Software Development

Hello all T-SQL masters,

Do you think is it possible to play mastermind game using T-SQL on SQL Server?

I tried to develop sql code for managing game setup, making guess and evaluating the results to demonstrate a mastermind game actions on a SQL Server.

But I get stuck.
I need your comments and help to progress to finish sql mastermind game :)

Soon I'll place the transact-sql codes I have developed besides the database design and table structures for simulating the mastermind game on a SQL Server environment.

Stay tuned and share your comments!

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 is released and now available for public download at Microsoft Downloads

For more information about Service Pack download and install SP1 using Windows Update please refer to guide Free Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Download (Windows 7 SP1)

Microsoft has announced Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring tool in short MBAM tool which will be available with new Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.

Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions enable the Windows feature BitLocker that enables disk encryption to secure your data on Windows 7. But many Windows 7 users experience Bitlocker recovery key problems and ask for how to recover Bitlocker encryption.

MBAM or Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring tool manages BitLocker in Windows 7 provides IT professionals solution to recover Bitlocker key as well as provisioning and Bitlocker monitoring.

Tomorrow, Windows 7 SP1 (as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) will be available for public download. We will be sharing more information and detailed how-to guides about MBAM Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring tool soon.

Microsoft WebCamp will be held in Istanbul for developers and IT professionals living in Turkey on 1st of February, 2011 at Microsoft Istanbul office.

Web developers who want to attend the Microsoft Web Camp should be quick to register for the limited seats left for Istanbul WebCamp.

Please go to Microsoft WebCamp Istanbul registration pages for registering online.

Microsoft has released Report Viewer 2010 for Web and Windows applications. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services report developers can use Microsoft Report Viewer to display sql reports in their Windows and Web programs and software.
To summarize, Microsoft Report Viewer control enables developers build applications that are running on Microsoft .NET Framework in order to present Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports.

SQL Server Reporting Services developers can download Report Viewer 2010, Microsoft Report Viewer 200 Redistributable Package from Microsoft Downloads portal.

The free Report Viewer download file ReportViewer.exe is about 4.5 MB in size.
Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 redistributable package requires MS SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services or higher versions for server processing mode and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or .NET Framework 4.0

Microsoft has recently released a security update which resolves the publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET

I strongly suggest ASP.NET developers, IIS Administrators, system administrators and security administrators to take care on Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-070.

The security problem Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Information Disclosure was known for a period of time and a few work-arounds were already been suggested to ASP.NET developers.

For more information on security update please refer to Microsoft TechNet portal web page Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Information Disclosure.

Microsoft has released MS SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access v4.2 for Access and SQL Server developers in order to enable data migration from MS Access to SQL Server.

Developers and database administrators can download Microsoft SQL Server migration assistant for Access free tool from Microsoft Download Center
Using migration assistant tool, developers will enable Access to SQL Server 2005, Access to SQL Server 2008, Access to SQL Server 2008 R2 and Access to SQL Azure with minimal effort

I think SQL Server Migration Assistant is a good database migration software who are looking for a free well performing data migration tool.

Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant or its common name SSMA, is a toolkit which enables developers easily convert Microsoft Access database objects to MS SQL Server database objects. SSMA then deploys converted MS Access objects to SQL Server.
SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access can also be used as a data migration tool from Access to SQL Server.

Using SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access administrators and developers can migrate sql database objects and migrate data from Access 97 and higher versions to any edition of the Microsoft SQL Server.

SAP has released the SAP Crystal Presentation Design software for free download of SAP users.

SAP Crystal Presentation Design software enables SAP users create interactive data visualizations and professional presentations.

SAP users and ABAP developers who requires this professional SAP tool, can download free using SAP Crystal Presentation Design download URL

SAP Design tool users can create amazing presentations very quickly. Presentation makers can add add maps as well as charts into their presentations.

This free SAP tool SAP Crystal Presentation Design tool is released to public in 13 different languages in order to let a wide range of customers to use it for free. It is possible to set the tool language during software setup. After a fast registration at SAP site, you will be sent a product key code to your email. This product code will enable you get the fully licensed version for free.

Main SAP Crystal Presentation Design software tool features are :
Built-in quick start guides
Ready-to-use data presentation templates

System Requirements :
MS Office XP, MS Office 2003 or MS Office 2007,
Free 350 MB hard disk space,
Microsoft Windows XP, MS Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista