in case you were looking for the same thing

SQL Server SSIS : List Of All System Variables And Their Scope (on MSDN)

]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2010/03/01/sql-server-ssis-list-of-all-system-variables-and-their-scope_428/feed/ 0 10 SSIS Best Practices for Package Development http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/24/10-ssis-best-practices-for-package-development_401/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/24/10-ssis-best-practices-for-package-development_401/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:45 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=401 Kuldeep Chauhan (Kuldeepc) lists 10 best practices for SSIS Package Development.

]]> Kuldeep Chauhan (Kuldeepc) lists 10 best practices for SSIS Package Development.

Includes tips on

  • Package Re-usability
  • Naming Conventions
  • Data Access Modes
  • Data Sorting
  • Package Protection Level (why the default of EncryptSenstiveWithUserKey may not always be the best option
  • Value of the Sequence containers
  • Checkpoints and
  • The Execute SQL Task.
]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/24/10-ssis-best-practices-for-package-development_401/feed/ 0 The magic rule of seven (and the banality of alphabetical order) http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/23/the-magic-rule-of-seven-and-the-banality-of-alphabetical-order_392/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/23/the-magic-rule-of-seven-and-the-banality-of-alphabetical-order_392/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:23:02 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=392 According to Seth…

  1. If you have more than seven items in a pull down list, you have failed.
  2. For non-complete lists, alphabetical order makes no sense
]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/11/23/the-magic-rule-of-seven-and-the-banality-of-alphabetical-order_392/feed/ 0 Unit Tests Should Not Rely On External Resources http://mycodetrip.com/2009/02/02/unit-tests-should-not-rely-on-external-resources_287/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/02/02/unit-tests-should-not-rely-on-external-resources_287/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:24:02 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=287 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/02/02/unit-tests-should-not-rely-on-external-resources_287/feed/ 0 Query To Select Top X Random Rows From A Table http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/27/query-to-select-top-x-random-rows-from-a-table_281/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/27/query-to-select-top-x-random-rows-from-a-table_281/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:33:46 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=281 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/27/query-to-select-top-x-random-rows-from-a-table_281/feed/ 0 How To Verify If A SQL Server Connection Is Encrypted http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/26/how-to-verify-if-a-sql-server-connection-is-encrypted_276/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/26/how-to-verify-if-a-sql-server-connection-is-encrypted_276/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:17:46 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=276 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/26/how-to-verify-if-a-sql-server-connection-is-encrypted_276/feed/ 0 Use Debuggerdisplayattribute In Visual Studio 2008 To Improve Debugging Experience For Types http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/22/use-debuggerdisplayattribute-in-visual-studio-2008-to-improve-debugging-experience-for-types_264/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/22/use-debuggerdisplayattribute-in-visual-studio-2008-to-improve-debugging-experience-for-types_264/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:35:00 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=264 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/22/use-debuggerdisplayattribute-in-visual-studio-2008-to-improve-debugging-experience-for-types_264/feed/ 0 LINQ – How To Use Enumerable.Select To Map / Transform Collections http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/21/linq-how-to-use-enumerableselect-to-map-transform-collections_269/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/21/linq-how-to-use-enumerableselect-to-map-transform-collections_269/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:50:26 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=269 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/21/linq-how-to-use-enumerableselect-to-map-transform-collections_269/feed/ 0 Top 30 Tweaks , Enhancements , Secrets in Windows 7 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/14/top-30-tweaks-enhancements-secrets-in-windows-7_260/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/14/top-30-tweaks-enhancements-secrets-in-windows-7_260/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:52:59 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=260 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/14/top-30-tweaks-enhancements-secrets-in-windows-7_260/feed/ 0 Guidelines For Code Comments – Do’s And Don’ts http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/guidelines-for-code-comments-dos-and-donts_236/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/guidelines-for-code-comments-dos-and-donts_236/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:02:05 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=236 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/guidelines-for-code-comments-dos-and-donts_236/feed/ 0 C# 4.0 Tutorial – Taking Advantage Of Parallel Computing For Multiple Cores http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/c-40-tutorial-taking-advantage-of-parallel-computing-for-multiple-cores_231/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/c-40-tutorial-taking-advantage-of-parallel-computing-for-multiple-cores_231/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:37:39 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=231 C# 4.0 tutorial with code snippets that shows you how to carry out parallel processing in .Net 4.0 on machines that have multiple cores.

]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/08/c-40-tutorial-taking-advantage-of-parallel-computing-for-multiple-cores_231/feed/ 0 How To Create A Dynamic Xml Reader In C# 4.0 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/07/how-to-create-a-dynamic-xml-reader-in-c-40_227/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/07/how-to-create-a-dynamic-xml-reader-in-c-40_227/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:53:12 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=227 A detailed tutorial on Creating a dynamic Xml Reader In C# 4.0. Includes downloadable source code in a zip file in the end of the article.

]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/07/how-to-create-a-dynamic-xml-reader-in-c-40_227/feed/ 0 Select From One Table For Data That Doesn’t Exist In Another Table http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/06/select-from-one-table-for-data-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-in-another-table_217/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/06/select-from-one-table-for-data-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-in-another-table_217/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:50:14 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=217 Five different ways to query data from one table for data that doesn’t exist in another table.

]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/06/select-from-one-table-for-data-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-in-another-table_217/feed/ 0 Import Data Files In a Folder That Have Not Been Processed Yet Into Database http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/import-data-files-in-a-folder-that-have-not-been-processed-yet-into-db_214/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/import-data-files-in-a-folder-that-have-not-been-processed-yet-into-db_214/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:47 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=214 A detailed SSIS Walkthrough on how to import data files in a Folder into SQL Server, but only load the files that have not been processed yet.

]]> http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/import-data-files-in-a-folder-that-have-not-been-processed-yet-into-db_214/feed/ 0 Recursively Copy Files During Build Using the Task in MSBuild http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/recursively-copy-files-during-build-using-the-task-in-msbuild_211/ http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/recursively-copy-files-during-build-using-the-task-in-msbuild_211/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:47:23 +0000 Shiva http://mycodetrip.com/?p=211 http://mycodetrip.com/2009/01/05/recursively-copy-files-during-build-using-the-task-in-msbuild_211/feed/ 0