C# : Create Xml files based on schema/.xsd file

- Create .xsd/schema file
- Open Visual Studio Command Prompt
- Go to the location of the schema file
- Type => xsd /classes <schema_file.xsd>
- Above command will generate a <schema_file.cs>

C# | How to write entry to Windows Event

Here's a sample code on how to write to Windows Event Logs.
Keep an eye on variable maximumCharacterThatTheWindowEventLogsCanHandled where I used 30,000 but for it's actually 32,766 :)

     private static void WriteToWindowsEventLog(string logs)  
     {  
       const string source = "biboyatienza Sample Windows Services";  
       const string log = "Application";  
       const int maximumCharacterThatTheWindowEventLogsCanHandled = 30000;  
       if (!EventLog.SourceExists(source))  
         EventLog.CreateEventSource(source, log);  
       string message = (logs.Length >= maximumCharacterThatTheWindowEventLogsCanHandled  
                   ? HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(logs).Substring(0, maximumCharacterThatTheWindowEventLogsCanHandled)  
                   : HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(logs));  
       EventLog.WriteEntry(source, message);  
     }  

Windows Event Logs | Log entry string is too long. A string written to the event log cannot exceed 32766 characters

 Date/Time: 05.03.2013 10:55:43  
 Method Name: CbtImportFromStaService.RunImportFromSta()  
 Error Details: Log entry string is too long. A string written to the event log cannot exceed 32766 characters.  
 Source: System  
 Stack Trace:  at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.InternalWriteEvent(UInt32 eventID, UInt16 category, EventLogEntryType type, String[] strings, Byte[] rawData, String currentMachineName)  
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String message, EventLogEntryType type, Int32 eventID, Int16 category, Byte[] rawData)  
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String source, String message, EventLogEntryType type, Int32 eventID, Int16 category, Byte[] rawData)  
   at System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String source, String message)  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.Helpers.LogHelper.WriteToWindowsEventLogs(String logs)  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.Helpers.LogHelper.LogErrorsWindowsEventLogs(String exceptionContent)  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.Helpers.MailHelper.SendEmail(String exceptionContent, String optionalSubject)  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.CbtImportFromStaService.GetFirstXmlAttachmentOfEachEmail(MailMan mailman)  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.CbtImportFromStaService.FetchEmailsFrom_cbtresults_dot_import_at_osm_dot_biz_AndExtractOneXmlFileFromEachEmail()  
   at CBTImportFromSTA.WindowsService.CbtImportFromStaService.RunImportFromSta()  

Merak 9.4.2, CLSID {FBD995D1-EA68-4BD0-909D-461102F67E8F} problem

OS Version:Windows 7 64 bit

Visual Studio:Visual Studio 2010

Language:C#

Component:Merak 9.4.2

Problem:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {FBD995D1-EA68-4BD0-909D-461102F67E8F}


Resolution:
Compile using x86, that solved my problem for the past 3 days =)

LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.DateTime AddHours(Double)'

Problem:
LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.DateTime AddHours(Double)'

Old Code:
DateTime cutOffDateTime = DateTime.Now.AddHours(-updatedWithInNumberOfHours);


Solution:
DateTime cutOffDateTime = DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, updatedWithInNumberOfHours, 0, 0));

c# | asp.net | DataBinder.Eval DataFormatString

Short date pattern. Format : {0:d}

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Position Inclusive Dates"   HeaderStyle-Width="75px" SortExpression="">
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <asp:Label ID="_lblPositionIncDate" width="75px" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.PositionIncDate") %>'></asp:Label>
                        </ItemTemplate>
                        <EditItemTemplate>
                            <asp:TextBox ID="_tbPositionIncDate" width="75px" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.PositionIncDate") %>'></asp:TextBox>
                        </EditItemTemplate>
                        <HeaderStyle HorizontalAlign="Center" />
                    </asp:TemplateField>

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