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About randallC

I've been a multimedia developer for over 13 years. Within the past two years I have slowly migrated over to full time .net development with a strong interest and passion for Silverlight, WPF and C#.NET. I've been fortunate to work in a variety of different fields ranging from sports entertainment(NASCAR) to textile, nuclear, and most recently public safety software development. During this time span my love for design, coding and technology has only grown. Fitness, sports, my wife and my two dogs take up the rest of my life when I'm not plugging away on the computer.

Can’t remember that Connection String?

Posted on 02/21/2011

Funny how you can do something time and time again only to realize (once you take some time away from it) how easily it can be forgotten.  This happened the other day on of all things setting up a connection … Continue reading →

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Sharing crystal report files outside of Crystal

Posted on 02/08/2011

One of the most common questions I get asked when training / consulting clients on Crystal Reports is. “Can I share my report with others so that they can run the report?” In the past I have always pointed them … Continue reading →

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Accessing JQuerry or other scripts within MasterPages

Posted on 12/14/2010

I’ll preface this with the fact that I dabble in ASP.NET. It’s not my passion but I do enjoy working with it from time to time. As with anything this language is susceptible to the “use it or lose it” … Continue reading →

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Debugging Silverlight within a web app

Posted on 11/01/2010

When developing a Silverlight application the debugging of the app is pretty straight forward when you are working within the Silverlight solution/ project. But what about when you need to debug or “step-through the Silverlight application” from within your ASP.NET solution.  Visual … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up the report writing workshop

Posted on 10/06/2010

One of the most intimidating parts of the crstyal report application is writing and using formulas. People tend to cring at the thought of having to write a formula to transform data within the report. Within this post I’ve included a few useful formuals that I think everyone should have under their report writing belt. Continue reading →

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Are you really ready to create that report

Posted on 10/04/2010

When first learning to create reports one of the biggest mistakes you can make is diving into the report development process withought fully understanding the requirments. Take the time and use these best practices to minimize your development time by maximizing your design time. Continue reading →

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Break Bad Habits – stop conditioning weakness

Posted on 09/30/2010

We’re quick to grab objects for support or grunt when stooping over but is it really necessary? Continue reading →

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It’s time for Reports!

Posted on 09/30/2010

Fall is in the air and so are report writing tips and tricks Continue reading →

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