Summary: When a client adds a service reference to a service, the generated classes are marked as partial , which lets the client add additional helper methods and local functionality to the classes. When a client generates a contract from a service...

In Visual Studio it’s easy to add (or discover) a service that uses an http binding. What about adding a reference for some other binding (e.g. a TCP binding) that uses the .NET Service Bus? It’s easy – just add a reference to the MEX endpoint. For...

Ever see “FaultException: authN failed: ‘…’ of PasswordCredential” when trying to call a method that uses Windows Azure and the Access Control Service? The issue is simply that the password is not correct. For example, here’s a snippet of a client...

FaultException: matched scope not found: applies-to-address is ‘…’ This can occur when trying to use a client that uses a service that uses the Access Control Service. The following snippet shows the code around the exception: ServiceClient proxy...

How to view Azure logs ( RoleManager .WriteToLog ) when running under the Development Fabric: Open the Development Fabric and get the deployment id. For example, if the deployment title reads "deployment(26)", the id is "26". To dump the...

I’ve been experimenting with writing programs for Windows Mobile. I write the code in Visual Studio and use it to run the program in a Windows Mobile device emulator. The app I’m working on needs an internet connection but it is not obvious...

Need to look at the strings in a MUI file? Here's an easy was to do it with Visual Studio: In the VC file.open dialog boxes there is an "open as" or "open with" drop down. Select "resources" or "resource editor". It's also trivial to write a custom...