Optional Parameters in C#

With the release of .NET 4.0 C# programmers are now able to created methods with optional parameters like VB programmers doing. Optional arguments are widely used in VBA for long time. Although they make life a little bit easier for programmers (you don’t... 

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WCF Messages

Applications written using Windows Communication foundation communicate through messages. WCF uses SOAP messages, formatted in XML as SOAP messages. Lets discuss each of the section in detail SOAP Envelope is outer most section of WCF message. It acts... 

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AppFabric Dashboard Overview

AppFabric has this great new Dashboard that gives you insight into what is happening with your services and workflows. In this video, Senior Programming Writer Michael McKeown shows you what the Dashboard can do for you. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:... 

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How to Run Java Apps in Windows Azure

A video is posted on MSDN showing how developers can use Windows Azure platform to run Java Applications. In the video, Scott Golightly creates a simple Java application that runs under Apache Tomcat, and then shows how that can be packaged up and deployed... 

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ADO.NET Data Services

WCF Data Services (formerly ADO.NET Data Services[1], codename "Astoria")[2] is a platform for what Microsoft calls Data Services. It is actually a combination of the runtime and a web service through which the services are exposed. In addition,... 

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Trust Levels in ASP.net

Trust levels let you define security rules. They define what types of operations an application can perform, such as reading from disk or accessing the registry. Each trust level has an associated policy file, except for Full trust. When an application... 

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Expert SQL Server 2008 Development

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Expert SQL Server 2008 Development", url: "http://allaboutasp.net/2010/04/expert-sql-server-2008-development/" });... 

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Identifying the exceptions thrown from a given method

.Net runtime throw a number of exceptions so it becomes really important to understand which exceptions may be thrown by a given base class library method. .Net Framework SDK contains a list of exceptions a given member may throw. Visual Studio 2008 allows... 

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Backup And Restore Database SQL Script for SQL Server

Its a very common task to backup and restore SQL Server databases. SQL Server Management studio offers a GUI for performing backup and restore but following queries would be very useful for backup and restore if you are not having access to SQL Server... 

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Download Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit – February Release

The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies including: C#... 

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