Managing ASP.NET Dev, Staging and Production Connection Strings(weblogs.asp.net)

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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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Video How To: Getting Started with Subversion and Source Control (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 4 years, 9 months ago

In this video "how to" you'll see the steps required to install and configure Subversion to control your source code revisions and check code in and out using TortoiseSVN. read more...

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How To: Create an ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit Extender to Extend the GridView(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 4 years, 9 months ago

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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Video: First Look at Visual Studio .NET 2008 and the LinqDataSource (weblogs.asp.net)

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This video tutorial provides an introductory look at VS.NET 2008 and shows a few new features such as multi-targeting, split view, and the LinqDataSource control. read more...

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Album Viewer with Silverlight and ASP.NET AJAX(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years ago

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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Custom ASP.NET Server Controls with Embedded JavaScript(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years ago

This article discusses how JavaScript can be embedded in custom ASP.NET server controls and output efficiently. It provides a good introduction to using WebResource.axd, WebResourceAttribute and the ClientScriptManager. read more...

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The Power of Anonymous Methods in C# (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 1 month ago

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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Simple ASP.NET 2.0 Tips and Tricks (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 1 month ago

This article provides a list of some of the most simple (yet cool) things you can do with ASP.NET 2.0 that require little or no C#/VB.NET code. read more...

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Video: Binding Data to ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 1 month ago

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: Calling Web Services Asynchronously with ASP.NET (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 1 month ago

This video tutorial walks you through the fundamentals of calling Web Services asynchronously from an ASP.NET page using the .NET 2.0 event driven model exposed by Web Service proxy objects. There are several different options for calling Web Services asynchronously including polling, callbacks and wait handles, but the event driven model is quite easy to use and does not put as much pressure on the ASP.NET thread pool as the other options. read more...

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Video: Creating Web Services with the .NET Framework (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 2 months ago

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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WPF/E and ASP.NET AJAX AlbumViewer Application Now Live (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 3 months ago

Back in December I released a sample application that demonstrated how WPF/E and ASP.NET AJAX could be integrated to view albums returned from an Amazon.com Web Service in a simulated 3D type view. I finally made some time to get the application running live so feel free to take it for a spin. read more...

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Video: Creating an N-Layer ASP.NET Application (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 3 months ago

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 a Service with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 3 months ago

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF - part of .NET 3.0) provides a robust framework that allows Web Services and .NET Remoting applications to be built and consumed using a consistent object model. In this video tutorial Dan Wahlin walks through the fundamentals of creating a WCF service exposed through HTTP and IIS. Topics covered include defining a data contract using XSD schemas, generating data entity code using svcutil.exe, creating a service interface, implementing a service interface and consuming a service through a client-side proxy. read more...

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Video: Creating Custom Events and Delegates with C#(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 4 months ago

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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Video: Viewing Albums with WPF/E and ASP.NET AJAX (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by dwahlin(1450) 5 years, 4 months ago

In this video Dan Wahlin show's an album viewer application that demonstrates how to tie ASP.NET AJAX and WPF/E together to display content to users in a more visual manner. Source code for the application is available. read more...

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