ASP.NET 2.0 Blog

Vista Ultimate Beta 2 5384

2006-05-25T15:06:00.000-04:00

Microsoft released beta 2 of vista a couple of days ago which I can safely say I just managed to get working. A msdn key, swapped lan card later, she runs fine. I am still going through some issues. I have an nvidia geforce 3 card which apparently has new vista only drivers on the nvidia site. When I run their installer, I get an error indicating that this file has no drivers for my vid card.

My favorite VS 2005 popup

2006-04-14T22:59:00.000-04:00

With all my community involvment with Rainbow 2.0, there leaves a lot of time updating 1.1 apps to 2.0. This by far is my favorite screen:

ASP.NET 2.0 Configuration

2006-04-04T13:32:00.000-04:00

While looking for the answer to a question, I stumbled on to a nice article that explains the new config options for 2.0. It gives a quick introduction on the new ways to manipulate your configs now that 2.0 supports strongly type XML configurations [ not to mention the ability to edit your web.config directly]. Link: http://url123.com/muyde

Microsoft nears Final on Web Application Project

2006-03-27T14:01:00.000-05:00

Looks like WAP developers can rest easy as MS nears final on the Web application project type. I know this as I just started work for a nice company that received a close to final copy. The WAP is for developers who are use to the vs 2003 style of web application development. Along side with the VS 2005 plugin, this new final includes a range of updates to have the same look/feel as the Web

ASP.NET destroys J2EE

2006-03-05T13:41:00.000-05:00

I was looking around the new asp.net site and notice this awesome review of ASP.NET vs J2EE. Here is the snippet taken from ASP.NET. --snipIn a head-to-head comparison of performance and scalability between Sun's Java Pet Store J2EE blueprint application and the ASP.NET implementation, Microsoft .NET significantly outperformed J2EE. The bottom line: the ASP.NET implementation required only 1/

ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 View State

2006-02-28T14:49:00.000-05:00

I found this nice article comparing 1.1 and 2.0 view state. It really opens your eyes to the importance of view state that most developers take for granted. The author list a great example that if you check most asp.net websites, the view state is out of control. 2.0 gives us awesome view state control by fist adding control state and using view state the smart way when doing things

Magic Ajax .3 released

2006-02-09T16:57:00.000-05:00

Today, the creator of MagicAjax informed me he released his new version. This version solves a lot of the cpu issues not to mention the ways you can now use it amoung ASP.NET applications. If you are a fan of easy deployable access, I suggest you go pick it up.Quick review of things changed :v0.3.0 (9 February 2006) - Major Release Changes since 0.2.2 If another form tag was added to page,

Ajax Comparison

2006-02-06T15:09:00.000-05:00

This blog post has a great discussion on the different Ajax frameworks out. He only post frameworks which allow solid Ajax. Notice how Magic Ajax is the only completly free framework which can just be copied and pasted. Its also the only one that can do complete ajax across applications because ANYTHING on the panel becomes ajax. Please note that you can disable control by control. Its also

Rainbow 2.0 Community gets blogs

2006-02-06T14:10:00.000-05:00

The rainbow community has upgraded to beta 3 of Community server. The more I use/admin the different versions of this platform the more I like it. Of course its got that Microsoft feel all over it but it gets the job done. I don't know of another blog engine that is close to CS. .Text is ok but with a couple more improvements CS can be as good as wordpress ( with a lot of improvements maybe).

Using Asynchronous command calling in ADO.NET 2.0

2006-01-30T01:30:00.000-05:00

Ive noticed that the real raw power of the new ADO.NET is Asynchronous. Especially when used in conjunction with SQL Server 2005, custom asynchronous data handling can make for good results. This is also good when creating Internet 2.0/Ajax applications. Not only is the sql hit only sent what it needs back to the server but the hit to the db is also asynchronous. This can provide for a great

Rainbow on 2.0

2006-01-19T22:55:00.000-05:00

So Microsoft just won a victory with me. I have to give the credit to Scott Guthrie who after work hours helped me fix my small issue. Below is a screen shot of rainbow on 2.0 framework. Im just sitting her staring at my screen not knowing what to do with this code. I hope to make it better and post my teams fixes on the aqua project.

