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I was calling a javascript function from the href property, but window.event was returning undefined.

When I rewrote the url using href=”javscript:void(0)” onclick=”js function”, this issue was resolved.

I read The Poet a couple years ago and found it a bit over done. This one wasn’t as convoluted. Ending was a bit weak, but what are you going to do?

Blood Work

Gives a great account of the mindset of all the principals, from Mao to MacArthur as well as insightful analysis into the political processes for all involved.

At 600+ pages, I was a bit surprised that the last two years of the war were pretty much glossed over. Very little mention of the role of the air wing.

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

“Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”

Odd story that keeps you involved. Every time I see the author’s picture, I think “the horror”, but that’s another story.

Feud

Could also be titled “A boy named Crow”. Parker writes em, I read em. On it goes. Waiting for the cheeseburger installment.

Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)

Sequels can be disappointing and this was no different. Dull and disjointed. Even skimming chapters, I still couldn’t finish.

A disturbing and insightful work. Collection of interviews with veterans, primarily from Army and Marine units.

Nam

Setting a gridview header forecolor is pretty straight forward. One thing to keep in mind is that enabling sorting makes the header element = A, so you need to have an A class in your css.


.dgrHeader
{
color:Red;
text-align:left;
height:10px;
}
 
.dgrHeader a:link, .dgrHeader a:visited, .dgrHeader a:active
{
color:rgb(102,102,102);
text-align:left;
height:10px;
}

After your css is configured, you can either set the property programatically:

 
grdTemp.HeaderStyle.CssClass = "dgrHeader"


or in the grid itself:


<HeaderStyle CssClass="dgrheader" />


Certain collections blow out when you use a for each loop, as the change in value results in the item dropping out of the collection.

This code resulted in the above error as it caused the CheckNodes collection to change.


For Each node As TreeNode In TreeView1.CheckedNodes
    node.Checked = False
Next


Re-writing the code as so works fine:


Dim y As Integer = TreeView1.CheckedNodes.Count
While y > 0
    TreeView1.CheckedNodes.Item(0).Checked = False
    y -= 1
End While


I usually shy away from western themed fiction, but Berger’s writing style got me involved right off. Doesn’t go overboard on the dialect and lets the story speak for itself.

Little Big Man

Lawyer as super-sleuth can get annoying. This tiptoes up to the line. Too short to develop any real feeling.

The MARINE CORPSE

Didn’t like this one much.

The Dutch Blue Error

A really good read. Pretty incredible story.

Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills

If you want to step through your javascript code in VS 2008, be sure to add the js as a separate file, rather than inline. Unhandled js errors will still break to the error point, but breakpoints do not appear to function for inline js.

If you have ever tried to match a custom palette in Excel to hex codes, you know what a trial that can be.

Getting the Excel RBG is pretty simple: Tools / Options / Color / Modify / Custom.

Next, open up Microsoft Calculator under Accessories. Make sure the Dec radio button is checked, enter the R code and click the Hex radio button. Repeat for B and G and you have your hex code that now matches the Excel color exactly.

Detailed instructions

I really like Sandford, but this book started to annoy me. Computer geek as super-hero with the power to change the world on a laptop gets a bit tedious.

The Hanged Man’s Song

First of the Kidd novels I have read. Much different from the Davenport series in both the protagonist view and technical details.

The Devil’s Code

After adding the AJAX control toolkit, the designer.vb page stopped staying in synch when I would add and delete controls.

Even though there were no compile errors and all the toolkit controls rendered fine in VS 2008, the designer file needed a reference to the AJAX toolkit in the project. I had only placed the reference in the actual page.

To regenerate designer.vb:

Delete the designer.vb page, right click on the aspx page and choose Convert to Web Application.

I found this book to be dull and plodding. Quite a surprise when considering the topic. Still, there were some interesting sections, including Rommel’s exploits in Italy during WWI.

Knight’s Cross : A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel