SQL: Select a random record

Selecting a random record from Table/View. Assuming the table name is Contact:

   SELECT TOP 1 * FROM Contact ORDER BY NEWID()
   GO

MSCRM 3.0 Client: Hiding Tab, Menu Item and Button

To hide a Tab, find out the Tab Element ID, and attach codes below to form OnLoad event:

try 
{
    var objElement = document.getElementById("tab3Tab");
    objElement.style.display = 'none';
} 
catch(ERR) {}

To hide a Menu Item or Button, find out the Element ID, and attach codes below to form OnLoad event:

try 
{
    // Hiding "Recalculate" Menu Item
    var objElement = document.getElementById("_MIcrmFormSubmitCrmForm1truetruefalse");
    objElement.style.display = 'none';
} 
catch(ERR) {}


try 
{
    // Hiding "Recalculate" Button
    var objElement = document.getElementById("_MBcrmFormSubmitCrmForm1truetruefalse");
    objElement.style.display = 'none';
} 
catch(ERR) {}

Usually Menu Item will be prefixed with _MI... and button will be prefixed with _MB...

The same method can be used to hide an item from the left Navigation Pane.

MSCRM 3.0 SDK: Close Opportunity

To close a Won Opportunity:

CrmService service = new CrmService();
service.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

WhoAmIRequest req = new WhoAmIRequest();
WhoAmIResponse res = (WhoAmIResponse) service.Execute(req);

Guid OpportunityID = new Guid("{e0fbb411-cb35-db11-b3d2-0003ffc41bcc}");

// Close Opportunity - Won
WinOpportunityRequest wReq = new WinOpportunityRequest();
opportunityclose won = new opportunityclose();

// Oppoturnity ID
Guid id = new Guid(OpportunityID);
Lookup oLookup = new Lookup();
oLookup.Value = id;
won.opportunityid = oLookup;

// Status Reason
Status oStatus = new Status();
oStatus.Value = 3; // Won
won.statuscode = oStatus;

// Execute Request
wReq.OpportunityClose = won;
wReq.Status = 3; // Won
WinOpportunityResponse wRes = (WinOpportunityResponse) service.Execute(wReq);


Lost Opportunity:

// Opportunity - Lost
LoseOpportunityRequest lReq = new LoseOpportunityRequest();
opportunityclose lose = new opportunityclose();

// Oppoturnity ID
Guid id = new Guid(strOpportunityID);
Lookup oLookup = new Lookup();
oLookup.Value = id;
lose.opportunityid = oLookup;

// Status Reason
Status oStatus = new Status();
oStatus.Value = 5; // Out-Sold
lose.statuscode = oStatus;

// Execute Request
lReq.OpportunityClose = lose;
lReq.Status = 5; // Out-Sold
LoseOpportunityResponse lRes = (LoseOpportunityResponse) service.Execute(lReq);

SQL Server: Change Server Name

Run following command to change the server name in sys.servers system table:

   sp_dropserver @server = 'old_server_name'
   GO
   sp_addserver @server = 'new_server_name', @local = 'local'
   GO

Restart the server, and use command below to verify:

   SELECT @@SERVERNAME

or execute command below (for SQL 2005):

   C:\>sqlcmd -A
   UPDATE sys.servers SET name = 'new_server_name'
   GO