Rainbow 2.0 work

2006-01-19T20:46:00.000-05:00

I have been busy working on personal 2.0 projects as well as a .NET 2.0 version of rainbow. I actually got a version to load but it was a mini version I got from an anon donar. I could not however, get the latest CVS rainbow to stop doing the conflict error. I can get it to pass VS 2005 but when ASP.NET gets a hold of it; it just errors. I asked Scott Guthrie from Microsoft for help and he

ASP.NET Compilation Model and Page Model

2006-01-05T16:20:00.000-05:00

I keep seeing this question being asked all over the forums. Its a good question because I myself was once wondering about this. Also, namespace conventions have changed and ASP.NET 2.0 wants you to use a more strong name to avoid class conflicts. I like the new approach and developers should benefit from it. The links below give a good overview. Link: 2.0 Compilation Link: Page Model

BizTalk Server 2006 beta 2

2006-01-04T15:34:00.000-05:00

Microsoft got around to enabling my beta account and I got access to the download links to bizTalk. I must admit I was shocked to see HIPPA and Swift componets. They also have the providers for connections with ASP.NET 2.0 to bizTalk. I only ran into one issue as Windows 2003 doesnt like it and firefox doesnt support the ActiveX control you need to download files from Microsoft. If you have

Custom profile provider

2006-01-03T01:46:00.000-05:00

Apparently MS forgot that most of us need to be able to search properties in profiles. If you try to do this with the current ASP.NET 2.0 system, you have to iterate through each profile and cast to get the right object out. The article below suggest a row per property way. I plan to use this method so that I can have my SQL get things out of my custom profile DB and have my application layer

Rainbow Portal takes first step to 2.0

2005-12-23T16:34:00.000-05:00

Under my push [ simply making a poll of who would want rainbow 2.0 and yelling at the rainbowportal group], the awesome developers of rainbow have taken their first step towards 2.0. See all it took was a little push... They have uploaded a Rainbow 2006 .net 2.0 version which I am in the process of getting hehe. Its up on their svn and I will bring you more details as they come in.If you now your

ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control

2005-12-23T08:51:00.000-05:00

Seems like a lot of users are trying to create question/answer type websites and wizards for their users. This is where the wizard control comes in. It allows to you collect data from users in a step by step process. The data is collected in a neat manner and can be displayed for review at the final step. You can even allow users to stop in the middle and come back to where they left off!!!

Change Membership/Provider Settings at Runtime

2005-12-23T08:18:00.000-05:00

The example below shows how to change/switch between providers at runtime. I knew this had to exist for what would be the reason to have a default provider if you couldnt change it? I had to go to MS to find a good example. I hope that as users start to play with .NET 2.0, people will write better articles for me to find :). I always like to grab the developer/best practice way that

Precompile your ASP.NET Apps

2005-12-23T08:10:00.000-05:00

Precompiling your applications is a good idea once your App goes into production. When you have decided on a code freeze and want to test teh full ability, precompile is a good option. ASP.NET goes in and compiles all your pages/dal/bll into assemblies that are faster and safer. All your resources files get compild as well which also makes things safer. The article also goes into precompiling

At least MS likes me as a beta tester...

2005-12-22T17:06:00.000-05:00

I just checked my email and got the following:Dear Microsoft Beta Customer,Thank you for your interest in the BizTalk Server 2006 Beta Release!Your nomination form has been reviewed and you are now registered in the program. You will have access to the beta software and additional software via download within 24 hours of receiving this email. You will also have access to the private newsgroup.I

New things for ASP.NET 2.0

2005-12-21T13:03:00.000-05:00

Hold your horses on whatever yorue doing because its about to get easier. Thanks to Paggy4u, for alerting me on this issue[ by commenting to my blog] that Guthrie released the next changes for ASP.NET 2.0. Guthrie continues to talk about this new profile provider that can map to any table [ also told to me by Paggy4u [ thanks man] ] and other new enhancements. Read up!

XML Manipulation in SQL Server 2005

2005-12-20T23:54:00.000-05:00

I am now having to represent xml data along with my relational data and thought I would share some resources on this subject. Apparently SQL Server 2005 provides 5 functions for T-SQL that allow fast CRUD for XML. You can also type your xml so that your xml is checked for type safe on an insert/update with xml schemas.OverviewMSDN Full Explaination

Working on MagicAjax New website

2005-12-19T20:22:00.000-05:00

Ive been busy with [ my excuse] the Magic Ajax website which we built in rainbow. I have a guide on how to use Magic Ajax in your apps and we present a better look then the current website. The new website should be up by next week.Check it out

XML Labs eXML Server control

2005-12-19T12:59:00.000-05:00

XML Labs has released a nwe XML Server control ( eXML) that they claim runs 400 percent faster then the ASP.NET 2.0 control. They say they just use the namespaces in the .NET Framework. This goes to show that even normal developers ( Not big name companies) can make better controls then the commercial ones out. This control basically can take any XML and dislplay it from an XSL doc. This is

