Basic usage:

$("table").budapest();

Advanced usage:

$("table").budapest({
  headers: {
    0: { sortable: true},
    1: { sortable: true},
    2: { sortable: true}
  },
  sortIndex: 2,
  sortDirection: "asc",
  onSort: function(index, val1, val2, direction){
    //provide your own sorting algorithm for each column!
    //must return either -1, 0, or 1
  },
  onSorted: function(index, direction){
  //this event is fired after each sort!
  }
});

Check out the full documentation.

Public Class ICalController
        Inherits Controller
 
        Private _sessionRepo As ISessionRepository
        Private _locationRepo As ILocationRepository
 
        Public Sub New(ByVal sessionRepo As ISessionRepository, _
                             ByVal locationRepo As ILocationRepository)
            _sessionRepo = sessionRepo
            _locationRepo = locationRepo
        End Sub
 
        Public Function SessionEvent(ByVal sessionID As Long) As ActionResult
            Dim s As SessionsEntity = _sessionRepo.GetSession(sessionID)
            Dim loc As LocationsEntity = _locationRepo.Get(s.LocationID)
            Return ICalEvent("session.ics", loc.CodeAndName, _
                                   s.SessionName, s.SessionName, _
                                   s.StartDateUTC, s.EndDateUTC)
        End Function
    End Class

I then created a custom ActionResult that creates the actual ical file. Not surprisingly I called it ICalEventResult. I created an DateTime extension method to format the utc dates into the correct format for the ical file (I won’t include it here).

Public Class ICalEventResult
        Inherits ActionResult
 
        Private _startUtc As DateTime
        Private _endUtc As DateTime
        Private _summary As String
        Private _description As String
        Private _location As String
        Private _fileName As String
 
        Public Sub New(ByVal startUtc As DateTime, ByVal endUtc As DateTime, _
                       ByVal summary As String, ByVal description As String, _
                       ByVal location As String, ByVal fileName As String)
 
            _startUtc = startUtc
            _endUtc = endUtc
            _summary = summary
            _description = description
            _location = location
            _fileName = fileName
 
        End Sub
 
        Public Overrides Sub ExecuteResult(ByVal context As System.Web.Mvc.ControllerContext)
            Dim str As New StringBuilder()
            With str
                .AppendLine("BEGIN:VCALENDAR")
                .AppendLine("VERSION:2.0")
                .AppendLine("BEGIN:VEVENT")
                .AppendLine(String.Format("DTSTART:{0}", _startUtc.ToUniversalTimeString))
                .AppendLine(String.Format("DTEND:{0}", _endUtc.ToUniversalTimeString))
                .AppendLine(String.Format("SUMMARY:{0}", _summary))
                .AppendLine(String.Format("DESCRIPTION:{0}", _description))
                .AppendLine(String.Format("LOCATION:{0}", _location))
                .AppendLine("END:VEVENT")
                .AppendLine("END:VCALENDAR")
            End With
            context.HttpContext.Response.ContentType = "text/calendar"
            context.HttpContext.Response.AddHeader("Content-disposition", String.Format("attachment; filename={0}", _fileName))
            context.HttpContext.Response.Write(str.ToString)
            context.HttpContext.Response.End()
        End Sub
    End Class

Finally I created a controller extension method called ICalEvent that simply returns an instance of the ICalEventResult.

2011 Goals

Start freelance work

Last year, I decided to start doing freelance work. In addition to the extra income, I wanted to do work on the side to give me opportunities to use new technologies that I do not normally use during my day job (asp.net). With the current economy starting a new business is not that easy. How does one market themselves, letting potential customers know that I exist? Do I use old-fashion means – ads in newspapers, flyers, or is the internet the answer? A business focused site may be the answer for that. I created this blog to be a place where I could share both my personal thoughts AND professional thoughts on technologies, etc. I think perhaps I may need to create a site to focus more on my freelance services.

Be more physically fit and active

It wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if I lost about 15-20 lbs. I am tall and have a slender build, but certain part of my body (waist) tend to bulge. I lost some weight before my wedding in 2008, but have since put it back on. I want to lose the weight by the summer (nothing is happening in the summer, just a random selection).

