Archive for 2017

How to configure log4net on Azure App Service

Azure App Service Benjamin Perkins

Although I fully recommend using Application Insights (see here) for monitoring your Azure features, I get asked sometimes how to configure log4net onto an Azure App Service.  So, this is how I did it. Install the log4net.dll binary using NuGet Configure the log4net name, type properties in the web.config Configure the log4net properties Modify the […]

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Creating a NuGet package for my .NET Standard class library

Visual Studio Benjamin Perkins

I successfully created and published my first NuGet package that included a .NET Standard class library here.  It is nothing specifically awesome but it’s pretty cool, simple and something I have never done before.  I simply executed this msbuild command on my .NET Standard class library and it built the package for me. msbuild CSharpProjectName.csproj […]

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Target .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0

Visual Studio Benjamin Perkins

I originally downloaded and installed the 2.0.0-download.md version of the .NET Core SDK and Runtime from GitHub here. The mistake I made was to install the SDK Installer for the bit of my Visual Studio instead of my OS.  I am running a 32bit version of Visual Studio on 64bit version of windows. I was […]

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How to install .NET Standard 2.0

ASP.NET Benjamin Perkins

The release of .NET Standard has been officially announced here.  I looked for a way to update .NET Standard to version 2.0 as I could see it was not installed on my workstation.  As shown in Figure 1, I only had version 1.0 – 1.6 installed. Figure 1, how to upgrade, install new version of […]

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How to install .NET Core 2.0

Visual Studio Benjamin Perkins

The release of .NET Core has been officially announced here.  I looked for a way to update .NET Core to version 2.0 as I could see it was not installed on my workstation.  As shown in Figure 1, I only had version 1.0 and 1.1 installed. Figure 1, how to upgrade, install new version of […]

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A route named ‘*’ is already in the route collection, Azure Web App

ASP.NET Benjamin Perkins

I was deploying an ASP.NET Web API to an Azure App Service Web App and I got this error: Server Error in ‘/’ Application. A route named ‘HelpPage_Default’ is already in the route collection. Route names must be unique. Parameter name: name Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. […]

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Always get "Authorization has been denied for this request." ASP.NET Web API

ASP.NET Benjamin Perkins

I was creating an ASP.NET Web API today and when I called one of the Web APIs (/api/values) I got the following response: {“Message”:”Authorization has been denied for this request.”} It turns out by default ‘Individual User Accounts” authentication is enabled by default.  See Figure 1. Figure 1, {“Message”:”Authorization has been denied for this request.”} […]

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