HTML ruler

Source from http://reeddesign.co.uk/test/points-pixels.html


http://www.soft.tahionic.com/download-ruler/index.html

Approximate Conversion from Points to Pixels

(and Ems and %)

Here's a chart that converts points to pixels (and ems and %). It's an approximation, which will depend on font, browser and OS, but it's a good starting point.

Points	Pixels	Ems	Percent
6pt	8px	0.5em	50%
7pt	9px	0.55em	55%
7.5pt	10px	0.625em	62.5%
8pt	11px	0.7em	70%
9pt	12px	0.75em	75%
10pt	13px	0.8em	80%
10.5pt	14px	0.875em	87.5%
11pt	15px	0.95em	95%
12pt	16px	1em	100%
13pt	17px	1.05em	105%
13.5pt	18px	1.125em	112.5%
14pt	19px	1.2em	120%
14.5pt	20px	1.25em	125%
15pt	21px	1.3em	130%
16pt	22px	1.4em	140%
17pt	23px	1.45em	145%
18pt	24px	1.5em	150%
20pt	26px	1.6em	160%
22pt	29px	1.8em	180%
24pt	32px	2em	200%
26pt	35px	2.2em	220%
27pt	36px	2.25em	225%
28pt	37px	2.3em	230%
29pt	38px	2.35em	235%
30pt	40px	2.45em	245%
32pt	42px	2.55em	255%
34pt	45px	2.75em	275%
36pt	48px	3em	300%

Could not load file or assembly 'Name' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

I have seen these a few times lately and the cause is usually that you have the following configuration:

• IIS running on a 64Bit Operating System
• The Assembly DLL in question has been compiled for 32Bit - check the project properties under the build tab, if under platform target you have x86 then it is 32bit only.
  
   

Why would you have a 32bit only DLL? well it could be that you are using something that is not 64bit compatible, such as MAPI or ODBC...
The real problem is that the 64Bit IIS machine is using an Application Pool that is not allowing a 32bit DLL to be processed.
Open IIS Manager and find the application pool for the site and select the Advanced Settings.


Notice that there is an option called "Enable 32-Bit Applications" this is the cause of the error. Enable this and you should be good to go.
Here is an example of the full error for this message.

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Could not load file or assembly 'XMLView' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'XMLView' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Assembly Load Trace: The following information can be helpful to determine why the assembly 'XMLView' could not be loaded.

=== Pre-bind state information === LOG: User = NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE LOG: DisplayName = XMLView (Partial) LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/dev/Projects/OSCARUtils/ LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\dev\Projects\OSCARUtils\bin Calling assembly : (Unknown). === LOG: This bind starts in default load context. LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\dev\Projects\OSCARUtils\web.config LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Aspnet.config LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config. LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/root/8a8c3f22/9d24bab0/XMLView.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/root/8a8c3f22/9d24bab0/XMLView/XMLView.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/dev/Projects/OSCARUtils/bin/XMLView.DLL. ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x8007000b). Probing terminated.

Stack Trace:

[BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'XMLView' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.] System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +465 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +181 System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +42 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +190 [ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'XMLView' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.] System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +3637752 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +397 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +155 System.Web.Configuration.AssemblyInfo.get_AssemblyInternal() +36 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +235 System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler..ctor(VirtualDirectory vdir) +214 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectoryInternal(VirtualDirectory vdir, Boolean ignoreErrors) +57 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath) +259 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +406 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +125 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVirtualPathObjectFactory(VirtualPath virtualPath, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +203 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CreateInstanceFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, Type requiredBaseType, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +52 System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.GetHandlerHelper(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath) +50 System.Web.MaterializeHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +410 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +274

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1378; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1378

posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 2:49 PM |

How to Make LINQ to SQL Check for Changes After Attach (or AttachAll)

dbContext.Entity.Attach(entity, true);
//submit insert or update to db
dbContext.SubmitChanges();

Problem: entity was saved, but its dependencies weren't.