Be more organized

I always try to be organized, but I will admit there are times where I run around like a chicken with my head cut off looking for something. I want to improve on that (the organization, not my headless chicken impersonation).

Be more assertive and get what I want when I want it

I just feel that sometimes I get bullied into things I don’t want. I am not an aggressive person, so I feel like people walk all over me at times. With out getting into specific details that will make this post sound like a hate-filled rant, let me just say that I want to be more assertive.

So those are my goals for this year. Will I succeed in all of them, or will I fail? I am going to try to update my progress for each of these goals each and every month.

SELECT REPLACE(STR(123, 5), ' ', '0') FROM SomeTable

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Rename database columns

To rename a column in a database table, simply execute the following code:

sp_RENAME 'TABLENAME.COLUMNNAME', 'NEWCOLUMNNAME', 'COLUMN'
GO

While the first and second parameter are to be replaced with your specific objects, the third parameter is the string literal “COLUMN”.

Rename database tables

To rename a table, simply execute the following code:

sp_RENAME 'TABLENAME', 'NEWTABLENAME'
GO

Notice the lack of a third parameter.

I get home from work.  It is around 5:30PM.  My wife and I agreed that we would need a pizza stone.  Whenever we have made homemade pizza the crust has never been solid through the pizzas.  Pizza stones (basically a form of tile) raise the heat in the oven and direct it towards the crust.  But where does one get it?  We did some research, and while they are available at places like Bed Bath & Beyond, they can be pricey.  People recommend that getting a basic limestone tile from any hardware store works and is much cheaper too.  We decided to do that…

The Fellowship of the Stone

We first went to the Home Depot near our apartment.  Did they have any limestone or terra cotta tile?  “No, but try Century Tile.”  So we then leave and try the Lowes which is basically next door before we try Century Tile.  No luck there.  We then go to Century Tile.   By the two cars in the parking lot, clearly this is a popular place.  We go in and are greeted by a sales person.  We tell him what we are looking for.  He shows us what he offers and we make a decision.  Ideally we would want a 16×16 tile.  Well they don’t offer that size, only 12×12 or 18×18.  He offers to make a single cut to end up with a 16×18.  We say fine, but then he goes on how it may not be ideal to have a cut because of the lack of the factory edge or something.  We remind him that we only care about functionality, not eastetics.  So we pay for it and wait for the cut.  15 minutes later we leave with a piece of tile and head on home.  It is about 7:45 PM at this point.  We are hungry and tired.

We get home and start getting ready.  I put the stone in the oven and crank it to 11 (500 degrees).  While it heats up, I start making my pizza.  I make it on a large greased up cookie sheet.  As I am making the pizza, I realize that we will not have enough cheese for both my wife and I’s pizzas.  So I drop what I was doing and drive to the store to get more cheese.  This is about 8:15 PM.

An unstoppable force meeting an unmovable object…

I get home and finish my pizza.  When I try to put it in, I can’t get it to slide off the greased cookie sheet onto the stone.  What the hell was the night worth if I can’t put my stupid pizza onto the stone?!?  I decide to cook it a bit on the sheet and when it is firm enough, slide it onto the stone.  I put it in and about 7 minutes later, try to slide is on.  Well most of it made it on.  I cook it the rest of the way, and try to take it out.  It will NOT come off the stone. Using the will of God himself and a flat spatula, I managed to dig it off. With holes and all, i manage to finally have my pizza.  This is around 8:45 PM.

Now the wife. With my pizza done, she goes for it. She made her pizza’s crust a bit thinner than mine, so it is nearly impossible to get it off the silpat she used. She gives up and just rolls it up. If she can’t have a pizza, she will try to have a bastardized version of a calzone. She “somewhat” manages to get that onto the stone and off it goes. About 10 minutes later she attempts to flip it – it falls apart. She isn’t even having a calzone anymore, bur rather an unnamed italian dough dish.

But what about the stone? Did it prove itself to be worth the trouble? Well, my pizza was still a little bit soft. The stone started off being a shade of brown. Now the stone is a shade of black between nightfall and utter black death. So how was your Friday?