Try out

Try out this in C#

            double result = Convert.ToDouble(7) - 5.3;

            if (result == 1.7)

                Console.WriteLine("No Bug");

            else

                Console.WriteLine("WHAT!!!!!!!!");

            Console.ReadLine();

Test it and post me in comment what result did you get.

To the woman I love...

Happy Birthday to my dear wife Sabrina!

New ASP.NET Charting Control:

Got to know this morning about charting controls that Microsoft is providing for asp.net 3.5, from here. Great! For sure they will provide great support and examples to cover most types of charts. Interestingly, these charting samples look inspiration from Dundas. Another news is that Microsoft is going to use Dundas (www.Dundas.com) in SQL Server 2008 reporting.

What other options do we have? Dundas, Infragistics...who wants to buy license? Go for OpenFlashChart. A free flash based charting tool with support on all platforms. I have used OFC in one of my projects and without much pain we got awesome results.

Alternative to Crystal Report?

A couple of days back, I faced a problem deploying my asp.net web application. The application uses Crystal Reports, and there is no support for Crystal Report at the hosting (Our hosting company does not provide Crystal reports anyway).

After finding around for some free reporting tools I found LogiReport (support?) and then I gave up. And finally thought to use Reports provided by .net (RDLC), after ignoring it for a long time. Who wants to buy Crystal Report redistributable license?

If you have been working with Crystal Reports, you will find it difficult to us! But it worths it.

So my answer to "Alternative to Crysal Reports" is "Reports provided by .net"

I am Back!

P.S.: Title says it all.

New Year Resolution

Something which has more worth than "php5 running IIS"

Beginning with no end in mind is a road to nowhere so mission statements are like a tree with a deep roots …once planted at new years …would be ready to give the fruit by the time it ends……and from the past year experiences I have learnt that there are those hard moments in which there is a conflict between doing the right thing and doing the easier thing so my this year's resolution would be prioritizing my work according to the most important things that matter to me and then setting my targets to achieve them whether it be learning php during the regular university chores….setting out my plans for my final year projects or the love and care my family and my friends expect from me time to time ….I will be willing to get out of my COMFORT ZONE and jumping into the CONTROL ZONE of my life car as someone once said "its not the mountain we conquer but ourselves so this year I plan to conquer it all.

Credits : SGM

Long time no see...

My last post was on Eid day, i had been thinking to post something but did not find anything special to post here.

Exams finished 2 weeks back, and right after that my Internship at PSO started.

Did 9 projects at RAC, the 9th one i did last night and it was pretty simple one.

Started playing with php. I will post "Installing php5 running IIS" right after this post. I started php with Zend enginer, which is not doubt the best php IDE, but I decided to do it on my own, and uninstalled Zend Engine. Tried few times following steps given on various websites. Only the last one worked perfectly.

Eid Mubarak !

Eid Mubarak !

Friday, November 04 2005 - 7:41AM ;) few minutes in EID Prayers and i am blogging for nothing :D

Using Windows Fax Service

I didnt get chance before to try Windows Fax Service, today i got to use it, actually my fax wasnt working and Haroon bhai was waiting for the fax. So i asked him to hold a minute. I installed "Windows Fax Service" from Windows XP CD (its an additional component and doesnt get installed automatically).

I had been trying to send the scanned document from a wrong way. I always ended up on sending only the cover page.

And finally, i found the correct solution to that. All you need to do is, whatever your document / image is right click on the object and select Print. In the Printing Options, select FAX, instead of a printer :) and you are done. Write the Name and Telephone number of receiver, [optional] attach Cover page, SEND !!!

One thing i didnt mention, you definitely need a working telephone line connected to your modem ;-)

So now, i can send / receive fax through my Computer.

Yahya Panday

Yahya Panday

copyright (C) 2005

12 October 2005

1 Down ! 10 more to go. Todays paper, MPBS, went fine. Nothing special, it was average.

One thing i finshed writing today, is the user manual for Van Management System i developed. And i am really happy with that.

Will start LCS by tomorrow, LCS is quite tough, but the good part is that there is 4 days gap before LCS paper :D

The Big Boss

It is when we start thinking that we are invincible ----
that He shakes us up to remind us who's the boss.

credits : http://lifemeansdrama.blogspot.com/

PakHero (CNG) AutoRikshaw

yeh rikshaw hai toofani
Pak Hero Pakistani
____ sab ki jani
yeh hai 4 stroke
na machaey ziyada shor
na koi dhuan na koi dhool
na yeh piyay petrol
yeh hai CNG se chalta
na hi lagay ga koi jhatka
...

great naa ???

misunderstood...

it's all good if i m not understood, but its bloody annoying if i'm misundestood... :'(

Credits: http://lifemeansdrama.blogspot.com/

to my dear NED with Love ...

Being almost for 3 years in NED , i found out that

"NED aik aisa bargad ka darakht hai, jiske neechay saray gadhay bandhay hain"

The problem (i think) with NED is, that we have good courses - but not good teachers to teach those good courses.

I want to tell you my Dear NED, that your yearly examination system Sucks. Not to mention, this is one of the things which i hate about you.

One of the thing that happened this year and i liked it most, other than last day festiv :P was Silent Polling ( dont know whether it will have some effect or not)

- your lover

Transporter 1 & 2

Rule 1 : Never change the deal
Rule 2 : No Names
Rule 3 : Never look in the package

Rule 4 : Rules are made to be broken

Yahya.Age.Years.Count++

19th September 2005 - Happy Birthday to Me

Kashif wished me first through hi5 !! :) though it was too early (18th Sep). Then i got an e-card from Sabrina ( after few minutes of Kashif's msg )

Faisal and Fahad were with me at 19th September 0000 hours :)

Yahya.Age.Years.Count++ ; //Optimistic
Yahya.Life.Years.Count--; //Pessimistic

Welcome Back

After a long time, i am blogging - reason ? nothing special, my internet + busy schedule + lack of interest + (add whatever you like, i wont mind)

• Moonsoon rains are back in Karachi. Heavy rains in past few days, but today was a Sunny day, really burning hot
• Awesome Annual Dinner - 3rd Sep
• Great Last Day festiv - 10th Sep
• Shani Strawberry Drink's Birthday and Treat - 10th Sep
• 4th anniversary of GroundZero - 11th Sep
• Started working on Software Engineering Project ( will post details sometime later)
• My internet has been down :(
• I think there are still many things left which need to be in this list....WHATEVER !!!

INETA Pakistan

After long time, INETA Pakistan [dot] org is up. And you can find me there at profiles section.

The website is cool, but some features are missing. Signup is not working, it is actually the beta version.

Adnan Bhai did great work. I liked the outlook of website very much.

Muhammad Saqib Ilyas (MVP) ;)

a must see blog