Microsoft Visual Studio - Web development quickie tip: Quick GAC deployment

I've been across this one so many times before, so I'm adding this entry to remind myself how to automatically deploy compiled libraries to the GAC and recycle the application pool after a successful compilation in Visual Studio 2005/2008:

Add this on the post build events of the Class Library project for quick GAC deployment

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin\gacutil" -i "$(TargetPath)" | C:\Recycle.vbs

Then create a VB Script file using Notepad in location C:\Recycle.vbs:

strAppPoolName = "DefaultAppPool"
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
("winmgmts:{authenticationLevel=pktPrivacy}\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\microsoftiisv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * From IIsApplicationPool Where Name = " & _
"'W3SVC/AppPools/" &strAppPoolName & "'")

For Each objItem in colItems
objItem.Recycle
Next

Wscript.echo "Recycle Completed"

Change the value of the variable "strAppPoolName" to the name of the application pool that needs recycling.

Microsoft CRM 3.0 - Awesome CRM Search "Vista CRM Search Gadget "

I was browsing around, and came back to this blog which I read a while back. It was posted back in April 14th this year, but only now I had the chance to go thru what Joris has done for the CRM community.

Its a CRM Search application that consists of a Vista Gadget, and a search web application. Whats awesome is you can add it into IE7 as a search provider! The search works across multi entities, so it makes things very convenient.

Hum.... why does it looks like an application I saw in the latest CRM 3.0 demo VPC?

Vista CRM Search Gadget
http://blogs.msdn.com/joris_kalz/pages/Vista-Microsoft-CRM-Search-Gadget.aspx

Microsoft CRM 4.0 - Get Ready for 4.0 Titan

The word "Titan" has been mentioned many time already, but because it is still in its CTP3 stage, people who have been involved in the CTP3 have not been able to say much about the product due to agreements with Microsoft. That being said, there have been quiet alot of resources available online, which I thought I'd link into a single article.


CRM Titan Books:
Working with Microsoft Dynamics(TM) CRM 4.0
http://www.amazon.com/Working-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-4-0/dp/0735623783/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a/002-5076879-0816004

Programming Microsoft Dynamics(TM) CRM 4.0 Developer Reference
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Microsoft-Dynamics-Developer-Reference/dp/0735624275/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/002-5076879-0816004


Sneak Peaks
ISVs on Titan
https://owa.uniqueworld.net/OWA/redir.aspx?URL=http%3a%2f%2fblogs.msdn.com%2fcrm%2farchive%2f2007%2f09%2f10%2fvideos-crm-isvs-talk-about-titan.aspx

Titan Screencasts from Phillip Richardson
On this particular blog from the CRM Team Blog, they give out very strong highlights of the features that will be part of 4.0 Titan.
http://blogs.msdn.com/crm/archive/2007/10/03/titan-first-look-videos.aspx

Feature Peaks
Guy Riddle's Blog "Titan" NDA Lifted
http://guyriddle.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5D4E0DC4D1513384!210.entry

Training
Metro - CRM ISV Training (Only for ISVs enrolled into the Early Adopter programme)
http://guyriddle.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5D4E0DC4D1513384!211.entry

Microsoft CRM - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Center

Theres a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Center on the Microsoft Site for all one-shop-stop information on CRM Developer resources!

The link is:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/crm/default.aspx

Read here for more info:
http://blogs.msdn.com/crm/archive/2007/06/08/new-microsoft-dynamics-crm-dev-center-on-msdn.aspx