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Working with DateTime Object and Formatting DateTime Object in ASP.Net

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:24 GMT

Most often, we get requirements to do some basic operations like formatting, adding, comparing on the datetime objects in our projects. This article will help us to understand the DateTime object and other operation we can do with datetime object.

GridView Style Edit Update in Repeater Control Using jQuery and Ajax

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:07:26 GMT

Repeater control as such will not provide edit/update functionalities for the data. In this article, we will overcome this difficulty and provide an edit update feature similar to GridView control using the powerful jQuery library and Ajax.

Populating RadioButtonList Using jQuery, JSON in ASP.Net

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:26:52 GMT

Building a RadioButtonList in client side is not a straight forward task due to the way it renders to the client side.Moving forward, we will implement the same example by populating a RadioButtonList instead of a child DropDownList control.

Customize User Controls with Smart Tag feature in Windows Forms

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:21:49 GMT

This article explains how to add Smart Tag feature to a user control in Windows Forms applications. As we all know, user controls are commonly used in Windows Forms applications for reusability purposes providing various functionalities across the project.

Beginning Windows Presentation Foundation Project

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:20:18 GMT

This article by Jayaram Krishnaswamy introduces the reader accustomed to working with the traditional graphic user interface in earlier versions of VB to Windows Presentation Foundation. Importantly, it introduces the reader to the XAML's declarative format and what it means in the design interface of VS 2008.

BizTalk - Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:54:10 GMT

The following article will discuss on the common errors and warning that we face when using BizTalk and their resolutions

DatePicker Controls for ASP.Net

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:20:17 GMT

Most often we will get a requirement to capture date input from the users. Moving forward, this article will help us to create DatePicker control in 3 ways, Ø Using ASP.Net Calendar control. Ø Using Calendar Extender control in AJAX Control Toolkit. Ø Using jQuery DatePicker Plug-in.

JSON serialization and de-serialization in WCF DataContracts

Sun, 24 May 2009 01:23:17 GMT

With XML becoming a thing of past for inter process communication and data exchange on the Internet infrastructures, JSON is more increasingly getting popular for providing quicker and better packaging of data across the wires. To be specific, as the need for partial rendering of web pages increases with the dynamic exchange of data using AJAX-enabled Web services, JSON has become more compact and simpler means to communicate between client calls and server processes thus providing a rich user experience. Moreover, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) processes JSON messages using an internal, hidden mapping between JSON data and the XML infoset for data exchange.

Tips for Deploying ASP.Net Application in Production

Fri, 15 May 2009 16:48:52 GMT

In this article, we will see some of useful tips that can help us in deploying application efficiently in production.

Using RoleService for Role Based Forms Authentication in ASP.NET AJAX

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:16:50 GMT

In my previous article Using Authentication Services in ASP.NET AJAX for Forms Authentication we have understood how to use the authentication service to provide forms authentication in ajax applications. Most of the times, we will also have number of roles to provide different set of permissions to different users. The ASP.Net AJAX Extensions 1.0 released for ASP.Net 2.0 does not have an inbuilt service like authentication service that provides roles support.

Choosing the Right DataBound Controls in ASP.Net

Fri, 01 May 2009 02:22:58 GMT

There are various databound controls available in ASP.Net to display data. For example: GridView, DataList, Repeater, ListView, etc. Whenever we get a requirement to display data, there is always a confusion to choose the right databound control that can satisfy our needs. This article will help you to understand all these controls and their advantage in a particular scenario which can help us to choose the right control that can fit our needs.

How to perform WPF Data Binding using LINQ to XML - Part 2

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:39:39 GMT

This part of the article is a sequel to the previous article on how to develop a WPF application that can bind to XML data stored inline using LINQ to XML classes. In this part, I have discussed how to bind to an XML data stored in a file system. It requires trivial changes in the XAML and the code behind to bring in the same functionality here as we noted in the previous sample.

Useful Tools for Web Developers

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:15:39 GMT

There are so many handy tools that we use in our day to day life to simplify our work. This article will list some of the useful tools that a webdeveloper should be aware.

Single Button Click Custom Control

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:43:43 GMT

This article demonstrates a custom control for button which gets disabled after user clicks on it so that we can stop user to resubmit the same information again and again intentionally or unintentionally.

Building Collapsible Panel Control using jQuery in ASP.Net Page

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:40:23 GMT

It is a technique where we can provide expand/collapse feature to a section of page. Technically, it is nothing but providing expand/collapse feature to a DIV element. So, a page with lengthy content can make use of this feature to display only less content and show the full content on demand.

Picasa Style Photo Album Using ListView Control in ASP.Net 3.5

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:37:41 GMT

ListView is a new databound control that is shipped with ASP.Net 3.5. In this article we will use this new control to create Google's Picasa style photo album.

Use HttpApplication.CompleteRequest Instead of Response.End

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:50:59 GMT

HttpApplication.CompleteRequest is preferable to use for aborting a request in an ASP.NET application over Response.End, because it has better performance characteristics.

How to perform WPF Data Binding using LINQ to XML

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:36:39 GMT

Most of the times, you may have to display XML data in your WPF applications. Traditionally, you might use XML plug-ins offered by ADO.NET. But, LINQ is the mantra now. Using LINQ to XML, it is much easier and fun to bind your WPF controls and perform data binding as a new fashion.

Optimizing Performance in WPF Applications

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:01:02 GMT

Ever fed up with your own WPF window taking too much time to load and render the contents? Had the bitterest of bitter experience that your WPF application eating up a lot of resources and memory and fighting harder to get through with the existing hardware configuration?

Better Practices on Building High performance Web Pages

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:15:33 GMT

This article details out the better practices on how to get the most out of your web pages in terms of delivering, parsing and rendering the content on a web browser.

Creating RSS Feeds using Repeater and SqlDataSource controls in ASP.Ne

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:48:47 GMT

In this article, We will use Repeater and SqlDataSource control to implement RSS feed for our site and make it available for others to consume it.

Creating a Simple AJAX Master-Details View Using jQuery, JSON and jTem

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:19:38 GMT

There will be situations where we need to display a tabular data to users in ASP.Net application. We will see how this can be addressed with jQuery and JSON to build a tabular data display in ASP.Net page. Well, this can be done with the help of a jQuery plug-in called jTemplate.

Building Cascading DropDownList in ASP.Net Using jQuery and JSON

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:51:25 GMT

Cascading DropDownList is a technique where we populate a child DropDownList based on the parent DropDownList selection. For example, when we select a state in States DropDownList, it will populate the City DropDownList based on the state selected for a personal information input form.

Using JavaScript Effectively in ASP.Net 2.0 - PART 2

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:23:16 GMT

In Part 1 of this article, we have seen some of the basic usages of new ClientScriptManager class that assists in client side interactions in asp.net applications. Unfortunately, msdn is not having enough documentation which can help us to understand the features of this class better. Moving forward, part 2 of this article we will see more about the left out methods in ClientScriptManager class and its usages.

How to Bridge the Client-Server Gap using AJAX and jQuery - Part 2

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:02:24 GMT

In the first part of this two part series we learned that AJAX methods provided by jQuery can help us to load data in several different formats from the server without a page refresh. In this article by Jonathan Chaffer and Karl Swedberg, we will learn how to deal with common challenges of asynchronous loading techniques, such as keeping handlers bound after a load has occurred and loading data from a third-party server.