Moved in to office

2005-12-17T00:49:00.000-05:00

Finally made the transistion to our office. Rahul and I moved to the office with the hum of 15 servers in the background. I think it kinda makes you want to work more. I will finally have time to get back to blogging new things about ASP.NET 2.0. Check back tomorrow as I will have some new things. Im getting about 100 ppl a day so come back and stay a while. Please make a comment here or

How to create a Custom Module

2005-12-15T17:45:00.000-05:00

Its about time someone released a step by step way of making a custom Rainbow Portal Module. Its actually easier and more straight forward now. I am going to have a blog entry on making a real world rainbow portal module [ when I get sometime]; but for now Install Rainbow Portal 2006 and start creating modules! Link: http://url123.com/5z6qh

So Im making a C# Group

2005-12-15T16:24:00.000-05:00

I made a C# group on yahoo groups with the intention to learn,teach,help,instruct on C# 2005 and future versions of C#. The other group mainly just deals with the older versions. Thats not a bad thing, I just want to concentrate on the future. Please join and help me out;we could use the support. Link: Help Teach,Learn,Discuss C# 2005

Check users file permissions

2005-12-14T17:18:00.000-05:00

I found a questions about this and had to add a blog entry to this because I too have applications that may need to rely on this. Its pretty simple actually, you just use a namespace that allows access to this information. The link below gives a good explaination. Link: http://url123.com/vwdes

Microsoft Interview

2005-12-14T14:54:00.000-05:00

Um yeah so it went ok I thought. For starters it was two developers interviewing me and not just one. Thats pretty normal for a high end job and oh yeah it is Microsoft. The questions were pretty normal with a strong emphasis on XML. They were tough but fair. I mean I know XML pretty well. You pretty much have to ;but crazy out of the world translations of it is what yah gotta know for MS. I

Meebo - Im an addic

2005-12-14T12:20:00.000-05:00

So meebo is always the first thing I sign into when I work out of a computer lab. Esp when they dont allow you to use IM abilities. The thing is sick and coded with Ajax and C# ( of course tis why I like it). They definitly have something going over there. The meebo 3 are up to their 9th release and got some cool features online. They do profiles with mouse over and is so much better than

Im a MagicAjax.NET Developer

2005-12-14T12:15:00.000-05:00

So I woke up and checked my gmail and boom Im a MagicAjax.NET developer. I chose to work on the core modules in hopes to make them faster and industry [enterprise] safe. The controls already rock with better features comming soong [Im waiting for the feature list as I write this]. As far as I know, they are the only project that you can just place in your aspx that a control should work like

Anant.Public.Community

2005-12-14T00:29:00.000-05:00

Rahul and I have started an online community to discuss Portals / CMS and developer issues. If you would like to write about these topics, please drop me a line pref with your resume just so I can see you on paper. My email is ramseur@gmail.com and you folkds have a good night. This brings my blog count up to 4 however this is my main one. Wierd I went from 0 to 4 in a week.Link to Community

ASP.NET 2.0 Site Navigation

2005-12-13T20:59:00.000-05:00

ASP.NET 2.0 makes it really easy to provide site navigation. Using XML you can make complicated site maps along with XML treeView/menus that can be loaded from XML Data Sources. I found a good article that reviews all three [siteMap/treeView/menu] by the man himself Scott Mitchell. Link: http://url123.com/xr9bc

Contribution to Forums.ASP.NET

2005-12-13T18:46:00.000-05:00

Im going to keep posting this until they allow an RSS Feed of Most Active users out of forums.asp.net hehe. AND I SO DID MORE THAN 41 in the giving time period. Notice Rahul and I at the top.

New Profile Provider

2005-12-13T17:42:00.000-05:00

I agree with this guys post. When is this new profile provider coming out? All I want is a profile provider that I can store my own XML [ not in web.config! ewe yuck] and have it auto persist my profile settings. Seems that Mr. Guthrie has promised a cool new profile provider that you can point to a pre-existing table and go from there. Where is it hehehehehe?

