• No new occurrences of performance issues in past hour
• Our team is continuing to investigate root cause. No new updates at this time
• Will update in another 6 hours

Sincerely,
Tom

Update: Thursday, November 9th 2017 15:55 UTC

Our team is continuing to investigate intermittent performance issues with the Web UI in Western Europe.

The last occurrence mitigated at 14:45 UTC

We are continuing to investigate root cause

Next Update: Before Thursday, November 9th 2017 17:00 UTC

Sincerely,
Tom

Initial Update: Thursday, November 9th 2017 14:29 UTC

We're investigating slow and failed commands of the Web UI in West Europe.

• We're seeing a re-occurance of the issue that we where investigating earlier today.
• We are actively investigating the issue.

We are sorry for any inconvience that we may have caused.

• Next Update: Before Thursday, November 9th 2017 16:00 UTC

Sincerely,
Randy

Please see here for more info:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/monitoring-of-azure-expressroute-in-preview/

Start monitoring today

This capability is in preview in West Central US and West Europe Azure regions and should be available in Eastern US and South East Asia in a week. You can enroll in the preview by sending us your workspace information.

For more information, please visit the documentation titled, Getting started with ExpressRoute monitoring.

Figure 1: Network map with health of both primary and secondary connections

Figure 2: Bandwidth utilization across primary and secondary connections

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こんにちは、Office 開発サポート チームの中村です。

今回の記事では、前回の投稿に引き続き、リボン カスタマイズ方法の例をご紹介します。

以前の投稿で紹介した方法で、リボンのカスタマイズがファイル単位でできることはお伝えしましたが、以下のような状況の開発者の方もいるのではないでしょうか。

・アドインとして提供する 1 つのプログラムから、ファイルによってリボンの内容を変えたい (ファイルにカスタマイズを組み込みたくない)
・Office 97-2003 形式 (.xls 等) のファイルにリボン カスタマイズを行いたい
・ブック内での操作に応じて動的にリボンの状態を変えたい

これらの要望は、Office 2007 形式のアドイン (.xlam 等)、または VSTO カスタマイズで実現できますので、以下に具体例を用いて紹介します。Excel のカスタマイズを行われることが多いので、(これまでの記事を含め) 以下はすべて Excel を例に説明していますが、他の Office アプリケーションでも利用できます。

目次

1. .xls 形式のファイルのリボン カスタマイズを行う (アドインからファイルごとにリボンをカスタマイズする)
2. 任意のタイミングでリボンの状態を変更する

1. .xls 形式のファイルのリボン カスタマイズを行う (アドインからファイルごとにリボンをカスタマイズする)

.xlsx / .xlsm 形式のファイルであれば、リボン カスタマイズの XML をファイル内に組み込むことができました。一方、.xls 形式のファイルはバイナリ ファイルなのでファイル内に customUI14.xml を組み込むことができません。

では、.xls ファイルでこれを実現したい場合にはどうすればいいかというと、以下のような手法が考えられます。

• .xlam 形式の Excel アドインを用意する
• VSTO アドインを用意する
• VSTO で Excel ブック (.xls) 形式のカスタマイズを作成する

アドインに組み込んだカスタマイズを利用して、.xls 形式のファイルにもカスタマイズ情報を反映させることができます。また VSTO の場合、VSTO の仕組みとして XML を組み込むので、.xls 形式の VSTO ブックを作成することもできます。また、.xls 形式だけでなくとも、ファイルによってリボン メニューを変えたいが、ファイルごとにカスタマイズを組み込むのは難しい・・という場合もあるかと思いますので、そういった場合にもアドインからカスタマイズする方法は検討できます。

今回は、.xlam 形式のアドインで、開いたファイル名によって異なるメニューを表示する方法のサンプルを例に解説します。まずは、サンプルの作成手順です。

手順

1.  新規 Excel 新規 Excel ブックを作成し、Visual Basic Editor で標準モジュールに以下のコードを記述します。

Public Sub GetEnabledMacro(control As IRibbonControl, ByRef Enabled)
    If control.ID = "B1_Button1" Then
        If ActiveWorkbook.Name = "Book1.xls" Then
            Enabled = True
        Else
            Enabled = False
        End If
    ElseIf control.ID = "B2_Button1" Then
        If ActiveWorkbook.Name = "Book2.xls" Then
            Enabled = True
        Else
            Enabled = False
        End If
    End If
End Sub

'以下はボタンクリック時に実行されるマクロ
Public Sub B1_Button1_Callback(control As IRibbonControl)
    MsgBox "Book1 用のボタンをクリックしました"
End Sub

Public Sub B2_Button1_Callback(control As IRibbonControl)
    MsgBox "Book2 用のボタンをクリックしました"
End Sub

