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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 | 2 Comments
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Infragistics NetAdvantage and Dynamic Data
For those of you who keep a close watch on the off cycle ASP.NET projects that Microsoft has been working on, you're probably already familiar with Dynamic Data. Well, today Dynamic Data just went from a cool beta, to a real product. As Scott Gu mentions Read More...
Posted: 12 May 2008, 17:40 | 1 Comments
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Demystifying Infragistics WebGrid DataBinding
Think you know everything about how the grid databinds? Just starting to work with the grid and want to understand databinding? Either way, read on. DataBinding First Steps In the basic scenario, you set the DataSourceID of the WebGrid at design-time, Read More...
Posted: 29 Jan 2008, 15:43 | 6 Comments
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How To- Images: From Database to Grid to Browser
In my years of web development, there's always been one sticky point - Images. Each time I being writing an application, I can't help but think - there must be a better way than this. I've found many different ways over the years, but none of really stuck Read More...
Posted: 19 Nov 2007, 10:45 | 2 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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Evolution of WebControls
I was part of the original development team for Infragistics' ASP.NET WebControls, about 7 years ago. At the time, JavaScript was still considered a 'hack', and full form postbacks were regularly accepted as the norm. Man am I glad times have changed. Read More...
Posted: 01 Nov 2007, 09:30 | 1 Comments
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Ending the JavaScript Error Epidemic
I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely tired of getting JavaScript errors on 50% of the websites I visit. It's pretty much become an expectation that if you visit certain sites ( http://www.weather.com comes to mind) you're going to get a JavaScript Read More...
Posted: 02 Oct 2007, 15:06 | 8 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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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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Gone Phishing - Understanding IE7 False Positives
I know.. -10 for the cheezy title - but I couldn't resist. I really did go fishing last week, actually crabbing to be specific, but that's not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about my recent run-in with the IE7 Phishing filter. As many of you Read More...
Posted: 16 Jul 2007, 11:59 | 0 Comments
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