Deploy WPF Project to UAT and Prod Environment - wpf

I am trying to enable the software tester to install 2 versions of the same application (one UAT and the other Production) on the same computer. I am using Visual Studio 2013 and the exe(installer) is created using ClickOnce. I was able to publish 2 versions to a directory, however, when the tester would try to install the second version it would overwrite the previous version. I did some research and found out that I had to rename the assembly. However, if I rename the assembly , I get the following error
"A first chance exception of type 'System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException' occurred in PresentationFramework.dll"
Inner Exception : Could not load file or assembly 'xxx, Culture=neutral' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.":"xxx, Culture=neutral"}
I have tried cleaning, rebuilding , changing the namespace and I have absolutely no idea where I am going wrong. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

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Could not Load timescaledb-1.6.0.dll - Not a Valid Win32 Application

I've come across an issue when attempting to load timescaledb using PostgreSQL v10.11... Upon executing the following command:
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS timescaledb CASCADE;
I'm greeted with the following error:
ERROR: could not load library "<postgresfolder>/lib/timescaledb-1.6.0.dll": %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
postgresfolder = The path to my postgres installation location.
I've attempted this with PostgreSQL v11.6 aswell, with the same outcome. I don't believe it to be a dependency issue (Visual Studio C++ Redist. 2015) as I meet all the prerequisites listed # https://docs.timescale.com/latest/getting-started/installation/windows/installation-windows.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(EDIT): The installation is being performed on Windows 10, 64bit.
I got this problem due to ssleay32 and libeay32 dlls. Get binaries from https://get.enterprisedb.com/postgresql/postgresql-11.4-1-windows-x64-binaries.zip and copy them from postgresql-11.4-1-windows-x64-binaries/bin into your /bin folder. If they did not exist, still copy and keep them there.
Also, it looks like timescaledb only works with 11.4 version if you wanna stick with 11.

