Managing ASP.NET Dev, Staging and Production Connection Strings

weblogs.asp.net — If you work with a large number of applications then you know what a pain it can be to manage multiple web.config files and multiple connection strings for development, staging/test, and production databases. This article discusses an alternative that allows connection strings to be consolidated into a single file that can be shared across mutliple applications. It also shows how connection strings can be loaded dynamically based upon a URL which can greatly simplify getting correct connection strings for dev, staging, and production databases. read more...

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How To: Create an ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit Extender to Extend the GridView

weblogs.asp.net — This article provides a step by step guide to creating a custom ASP.NET AJAX extender control based upon functionality in the ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit. The tutorial covers creating the JavaScript file, embedding it in an assembly, and referencing it from a server-side control. The end result is an extender control that can freeze a GridView header and allow for scrolling of rows. read more...

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Album Viewer with Silverlight and ASP.NET AJAX

weblogs.asp.net — The Amazon.com AlbumViewer application originally written using WPF/E has been updated to use Microsoft's latest Silverlight release along with ASP.NET AJAX. The application can be viewed live online and all of the source code is available. read more...

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The Power of Anonymous Methods in C#

weblogs.asp.net — Anonymous methods are a new feature in C# 2.0 that allow you to hook an action directly to an event as opposed to having a separate event handler. They can also be used anytime a method accepts a delegate as a parameter. This article provides a glimpse into how anonymous methods can be used in C#. read more...

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Video: Binding Data to ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls

weblogs.asp.net — This video tutorial demonstrates how data can be bound to ASP.NET server controls using the SqlDataSource. It covers using control parameters, how stored procedures or inline SQL statements can be used, and how controls can be embedded inside of other controls such as the DetailsView by using templates. read more...

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Video: Creating Web Services with the .NET Framework

weblogs.asp.net — The video discusses how to create a Web Service from scratch using the .NET framework and also discusses some of the pros and cons that you should know about. read more...

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Video: Creating an N-Layer ASP.NET Application

weblogs.asp.net — In this video tutorial Dan Wahlin walks you through the fundamentals of creating an N-Layer ASP.NET application. This includes creating presentation, business, data and model layers. read more...

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Video: Creating Custom Events and Delegates with C#

weblogs.asp.net — It's no secret that events and delegates play a crucial role in the .NET framework. Without them it would be hard to handle user input or notify other objects when an action occurs. In this video Dan Wahlin outlines the fundamentals of creating a custom class that exposes an event and a delegate. The video also demonstrates how to create a custom EventArgs class and how events can be consumed using C#. read more...

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