DotnetConclave: 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

12 Expert Google Search Tips

Explicit Phrase:
Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing. Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase. To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.
Example: "internet marketing"
Exclude Words:
Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising. To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.
Example Search: internet marketing -advertising
Site Specific Search:
Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase. Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier.
Example: "internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com
Similar Words and Synonyms:
Let’s say you want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.
Example: "internet marketing" ~professional
Specific Document Types:
If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:". For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.
Example: "internet marketing" filetype:ppt
This OR That:
By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search. If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to be capitalized).
Example: internet marketing OR advertising
Phone Listing:
Let’s say someone calls you on your mobile number and you don’t know who it is. If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.
Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note: the provided number does not work – you’ll have to use a real number to get any results).
Area Code Lookup:
If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from.
Example: 617
Numeric Ranges:
This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip. Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers. You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods.) This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices, or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.
Example: president 1940..1950
Stock (Ticker Symbol):
Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.
Example: GOOG
Calculator:
The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.
Example: 48512 * 1.02
Word Definitions:
If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command.
Example: define:plethora

Hope this list of Google search tips proves useful in your future Google searches. If there are any of your favorite Google expert power tips that I’ve missed, please feel free to share them in the comments.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Read Data from CSV file and Populate to Dataset

A Function to read CSV file data and populate the data into dataset.

strFolderPath==The path of Source Folder.

strFileName==The Path of the Source File.

Public Function GetCsvData(ByVal strFolderPath As String, ByVal strFileName As String) As DataTable

Dim strConnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & strFolderPath & ";Extended Properties=Text;"
Dim conn As New OleDbConnection(strConnString)

Try
conn.Open()

Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [" & strFileName & "]", conn)
Dim da As New OleDbDataAdapter()

da.SelectCommand = cmd

Dim ds As New DataSet()

da.Fill(ds)
da.Dispose()

            Return ds.Tables(0)
        Catch
            Return Nothing
        Finally
            conn.Close()
        End Try

End Function

10 Self Improvement Activities

These self improvement activities will help you become more productive, get into the positive state of mind and achieve better quality of life.

In this article you will also find out how to use your energy effectively, what is the quickest way to achieve personal growth and how to excel in every activity.

1.Use your energy on important things

If you want to succeed in life, you should not waste your energy on activities that do not bring any benefits.

Such useless activities include surfing the Internet without any purpose, watching TV, worrying and wasting money.

When you are involved in such activities, you have no or little energy left for activities that can create a better future. It is worth prioritising and accomplishing important tasks first, and then if you still have enough energy, you may decide to do the unimportant.

2.Focus on one task at a time

If you want to get perfect results, you should only concentrate on one activity. This way all your energy will go into it and you will accomplish it perfectly.

If you waste your energy on several things at the same time, you will get average results because you will divide your energy between the activities.

3.Control your thinking

To avoid chaos in your mind resulting in chaos in the outside world, you should try to observe your thoughts. Once you start doing that, you will notice how many negative thoughts you get daily.

By observing negative thinking you will be able to emotionally disengage from it. As a result, negative thinking will affect you less and you will notice that your days are getting more peaceful and positive.

4.Get organised

When you live in an organised manner, you do not suffer from stress and your life is peaceful and balanced.

To start living this way, you should start planning your day in advance. This will eliminate any stress caused by being late to a meeting or forgetting to complete some task.

You should also live in tidiness because by keeping your home clean you also keep your mental state clear and peaceful. Such mental state will benefit you in many ways, including improved memory and less negativity.

5.Live in the present

Although this self improvement activity may seem strange to you, it is a very important activity that many ignore. The majority of people do not live in the present. They either dwell on their past or daydream about the future. They seem to forget the most important time of all - the present.

You should enjoy every present moment because your current state of mind always manifests in the outside world, creating your future accordingly.

Therefore if your main mood is very positive, you will experience only happy days. However, if you dwell on negative thoughts, you are sure to encounter many obstacles and misfortunes in the present and days to come.

6.Complete each task in a perfect manner

Whenever you are working on some project, try to accomplish it in the best way possible. Always ask yourself 'Is this project turned out as perfect as it could possibly be?' If the answer is no, try to correct or add something to it until there is nothing that you can improve.

This way you will make sure that each single task you accomplish is done in an excellent manner. By doing this you will create successful future because you cannot possibly fail if you only get perfect results.

Also, when you entirely focus on one task excluding everything else, you will notice that you start enjoying the task. If you concentrate on the task but still do not enjoy it, that means that you probably see the task as a means to an end rather than the process.

You should start focusing on the process itself to find enjoyment in the task. Such enjoyment will fuel motivation and you will accomplish everything quicker and better.

If you enjoy your work, you will put only positive energy into it. As a result, your completed tasks will bring you success.

7.Challenge yourself

Nothing develops you more than challenges. Challenges force you to shift your comfort zone, experience new situations and make you grow. Without challenges life would be very boring and depressing.

Challenges are necessary for every human being who is seeking quality life. Only through trial and error you realise who you really are, which activities you like and what preferences you have.

You can easily measure the success of a person by the amount of challenges s/he had.

8.Read personal development books

There is nothing more important than searching information about self improvement. Without reading any self improvement books or articles you cannot improve yourself.

9.Socialize only with positive people

Positive people can inspire, empower and make you happy. It is so much worth to be at least once in a while with positive people rather than constantly spend time with negative friends or relatives.

If you spend your days with, for example, lazy people, you may notice that you are becoming lazy.

If all your friends' main qualities are negative, try to avoid all of them. This way you will not be affected in a negative way and after some time will start attracting positive people.

10.Exercise

Daily exercise develops determination, focus and patience. It improves your health and strengthens your body. It makes you more active, positive and invincible.

