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Room Availability Calendar in Business Intelligence Development Studio
SQL Server Reporting Services

Room Availability Calendar in Business Intelligence Development Studio

Well I tried and I spent a few hours searching the net for a solution which displays the hours in the top columns, and undefined number of rooms in the rows. No all I was looking for was a calendar showing 1 day with the hours on the top. Working hours only as well... Ok I admit I only googled for about 1 hour before I...

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SSRS Expand specific drilldown by default
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS Expand specific drilldown by default

I thought I'd put something here as there are lots of posts like this on forums (a lot of which seem to be copied & pasted from other sites) but they refer to SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005. This is how to do it in SQL Server 2008 and creating a report in Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or MS Report...

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Alternate row background colour in Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services

Alternate row background colour in Reporting Services

This is just a note for me as it took a while to find on the net and even then it was confusing as to why it works but it does. Not sure whether you call this an MDX Query or part of a Transact-SQL mashup. You need to go to "Fill" (of each text box in the row - unless there's a faster way) and instead of color, click o...

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Migrate Joomla! 1.5.x to 2.5.x+
Joomla

Migrate Joomla! 1.5.x to 2.5.x+

Update June 2013 - How to use this migration script: Make a backup copy of your old Joomla website (1.5.x) Download and install the latest Joomla CMS Go through the Joomla Web-based Installation GUI until the process deletes the Installation folder. Avoid installing Sample Data if possible (there will be some but this...

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SQL Calendar in Business Intelligence Development Studio
Transact-SQL

SQL Calendar in Business Intelligence Development Studio

So I find myself searching the web for a way of producing an outlook-style calendar within Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). Weekdays along the top and then dates inside. Additionally we would like this linked to events in a database. I'm calling this project "Reinventing the Wheel" because the request w...

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Formatting a date in an MDX query
Transact-SQL

Formatting a date in an MDX query

Thought I'd add a note as I was getting confused with the built-in function "FormatDateTime()". The example is shown as: =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.ShortDate) The other formats are: =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.GeneralDate) =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat...

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Create Read-Only Database User in SQL Server
Databases

Create Read-Only Database User in SQL Server

The following describes how to setup a database user with read-only access to the AdventureWorks database. Using SQL Server Management Studio 2008: Connect to your database server. Expand Security > Logins. Right-click on the user who will be set as having read-only access (in this example "adventureworksro"). Select P...

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Joes Word Cloud (JWC)
Product Documentation

Joes Word Cloud (JWC)

Installation Download the appropriate file for your system (see compatibility table below) Login to your Joomla admin panel and install as per usual. How to Use Install the ZIP using your Joomla! Admin Panel > Extension Manager View the module on your front-end to see if it does what you want it to do. Modify the modul...

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