SCOM 2007 connectors
I need to use a SCOM 2007 connector to send alerts to an external ticketing system.
I've tested this and it works, however I'm not seeing anything on how people are configuring their connectors. Googling just turns up how to create a connector, and I know how to do that.
I assume people aren't sending EVERY alert to an external system, e.g. Remedy? Otherwise there could be a ton of tickets created. Even if the external system parses the alerts and only ticketing a subset, I don't want to send everything, do I? If not, how are you configuring this? I don't see any options for limiting by alert, only by group and target (which appears to be class). Too bad it doesn't work like a notification subscription.
For example, I want to send all Heartbeat Failures and all Computer Unreachable, but I also want to send two alerts from SQL, one alert from exchange monitor, two custom alerts, etc. How could that be done? Can it be done?
The Remedy connector is similar to what I'm trying to do. Are there any links to tutorials or blogs about what people have done? Please don't link me to the documentation that does not explain anything.
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I did find the following, which lets me know how to modify the connector subscriptions in XML. I still would like to know how people are using their connectors.
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I guess it depends on how you are working with SCOM/Tickets.
In our case we created a special resolution state and we'd only create tickets in case the Alert is in that resolution state. Of course, someone needs to sit there and change the state for the Alert in this case.
By now we dropped that connector though because one always has to wait for the next procession cycle which makes it slower than creating a ticket by hand.
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VHD Deletion
Hello Folks,
I have recently been boggled yet again from Windows and failover cluster manager.
I have at the time of incident a 5 node cluster all running 2008 R2 Enterprise. I had one of my nodes become overwhelmed by having to many VM's running on it at the same time. During this hang up the host migrated all of the virtual machines to other hosts and killed its service. At which point I was able to restart and bring it back online.
Something happened during the migration of these VM's. When I was going to have them migrate back to the host they were just evacuated from all of them were missing there NIC's. I had to manually re-add the NICs to the virtual machines settings. What I didn't notice till a few days later is a VHD was completely gone from the configuration on the VM. Not only was it gone from the settings but the Clustered Shared Volume aswell.
The affected VM had three Drives attached to it via vhd's. C:, E: and D:. When I created the VHD I created the D:\ drive using an ISCSI controller because the two IDE controllers were already in use. Is this a bad thing because now this VHD file is completely gone along with 20GB of data it had residing of it. I do not have backups of my CSV's.
I am not looking to restore the data but simply figure out what caused this this thing to loose it's VHD file completely and to not have it happen again.
Thanks in advanced,
Eddie
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Retreive only Documents in Document Library using Client Object Model
I have the code attached that works, but failing when it attempts to check out/check in a document that is a document set. How do I ignore document sets or only attempt to checkout, update, and checkin items that are actual documents (not document sets)?
var site = "http://contoso.local"; var libraryName = "doc lib"; ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext(site); Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List library = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(libraryName); clientContext.Load(library); clientContext.Load(library.RootFolder); clientContext.Load(library.RootFolder.Folders); clientContext.Load(library.RootFolder.Files); clientContext.ExecuteQuery(); if (library != null && library.ItemCount > 0) { CamlQuery camlQuery = new CamlQuery(); camlQuery.ViewXml = @"<View Scope='Recursive'><Query></Query></View>"; Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItemCollection folderDocuments = library.GetItems(camlQuery); clientContext.Load(folderDocuments); clientContext.ExecuteQuery(); foreach (Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItem document in folderDocuments) { document.File.CheckOut(); document["Matter_x0020_Name"] = "test"; document.Update(); document.File.CheckIn("misc", CheckinType.MajorCheckIn); } clientContext.ExecuteQuery(); } Reply:
Check the item's FileSystemObjectType property for "Folder". However you need to include this in your load method so it is brought back. Once you include the properties you want to see you need to include all the others you need also.
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clientContext.Load(listItems, items => items.Include (item => item.FileSystemObjectType, item => item["Editor"], item => item["testmultichoice"])); clientContext.ExecuteQuery(); if (listItems[0].FileSystemObjectType.ToString() != "Folder") { //check out } Blog | SharePoint Field Notes Dev Tool | ClassMaster
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Thanks Steve. Can you tell me what listItems is? Not sure how to make the addition of your code work with my code.
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You can look at this example:
clientContext.Load(folderDocuments, items => items.Include (item => item.FileSystemObjectType, items => items["Matter_x0020_Name"])); foreach (Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItem document in folderDocuments) { if(document.FileSystemObjectType != "Folder") { document.File.CheckOut(); } } Blog | SharePoint Field Notes Dev Tool | ClassMaster
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How to update a file using SharePoint Client Object Model
I need to update the document (a list item in xyz document library) with file user just uploaded (from FileUpload control). Suppose you have byteArray of the file. How can I update the content of the list item with that file being uploaded by user.
Suppose I first filter the document library against document id and retrieve a particular document (list item). Now i just need to update the file contents of this retieved item.
Please help
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How to distribuite patches to Workgroup computers when this clients are connected to the corporate network
Hi
In SCCM 2012, I did a collection where all new computers are added automatically and the patches are deployed inmediately; so I wondering if there is a way to do this with my workgroup computer clients? That must be when they connecto to the corporate network the SCCM 2012 send and apply the patches to these computers like they were new clients.
