Lock and Unlock folder

To lock folder

Create a text file on the same path where your folder resides and write (e.g. if u want to lock folder on d:\ then create these files on d:\)

ren lockfolderName lockfolderName.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

then save this file with extension ".bat"

To unlock folder

Create a text file on the same path where your folder resides and write
ren lockfolderName.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} lockfolderName
then save this file with extension ".bat"

Stored Procedure to Search Value in Database

set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
go



ALTER PROC [dbo].[SearchAllTables]
(
@SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN



CREATE TABLE #Results (ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))

SET NOCOUNT ON

DECLARE @TableName nvarchar(256), @ColumnName nvarchar(128), @SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
SET @TableName = ''
SET @SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('' + @SearchStr + '','''')

WHILE @TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET @ColumnName = ''
SET @TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > @TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(
OBJECT_ID(
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
), 'IsMSShipped'
) = 0
)

WHILE (@TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (@ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET @ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(@TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(@TableName, 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar')
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > @ColumnName
)

IF @ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC
(
'SELECT distinct ''' + @TableName + '.' + @ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + @ColumnName + ', 3630)
FROM ' + @TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + @ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + @SearchStr2
)
END
END
END

SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END

Fix for Invalid Viewstate error

http://community.discountasp.net/default.aspx?f=24&m=10014&g=10785

Sharepoing Installation steps

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/sharepoint/MOSS_2007__Installation.aspx

CSV Problem

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms974559.aspx

create Virtual Directory using C#

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=347207

Code to create Virtual Directory using C#

Private Sub CreateVirtualDir(ByVal WebSite As String, ByVal AppName As String, ByVal Path As String)
 
        Dim IISSchema As New System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("IIS://" & WebSite & "/Schema/AppIsolated")
        Dim CanCreate As Boolean = Not IISSchema.Properties("Syntax").Value.ToString.ToUpper() = "BOOLEAN"
        IISSchema.Dispose()
 
        If CanCreate Then
            Dim PathCreated As Boolean
 
            Try
                Dim IISAdmin As New System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("IIS://" & WebSite & "/W3SVC/1/Root")
 
                'make sure folder exists
                If Not System.IO.Directory.Exists(Path) Then
                    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Path)
                    PathCreated = True
                End If
 
                'If the virtual directory already exists then delete it
                For Each VD As System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry In IISAdmin.Children
                    If VD.Name = AppName Then
                        IISAdmin.Invoke("Delete", New String() {VD.SchemaClassName, AppName})
                        IISAdmin.CommitChanges()
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next VD
 
                'Create and setup new virtual directory
                Dim VDir As System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry = IISAdmin.Children.Add(AppName, "IIsWebVirtualDir")
                VDir.Properties("Path").Item(0) = Path
                VDir.Properties("AppFriendlyName").Item(0) = AppName
                VDir.Properties("EnableDirBrowsing").Item(0) = False
                VDir.Properties("AccessRead").Item(0) = True
                VDir.Properties("AccessExecute").Item(0) = True
                VDir.Properties("AccessWrite").Item(0) = False
                VDir.Properties("AccessScript").Item(0) = True
                VDir.Properties("AuthNTLM").Item(0) = True
                VDir.Properties("EnableDefaultDoc").Item(0) = True
                VDir.Properties("DefaultDoc").Item(0) = "default.htm,default.aspx,default.asp"
                VDir.Properties("AspEnableParentPaths").Item(0) = True
                VDir.CommitChanges()
 
                'the following are acceptable params
                'INPROC = 0
                'OUTPROC = 1
                'POOLED = 2
                VDir.Invoke("AppCreate", 1)
 
            Catch Ex As Exception
                If PathCreated Then
                    System.IO.Directory.Delete(Path)
                End If
                Throw Ex
            End Try
        End If
    End Sub 

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