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Getting the Virtual Path of a Request in c#

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:16:02 GMT

This simple bit of code will get you the Virtual Path of your current request.

Fixing Form Action on UrlRewrite

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:33:07 GMT

IF you're rewriting URL's, you've probably come across the same problem I had.

Triple DES encryption wrapper

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:17:06 GMT

Here is a handy wrapper for Triple DES encryption. Uses MemoryStream, not FileStream like most other examples

Code snippet for 'protected void MethodName(object sender, EventArgs e

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:47:51 GMT

When adding a method to handle server events (such as OnClick) I often found myself copying the Page_Load method and changing the name. I looked for a snippet which would create this method for me but had no luck, so I wrote one.

Creating your first ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Application

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:16:02 GMT

Over the last year or so, AJAX has taken the web development world by storm. AJAX is short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML and is an approach to building dynamic web applications that behave less like the static web pages we're used to and more like desktop applications.

Fixing Actionscript XML newline problem

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:57:31 GMT

I was having a nightmare with a newline \n coming through from an XML document literally as \n when I passed the text into a DynamicText object in ActionScript 2, Flash CS3. Mark Page found this solution...

What Screen size should we be building sites for?

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:02 GMT

Monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper, is 800 x 600 a thing of the past???

IsGuid() method (Regular Expression Based Guid Validation)

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:46:02 GMT

Here is a function I try to keep handy which tests a string for a Guid and returns True or False.

Calling a static "page method" from Javascript using MS AJAX

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:31:12 GMT

Atlas gave us the ability to easily call Web Services from JavaScript. MS AJAX has gone one step further! We can now call methods in the codebehine of the current page from Javascript. Here's how:

Launching an Ajax ModalPopupExtender from JavaScript

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:16:01 GMT

This article is based on the popular "Launching a ModalPopupExtender from JavaScript" article. The original was written for Atlas, this is the updated version for Ajax.

Centering a DIV using the negative margin method

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:46:02 GMT

An oldie but a goodie.. This method is very clean and works in all browsers.

DateTime.ToString() Patterns

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:16:01 GMT

Handy list of DateTime.ToString() patterns. Bookmark it ;-)

class.Serialize()

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:46:01 GMT

Handly little function which I include in most classes. This function returns the object serialized as XML, perfect for logging etc.

Highlighting keywords in text using Regex.Replace (Perfect for SEO)

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:01:01 GMT

I needed to take some text and bold certain keywords before returning the data to the web browser (this was to enhance Search Engine Optimization). The following example shows how I achieved it.

Programmatically resolving ~ URL's to the Virtual Root

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:31:02 GMT

The base WebControl class exposes a method named ResolveURL(). This method accepts a url such as "~/Customers/Profile.aspx" and returns the real url, starting from your site's virtual root.

Terrible Spelling in VS2005 becomes a thing of the past

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:01:01 GMT

If you haven't found this excellent spell check plugin already, the geekzilla team are on standby to help. Also, I hear they are recruiting for authors. Register for your account today.

Increase your Virtual machine's disk capacity

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:16:02 GMT

So you've virtualised your development environment, and you've only gone and ran out of space on your system disk. This handy little guide takes you through extending your system volume. Also the geekzilla team are recruiting new content authors. Sign up now for your free account..

Full Text Search in SQL Server 2005

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:16:01 GMT

Another excellent article from the GeekZilla team. Sorted my problem with full text search in minutes.

Configure a Torrent Client as a Windows Service on 2003 Server -Part 2

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:40:56 GMT

Part 2, of configuring a Torrent Client as a Windows Service. Build your own Torrent Download Server.

Configure a Torrent Client as a Windows Service on 2003 Server -Part 2

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:40:56 GMT

Part 2, of configuring a Torrent Client as a Windows Service. Build your own Torrent Download Server.

Configure a Torrent Client as a Windows Service on 2003 Server -Part 1

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:12:58 GMT

Do you use Bittorrent? Which torrent client do you use? One of the GeekZilla team reviews the latest Beta from uTorrent and shows how to configure it as a Windows Service

"This row already belongs to another table" Error

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:31:01 GMT

One of the GeekZilla team stumbles into a common error with copying rows between DataTables. Find the solution with this article.

SQL 2005: Changing Schema for a group of objects

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:31:01 GMT

This script moves all of your stored procedures from one Schema to another. It wouldn't be hard to change it to move other object types.

T-SQL script automatically adds auditing to a table

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:01:01 GMT

This handy T-SQL script makes adding auditing to your database really very easy.

Select Column Information using SQL Server

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:01:01 GMT

How to select information about columns in a table using SQL Server.