I think this must be using a kind of script, but I don't know how to do that kind of query.
Doc MX
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A script for doing what?
I think this must be using a kind of script, but I don't know how to do that kind of query.
Is the ConfigMgr client already installed on those workgroup machines at all?
Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de
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Hi Torsten
All these have ConfigMgr client installed, but not always are connected to the corporate network, this was the threat I did to new computers: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmanagersecurity/thread/6afbb7e0-af2f-48c4-9fa3-c0cb72ca4a05 I don't know if there is a kind to do the same with these computers I described? or another way to apply patches automatically to them.
Thanks
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I suppouse that they have to do that, but it does not happen, where can I dig to know the cause? Wich log file should I have to search for?
Doc MX
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Hi
Any sugestion about the client's files to dig more for the problem of updates?
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Question about SCCM 2012 recovery using SCCM Backup when Site Server and DB Server are running on virtual machines
My client is running SCCM 2012 RTM in a standalone site. There is the Site Server of course and the database resides on an external server, both are virtual machines.
SCCM Backup task is enabled.
I did a recovery test using the Recover Site option in Setup wizard, but I started it after virtual machine being restored through snapshot.
I simulated DB server and site server crashes.
That seems to work, but I still have tests and verifications to do.
The only thing I noticed is that since the site server was restored from snapshot, the Recovery wizard doesn't offer me the option to restore it
from backup because it sees the existing site, but I can restore the database from SCCM backup. This behavior is described in http://technet.microsoft.com/library/gg712697.aspx#BKMK_RecoverSite.
I know from other posts that you should run the Recovery on a server just being build with prerequisites, but since the servers are virtual, is it supported
to restore machine from snapshot AND use SCCM Backup to complete the process?
This option, if valid, would save time by avoiding to reinstall server and prerequisites. The recovery process would be faster.
Is there other persons who did manage recovery procedure in a similar infrastructure? What was your strategy? Any recommendation?
Tnx
Patrick
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Tnx for feedback Torsten.
But I think I need to give more details about the recovery steps I did to make things more clear. I did use the built-in mechanism (output of the maintenance task).
Those steps would be followed in the case the site server or DB server (or both) fail, we are talking about a standalone site:
- Recover failed server(s) from snapshot.
- Delete SCCM database on DB server, even if the DB server didn't fail.
- Start SCCM 2012 setup on site server and select Recover Site option.
- The option to recover site server will be greyed out since it is already installed due to snapshot restore (or because only DB server failed).
- Specify SCCM backup set path to recover SQL database.
- Complete Recovery wizard.
- Perform post-recovery tasks and verifications.
If that would be supported, it would speed-up the recovery process.
Tnx
Patrick
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The sub report can not be found in the specified location
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Have you tried refreshing the viewer, sometimes you can make a change to a report and then when you go to the viewer it doesn't refresh.
Failing that check your sub report to see if it returns data and then delete and re-add to the main report.
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create CustomList in sharepoint 2010
Follow the Below Steps:-
SiteActions->View All site Content->Create->CustomList
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Ok, but why did you post this?
Steve Clark, MCTS | Twin-Soft.com
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Windows 8, once and for all
The problem with Windows 8 is simply that it feels as if Windows 95 (yea, 95) is actually the successor version, not the other way around.
1. The desktop has multiple windows, Metro has not.
2. Desktop programs can be resized, Metro apps cannot.
3. The desktop has drag and drop between applications, Metro has not. Instead of just selecting the items you want to export and actually move them into the other program, you need to handle with "charms" which comes across far more unintuitive than just dragging and dropping.
4. The desktop has nearly unlimited multi-tasking abilities, Metro has not.
5. Metro apps are far more limited in scope, by design, than desktop programs.
6. Desktop programs have depth and 3D, Metro apps on the other hand seem to be approved by the Flat Earth Society.
7. Desktop programs are usually more colorful and vibrant, the Metro design principle consists of CGA style mono-color.
Winzip for desktop:
WinRT version:
Which one does look more like a C64 program?
8. You can open up other programs in the desktop, through the start menu, without disrupting workflow. On the other hand the start screen is something like the "item menu" in games where you dress up your character with weapons etc. Everyone knows that it is quite distracting switching between item menu and game world in games, and Microsoft brought this concept onto its flag ship product! Hooray.
9. Desktop programs can be easily distributed, Metro desktops are locked-in into the store.
And that's just the problem of the WinRT part. The fact that Win8 has multiple control panels and update mechanisms and is a duality monster hasn't been touched upon here. Yet alone that Win8 apologists in all seriousness propose arcane keyboard shortcuts as solution for some of the glaring problems, where previous versions worked just fine without using them.
If an alien would just land on our planet and see Windows 7 and Windows 8 (and its programs) for the first time, without no prior knowledge, he would think Windows 7 is the successor, not 8.
I am not "against change", I am not married to the start menu or Win32. If something truly better would come along, I would be sold. But Win8 just isn't.
I still can't get over it. They took a phone GUI and put it on full fledged computers as default...
