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Sending Large SOAP messages in WCF
This is just a quick tip. Remember SOAP runs over HTTP – and just changing the SOAP configuration (basicHttpBinding or wsHTTPBinding configuration) is not enough for sending large SOAP messages…
Inserting code snippets into MS Word documents
Step 1 – Insert Object from MS Word’s INSERT menu. Select OBJECT from the drop-down (as opposed to ‘Text from file’). Step 2 – You should see an ‘Object’…
How much CPU is my web app consuming?
Introduction When running a load test, adding IIS specific performance counters is a good idea (this post details the most important IIS and counters). However, sometimes, all you want is…
Currently executing HTTP requests in IIS
Introduction At a command prompt, use the following command to get a list of currently queued requests:> %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd list requests /elapsed:1000 should produce an output like this: // hanging!…
Message Based versus RPC Style Services
Choose Message-Based Programming Over RPC Style You can design Web services by using either of two programming models: messaging style and RPC style. The RPC style is based on the…
IIS, ASP.NET and WCF Performance counters during a stress test (load test)
Introduction So, you are ready to run your load test (read this post first if you are new to load testing). You have a handle on the ‘big picture’ metrics…
Source file ‘\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs’ could not be opened (‘Unspecified error ‘)
Introduction You’ve just downloaded a project (from either codeproject or github or some other repository) – and opened it up in your current version of Visual Studio. On trying to…
Decompiling external source code–Visual Studio
Introduction There are occasions where one needs to step into 3rd party source code – just to get an idea of what may be going on within their own application…
The located assembly’s manifest definition does not match the assembly reference
Introduction This is more of a maintenance issue than anything else. Often, you end up referencing open source / 3rd party assemblies – that need to be upgraded to newer…
Remote Monitoring of Performance Counters
Introduction Say you are about to run a stress test against your production server – and would like to observe various performance counters while the test runs. You would like…