In Azure DevOps we have a build that is running on an Unix box. The build started to fail (see text below) and the solution was to generate new ssh keys on the Unix box (ssh –keygen) and then add them in AzDO to the Shared SSH Keys. INFO: getting the latest code from devops site Switched to branch 'master' Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'. ......

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Problem: Trying to open an Aspose produced .docx gives an “unreadable content” error. The file will still open up in MSWord but you have to click past warning messages. Interestingly enough, if you open the .docx as a zip file, which is what it is, and then unzip and rezip, then the .docx will open just fine in MSWord. Solution: Our code did a MailMerge ......

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Replace the Recirculation Air Flap Servo Motor. It’s not hard. And the fix works like a champ. It got so bad I drove around with the defroster on high and the window cracked open. In the Minnesota cold, my feet were freezing. YouTube: Replacing a VW Recirculator Flap Motor A few points: When you pull out the servo and it’s still connected to the wires, ......

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Common solutions to this issue: The specified version of Microsoft.NetCore.App or Microsoft.AspNetCore.App was not found. Looking on the server in the Event Viewer Application log I see a message “can’t start myappname.dll” Solution: I attempting to add debug settings to the web.config, I cut/pasted from another web.config. Thus, the program name, myappname.dll, ......

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We got this coding against the Hyland OnBase api. So code like this:

Core.FileTypes.Find(x);

Will work if x is “MS Word Document”, but if it is not a known type then x will be null. Passing x later into CreateStoreNewDocumentProperties(..) and then calling StoreNewDocument(..) gives us this lovely error above.

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On this task, the doco says you can have multiple Target Filesnames separated by commas. To get this to work, don’t put a space after the comma!

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So save yourself $75 and buy the SAMSUNG OEM Original Part: DC34-00024B Washer Door Lock Switch Solenoid for $15 instead of the the $90 GE part It is a very simple fix and like the video below says, it takes 8 minutes and 2 screwdrivers. YouTube video ......

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This tripped me up. It looks to be quite simple. You specify a folder, a file, and a token placeholder start/end. So if you define a pipeline variable named SomeConfigSetting, and in your config file you have _SomeConfigSetting_, it will do a string replacement. However, the default token placeholder is two underscores not one! Ouch ......

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So I got an Apple Watch for Christmas, the n-1 gen. My expectations were on the low “it’s just a gadget” side. However, it is the little things that amaze me. Here is one – Our company uses Symantic VIP Access. So when I logon to the corporate network, I need to “approve” my access on the VIP cell phone app. With the watch, that notification will jiggle ......

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I cloned a stage in the release pipeline which had a Web App Manage task. The App Pool specified user name/password look as if it was cloned too as the variable “app_pool_svc_account_password” showed “********”. However, you need to enter and save it for this cloned task.

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