Data Binding Syntax and Runtime Editing

2005-12-13T17:06:00.000-05:00

I stumbled on to this article looking on how to set dataNavigatUrlFormatString at runtime. I knew that there had to be a way to do this and its actually very easy. This article also reviews the new late binding Syntax which is always good to know. I always like articles that teach us things that books leave out, especially when its something common. Link: http://url123.com/xrvb3

Using a DataList to show RSS Feeds

2005-12-13T16:59:00.000-05:00

I wanted to know a cool quick way to show RSS feeds on one of my sites. I find that there are many ways to do this quick and easy; however this article presents the information straight forward. This is a good article to also teach you about the ease of use and power of the DataList control and how you can use it to do normal real world scenarios. Link: http://url123.com/xr3by

ASP.NET 2.0 DataList

2005-12-13T16:48:00.000-05:00

Cant believe I looked over this control. The DataList will definitly be a control I will use often in my applications as most applications need to see data in lists and not grids. The DataList is like a cool repeater that allows you to also select and edit items in the list [ which rocks]. http://url123.com/x8bb6 Old School[asp.net 1.1] DataList

MS pushes interview till tomorrow

2005-12-13T14:58:00.000-05:00

I was all ready and its again tomorrow. Ha I guess I dont mind because it takes a load off. Heres the convo:James from Microsoft :Eric, our lead is still traveling today so we're going to need to dothis tomorrow -- how does 10:30 pacific sound (1:30pm eastern)ramseur@gmail.com wrote :Hehe you kids are nuts. I was all prepared too! That sounds good.PS: There might be a blong entree about this

Magic Ajax Panel

2005-12-13T14:25:00.000-05:00

So with a simple search I find out that the theory of this magic control is a fact. Its actually been on sourceforge all this time and is being worked on a lot recently. Basically you can take any control [ yes both asp.net 1.1/2.0] and drag it to an Ajax Panel and your control becomes an Ajax control. You also need to add some things to your page to make it Ajax [Make it extend from

New Articles coming up when I awake

2005-12-13T03:29:00.000-05:00

My friend Rahul has been bugging me with samples of this magic Ajax control he found. Apparently all you have to do is define any .NET 1.x/2.0 control as a magic Ajax control and then BOOM it becomes one. Got to admit thats a cool concept. Oh I plan to bust that wide open ( I dont doubt it doenst work...just wondering how good it works hehehe) and give a report. I also want to finish my

Supporting different languages in a site ASP.NET 2.0

2005-12-13T02:35:00.000-05:00

This is a cool topic that I came across. ASP.NET 2.0 supports multiple languages in one project just by adding a few lines of code. What are those lines of code you might ask? Wait! Hold your horses. For starters, it has to do with your \Code directory. By default, your \Code directory only supports one language. However, if you inform your web.config of different code directories, then

My Contribution to ASP.NET forums

2005-12-13T00:25:00.000-05:00

You would think it would be hard to get to the top of the top users lists at aspnet forums. I have done this quite of few times just doing normal posting. Its fun to help people especially when you know what youre talking about....I hope... hehe

CSS Addon for VS.NET 2005

2005-12-12T18:43:00.000-05:00

MSFT has just released a kick ass tool for CSS. If you want to actually make your sites look cool and easy to use, then I recommend going and installing this awesome tool. Really cool how normal MS developers are getting the spotlight for just making an addon we all need anyways. Kudos to Barry Tang . Link: http://url123.com/x2bpm

Blog Facelift

2005-12-12T16:43:00.000-05:00

Im now getting used to blogging [ only second week] and wanted to make a better looking blog at least. If you know of any good developer blog templates, shoot me an email. I like this one for now. Also if you have any suggestions [ esp about content or what you would like to see/know that other devs would benefit from]; shoot me an email.

Its Tommorrow

2005-12-12T15:39:00.000-05:00

So Microsoft has decided to make me wait another day. That takes a load off hehe. One more day to prepare. Wish me luck.

Creating GridView Dynamically | on the Fly

2005-12-12T15:29:00.000-05:00

I see a lot of questions for this so I decided to do some searching. GridViewGuy is the man at finding this stuff. I was also interested in building my grids on the fly so this serves as my ref too. When you get the crazy request to do something in a grid and dont know how, Id recommend doing it dynamically and stopping by gridviewguy.com . Link: http://url123.com/2k4cs

Microsoft Visits My Blog

2005-12-12T15:23:00.000-05:00

I guess this is pretty cool. I seeeee youuuuu... tide510.microsoft.com (Microsoft Corp)Washington, Redmond, United States, 0 returning visitsDate Time WebPage12th December 2005 13:51:49 eramseur.blogspot.com/www.google.com/search?q=asp.net 2.0 samples&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=NTeeehehe he used google.....

