Author Archives: Gaston
Could not load file or assembly ‘System.EnterpriseServices.Wrapper.dll’
I had this error when running a .Net 3.5 app that is using a DB2 connector on a Win XP SP3 machine. The application has always worked until today and is in no way using the referenced assembly (just executing … Continue reading
FuslogVw–debugging assembly loading
We’ve all had it before: referencing some libraries, recompiling the project and then the variation on the DLL hell: the assembly hell. Suddenly one of your assemblies (or on of its dependent assemblies) doesn’t load anymore. Debugging this can be … Continue reading
WCF – use a file in the App_Data folder
If your web service needs information from some external files, a logical place for these files is the App_Data folder. To get the fysical path of the file in a WCF service you can use this code: RolemappingPath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(@”/App_Data/RoleMapping.xml”); … Continue reading
WCF – Issue a request over https with custom header
In my current project I need to call a web service over https. Security is implemented by using a custom header (old school). To support this in WCF follow the following simple steps: In the configuration file (app.config) make the … Continue reading
LINQPad tool
Perfect tool to try out all your LINQ queries! Needn’t say more! http://www.linqpad.net/ Technorati Tags: LINQ,LINQPAD,SQL
CalendarExtender and Globalisation
By default the CalendarExtender isn’t aware of the Globalisation settings. Example: <asp:TextBox ID="txtFrom" runat="server" Width="80px"></asp:TextBox><cc1:CalendarExtender ID="txtFrom_CalendarExtender" runat="server" TargetControlID="txtFrom" ClearTime="True"></cc1:CalendarExtender> Web.config: <system.web> [ … ] <globalization uiCulture="nl-BE" culture="nl-BE" /> </system.web> This will still not use the nl-BE culture. To get it … Continue reading
CLR trigger – External access
By default when you create a CLR trigger, VS 2008 will deploy it as a SAFE trigger: CREATE ASSEMBLY HelloWorld FROM @SamplesPath + ‘HelloWorld\CS\HelloWorld\bin\debug\HelloWorld.dll’ WITH PERMISSION_SET = SAFE; This is good, you always want to start with the minimal … Continue reading
CLR Trigger
Creating a CLR trigger couldn’t be easier: In VS 2008 Create a new SQL Server Project, then create a new trigger (right click project name, add, trigger. Fill in the attribute’s properties: [Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlTrigger(Name = "PackageDeleteTrigger", Target = "Packages", Event = … Continue reading
Windows 7 SendTo
When you rightclick on the start button and then choose “Explorer”, in previous versions of Windows this would take you to your own user profile folder. This contains a folder called “SendTo”, where you can (for example) add a shortcut … Continue reading
Create a new WCF log file after a certain size is reached
By default when you create a log file for your WCF service, this will be one file that will always grow. This makes it hard in the end to load the file in memory to check it out. I found … Continue reading
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