2. ファイルを .xlam 形式で保存します。

3.  Custom UI Editor for Microsoft Office で保存した .xlam ファイルを開き、customUI14.xml を追加して以下のように記述して保存します。

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui">
    <ribbon>
        <tabs>
            <tab id="customTab" label="Custom Tab">
                <group id="CustomGroup" label="Custom Menu">
                    <button id="B1_Button1" label="Book1 button" imageMso="HappyFace" size="large" getEnabled="GetEnabledMacro" onAction="B1_Button1_Callback" />
                    <button id="B2_Button1" label="Book2 button" imageMso="HappyFace" size="large" getEnabled="GetEnabledMacro" onAction="B2_Button1_Callback" />
                </group>
            </tab>
        </tabs>
    </ribbon>
</customUI>

作成したアドインを有効化した状態で、ブックを開くと以下のようになります。

<Bool1.xls を開いた場合>

図 1. Book1.xls を開いた場合

<Book2.xls を開いた場合>

図 2. Book2.xls を開いた場合

<その他のブックを開いた場合>

図 3. その他のブックを開いた場合

解説
この動作は、XML で button コントロールの getEnabled プロパティを使用することで実現しています。

タイトル : Button.GetEnabled property
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/documentformat.openxml.office2010.customui.button.getenabled.aspx

サンプルのこの赤字の部分です。

<button id="B1_Button1" label="Book1 button" imageMso="HappyFace" size="large" getEnabled="GetEnabledMacro" onAction="B1_Button1_Callback" />
<button id="B2_Button1" label="Book2 button" imageMso="HappyFace" size="large" getEnabled="GetEnabledMacro" onAction="B2_Button1_Callback" />

getEnabled プロパティが設定されていると、リボンのロード時 (リボンを持つブックが開かれたタイミングで実行されます) に、指定したメソッドを実行してコントロールの有効化状態を取得します。
GetEnabledMacro メソッドは、アドイン ブックの標準モジュールに定義されており、ブック名とコントロール名に応じて第 2 引数 enabled に Boolean 値を返します。リボンのロード 処理は、ここで返された値に従って、コントロールを有効化 / 無効化します。

2. 任意のタイミングでリボンの状態を変更する

1. の例ではリボンのロード時に制御していますが、ブック内での操作に応じて有効化状態を変更することもできます。以下のように onload プロパティと Invalidate 系メソッドを用いて実装します。

手順

1. 任意のタイミングでリボン オブジェクトを操作できるよう、以下のように CustomUI クラスの onLoad プロパティを利用してリボン オブジェクトを格納しておきます。

タイトル : CustomUI.OnLoad property
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/documentformat.openxml.office2010.customui.customui.onload.aspx

<XML>

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui" onLoad="ribbonLoaded">
    <ribbon>
        ・・・
    </ribbon>
</customUI>

<VBA>

'XML の onLoad 定義から呼び出されるマクロ
Public Sub ribbonLoaded(ribbon As IRibbonUI)
    Set myRibbon = ribbon
End Sub

onLoad プロパティで定義したメソッドはリボンのロード時呼び出されます。既定では、リボンのロードはブックごとにオープン時に行われます。上記のように実装すると、ブックが開かれて初めにリボンがロードされたときに myRibbon にブックのリボン オブジェクトが格納されます。

2.  次に、リボンの制御を行いたい処理 (例えば、リボンのあるカスタム ボタンをクリックしたら、等) で、以下のいずれかのメソッドでリボンの再読み込みを実行します。これらのメソッドが実行されると、対象のコントロールの XML 定義に従ったリボンのロード処理が再実行されるので、getEnabled の再評価が行われます。

タイトル : IRibbonUI.Invalidate method
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/microsoft.office.core.iribbonui.invalidate.aspx
リボン全体を再読み込みします。

タイトル : IRibbonUI.InvalidateControl method
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/microsoft.office.core.iribbonui.invalidatecontrol.aspx
引数で指定したカスタム コントロールのみを再読み込みします。

タイトル : IRibbonUI.InvalidateControlMso method
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/microsoft.office.core.iribbonui.invalidatecontrolmso.aspx
引数で指定した Office 組み込みのコントロールのみを再読み込みします。(既定のボタンから呼び出される処理を XML でカスタマイズしている場合などに利用します。)

これらのメソッドは、以下のように 1. でリボンを格納した myRibbon オブジェクトを用いて呼び出します。(Invalidate の場合)

myRibbon.Invalidate

3. あとは、getEnabled から呼び出されるメソッドで、動的に制御したい条件で Enabled フラグを設定する処理を追加します。(例 : シートの変更イベントでリボンの再ロードを呼び出し、アクティブなシートによって有効なボタンを切り替える)

