Blake Niemyjski

How-to: Build a custom UITypeEditor

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Recently I built a CodeSmith sample UITypeEditor that allows a user to enter in custom data into a DropDownList. In the following article I’ll show you what you need to do in order to build your own UITypeEditor. First you need to create a public...(read more)

It's the littlest of things that we do, that make CodeSmith shine.

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:25:00 GMT

During each release of CodeSmith, one thing we always do is test upgrade scenarios between each versions and check for backwards compatibility among other tests. Recently, I was amazed at how much change has taken place between CodeSmith 4.x and the latest...(read more)

CodeSmith CSLA Templates v1.0 released!

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Over a week ago we released our new CSLA Templates. I highly recommend everyone that uses CSLA to try them out as they will save you a ton of time. Also you'll notice very quickly that it follows the CSLA best practices and has other features that...(read more)

Tips & Tricks: Debugging CodeSmith on Microsoft Windows 7

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:46:00 GMT

We have updated the Tips & Tricks: Debugging CodeSmith with the changes needed to debug on Windows7. Here is the quick overview of what you need to-do to enable debugging on a Microsoft Windows 7 machine: Update the Just-In-Time debugger setting DbgJITDebugLaunchSetting...(read more)

CodeSmith CSLA templates - Part 2: The quick start

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

In Part 1: The introduction was an overview of the CodeSmith CSLA templates we are developing at CodeSmith . In this post, I am going to go over how to use the CSLA quick start and the new improvements resulting from customer feedback (Keep the feedback...(read more)

A fix for the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Fatal Execution Error (VS Silent Death Bug).

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT

We released CodeSmith 5.1 with the new requirements of the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 . One of our experiences in upgrading to the .Net Framework 3.5 is issues we have run into like our customers reporting Visual Studio disapearing or closing extremely...(read more)

CodeSmith 5.1 Released

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:20:48 GMT

On May 6th we released CodeSmith 5.1. This update brings in many welcoming changes, to name a few: .netTiers 2.3, PLINQO 3.0. Also CodeSmith and now requires that the .NET 3.5 Framework is installed before CodeSmith installs. Final Updated installer to...(read more)

CodeSmith CSLA templates - Part 1

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:46:00 GMT

I've been working on CSLA templates periodically over the past few months at CodeSmith Tools . We have designed the templates from the ground up around the CSLA.NET Framework version 3.6.2. You might be thinking what's the big deal it's just...(read more)

.netTiers 2.3.0 Beta 2

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:13:00 GMT

The .netTiers team released .netTiers 2.3.0 Beta 2 today. .netTiers 2.3.0 is a maintenance release containing many bug fixes and patches. We have also added various requested features like Enterprise Library version 4.1 as well as support for Visual Studio...(read more)

Tips & Tricks: Connecting to an Oracle Schema with CodeSmith

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:20:00 GMT

Sometimes User interfaces can't provide a solution for every scenario where you might need additional functionality by customization. One area where you might come across this is if you're trying to use Oracle on an 64bit machine or in a custom...(read more)

Tips & Tricks: CodeSmith Template Encoding.

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:26:00 GMT

There may be a time when you need to use Extended ASCII Codes in your CodeSmith templates. If you have already tried using them into your template you have more than likely ran into the following problem. When a user first creates a template an Encoding...(read more)

Activation Issues and Upgrade Information

blake05 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Sometimes when upgrading to a new version of any software you may run into problems. The following guide will walk you through the steps we take. This will insure you’re less likely to run into any errors and fewer headaches when upgrading to the latest version of CodeSmith.

How-to: Upgrade your existing install of CodeSmith.

Close Visual Studio and CodeSmith.
Uninstall the previous version of CodeSmith.
Make sure you run windows updates and your computer is up-to-date.
Download and install the newest version of CodeSmith, as this will ensure the smoothest possible process when upgrading to the latest version of CodeSmith.

How-to: Receive your new CodeSmith serial number.

If you received an upgrade via voucher or Premier Support to the next version. Please go to the following website (http://www.codesmithtools.com/upgrade/) and follow the steps to receive your new CodeSmith serial number.
If you need to purchase an upgrade and/or Premier Support. Please go to the following website (http://www.codesmithtools.com/upgrade/) and follow the steps to receive your new CodeSmith serial number.
Once you get your serial number in your email inbox(this may be a few minutes). Open up CodeSmith and activate your new serial number.

Activation Issue: Trouble activating a trial license.

When you receive a trial key it will be for the latest version. One of the most common issues that I came across was people were trying to activate the previous version with a trial key from new newer version. There are a few ways you can go about resolving this issue. First when you request a trial, make sure you entering the key into the latest version. Below is an example of what the key will look like and what version of CodeSmith you should be entering it into.

CS50T can be entered into CodeSmith 5.x Professional or Standard.

Other

If you run into any problems, always make sure you are using the latest version of CodeSmith that you’re licensed for. If you can’t find the download link on our site for the version you purchased, that means you’re on a previous version of CodeSmith. You can contact support for a direct link to the latest version (Please remember to tell them what version of CodeSmith you’re using). It is important to attach any relevant information when you contact support. The following will all work and will speed up the time it takes to process your request: screen shot of the problem, stack trace and/or error message.

Tips & Tricks: Manually uninstalling CodeSmith.

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:39:00 GMT

I've come across a few issues, where a CodeSmith install might become corrupt when going from a beta to RTM. The following guide will show you how to successfully remove CodeSmith from your computer. Please allow 10 to 15 minutes of your time to complete...(read more)

CodeSmith 5.0 RTM available now

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:37:00 GMT

Over the past year the CodeSmith team has been hard at work on CodeSmith 5.0. This release contains many fixes, performance enhancements and other enhancements over the previous versions. Below is a list of some of the major changes between CodeSmith...(read more)

Speaking at the Madison .NET User Group

Blake Niemyjski : CodeSmith — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:24:00 GMT

Date: Wednesday, July 30, doors open at 5pm Topic: Code Generation Speaker: Blake Niemyjski Location: Herzing College, East Madison Campus, 5218 East Terrace Drive, 53718 Description: Blake Niemyjski is a full time student studying Computer Science and...(read more)