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"IsNot", which is obviously the opposite of "Is". It is especially useful when testing for when something is not "Nothing". (I love the double-negative.) It took me a while to figure that that you can say: If var1 IsNot Nothing Then...End If Instead of the awkward: If Not var1 is Nothing Then ...End If

I've run into some strange issues with downloading the Adobe photoshop CS5 trial. This is the error message I've been receiving: Error communicating with Adobe.com (Error 100). I tried all of the steps mentioned here with no luck: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/898/cpsid_89867.html The Solution that actually worked for me was a combination of the above with one important step (This is on a Windows 7 64 bit PC): Remove preferences folder from C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Adobe.comblahblaahblah Just delete this folder. Now uninstall Adobe Download Assistant from the contral panel. Login to Adobe.com and download the Download Assistant again. Install Close Go to Start ==> Programs ==> Right click on Adobe Download Assistant and RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. After, I started the application as an administrator I was able to search through the Download Assistant for the CS5 trial and start my download. This all took me about 2 hours of trial and error to figure out. Hope I saved you guys som...

I just created this post to commend the awesomeness of VMware (VMs) as a virtualization solution. I now have 3 VMs setup to isolate test environments for various applications. Back in the mainframe days, this was accomplished through a series of complicated Test & Pilot systems. However, with VMs, setup is quick and there are standard wizards to assist with more complicated tasks. I was able to increase my hard drive from 10GB to 40GB without any painful MSDOS commands using the wizard. Which brings me to the objective of this post; I have installed the latest and greatest Visual Studio 2010 and will be posting some tips and tricks for integration with the AS400 using managed providers. Coming soon…. Quick Tip: MSDOS Sometimes we can forget how useful DOS commands can be for managing files and batch jobs. Here’s a quick tip on appending file names: *Run the following commands in DOS. Make sure to turn the Y?N response indicator to NO! SELECT FILE_NAME , 'copy...