October 2012 – markwheeler.com

Sharepoint 2010 SSRS Oracle Data Access Components BadImageFormatException

October 29, 2012 mmwheeler

I am using SSRS to report against an Oracle database source directly. For a while I was getting the following error. Attempt to load Oracle client libraries threw BadImageFormatException. This problem will occur when running in 64 bit mode with the 32 bit Oracle client components installed. Apparently there is […]

Sharepoint 2010 Email-Enabled Discussion List Content Query Web Part

October 26, 2012 mmwheeler

I had a recent request to allow supervisors to post “kudos” emails to a Sharepoint site for display on a “dashboard.” They did not want it to be labor intensive by having to logon and copy/paste email content to a list. To achieve this I created an email-enabled discussion list. […]

DIY Visual Pinball Cabinet – Part 3

October 12, 2012 mmwheeler

Here’s a play testing video.

Sharepoint 2010 Backup and Cleanup Scripts with Notifications

October 10, 2012 mmwheeler

Simple scripts that you can automate with the Task Scheduler to backup/cleanup your Sharepoint 2010 farm with email notifications. Backup Script try { $today = (Get-Date -Format dd-MM-yyyy) #Location of the Backup Folder [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory(“E:BackupDailyFarmBackUp$today”) # This will actually initiate the SPFarm backup. Backup-SPFarm -Directory E:BackupFullFarmBackup$today -BackupMethod full # Backup-SPFarm -Directory […]

DIY Visual Pinball Cabinet – Part 2

October 2, 2012 mmwheeler

Almost there! The build is completed and painted. I got the legs attached. Still waiting for the digital plunger and motion kit. Do NOT order order directly from NanoTech Entertainment directly. Use the link above via virtuapin.net […]