Stupid mistake over Javascript parameters

I have been using the Google Maps JavaScript API today. I lost too much time over a really stupid error. I was trying to set the zoom level on a map using the call map.setZoom(); I had set my initial zoom level to 5 (the scale is 1-17 I think) in the map load, when I called setZoom to 11 all was fine, but if I set it to any other number is reverted to 5....

September 10, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

Problem faking multiple SPLists with Typemock Isolator in a single test

I have found a problem with repeated calls to indexed SharePoint Lists with Typemock Isolator 6.0.3. This what I am trying to do… The Problem I am using Typemock Isolator to allow me to develop a SharePoint Webpart outside of the SharePoint environment (there is a video about this on the Typemock site). My SharePoint Webpart uses data drawn from a pair of SharePoint lists to draw a map using Google maps API; so in my test harness web site page I have the following code in the constructor that fakes out the two SPLists and populates them with test content....

September 10, 2010 · 4 min · Richard Fennell

My Typemock video have been published

I have a couple of new video’s on on the Typepmock Experts site, why not take a look, the titles are Using Typemock Isolator to enable rapid development Using Typemock Isolator and Ivonna for unit testing the UI

September 9, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

I am speaking at the VBug Autumn Conference

The VBug Autumn Conference is on the Wed 27th & Thurs 28th October at Holywell Park, Loughborough. The published agenda this far is **Day One (Wed 27th Oct):**Top of the Pops with Sharepoint 2010 – Dave McMahon Cache Out with Windows Server AppFabric – Phil Pursglove Mapping the Cloud – How far can we stretch it? Johannes Kebeck Silverlight Development on Windows Phone 7 – Andy Wigley **Day Two (Thurs 28th Oct):...

September 9, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

Running Android on my HTC Diamond2

I have posted in the past that I am not a huge fan of my phone, so I read Martin Hinshelwood’s experiences with putting Android on his HTC HD with interest. I have tended to leave my phone as a consumer device i.e. it does what it does, I tend to not fiddle too much as long as it will make calls, sync email and allow me to get the cricket scores on the BBC website, the essentials of life....

September 8, 2010 · 2 min · Richard Fennell