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Retrieving datetime vales from database and converting to UNIX time
I store dates in a SQL Server database as SmallDateTime like this:
2026-07-18 10:00:00 (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss)
In my Web API code, I retrieve dates like this:
long unix_dt = ((DateTimeOffset)sqlDR....
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Is there a better way to distribute a .NET 10 application with a custom local runtime? [closed]
I have a framework-dependent .NET 10 application. I want to deploy a private copy of the .NET runtime with the application, but I don't want to publish self-contained.
Currently I launch the ...
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How to create table in Sqlite in .NET MAUI APPLICATION? [closed]
I am a PHP dev, to create database and create table I use phpmyadmin, now I am learning .net maui to create android applications, but unlike there, here is no phpmyadmin, where can I create the table??...
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EFCore.BulkExtensions 10: how to update only selected properties of an Owned entity?
I upgraded from EFCore.BulkExtensions 6.8.1 to EFCore.BulkExtensions.SqlServer 10.0.1.
I have an entity with an owned type:
public class MainEntity
{
public OwnedData OwnedData { get; set; }
}
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Is it safe enough to create a thread in a finalizer?
I have a class which implements IDisposable, for purposes of clean-up and logging. Since all resources managed by this class are managed, it's not necessary for a finalizer to clean them up. In the ...
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MemberNotNull doesn't work on static instantiator
I have a static method that initializes an instance of a class with a nullable private set property, and always sets that property to a non-null value. The same guarantee cannot be made for ...
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IIS keeps spiking in memory and stopping my WEB APP [closed]
I have a .NET web application hosted on my server with IIS. Usually the IIS process will run for days on end with memory at around 400-500mb. But sometimes which seems totally random to me this memory ...
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.NET Clean architecture solution without Domain Layer and Domain Entities
I am going to develop a large application in .Net 8.0 Clean Architecture. Web APIs will be consumed by React Application and Mobile Application.Heavy reports processing, bulk insert, update, upload ...
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Why does Task.Run(async () => await StringGetAsync()).Wait() reduce StackExchange.Redis timeout exceptions?
During load testing, I encountered a significant number of Redis timeout exceptions while reading an epoch value (a simple integer) from Redis. The application is a .NET Core Web API project ...
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Integrating Blazor Server with Client-Side Windows Services for Hardware Access
I hope everyone is doing well.
I have an idea, but I’m struggling to find the proper way to implement it.
I want to create a system that runs a Windows service on the client’s machine. This service ...
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.NET regex to detect missing full stops in thumbnails captions on French Wikipedia
There are no full stops at the end of some thumbnail captions on fr.wikipedia.org, but this is mandatory in most cases in French typography (cf. fr:WP:TYPO § POINTS, in French).
I would like a .NET ...
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Is Windows required for C#?
I’ve started my software learning journey with C#, but the courses on YouTube and Udemy consistently proceed using Windows PCs. I use a MacBook Air, so I’m unable to build the Windows Forms ...
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Aspose Words doesn't handle mailmerging nested templates
I'm using Aspose Words for automated mail merging and we have several templates (.dot files) that have an included template (mostly in the footer using the {INCLUDETEXT} tag). This "sub" ...
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Overhead/Performance of C# IEnumerables implemented with yield return
What is the overhead generated by functions like the in the example below?
public IEnumerable<int> Range(int end) {
for (int i = 0; i < end; i++)
yield return i;
}
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dot net 10: When embedding an UIImagePickerController as a child view controller (camera) a UIAlertViewcontroller pops up "Flash Is Disabled"
I am trying to embed a camera into a view controller So I thourght I would use the UIImagePickerController rather that Using an AVCaptureDevice so a added this code
private void ...
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