Quite simple actually … make sure the connection string in your config file is named the same as your context class OR make sure you do something like this public. read more…
Hmm, rather ambitious title there Jammer … Anyway, I’ve just started looking at building some iOS and Android (plus others in the future) development and have so opted to use. read more…
This had me stumped for a moment. All the Javascript was there (linkable from bundle links in the page source), all the files were there, everything worked in dev (doesn’t. read more…
If you ever want to display the version of your app in the UI (useful in development with lots of environments) you can do the following. In your Global.asax start. read more…
I was recently looking at some changes I’d made to a project I’m working on using the Entity Framework for data access. I realised that as I had moved to. read more…
After doing a lot of reading it appears that it is possible to do what I was attempting to do but it requires relaxing a lot of useful security measures. read more…
Seeing this error … fear not … Delete the “C:Users{Username}AppDataLocalMicrosoft_Corporation” folder (Replace {Username} with your user name I kid you not … ridiculous frankly.
Just finished a long coding session … ??? BACK IT UP! set SvnAdminPath=C:Program Files (x86)VisualSVN Serverbinsvnadmin.exe “%SvnAdminPath%” dump –deltas P:Repositories<repo_name> | “<path>gzip.exe” > <backup_path>SourceSvn.dump echo Copying dump to h:backup xcopy. read more…
I’ve been working very extensively with this library over the last few months and I have to say that it really is very good. There isn’t any scenario, given it’s. read more…
If you’re even slightly like me I’m a bit anal about my build processes and codebase. I like to switch on “Treat warnings as errors” in my builds. Yes that. read more…
I’ve seen a number of discussions kicking around as part of these ongoing debates about development processes. It’s a non-issue as far as I can tell. One is “Pre-Use” (Test. read more…
Hey All, Hope we’re all well! Been a while since I blogged anything as life has been pretty hectic. Anyway, I’m working on a fairly intense little project at the. read more…
If you are ever in a situation where you are building an installer for an application and things have gone a bit awry with the uninstall process (tut, tut) there. read more…
Just found a nice page on the Microsoft site that details some of the property mappings between WPF and Windows Forms. Might prove useful!! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751565.aspx
I’ve just installed the new version of Visual Studio to start looking at some of the new .NET and C# features and found a rather nice set of code samples. read more…
I was just working on some little data provider classes in a sandbox solution. Just playing around with design patterns and I need a bit of data, nothing major. A. read more…
This had me stumped for a bit. I kept attaching to aspnet_wp.exe and wondering why my breakpoints weren’t valid … silly me … Add “.xap” as a MIME type to. read more…
I’ve been putting this off for a while now but have finally gotten around to checking out Visual Studio 2010. You can get everything you need from this page, Visual. read more…
Over the last 6 months I have tried a few CI systems for my own projects. I’ve been looking for something that will formalise the “Clean, Build, Test & Deploy”. read more…
Enabling Entity Framework Code First Migrations ProviderIncompatibleException
Quite simple actually … make sure the connection string in your config file is named the same as your context class OR make sure you do something like this public. read more…
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Cross Platform Development w/ Xamarin & SVN Source Control on OSX
Hmm, rather ambitious title there Jammer … Anyway, I’ve just started looking at building some iOS and Android (plus others in the future) development and have so opted to use. read more…
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MVC Deployment – JavaScript – ReferenceError is not defined …
This had me stumped for a moment. All the Javascript was there (linkable from bundle links in the page source), all the files were there, everything worked in dev (doesn’t. read more…
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MVC – Display Version Number in Your UI
If you ever want to display the version of your app in the UI (useful in development with lots of environments) you can do the following. In your Global.asax start. read more…
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Entity Framework Code-First Stored Procedures & Foreign Key Entities
I was recently looking at some changes I’d made to a project I’m working on using the Entity Framework for data access. I realised that as I had moved to. read more…
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Using HttpClient to Send Dates in URL Using AttributeRouting
After doing a lot of reading it appears that it is possible to do what I was attempting to do but it requires relaxing a lot of useful security measures. read more…
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C# Query String Builder
Here is a nice little extension method for building your query strings in C#
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SQL Install error occurred creating the configuration section handler
Seeing this error … fear not … Delete the “C:Users{Username}AppDataLocalMicrosoft_Corporation” folder (Replace {Username} with your user name I kid you not … ridiculous frankly.
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Batch Files Really Are Your Friends … Svn Backups
Just finished a long coding session … ??? BACK IT UP! set SvnAdminPath=C:Program Files (x86)VisualSVN Serverbinsvnadmin.exe “%SvnAdminPath%” dump –deltas P:Repositories<repo_name> | “<path>gzip.exe” > <backup_path>SourceSvn.dump echo Copying dump to h:backup xcopy. read more…
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DotNetOpenAuth OpenId & OAuth for .NET
I’ve been working very extensively with this library over the last few months and I have to say that it really is very good. There isn’t any scenario, given it’s. read more…
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MEF, IoC & Visual Studio Suppress Compiler Warnings
If you’re even slightly like me I’m a bit anal about my build processes and codebase. I like to switch on “Treat warnings as errors” in my builds. Yes that. read more…
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Test Driven Development or Exception Driven Development?
I’ve seen a number of discussions kicking around as part of these ongoing debates about development processes. It’s a non-issue as far as I can tell. One is “Pre-Use” (Test. read more…
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SSL MakeCert / pvk2pfx & Client & Server Certificate Generation
Hey All, Hope we’re all well! Been a while since I blogged anything as life has been pretty hectic. Anyway, I’m working on a fairly intense little project at the. read more…
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Building Installers
If you are ever in a situation where you are building an installer for an application and things have gone a bit awry with the uninstall process (tut, tut) there. read more…
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WPF / WinForms Property Mappings
Just found a nice page on the Microsoft site that details some of the property mappings between WPF and Windows Forms. Might prove useful!! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751565.aspx
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VS2010 / C# 4.0 RC Samples
I’ve just installed the new version of Visual Studio to start looking at some of the new .NET and C# features and found a rather nice set of code samples. read more…
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C# Generic List with a Fluent Interface
I was just working on some little data provider classes in a sandbox solution. Just playing around with design patterns and I need a bit of data, nothing major. A. read more…
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Silverlight, IIS & Attach to Process
This had me stumped for a bit. I kept attaching to aspnet_wp.exe and wondering why my breakpoints weren’t valid … silly me … Add “.xap” as a MIME type to. read more…
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Visual Studio 2010 – First Impressions / WPF UI
I’ve been putting this off for a while now but have finally gotten around to checking out Visual Studio 2010. You can get everything you need from this page, Visual. read more…
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Continuous Integration – TeamCity
Over the last 6 months I have tried a few CI systems for my own projects. I’ve been looking for something that will formalise the “Clean, Build, Test & Deploy”. read more…
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