Solution 1: Try to loop its dependencies and attach manually
    foreach (var child in entity.children)
   {
          dbContext.Child.Attach(child);
   
          get error at this line: An entity can only be attached as modified without original state if it declares a version member or does not have an update check policy.
   }

- Solution 1 is completely wrong to resolve the problem
Root cause of Problem: LINQ to SQL assumes that the object you are attaching is un-modified. True, there is an overloaded method "AttachAll(items, true)" that forces LINQ to view those objects as 'modified', but that method only works if your table has a TimeStamp field.

How to resolve: So, how do I tell LINQ to SQL to see if there have been changes made to already-existing entities? By using the "Refresh" method:

// Add this line before "SubmitChanges"
dataContext.Refresh(RefreshMode.KeepCurrentValues, entity);

Completed code as following
.Entity.Attach(entity, true);
dbContext.Child.InsertAllOnSubmit(entity.Children.Where(r => r.Id == 0));

dbContext.Refresh(RefreshMode.KeepCurrentValues, entity);
dbContext.Refresh(RefreshMode.KeepCurrentValues, entity.Children.Where(r => r.Id != 0));


//submit insert or update to db
dbContext.SubmitChanges();

ASP.NET MVC

============ LESSON LEARN ========
Model: consist of business logic, data access logic
View: Markup and content that is returned to the browser
Controller: Fires off some logic and response to a browser request

MAPPING URL ROUTING
Global.asax.cs: Using <routes> table to map url and its parameters

MUST DO
1. Follow MVC framework naming convention

============ RESOURCE ===========
1. Download ASP.NET MVC 2 framework
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c9ba1fe1-3ba8-439a-9e21-def90a8615a9&displaylang=en

2. Understanding overview of ASP.NET MVC
http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/understanding-models-views-and-controllers

3.Five Must Have Tools for MVC Developers
http://www.codecapers.com/post/Five-Must-Have-Tools-for-MVC-Developers.aspx

Visual Studio 2008 (Some shorcut keys)

Here are some extremely helpful keyboard shortcut keys for Visual Studio 2008. You probably know most, but some you won't know. For instance, did you know that Ctrl+. is the same as Sift+Alt+F10?
Note: Some of the shortcuts won't work in all environment configurations (web, C#, etc).
To use, hold down the control key and hit the key combination. Works on the whole document, a specific line, or a selection of code.
Go to Definition (F12) Navigate to the definition of the method or variable. Super useful.
Find all References (Shift + F12)
Update References/ Add Using Statement (Ctrl +. or Shift +Alt +F10) I'm referring to the underline that appears under a variable to perform an action like add a using statement, or refacter a method or class name. Not sure what it's called but I use it all the time. Ex: ClassName
List Members (Ctrl +J or Ctrl +K, L) Displays the autocomplete list for classes, methods, or properties.
List Parameter Info (Ctrl +Shift +Space or Ctrl +K +P) Lists the parameters for a method. Use this shortcut when your cursor is inside the parenthesis of a method.
Auto Format (Ctrl +K, D or Ctrl +E, D) Formats C#, VB, ASPX, Javascript, CSS, XML, XSL, and HTML code according to generally accepted formatting standards for the respective programming language. Makes code look nice and neat.
Quick Watch (Ctrl +Alt +Q) Highlight some code and hit these shortcut keys to display the Quick Watch dialog.
Comment / Uncomment (Ctrl +K, C / Ctrl +K, U) Comments or uncomments a block of code. Works with C#, VB, ASPX.
Code Bookmarks Use these to bookmark a line of code. You can cycle through the bookmarks across any file within a project. Bookmarks come in very handy, try it out.
Set/Unset Bookmark (Ctrl +K, K) Next Bookmark (Ctrl +K, N)
Surround With (Ctrl +S) Surrounds a block of code with a code snippet.
Build & Debug Shortcuts Set/Unset Breakpoint (F9) Build (F6 or Ctrl +Shift +B) Start Debugging (F5) Start Without Debugging (Ctrl +F5) Stop Debugging (Shift +F5) Continue (F5) Step Over (F10) Step Into (F11) Step Out (Shift +F11) Attach to Process (Ctrl + Alt + P)
That's it for now, feel free to add more in the comments below. I'll try to update this post periodically.

Copy from Rob Volk's Dev Blog
http://blog.robvolk.com/2009/01/visual-studio-2008-keyboard-shortcuts.html