Questions

Is there any way to invoke PowerQuery/M outside of Excel or PowerBI?

Our BI team is really growing to like the [Power Query ETL tool](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-Microsoft-Power-Query-for-Excel-6E92E2F4-2079-4E1F-BAD5-89F6269CD605?ui=en-US&...

4 Nov at 22:43

Convert HTML to PDF using HtmlRenderer

I am looking to use HtmlRenderer to convert an HTML file to a PDF file. I have seen it being mentioned on several sites that it is possible. However, I don't seem to be able to find any basic sample c...

MD5CryptoServiceProvider in ASP.NET Core

I have a database with passwords created in the old Identity system. Passwords were hashed using the `MD5CryptoServiceProvider` class. I now need to use these passwords in ASP.NET MVC Core but `MD5Cry...

4 Nov at 21:4

Why is this custom backstage UI for Word not displaying its user interface?

I have an Office addin which uses the following backstage XML to add custom UI elements into Microsoft Word backstage: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <customUI xmlns="http://schemas.micro...

How do I hide routes I don't control from ServiceStack's SwaggerFeature?

In my example, I'm using the `ApiKeyAuthProvider` and `RegistrationFeature,` which both add new routes to my metadata. I want to use swagger as our main documentation for these services, but I don't ...

4 Nov at 18:32

IP Security in Asp.Net Core

I am trying to restrict a site by IP address. In previous MVC versions I'd add something like the following to the web.config: ``` <security> <ipSecurity allowUnlisted="false" denyAction="NotFound"...

4 Nov at 16:23

How to get the value of cell containing a date and keep the original formatting using NPOI

I have an Excel file that I edited using DevExpress and I am reading using NPOI. When I try to get the value of a date cell as string, it does not keep the original value. For example: In a DevExpres...

12 Nov at 00:23

Nuget: What is the purpose of the <package requireReinstallation /> attribute in packages.config?

I upgraded my C# project (which already had some nuget packages) from 4.0 to 4.5.2. I saw that some `<package />` elements now contain an additional attribute `requireReinstallation="true"`. - What is...

12 Dec at 10:38

XML serialization force full closing tag on null or empty value

I have class ``` public class Testowa { public string test { get; set; } } ``` When I serialize it without value for test, I get ``` <test/> ``` But I want get ``` <test></test> ``` How ...

2 May at 08:48

'Newtonsoft' could not be found

I pasted the code from [http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/789481/Bridging-the-Gap-between-Linqpad-and-Visual-Studio](http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/789481/Bridging-the-Gap-between-Linqpad-and-Visual-St...

8 Dec at 16:58

Xamarin Forms IsVisible false taking up space

I have a list view with a template switcher, and a on a particular item I want it to be hidden so I've used a hidden template. I set the view (or the StackLayout) to be isVisible=false and the HeightR...

4 Nov at 06:16

C# Dictionary get item by index

I am trying to make a method that returns a name of a card from my Dictionary randomly. My Dictionary: First defined name of the card which is string and second is the value of that card, which is int...

3 Jan at 19:56

How can I bind output values to my async Azure Function?

How can I bind my outputs to an async function? The usual method of setting the parameter to `out` doesn't work with async functions. ### Example ``` using System; public static async void Run(st...

20 Jun at 09:12

Incoming Webhook for Private Messages in Microsoft Teams

I can create an incoming webhook from a C# app or PS Script sending a JSON message to channels like MSFT doc explains. However, I want to use my incoming webhook for send JSON messages from my app to ...

17 Jul at 08:30

How can I read JSON from a StringContent object in an ApiController?

I'm writing an API controller intended to receive and parse the contents of a JSON asynchronous post, and am unable to read the contents of the StringContent object in that post. Here is the section ...

Service Fabric Actor or Service Becomes Inaccessible at Random after Upgrading to SDK 2.3.301

After upgrading from Service Fabric SDK 2.0.135 to 2.3.301, we have started encountering situations where a Service Fabric actor or service is inaccessible in spite of showing as healthy in Service Fa...

Is there an alternative to the Notification pattern for multiple messages and success/failure?

Is there an alternative to the Notification pattern for multiple messages and success/failure? I have a class, OperationResult, that I use to return a `Success` boolean and a list of "error" messages...

8 Feb at 15:33

What's the equivalent of Javascript's Object.assign() in C#

If I have a C# class And two instances of that class How could I copy the values from both objects to create a new instance of `Foo` that contained the values from both `foo1` and `foo2`? In Javascrip...

4 Jun at 03:45

How to get all certificates with powershell?

I am trying to get all certificates with powershell. When I set "\$computer\My" as store location below script returns user certificates I think. When I set "\$computer\root" it returns root certifi...

3 Nov at 11:21

What is a C# solution and how to use it?

I am new to C# (coming from Python and C) and when I start a new project in Monodevelop or Visual Studio, the project is put in a "solution" container. I had a look at Microsoft description of what a...

3 Nov at 11:7

Using matrix factorization for a recommender system

I'm working on a recommender system for restaurants using an item-based collaborative filter in C# 6.0. I want to set up my algorithm to perform as well as possible, so I've done some research on diff...

ASP.NET Core Configuration Section in Startup

I am migrating a ASP.NET 5 RC1 project to ASP.NET Core, and have come across an interesting issue I've not yet seen, or found a solution for. In order to use configuration settings within Startup I h...

3 Nov at 13:29

C# Case Sensitivity in Switch-statement

I'm working a little with `switch` statements and want to know how to ignore the case sensitivity when it comes to input values. Here is my code: If I put 'a' in instead of 'A' it returns the default ...

Azure Function logging using TraceWriter in external library

How can I reuse the `TraceWriter` object available in an Azure Function to log information in an externally referenced library? I tried passing in the object using the constructor and referencing the ...

Expression Cast Error - No coercion operator is defined between types

In my Data Repository I have a base class and derived class as below. ``` public abstract class RepositoryBase<T> : IRepository<T> where T : EntityBase { public async Task<T> FindOneAsync(Expressi...

11 Aug at 18:48