前回の投稿と同じく、コントロールによって getEnabled 以外にも様々なプロパティが利用できますので、以下の資料などで確認してみてください。

タイトル : 2007 Office Fluent リボンをカスタマイズする (開発者向け) (パート 2/3)
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/aa338199(v=office.12).aspx

タイトル : DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Office2010.CustomUI namespace
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/documentformat.openxml.office2010.customui.aspx

次回は、BackStage メニューや、右クリック メニュー (コンテキスト メニュー) などのカスタマイズ方法について紹介したいと思います。

今回の投稿は以上です。

本情報の内容 (添付文書、リンク先などを含む) は、作成日時点でのものであり、予告なく変更される場合があります。

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I’m wading into treacherous waters here. Computing terms often defy explanation, especially newer ones. While “DevOps” or Developer Operations has been around for a while, it’s still not as mature a term as, say, “Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)”. That term is well known, understood, and accepted. (It wasn’t when it came out). Whatever definition I give you here will be contested – and I’m OK with that. Nothing brings out a good flame-war like defining a new technical term.  

Regardless of the danger, we have to define the terms we’re using. Andrew Shafer and Patrick Debois  used the term first, from what I can tell,  in 2008 at a conference on Agile – Agile being a newer term as well.  They posited in their talk the breaking down of barriers between developers, operations, and other departments. Since then, the term DevOps has come to mean much more.  

First, think about getting software in a user’s hands (or another system’s…er, hands). Thinking sequentially, the process looks something like this:

 Design -> Infrastructure setup -> Code -> Build -> Test -> Package -> Release -> Monitor

 With a few exceptions, that’s how software is done. Data Science is somewhere in there during the Code phase, usually. And in most cases, there are clearly defined boundaries for what gets done by whom. For instance, developers write the code after the business sends over requirements. The deployment team handles packaging and releasing. And the operations team (Ops) handles monitoring and updating. Maybe it’s a little different in your organization, but in general each team has an area they are responsible for. And that's mostly all they focus on.

We’re all busy. I barely have enough time in my day to write code and the commensurate documentation, much less think about other parts of the process.

But we have to. Imagine if Equifax, as the business owners were requesting the software to be written, had said “And remember, we need to build right in to the software things that require the right security to be in place. And let’s make sure we have a plan for when things go wrong.” Imagine if the developers had included a patch-check for the frameworks they use to ensure everything was up to date. Imagine if the Ops team cared that proper security testing be done way back in the development stage.

And that’s my definition of DevOps. At its simplest, DevOps is including all parties involved in getting an application deployed and maintained to think about all the phases that follow  and precede their part of the solution. That means the developer needs to care about monitoring. Business owners need to care about security. Deployment teams need to care about testing. And everyone needs to talk, build the process into their tools, and follow processes that involve all phases of the release and maintenance of software solutions.

That also means DevOps isn’t a tool, or even a team – it’s a thought process. Sure, there are tools and teams that help implement it, but if only a few people are part of DevOps, then you don’t have DevOps.

In this series I’ll cover more about the intersection of DevOps and Data Science, and in particular the things you need to be careful about in implementing DevOps for Data Science. Use the references below to inform yourself, as a Data Scientist, what DevOps is. I’ll show you how to integrate it into your projects as we go. 

• Need a quick introduction to DevOps? Check out this series: https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/DevOps-Fundamentals
• Here’s a complete, full course on DevOps on the Microsoft Virtual Academy - https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/devops-with-visual-studio-team-services-and-team-foundation-server-16779#!

(Or just go with my definition for now - and ready yourself for the flaming)

Mannheim Business School:
Papierloses Arbeiten mit Office 365

 
Im Jahr 2005 wurde die Mannheim Business School als organisatorisches Dach für Management und Weiterbildung der Universität Mannheim gegründet. Etwa 600 Studierende arbeiten hier auf Master- und MBA-Abschlüsse hin oder nutzen eines der zahlreichen Weiterbildungsprogramme. Das Kleingruppenkonzept ist ein zentrales Element der Bildungseinrichtung, die mittlerweile zu den besten europäischen Business Schools gehört.
 
Mithilfe von Office 365 konnte Prof. Dr. Jens Wüstemann, Präsident der Mannheim Business School, ein innovatives didaktisches Konzept etablieren. Für den passionierten Professor bedeutet Didaktik heutzutage, vernetzt und IT-basiert zu arbeiten. Deshalb war es besonders wichtig, eine gemeinsame Dateninfrastruktur zu schaffen. Diese gewährt einen hohen Grad an Flexibilität und gestaltet das Lernen innovativer. Die Studierenden werden gleichzeitig optimal auf Ihre berufliche Laufbahn vorbereitet – denn in nahezu allen Berufen sind vertiefte Anwendungskenntnisse digitaler Technologien heutzutage unerlässlich.

