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Monitoring application debug output with DebugView

Once your applications are running in a production environment, it is important to be able to monitor what is happening under the hood. Quite often this is achieved by logging output to a file, to a database, or to some other medium. However, it is also possible to intercept live debug and trace output using…

How to debug a .NET Windows Service from Visual Studio

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While developing a Windows Service, it is important to be able to debug it like you would a regular desktop or web application. Debugging Windows Services isn’t quite as straightforward as debugging standard Windows, Console, or Web applications. However, when developing a .NET Windows Service it isn’t difficult to set up your project to support…

How to dynamically load different versions of an assembly in the same .NET application

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Have you ever come across the need to use more than one version of an assembly within the same .NET application? Assembly loading can be a somewhat tricky subject when there are multiple versions of the same assembly for a .NET application to choose from. This can result in problems for both static assembly references…

How to download files using C#

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Downloading files programmatically is a common task that most programming languages expose different APIs for. I believe it is useful to have examples to refer to for how to accomplish this in your language of choice, both synchronously and asynchronously. This article covers how to download files with C# using the classes and methods that…

Simplify your local data storage with SQLite-net

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Many apps today need to store data locally on the device they are running on in order to allow the user to continue to perform useful functions while offline or when network connectivity is unreliable. SQLite is an ideal solution for both simple and complex local data storage requirements. Whether you are storing small sets…

How to set up Remote Debugging for Visual Studio

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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…

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Monitoring application debug output with DebugView

How to debug a .NET Windows Service from Visual Studio

How to dynamically load different versions of an assembly in the same .NET application

How to download files using C#

Simplify your local data storage with SQLite-net

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…

Monitoring application debug output with DebugView

How to debug a .NET Windows Service from Visual Studio

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