The premise is so retarded when you take your time to think about it for more than one millisecond, just unbelievable. Like putting a bike into a car chassis.
That they were able to go with this and run it to the very end is just incredible.
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And this is why Ballmer is refusing to release sales numbers. As I see it, Windows RT is selling so poorly that it may not even sell 20% of what they hoped this quarter among ALL the OEMs selling ALL the RT devices. People wouldn't touch RT with a ten foot pole if they knew the real sales numbers. IMO it is so bad, that Microsoft is probably now considering discontinuing the RT product when Windows 8 Pro is released next year. The iPad mini probably sold in just ONE day more than twice as many devices than every single Windows RT manufacturer is predicted to sell this entire quarter. If I was an investor, I would be jumping the MS ship right now because IMO the stock is going to tank real soon and Ballmer is going to be facing some VERY angry people over this whole debacle. Windows RT is a complete flop and disaster.
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And this is why Ballmer is refusing to release sales numbers.
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-8-sales-well-below-projections-plenty-blame-go-around
Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft's internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing. But here's the catch: The software giant blames the slow start on lackluster PC maker designs and availability
With all this issues, they are wondering why Win8 sales are lackluster and blame PC makers? REALLY?
And my post was only about the problems of the WinRT part.
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And this is why Ballmer is refusing to release sales numbers. As I see it, Windows RT is selling so poorly that it may not even sell 20% of what they hoped this quarter among ALL the OEMs selling ALL the RT devices. People wouldn't touch RT with a ten foot pole if they knew the real sales numbers.
Hm, just out of interest, do you have some insider information? As far as I know, the only info is that sales are below expectations, exact numbers were not given. Is the 20% figure based on some reliable knowledge?
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the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
What about the other RT devices? Well, I guess they are doing even worse. No wonder.
"Windows RT" is the dumbest product name in history of industrialized products. Even something like "Microsoft Tiles" would be far better.What does RT mean? I guess it has something to do with WinRT, but who the hell knows that outside of Visual Studio addicts? For 99.9% of the population it is a completely meaningless moniker. Windows XP and Windows me also had these two-character names instead of a number and they were able to run all existing programs.
That has also been pointed out a million times in the last months, Sinofsky even said that they were going to make it absolutely clear that no one would confuse Win8 and RT.. and what's the result? Windows RT looks exactly like Windows 8, it even has a desktop.. but it can't run existing applications, and the only hint for that is "RT", which doesn't ring any bells for the customer. You could as well call it Windows Dumbo.
I bet that there were more than enough RT-device and Surface buyers who were absolutely befuddled why they weren't able to run their existing Windows programs and gave the devices back.
Customer: "Why can't I run my existing applications?"
Salesperson :"You can't run these on Windows RT. Only the store apps"
C: "So why is it called Windows? And why is there a desktop then, that looks like Windows 7?"
S: "To run Office"
C: "But isn't Office a normal Windows application as well? I have it on my PC, and it looks exactly like the one on this device. If Office works on this, why can't I use my other programs as well?"
S: "You see, this thing has a so-called ARM processor, and Microsoft has decided that [...]"
C: "Ah, f..k this!"
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-rt-and-8-sales-signs-point-major-flop-206847
"rumors of astronomical [Surface RT] return rates" - Uh, let me guess why.
The stupid approach taken with Windows RT is also bad on a whole other level. It shows that Microsoft doesn't seem to value its own ecosystem, which it has been building up for the whole existence of Windows. Microsoft's opinion about the millions of existing Win32 and .NET applications, and the developers who made them, is not exactly flattering if they thought that no one would notice their absence.
The Windows 8 decisions so far reek "debacle", from start to finish. And Microsoft can't say that they haven't been warned. How were they able to stubbornly screw up so much on all fronts, despite the tons of feedback and complaints, which predicted all these problems to the letter, is beyond me.
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In the world of high tech business I have found throughout my career that from time to time some folks are given the ability to "bet the farm" - to create and run projects that are obvious pigs, with no hope for success - yet not only are they allowed to start them but often they're allowed to run them terribly, break through all reasonable roadblocks, and defy common sense for years.
I have worked for several fairly large product development companies that despite my (and others') warnings of doom and gloom, created and ran projects that were hopeless and wasted hundreds of millions of dollars, run by morons whom I wouldn't trust to tie their shoes correctly. Basically, it's the world of Dilbert, except possibly even more bizarre, if you can believe it. In one case this idiotic ongoing ignorance of reality actually killed the company.
I can only guess that some critical mass of individuals whom control large budgets and somehow have decision-making power well beyond their capabilities are "friends outside of work" and approve their own stuff ("you scratch my back"...) despite the obvious conflict of interest. "The Executive Club". Or maybe someone has found a way to blackmail their bosses. Or all of the above.
The worst of it is that these people are often themselves made rich in the process, while the well-meaning individuals of the company remain underpaid, under-recognized, and denied purchase approvals for essentials with which to do their jobs. Customers ultimately lose out, and in the worst cases the company is lost so even investors are screwed. In some cases they move on and do it all again somewhere else.
Why does this happen?
The phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely" comes to mind, as does "the love of money is the root of all evil".
-Noel
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What about the other RT devices? Well, I guess they are doing even worse. No wonder.