Volle Flexibilität dank Office 365

 
Die Mannheim Business School hat ihre zehn Gruppenarbeitsräume sowie einem Hörsaal mit Surface Hubs ausgestattet. Durch das Zusammenspiel von Microsoft Cloud und Office 365 werden den Studierenden papierloses Arbeiten und problemloses Wechseln zwischen den Arbeitsräumen ermöglicht, erläutert Dr. Florian Heger, Director IT & Learning an der Mannheim Business School. Unterrichtsmaterialien werden über die Microsoft Cloud zur Verfügung gestellt und die Studierenden können über Ihre eigenen Endgeräte oder über die Surface Hubs darauf zugreifen. Die gemeinsame Dateninfrastruktur und Office 365 ermöglichen ein vernetztes Arbeiten, bei dem die Studierenden aus verschiedenen Räumen miteinander interagieren und kommunizieren können.

Office 365 – attraktive Rabatte für Schulen

Immer mehr Schulen und Hochschulen wie die Mannheim Business School entscheiden sich für neue Lehr- und Lernkonzepte mit Office 365. Kollaboratives Arbeiten und die Möglichkeit, von überall auf Lehrmaterialien zugreifen zu können, sind wichtige Schritte auf dem Weg zur Bildung von morgen. Unterrichtskonzepte lassen sich effizienter umsetzen, der administrative Aufwand für Lehrkräfte sinkt und Studierende werden optimal auf gehobene berufliche Laufbahnen vorbereitet. Microsoft bietet seinen Vertriebspartnern noch bis Ende des Jahres besondere Office 365-Angebote. Sprechen Sie jetzt Ihren Microsoft-Partner an und profitieren Sie von attraktiven Rabatten für Bildungseinrichtungen.
  

こんにちは、Visual Studio サポート チームです。

今回は、Visual C++ の正規表現ライブラリ (regex) で発生するバージョン間での動作の違いについてご案内いたします。

Visual C++ では 2008 SP1 で Technical Report 1 (TR1) の regex を取り入れており、以降のバージョンでご利用いただけます。

Visual C++ の regex は C++ 標準に準拠しており、原則としてバージョン間でも互換性がございますので、以前のバージョンの Visual C++ で regex を使用していたコードは、多くの場合新しいバージョンの Visual C++ でもそのまま動作します。

ただし、不具合の修正や標準への準拠などに伴って、バージョン間で動作が異なる部分も稀にございます。特に、regex に限ったことではございませんが、いわゆる処理系依存として C++ 標準に規定されていない部分は、互換性に影響がある変更点としてのご案内なく動作が変わる可能性があります。

具体的な例を挙げると、例えば C++ の regex では正規表現の処理で発生したエラーを regex_error クラスのオブジェクトをスローして通知することとなっていますが、error_complexity、error_space、error_stack といった種類のエラーは、同一の入力条件であっても、Visual C++ のバージョンや実行環境が違えば発生状況も異なることがあります。これは、Visual Studio のバージョン間で、バックトラッキングを伴う検索処理の実装や、複雑度の基準の変更があったことなどが影響しています。

特に上記で例に挙げた種類のエラーは、大量のバックトラッキングが発生する可能性があるような正規表現を使用した際に、過去のバージョンでは発生しなかった例外が新しいバージョンでは発生する、あるいはその逆となる、といった状況となった報告もあります。

例外がスローされる場合は正規表現の処理結果も得られないためお困りになることもあるかと思います。

Visual C++ では、処理系固有とはなりますが、例外をスローする条件となる基準値の動作を制御するためのマクロとして _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT や _REGEX_MAX_STACK_COUNT といったものが用意されています。

特に、Visual C++ のregex は2010 と2012 の間で大きく変更されているため、2010 以前では例外がスローされず実行できた正規表現が 2012 以降では例外がスローされるといった状況が発生する場合があり、こういった状況を回避していただくためにこれらのマクロが利用できます。

なお、Visual C++ の製品仕様として MSDN などで公開されているものではございませんので、利用される際は将来のバージョンで正規表現ライブラリの実装の変更に伴って動作が変わる可能性がある点についてご了承ください。

以下に Visual Studio 2012 から Visual Studio 2017 version 15.4 時点までの regex で定義されているマクロをヘッダー ファイルから抜粋して記載いたします。こちらは、実際に regex のファイルを開いていただければ確認可能です。

• C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2017<Edition>VCToolsMSVC<Version>includeregex
  

