[mdlug] Apple drank the M$ cool-aid

[Dave Arbogast]

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bob dion wrote:

>Dave Arbogast wrote:
>  
>
>>If you do the iPod promo and try to use their on-line rebate form, 
>>http://www.apple.com/promo/rebate/  it allows you to enter free hand the 
>>date. If you use "07" rather than "2007" it will accept it on the page 
>>for entering the product, but when you try to submit the rebate, the MS 
>>Dot Net frame work chokes.
>>
>>I find it interesting they are hosting on apple.com with M$ OS rather 
>>than what they try and say is OS X....
>>
>>-dave
>>
>>PS - From what I understand, Jobs doesn't return calls from fellow 
>>Millionaires at institutions, so why bother to inform them. Their call 
>>center has no clue.
>>
>>
>> Server Error in '/' Application.
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>   String or binary data would be truncated.
>>   The statement has been terminated.
>>
>>Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the 
>>current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information 
>>about the error and where it originated in the code.
>>
>>Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: String or binary 
>>data would be truncated.
>>The statement has been terminated.
>>
>>Source Error:
>>
>>An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current 
>>web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the 
>>exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
>>
>>
>>Stack Trace:
>>
>>[SqlException (0x80131904): String or binary data would be truncated.
>>The statement has been terminated.]
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, 
>>Boolean breakConnection) +857610
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException 
>>exception, Boolean breakConnection) +735222
>>  
>>System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject 
>>stateObj) +188
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, 
>>SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet 
>>bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) +1838
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds, 
>>RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString) +149
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior 
>>cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean 
>>async) +886
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior 
>>cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String 
>>method, DbAsyncResult result) +132
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult 
>>result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe) +415
>>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() +135
>>  CSIFramework.Database.DataProvider.ExecuteNonQuery(String StoredProc, 
>>IDataParameter[] Parameters, IDbConnection connection) +198
>>
>>[DataException: Data Provider Exception: String or binary data would be 
>>truncated.
>>The statement has been terminated.]
>>  CSIFramework.Database.DataProvider.ExecuteNonQuery(String StoredProc, 
>>IDataParameter[] Parameters, IDbConnection connection) +295
>>  CSIFramework.Database.DataProvider.ExecuteNonQuery(String StoredProc, 
>>IDataParameter[] Parameters) +11
>>  ApplePromotionOnline.Root.ClaimInformation.SaveData() +2115
>>  ApplePromotionOnline.Root.ClaimInformation.cmdContinue_Click(Object 
>>sender, EventArgs e) +38
>>  System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +105
>>  System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String 
>>eventArgument) +107
>>  
>>System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String 
>>eventArgument) +7
>>  System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler 
>>sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
>>  System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
>>  System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean 
>>includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5102
>>    
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; 
>>ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>You should slashdot this
>
>BD
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