The Windows 8 decisions so far reek "debacle", from start to finish. And Microsoft can't say that they haven't been warned. How were they able to stubbornly screw up so much on all fronts, despite the tons of feedback and complaints, which predicted all these problems to the letter, is beyond me.
The other OEMs combined haven't sold as many RT devices as has Microsoft - if that answers your question as to how well they are doing.
Microsoft deserves this. I don't normally kick companies when they are down, but this has been a complete debacle for over a year now. We've been telling Microsoft this isn't going to work since before the Developer preview. They heartily ignored all of our feedback and were egotistical jerks, to be quite honest. They have absolutely earned "fail" and this IS Vista 2.0 we are seeing right now. They were warned over and over again. They were complete asses to us when we gave our feedback and literally ignored it all. Limiting the Windows 8 Phone SDK was another example of complete and utter stupidity. Good riddance Sinofsky is all I can say.
That said, I don't want to see Windows fail. I just want the people responsible for this travesty to be thrown out on their ears and for the Windows team to resuscitate the product and go forward with it. Microsoft needs to clean house and fix this problem. I want Windows 9 (or whatever is coming next) to succeed and be awesome!
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They have absolutely earned "fail" and this IS Vista 2.0 we are seeing right now.
No, this is worse than Vista.
Comparing Vista to Windows 8 is flattering Windows 8. Vista's problems were accidental bugs and issues (it's not like the Vista team wanted those speed problems), while pretty much all flaws of 8 aren't bugs, but are by design and put on purpose. That's hundred times worse.
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No, this is worse than Vista.
You are right. This is worse than Vista because rather than spend the last 3 years developing something that we would all want...they spent all their time developing things we didn't want and removing countless features we still did. Microsoft then argued and ignored us when we told them it was a bad path they were on.
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Microsoft spent their time; 1) Figuring out how to set up an Apple Store model, 2) How to create a Redbox(tm) Video Rental interface to be used by consumers looking at Xbox-esque squares, and 3) How to shove advertising into the applications i.e. News, Weather, etc. Windows 8/RT is not an operating system. It is a product delivery system. This is Microsoft's answer to the Amazon Kindle marketing model.
Perhaps this is the new world of technology where we are no longer seen as "customers" but only as "consumers"?
Maybe it should be called Windows COS for Consumer Operating System?
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Lets just say that I feel a 20-25% sales figure over what was planned is a fairly accurate scenario of what is occurring. IMO, the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
So you are basically making it up?
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Lets just say that I feel a 20-25% sales figure over what was planned is a fairly accurate scenario of what is occurring. IMO, the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
So you are basically making it up?
Believe me or don't believe me - I don't care. One can't be "committal" in public forums like this for various reasons. In any case, it's exactly what Paul Thurrott, NewEgg, and others are now saying.
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Lets just say that I feel a 20-25% sales figure over what was planned is a fairly accurate scenario of what is occurring. IMO, the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
So you are basically making it up?Believe me or don't believe me - I don't care. One can't be "committal" in public forums like this for various reasons. In any case, it's exactly what Paul Thurrott, NewEgg, and others are now saying.
And are they too making it up? A simple yes or no will suffice, I don't need reference to who else is saying what... I only care for empirical evidence to back up spurious claims that can be summarised by answering my question with a yes or no.
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Lets just say that I feel a 20-25% sales figure over what was planned is a fairly accurate scenario of what is occurring. IMO, the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
So you are basically making it up?Believe me or don't believe me - I don't care. One can't be "committal" in public forums like this for various reasons. In any case, it's exactly what Paul Thurrott, NewEgg, and others are now saying.
And are they too making it up? A simple yes or no will suffice, I don't need reference to who else is saying what... I only care for empirical evidence to back up spurious claims that can be summarised by answering my question with a yes or no.
You really think that Paul Thurrott and NewEgg would make up stuff like this? What planet are you on? This isn't an x-files episode with a hundred different people all conspiring together to say that Windows 8 sales are poor with aliens, bigfoot, and the loch ness monster hovering in the background. This data comes from many, many reputable sources - and MS insiders. This is exactly why S Ballmer is refusing to release sales numbers.
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Lets just say that I feel a 20-25% sales figure over what was planned is a fairly accurate scenario of what is occurring. IMO, the Surface RT, for example, hasn't even hit 250,000 units sold yet - and Ballmer stated that 3 million would sell.
So you are basically making it up?Believe me or don't believe me - I don't care. One can't be "committal" in public forums like this for various reasons. In any case, it's exactly what Paul Thurrott, NewEgg, and others are now saying.
And are they too making it up? A simple yes or no will suffice, I don't need reference to who else is saying what... I only care for empirical evidence to back up spurious claims that can be summarised by answering my question with a yes or no.You really think that Paul Thurrott and NewEgg would make up stuff like this? What planet are you on? This isn't an x-files episode with a hundred different people all conspiring together to say that Windows 8 sales are poor with aliens, bigfoot, and the loch ness monster hovering in the background. This data comes from many, many reputable sources - and MS insiders. This is exactly why S Ballmer is refusing to release sales numbers.