Microsoft Interview

2005-12-12T15:16:00.000-05:00

Yep you read that right. I have an important interview with the software Giant. I hope it goes well and Im interested in seeing how hard the interviews are. Ive done about a million screenings but I still think this will be challenging. I am going to try to post more since it will refresh me on a lot of the little things and learn more about asp.net 2.0. Thanks for reading my blog :) I get

UI on the Fly

2005-12-11T12:47:00.000-05:00

I saw this great article on msdn that is about loading controls on the fly. I like how it opens with the normal way we add controls is the wrong way[dragging them on to a form or loading them on every post]. I believe this is why I found it so interesting because the more I read it the more I could see the performance gains. The article pretty much reviews how to load controls [ or anything]

ASP.NET 2.0 Create a Custom Provider for web.config

2005-12-10T16:32:00.000-05:00

I have noticed that the question of how you make a common provider for everyday things is being asked a lot. I decided to answer it. I mean its a common thing. I like SQL Express and all but if youre a developer youre going to start with SQL Dev first at least. I mean the only use I saw for SQL Express was for teaching and for nice delieverables of applications. However, I like to use the core

Assemblies in SQL Server 2005

2005-12-09T22:04:00.000-05:00

Being able to store an assembly in SQL Server 2005 is a feature worth learning. Imagine using 1000's of code scenarios within the DB itself. The implementation is pretty easy. You just have to create an assembly and hook it to a stored proc that calls with your params. I have provided some links to get you caught up to speed. Link: http://url123.com/cyzre Link: http://url123.com/cy4rw

Caching Series Part III - Post-cache Substitution

2005-12-09T18:29:00.000-05:00

Finally there is an easy way to insert dynamic snippets into cached pages on each request. The solution that ASP.NET 2.0 provides for us is Post-cache Substitution. There is even an control that makes the process even easier then using the Response.WriteSubstitution API. Link: http://url123.com/cadrq

Caching Series Part II - Fragment Cache

2005-12-09T18:21:00.000-05:00

ASP.NET 2.0 provides the fragment Cache for scenarios that may not need the whole page [most common] page to be cached. All you have to do is add an output cache directive for the user control component and voila. The link below gives a good example. Another form of the output cache is Data Dependent Caching or SQL cache dependency. I already posted an article on this . Link: http://url123.

Caching Series Part I - Output Cache

2005-12-09T16:58:00.000-05:00

I am now going to try to write a series as the Caching in ASP.NET 2.0 has been significantly improved. I will begin with Page Output Caching as this was a feature in 1.1 that has been improved. I will then touch on the different types of caching in my next Entries. Page Output Caching is good when you can cache an entire page because the page is not constantly updated. Translation, all

Maintain Scroll Position

2005-12-07T19:15:00.000-05:00

Maintaining your scroll position through postbacks has been simplified. All you have to do is set a page directive [ MaintainScrollPositionOnPostBack = true ...who knew? ] Now you can have a postback and return the user exactly where he was before he was interupted. This is useful when corporate requires you [ or makes you ] have pretty large forms or you are dealing with a huge post of info

OnClientClick

2005-12-07T18:58:00.000-05:00

I am just going to run through some cool JavaScript options when I find them. OnClientClick is a cool new attribute for the button control that allows you to specify a JavaScript client side event with ease. A sample is listed below but you can just as easily add your own custom javaScript. Link: http://url123.com/mxbar

Focus API

2005-12-07T18:45:00.000-05:00

The Focus API is a lil nifty API good for positioning and default settings. You can have a default button clicked when the user presses enter [ good if you have all kinds of clickable things on a page] or use in conjunction with validation [ to have the user be directed straight to the error(s) ]. The code is straight forward with easy to use properties [ SetFocusOnError,defaultFocus,etc ] and

Validation Groups

2005-12-07T18:38:00.000-05:00

Asp.NET 2.0 has a cool feature for doing individual validation [ finally ] on different controls. All you have to do is make a control cause validation [ just set CausesValidation to true] and then set the group for the validators. This is cool if you have a couple controls on a page and some controls only needed to be validated because of a certain user action or a certain workflow. Please

Membership API

2005-12-07T17:14:00.000-05:00

I have been reading more on the new Membership API. I like how I just looked at the ASPNETDB and was actually thinking how I could get info out when the API already does this. I wonder how fast it does some of its methods ( particularly the update calls). Nonetheless, the membership api provides some really cool static methods to do most of the operations you need from changing/resetting a

ASP.NET 2.0 State Management | Control State

2005-12-06T19:45:00.000-05:00

State Management has been improved with the introduction of control state. Control State allows you to save settings that deal with a control that are small and lightweight that dont need to be created at every request. The article below discusses improving your applications with State as well as improvements in View State. It also reviews the common concepts of state. Link: http://url123.

