Check installed version for ASP.NET Core on Windows IIS with Powershell
... can my ASP.NET Core application run on this Windows Server?
Posted on 31 Aug 2019 by Robert Muehsig
SQL Server, Named Instances & the Windows Firewall
Or how to fix 'A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.'
Posted on 31 Jul 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Jint: Invoke Javascript from .NET
Combine the power of Javascript and C# with Jint.
Posted on 30 Jun 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Build Windows Server 2016 Docker Images under Windows Server 2019
Building Docker Images with different Windows targets...
Posted on 31 May 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Update OnPrem TFS 2018 to AzureDevOps Server 2019
How to update a OnPrem TFS 2018 installation to the newest Azure DevOps Server 2019.
Posted on 30 Apr 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Load hierarchical data from MSSQL with recursive common table expressions
Designing a hierachie inside MS SQL can be painfull, but at least there is a way to load this data in a fast way.
Posted on 31 Mar 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Check Scheduled Tasks with Powershell
Using Powershell to see the status and actions of a scheduled task in Windows.
Posted on 26 Feb 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Office Add-ins with ASP.NET Core
If you want to write Office Add-ins powered by an ASP.NET Core host you might want to check this out.
Posted on 31 Jan 2019 by Robert Muehsig
Make your WCF Service async
... and even maintain client compatibility!
Posted on 03 Dec 2018 by Robert Muehsig
HowTo: Run a Docker container using Azure Container Instances
If you are new to the Docker World and unsure how to run a simple Docker Container on Azure you should maybe check out the Container Instances Service. I will show you how you can do this in this blogpost.
Posted on 12 Nov 2018 by Robert Muehsig
How to fix ERR_CONNECTION_RESET & ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID with IISExpress and SSL
Selfsigned certificats for localhost development gone wrong... and fixed!
Posted on 31 Oct 2018 by Robert Muehsig
Be afraid of varchar(max) with async EF or ADO.NET
Do async, but be careful with 'stupid' column type choices. See here why...
Posted on 26 Sep 2018 by Robert Muehsig
Migrate a .NET library to .NET Core / .NET Standard 2.0
It's about time to build .NET Standard 2.0 libs!
Posted on 30 Aug 2018 by Robert Muehsig
Improving Code
Recently I tried to simplify code I had written. As it tunred out, only I thought its simpler ;)
Posted on 03 Aug 2018 by Oliver Guhr
Easy way to copy a SQL database with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
It's quite ironic that cloning or copien a database with SSMS is such a hard thing. This blogposts serves as a very short reminder to myself and interesting readers how to copy a database on the same server.
Posted on 31 Jul 2018 by Robert Muehsig
DbProviderFactories & ODP.NET: When even Oracle can be tamed
Accessing Oracle from .NET can be a pain, but it is easier than you might think with the right provider.
Posted on 01 Jun 2018 by Robert Muehsig
CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo() vs. new CultureInfo() - what's the difference?
Last month I was fighting a nasty localization problem with number group separators. If you are dealing with localizations you should know the different behavior of GetCulture() vs new CultureInfo().
Posted on 28 May 2018 by Robert Muehsig
.editorconfig: Sharing a common coding style in a team
If you are looking to set and embrace a common coding style in your team you should take a look at the .editorconfig file format.
Posted on 30 Apr 2018 by Robert Muehsig
Did you know that you can run ASP.NET Core 2 under the full framework?
Running Cross-Platform is great, but if you need the full framework its quite easy to run a ASP.NET Core 2 application under the full framework.
Posted on 31 Mar 2018 by Robert Muehsig