Now now, did you or did you not make it up? Did you see actual figures before posting? Please understand we only need a yes or no, we have enough waffle designed to avoid answers from politicians and we do not need that here, thank you.
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Please understand we only need a yes or no, we have enough waffle designed to avoid answers from politicians and we do not need that here, thank you.
@ProjectVRD...
Just curious...who is the "we" you are referring to? From what I can see, you are the only one who seems to question the sales data. Are you saying that Windows 8 is a runaway success and Microsoft is hiding this fact from all of us? If so...for what purpose? As I recall, Paul stated quite clearly in his article that "One of my most trusted sources at Microsoft confirmed Windows 8's weak start this week.", so if ABCFED is lying...then Paul is lying as well? Where is the logic in this?
What is the point of your even questioning the obvious sales problems that the surface is currently having? The sales are indeed below projections...WELL BELOW projections...which is exactly what Newegg.com said as well. This would indicate ABCFED is exactly correct with only about a quarter being sold. There are numerous sites out there saying the same thing. This isn't one guy (or gal) stating this claim.
Are you actually an investigator on Microsoft's payroll trying to ferret out who is leaking this stuff from inside Microsoft or what? I'll give you a hint...EVERYONE is leaking the same dismal sales information. Not a single person is leaking spectacular sales information. Even Mr. Ballmer copped to that fact.
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Now now, did you or did you not make it up? Did you see actual figures before posting? Please understand we only need a yes or no, we have enough waffle designed to avoid answers from politicians and we do not need that here, thank you.
You keep pestering me for a firm committal. Why does this sound like you are trying to legally trap me into something? Are you a shill for Microsoft? That is it - isn't it? You're a Microsoft shill prowling these forums. Listen Mr. Shill - I'm not going to commit to anything - whether you want to think that I "make it up" is your business.
In fact, you are right - I take back everything I said. In reality, the surface is selling BILLIONS of units - more units than there are people on the planet even and MS wants to keep it all a big secret. People are buying them for their pets now too. They don't want Sony, Asus, or Apple to feel bad. Yeah - that's it - that's what's really going on. So, Mr. Shill, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Microsoft Windows 8 sales are rocking the house - probably will sell a trillion units by the end of next year at the rate it is going.
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Do you have proof that they sold billions or was that made up as well?
Of course i have proof. I have a cousins, wife's next door neighbors grandkids aunt's roommate who will testify as such.
Yeah, right. Like I would tell a shill anything. Go back to your masters at Microsoft and tell them you weren't able to glean any info here. You are obviously a shill. lol.
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So basically you came here just to troll with made up facts? What kind of a life is that?
Yep. You caught me. You also caught Paul, Newegg, and all the other websites, people, and analysts saying that Windows sales are incredibly poor. You are soooooo smart ProjectVRD. So smart.
As far as the life - it's great! money, hot nice women, and fame are literally leaping at me constantly. I get free healthcare (even have my own personal medical staff at beck and call) and have a free lifetime pass for any grocery store in the world (that my 10 butlers go shopping at). I also live in a 50,000 sq ft mansion with my own private hunting ground and airport for my 3 jets (of course, I have 8 other homes around the world - and 2 yachts). I can't go by a single minute without getting flowers and chocolates in the mail from my fans. Justin Bieber ain't got nothing on me and my cohort Thurrott! I even have a helper monkey - to fetch me my beer. It's an awesome life. Thanks for asking.
Speaking of life - how is the life of a shill? Does Microsoft pay you well? Do you get benefits? Are you still sleeping on friends couches? You don't have a helper monkey do you? Sad.
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"I counted about 40 in the [Microsoft] store. However, during my 45-minute people-watching span, not one person left the store with a Microsoft product. Across the way at the Apple Store, about 120 people milled around inside and 30 customers waited outside to pick up pre-ordered iPad minis and new fourth-generation iPads. I counted at least 35 people carrying Apple products out the door...Also, while every salesperson in Apple's store was engaged with a customer, I counted six Microsoft Store employees standing around trying to look busy."
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412343,00.asp
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Though it sounds biased toward Apple, the above is a pretty fair description of what I've seen lately as well.
I visited several tech stores over the past several days, including an Apple store (where we decided to buy an iPad mini). To be fair I did see some interest in the systems displaying Windows 8's colored tiles, but it wasn't the sea of iHumanity literally mobbing the Apple store, which had moved in the mall, expanding to more than twice the size of what it was last year.
-Noel
| Detailed how-to in my eBooks: | Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options |
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Reply:
"Surface is so key to Windows 8 that Microsoft should have coughed up more data. The lack of disclosure points to weaker-than-expected sales. Rest assured if Microsoft sold 3 million Surface units we would have heard about it."
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-lack-of-surface-disclosure-spurs-unit-guessing-game-7000010353/
ProjectVRD - Note too that the analysts are guessing that the actual sales were between 500,000-1,000,000 units. This would make it somewhere between 17% and 33% of what Steve Ballmer stated was the sales goal (3,000,000). I previously stated that the sales would be around 20-25%. Sounds like I was dead-on accurate.
:)
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Reply:
"Surface is so key to Windows 8 that Microsoft should have coughed up more data. The lack of disclosure points to weaker-than-expected sales. Rest assured if Microsoft sold 3 million Surface units we would have heard about it."
