How to run asp.net core app automatically after changes in c# files

I am running `ASP.NET Core` application on `Visual Studio Code` on a mac. To run the app, I use `dotnet run` from the terminal. Whenever I make changes in one of the `C#` files, I have to stop and r...

7 Nov at 16:25

Is it possible to create a cross-database query with ServiceStack ORMLite?

Pretty much summed up in the title. Trying to hit a table in one database and join it to a table in another database on the same server. I would have assumed an attribute for `Database` that I could...

Significant drop in performance of Math.Round on x64 platform

I've noticed a very significant (~15x) drop in performance when using Math.Round to convert double to int while targeting x64 compared to x86. I tested it on 64 bit Windows on Core i7 3770K. Can anyon...

23 Nov at 10:20

Calling sqlite function via ServiceStack.ORMLite

I'm using ServiceStack.ORMLite and SQLite as database. I've created a generic repository: ``` public class Repository<T> : IRepository<T> where T : class, new() { private ReestrContext db; p...

Visual Studio Code: How to show Overloads in IntelliSense?

I am working with the new asp.net core 1.0 framework on Visual Studio Code. My question is, how do I traverse through all the overloads a method might have? [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DdFF9.png) ...

6 Nov at 19:31

Non-blocking loading and copying of large Texture2D's in C# for Unity

I'm building a Unity app for Android which deals with loading a lot of large textures dynamically (all images are over 6MB in size as png's). These textures can either come from an Amazon S3 server, i...

How to modify file access control in .NET Core

I'm trying to change the permissions of a file in .NET Core. However, it seems that [FileInfo](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.fileinfo.setaccesscontrol(v=vs.110).aspx) doesn't have...

7 Nov at 05:22

I get a 400 bad request - invalid Url when the length of the request exceeds 320+ characters

Not sure what could be the reason. Added the following in Web.config also. maxUrlLength="1024" maxQueryStringLength="1024" requestPathInvalidCharacters="" maxRequestLength="1024" relaxedUrlToFileSyste...

6 Nov at 11:4

Set CultureInfo in Asp.net Core to have a . as CurrencyDecimalSeparator instead of ,

I'm going mad. I just want the culture used in the entire Asp.net core application to be set to "en-US". But nothing seems to work. Where to I set the culture for the entire application? I'm not inter...

11 Jan at 15:17

MultiTenancy with DbContext and TenantId - Interceptors, Filters, EF Code-First

My organization needs to have a shared database, shared schema multitenant database. We will be querying based on TenantId. We will have very few tenants (less than 10) and all will share the same d...

Custom Deserialization using Json.NET

I have a class ``` public class Order { public int Id { get; set; } public string ShippingMethod { get; set; } } ``` and I want to deserialize a JSON data below into the above class/object `...

5 Nov at 15:3

How to render a Razor template inside a custom TagHelper in ASP.NET Core?

I am creating a custom HTML Tag Helper: ``` public class CustomTagHelper : TagHelper { [HtmlAttributeName("asp-for")] public ModelExpression DataModel { get; set; } publi...

5 Nov at 12:6

Is there any way to invoke PowerQuery/M outside of Excel or PowerBI?

Our BI team is really growing to like the [Power Query ETL tool](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-Microsoft-Power-Query-for-Excel-6E92E2F4-2079-4E1F-BAD5-89F6269CD605?ui=en-US&...

4 Nov at 22:43

Convert HTML to PDF using HtmlRenderer

I am looking to use HtmlRenderer to convert an HTML file to a PDF file. I have seen it being mentioned on several sites that it is possible. However, I don't seem to be able to find any basic sample c...

MD5CryptoServiceProvider in ASP.NET Core

I have a database with passwords created in the old Identity system. Passwords were hashed using the `MD5CryptoServiceProvider` class. I now need to use these passwords in ASP.NET MVC Core but `MD5Cry...

4 Nov at 21:4

Why is this custom backstage UI for Word not displaying its user interface?

I have an Office addin which uses the following backstage XML to add custom UI elements into Microsoft Word backstage: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <customUI xmlns="http://schemas.micro...

How do I hide routes I don't control from ServiceStack's SwaggerFeature?

In my example, I'm using the `ApiKeyAuthProvider` and `RegistrationFeature,` which both add new routes to my metadata. I want to use swagger as our main documentation for these services, but I don't ...

4 Nov at 18:32

IP Security in Asp.Net Core

I am trying to restrict a site by IP address. In previous MVC versions I'd add something like the following to the web.config: ``` <security> <ipSecurity allowUnlisted="false" denyAction="NotFound"...

4 Nov at 16:23

How to get the value of cell containing a date and keep the original formatting using NPOI

I have an Excel file that I edited using DevExpress and I am reading using NPOI. When I try to get the value of a date cell as string, it does not keep the original value. For example: In a DevExpres...

12 Nov at 00:23

Nuget: What is the purpose of the <package requireReinstallation /> attribute in packages.config?

I upgraded my C# project (which already had some nuget packages) from 4.0 to 4.5.2. I saw that some `<package />` elements now contain an additional attribute `requireReinstallation="true"`. - What is...

12 Dec at 10:38

XML serialization force full closing tag on null or empty value

I have class ``` public class Testowa { public string test { get; set; } } ``` When I serialize it without value for test, I get ``` <test/> ``` But I want get ``` <test></test> ``` How ...

2 May at 08:48

'Newtonsoft' could not be found

I pasted the code from [http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/789481/Bridging-the-Gap-between-Linqpad-and-Visual-Studio](http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/789481/Bridging-the-Gap-between-Linqpad-and-Visual-St...

8 Dec at 16:58

Xamarin Forms IsVisible false taking up space

I have a list view with a template switcher, and a on a particular item I want it to be hidden so I've used a hidden template. I set the view (or the StackLayout) to be isVisible=false and the HeightR...

4 Nov at 06:16

C# Dictionary get item by index

I am trying to make a method that returns a name of a card from my Dictionary randomly. My Dictionary: First defined name of the card which is string and second is the value of that card, which is int...

3 Jan at 19:56

How can I bind output values to my async Azure Function?

How can I bind my outputs to an async function? The usual method of setting the parameter to `out` doesn't work with async functions. ### Example ``` using System; public static async void Run(st...

20 Jun at 09:12