While working with a Python script this morning I noticed that the os.getcwd() method (which returns the current working directory) doesn’t work at all when the script is run from the Windows Task Scheduler, but does work from the command line.
The script uses the os.getcwd() call to set a base directory to be used throughout […]
It’s going around and a bit like a ‘who dunnit’ (sort of). In short – someone ‘tags’
you and you then have to reveal 5 things about yourself you normally wouldn’t.
VSTS Guru Anthony
Borton did me the honours and now I’m tagged. (thanks!)
So here goes:
1. I won $300 dollars when I was 15 on a radio competition for the longest toe(5.5cms)
in Wollongong (where I grew up) – the comp. was on for the day and you had to go into
the radio station for them to measure. My record stood from 10.30am onwards.
2. During my school holidays I used to sell Watermellons on Bondi beach in the mornings
– had something going there…..
3. When I was 7 my dad dressed me up as a girl with a wig (we have a womens fashion
shop in the family) etc. and took my sister and I to the local circus – as girls got
in for free. (My therapist says I’m doing well now and nearly over it)
4. I’m left handed – “left handers are the only ones in their right mind” (something
like that – I had a t-shirt when I was 5 with this. Yes using right handed scissors
all your life is tough)
5. For my very last exam at Uni I studied for nearly 4 weeks for this last exam. Rode
my push bike into the exam – panicked as the exam room was locked and no one else
was there. I was 1hr early!! Got into the exam and during reading time didnt recognise
one question (it was going to be tough I thought).
I discussed the exam with one of the supervisors only to be told that my lecturer
in this subject stream DIDNT HAVE FINAL EXAMS!! We were assessed during the term………I was
back riding my bike again at 9.30am!
Now which island did my friends go to….
My five people I’ve decided to tag
Looking forward in seeing what you’ve got folks.
My friend Clemens Utsching and colleagues has started writing the Oracle SOA Suite best practices. The first three articles of the series are super worth reading.
A buddy of mine asked me this morning how to do debatching with the SQL Adapter. While I fully understand XML and flat file debatching, the SQL Adapter uses a generated XSD schema, and I wasn’t 110% sure of the best way to handle that. So, as usual, I figured I’d build it and see […]
Do you have the mad phat music talent to get yourself on the radio in NZ?
You have until Feb 27th to enter…
Richard
Seroter announced yesterday he’ll soon be leaving
Microsoft and starting a new job with one of his former customers in the LA area
as an architect. Fortunately, he already has the “OK” from his new employeer to keep
blogging and opened up a new blog.
Already subscribed and hope he still keeps posting good stuff as always.
Good luck on your new position, Richard!
As one of the most important rules for a test is that it can’t rely on state, I’ve always found automated data access testing hard. As I view it there are three approaches to accomplish reliable testing of such a layer:
A local database that is restored for each and every test.
Using transactions that can rollback the database after […]
Here is a very handy list of promoted context properties and their name spaces that I found on Stephen Kaufman's WebLog.
Receive Side
1. ReceivedFileName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/file-properties)
2. InboundTransportLocation (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
3. InterchangeID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
4. ReceivePortID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
5. ReceivePortName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
6. WasSolicitResponse (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
7. AuthenticationRequiredOnReceivePort (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
8. InboundTransportType (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
9. LRPMsgBodyTracking (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
10. MessageExchangePattern (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
11. PortName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/messagetracking-properties)
12. ReceivePipelineID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
13. MessageType (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
14. SchemaStrongName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
Send Side
1. CopyMode (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/file-properties)
2. LTPMsgBodyTracking (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
3. ReceivedFileName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/file-properties)
4. SPID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
5. ActualRetryCount (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
6. FileName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/file-properties)
7. PartyName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/messagetracking-properties)
8. ReceivePortName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
9. WasSolicitResponse (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
10. AllowCacheOnWrite (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/file-properties)
11. RetryInterval (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
12. OutboundTransportCLSID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
13. SPName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
14. InboundTransportLocation (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
15. InterchangeID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
16. ReceivePortID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
17. SPTransportID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
18. TransmitPipelineID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
19. AuthenticationRequiredOnReceivePort (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
20. InboundTransportType (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
21. LRPMsgBodyTracking (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
22. MessageExchangePattern (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
23. OutboundTransportLocation (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
24. PortName (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/messagetracking-properties)
25. ReceivePipelineID (http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties)
26. SourcePartyID ()
Next Thursday, 1/11/07 will be my last day at Microsoft. I’ve decided to take an “Architect” position with one of my customers in the Los Angeles area. It was a tough choice to leave my great colleagues and customers, but I’m fairly jazzed about the new opportunities I now have.
So, much like Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back, this particular blog will be frozen. Next week it will get locked from any future usage. My new employer has indicated support for my blogging habit, so, I’ve set up a new blog at http://seroter.wordpress.com. I plan on continuing to do the same things on that blog that I do on the current one. So, look out for more code snippets, walkthroughs, demos, reviews, pointers to cool resources and more. I just posted an article on the new BizTalk blog about “considerations for resuming suspended orchestrations“. Thrilling stuff.
I’ve really appreciated all the great feedback and questions resulting from the 160+ posts on this blog, and hope you’ll continue participating in the new one.
Technorati Tags: BizTalk
Next Thursday, 1/11/07 will be my last day at Microsoft. I’ve decided to take an “Architect” position with one of my customers in the Los Angeles area. It was a tough choice to leave my great colleagues and customers, but I’m fairly jazzed about the new opportunities I now have.
So, much like Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back, this particular blog will be frozen. Next week it will get locked from any future usage. My new employer has indicated support for my blogging habit, so, I’ve set up a new blog at http://seroter.wordpress.com. I plan on continuing to do the same things on that blog that I do on the current one. So, look out for more code snippets, walkthroughs, demos, reviews, pointers to cool resources and more. I just posted an article on the new BizTalk blog about “considerations for resuming suspended orchestrations“. Thrilling stuff.
I’ve really appreciated all the great feedback and questions resulting from the 160+ posts on this blog, and hope you’ll continue participating in the new one.
Technorati Tags: BizTalk