Programming Archives - Jonathan Crozier

How to set up Remote Debugging for Visual Studio

From time to time it can be very useful to debug applications running on remote machines. This is particularly true when the machine you are debugging your code on features specialised built-in hardware devices, or when your application is behaving differently compared to when it is running on your development machine. Many developers know that…

How to install MSI packages using msiexec and C#

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MSI packages remain a popular means of distributing applications for installation on Windows devices. On occasion, you may find the need to install or uninstall an MSI package programmatically, for example, whenever you need to automate a software installation or update. In this article, I’m going to show you how you can silently install and…

Implementing the Request-Response pattern using C# with JSON-RPC and WebSockets

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The Request-Response pattern seems somewhat simple on the surface; send a request, then wait for and receive a response that matches up with the original request. However, implementing this pattern in an efficient manner is something that is easy to get wrong. I’ve found that much of the material online regarding this topic tends to…

Working with processes using C#

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As software developers, working with processes is something that we frequently need to do. Whether it’s checking if a specific process is running, stopping a process, or creating a new process, it is useful to have a reference point for how to accomplish each of these tasks. In the sections below, I’m going to cover…

SmtpClient is obsolete! The new way to send emails from your .NET app…

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In the past, when you needed to send emails from a .NET app, the built-in SmtpClient class was typically the most appropriate tool for the job. However, for some time now the .NET Framework SmtpClient class has not been the recommended option for new development. In this article, I review how the .NET SmtpClient can…

How to generate a random string with C#

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On occasion, during day-to-day programming, the problem I am working on requires the generation of a random sequence of characters. For example, when dealing with some sort of account entity, the account might require a unique account reference to be specified upon its creation. Considering this scenario, it would be inconvenient for the end-user to…

XML Serialization with C#

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Today JSON has taken over the role of XML for many scenarios, however, XML is still in very wide usage. XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language and has been a stalwart for data interchange since the year 1998. It has been adapted over time to solve many different problems related to programming. In this article,…

Time to Reflect… How to add properties to a C# object dynamically at runtime

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Have you been searching for a way to dynamically add properties to an object at runtime using C#? If so, you may have come across how to do this using ExpandoObject. However, after some further research, perhaps you’ve determined that it’s not what you are really looking for. For example, you might be trying to…

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How to set up Remote Debugging for Visual Studio

How to install MSI packages using msiexec and C#

Implementing the Request-Response pattern using C# with JSON-RPC and WebSockets

Working with processes using C#

SmtpClient is obsolete! The new way to send emails from your .NET app…

How to generate a random string with C#

XML Serialization with C#

Time to Reflect… How to add properties to a C# object dynamically at runtime

How to set up Remote Debugging for Visual Studio

SQL Server Merge Replication: Update existing merge articles in bulk

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