Reference
A collection of articles on various topics that interest me. Written mostly in order to document my own solutions to problems, and published in the hope that they may help others save some time.
2010
EntityClient Provider Named Connection Not Found Or Not Valid
When using Entity Framework models in an environment with multiple projects, such as an N-Tier web applications, the following run-time exception may appear:
The specified named connection is either not found in the configuration, not intended to be used with the EntityClient Provider, not valid.~ Read
2007
Glassy Vista Aero Forms in .NET
A search on Google will return quite a lot of more or less complicated and complete articles on how to implement Windows Vista's Aero glass look in your own .NET applications. This posting will describe how to achieve this effect with as little code as possible, and how to get a bit more out of it by processing user input accordingly.
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Getting Started with WPF in Visual C# Express Edition
Currently, none of the Visual Studio suites have out-of-the-box support for the new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) in the .NET Framework 3.0. This article explains what you need to get started with the development of WPF based .NET applications in Visual C# Express (and other Visual Studio Editions).
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Embedding QuickTime into .NET Applications using Visual C#
A detailed description on how to get started with QuickTime in .NET applications, and how to resolve some of the difficulties that you will encounter when developing for 64-bit platforms.
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Visual C++ Express, Microsoft Windows SDK & Windows Vista 64-bit
This article describes how to use Visual Studio C++ 2005 Express Edition with the new Microsoft Windows SDK on 64-bit Windows Vista systems. It will, at least for the better part, apply to other Windows Operating systems as well.
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