Larry's Project Dev Blog
The musings of developing for Microsoft Project.
Two More MSDN Webcasts Coming
It seems like I’ve been doing Project Programmability webcasts for months… oh yeah I have :). ...
Author: lduff Date: 04/20/2009
Been Cheating on My Blog...
Yes it’s true I’ve been cheating on my blog and (it’s too embarrassing to say)… posting to another...
Author: lduff Date: 04/20/2009
Upcoming Project Server Developer MSDN Webcasts
HI All, I'll be delivering a few MSDN webcasts, below is the schedule. Hope to see you there. Feb...
Author: lduff Date: 02/20/2009
Lions, and Tigers, and Guids... oh my!
Everything in Project Server and SharePoint have Guids associated with them. A friend asked about...
Author: lduff Date: 12/11/2008
EPMU Developer Classes
I'll be delivering the upcoming EPMU Developer classes. I wrote this content about two years...
Author: lduff Date: 09/04/2008
He's Back....
After a year hiatus, I've found a doctor to do a partial reversal of my management lobotomy...
Author: lduff Date: 09/04/2008
Larry Has Left the Building...
Last April I took a new job at Microsoft as a consulting manager. This means my Project Server...
Author: lduff Date: 09/13/2007
TechEd 2007 Presentation
I got a request over a month ago for my presentation from TechEd. I missed the request buried in the...
Author: lduff Date: 07/13/2007
TechEd 2007 - Sample 3
This is the final sample from my TechEd presentation. It's an event that captures the Project...
Author: lduff Date: 06/07/2007
TechEd 2007 - Sample 2
Here we go with the second sample, the Project Server Explorer. This sample opens a list of...
Author: lduff Date: 06/07/2007
TechEd 2007 - Sample 1
This year at TechEd I'm delivering the following session: Code Title Date/Time OFC339 Enterprise...
Author: lduff Date: 06/05/2007
Creating an Extended Project List
Happy New Year all! I had a really nice holiday break at the end of December, I hope you all did...
Author: lduff Date: 01/12/2007
Testing Columns in a DataSet
I ran into a nasty little surprise the other day. I was writing some code to see if a Project has a...
Author: lduff Date: 12/06/2006
Project Server 2007 SDK
Sorry I missed posting that the Project Server 2007 SDK is now live... that's what happens you you...
Author: lduff Date: 12/01/2006
How do I Create a Project Server User?
This post started with a pretty innocuous email that I thought had an innocuous answer too. But you...
Author: lduff Date: 12/01/2006
Microsoft Office Project Bug Bash - WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Microsoft Office Project Bug Bash Beta 2 Technical...
Author: lduff Date: 10/28/2006
Project Server 2007 Beta 2 TR VM
I usually don't announce the availability of the Project Server 2007 VMs on my blog. But since the...
Author: lduff Date: 10/25/2006
PS2007 Project Details (VBA)
Fourth post, I think this is it. We started with C#, what you normally see the Project Server...
Author: lduff Date: 10/19/2006
PS2007 Project Details (JavaScript)
Post three and now things are getting a little more interesting. We leave the blanket of .Net and...
Author: lduff Date: 10/19/2006
PS2007 Project Details Sample (VB.Net)
OK, post two... we've gone to VB.net. If you want to know how to run this program see the C# sample,...
Author: lduff Date: 10/17/2006
PS2007 Project Details Sample (C#)
This is the first of a few posts on the same sample. Wow this must be a big sample to have multiple...
Author: lduff Date: 10/17/2006
Keep Pushing to RTM
Althought the posts have slowed I certainly haven't. Building the Beta 2 TR VM has been a much...
Author: lduff Date: 10/02/2006
Project Server 2007 Beta 2 TR SDK Available
The Beta 2 TR update of the Project 2007 SDK is published. Portal: Project Developer Portal in the...
Author: lduff Date: 09/18/2006
WEBCAST: How to install Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh
NOTE: There is an internet audio simulcast, there is no requirement to dial in Some of you may know...
