A Year ago I wrote some posts about PHP running on a Windows Machine using FastCGI (In fact, PHP running on a Windows Vista or a Windows Server 2008 box), Today I re-setup all and found new useful information:

1. After Vista SP1 there is an update to the FastCGI component here

2. A new driver for SQL Server 2008 has published here.  It allow to connect php applications with SQL Server 2008. (even Express Editions)

Some references

Install FastCGI on IIS7 (Works on Windows Vista Business and Ultimate and Windows Server 2008)

Problems with URL in PHP Applications running on IIS7

And Tools.

SQL Server 2008 and 2005 Driver for PHP (I know,  it seems to be only to SQL 2005, but take a look on the overview section)

Update to solve the URL problem on PHP applications for Windows Vista SP1

Juan Pelaez

Software Architect.

Keywords: Php, FastCGI, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Juan Pelaez,

I’m using SplendidCRM version 2.1.3074.33397. Is a great tool for CRM, based on SugarCRM but ported to .Net, Even Miguel Icaza has mentioned it.

However, when I start running the application I got an error :

Silverlight error message
ErrorCode: 2024
ErrorType: ParserError
Message: 2024 An error has occurred.
XamlFile:
Line: 245
Position: 200

In Home page and in Dashboard, it seems like the property TextWrapping in some XAML files now only accepts Wrap, instead of WrapWithOverflow.

The correction is really easy. Here you can download the XAML’s files corrected. Copy them to opportunities/XAML folder.

Other Tricks: if you need to install it on hosted server and the host don’t allow you to run installer, port the solution to Web Application Project, and publish it. Copy the results files to your hosted server. Then run the installer on your machine but in the step related with SQL Server, write the connection info from your Hosted SQL Server. That way I installed the company CRM.

Juan Pelaez

Software Architect.

We are Exceeding Your Expectations.

Originally posted at http://blog.juanpelaez.com 

Keywords: SplendidCRM, CRM, 3Metas.

PDC 2008 is coming, I can’t get in, but this time I will send something to represent me and to speak for me: One piece of software made with WPF, LINQ and LiveMesh.

That App will show in one of the conferences and with some lucky, it will be publish in CodePlex as a Reference Sample.

It has been a lot of work, day with 22 hours, but finally is ready. After NDA period I will comment about the application.

Thanks everybody at studiocom, we hope to exceed any expectation you had about this app.

Applications Architecture

• WCF Serialized Class Library
• Content Publisher. WCF Consuming RSS
• Many Clients developed with WCF.
• LiveMesh Service as main container, and also as a router between clients and Publisher.

In a couple of days i will publish more info about the development process, what problems we faced, what problems we solved and how and also how we work in distributed time zones with all the studiocom people in Atlanta, MS in Redmond, the developer (me) in Bogota, Col. and the designer (TF) in other places.

Juan Pelaez

Software Architect

Keywords: PDC2008, PDC 2008, LiveMesh, Live Services, WCF, WPF, Distributed Applications.

October 20/2008 9:00 am, I just got a call from MS, they want us to develop some projects and trainings. Is the trigger I was waiting, a fresh new start.

I learned a lot in the last years, experiences like be Developer Evangelis on MS Colombia, go through a selection panel in Endeavor, worked in Studiocom , all the MS recruiting process, open my mind, there are a lot of opportunities here and there.

In the next few months, with some friends, we will build a long term Project, hopefully hiring many people and getting back to the society.

I can’t say too much yet, but if you want to know more about our products, software development services or business consulting services, just send me a note to jpelaez at juanpelaez.com. I am pretty sure we will exceed your expectations.

Juan Carlos Peláez

Software Architect

Keywords: juan Peláez, Juan Carlos Peláez, Software Development, Software Development Consulting Services, Sharepoint, RIA, Silverlight, Web 2.0,  Software Business Strategy, Software Company Management.

Originally Posted at http://blog.juanpelaez.com

Today I start something really new. A new English Blog. What a challenge.

Hope it works.

Juan. 

Software Architect.