MVP Renewed
I got MVP renewal package today: Now just waiting on my 10 year disk! Still one of the greatest honors of my professional life and I am in the most excellent company.
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Transformer! 3.0 is available. Convert your CRM 4.0 JavaScript to 2011+ in minutes
Version 3.0 of Transformer! for Dynamics CRM is now available. The main addition to this version is the ability to read Dynamics CRM 2011+ solution files. In addition, the following conversions were added: crmForm.all.name.DataValue = crmForm.all.ownerid.InnerText; Converts to: Xrm.Page.getAttribute("name").setValue(Xrm.Page.getAttribute("ownerid").getValue()[0].name); if (crmForm.all.new_location.InnerText != "Pool") { Converts to: if (Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_location")[0].name != "Pool") { var tab = document.getElementById(‘tab’ […]
Continue readingMore Azure ADAL error handling
Back in October I published a post titled: How to capture moble login errors with Azure ADAL. Here is an additional piece to add to that article. Background I am working on a Xamarin Forms app that uses Azure Active Directory for authentication. If you’re not familiar with this process, it uses the OAuth protocol […]
Continue reading1 How about an upgrading Dynamics CRM webinar?
Hi Everyone, I have added a new poll to my site to gauge interest in a webinar that walks you through the process of upgrading from Dynamics CRM 4 or 2011 to Dynamics 2015. If you are interested, please vote. Thanks, Mitch
Continue readingDiscovering Great Moments in UX Design
Every now and then, you run across something that is truly amazing. This happened to me today as I was looking for icons for the Dynamics CRM tablet application (also known as the MOCA app). There are several icons that I wished to reference in another mobile application. In the MOCA app, we have an […]
Continue readingBeacon Idea #7: Where did they go?
Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: In the last concept, Beacon Idea #6: Your bag has arrived, we discussed how to receive […]
Continue readingBeacon Idea #6: Your bag has arrived
Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Notify you when your bag is at the bag claim It’s late, you’ve had a long […]
Continue readingBeacon Idea #4: Restaurant Check-in and Loyalty Program
Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Restaurant Check and Loyalty Program You would like to create a program that rewards your regular […]
Continue readingBeacon idea #2: Don’t touch my beer
Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Don’t touch my beer This little idea will help insure that your beer remains where you […]
Continue readingBeacon Idea #1: Did I take out the trash
Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Did I take out the trash? My city picks up trash and recycling on a weekly […]
Continue readingDynamics CRM 2015 Spring: Plugin Trace Log
Yay! Finally, the good folks on the Dynamics CRM team have added the ability to log errors that occur in plugins and custom workflow activities. Plug-In Trace Log This is a new entity that we can access from the Settings, Customization area: Setup You need to enable the logging of exceptions to the plug-in […]
Continue readingMicrosoft Windows Tip of the Day: Copy a Dialog Box Text
I find it very helpful to have a textual copy of error reports found in dialogs such as the one below: If you didn’t already know it is actually possible to get the text of a dialog in Microsoft Windows, in any version that I have ever used, up to and including Windows Server […]
Continue reading2 Microsoft System Center Management Pack for Dynamics CRM 2013
SCOM Pack for Dynamics CRM 2013 is out. The views, monitors, rules, and knowledge specific to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 that comprise this Management Pack provide the means for System Center Operations Manager users to centrally manage the server application, its component services, and the computers on which they run. The Monitoring Pack for Microsoft […]
Continue reading4 Reading PDF form fields using iTextSharp
Here’s a quick bit of code to help you extract data from a PDF with form fields: Open the PDF: var pdfReader = new PdfReader(filename); Read the field names: var fieldList = GetFormFieldNames(pdfReader); Read the field names with values: var fieldList = GetFormFieldNamesWithValues(pdfReader); The code that does all of the work: private static […]
Continue reading1 Great Article: 14 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin About Getting What You Want In Life
This is a great article regarding Ben Franklin’s thoughts and practices on how to get things done.
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