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The 3 Musketeers-Model, View and Controller using ASP.NET MVC - Part 1

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:39:12 GMT

This is my second article in MVC. In my previous article we had discussed how we can develop MVC application in ASP.NET using HttpHandler. In case you have missed the first part I have given the link below. I am sure Httphandler is a tough way to implement MVC, but if you have understood the concept then you have understood the basics of implementing MVC. Ok, now good news in VS 2008 we have a something readymade given by Microsoft ASP.NET community the ASP.NET MVC. In this section we will discuss step by step how we can use the ASP.NET MVC to build the three Musketeer's Model, View and Controller. It's a clean approach and easy to build upon as it encapsulates the HttpHandler implementation for MVC, thus bringing in simplicity.

Introduction to Windows Service(Process Killer)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:36:32 GMT

This Article will introduce you to the Windows Service. Our Example is a Service that kills unwanted Processes.

How to be an Expert in your Field

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:32:16 GMT

Have you Wondered how few Experts we have in this world? It does not matter if you are in IT or Marketing etc. Let me tell you why we dont have Experts.

State management in ASP.NET

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:42:54 GMT

Web pages rarely be stand alone. Web applications almost always need to track users who visits multiple pages, whether to provide personalization, store information about a user or to track usage for reporting purposes.

The two interceptors: - HttpModule and HttpHandlers

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:23:01 GMT

Many times we want to implement pre-processing logic before a request hits the IIS resources. For instance you would like to apply security mechanism, URL rewriting, filter something in the request etc. ASP.NET has provided two types of interception HttpModule and HttpHandler. This article walks through it.

Transaction in SQL Server

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:20:46 GMT

A Database is a software system that defines a collection of predefined operations. Mainly it includes following operations ...

Estimation and Quotation using Use case Points

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:37:54 GMT

In this article we will see how we can do estimation using use case points

Easy way to install Dotnetnuke

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:33:25 GMT

This article describes how to install DotNetNuke 4.9 easy way. It describes all the required steps to install DotNetNuke in step by step. This article shows all the setting that is required with snaps.

How to insert record using GridView

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:36:25 GMT

Generally GridView is used to show data in tabular format. It also provide ways to modify and delete records but currently there is no way to insert record using GridView. In this article, I shall describe an easy work around to insert record using GridView.

UI Object Connector - Implementation of Mediator Pattern

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:50:54 GMT

When we consume business objects in UI the logic can become pretty complex. Activities like setting the business object value, getting the object value and setting the user interface from the object value. We can minimize the complexity of UI interaction with business object using mediator pattern.

SQL Joins

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:49:32 GMT

This article describes the very basics of joins

C# Code reviews using StyleCop - Detailed Article

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:47:26 GMT

In this article we will discuss an upcoming code review tool StyleCop. We will understand the basics and do a small sample of code review practically to understand how StyleCop works.

7 Steps to write your own custom rule using FXCOP

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:46:26 GMT

Code review is one of the important activities in any project. Manual code reviews are definitely good and I will say better than automation. But when the project is large manual code reviews have their own limitations. FXCOP is one of the legendary tools which help us automate code reviews. This article will discuss some basics of FXCOP and then concentrate mainly on how we can add custom rules in FXCOP.

Automating Compilation for VS Web Developer 2008 Express edition

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:45:49 GMT

Express edition are downsized free IDE provided by Microsoft, so that developers and experiment to feel how the enterprise edition will look like. One of the products provided in the express edition suite is the web developer 2008 express edition. VS web developer edition helps us to make web application in .NET. One of the big drawbacks of VS web developer express edition is that it helps to debug but does not compile the ASPX pages. In other words no DLL is generated for the ASPX pages. This tutorial will discuss how we can use the aspnet_compiler.exe to generate DLL for web projects developed in VS 2008 web developer express edition.

Plug & play architecture using policy application blocks

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:59:37 GMT

In this section we will discuss how we can make plug & play architecture using policy application blocks. What we will do is we will take a practical scenario where we want to enable logging for an application depending on situations

Exception handling using Enterprise application block

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:58:40 GMT

Exception handling is one of the most important tasks in any application. Many applications either do not handle applications or they handle it in an adhoc manner. In this section we will see how we can use the readymade exception handling block so that we do not need to code and build error handling routines from scratch.

On Error Resume Next in C#

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:56:46 GMT

This is a very simple article and some people may really find it not worth to be termed as article. One of my junior was working for a full day on this. Just wanted to ensure that other people do not face the same problem. In this article we will try to understand how we can simulate the On Error Resume Next feature of VB.NET in C#. We all understand that it's a bad thing to handle errors, but sometimes some process should continue irrespective there is error or not.

Project Life Cycle beyond SDLC

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:34:46 GMT

Many people think project life cycle circulates around SDLC. In this article we will discuss about other phases which occur before SDLC starts. I know that companies have tailor made phases we have just tried to put phases followed by majority IT companies. We have visualized two companies Shreya ltd who is the customer and Hanu software who is the vendor.

C# validation according to logged in user

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:04 GMT

Many times we want certain set of validation to fire for some user and certain set of validation to figure for some other user. In the section we will see how we can achieve the same using Microsoft enterprise validation blocks.

Working with XML File in .NET

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:24:45 GMT

This article describes how to create XML file and also shows various ways of reading XML File in .NET using XmlTextReader, XmlDocumenet, XPathDocument, DataSet and XmlDataSource control.

To make SQL Queries Case Sensitive

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:17:20 GMT

To make SQL Queries Case Sensitive using Collation.

Inversion of control and Dependency injection

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:54:54 GMT

When we see around, architectures mainly discuss about loose coupling , scalability , performance etc etc. Many architecture forget one of the important aspects in software is making application globalized. Depending on project some application would not really want to have multi-language based websites , but i am sure many will. So in this article we will go through a series of FAQ which will give you a quick start on making application multi-language based.

Windows workflow foundation FAQ

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:53:16 GMT

In this FAQ we will quickly run through and get a feel of how WWF (Windows Workflow foundation) will help you in making custom work flows in your project.

Getting selected record key value from ASP.NET Data Controls

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:45:19 GMT

This article shows how to get Selected record key value from GridView, DataList, FormView, DetailsView, ListView, and Repeater controls.

Getting value from TextBox, RadioButtonList, DropDownList, CheckBox.

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:45:52 GMT

How to get value from asp.net controls like TextBox, RadioButtonList, DropDownList, CheckBoxes through JavaScript.