ASP.NET 2.0 Health Monitoring

2005-12-06T18:40:00.000-05:00

Health Monitoring is an amazing api now out of the box in ASP.NET 2.0. It can help you in various ways if you are a administrator trying to fine tune your application or a developer looking for an issue. After reading up on this, I had to post a little about it. My favorite feature is the ability to extend of the System.Web.Management.WebBaseEvent class and create your own personal application

C# 2005 Partial Classes

2005-12-06T17:01:00.000-05:00

I haven't updated my blog in awhile so I wanted to start off with something neat. When I first opened VS 2005, I was staring at the new features;I didn't even realize that the keyword partial was before my class name. I did however realize that there was less code and that Initialize component was missing. I soon discovered that this was because of partial classes. Partial classes allow you

ASP.NET 2.0 Details View

2005-12-02T15:03:00.000-05:00

The GridView control can be used with the details view to create Master-Detail Pages. Here are some articles to get you caught up to speed with the Details View. Unlike the GridView, the detailsView does allow inserting. The details view also allows for paging but only 1 record at a time. Link: http://url123.com/gnz37 Link: http://url123.com/gn43g

ASP.NET 2.0 Master Pages

2005-11-29T21:27:00.000-05:00

Master Pages are good way to create controlled templates for sites. I use them personally to create a couple forced interfaces and thus organize all of our interfaces in a couple of files. Good things is that if you wanted to change something, you would only have to change one file to affect the whole site. With this new plan of attack, designers and developers can now work together to make a

Custom Providers ASP.NET 2.0

2005-11-29T20:03:00.000-05:00

There comes a time when you need your own provider. I needed to build one just so that our application could access SQL Server and not just rely on my changes in machine.config. I do recommend finding your machine.config[Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\Version\Configs ] and looking at the default samples at the bottom of the file. This helped me really write my own provider. The link below

N-Tier Applications and Table Adapter

2005-11-29T19:40:00.000-05:00

I have been searching for a solid link to a full explaination of N-tier applications on .NET 2.0 . I came across a nice article that not only reviews this topic but the Table Adapter also. You can add a dataSet and then use the Table Adapter as a level of abstraction. The Table Adapter allows for multiple queries to be run against it not to mention for the defining of your own methods. There

New DataSet Features

2005-11-29T19:33:00.000-05:00

The dataSet is now not the only core piece of in memory representation of Data. The table adapter is a nice control that has been added. More on this later... For now, if you wish to stil perform DataSet operations or use the new features; this article is for you. Link: http://url123.com/nr3b3

Transactions in ASP.NET 2.0

2005-11-29T19:20:00.000-05:00

Transactions have been improved with now the ability to not only run transactions from the code for DBs but run transactions for common tasks. Say you are updating a couple files and things could mess up. Use a transaction. Say you have a long bulk process that must all happen at once or not at all. Use a transaction. Link: http://url123.com/nrcby

ASP.NET 2.0 Login Controls

2005-11-29T15:54:00.000-05:00

ASP.NET 2.0 again tries to make our lives easier by providing login controls. These controls are pretty straight forward and save loads of developer time instead of thinking of work arounds. Linking login controls to an underlying dataSource and handling authentication is now a simple process. Link: http://url123.com/nsngx Link: Login without Login Control

ASP.NET 2.0 Asynchronous Callbacks

2005-11-29T15:41:00.000-05:00

Microsoft has made it easier than ever to implement Ajax with controls. Developers can now implement Ajax interfaces with any control using little code. Dont forget to register your event as a client-side callback [ control or page must implemnt ICallbackEventHandler] or check to see if a browser is allowed to use client-side postbacks [SupportsClientCallbacks property]. The links below give a

DropDownList with GridView

2005-11-29T13:21:00.000-05:00

Using a DropDownList to trigger a load in a GridView is such a great feature its a shame I had to go to a beta version book to find it.Goal: 1 DropDownList of States filtering 1 GridView of Customers 1.) Add a DataSource control to handle data ( I chose SQL Server ):

CSS Table Designs

2005-11-29T09:31:00.000-05:00

Below is a link I was given by Rahul Singh providing more than 60 CSS designs for tables. If youre short for a good design, this is a great place to download some good table styles. Don't submit to just using boring table and site designs. Make crisp GUI for a rich user experience. Link: http://url123.com/nbbhu

ASP.NET SQL Registration

2005-11-29T09:20:00.000-05:00

ASPNET_REGSQL.EXE is a great new application tool that comes with asp.net 2.0. It is located in C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ and allows for such things as SQL Invalidation, the ASPNETDB installs, and for using SQL Server to store state information. I found the official article that details every little option. I personally prefer using the nice little wizard instead of the