#ifndef _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT
#define _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT      10000000L       /* set to 0 to disable */
#endif /* _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT */

#ifndef _REGEX_MAX_STACK_COUNT
#ifdef _WIN64
#define _REGEX_MAX_STACK_COUNT  600L    /* set to 0 to disable */
#else /* _WIN64 */
#define _REGEX_MAX_STACK_COUNT  1000L   /* set to 0 to disable */
#endif /* _WIN64 */
#endif /* _REGEX_MAX_STACK_COUNT */

たとえば、一定の複雑度に達したときに regex_error がスローされる動作は、コメントにあるように _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT を 0 とすることで無効にすることができます。

#define _REGEX_MAX_COMPLEXITY_COUNT      0
#include <regex>

Visual C++ の regex で発生する可能性がある例外については以下のドキュメントをご確認ください。

regex_error Class
< https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/standard-library/regex-error-class >

regex_constants Class
< https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/standard-library/regex-constants-class >

Dynamics NAV 2013 and Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 are reaching the end of mainstream support on January 9, 2018. Microsoft recommends customers using this version to upgrade to a newer version of Dynamics NAV in order to ensure supportability.

Customers who are currently on a service plan can continue to access the following benefits through CustomerSource:

• Previously released Upgrades, Updates, Service Packs, Fixes and Regulatory/Tax Updates
• Self-Help Support through Knowledge Base articles and online content
• Unlimited Online Training

Have questions about supported products? Visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle to view a list of supported products and related policies. For lifecycle information for Dynamics NAV in particular, see Microsoft Dynamics NAV Support Lifecycle Information.

Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics.

 TOP STORIES

• Defining a DevOps Culture - Esteban Garcia
  What do people mean when they tell you that you should have a DevOps culture to succeed with DevOps?  Isn’t DevOps just about the tools and automation?
• Unorthodox reporting with TFS/VSTS and PowerQuery - Matteo Emili
  I am a huge Excel fan, because it allows easy data transformation and its flexibility is second to none, despite its complexity. But I also use other tools, depending on the requirements.
• Building a simple release pipeline for ARM templates - Marcel Zehner
  Using release pipelines is a pretty common thing for agile developers, but not necessarily for IT Pros.
• Continuous Integration and Deployment of Java web apps to Azure with VSTS - Christos Matskas
  Azure WebApps is one of the best services on Azure. I bet you heard me say this for every Azure service I write about.
• .NET Core DevOps with Docker, Travis CI and Rancher – part 2 - Piotr Gankiewicz
  Welcome to the second part about DevOps and automating the deployment for the .NET Core apps with the usage of Docker, Travis CI and Rancher.
• Published a quick guide about Basic Principles of Devops - Mohamed Radwan
  I published a quick guide about DevOps , this guide will help you to understand the fundamentals of DevOps, which is grouping different older and newer concepts into a movement that is aiming to have a strong automation of all development steps and to deliver high quality products in shorter development cycles.
• Office UI Fabric for VSTS Extensions – Getting Started - Niel Zeeman
  I have spent way too much time trying to get things running the way that I want them to, based on concepts, intentions, and bootstrapping found on blogs and technical websites. To simplify, I’ve created this series of posts the highlights a "from scratch" way to setup and create a React and Office UI Fabric web project with the goal of creating a VSTS Extension.
• Why you should embrace Impediments! - David Corbin
  Nearly everyone considers impediments to be a “bad thing”….but let’s take a quick look at the definition.

RADIO

• DNR #1492 DevOps for Everyone with Donovan Brown and Damian Brady - Carl Franklin, Richard Campbell, Donovan Brown, Damian Brady
  Can everyone benefit from DevOps practices? While at Ignite in Orlando, Carl and Richard sat down with Donovan Brown and Damian Brady to talk about the recently formed League of Extraordinary DevOps Advocates and the effort to get both developers and operations folks taking advantage of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Instrumentation tooling and more. While the key to a good DevOps practice is the culture and process, having great tools makes everything easier, and today VSTS and TFS offer one-button delivery pipelines. It's never been easier for everyone to get onboard with a DevOps practice!

VIDEOS

• TechDays 2017 - The 5 Stages of Git at Microsoft - Edward Thomson
  Edward Thomson tells the inside story on how Microsoft has moved over 30,000 engineers, including the Windows team, over to Git version control hosted in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). They have had to build the systems to host the largest and busiest Git repositories in the universe. Come learn how Microsoft use Git in large teams, make use of the advanced Pull Request and Code Review features in VSTS and peek under hood to understand how Microsoft actually make large repos and servers scale to support some of the most demanding needs of any software engineering team.
• #vstssprints
• 124 - Reference work items in wiki
• 125 - Added support for Not in query

TIP: If you want to get your VSTS news in audio form then be sure to subscribe to RadioTFS .

