Secret Manager Tool for .NET App

This document explains how to manage sensitive data for an ASP.NET Core app on a development machine. Never store passwords or other sensitive data in source code. Production secrets shouldn’t be used for development or test. Secrets shouldn’t be deployed with the app. Instead, production secrets should be accessed through a controlled means like environment... » read more

Visual Studio All Packages Yellow Triangle Warning

Issues: All Packages show the Yellow Warning icon. Fix: Got to Package Manager Settings and click on "Clear All NuGet Cache(s)" Go to Package Manager Console… Sources: http://pratikvasani.github.io/archive/2016/02/24/Nuget-package-reference-issues/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46833402/what-do-yellow-warning-triangles-mean-on-dependencies-in-visual-studio-2017

Setup Receipt Printing with Neodynamic JSPrintManager

Download and install JSPrintManager (JSPM) App from Neodynamic. JSPrintManager (JSPM) App is the client-side part of JSPrintManager Solution. It can be installed on any number of client machines without paying any fees.  https://www.neodynamic.com/downloads/jspm/

Run Timer Triggered Azure Function Locally

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the function should be invoked immediately on startup. After the initial startup run, the function will be run on schedule thereafter. Sources: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46556621/what-is-the-simplest-way-to-run-a-timer-triggered-azure-function-locally-once

Reference System.Data.SqlClient not found

Microsoft has removed System.Data.SqlClient from the default installation of Visual Studio (.NET Core). In order to use it, you must install from NuGet as install-package System.Data.SqlClient.  Once installed, this reference is available for use and code will compile. Sources: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ec2361a3-1931-4423-bf68-08b206ce67aa/reference-systemdatasqlclient-not-found?forum=netfxbcl

Debug WCF Service

Put a debug break point in the WCF code. Run the web app that is calling the WCF services. Go back to Visual Studio -> “Debug” -> “Attach To Process” and select the WCF services (MyService01.exe). Go back to the web app and run the code to reach the break point. You need to attach... » read more

Azure Data Studio

Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform database tool for data professionals using on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Azure Data Studio offers a modern editor experience with IntelliSense, code snippets, source control integration, and an integrated terminal. It’s engineered with the data platform user in mind, with built-in charting of query... » read more

Azure Blob Storage SDK

Get started with the Azure Blob Storage client library v12 for .NET. Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. Follow steps to install the package and try out example code for basic tasks. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Use the Azure Blob Storage client library... » read more

DLL Reference Not Found Error

Possible Fix 1: In solutions with multiple projects, if you get an error with DLL reference not found even though you have the reference project, check to make sure all projects in the solutions are using the same version of .NET. Go to the “properties” section of each project and make sure the “Targeted Framework”... » read more