Archive for category Desktop Applications
Automatic Email Alerts From Any SQL Query
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, Desktop Applications, MS SQL on September 2, 2009
Problem Reminder emails were needed to be sent out to remind sales staff to follow up on projects. Solution I developed a simple command line executable that takes 1 parameter which is an XML file. The contents of the XML file would look something like: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ ?> <Settings> <ErrorEmail> <Email>email@gmail.com</Email> </ErrorEmail> <SummaryEmail> <Email>email@gmail.com</Email> [...]
Outlook Signature
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, Desktop Applications, FTP, Microsoft Office Interop on August 17, 2009
Background: My company wanted to standardize the email signature for all of the employees. The signature was to contain images and links. Problem: Creating a signature in Microsoft Outlook that contains images and links is not the easiest thing in the world. Not to mention having everyone in the company try to create their own, [...]
Inventory Application
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, ASP.NET, Desktop Applications, MS SQL, Web Applications on August 17, 2009
Background: As for any company, physical inventory time is never fun. Our inventory software did not have a good interface for doing this. Problem: The process of taking physical inventory was long and tedious. The process typically involved printing our a huge list of parts, write in the quantity next to the part, then someone [...]
Desktop Tools
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, Desktop Applications, MS SQL, Web Services on August 17, 2009
Background: I created a single page web page that was set as the background using the Active Desktop function of Windows XP. This web page allowed you to search the employee database for phone numbers or extensions. It also had a section to calculate shipping for certain items my company sells. Problem: Active Desktop started [...]
Custom Conversion Application
Posted by Eric in AJAX, ASP.NET, Desktop Applications, MS SQL, Web Applications, Web Services on August 17, 2009
Background: One of the many things my company does is file room conversions. To make this short and sweet, a file folder may need to be moved to a new location. In the process the folder may need a new label applied to the folder. This is simplistic example of a conversion. A client requested [...]