Author: lduff Date: 09/14/2006
Project 2007 B2TR Bug Bash
For all of you that are part of the beta program the release of the technical refresh starts the...
Author: lduff Date: 09/14/2006
Project 2007 Beta 2 TR Hits the Streets
The technical refresh has hit the streets today. This is the last offical release before RTM. That...
Author: lduff Date: 09/14/2006
Project Server 2007 SDK - Reduex
I just wanted to remind everyone about the fantastic reference that the ProjectServer 2007 SDK is....
Author: lduff Date: 09/01/2006
Getting Notes from Project Server 2007
The inevitable follow on question to Getting Notes from Project Server 2003 when combined with...
Author: lduff Date: 08/28/2006
Getting Notes from Project Server 2003
I got an email asking about retrieving notes from a Project. Simple enough through the UI. But how...
Author: lduff Date: 08/24/2006
Enterprise Custom Fields from VBA
I got an interesting question the other day. The poster wanted to access enterprise custom fields...
Author: lduff Date: 08/23/2006
Publishing a Project
A few months back I wrote about creating a project using PSI from a template. I got a question that...
Author: lduff Date: 08/10/2006
Develop Without Borders Contest
I took a long weekend and as I'm going through my email I ran across an interesting program called...
Author: lduff Date: 07/24/2006
Project 2007 Binary Data
Good comment came in that I thought would make a good post: Is there a way to extract the blob the...
Author: lduff Date: 07/19/2006
Allowed Characters in Project Server
Anyone that has burned by OLAP cube problems, ADSync issues in Project Server 2003 is definitely...
Author: lduff Date: 06/30/2006
Reading a Lookup Table
In the spirit of the custom field discussion the other day, how about a little blurb on Lookup...
Author: lduff Date: 06/30/2006
Inheriting the Right Web Service Helps
Five today, I've got a lot to get out of my brain :). In a previous post I talked about delivering...
Author: lduff Date: 06/27/2006
Project Server 2007 SDK
I’m still working through some of the questions that have come up in the last few weeks. Where is...
Author: lduff Date: 06/27/2006
Project Server 20007 VPC (BETA 2) Image Corruption
I've gotten a few notes about the VPC image for Project Server 2007 on BetaPlace being corrupted. We...
Author: lduff Date: 06/27/2006
Modifying RTF Notes
In Project Server 2007 the Project Server Interface (PSI) was designed to expose as much to...
Author: lduff Date: 06/27/2006
Project Server 2007 Custom Fields
I got a question about updating of custom fields and outline codes that was very Project Server 2003...
Author: lduff Date: 06/27/2006
Apologies on Comments
I wanted to apologize to those of you who have submitted comments and they haven't shown up. I'm not...
Author: lduff Date: 06/23/2006
Where's Waldo???
Once again I disappeared from my blog, but I have a good reason, and it will be good for the readers...
Author: lduff Date: 06/22/2006
Modifying the ProjectStatus Call
I got an interensting question that I thought would be a good entry: I want to change the...
Author: lduff Date: 05/17/2006
MSDN Web Cast Links for Project Server 2007
If anyone wanted to watch the MSDN webcast on Project Server 2007 architecture that I gave the other...
Author: lduff Date: 05/10/2006
MSDN Webcast Questions
I just finished my webcast and there were a couple of questions that I didn't fully answer. So I...
Author: lduff Date: 05/08/2006
Create New Project From Template (2007)
Finally code samples for Project Server 2007 J. When you are integrating an application to Project...
Author: lduff Date: 05/02/2006
Upcoming Web Cast
I'll be delivering an MSDN Webcast on May 8th at 11:00 AM. The title of the session is :...
Author: lduff Date: 04/28/2006
When is a Publish Not a Publish?
I was looking through some of the comments and saw a question that the response really called for a...
Author: lduff Date: 04/26/2006
PDS Extensions to PSI Calls
Yeah I went on hiatus again, but this time had a great reason, two weeks on vacation in Florida. For...
Author: lduff Date: 04/26/2006