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Today’s post comes to us from Premier Developer consultant Randy Patterson.  It’s an excellent tutorial that walks you through setting up Visual Studio to remotely debug ASP.NET Core applications running on a Linux server.

.NET Core and specifically ASP Core is an Open Source, High Performance implementation of .NET that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac. After you deploy your web application to a Linux server it can be difficult to troubleshoot when issues arise. In this article, I’ll show you how to configure your Linux test server and Development environment to allow remote debugging giving you all the greatness of debugging in Visual Studio while your code is running on a Linux server.

What you’ll need

• A Linux Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 16.04 server – GUI not required. For a complete list of supported Linux Distributions please see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/linux-prerequisites?tabs=netcore2x
• Windows Developer Laptop with:
• Visual Studio 2017 Community edition or greater
• .NET Core 2.0 SDK Installed

Install dependencies on the Linux test server

Many different distributions of Linux are supported but for this article we’ll assume a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 server edition. In order for Visual Studio to remotely connect and debug .NET Core applications, the Linux server will require an SSH Server for use by Visual Studio (more on this later) and Unzip and Curl packages installed to allow Visual Studio to install the correct version of the remote debugger.

Log into the Linux test VM and issue the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openssh-server unzip curl

Next, install .NET Core SDK on the server:

First, register the Microsoft signature key

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg

sudo mv microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.gpg

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-ubuntu-xenial-prod xenial main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list'

Next, install the .NET Core SDK 2.0

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-2.0.0

**For updated instructions or additional Linux distributions, see the official installation instructions

Finally, verify the installation by issuing the following command to display the installed version of the .NET Core SDK

dotnet --version

Deploy application to your Linux VM

First, create a new ASP Core application by opening Visual Studio 2017

1. Create an ASP Core Web Application
2. Name the project LinuxDebug
3. Press OK
   
   
   
   
4. On the next dialog make sure the following options are selected
   • .NET Core framework
   • ASP Net Core 2.0
   • Web Application (Model-View-Controller)
   • Docker support is NOT Checked
   • Authentication is set to No Authentication
   • Press OK
   
   

The default behavior for ASP Core is to accept requests only from localhost. To change this, modify the program.cs file and add UseUrls(http://*:5000) to the webhost setup

namespace LinuxDebug
{
public class Program
{
…
public static IWebHost BuildWebHost(string[] args) =>
WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
.UseStartup<Startup>()
.UseUrls("http://*:5000")
.Build();
}
}

Next, publish the web application to a directory that contains the files needed to run the application on the Linux Test VM.

1. Right click on the LinuxDebug Project in the Solution Explorer and select Publish
   
   
   
   
2. Choose the Folder as the Publish Method and press Publish
   
   
   
   
3. After publish change the configuration to Debug by
1. Selecting Settings
   
   
   
   
2. Change configuration to DEBUG
3. Then press Save. A debug build is necessary to step through the code using the remote debugger.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Publish
   
   
   
   
5. Copy the files from the publish directory (binDebugPublishOutput) to a directory with execute permission on the Linux Test VM.

Start the ASP Core Application on the Linux VM

Launch the ASP Core application and make sure everything runs on Linux without errors.

1. Connect to Linux server using SSH
2. Navigate to the directory the application was copied to
3. At the command prompt type
   

   dotnet LinuxDebug.dll

   Note: The Linux operating system is case sensitive so make sure you use the proper case for the name of the dll.
   
   
   
   

4. Back on Windows, open up your favorite browser and navigate to the IP address of the Linux server followed by a “:5000” http://<server_ip_address>:5000
5. After a few seconds you should see your web application.
   
   Note: If your Linux server has a firewall running you may need to update the rules to allow incoming connections on port 5000
   
   

Attach Debugger to ASP Core on Linux

Using Visual Studio running on Windows we will attach the debugger to an ASP Core application running on a remote Linux Server.

