Another difference between sc and installutil

if the actual exe is deleted (after the service is stopped) installutil /u will fail as opposed to sc

convert image to text

SELECT

convert(varchar(max),convert(varbinary(max), FILE_CONTENT)) from blah

referring to asp.net server side in javascript

it may be easier to put the whole string under server side rendering
a'la:

onchange = '<%# "checkDefault(this.value,\"" + Container.FindControl("defaultValue").ClientID + "\");"%>'

referring to controls in repeater from aspx page

<%#Container.FindControl("blah").ClientID%>

select dropdown by text

this.drpLayouts.SelectedIndex = this.drpLayouts.Items.IndexOf(this.drpLayouts.Items.FindByText(this.layoutName.Text));

vs2010 cannot start debugger

was really just an invalid identity on my app pool because I changed passwords.

Linq distinct count of a value in a datatable

   var countings  = (from row in ti.Table.AsEnumerable()

                            select row["blah"].ToString()).Distinct();

            if(countings.Count<string>() > 1)

            {