[mdlug] Apple drank the M$ cool-aid

[Aaron Kulkis]

Dave Arbogast wrote:
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Please don't post HTML ... :-P

> 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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