Problems deploying SecureInput MS Edge Extension native messaging sample

I am trying out SecureInput extension sample that demonstrates NativeMessaging capabilities in MS Edge browser extensions and I running into problems deploying the extension after building using VS community edition 2017. I don’t have Universal Windows Platform Apps development experience, so I apologize if there is a pretty obvious answer I am not aware of. But following readme.md in the sample doesn’t work, so posting this question here...
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MicrosoftEdge-Extensions-Demos/tree/master/SecureInput
Steps followed…
Turned on developer mode in “Use Developer Features”
Turned on Enable extension developer features in Edge browser’s about:flags.
Downloaded the sample as a zip file to the local machine.
Copied SecureInput.html to my local webserver
Loaded SecureInput.sln in VS
community edition 2017 Out of two options.. InProc or OutOfProc, I
wanted to try InProc. So needed to select Project in
NativeMessagingHostInProcess in Build Configuration manager. Other
settings used... Debug - configuration; Any CPU – Active solution
platform; NativeMessagingHostInProcess – x64 project platform as I
was using 64 bit Windows and edge running as a 64 bit process as
well; Left rest as default.
With Debug Configuration and Any CPU Solution platform built the entire solution.
Deployment Summary
Built Entire SecureInput solution.
Installed AppX package by running
Add-AppxPackage -register [PathtoSecureInputSolutionFolder] NativeMessagingHostInProcess\bin\x64\Debug\AppxManifest.xml
No errors during building or while running Add-AppXPackage from elevated Power shell prompt.
Expected: At this point EdgeBrowser->MoreOptions->Extensions should list extension installed by AppX package (Deployment Summary/Step 2). =>> Doesn’t happen.
Few other details
I am using 64 bit Win 10 creators build (1703 – OS build 16063.128)
I am suspecting Add-AppxPackage failed to add the extension silently. Verbose flag doesn’t give me any clues either.
Get-AppXPackage shows newly added AppX package.
Name : ae24a957-5239-43b2-a36c-b96805a58ade
Publisher : CN=msft
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 1.0.0.0
PackageFullName : ae24a957-5239-43b2-a36c-b96805a58ade_1.0.0.0_x64__2yx4q2bk84nj4
InstallLocation : [PathtoSecureInputSolutionFolder] \NativeMessagingHostInProcess\bin\x64\Debug
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : ae24a957-5239-43b2-a36c-b96805a58ade_2yx4q2bk84nj4 PublisherId : 2yx4q2bk84nj4
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : True
IsPartiallyStaged : False
I would like to know if anyone got this sample working. If Microsoft Edge folks are monitoring stackoverflow, I really appreciate if someone can jump in to help your early adopters like me. :-)
With offline help from Chee Chen, we were able to figure out why SecureInput was not working. My sincere thanks to him for going out of his way to help. In my specific case, here are the things that went wrong.
URL manifest.json gives permissions to is case sensitive. I had a typo when I first entered the URL in edge browser very first time.. I typed in as SecureInput.html. Try cleaning the cache if you see that using lower case secureinput.html doesn't help.
When instructions didn't work right first time, I used Add-AppxPackage way of deploying the Extension. While doing that, I picked AppxManifest file in NativeMessagingHostInProcess\bin\x64\Debug\AppxManifest.xml instead of NativeMessagingHostInProcess\bin\x64\Debug\AppX\AppxManifest.xml. Something to watch out for and if you make the same mistake, make sure you uninstall the appx package completely and start all over again.
So here are my supplemental instructions for others trying the sample :-)
Make sure you selected right Platform as per your target test machine. Edge runs as 64 bit process so your extension needs to be targeted at that platform.
Make sure right AppServiceName is selected in PasswordInputProtection->Program.cs and Extension->background.js
I think PasswordInputProtection.csproj has a hardcoded Program files (x86) in its path, which will break if you try the sample on 32 bit machine. Edit the project file in notepad and fix it before you try.
Ensure NativeMessagingHost project's Output paths are correctly configured... It needs to be "bin\[Platform]\[Configuration]\AppX\" and not "bin\[Platform]\[Configuration]\"
Avoid typos if you can, because I see very little feedback or verbose logs on why things are not working.
Have you tried following the deployment steps in the documentation? The actual steps and ordering is important:
Build and deploy the NativeMessagingHostinProcess UWP app.
This will generate:
Necessary binaries and files needed for the UWP app.
The AppX folder.
The AppXManifest.xml based on the content of package.manifest. (The content of package.manifest in this sample has been edited to include the necessary entries for Edge extensions).
Build the PasswordInputProtection Desktop Bridge.
This will:
Build the binaries for this project
Trigger a post-build event that will copy the output of the exe to the AppX folder and copy the Extension folder to the AppX folder.
Now that the files are all ready to go, you will need to register the AppX.
There are two ways to accomplish this:
Run Add-AppxPackage from PowerShell: Add-AppxPackage -register [Path to AppX folder]\AppxManifest.xml
OR
Deploy the NativeMessagingHostInProcess project. Visual Studio will run the same PowerShell script to register the AppX from the folder.

