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Every so often, Code Retard features a QOTD or “question of the day” post on various topics we find interesting. Hope you enjoy today’s question!

I am very interested in computers. I have worked on a few, just to tinker around with them. This year, I am taking a course in school to go for my A+ certification. I want a good career in the computer industry.
So the Question is, what are some suggestions of things I can do to have a good career working on computers?
Thanks a lot!

Hi, I want be a computer scientist (Like the Geek Squad) but I but know what formation i need to do. I live at montreal and a search a formation near of me.
Thanks for help.

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I feel like i’m struggling in programming, but I’m good with computers in general.
Maybe this is a question about degrees in general – do you have to be an expert at every part of your degree?

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I’m an Electrical Engineering student that want’s improve my basic familiarity with C++ and Java into average skills or even better. I’m not going into programming but I want to learn more about programming simple programs or make my own budgeting programs or something.

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Microsoft DreamSpark continues to offer select high school and university students free use of select Microsoft Software. Choose from SQL Server Developer 2008, Visual Studio Professional 2008, Expression Studio 2, Windows Server 2008, and more. To obtain this software, you must first log in with or create a Windows Live ID and then verify that you’re a student by choosing your school from a list and logging in with your student information. Once verified, you will be prompted to download an ISO image of the software of your choice.

Link: https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx?SID=934849-2-0-ARTICLE-0

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The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId)

How to solve?

Go to CodePlex and find then download STP Inspector. Unzip and then run that app with the STP file you are trying to debug on the server you are trying to deploy the template file to

“STPInspectorWin.exe” will tell you the error. If it says you are missing a feature, export the stp file, then rename it to a CAB file and modfiy the manifest.xml file inside the CAB. Use the STP Inspector to find the missing GUID and do a search then remove that line from the xml manifest.

Repack up all the files in the STP file and the new manifest.
You should google and then use CABARC.EXE. Its a free ms tool. What I did was extract everything in the cab into a folder called test, then go to the command prompt and type in
cabarc N

Example:
C:\stp\BIN>cabarc N test1.cab C:\stp\BIN\Test\*.*

If your Template file is too large, you can change the size limit by using this command:
stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname max-template-document-size -propertyvalue 524288000

Oftentimes programmers have to deal with external third party DLLs that their software rely on to function. This is both smart and useful because as long as the DLL interface remains the same, externally linked DLLs can be easily swapped in and out without having to recompile and rebuild code. However, linking code in Visual Studio with an external library requires that a .lib file exist – the DLL is actually not sufficient for this task. Fortunately, there is a way to generate a .lib from a DLL with Visual Studio. Creating the .lib file is a bit like reverse engineering the DLL’s symbols.

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I was getting this error in SharePoint and tried searching on it with no answers.

12/23/2008 14:41:17 6 ERR Failed to connect to the configuration database.
An exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException was thrown. Additional exception information: An error has occurred on the server.http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=96177
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException: An error has occurred on the server.http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=96177
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabase.ValidateDatabaseSchemaCompatibility()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.PreinitializeServer(SPRequest request)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.InitializeSPRequest()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.EnsureSPRequest()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.get_Request()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListCollection.EnsureListsData(Guid webId, String strListName)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListCollection.EnsureListsData(String strListName)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListCollection.Undirty()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPBaseCollection.System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationWebApplication.get_AdministrativeTasks()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationWebApplication.EnsureSystemTask(String title, String description, Int32 priority, String actionTitle, String actionUrl, String service, String systemId)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication.Provision()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebServiceInstance.Provision()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Join()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()

If you are in a Server Farm, make sure all SharePoint Servers are updated to the same level.
(Add/Remove Programs, Check the show updates on the top)

If not find SharePoint Updates.

Whenever you execute a command in Linux, the command actually returns an exit status code which is useful when you need information on how the execution went like if it failed or succeeded. An exit status code of:

• 0 means the command executed properly without any errors
• 1 means the command executed but there may have been some minor issues (think of these as warnings)
• 2 means the command executed and there was a major problem (think of these as errors)

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Have you got an application you’re working on that requires the power to store and query data of a SQL database but don’t need the hassle of setting up a client and server solution? Today, let us introduce you to SQLite which was made just for you. Besides being complete free, it’s a small and fast library that acts as a SQL database wrapper to a plain text file that sits locally in your application. What this means is you can create and enforce all the great structured tables in your database design as well as construct intricate data queries just like you do with any server-backed SQL database, except your database is just a local file – no server or client architecture needed. From the SQLite website:

SQLite is a in-process library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. The code for SQLite is in the public domain and is thus free for use for any purpose, commercial or private. SQLite is currently found in more applications than we can count, including several high-profile projects

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