[Article] How to run multiple WCF services under one website in IIS 8 where each service is running on separate app-domain

Introduction     Starting with IIS 7, we can have IIS hosting application which can run on separate App-domain. Running application on separate App-domain is required when we need application to work in isolation i.e. to prevent applications in one application pool from affecting applications in another application pool on the server. An application can have several virtual directories, and each one will be served by the same App-domain...

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[Solved] How to know if the window state has changed to maximized in WPF.

Introduction     In this post we will see how we can identify if the application has been maximized or it is restored to normal state. We will use the Resize event equivalent in WPF which is SizeChanged event. We will subscribe to this event and will check the window state to identify if the window has been maximized or it is restored to normal. Application.Current.MainWindow.SizeChanged += WindowSizeChanged; private void WindowSizeChanged(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs e) { this.HandleWindowState(); } private void HandleWindowState() { ...

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[Article] How to host a WCF service in IIS 8

 Introduction   Here in this article we will see how to configure and host a WCF service in IIS 8. When we want to expose our service to internet, hosting it in IIS is the easy and effective way to do it. When you host it in IIS, it comes with all the added advantage of the web server. If you don’t want to host in IIS, you could still do that with a console application running in a server machine. To know more on hosting a service...

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[Article] How to host a WCF service in console application using wsHttp binding.

Introduction     In this article we will see how to host a wcf service using the wsHttpBinding. When you use http, you would normally host it in IIS, but if you would like to host it in a console application, you could follow this article. Here we will try to host a service with a wsHttpBinding and will expose a MEX endpoint in order to expose the metadata so that any tool which can generate a proxy can use it. Here in this example we...

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[Solved] How to show a message box before the application main window is launched.

Introduction     There are scenarios where we have to show a standalone message box even before the application main window is launched. In such scenario, we need to do something different. Say if we have a composite application with a bootstrapper, and we want to show some error while running a bootstrapper, it may look difficult because we don’t have a parent window. In such scenario, we can show the message box as shown below. private static void ShowError(string message)         {      ...

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