First, you will need:

1. An ASP Core application running on Linux
2. The IP Address of the Linux Server running the application
3. A user on the Linux server that has permissions to
1. Log into SSH
2. Read/Write access to home directory
   
   

In Visual Studio, click on the Debug menu item and select Attach To Process

On the Attach To Process Dialog set the following properties:

1. Connection Type = SSH
2. Connection Target = IP Address of your Linux Test VM (Press ENTER)
3. Pressing enter on connection type displays the "Connect to Remote System" dialog box
4. Enter the user name and password for a user that has SSH Access
5. Press connect and if everything is entered correctly then you will see a list of processes on the Ubuntu server
   
   Note: If not already installed, Visual Studio will install the remote debugger into the user’s home directory in a subfolder named .vs-debugger
   
   

Make sure the web application is running on the Ubuntu server and look for a process named "dotnet"

1. Type “dotnet” to only show process names that begin with “dotnet”
2. Locate the dotnet process running your application
3. Press Attach
   
   
   
   
4. Click “Managed” then click OK
   
   

Task 2: Step through code

1. Set a break point in the Home controller About action method
2. Press the about link on the web site
3. Step through the code running on the Linux server
   
   

The debug experience on a remote Linux server is similar to developing on a local Windows server. Visual Studio has excellent support for debugging your applications on Linux machines but it is less than intuitive to setup the first time.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update がリリースされて、Visual Studio 2017 も Fall Creators Update 対応の 15.4 がリリースされています。今回は、Visual C++ のランタイムと デスクトップ ブリッジの関係を整理します。Visual C++ ランタイムとデスクトップ ブリッジの関係は、アプリのパッケージ化の準備というドキュメントにも記載がありますが、要点だけに焦点を当てます。Visual C++ 11(Visual Studio 2012) から Visual Studio 2017(VC14) とデスクトップ ブリッジの関係を示します。

Visual C++ のメジャー バージョン 14 は、Visual Studio 2015 と Visual Studio 2017 に採用されているものになります。Visual Studio 2017 の VC++ では、言語機能の拡張なども行われていますのでマイナー バージョンなどは Visual Studio 2015 と異なることになります。ここに記載している以外の Visual C++ や他のコンパイラの場合は、C ランタイムをスタティック リンクしている場合が、デスクトップ ブリッジで動かすのに簡単な方法になります。スタティック リンクできていない場合は、実行ファイルと同じ場所にランタイム DLL などを配置して、ランタイムをロードできるようにする方法などでもデスクトップ ブリッジで使えるようになります。

VC14 以降とそれ以前は、VC ランタイムの扱いが大幅に変更されています。それは、VC14 以降で VC ランタイムが再設計されていまして、Windows 10 に含まれるようになったことから、ユニバーサル C ランタイム(UCRT)と呼ばれおり、VC ランタイム自体のスタティック リンクができなくなったことです。このため、Windows 7 や Windows 8.1 にバイナリを配布する場合は、VC ランタイムの再配布モジュールをインストールする必要があります。配布対象の Windows 10 に VC14のランタイムが含まれていない場合は、Windows Update 経由で導入するか、再配布モジュールでインストールします。
※VC14でスタティック リンクできないのは、VC ランタイムだけである点にご注意ください。自分で開発したライブラリについては、スタティック リンクすることができます。

前述の表に記述した VCバージョンは、デスクトップ ブリッジで使用する場合にダイナミック リンクで使用するのが簡単になります。ダイナミック リンクを使用する場合は、備考欄のダウンロード リンクより、デスクトップ ブリッジ用のランタイムをダウンロードしておく必要があります。
Visual Studio 2017 の場合は、「%ProgramFiles(x86)Microsoft SDKsWindows KitsExtensionSDKsMicrosoft.VCLibs.Desktop14.0Appx」フォルダにランタイムの Appx パッケージがあります。

これらのランタイム パッケージを使用するには、「Using Visual C++ Runtime in Centennial project」の記事に記載されていますが、AppxManifest.xml の 「Dependencies」要素に次のように記載します。
VC11 の場合

<PackageDependency Name=”Microsoft.VCLibs.110.00.UWPDesktop” MinVersion=”11.0.61135.0″ Publisher=”CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US” />

VC12 の場合

<PackageDependency Name=”Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00.UWPDesktop” MinVersion=”12.0.40653.0″ Publisher=”CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US” />

Visual Studio 2015(VC14) の場合

<PackageDependency Name=”Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop” MinVersion=”14.0.23810.0″ Publisher=”CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US” />

Visual Studio 2017(VC14) の場合

<PackageDependency Name=”Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop” MinVersion=”14.0.25426.0″ Publisher=”CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US” />

記載したバージョン番号は、ダウンロードなどして入手したランタイム内に存在する SDKManifest.xml と Appx 内の AppxManifes.xml で確認したものになります。 デバッグ用のランタイムを指定する場合は、「Name属性」と「MinVersion属性」を変更する必要があります。このランタイムは、最小バージョンが指定されていますので、Visual Studio 2015 で開発したものも、最新の VC14 ランタイムで動作する可能性がありますので、十分な動作確認を行ってください。
逆に、Visual Studio 2017 で開発したバイナリは、Visual Studio 2015 のランタイムしかない場合は動かないとお考えください。これは、ランタイムのバージョン番号は、上位互換が基本となるからです。