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-lack-of-surface-disclosure-spurs-unit-guessing-game-7000010353/
ProjectVRD - Note too that the analysts are guessing that the actual sales were between 500,000-1,000,000 units. This would make it somewhere between 17% and 33% of what Steve Ballmer stated was the sales goal (3,000,000). I previously stated that the sales would be around 20-25%. Sounds like I was dead-on accurate.
:)
So how exactly does that refer to Windows 8 sales where I posted official confirmation in another thread on here that Windows 8 outsold all other OS's in history in it's teething in period? This is a wider Windows 8 thread afterall, so what I say is true backed up by numbers published. Isn't it nice when you back up your claims with empirical figures?
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[Sharing] Office 2013 and sharepoint - Read-only issue
Hi all!
I´ve found a peculiar way to fix the edit problem of SharePoint documents with Office 2013.
We long suspected IE10 to be the cause of this but changing browsers didn´t help.
We experienced this issue before when using 64-bit IE9 on Windows 7, and switching to 32-bit fixed it then but since IE10 is 32-bit default it couldn´t be the same issue on Windows 8 and Office 2013.
It seems it´s the "Office 2013 upload center" that isn´t compatible or has a bug in it.
The issue for us was: You cannot edit a SharePoint document more than one time, all ther other documents open in "read only"
I fixed this issue by installing support for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation from the Office 2010 ISO and it seems to have fixed the issue...
Does anyone else experience this?
Maybe it will help someone out there? :)
Regards
Fredrik Hellstenius
Reply:
Thanks for sharing, hope it will help the other people who met the same issue.
Max Meng
TechNet Community Support
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Hi
Thank you so much, I've been trying to find a fix for this for days and this is the only thing that has worked.
J
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I did try this but it didn't seem to help for me.
Which version of SharePoint are you guys running? We're running the old 2003.
Also tried this patch but doesn't help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760358
- Edited by MikaelJones Wednesday, February 6, 2013 11:49 AM
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SCVMM Job Failed but does not say for which VM
Hi,
We are running SCVMM 2102 with CU2. In the job logs I can see a failed Job but it does not state for which VM the job has failed. Any idea how I can find out?
Below is what I see in the Jobs log
Emails refuse to send after a migration to Exchange 2010
Hello
I've got a batch of MPRs that call action workflows and approval workflows to send emails after various changes to person objects.
While these worked beautifully in Exchange 2007, they have stopped working in DEV and TEST after a faintly traumatic migration to Exchange 2010, in which all the mailboxes had to be recreated.
The workflow instances sit in the running state for an extended period (the request sits at post processing). When, eventually, the request terminates, the information is:
EmailNotificationDataExchange caught an exception while trying to send an email. The email was not sent. See the trace immediately following for exception contents.
EXCEPTION DATA\r\n\r\nMESSAGE: System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (1, 942). ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Instance validation error: 'ErrorInternalServerError' is not a valid value for ResponseCodeType.
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderIlmExchangeServiceBinding.Read229_ResponseCodeType(String s)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderIlmExchangeServiceBinding.Read253_ItemInfoResponseMessageType(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderIlmExchangeServiceBinding.Read268_ArrayOfResponseMessagesType(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderIlmExchangeServiceBinding.Read285_CreateItemResponseType(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderIlmExchangeServiceBinding.Read339_CreateItemResponse()
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.ArrayOfObjectSerializer37.Deserialize(XmlSerializationReader reader)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.ExchangeServiceBinding.CreateItem(CreateItemType CreateItem1)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Mail.ExchangeProxy.ExecuteCreateItem(CreateItemType request)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Mail.ExchangeServer.SendNotification(NotificationMessage message)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Mail.NotificationMessage.Send()
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.SendMailWorkItemProcessor.SendMailMessage(MessageContent messageContent)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.SendMailWorkItemProcessor.ProcessWorkItem(WorkItem workItem)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Void CheckEmailSent(System.Object, System.Workflow.Activities.ConditionalEventArgs)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Boolean Evaluate(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity, System.IServiceProvider)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(T, System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(T, System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity, System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Boolean Run(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.IWorkflowCoreRuntime)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Void Run()\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINNER EXCEPTION DATA\r\n\r\n
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I've gone through the steps suggested at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg607341%28v=ws.10%29.aspx, I have created a mailbox for the Fim Service account (prior to creating this mailbox, the error was:
EXCEPTION DATA\r\n\r\nMESSAGE: WorkflowInstance 'fd109af0-ccba-4b05-8a80-8bdcf0718799' could not resolve mail message in activity 'authenticationGateActivity1'. Mail was not sent.\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Void ResolveMail(System.Object, System.EventArgs)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Void RaiseEvent(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.DependencyProperty, System.Object, System.EventArgs)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(T, System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionStatus Execute(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity, System.Workflow.ComponentModel.ActivityExecutionContext)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Boolean Run(System.Workflow.ComponentModel.IWorkflowCoreRuntime)\r\n\r\n**METHOD:Void Run()\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINNER EXCEPTION DATA\r\n\r\n)
We have enabled anonymous senders, as trying to send email via Vmailer on the FIM box was failing, and that did at least allow us to send emails, and we can send emails using powershell. I've updated config file with the correct information for the mailserver, which is now on a separate server from the DC, and Exchange 2007 is still apparently active on the DC.