Get all Selected Items in ListBox Control

2005-11-29T08:40:00.000-05:00

Seeing all the items that a user selects in a control is a common practice. Its kinda funny that this is not just simply explained all over the internet. I got the official link that shows the object structure and the property of the list box control SelectedItems. SelectedItems is a collection of everything selected which you can iterate through and perform manipulations. Link: http://url123

ASP.NET 2.0 FormView Control

2005-11-29T05:17:00.000-05:00

The formView control is an alternative to the DetailsView control as it allows you to define a template of how to place items on a web form. This is useful if you want to create nice interfaces with single records back from a DB. No more placing controls and them wiring them up. Link: http://url123.com/n468c

HyperLink Column in Grid View

2005-11-29T05:07:00.000-05:00

I keep seeing questions on how to push a hyper link column in a gridView and have it push details to another page. This is common when you are trying to add a view details page or do some other kind of processing [ when not using the detailsView control]. I have provided some links that give sample code of implementation. Link: http://url123.com/neb8u Link: http://url123.com/ne88v

.NET Generics

2005-11-29T04:12:00.000-05:00

Generics are a good way to add type safety at runtime without the cost of overhead. A developer can really see the power when using collections. It is a good way to enforce type safety amoung your collections. I have collected a few articles on this topic that can get you up to speed on Generics. Link: http://url123.com/nyarz Link: http://url123.com/nynrx Link: http://url123.com/ny78p

XML Integration in SQL Server 2005

2005-11-29T03:31:00.000-05:00

XML is now a data type in SQL Server which adds a lot of functionality for storage and manipulation of XML. Now developers can type a field as XML and use methods and calls to easily produce solid XML code. I have collected a couple of links in overview of this topic. I also have provided a link that shows how to pass in XML as a parameter into SQL Server 2005. Link: http://url123.com/nw8rk

SQL Server 2005 Cache features

2005-11-29T03:23:00.000-05:00

I have found a good article that outlines a quick explaination on how to get working with SQL Caching. It teaches you the new Invalidation features as well as how to use the old output cache technique in 2.0. This is an absolute must if you plan on making enterprise level application.Link: http://url123.com/cw593

Using Data Sources and Connection Strings

2005-11-29T03:18:00.000-05:00

I have collected a couple links for common data access and for using connection strings. One of my favorite articles I have listed is the ability to encrypt your connecting string. This is handy if your application gets hacked and you do not want to have the attacker gain access to the database as well. It is also a good way of allowing multiple data access but not allowing them to see the

Web Services Overview [ 2.0] and WSE 3.0

2005-11-29T03:03:00.000-05:00

Get started on the new 1.2 SOAP protocol and what web services have to offer in .NET 2.0. Developers will immediatly see the power they can achieve from connecting their applications. Longhorn [Vista] will rely on web services to do some of its great features. Dont ya want to know how they work :).NET 2.0 WS : http://url123.com/n3a9hWSE 3.0 : http://url123.com/n3n9b

SQL Server Management Studio

2005-11-29T02:54:00.000-05:00

SQL Server Management Studio is an excellent tool for doing any modifications of SQL Server. It is easy to script any process and the developer can fill a sense of comfort that if anything goes wrong it can be easily fixed. They even have an express [FREE] edition of it.Free version: http://url123.com/nz6qcLink to refrence: http://url123.com/nz99qLink to refrence: http://url123.com/n3x98

ASP.NET Registration

2005-11-29T02:46:00.000-05:00

ASPNETREGIIS is a good tool to know as a .NET developer. It is usually the first tool I turn to if I have a .NET scripts issue or I need to update to a new version [ forcing all my new apps to be 2.0 instead of 1.1]. This article gives a good overview. Link: http://url123.com/nzvqd

Web Services Overview [ 1.1]

2005-11-29T02:31:00.000-05:00

This is a 1.1 overview of web services. I will be soon posting an ASP.NET 2.0 version of web services and the enhancements made to the new framework. Web services are always a high subject of debate and using them in the wrong ways could prove costly. Link: http://url123.com/nmbqu Link: http://url123.com/nmeq6

XML Schema w/ DataSets

2005-11-29T02:23:00.000-05:00

Schema is a good mid to advanced topic that every developer should master. Its better to build controls[ or xml ] against a good schema to make a solid foundation. I have found a good article that explains Schemas and their benifits for data sets. Link: http://url123.com/ndkq9

GAC

2005-11-29T01:47:00.000-05:00

Sometimes you need to have an assembly to be global to all applications. This is good when you have many developers working that need access to assemblies across the board. This blog entry reviews the changes in ASP.net 2.0 and has links to more in depth detail.http://url123.com/ndxka