VCのランタイムは、開発した Appx パッケージのテスト時は手作業(Add-AppxPackage)でインストールする必要はありますが、ストアで公開できた場合は、アプリのインストール時に自動的にインストールされるものになります。

Desktop App Converter は、バージョン 2.1.1.0がリリースされており、ベースイメージも Fall Caretors Update向けがリリースされていますので、Fall Creators Updateでも問題なくアプリ パッケージの開発を行うことができるようになっています。

最後に、Windows SDK を基準に考えた場合の、VC ランタイムというか、バージョンについて説明します。Windows 10 SDK に対応しているのは、Visual Studio 2015 / 2017 の VC14 になります。一方で、Windows 8.1 SDK には Visual Studio 2012以降のバージョンが対応しています。このことは、Windows 10 SDK を使用する場合は、ユニバーサル C ランタイムを使うということを意味します。つまり、

• Windows 8.1 SDK：このSDKまでは、従来の VC ランタイムをベースにしています。
• Windows 10 SDK：ユニバーサル C ランタイム(UCRT) をベースにしています。

ということを意味します。このことは、Windows 8.1 SDK を使って Windows 10 で追加された API を使用する場合は、LoadLibrary関数を使って工夫する必要があることを意味しています。

The education team have had quite a week with our 'Microsoft UK Roadshow' events now in full swing, preparations for Skype-a-Thon and our incredible MIEE community sharing their best practice in the classroom. Let's celebrate our successes from this week and say thank you to our educators who are committed to ensure that every student achieves more!

This week we will focus on:

1. Skype-a-Thon
2. Microsoft Training Academies
3. MIEE Celebration
4. Roadshow Events

Skype-a-Thon

With just around 2 weeks before the annual Skype-a-Thon on November 28th-29th, many of our amazing educators are in preparation for the event arranging their global Skype calls. 

Have you started planning for #skypeathon yet? Skype Master Teacher & #MIEExpert @Lanny_Watkins shares a few tips on ways to explore the world on Nov. 28-29: https://t.co/ogxxBhUJVz pic.twitter.com/9QEmzba6uZ

— Skype Classroom (@SkypeClassroom) November 8, 2017

If you are interested in getting involved in this year's Skype-a-Thon then visit the Microsoft Educator Community now to find out more and schedule your calls.

Microsoft Training Academy:

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If you follow this blog, you have seen that in the past few releases we have continuously included a number of diagnostic improvements to Showplan. You can read about some of them here.

Looking at the actual execution plan is one of the most used performance troubleshooting techniques. Having information on elapsed CPU time and overall execution time, together with session wait information in an actual execution plan allows a DBA to use showplan to troubleshoot issues away from the server, and be able to correlate and compare different types of waits that result from query or schema changes.

A few months ago we had introduced exposed in SSMS some of the per-operator statistics, such as CPU and elapsed time per thread. More recently, we have introduced overall query CPU and elapsed time tracking for statistics showplan xml (both in ms). These can be found in the root node of an actual plan. Available using the latest versions of SSMS v17, when used with SQL Server 2012 SP4, SQL Server 2016 SP1 and SQL Server 2017. For SQL Server 2014 it will become available in a future Service Pack. 

And also included the top 10 waits that the execution was waiting on (includes WaitType, WaitTimeMs and WaitCount), based on sys.dm_exec_session_wait_stats. Most common sleep and idle waits are filtered out from the actual plan, so that it becomes easier to really see the relevance of non-idle waits for query performance.

This allows a user to correlate waits with overall times, and be more precise in what to look for to improve query performance. For example, in the picture below, I can correlate the overall elapsed time with the top waits, see that CXPACKET were the most prevalent, that this query is running with DOP 12, and choose to reduce DOP as a way to address this (among other actions possible).

Available using the latest versions of SSMS v17, when used with SQL Server 2016 SP1 and SQL Server 2017. Note that CXPACKET wait will be available in showplan with SQL Server 2017 CU3 and 2016 SP2.

One other information you can now find in showplan is trace flags. This is relevant to understand what trace flags are active during compilation, and which one (if any) actually influence compilation. Below we can see trace flags 2371, 7412 and 9481 were active during compilation (IsCompileTime = True), but 23714 and 7412 did not influence the Query Optimizer (IsCompileTime = False). You can see more information on these trace flags and others in http://aka.ms/traceflags.

These can be found in the root node of even an estimated plan, given this is a compile time ionformation. Available using the latest versions of SSMS v17, when used with SQL Server 2012 SP4, SQL Server 2016 SP1 and SQL Server 2017. For SQL Server 2014 it will become available in a future Service Pack.

Pedro Lopes (@sqlpto) – Senior Program Manager