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2016

Fixing Unicode Characters When Using DbUp

DbUp is a great tool to manage your database migrations. As I wrote here, it’s simple and easy to use. However, when it comes to edge cases like the German umlauts, that simplicity can have its downside. With neither a flag to change the encoding nor a way to interfere with the execution, it seems as if DbUp isn’t up for the task.

But don’t jump too early to this conclusion. It’s wrong and the source of the error is SQL Server, not DbUp.

  • in Security
  • 2 min read

How to Verify the integrity of a Downloaded File – on Windows, Mac & Linux

When you move files over a network, then there is always the possibility of something going wrong. Even when no error is reported, the file may be corrupt or incomplete. To be sure that everything is correct, you should check the checksum of the file. This can be done with pre-installed tools on nearly every operating system and this article is going to show you how it’s done.