ASP.NET 2.0 Tree View

2005-11-28T14:12:00.000-05:00

The popular treeView control is a high subject of interest so I wanted to add a good article to it. Its now easier than ever to add nodes and represent data in a hierarchy. Third party companies have even made decent drag and drop from treeViews to other controls such as data grids.Link: http://url123.com/5hsdp

ASP.NET 2.0 Localization

2005-11-28T01:02:00.000-05:00

The following link provides a quick tutorial on how to set your site up for the international community or another language outside of your own. Why just limit your app to only the people who speak your language? It explains how to let the client send you their prefered language and have ASP.NET 2.0 do the work for you. I have provided a couple samples that use both local [ on a page] and

Accessibility Improvements in ASP.NET 2.0

2005-11-28T00:26:00.000-05:00

Accessibility is a major issue if you plan to make applications for the government. Asp.net 2.0 provides new interesting models and this article is presented in two parts that give a good overview. I recommend this article to anyone who plans on web apps with sensitive data or wish to work in a secret cleared job.Link: http://url123.com/vqhuc

Good Link on SQL Server 2005 Notification Services

2005-11-28T00:13:00.000-05:00

Notification Services provide a model for watching for certian events within SQL Server and notifying clients who incline to receive events. Multiple pipes can be used such as email.Link: http://url123.com/ybszn

SQL Server 2005 top 10 Features

2005-11-28T00:10:00.000-05:00

An excellent overview of the top 10 Features in SQL Sever 2005 Subjects Covered :1. T-SQL (Transaction SQL) enhancements2. CLR (Common Language Runtime)3. Service Broker4. Data encryption5. SMTP mail6. HTTP endpoints7. Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS)8. Dedicated administrator connection9. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)10. Database mirroringLink: http://url123.com/ybdzr

ASP.NET 2.0 Validation

2005-11-28T00:05:00.000-05:00

Here are some links that provide an overview of the changes in validation with ASP.NET 2.0. This can come in handy as it is now easier to use validation as a vital piece to your code instead of an add later. I personally like the new API's to call validation from the code behind.Link:http://url123.com/yuh32Link: http://url123.com/yuh32

User Profiles / User Security

2005-11-27T23:57:00.000-05:00

I keep seeing questions on [ asp.net forums]User profiles in ASP.NET 2.0 / SQL Sever 2005 so I decided to post some good links on it. There is no reason why you would never have a need for this. Every web app tends to need a user system even if its just for security for 1. ASP.NET 2.0 provides a robust User model that installs by using the aspnet_regssql.exe program [ shipped with asp.net 2.0

Middle Tier : Object Data Source

2005-11-27T23:50:00.000-05:00

The object data source control has been created to allow for the creation of a middle tier. You can use an object model for fetching and updating data not to mention provide a custom method of data access. A good example of how this is useful is that developers can just provide objects with methods that conceal the details of how data is actually fetched. Other developers can then just call

Cross Page Post Back

2005-11-27T23:45:00.000-05:00

ASP.NET 2.0 supports an easier method for transfering objects between pages. All you have to do is set the url you wish for the information to post to and voila. You have access to everything on the last page and then create functionality on the second page.Link: http://url123.com/yn43h

Themes and Skins

2005-11-27T23:38:00.000-05:00

Site customization has always been an issue. Application developers now have a handy way to customize individual controls, pages, or the whole site at once. ASP.NET 2.0 does this through themes that contain skins. You can apply a skin to a control just by setting a property. The link below gives a good overview.Link: http://url123.com/y5p3q

Good AJAX Links

2005-11-27T23:33:00.000-05:00

Ajax is strongly emerging as the dominate way of creating a seamless user experience on the web. I believe Ajax will be the change of the internet and the way we interact with it. Its about time that we have a technology, as internet developers, that allows for an OS like GUI. Ive provided some links to get you caught up to speed and take advantage of ASP.NET 2.0 call back features.Link: http

My IDE Environment

2005-11-27T18:26:00.000-05:00

I like to create a solid work environment. Now that Microsoft has released a new suite of tools, I actually feel I can rely on my environment.OSI like to use Windows 2003 Server Standard Edt. as my development platform. It provides a good secure front for your computer in general and also works with games I might add. You have more control on advanced issues and to test out the heavy hitters of

There is a new Grid in town!

2005-11-27T18:19:00.000-05:00

This is a good resource for the gridView including information on creating data source controls. ASP.NET 2.0 provides data souce controls which handle all the encapsilated details of getting data. You may assign CRUD stored procedures or use specific queries. After your data source control is setup, you can point any control's data source property and have access to your data. This presents a