Other errors from the FIM Log:
Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Service: System.InvalidOperationException: An error occurred trying to send your message
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Mail.ExchangeServer.SendNotification(NotificationMessage message)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Mail.NotificationMessage.Send()
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.SendMailWorkItemProcessor.SendMailMessage(MessageContent messageContent)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.SendMailWorkItemProcessor.ProcessWorkItem(WorkItem workItem)
and
System.ArgumentException: Cannot deference non-instantiated attribute Manager
Microsoft.ResourceManagement: System.ArgumentException: Cannot deference non-instantiated attribute Manager
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Utilities.ExceptionManager.ThrowException(Exception exception)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WFActivities.Resolver.ResolveAttribute(Match m, Boolean isFunctoidArg, String& attributeName)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WFActivities.Resolver.ResolveEvaluatorWithoutAntiXSS(Match m)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WFActivities.Resolver.ResolveEvaluatorForBodyWithAntiXSS(Match m)
at System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexReplacement.Replace(MatchEvaluator evaluator, Regex regex, String input, Int32 count, Int32 startat)
at System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(String input, MatchEvaluator evaluator)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WFActivities.Resolver.ResolveBody(String input)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.EmailNotificationServiceImpl.ResolveMailMessage(Guid requestId, Guid targetId, Guid actorId, Dictionary`2 workflowDictionary, String toLine, Guid emailTemplateIdentifier, EmailResolutionOptions options, String& failedToResolvePrincipals)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Activities.EmailNotificationActivity.ResolveMail(Object sender, EventArgs e)
WorkflowInstance '8aea054c-6919-4460-8fa7-73b35f8a9e1b' could not resolve mail message in activity 'authenticationGateActivity1.sendApprovalEmail'. Mail was not sent.
(although I think this last is the approval workflow that is supposed to go to a manager but which has a total spasm if there's no manager recorded for the individual)
I've also had:
System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
Microsoft.ResourceManagement: System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Utilities.ExceptionManager.ThrowException(Exception exception)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.MailChannel.ExchangeMailChannelListener`1.ExchangeMailListener.EndListen(IAsyncResult asynchronousResult)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.MailChannel.ExchangeMailChannelListener`1.OnEndAcceptChannel(IAsyncResult result)
Although this appears to have gone now that the Fim Service Account actually has a mailbox.
I'm bemused: where should I go delving around next to try and fix this?
Thanks
Jane
Reply:
Hurrah! We have managed to fix this.
The fix was to applyUpdate Rollup 5 Version 2 for Exchange 2010 SP2 to the Exchange Server.
We turned on verbose logging, got some more information, and discovered that the problem was that we couldn't access a mailbox using an EWS application. Further errors were exactly as here.
The update took hours to apply, but, after a reboot, the server processed the queued mails.
I'm putting this in here, just in case someone else has similar issues - because it's taken us 3 days to get to the bottom of this, and it's not been much fun at all, as it's put our testing back by about a week.
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Domain controller hanging
error code 8007: the browser was unable to update the service status bar.the data is the error.
i need to know whether is this related to a hardware failure or any windows related issue.
please give me a brief description on this error and i need to fix this issue
how do i fix this?
- Changed type Arthur_LiMicrosoft contingent staff Monday, February 18, 2013 4:47 AM
Reply:
Hi,
Can you please explain more about the question?
Regards, Server Engineer - Server Support
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Windows 8 client not being released from Quarantine
MY VPN client works with Windows XP and Windows 7 clients. It is an Microsoft L2TP connection going connection manage.
I've checked the Application logs on the VPN server. Whenever a Windows 7 or XP client connects to the server, there is an application event log showing the user authenticate and then another log entry indicating RQS.exe is fired on the server to remove the client from quarantine and place it on the network.
On a Windows 8 client, the event log shows everything the same through the authentication, but RQS is never started on the server to remove the client from quarantine.
is there a way I can manually start RQS from a command prompt on the server to remove the client from quarantine?
Also, I have noticed there is a new RQS.exe program downloadable from Microsoft, but the System admins don't want to install it unless we see the release notes. Does anyone have the release notes for RQS.exe 5.2.379...?
I have disabled all firewalls on the client, so it isn't a firewall issue.
I wrote the application which issues the RQC command with parameters after verify the PC meets our network requirements. The RQC command should be the same whether the client is a Windows XP, 7 or 8 device. However, the server never seems to get the request.
I think others with Windows 8 are having a similar issue as I see similar problems listed on the Windows 8 Networking Forum.
Do I need to install the new RQS.exe to support Win 8?
Any ideas? (Thanks in advance)
- Changed type Aiden_Cao Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:48 AM
Reply:
Hi,
Thank you for your question.
I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Best Regards,
Aiden
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TechNet Community Support
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Hi,
What is the operation system of the server?
Best Regards
Scott Xie
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Provision & deprovision mailboxes?
