Typed Collection Wizard

by Kjell-Åke Andersson

This is a wizard for C# in Visual Studio .NET 2003 which creates custom typed collections. The wizard will generate code for the collection with options to have a an enumerator nested or not and possibility to have custom validation code.

How to invoke the wizard

1. Create a C# windows or web-project.
2. Right click the project item in Solution Explorer.
3. Select Add / Add New Item.
4. In the Add New Item dialog select Typed Collection from:
   1. The Local/Web Project items catalog.
   2. The Local/Web Project items / Code catalog.
5. Enter a filename for the collection.
6. Click OK.

Version history

What's new in 1.1.0

• NEW: Create stub for type.

Features in 1.0.0

• Create strongly typed collection.
• Select if enumerator should be nested within the collection.
• Add overridden methods for validation.

Download: TypedCollWizSetup.msi

MSMQ Studio

by Kjell-Åke Andersson

This tool allows you to manages MSMQ queues on local and remote computers. Send and recieve messages just like you were using Outlook.

0.7.5

• Fixed so the body of the message is also copied.

• Copy messages between queues.
• Set autorefresh rate for message list view.

• Fixed deleting messages from queue.

0.7.2

• Removed expiry date check.

0.7.1

• Minor bugfixes and other enhancements.

0.7.0

• Fixed XML viewer so it displays XML correct.
• It is now possible to "reply" to a message if the response queue is set.
• Forward a message to another queue (at the moment it is just the body which is forwarded).
• Purge a queue.
• Settings are saved per user.
• Minor bugfixes and other enhancements.

0.6.0

• Bugfix for crash when selecting a queue which the user do not have access to.
• Improved memoryhandling when displaying the contents of a queue which contains a lot of data.
• Added menu selection ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Display Message Size'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' to toggle if the message size should be displayed. If the message size is not displayed the perfomance and memoryhandling is improved a lot.
• Batch sending of messages.
• Display system queues.
• XML message viewer.

0.5.0 ALPHA

• Add/remove connections to local and remote coputers
• View private queues and journal queues
• View details of messages
• Delete messages in queues
• Send new messages to queues

Requirements: .Net Framework 2.0

Download: MSMQStudioWiX.msi

AssemblyInfo Updater

by Kjell-Åke Andersson

When using continous integration tool to do automatic builds there is usually a need to update the AssmeblyInfo.cs file with a new version number. This can be achieved by using AssemblyInfo Updater (AIU) as it can update the following attributes in a file:

• AssemblyCompany
• AssemblyConfiguration
• AssemblyCopyright
• AssemblyDescription
• AssemblyFileVersion
• AssemblyInformationalVersion
• AssemblyProduct
• AssemblyTitle
• AssemblyTrademark
• AssemblyVersion

AIU will even update write-protected files.

Download: AIU.zip