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CRM 2011 – CRM Command Line Utility
I saw this nice and simple command line utility today for CRM 2011, which you can access using the url below https://crmcommandline.codeplex.com Initially I wasn’t sure what the purpose of the command utility was, why would I want to access CRM via the command line Then I saw the commands /C: – the command you […]
Installing and uninstalling DLL’s into the GAC
April 4, 2013
There will probably come a time in every CRM developers life when they have to install a DLL into the GAC. The reason you might want to do this is so you code can access the dll’s and methods without having to have the DLL included with your code. A good example of this […]
Book review – Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design
March 29, 2013
I was given a free copy of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design book by Mahender Pal who is one of the splendid CRM MVP’s that contribute a great deal to the CRM community. CRM books are usually either user manuals or maybe an Administrator guide so I was pleasantly surprised to find this book is aimed more towards […]
CRM 2011 – Entity with no notes or activities!
March 18, 2013
I had a strange request, a user was asking to add the Notes and Activities onto an entity. I never knew you could remove the notes and activities from an entity, so I went over to the entity to find the notes and activities cupboard was indeed bare. I wondered if someone had done something […]
CRM 2011 – plugins and isolation mode
March 13, 2013
I had a frustrating afternoon the other week, when I wrote a simple plugin but the plugin was throwing an error in the first line of code. The plugin compiled without problem. In the end I took out all the code except for some logging statements but it was still throwing an error. This particular […]
Extending CRM 2011 study information and partner source links
March 11, 2013
I am (still) studying for my the Extending CRM 2011. The links below are for people who have access to partner source, reading the courses below and the CRM 2011 SDK should definitely prepare you for the exam. The courses will lead you to a site where you can download the course in pdf files […]
CRM 2011 book released – Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design
March 8, 2013
I got this book today Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design which is written by Mahender Pal who is a CRM MVP, this books should also help me with revision for Extending CRM 2011 exam I am studying for. I will write a full review of the book when I have finished reading it but I thought […]
New Job at Ciber UK
February 27, 2013
I have been quiet for a while and that’s because I have been mega busy because at the start of the year I started a new job. I am now a CRM consult at Ciber UK which is a CRM gold partner. I had a week of finding my feet and installing various software, learning company […]
CRM 2011 – IFrame opening new page problem
February 20, 2013
I had a tricky problem, where I wanted to show a grid of records on an entity which didn’t have a direct relationship with those records. Because there wasn’t a direct relationship I couldn’t show a grid of filtered records. The way I got around this was to show a view inside an iFrame. On […]
CRM 2011 – Error – You are attempting to create a user with a domain login which already exists
January 3, 2013
A quick blog post for you today about a cheeky little error I experienced. I added a user onto the system and he had the naming convention of firstname.secondname e.g. homer.simpson Then later that day it was decided to use this naming system for the active directory details homers when I came to add a […]
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About the Hosk
I'm a Dynamics CRM Developer - Consultant based in Birmingham, UK.
Certifications
CRM 4.0 Applications
CRM 4.0 Customization and Configuration
CRM 4.0 Installation and Deployment
CRM 4.0 Extending Microsoft Dynamics
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