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Monthly Archives: January, 2010

Creating and Using Silverlight web.config app settings (Web.config Configuration Applicatioin Settings) or app.config application settings configuration file for Silverlight

Post Summary: This posts explains how to create and use something similar to a silverlight  web.config, App.config and appsettings (or app settings) configuration file for silverlight application. This is based on re-using serviceReference.clientconfig as an appconfig configuration file. The Problem: A) configuration application settings (like the one in web.config, appsettings or app settings application configuration file): This is [...]

Problems with Deploying WCF services on IIS 7.0 (or IIS 6, IIS) and other deployment options and scenarios (visual studio .NET and Windows Activation Services)

There are 3 main ways to deploy Windows Communication Foundation – WCF services to consume: 1- IIS 2- Windows Activation Service a.k.a WAS 3- Visual Studio .NET for development and dev testing purposes as part of a visual studio solution. For full details about Windows Communciation Foundation deployment scenarios, categories and structure please refer to [...]

Introduction to LLBLGenPro – All you need to know to get started with LLBLGen Pro – Hello World! LLBLGen Pro

In one of my latest projects, I found the client extensively using LLBL Gen Pro which I have never used before. After few hours of playing around with it, I managed to find my way round it just enough to the level that I need to get the basic functionality working. Hence, for this reason, [...]

Problem Running WCF on Visual Studio 2008 and Windows 7 – could not find host – page timeout

This post is about a problem that I have had recently with visual studio .Net 2008, WCF and Windows 7. I have a working WCF service (add to the solution by another person) which I am trying to run from within my visual studio 2008. Normally, you should go to your project, right click on [...]