Hi, I have a Windows Service that processes MSMQ messages and dynamically instantiates 'Message Processor' components according to the message type. I use the Assembly.LoadFrom(<assembly path>) call to load the appropriate assembly from its path. All works fine as far as the assembly itself ...more >>

Dear All, We have a client application that takes 15 secs to launch after the machine has been rebooted...now if I close the application and start again it takes 6 secs...what is the mystery? Does this mean: 1. That 9 secs is CLR starting time? 2. OR it is the GAC loading of .net framew...more >>

Right now, I'm trying to implement a flexible method of allowing users to add the capability to read and process new data formats through a plugin framework. I have an abstract base class, "SourceObject", which has a method "Create" which takes a string key that represents the type of data bein...more >>

I am experiencing a StackOverflowException suddenly in an application that hasn't changed and had not previously experienced a StackOverflow in the months it's been in use. The JIT debugging window appears on the machine and I choose to debug with a new instance of Visual Studio. However, the ...more >>

Hi there! After debugging the disassembling of a CLI-specification compliant I'd built manually using the SSCLI version of ILDASM, I found that the latter expects some metadata tables (I've found the MethodSemantics & CustomAttribute ones so far) to be ordered by a given criteria. Basically, I r...more >>

I have a form which contains a property of type System.Data.DataSet. I assign a DataSet to this property at design-time the forms designer. When I now check the dataSet property in the property browser the values are there, but they are not serialized into the formcode. Property: [Bindable(...more >>

Hi. I am trying to instrument an object that gets loaded into ASP.NET Cache during Windows_OnAuthenticate() in global.asax. I have properly put in place all of the required instrumentation code for both the instrumented class and done the proper install with installutil.exe. I used CIM Vi...more >>

Hi! What is the default value of a pointer type? Is it "null"? since a pointer type is in particular a reference type Thanks. George...more >>

Hi, I have a big confusion with me that if we have a windows application executable built using C#.NET and when we execute it for the first time the following things happens: 1. clr calls JIT to convert MSIL to native. 2. native code is cached and when next time same code comes into picture ...more >>

Hi, I am using C++ with VS.NET 2003, I am trying to add a custom section to the PE generated by the C++ Linker, to achieve that I am using the data_seg pragma, the only problem is that the section is not added at the end of the PE, is it possible to tell the linker somehow to add the custo...more >>

Hi, I have just installed Visual Studio.net 2003 Enterprise Architect. I have been using Visual Interdev so far, and I am used to be able to select from a desktop bunch of .asp files, drag and drop them into a Project Explorer window and have it show there as a tree of files. Is there some se...more >>

Hi I am trying to call IMetaDataImport::GetClassLayout from a profiler and it returns 0x80131130 What am I doing wrong? In general is there another way to find out the offset a field within a class? ...more >>

Anyone who has an idea, please help me! Consider the following scenario: I have function pointer (via ldftn instruction) to a static method defined by class A. I execute the instruction "calli" with this function pointer: one effect is that class A gets initialized. The question is: ho...more >>

Does anyone know what is behind the runtime managed ".ctor" and "Invoke" methods of a delegate type? What is performed in these methods whose bodies are provided by the runtime? Any idea? Thanks. George ...more >>

Hi all, I have a problem where normal .NET process that hosts multiple AppDomains just exits during one of the AppDomain.Unload's. (small detail: AppDomain.Unload happens on a separate background thread). No unhandled exceptions or my trace get outputted. I have a suspicion that it happens ...more >>

Ive creates an applicatino that uses worker assemblies to perform functions when required to communicate to WinCE devices accross various locations around the UK. When I want the WinCE device to use one of these worker assemblies, I load it into a new AppDomain and execute the code fine. Eve...more >>

Hi, I have a .NET executable which creates multiple AppDomains on demand. The executable's Main method is marked with LoaderOptimization.MultiDomainHost. The AppDomains are created on demand. I subscribe to AssemblyResolve for each AppDomain. I share commonly used assemblies in single direc...more >>

I've already posted this on the vsnet.debugging and the develop.com CLR list to no avail. This might seem slightly off-topic but any help would be *deeply* appreciated. I'm just learning my way around WinDbg and have hit a problem. I'm trying to debug into a C# application and have been st...more >>

I have a vs.net solutions with many projects with web project that have a reference to a class libaries but whenever i compile the web project i get this following warning Warning: The dependency 'AsiaLife.Shared, Version=1.0.1749.18557, Culture=neutral' in project 'Asialife.WebApps.Intran...more >>

Is there anyway to create a delegate for a property of a class? i.e.: class MyClass { int _Setting; int Setting { get { return _Setting; } set { _Setting = value; } } } I want to create a...more >>