KNIME Command Line Execution - ClassNotFoundException

I'd like to schedule a KNIME workflow. The workflow does its job very good as long as I start it from the KNIME GUI application. When I execute the same workflow via command line, java complains that com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
could not be found (ClassNotFoundException).
I invoke it via:
"D:\Progamme\KNIME\knime.exe" -nosplash -application -consoleLog org.knime.product.KNIME_BATCH_APPLICATION -preferences="absolutepathto\preferences.epf" -workflowDir="absolutepathto\workflow"
Since the error message signals missing content in the java CLASSPATH I also tried to add the parameters
-vmargs -classpath .;"absolutepathto/sqljdbc42.jar"
But still I earn a java slap, pointing to the same error...
I also tried to run the command from within the knime.exe's directory and I also tried to add the JAR file to Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> Classpath Variable / User Libraries (referenced via the -preference argument). But that had no effect.
Did anybody face the same problems? Maybe with other third party JARs?
It is all about a Database connector that is configured like this:
Does the integrated security maybe force a misleading error?
System spec: KNIME 3.2.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Update - extract from preferences file
/configuration/org.eclipse.core.net/org.eclipse.core.net.hasMigrated=true
/configuration/org.eclipse.ui.ide/MAX_RECENT_WORKSPACES=10
/configuration/org.eclipse.ui.ide/RECENT_WORKSPACES=<list of some workspaces>
/configuration/org.eclipse.ui.ide/RECENT_WORKSPACES_PROTOCOL=3
/configuration/org.eclipse.ui.ide/SHOW_RECENT_WORKSPACES=false
/configuration/org.eclipse.ui.ide/SHOW_WORKSPACE_SELECTION_DIALOG=true
Is there maybe a problem due to the fact that it is a shared KNIME instance among several users and the command line execution does not know which workspace has to be chosen? Is the workspace somehow needed and why?
Partial Solution:
I finally managed it but I don't know exactly why it works now. What I did was to load a fresh portable version of KNIME and ran the same commands only changing the executable path to the new portable version. Before that I started the portable version once to set the workspace directory and register the database driver in preferences dialog and .ini file, nothing else, same configuration so far as the shared KNIME instance. What I am really wondering abpout is that from now on the commands are also working with the shared KNIME instance. I really don't know what caused the change that let KNIME find the driver class.
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Because I encountered a few more problems within shared environment in KNIME command line mode, that led to undeterministic execution results, I wrote a little .NET library. This gives me more flexibility/control over the workflow execution (which returncodes and error messages occured and so on). You can find it here if you're interested: KnimeNet
I took a very minimal approach:
cd "C:\Program Files\KNIME"
.\knime -nosplash -noexit -consoleLog -reset -application org.knime.product.KNIME_BATCH_APPLICATION -workflowFile="D:\Work\Knime Workflows\Output\CMD_Test.knwf" -preferences="D:\Work\Knime Workflows\Output\CMD_Test.epf"

Headless build .sqlproj file on TFS build server

I'm attempting to build a .sqlproj on a TFS Build Server. I've followed the instructions here:
http://sqlproj.com/index.php/2012/03/headless-msbuild-support-for-ssdt-sqlproj-projects/
which I was directed to from here:
How to build .sqlproj projects on a build server?
But I still cannot build. The error is:
C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\SSDT\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets
(441): The "SqlModelResolutionTask" task could not be instantiated
from "C:\Program Files
(x86)\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SQLDB\Dac\120\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Tasks.Sql.11.dll".
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for
'Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Tasks.Sql.DataTask' threw an exception.
---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The
system cannot find the file specified. at
Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Extensibility.ToolingShim.ConfigureExtensions()
--- End of inner exception stack trace --- at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Tasks.Sql.DataTask..ctor()
The SqlTasks.targets file, used by the SQL project, references this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SQLDB\Dac\120\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Tasks.Sql.11.dll
which in turn references the invalid version mentioned above.
However, the files installed by the process in the link above don't install this version. They do install version 10.3.0.0, which is referenced by
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Tasks.Sql.12.dll
but this file is not the one used by the .targets file.
I don't know what the numbers at the end of this dll mean, but it seems odd to me that the one ending 12.dll references an earlier version of the one ending 11.dll.
I'm using Visual Studio 2013 and SQL Server 2012 - neither of which are installed on the build server, which I believe is the recommended situation. I don't know what the IDE folder is, or why the .targets file is using it.
I've spent about two days now trying to get this to build, but I'm out of ideas. Anyone know what's going on?
If you are running VS2013 SSDT is built into VS as long as you select it on the install screen. Install VS2013 with SSDT onto your build server. create a build definition and under Process > Build > Advanced Add the following to the MSBuild arguments to build the sql proj
/t:Build
if you have a publish profile and want to test publishing to SQL then add the publish switch and provide the link to the profile file
/t:Publish /p:SqlPublishProfilePath=MyDB.publish.xml.
this will publish the db to the server specified in the publish file.
the publish profile file can be created by opening the project in Visual Studio, right click on the project and select publish. Select save once you are happy with the publish options and then check in the file to source control so the build can find it, (project Root).
I was having this issue building a SQL Server project on an Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. None of the pre-built build tasks would work for me. And it is not possible to install a VS instance on the build server, I guess.
I solved this by avoiding to add a SQL Server project to the solution.
I achieved this by using an MSBuild SDK, capable of producing a SQL Server Data-Tier Application package (.dacpac) from the set of SQL scripts. By adding this second project to the solution, I managed to continue taking advantage of linking the project to a live database through SQL Server Object Explorer on Visual Studio. I gave a more detailed explanation in this answer.

how to Step through Catel code while debugging ?

