If you use SQL mail, you can read the messages in the SQL inbox stack and do stuff with them. Recently I had to use SQL scripting to find messages in the SQL inbox, read the message, determine if it is a text or html email, then add the message to a table in the database. This can be easily achieved using the xp_findnextmsg and xp_readmail procedures. To strip the html tags from the email, I used a UDF (User Defined Function) written by the SQL guru of http://blog.sqlauthority.com. Kudos t... Read Full Story

Warning: copy() [function.copy]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/ashchuan/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/mytube/mytube.php on line 220 I recently completed the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge run by Darren Rowse, the problogger (@problogger). I took away a lot of ideas that I will use to improve this blog and other blogs that I will create in the future. What I thought of the challenge A lot of what was said in the daily challenges are great reminder. I know what I ought... Read Full Story

I recently completed the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge run by Darren Rowse, the problogger (@problogger). I took away a lot of ideas that I will use to improve this blog and other blogs that I will create in the future. What I thought of the challenge A lot of what was said in the daily challenges are great reminder. I know what I ought to do at the back of my mind but to actually put them into action requires reminding for my part. For example when I created my blog, it was a... Read Full Story

Warning: copy() [function.copy]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/ashchuan/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/mytube/mytube.php on line 220 This is the 2nd part to my post entitled Getting Joomla excited! In this post I will write about the popular Community Builder extension and how to install the extension. In Part 3 I will look at implementation of the extension and how to add Community Builder plug-ins and finally I will also showcase what I have done on my website with the Communi... Read Full Story

This is the 2nd part to my post entitled Getting Joomla excited! In this post I will write about the popular Community Builder extension and how to install the extension. In Part 3 I will look at implementation of the extension and how to add Community Builder plug-ins and finally I will also showcase what I have done on my website with the Community Builder extension. All of this was done without a line of extra coding so Joomla enthusiasts can implement the Community Builder extension w... Read Full Story

Warning: copy() [function.copy]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/ashchuan/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/mytube/mytube.php on line 220 I’ve been able to save hours of reading time by listening to audio books while I drive to work. This is made possible by hooking up my iPod Touch to a FM Transmitter and when tuned to an unused FM frequency, you can listen to your music or audio books through your car stereo system. This is not new technology but it was previously illegal in ... Read Full Story

I’ve been able to save hours of reading time by listening to audio books while I drive to work. This is made possible by hooking up my iPod Touch to a FM Transmitter and when tuned to an unused FM frequency, you can listen to your music or audio books through your car stereo system. This is not new technology but it was previously illegal in the United Kingdom to use a FM Transmitter in your car. Since the law changed, I finally got around to buying a FM Transmitter to use in my car... Read Full Story

Warning: copy() [function.copy]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/ashchuan/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/mytube/mytube.php on line 220 I discovered a new Malaysian cafe had opened beside my dentist so I decided to check it out. Food was good but not excellent. 3/5 # Just a thought-could you live without yr mobile phone. I probably couldn’t and shouldn’t. Alright I’ll look for a new mobile 2mrow # It’s almost 1am in London and I am reading about World of Goo, ... Read Full Story

I discovered a new Malaysian cafe had opened beside my dentist so I decided to check it out. Food was good but not excellent. 3/5 # Just a thought-could you live without yr mobile phone. I probably couldn’t and shouldn’t. Alright I’ll look for a new mobile 2mrow # It’s almost 1am in London and I am reading about World of Goo, a physics based puzzle and construction game. # Implement Ajax CollapsiblePanelExtender in ASP.NET page http://ff.im/2×80d # After some ret... Read Full Story

Warning: copy() [function.copy]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/ashchuan/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/mytube/mytube.php on line 220 It has never been easier to add Ajax controls to ASP.NET using Visual Studio. There are two approaches to implementing Ajax controls in an ASP.NET page. The first approach is to add the control and its properties to the aspx page. The second approach is to add the control to the aspx page and then write the code in the code-behind page. The exampl... Read Full Story