Error when workflow is running in publishing page

I had a custom workflow associated with a content type  used by a publishing page, that gave this error

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.WorkflowUtilities.GetAssociationDataValue(CachedWorkflow workflow, String xmlNodeName) +124


Digging throught the web I found a solution.


We need to had this association data to the workflow


<my:myFields xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:my=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/myXSD\" xml:lang=\"en-us\"><my:ItemChangeStop>false</my:ItemChangeStop></my:myFields>


Apparently Sharepoint is looking for node called "ItemChangeStop"


Thanks to Julien C (http://www.sharepointdev.net/sharepoint--workflow/sharepoint-error-when-editing-documents-with-custom-content-types-44343.shtml)


Somewhere else people talked about and hotfix from microsot that isn't available on the web ...

Error using TextAlignment="Justify"

When using TextAlignment="Justify" in a  TextBlock a windows phone application unexpectedly exits.

After some digging apparently this alignment isn't supported on this control. Although appear as an option is a bug.

How to Configure Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

Just run the following commands


NET TIME /SETSNTP:time.windows.com
NET STOP W32TIME
NET START W32TIME
W32TM /config /reliable:YES
W32TM /resync /rediscover

Just replace time.windows.com with closest atomic clock address

For instance for Portugal the address is "ntp02.oal.ul.pt"

SQL Server 2000, 2005 intellisense and snippets

In SQL Server 2008 there's a cool feature that improves productivity alot, intellisense or code completion as some people call it. But in the early versions there's nothing. In my daily work I use a lot SQL Server 2000 e SQL Server 2005.

I found the following aplication that does the trick, unfortunately there only a trial version,

SQL Prompt

Digging through I found out that old version 2.0.0.59 is free.For me it's good enough.

Download it for free HERE

Content Management Server 2002 stand-alone template explorer

Several peolpe told me that they couln't load the template explorer even with cmsEnable="1" in the  Vwd.webinfo file when opening a MCMS 2002 Project in Visual Studio 2005.


After some digging I found out that there was a stand alone MCMS template explorer available


Check the site Tools for Content Management Server 2002

Check for table dependencies on SQL Server

I particularly use  this instruction

EXEC sp_depends TABLE_NAME


But there are several methods as stated here

SQL Server 2000 guys please read de following the article BUG: SP_Depends Does Not List Triggers

Error: 18452 Login failed for user ‘user’. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection

Just the other day I spent  an hour trying to figure the "Error: 18452 Login failed for user ‘user’. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection" error. 


I easily found out that I need to change the server authentication mode to mixed mode.


It took me a while but I just needed to restart the SQL Server as stated here


http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188670.aspx