When Software Attacks!

Useful .Net Search and Replace tool

I need to update something like 300 web.config files today, with the same change in each. I turned to my old friend Google for his recommendations and up popped a magnificent free tool from Nodesoft. Why magnificent? It’s advanced mode allows you to specify start and end tags and update everything in between. That’s fantastic for dealing with big chunks of web.config files! Better yet, give it a file mask and a path and it will run through the entire folder tree if you like.

Posted by Rik Hepworth on Saturday, July 5, 2008

CITP

Received in an email today from the BCS: I am delighted to inform you that your application for Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status has been successful.

Posted by Rik Hepworth on Thursday, July 3, 2008

Comment Spam and Contacting Me

You may have noticed that I have disabled comments on my old posts. You may also have noticed that I have now disabled the Contact Me function on my blog. Why? Comment spam, and more recently, a huge influx of spam via the contact form. I will try to find a solution via some kind of community server plugin. In the meantime, posting comments will be open for 14 days after I make a post and will then automatically switch off.

Posted by Rik Hepworth on Thursday, July 3, 2008

Congratulations Richard!

Well done Richard, who has been given the accolade of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Visual Studio Team System.

Posted by Rik Hepworth on Thursday, July 3, 2008

Problems with Site Policies and FBA in SharePoint 2007

If you are using Forms Based Authentication and try to access Site Policies you may well find that you get an Access Denied response. If you do, this post will help you! I’ve been meaning to post this for a while because I’m sure it may help somebody. As usual, it’s been pushed back and back until now I finally have some time. I also have another, workflow-related post on another problem which will follow shortly.

Posted by Rik Hepworth on Thursday, July 3, 2008