Hi,
I see that on the AD MA, there is the ability to provision Exchange 2007 & 2010. In the sync rule we need to add some attributes to actual create the mailbox - happy with that.
- However - how does one deprovision a mailbox?
The reason I ask is that when, in our environment, a student becomes an alumni, their local Exchange mailbox must be deleted, and a live@edu mailbox must be provisioned. Do we need to create new Sync Rules, Sets, workflows and MPRs for this?
Thank you
- Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Monday, June 6, 2011 1:43 PM
Reply:
Good question and its odd that its been unanswered for a year.. must have been a very awkward question.
Anyways. How does one deprovision the Exchange Mailbox via FIM?
We have a collection of Mail Enabled and no-Mail Enabled users. We can provision the MailEnabled users to AD, and by following the FIM rules, provide mailNickname, homeMDB and msExchHomeServerName attributes, hey presto we get a Mailbox provisioned on AD export. Similarly for the no Mail users, if we donot provide mailNickname, homeMDB and msExchHomeServerName attributes, we ge terms an AD account without a mailbox. Fine.
NOW. What if the Mail Enabled user is to be switched to be a no Mail AD acount (In exchange terms change him from UserMailbox back to User)
How is it done???
Simply blanking the mailNickname attribute and exporting to AD doesnt have any Effect apart from making the user invisible in Exchange.
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Reply:
On further investigation, blanking the mailnickName does indeed convert the Exchange Recipient Type from UserMailbox to User.
What it doesnt do, is somehow get Exchange to refresh the user's AD account details. If we examine the AD account with ADSI Edit or something, I can see all the Exchange attributes present.
I am puzzled why on a provision of an Exchange Mailbox, the users AD account is refreshed, yet on a deprovision it is not.
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SSRS 2008 difference from table and matrix
Hi,
When we drag the table and matrix control in report designer, it seems to have to same type: Tablix.
And in SSRS 2008 we can add dynamic columns in table. So I just wonder what are the difference of table and matrix? They seems to be the identical control now.
Reply:
They are basically the same on the initial view with a few differences:
A Tables default style is almost a "List" type interface. You can add groupings on columns or rows
The Matrix default has the initial groupings section on the left hand side of the matrix, and a column grouping section on the top right.
General rule of thumb fro me is to use a table when the number of columns are fixed (a matrix columns can be dynamic), and i am basically listing the SQL result as is. I use the Matrix when wanting perfom groupings on the data (on rows and columns - it works almost like a pivot type report), and where the number of columns can increased or decreased dynamically.
They are both considered to be a tablix, and a table can be made into a matrix and visa versa. It is just the initial view\layout that changes.
Hope this helps
Sean
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Reply:
Thanks you. Your reply is exactly same as what I think!
However there is difference in SSRS 2005 right?
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Phani Note: Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question.
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in context of SSRS 2008, can anyone please tell me what is the difference between tablix and matrix.
As per my understanding use maxtrix if you need only rows to be dynamic(when columns are fixed), use tablix if both rows and columns to be dynamic.
Regards Amit
- Edited by Restless Spirit Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:15 AM
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Install issue when installing Operations Manageer 2012 SP 1 from scratch
There appears to be an validation issue when specifying a custom data path on the Data warehouse screen of the setup wizard. If you specify a custom data path of, say, e:\SqlData without a backslash, it doesn't validate it and tries to create the data warehouse with a file name of e:\Sqldata.mdf. The entire install fails and is rolled back. If you do the same thing on the operations database screen, the code handles it fine.
I posted this on the systemcentral forum with a little more detail.
Reply:
Hi Gerhardo
Hmm could be this bug like here http://blog.concurrency.com/infrastructure/scom-2012-sp1-installation-error/ . Try to install the DW like described in on the blog.
Cheers,
Stefan
Blog: http://blog.scomfaq.ch
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Execute Power shell script referencing excel in environment without Microsoft Office.
Hi,
I have power shell script which refers a Microsoft excel using folowing line of code
$excelObj = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
It workes fine in my development environment, wher i have Microsoft Office installed, howvere in other [TEST/QA/PROD] environments there is no Microsoft Office, thus the script does not work.
Can any one suggest how do we execute the script creating new COM objects in environment where Microsoft Office is not installed [basically need excel]
Regards, Ketan Gandhi
Reply:
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Delete the CustomList in sharepoint 2010 using powerShell
Just Follow the below steps
open Sharepoint 2010 Management Shell
Syntax:-
Get-SPWeb "YourSiteCollectionUrl" | Where-Object { $_.Lists.Delete([System.Guid]$_.Lists["Listname"].ID) }
Example:-
here YourSiteCollectionUrl= http://sfs03-pc:2222/sites/Ajax/ ListName="Test"
Get-SPWeb "http://sfs03-pc:2222/sites/Ajax/"
failed to get properties of external columns
- Changed type KJayd Wednesday, February 6, 2013 5:56 AM
Reply:
It's located here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver
Martina Miskovic
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Delete the CustomList in sharepoint 2010
Follow the Below steps
Choose your customlist for delete
1.click the list button in the ribbon control on the top of your page
2.Click the list settings button
3.under Permissions and Management Delete this list will have.click that one.
your custom list will Delete
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