Author Archives: potatoit

JScript and Exceptions

Posted on 2014/01/26 by potatoit

So, one of the disadvantages of JScripts is the lack of visibility when it comes to exceptions – it can make troubleshooting frustratingly difficult. It is especially challenging when you are so used to the richness of the .Net exceptions. … Continue reading →

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Statusbar, Windows, and Centering a Child Window

Posted on 2014/01/17 by potatoit

I have a project that I am working on where a popup window will appear asking for some parameters and then it will kick off a process which may take a while to return. The information on creating a new … Continue reading →

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The Blight that is the ComboBox – Binding and My Common Mistakes

Posted on 2014/01/14 by potatoit

There is a nasty sore, a diseased abomination that is the blight of WPF, yes, it is the ComboBox. It is my nemesis and will fight me at each turn, it fiercely beating me off as I struggle to coerce … Continue reading →

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Where did that magical Canvas.xml go? …the search begins…

Posted on 2013/11/25 by potatoit

Things are pretty quiet at work at the moment. 18th of December sees the processing plant shutdown and then I start the clean up of machines and potential migration of our servers to a common platform and outsource the lot … Continue reading →

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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish?

Posted on 2013/11/10 by potatoit

This post is a little more self-indulgent than usual and has 0 technical content – you have been warned 🙂

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Building a M3 Lab Part 5 – Regional Modifications, fiddly stuff and things of note

Posted on 2013/11/04 by potatoit

This is a series of posts to build a M3 Lab from beginning to end so I get a better understanding of how all the components fit together. This is purely as a lab and doesn’t do any tuning and … Continue reading →

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Building a M3 Lab Part 4 – Install Smart Office

Posted on 2013/11/04 by potatoit

This is a series of posts to build a M3 Lab from beginning to end so I get a better understanding of how all the components fit together. This is purely as a lab and doesn’t do any tuning and … Continue reading →

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Building a M3 Lab – Part 3 – Gridification and all the Extras

Posted on 2013/11/04 by potatoit

This is a series of posts to build a M3 Lab from beginning to end so I get a better understanding of how all the components fit together. This is purely as a lab and doesn’t do any tuning and … Continue reading →

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Building a M3 Lab – Part 2 – It’s all about the Business Engine

Posted on 2013/11/04 by potatoit

This is a series of posts to build a M3 Lab from beginning to end so I get a better understanding of how all the components fit together. This is purely as a lab and doesn’t do any tuning and … Continue reading →

Posted in M3 / MoveX, Misc | 4 Comments

Building a M3 Lab – Part 1 – Very Long

Posted on 2013/11/04 by potatoit

When I recently looked at upgrading Smart Office from version 10.0.5.x to 10.1.x I was rather concerned about a couple of the steps and really wanted to be able to test the install in a completely isolated environment. Unfortunately, at … Continue reading →

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