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Sometimes, I just wonder why things that are useful in previous versions of things get removed. In SQL 2000, in DTS, there was an ODBC destination, you could write (insert, update, etc) to a foreign (non MSFT SQL) system easily. DB2 – no prob, MySQL – heck yea. For whatever reason, in SQL 2005 Integration [...]

So, recently working on some things, I have noticed the HUGE difference between VBA and VB.NET, specifically with turning bytes into bitmaps.. (assume GiveMeBytes() returns a byte array that is a bitmap) VB.NET: Dim image As Byte() = GiveMeBytes()Dim memStream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream(image)Dim bitImage As Bitmap = New Bitmap(System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(memStream)) bitImage.Save(“C:\test.bmp”)   VBA: Dim [...]

In networks all over, many devices can send Syslogs to a syslog server. You can download Syslog Servers (like Kiwi) to capture and process the syslogs, or you can create your own server to catch all the syslogs on your network. Then you can parse them to a database and write your own reports of [...]