After adding Catel implementation to one of my views(mainPage) in my project I have a bug that crashes my Silverlight project. The only indication I have is :" A first chance exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in Catel.MVVM " (just about after setting the RootVisual~) - I can't find what I'm doing wrong, and since I am planing on a long-term relationship with Catel I thought that stepping through Catel code might come in handy, so I tried and failed in all the following steps (any help will be appreciated.. because currently I'm stuck and can't find anything):
downloaded catel 3.9 source files (same as my nuget package) and tried building it.. failed with this error :
E:\Dev\Catel-3.9.0\src\Catel.Core\Catel.Core.SL5\Fody.targets(51,5): error MSB4036: The "Fody.WeavingTask" task was not found. Check the following: 1.) The name of the task in the project file is the same as the name of the task class. 2.) The task class is "public" and implements the Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask interface. 3.) The task is correctly declared with in the project file, or in the *.tasks files located in the "E:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319" directory. - trying to search and figure the reasons and overcome this, lead me to nowhere. :(
i have followed this "Stepping through the code" instruction in Catel documentation but noting really happened (I'm using VS2010..is this an issue ?? )
I read this article & readme.md at : https://github.com/GeertvanHorrik/GitHubLink about using GitHubLink to help you stepping through Catel code while debugging. I downloaded the release GitHubLink 1.3.0 from https://github.com/GeertvanHorrik/GitHubLink/releases/tag/1.3.0 ... but running this even with just the githublink.exe -help flag had thrown a exception..
I downloaded the Githublink-master source files but 0 projects were loaded (the GithubLink project file is incompatible with the current version of VS - I'm using VS2010)
can anyone help me either shade some light or:
overcome the build error I receive for catel (no.1)
instruct me how to set & step into catel ?
share the pdb files for Catel libs
It completely depends on the version you are using. If you are using the latest official one (3.9), stepping through the code is only possible by cloning the master branch and building the PDB files yourself.
In the latest prerelease versions via NuGet (the upcoming 4.0 version) you only have to enable the source server checkbox.
Note that you should never have to use GitHubLink yourself, that is for developers only (we run it during the build of Catel).
About the Fody task: it looks like the NuGet packages have not yet been restored on your side. In the lib folder there is a RestorePackages.bat which you can run to restore the packages.
I tried debugging on VS2012 and using Catel 4 pre-release (from Nuget)..
although I believe I did all the right things & settings in VS, I didnt get much further..
So I Opened (using a bin editor) the pdb file that was pulled by Nuget with the DLL, and took a look at the bin file.
the file have strings pointing to the source files at this directory :
C:\ci_ws\WS\1629\source\catel\src\catel/mvvm\catel.mvvm.shared..
So I have created a tree that starts with
c:\ci_ws\ws\1629\source
and downloaded the catel folder to that dir, renamed it from
"Catel-Develop" to just "Catel" in order to feet the location the pdb pointed.
To get things going I also had to add a "Symbol File(.pdb) location" in VS
option-> settings->Debugging->Symbols..(location/server list) to where the nuget download the packages.
in my case.. SolutionFolder\Packages\Catel.MVVM.3.9.0.1406062245-beta\lib\sl50..(I'm using Silverlight)
and then I was able to load the symbols and step/break into the code successfully ..
Maybe I missing something and there is a better way, but this the only way that worked for me..
The only question that still remains for me now is : What is the name of the Catel Github source branch that is matching the pre-release dll and pdb that Nuget is publishing at the moment (3.9.0.1406062245) ?
(I unchecked the general debug settings of : require source files to exactly match the original version)

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