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Display Master-Detail Data with the ModalPopup Extender and GridView

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:19:20 GMT

In the past we have often used the combination of the GridView and DetailsView to display Master-Detail data. Similarly, developers have used pop-ups to depict similar scenarios where a user clicks on a 'master' row and the details are displayed in a pop-up window. I was recently exploring the ModalPopup extender control which allows a page to display content to the user in a "modal" manner. I thought of trying out the Master-Details scenario using the ModalPopup Extender. This article discusses how to do so

Using HoverMenuExtender with ListView to Update, Delete & Insert

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:01:02 GMT

Explore how to associate a HoverMenuExtender with a ListView control to update and delete records. The Listview control in this sample will also contain the functionality to add new records.

Password strength validation with jQuery

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:01:02 GMT

The jQuery Password Strength Meter is a great free plugin that provides realtime client side evaluation of your password, providing visual indication regarding the strength of the password. This article covers setting up, configuring and customization of the plugin.

Query NonGeneric Types using LINQ in C# and VB.NET

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:15:14 GMT

LINQ can be used to query on objects that are generic collections and implement the generic IEnumerable<T> interface. However nongeneric collections like the ArrayList do not implement the 'generic' IEnumerable<T> interface. In this article we will see how to use LINQ to query nongeneric collections like the ArrayList.

How to Install Your Own Subversion Version Control Server Using Visual

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:46:02 GMT

This article will have 2 sections One will discuss the SVN Server installation and configuration and the second part will be about how to use the SVN client.

Top 5 ASP.NET AJAX Articles You Must Read

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Check out these articles: 1. How to call Server Side function from Client Side Code using PageMethods in ASP.NET AJAX 2. ASP.NET AJAX Calendar Extender - Tips and Tricks 3. Cancelling an Asynchronous PostBack in ASP.NET AJAX 4. ASP.NET AJAX TabContainer - Tips and Tricks 5. ASP.NET AJAX DropDownExtender - Tips and Tricks

Versioned Assemblies for Precompiled ASP.NET Web Sites

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:13:44 GMT

There's a good article about how to create versioned assemblies for precompiled ASP.NET web sites.

Ideavine - An open source hosting project

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:01:03 GMT

Nate Kotahri and James Alveri has launched a new open source hosting service for .NET. it's currently hosting only two projects, Subtext a famous open source blogging engine and NInject, a dependency injection framework.

October 2nd Links: ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:31:06 GMT

Here is the latest in my link-listing series. Also check out my ASP.NET Tips, Tricks and Tutorials page and Silverlight Tutorials page for links to popular articles I've done myself in the past.

Access JavaScript variables on PostBack using ASP.NET Code

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:31:02 GMT

In this article, we will see how to pass javascript values on postback and then access these values in your server side code. This article will primarily showcase two techniques of doing so. One using Hidden variables and the other using the __doPostBack() javascript method.

Separate Assemblies != Loose Coupling

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:16:07 GMT

read and learn

Late Binding in C# using Dynamic Compilation

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Steve goes through his approach to using reflection, making the code easier to read, making it easier to maintain, discusses the "middle-class multiple inheritance", and provides a zipped project of the AdapterCompiler.

$("Microsoft").append("excitement");

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:46:14 GMT

Right now is honestly the most excited that I have ever been about the .net platform. With IronRuby and ASP.NET MVC on the horizon and jQuery being integrated as part of the official Microsoft development platform, I think that Microsoft is finally "getting" web development.

Three C# 2.0/3.0 Syntaxes That You Didn't Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Working with other colleagues, I found these C# syntaxes are still not well-known and used

UK Software Consultant Nightmare: The IT Recruiting Agents

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:16:02 GMT

The definite guide to the tricks and tactics employed by some IT recruting agents that made the UK software consultant's recruting process a nightmare.

Custom jQuery Selector for ASP.NET WebForms

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:16:13 GMT

My quest for a better way to select ASP.NET auto-generated IDs with jQuery.

Norman Guadagno: Announcing Visual Studio Team System 2010 | Dan | Cha

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:54:22 GMT

Norman Guadagno, the Director of Product Management for Visual Studio Team System shares the key enhancements coming in the next version of Visual Studio, officially named Visual Studio 2010. In this video, you'll hear Norman discuss new features in Team Architect including new visual designers and UML support, new software quality features including historical debugging, how the Database Edition is being rolled rolled into the Team Developer edition and lots more.

Using Silverlight to Access a WCF Service Hosted In a Console App

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:31:02 GMT

In our projects, we often have a requirement of accessing Cross Domain Services in Silverlight. There are certain steps to be followed to able to do so. But what if the service is hosted in a console application or a windows service? In this article, we will follow a step by step approach and discuss how to create and consume a WCF Service hosted in a console application using Silverlight. We will also explore how to provide a Policy File at a given URI using REST.

jQuery and Microsoft

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:01:02 GMT

ScottGu announce that Microsoft will be shipping jQuery with Visual Studio going forward. We will distribute the jQuery JavaScript library as-is, and will not be forking or changing the source from the main jQuery branch. The files will continue to use and ship under the existing jQuery MIT license.

jQuery, Microsoft, and Nokia

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:16:03 GMT

news today: Both Microsoft and Nokia are taking the major step of adopting jQuery as part of their official application development platform. Not only will they be using it for their corporate development but they will be providing it as a core piece of their platform for developers to build with.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2 RC0 for Developers - Few Highlights!!

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:23:11 GMT

Microsoft has released Silverlight 2 RC0 for Developers. This release is 'intended' for developers to test out their Silverlight 2 Beta 2 applications and speed up for the Silverlight 2 Release to Web (RTW) which will happen sometime soon. Check out some info about the release as well the download/troubleshooting/BreakingChanges links

Scott Hanselman: The Rise of F#

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:01:02 GMT

ScottHa gives a good initial push to F# :)

WPF Binding Converter Best Practices Continued

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:31:14 GMT

A sequel to the lates article about WPF Binding Converters

Using the ASP.NET Repeater Control to Group Data and Add Totals

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:46:11 GMT

Spice Up Your Ad Reports - Using the ASP.NET Repeater Control to Group Data and Add Totals The Repeater control is truly amazing. Being template driven, it gives you a lot of flexibility to manipulate and render the final output. In this article, we will exploit this flexibility of the ASP.NET Repeater and build a sample to demonstrate how to use the templates to group and display data. We will also use a little code to 'total'/sum up our data and display it on the fly.

ScottGu: Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Now Available

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:46:05 GMT

"This evening we published the first public release candidate of Silverlight 2."