SQL Server Remove Command from Replication

I managed to create a script on a replicated database that when run on the live server errored - oops! I've had this before and it stops any other transactions from being replicated so I needed to get rid of the failing command and deal with the script another way.

If you go into the distribution database there is a table called MSrepl_commands. This has all the commands that have been and need to be executed on subscribers. You can literally delete whichever commands you don't want!

If you go into the Replication Monitor and navigate your way through to where the error is, it kindly tells us what the error is and also which command it is. The transaction sequence number relates to
MSrepl_commands.xact_seqno and the command id to MSrepl_commands.command_id.

With this, you can create a DELETE statement to get rid of the command and within a minute it had sorted itself out. Obviously I had to rectify the problem with the original script!

This bit of SQL will do it...

DELETE
FROM MSrepl_commands
WHERE xact_seqno = 0x0002434800000DC8000100000000
AND command_id = 3

Be extra cautious here as deleting the wrong thing could have a catastrophic impact!!!

Filter an Enum By String Value in C#

I have an enum declared and wanted to get all items in the enum that contained certain text. Well, this can be done using Linq and here's an example:

public enum Animals
{
    Dog,
    Cat,
    Mouse,
    Sheep
}

var filteredAnimals = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Animals))
    .Cast<Animals>()
    .Where(t => !t.ToString().Contains("e"))
    .ToList()

This gives a list of Mouse and Sheep.

Further to that, if wanted to get the maximum integer value of your filtered list, then you could use this:

public enum Animals
{
    Dog,
    Cat,
    Mouse,
    Sheep
}

var filteredAnimals = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Animals))
    .Cast<Animals>()
    .Where(t => !t.ToString().Contains("a"))
    .Cast<int>()
    .Max()

This gives us 1 as Cat is the highest enum that contains an "a"

Setting a Default Value on a C# Property

Came across this little beauty for setting a default value on a C# 5.0 and below property so you can condense this:

private int myInt = 3;
public int MyInt
{
    get { return this.myInt; }
    set { this.myInt = value; }
}

Into this:

[System.ComponentModel.DefaultValue(3)]
public int MyInt { get; set; }

Obviously there's an array of variable types that can be used.

C# 6.0 is due to have a further tweak to allow us to do this:

public int MyInt { get; set; } = 3;

Sweeet :)

Overload Resolution Failed Because No Accessible Is Most Specific For These Arguments

I have a method which has two overloads where I can pass one of two object types. In some cases, these objects may be Nothing or null. When this is the case, you will almost certainly get the Overload resolution failed because no accessible is most specific for these arguments compile error.

It's quite simple to sort as you you literally just cast the Nothing or null to the type you want it to be processed as. For example:

In C#

public void MyMethod(object1 o)
{
    //Some code...
}

public void MyMethod(object2 o)
{
    //Some code...
}

...

MyMethod((object1)null);

In VB.Net

Public Sub MyMethod(o As object1)
    'Some code...
End Sub

Public Sub MyMethod(o As object2)
    'Some code...
End Sub

...

MyMethod(Cast(Nothing, object1))