Teach Yourself Azure in 4 Hours

Learning to use Azure:

1. Create Web Site - Check
   https://manage.windowsazure.com/?whr=live.com#Workspaces/All/dashboard
2. Create Database – Check
   https://manage.windowsazure.com/?whr=live.com#Workspaces/SqlAzureExtension/Databases
3. Upload Project to TFS – Check
   http://tfs.visualstudio.com/
4. Link TFS to Azure Web Site – Check
   http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/common-tasks/publishing-with-tfs/
5. Download Azure SDK for Visual Studio 2010 – Check
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=15658
6. Download Web Site publication connection settings – Check
   http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/deployment/cse-curated-view-deploy-to-waws
7. Publish Web Site to Azure – Check
   (see above)
8. Create Visual Studio VM – Check
   https://manage.windowsazure.com/?whr=live.com#Workspaces/VirtualMachineExtension/vms
9. Synchronise Local Database Schema to Azure Database - Check.
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/ee730904.aspx
10. Synchronise Local Database Data to Azure - Check.
    http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/sql-databases/getting-started-w-sql-data-sync/

Not easy, but worth it.
Got inspired by Scott Guthrie’s session on Azure yesterday at Tech Ed 2013, Auckland, NZ.

My First PowerShell Script

What It Does

Finds a list of Active Directory groups, based on a filter. For each one found, rename it to something else. Write back the change to Active Directory.

The Code

$theList = Get-ADGroup -Filter {sAMAccountName -like "SomeGroupPrefix*"} | Select Name, sAMAccountName, DistinguishedName

foreach ($i in $theList) {

$newName = $i.name -replace "Some", "Any"
#write-host $i.name, $newName
Rename-ADObject -Identity $i.DistinguishedName -NewName $newName

}

System.BadImageFormatException

Scenario:

• I've built a .NET 4.0 Windows Forms app...
• I've added it to a .NET 4.0 Setup project...
• My DEV PC has .NET 4.0 Framework installed...
• When I attempt to install the resultant .msi, I get an error message...

System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly...This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded.

Setup:

• On a DEV VM
• 32 bit
• Windows 7
• Visual Studio 2010.

Resolution:

• The Setup project has a folder for Detected Dependencies...
• In there is listed Microsoft .NET Framework...
• When you double-click that, you get a Launch Conditions window...
• Under Launch Conditions, is listed the .NET Framework version...
• This was set incorrectly.