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How to enable IIS cache in a such a way that browsers won't even check if the resource has changed?

We enabled static resource caching in our ASP.NET application like this: <system.webServer> <staticContent> <clientCache cacheControlMode="UseExpires" httpExpires="Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT" /> </staticContent> </system.webServer> Using a sniffer, we can confirm that the Expires tag is actually being placed on the ...

How to define IEnumerable behavior by contract?

Consider this 2 methods that returns IEnumerable: private IEnumerable<MyClass> GetYieldResult(int qtResult) { for (int i = 0; i < qtResult; i++) { count++; yield return new MyClass() { Id = i+1 }; } } private IEnumerable<MyClass> GetNonYieldResult(int qtResult) { ...

how to determine that one instance of a service is down and launch a new instance

Hey I have the following situation: a WinService which is processing some stuff from a queue, writing to other tables (during processing) and after it finishes it deletes the entry and moves to the next one. I would need a mechanism to determine if the instance is alive and going and if not to start or wake up a second instance. What I...

LIKE in OData query

I am converting a project from using linq2sql to use an odata source. I am trying to lookup a user like this... FrameworkEntities db = new FrameworkEntities( new Uri("http://localhost/odata/FrameworkService.svc")); User user = db.Users.Where( u => SqlMethods.Like(u.UserName, UserName)).FirstOrDefault(); but am getting the erro...

Can you recommend me a way to create a sample portion of a data-base as an xml file to be consumed by Unit Tests?

Hi, Can you recommend me a way or tell me the most common practice to create a sample portion of a data-base as an xml file so that I can use it from my unit tests without worrying about Db state to be persistent? Is there any frame work to overcome such a scenerio including the functionality that after each test I can get back to the ...

How the new C# 5.0 and BCL features are going to change the way we write code?

How the new features in C# 5.0 and BCL announced at Microsoft PDC 2010 will impact/change the way we write code as of now? ...

Draw a music staff in C#

I am looking to draw a music staff on a .NET (C#) form. I am using Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Express. I was wondering if anyone knew of existing code or existing free .NET libraries that can help with that. I am looking at drawing both the treble and bass clef staff and adding one quarter note to some where in the staff. I am making a...

Atom entry with C#

Hello, How can I make an Atom entry with C# and .NET 4 ? I need to make an entry with this structure: <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:f="XXX:aaa"> <title>title1</title> <summary>summary1</summary> </entry> I tried to do this with SyndicationItem class but entry contains more info than I need: SyndicationItem ato...

Why is my Uninstall method not being called?

My VS 2008 created installer doesn't call the override Uninstall method in my installer class. why? The Install method was called. My installer class looks like this: [RunInstaller(true)] public partial class InstallerClass : Installer { public InstallerClass() { InitializeComponent(); } ...

How do I parse Visio drawings using .Net?

We already have several (100+ pages) of drawings in the same format that describe interconnecting systems. Instead of pounding keys for 3 months transferring these relationships to a spreadsheet, I would like to parse the Visio drawings directly. Is there a library dedicated to Visio that would accomplish this? Am I just missing somethi...

Has anyone developed a dynamic database file extract system?

We create a lot of console apps, ssis packages to extract data from our database to be used in downstream applications. Some are excel files, some are CSV files. What i'm looking to do is build a dynamic, configurable extract engine that I can customize what elements the group wants and have those files extracted. Has anyone solved th...

Problem with memory and coverflow control.

Hello, I use the coverflow control from http://silverlightcoverflow.codeplex.com/ and my problem is that is going verry bad because i had very much item in it. Could someone tell me how can i reduce the number of the items and load them dinamicaly as i need them. The items are a user control in which i also have a google map and an imag...

Deciphering the .NET clr20r3 exception parameters P1..P10

i'm trying to decipher the meaning on the P1...P10 parameters associated with a clr20r3 that is written to the event log when my application experiences an exception. The best i've been able to find is: P1: the hosting process (e.g. w3wp.exe) P2: the hosting process version (e.g. 6.0.3790.1830) P3: ??? (e.g. 42435be1) P4: the assembly...

How to pass data stored in table between test pages in fitnesse

In my fitnesse project i've got one table which stores authentication data to database. I'm using it on each site. Is it possible to have one site with that table and allow all other test sites use data from it? how i can define global table with variables that i need? ...

Validating data contracts using business logic (entity based).

All my service methods use a facade to talk to the business logic. This means that in the facade the DataContracts (I'm using WCF) are translated to entities (Entity Framework) and then passed on to the business layer. The problem I'm facing right now is that I want to put certain validation logic in the business logic, but this keeps fr...

Proper window design XAML (performance)

Hi all, I have made an application which showns a lists of client. You can open a client, and the client's details are shown. My application takes quite a long time to start, so I want to improve the startup performance. In pseude-code, my main window looks like this <Window> <c:WelcomeAnimation Visibility="Visible" /> <c:Cl...

How does ER/Studio compare to VS2010 tooling?

I'm new to the world of data and DBA work (I'm mostly an .NET developer)... we have an old version of ER Studio (7.5) and I'm wondering how it compares to what comes with VS 2010. Your experience is much appreciated! Also, feel free to reccommend tags for this post ...

vs2010 automation : Get the text value of a EnvDTE.CodeElement

So I'm playing around with EnvDTE, and the EnvDTE.CodeModel API, And I was wondering if there was a way to get the text value represented by a CodeElement. Let's say I have an CodeAttribute, is there some way to get a string of what the CodeAttribute represents, i.e.[MyAttribute(value="myvalue")]. I know it's possible to reconstruct th...

Regular DateTime question

Hi, I'm writing a service but I want to have config settings to make sure that the service does not run within a certain time window on one day of the week. eg Mondays between 17:00 and 19:00. Is it possible to create a datetime that represents any monday so I can have one App config key for DontProcessStartTime and one for DontProcess...

How can I get a TabPage from a TabControl based on a Point?

Surely this has got to be easy; I'm just not having any luck with it. How would I get the TabPage of a given TabControl whose tab contains a given Point? For example, if I'm handling the MouseUp event and I want to know which tab the mouse was over when it was released. I tried GetChildAtPoint, but that seems to always return the first...