"This collection already contains an address with scheme http. There can be at most one address per scheme in this collection"

If you are using a third party host like discountasp.net and you are trying to host a wcf service
within your web application and you get this error message:

"This collection already contains an address with scheme http. There can be at most one address per scheme in this collection"

you will need to add the following web.config key:

<servicehostingenvironment>
<baseaddressprefixfilters>
<add prefix="httplinktoyoursite">
</baseaddressprefixfilters>
</servicehostingenvironment>

If you have any tips, tricks or resources you would like to share with the group please email them to Susan Fischer at susan@clinchportal.com

Setting up Sharepoint for Silverlight web parts

When trying to install Silverlight on Sharepoint 2007 or wss 3.0 its not an easy task.The first step is following the web.config tweeks in this article.

http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/moss-install-aspnet-ajax-35.html

The second step is copying the System.web.silverlight.dll into either the bin folder for the site or registering it with the GAC.

The third step is making sure the scriptmanager is loaded properly. Here is an article that will help you place it in the right spot.

http://blogs.prexens.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=7a299699%2Df8da%2D4559%2D920c%2Dbda481608691&ID=3

If you have any tips, tricks or resources you would like to share with the group either post them as comments or email them to Susan Fischer at susan@clinchportal.com and we will post them.

404.3 Error browsing to WCF Service in the browser

PROBLEM: You try to hit your WCF Service and get an error. When you try to browse to it you get the following error: HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration. If the page is a script, add a handler. If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map.

SOLUTION: This usually means that WCF is not registered with IIS. You can manually register it by clicking on start and run and running the following command: C:\windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\servicemodelreg.exe -i If the directory does not exist then it means the proper version of the .net framework is not installed. You can install the proper version from the Microsoft site.

If you have any tips, tricks, or resources, please email them to Susan Fischer at susan@clinchportal.com and we will post them.

Silverlight meets Twitter and the result are amazing

I got introduced to this the other day. For you twitter fans there is no better application than this. Its still in beta and the creators are still making it better every day.

Check it out at:

http://digitweet.codeplex.com/

If you come across any tools you think the group would find useful please email them to Susan Fischer at susan@clinchportal.com and we will post them here.

Toronto Silverlight Users Group - A First Look at Silverlight 3.0

I know it is kind of last minute but I recently heard myself. If you are in the Toronto Area.
Take a stroll over to the MSN office at 222 Bay St (near the TSE) at 6:30 pm Thursday April 9, 2009.

The Awesome Guys at DigiFlare will be on hand and there will be a first look at Silverlight 3.0 presentation by Burce Johnson. Look forward to seeing you there.

Please check out the website for more details: http://www.torontosilverlight.com/

If you have any tips, tricks, resources, or events you would like to share with the gorup please email them to Susan Fischer at susan@clinchportal.com and we will post them here.

Headless Silverlight - A simpler way to do realtime data in html

I was out with the gang out at Yonge and Bloor and one of they guys started talking about Headless SilverLight. I was curious so I got the talking more. What a concept!! Instead of playing and hacking with a language you cannot easily code and debug, why not code in your native c# or vb.net code. You also get the valuable .net libraries to help you out.

That is the idea behind this headless SilverLight example. I thought I would pass it on and share it with others as this is an ingenius idea.

http://www.marcmywords.org/page/Marchitecture-Real-time-Data-in-HTML-with-Silverlight.aspx

If you have any tips, tricks, resources that you think will help other SilverLight developers please email them to susan@clinchportal.com and I will post them.

Silverlight 2.0 Release Candidate its about time!!!

As the Olympics ended many were sad they have to wait another 4 years but all the .NET
developers were excited as now the games really begin. Microsoft has now released the Silverlight 2.0 Release Candidate that it ran in beta for the games.

You can now download it at:

http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/sl2rc0.aspx

I am very much looking forward to the promised fixes such as easier install of the plug-in, better performance and all the other features. I am downloading it as I write. I will update you on my findings.

If you have already started to use it please comment on this posting and I will publish your findings too. You can also email them to me at susan@clinchportal.com