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Start with the GitHub Copilot CLI beginner’s guide, learn to build an agent skill in VS Code, or troubleshoot with the VS Code reset walkthrough.
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How to Create a PFX Certificate from Cloudflare Origin Certificates
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How to Enable Remote MCP Servers in ChatGPT
Step by step, from nothing to a working remote MCP connection.
How to Build Your First Agent Skill in VS Code
Build a reusable agent skill from an empty folder.
Working with IF Statements In an Expression Shape
I saw a recent post on Scott’s Blog about what’s valid inside an expression shape. It gave a helpful list...
Large Messages and Large Maps in BizTalk
Updated 8/8/2005:Please note the information below is outdated and I would never recommend mapping messages of this...
Working with Untyped Send and Receive Ports in BizTalk Orchestrations
Scott posted a message back in June about untyped receive ports inside on Orchestration. Untyped Messages means you...
BizTalk Delivery Notification and NACK Sample
Did anyone read Kevin Smith’s blog on ACK/NACK and run out to try it? Well, I did and found it a more time...
What If a Map Fails on a Send Port in BizTalk 2004
This is a challenge to overcome in BizTalk 2004. It seemsthat themessage never hits the Send Pipeline and as far as I...
BizTalk 2004 Documentation Update Available
Microsoft released a new version of the product documentation on July 28th.It is available for download...
Root Node Type Name Vs Node Name
I just wanted to take a second to get everyone on the same page since these properties are VERY important in BizTalk....
Welcome to My Biztalk Blog
Greeting and welcome to my BizTalk Blog. I guess you might want to know a little about who is going to be writing this...