Hi all I am new in vb.net I have one application which is getting list of files and folders. But on some PC application is given error that 'Application has generated exception that couldn't be handled' and process and thread id is displayed along with this message. the Title of this message is...more >>

Question: Convert string to integer efficiency... string s = "1"; Choice 1: int i = Convert.ToInt32(s); Choice 2: int i = int.Parse(s); Very curious. Regards, Jad ...more >>

I'm calling IMetadataImport.EnumUserStrings from managed code and it's returning me garbage strings. I've converted the the interface method in managed code this way: void EnumUserStrings( ref IntPtr phEnum, [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder rStrings, [In] uint cmax, ...more >>

Hello, Is there a way that an AppDomain can be forced to be unloaded? AppDomain.Unload often throws an exception because a thread internal to the CLR/ Framework is still running and can't be stopped. Is there a way to force unloading of the AppDomain or kill this thread before attempting an unl...more >>

Hi, I am getting the following error in my application: Exception Type: System.Threading.ThreadAbortException ExceptionState: System.Web.HttpApplication+CancelModuleException Message: Thread was being aborted. TargetSite: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader ExecuteReader(System.Data.Command...more >>

how can i count the number of function calls that a particular function makes? i want to be able to inspect a dll and retrieve the number of function calls for a particular function. i know that this is possible since ildasm actually displays the opcodes for function calls and others within a ...more >>

Hallo, Can anybody explain me how to use the ResourceResolve Event? It should return an Assembly. How do I get a resource in a assembly so that I can load it? Or is this method used to load satelite assemblies? But these assemblies are also resolved by the AssemblyResolve event... Any clu...more >>

My app supports en and ja cultures. The app fails on an Application Center cluster and the fusion log shows 0x80070005 error (access denied). I have checked permissions/ACLs on the assemblies, used tlist -m to check process locks and we don't use impersonation. Any other way to find out whi...more >>

Hi, I am accessing Blob from Oracle database using OleDbDataReader,ExecuteReader method.I am getting an outofMemoryException when blob keeps on accessing and total size of all the blobs exceeds 1 GB. When I profiled the application with PerfMon.exe,in the graph always Large Object Heap Size,...more >>

Summary: System.Net.ScatterGatherBuffers.MemoryChuck allocates inordinately large byte[]s when sending large post data. The following application consumes inordinate quantities of memory. My code does not explicitly allocate memory in a loop nor does it explicitly allocate large blocks of ...more >>

Hi, The problem: ********** I am using the 'MetaData API' ('AssemblyLoadFinished') to manipulate an assembly being loaded, I am changing the '#~' section of the metadata, this section contain the metadata tables, when a class found in the manipulated assembly is being created I get the f...more >>

I'm able to get the sequence point on ISymbolMethod but the call doesn't seem to be available for anything else like class or other members definition. I did look in Debug.Ref.doc but no luck. Is there another way to get to that information either in managed or unmanaged code? ...more >>

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Hi everyone, I'm having some trouble with the code below. I receive a compile-time error on the second line saying "; expected": private static void myTestFunction(long myLong) { System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlInt32 myTestInt; myTestInt= (System.Type.GetType("Sy...more >>

Hi! Can anyone explain me purpose of the TypeSpec table (I'm talking about the metadata)? Especially could anyone give examples of when it is used? Thanks, Oleg Stepanov...more >>

Hi, I have a collection of files needed their version to be set, This should be done programmatically, I wonder... is there any existing API that enable modification/addition of version to an existing binary? It is possible to parse the '.rsrc' section manually, however, I am trying to a...more >>

Hi all, I have a delegate like this public delegate void GetObject(Object source, EventArgs e); how can I take the parammeter types in runtime from this type, using reflection. The problem is that I have this delegate, attribute class that must be applied on the methods with delegate structur...more >>

Hi, I have the following problem. Imagine I have a class in module A.dll which extends class from module B.dll which is part of another assembly (referenced from A.dll). If I get base class token using IMetadataImport, I get a typeref. How can I resolve the typeref to typedef and module and loa...more >>

Hi All, - I am working on a tool that manipulate managed assemblies, some of the functionality provided by the tool require manipulating the metadata sections of the managed assembly in a way it could still be loaded by the consuming application ( concerning the manipulated assembly is a DL...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to enumerate the strings, GUIDs, BLOBS from their respective heaps using the reflection API supported by the Whidbey release? Thanks, Kaushik ...more >>

Hi, I have a simple C# project build of a console application (Tester.exe) and a DLL (TesterDll.dll) referenced by it, I am trying to figure out the way a method of TesterDll is identified in Tester.exe, how does Tester.exe know to resolve the token that resemble a method defined in TesterD...more >>