People who exercise every day are always perceived as strong-willed and disciplined.

Conclusion

These personal improvement activities are sure to put you on the track to success. I hope that you will apply the steps in this article and, as a result, will greatly improve the quality of your life. Hope you found this article useful.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

SQL Queries to analyse database

Query to show Table_name, No_Of_Rows,No_of_col,dataSize

USE bone

CREATE TABLE #temp (

table_name sysname ,

row_count INT,

reserved_size VARCHAR(50),

data_size VARCHAR(50),

index_size VARCHAR(50),

unused_size VARCHAR(50))

SET NOCOUNT ON

INSERT #temp

EXEC sp_msforeachtable 'sp_spaceused ''?'''

SELECT a.table_name,

a.row_count,

COUNT(*) AS col_count,

a.data_size

FROM #temp a

INNER JOIN information_schema.columns b

ON a.table_name collate database_default

= b.table_name collate database_default

GROUP BY a.table_name, a.row_count, a.data_size

ORDER BY CAST(REPLACE(a.data_size, ' KB', '') AS integer) DESC

DROP TABLE #temp

bone is database name here.

Query to show DataBase Name, Database Size,Unallocated_Space

EXEC sp_spaceused

Query to show TableName, Rows,reserved,Data,Index_size,unused

EXEC sp_spaceused 'B1_AIRTEL_ATLTRANS'

B1_AIRTEL_ATLTRANS= <Table name>

Chat With Command Prompt

NETWORKING HACK


	Chat With Command Prompt Talk with other computers on your network.

If you want a private chat with a friend or client on you Network, you don't need to download any fancy program!
All you need is your friends IP address and Command Prompt.
First, open Notepad and enter:

@echo off

echo Messenger

echo When typing the computer name, type

echo in /server:computer replacing

echo computer with the IP adress of the computer.

:START

set /p c=Enter computer name here:

:A

set /p m=Enter message here:

msg * %c% %m%

GoTo A

Now save this as "Messenger.bat". Open the .bat file and in Command Prompt you should see:
MESSENGER
User:
After "User" type the IP address of the computer you want to contact.
After this, you should see this:
Message:
Now type in the message you wish to send.
Before you press "Enter" it should look like this:
MESSENGER
User: 56.108.104.107
Message: Hi
Now all you need to do is press "Enter", and start chatting!

GPS geolocation in HTML5

<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="Geolocation.aspx.vb" Inherits="HTML5Applications.Geolocation" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<!-- These ApI link used for Google

function ShowMyLocation()

{

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(locationSuccess, locationFail);

}

function locationSuccess(position)

{

latitude = position.coords.latitude;

longitude = position.coords.longitude;

}

function locationFail()

{

alert("Oops, could not find you.");

}

var map = null;

function GetMap()

{

/* Replace YOUR_BING_MAPS_KEY with your own credentials.

Obtain a key by signing up for a developer account at

http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers/ */

/*my key is AumaKlvNi3BaMXMaE1PmXwa7jpAu29Ot3oQrbpU33wUcVh2k0b2T05Kxu7eVuY9I */

var cred = "AumaKlvNi3BaMXMaE1PmXwa7jpAu29Ot3oQrbpU33wUcVh2k0b2T05Kxu7eVuY9I";

// Initialize map

map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map(document.getElementById("mapDiv"),{ credentials: cred });

// Check if browser supports geolocation

if (navigator.geolocation)

{

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(locateSuccess, locateFail);

}

else

{

alert('I\'m sorry, but Geolocation is not supported in your current browser. Have you tried running this demo in IE9?');

}

// Successful geolocation

function locateSuccess(loc)

{

// Set the user's location

var userLocation = new Microsoft.Maps.Location(loc.coords.latitude, loc.coords.longitude);

// Zoom in on user's location on map

map.setView({ center: userLocation, zoom: 17 });

// Draw circle of area where user is located

var locationArea = drawCircle(userLocation);

map.entities.push(locationArea);

}

// Unsuccessful geolocation

function locateFail(geoPositionError)

{

switch (geoPositionError.code)

{

case 0: // UNKNOWN_ERROR.

alert('An unknown error occurred, sorry');

break;

case 1: // PERMISSION_DENIED55.

alert('Permission to use Geolocation was denied');

break;

case 2: // POSITION_UNAVAILABLE

alert('Couldn\'t find you...');

break;

case 3: // TIMEOUT

alert('The Geolocation request took too long and timed out');

break;

default:

}

// Draw blue circle on top of user's location

function drawCircle(loc)

{

var radius = 100;

var R = 6378137;

var lat = (loc.latitude * Math.PI) / 180;

var lon = (loc.longitude * Math.PI) / 180;

var d = parseFloat(radius) / R;

var locs = new Array();

for (x = 0; x <= 360; x++)

{

var p = new Microsoft.Maps.Location();

brng = x * Math.PI / 180;

p.latitude = Math.asin(Math.sin(lat) * Math.cos(d) + Math.cos(lat) * Math.sin(d) * Math.cos(brng));

p.longitude = ((lon + Math.atan2(Math.sin(brng) * Math.sin(d) * Math.cos(lat), Math.cos(d) - Math.sin(lat) * Math.sin(p.latitude))) * 180) / Math.PI;

p.latitude = (p.latitude * 180) / Math.PI;

locs.push(p);

}

return new Microsoft.Maps.Polygon(locs, { fillColor: new Microsoft.Maps.Color(125, 0, 0, 255), strokeColor: new Microsoft.Maps.Color(0, 0, 0, 255) });

}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<div>

<H2>CHECK YOUR GEOLOCATION</H2>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</form>

</body>

</html>