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2007 Blog posts

Trace LINQ to SQL Queries

04-Dec-2007

ASP.NET Tracing is a powerful mechanism. LINQ to SQL doesn't support it out of the box. The DataContext class however has a Log property which can be set to a TextWriter object. This TextWriter object writes all SQL queries which are executed.

I have created a small class which derives from TextWriter to write all SQL queries to the System.Diagnostics.Trace class. I found out that I only had to override the WriteLine(string) and Write(string) methods.

The easiest way to assign a new TextToTraceWriter to the Log property of the DataContext object is by implementing the partial OnCreated() method in a partial class. See the following example in which also the Trace Category is set.

NotificationFormTraceListener Assembly

26-Nov-2007

During development, you can use the output methods of the Debug class to display messages in the Output window of the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE). For example:

' Visual Basic
Trace.WriteLine("Hello World!")
Debug.WriteLine("Hello World!")

// C#
Trace.WriteLine("Hello World!");
Debug.WriteLine("Hello World!");

Each of these examples will display "Hello World!" in the Output window when the application is run in the debugger.

The .NET TraceListners monitor trace and debug output. You use TraceListners to redirect this output to a specific medium. There are 3 TraceListners available: DefaultTraceListener, EventLogTraceListener and TextWriterTraceListener.

ConvertSelectedTextToAssociatedLabel Macro

09-Oct-2007

I have created a new Visual Studio 2005 Macro which can be used to convert a literal text to an asp:Label that is associated to the next control. You first have to select the text and then Run the ConvertSelectedTextToAssociatedLabel Macro. In the example below the text Age: is selected.

The result is an asp:Label with the correct Text and AssociatedControlID attributes.

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My Code Snippets

02-Oct-2007

I use Visual Studio 2005 Code Snippets a lot. Especially during trainings. I have created some snippets myself which I want to share. Download this zipfile and extract it in the "My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Code Snippets\Visual C#\My Code Snippets" folder.

ASP.NET ViewStateParameter

30-May-2007

I like the ASP.NET 2.0 DataSource controls. They are very flexible and easy to use. It has some great parameters like SessionParameter and ControlParameter. It doesn't have a ViewStateParameter. I have written it myself to fill this gap.

My First XNA Game

27-May-2007

I finally found some time to play with XNA. I learned a lot from Rob Miles at TechEd 2006. He has some great samples on his website. Rob will also be presenting about this subject on the DevDays 2007 in the Netherlands. Fun is guaranteed.

My first game is a remake of a game I build 20 years ago on my Commodore 64. You must move around a bouncing ball using your joystick. The ball may not collide with the flying birds. It took me only a few hours to build and it was great fun.

XNA - Drawing Text in XNA

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