EF Database First with ASP.NET MVC 5 and Oracle Database 12c

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There is a great article called “EF Database First with ASP.NET MVC” by Tom FitzMacken that is part of Microsoft’s ASP.NET MVC tutorial. I wanted to create a website using the steps outlined here, except instead of using a SQL Server database (as was presented in the article), I wanted to use an Oracle 12c … Read more

Cloning a Repository from the Command Line with Bonobo Git Server

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I recently set up Bonobo Git Server on a Windows Server running IIS. I implemented Windows Authentication for the Bonobo Web interface as per the instructions on the Bonobo site. I created a repository called “Test” using the Web interface, which — assuming you use the folder names in the instructions — is at http://servername/Bonobo.Git.Server.Interface. … Read more

Creating a Table on Oracle Database with an Identity Column

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UPDATE: I was informed by an Oracle Database expert that starting with Oracle 12c, you can indeed have an identity column, and no trigger or sequence is required. The below post still applies to Oracle 11g and older. If most of your database experience is with SQL Server (as mine is), you’re probably used to … Read more