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Multiple Assembly Versions in a single Web Site - How to deal with a CS0433 compiler error
Web development is all about breaking up your application into pieces. Multiple pages make up a site. UserControls are used to break up pages into smaller pieces, and custom libraries are often used for either framework value, or as GUI libraries. Any Read More...
Posted: 31 Jul 2008, 12:26 | 2 Comments
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Script Combining - What's the big deal?
Microsoft is about to ship Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Now service patches aren't always very exciting, but these are because they contain some great new features. You've probably already heard the buzz around AJAX History support, Read More...
Posted: 28 Jul 2008, 15:40 | 3 Comments
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Quick Tip - Migrating TagPrefixes to Web.config
I've written about moving the <%@ Register TagPrefix ... %> directives out of your ASPX pages, and into your web.config. But one thing I never talked about was - how to do that step. I always did it manually, but about a year ago, I remember talking Read More...
Posted: 23 Jun 2008, 16:30 | 4 Comments
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Grids, Selection, Checkboxes and Linq
Before I even get started, a quick side note. I initially assumed I should write LINQ [all caps] since it is an acronym (from what I recall), but I decided to go with the .NET Framework namespace capitalization instead. I should have learned my lesson Read More...
Posted: 21 Feb 2008, 17:20 | 0 Comments
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Charting: No File, No Session, No problem.
Whenever working with an image generator in an ASP.NET applications, you have difficult tradeoffs that you must face. Usability Vs. Scalability. Application Security Vs. Information Security, etc. With the Infragistics WebChart many of these scenarios Read More...
Posted: 16 Nov 2007, 11:16 | 1 Comments
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Reaping the Rewards
So in the past I've talked about the Infragistics Samples Browser, and modifications I've made on it. Last release I spent a great deal of time re-vamping the samples browser in an effort to make it more maintainable. Well, it's samples time again here Read More...
Posted: 28 Aug 2007, 17:33 | 6 Comments
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'Must Have' Tools for Developers
If you do web development, you know that there's an easy way and a hard way to do just about anything. We spend so much time just trying to 'get it done' sometimes, that we don't have a chance to see what tools are available to help. I'm going to list Read More...
Posted: 15 Aug 2007, 11:34 | 6 Comments
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Browser Compatibility Tips (IE VS. IE)
After designing an application and building it for IE7, I was finally ready to try it out in IE6. If you haven't already, download the Virtual PC image from Microsoft for IE6 testing. I was pleasantly surprised that for the most part, everything worked Read More...
Posted: 19 Jul 2007, 11:59 | 0 Comments
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Advanced Tips for ASP.NET Developers
I've been spending my days lately working on the Infragistics Samples Browser. This monstrous application has over 10,000 files, and is composed of 3 separate mini-applications. Working on an application of this size is a mind altering experience. A small Read More...
Posted: 27 Jun 2007, 18:35 | 4 Comments
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File Uploads - Where's the Ajax?
As with everything else Web related these days, wouldn't file uploads be better with Ajax? That's what most of us tend to think, but the devil is in the details! The short answer is, you cannot do the actual file transfer through an XMLHTTP request. ( Read More...
Posted: 09 Apr 2007, 17:52 | 25 Comments
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Application Styling for NetAdvantage ASP.NET - What's the big deal?
In the Beginning there was Presets It's a huge deal! In ASP.NET 1.x, there was virtually no good way to style an entire application so we introduced Presets which provided you with a way to copy the style created on one instance of a control, and apply Read More...
Posted: 23 Feb 2007, 15:19 | 4 Comments
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Excel Copy and Paste with NetAdvantage for ASP.NET
Working with a web based grid doesn't have to be boring. Our goal since day one has been to make Web based controls just as functional as their Windows Forms counterparts. This isn't an easy task as I'm sure you know, but luckly our developers are always Read More...
Posted: 20 Feb 2007, 16:56 | 6 Comments
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Working with NetAdvantage - Tips for a successful project with reduced maintenance time (cost).
My first tip - USE VISUAL STUDIO 2005. It is amazing how much productivity can be gained by using Visual Studio 2005. Not only is the design-time support better, but it also allows you to create projects which are a whole lot more maintainable (by leveraging Read More...
Posted: 16 Feb 2007, 09:51 | 11 Comments
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