Getting CI Right for SQL Server & A Whirlwind tour of DBCC CHECKDB at Birmingham
Microsoft Data Platform Group – Birmingham is hosting its user group meet on the topic Getting CI Right for SQL Server & A Whirlwind tour of DBCC CHECKDB on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 6:15 PM....
View ArticleHow to calculate difference between two dates in C# ?
There are times when you might to calculate the difference between two days in C# and get the number of days as result. How to calculate difference between two dates in C# ? Assuming both the start...
View ArticleHow to read the entire contents of a file to a string variable in C# ?
There are several ways in which you can read a text file in to a string variable in C#. One of the simple ways to achieve it is using the ReadAllText method of the File class. How to read the entire...
View ArticleF# Recipe #1 – Display Odd Numbers between 0 and 100 in Console Window
Problem You need to write a F# program to display odd numbers between 0 and 100 in the console window. F# Program to display odd numbers between 0 and 100 in the Console Window. open System let main...
View ArticleF# Recipe #2 – The type int is not compatible with type unit
Problem When writing your first F# program , you get the following error “The type int is not compatible with type unit”. You need to fix this. Solution The type unit is F#’s version of void. This...
View ArticleF# Recipe #3 – program to find if the number is positive or negative
Problem Write a program in F# to find if the given number is a positive or negative number. F# program to find if the number is positive or negative. // Learn more about F# at...
View ArticleHow to Change the Start Page of the Xamarin Forms Application ?
By default , when you create a new Xamarin Forms application in Visual Studio , it creates a MainPage.xaml in the portable (PCL) project and this is set as the start page of your android and iOS...
View ArticleUsing Conditional Compilation in Xamarin Shared Project for iOS
There are times when you might want to perform an action that is specific to a device in the Xamarin Shared Project. For example , assume that you have to set the string named title within the Xaml...
View ArticleMissingMethodException ‘Xamarin.Forms.Device.get_RuntimePlatform’ in...
There are times when you might get the System.MissingMethodException ‘Xamarin.Forms.Device.get_RuntimePlatform’ when working with the Xamarin.Forms application and using the method...
View ArticleHow to return JSON instead of XML in ASP.NET Web API when using Chrome ?
When using the ASP.NET Web API in Google Chrome , there are times when you see the XML output instead of JSON. You might want to request JSON data so that you can view it in the browser. How to return...
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