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Every now and then I need to create a new Oracle user to test the CodeSmith Generator OracleSchemaProvider. I wanted to outline the steps that I use to create a new user as well as change the password of an existing user. The first step one needs to take...

If customer facing issues are your top priority, then you are already adhere to the primary principle of Exception Driven Development. Exception Driven Development It's a pretty simple concept: Collect application data, especially regarding errors...

If you have not had a change to play around with the Selenium 2 and WebDriver , let me assure you that it is worth checking out! We have been using WebDriver to help create unit tests for our new product, CodeSmith Insight , which is build using ASP.NET...

CodeSmith now supports SQL Functions and SQL CLR Functions with the release of CodeSmith 5.2. I will quickly show you how to add SQL Function support to your template. The first thing you need to do in order to use SQL Functions is to set the IncludeFunctions...

As my Uncle Ben once said, "with great insomnia comes great responsibility." Or maybe that was Spiderman, I don't remember. All I know is that I couldn't go to sleep last night, and when I came to this morning there was a proof of concept...

The CodeSmith Tools are hitting the road (and even the skies) to talk about .NET technology all around the US! Want us to speak at your local user group? Just drop me a line! We will post again each month with updates and additional details , so stay...

The .NET community is the best development community ever. How do I know that? Because they ask the best questions! Here are two really important questions that we have been asked concerning PLINQO for Entity Framework that I wanted to call some extra...

Let me start off on a modest note: I am not an expert on dependency injection. I am, however, certain of the value that it provides. TDD After having engaged in the same conversation time and time again, I have become convinced that there is indeed "one...

Learn how you put CodeSmith Insight's search functionality to it's full use in only a few minutes. This video covers search syntax, fields, macros, and logic. Visit codesmithinsight.com .

The primary goal of CodeSmith Insight is to "unite different forms of communication", and email is a crucial medium with which users communicate with us. This is why Insight is capable of both importing and sending email, and this is why Insight...