The presenter at my local .NET user group was writing a LINQ query during his session last month when I asked him, “How did we ever live without LINQ?” “I have no idea,” he replied. It’s true. Since it was introduced in Visual Studio 2008, LINQ has made such a difference in how we code [...]
Tag Archives: Services
Data Points: LINQ Projection Queries and Alternatives in WCF Services
Posted by james on October 13, 2011
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Workflow Services: Visual Design of Workflows with WCF and WF 4
Posted by james on October 11, 2011
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Developers are increasingly adopting service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a way of building distributed applications. For the uninitiated, designing and implementing service-oriented distributed apps can be intimidating. However, the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 makes it easier than ever to implement Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).WCF workflow services provide a productive environment [...]
Office XP: New Toolkit Lets You Share Information Between Office Documents and Web Services
Posted by james on October 9, 2011
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SQL Server: Build Apps that Provide Real-Time Information and Customized Content Using SQL Server Notification Services
Posted by james on October 2, 2011
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Foundations: Easily Apply Transactions To Services
Posted by james on October 1, 2011
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Easily Apply Transactions To ServicesA fundamental problem in programming is error recovery. After an error, your application must restore itself to the state it had before the error took place. Consider an application that tries to perform an operation comprising several smaller operations, potentially concurrently, where each of the individual operations can fail or succeed [...]
Test Run: Automate Your ASP.NET Web Services Testing
Posted by james on September 29, 2011
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Automate Your ASP.NET Web Services TestingCode download available at: TestRun0503.exe (146 KB) Browse the Code Online It’s no exaggeration to say that Web services are revolutionizing application-to-application communication. Web services are already being used extensively in corporate intranet environments and are making their way into commercial use, too. But because Web services are relatively new, [...]
Reporting: Deliver User-Friendly Reports from Your Application with SQL Server Reporting Services
Posted by james on September 26, 2011
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Deliver User-Friendly Reports from Your Application with SQL Server Reporting ServicesThis article discusses: An introduction to Reporting ServicesDesigning and deploying reportsUsing the Reporting Services Web serviceSecuring reportsThis article uses the following technologies: SQL Server, ASP.NET, Visual Basic .NETCode download available at: SQLServerReportingServices.exe (222 KB) Browse the Code Online Flexible reporting capabilities are a requirement for [...]
Cutting Edge: ASP.NET Ajax Library and WCF Data Services
Posted by james on September 15, 2011
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It’s been a few years since the Web industry praised the advent of AJAX as the beginning of a new era of programming prosperity, and now a powerful set of programming tools is finally available to Web developers: the ASP.NET Ajax Library and WCF Data Services. Developers can stop relying on the browser as a [...]
The Big Story: An Overview of the New Services, Controls, and Features in ASP.NET 2.0
Posted by james on September 14, 2011
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[ Editor's Update - 1/20/2006: This article refers to a beta version of Visual Studio 2005. An updated version of the article, reflecting features found in the final release of Visual Studio 2005, can be found at Web Apps: An Overview Of The New Services, Controls, And Features In ASP.NET 2.0.] An Overview of the [...]