> How to Convert JSON Date Format to Javascript Date

When getting data from a REST service, it is common to serialize the data as JSON string. Parsing the data returned into a javascript object is easy with a simple eval. But when the data returned includes a date, then the JSON date format usually looks like 12 /Date(/Date(1426636800000)/)/ To convert this date to the standard date format for display to the frontend, we first need to extract the date part as below:

> How to Replace Text in a Word Document Using Open Xml

Problem: Most of the starters using Open XML starts by creating a Mail Merge alternative using Open XML SDK. A simple way to have some pre-defined text in the document/ template and replace it programmatically using the Open XML SDK. Solution: With a simple few lines of code one can use SDK to generate mail merged word documents from templates without having MS Office installed on the server. Also Microsoft strongly recommends using Open XML SDK over other methods for Server-side Office automation.