NuGet - Add Library Package References

Visual Studio 2010 has powerfulul plug in ( NuGet ) which installs and integrate Open source tools into your application. Here are the steps

Step 1 : Install Web Plat form Installer.

    http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

Step2 : Install NuGet Package Explorer

   http://nuget.codeplex.com/releases

Step3: Read on How to ues "Add Library Package References"

http://nuget.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Finding%20and%20Installing%20a%20Package%20Using%20the%20Add%20Library%20Package%20Reference%20Dialog%20Box

Connect to MySQL using ADO.Net

1.       Install .Net Connector for MySQL

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

2.       Use this Connection String in config file

using EID.MySqlClient;

MySqlConnection oMySqlConn = new MySqlConnection();

oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=localhost;" +

                              "Database=mySQLDatabase;" +

                              "User ID=myUsername;" +

                              "Password=myPassword;" +

                              "Command Logging=false";

oMySqlConn.Open();

3.       Connect to Database via UI

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/connector-net-visual-studio-making-a-connection.html

Useful Blog Links

Using Razor View Engine with ASP.NET MVC3

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/02/introducing-razor.aspx

How to access TFS from Windows Explorer

1.     Install Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 - ISO

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=fe4f9904-0480-4c9d-a264-02fedd78ab38&displaylang=en

2.     Install Team Foundation Power Tools

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/c255a1e4-04ba-4f68-8f4e-cd473d6b971f/ or \\cclshared2\infoshared\NiveshG\TFS\software\tfpt.msi

     3. Goto Command Prompt and Navigate to work space local path and then right click, you should see below options

Have fun with TFS