Browse by Tags

AddItem Extension Method for BulletedList, CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox, RadioButtonList

We would have to write the below code to add a new item (with value) to any of these 5 controls (BulletedList, CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox, RadioButtonList) C#: bulletedList.Items.Add(new ListItem("text", "value")); checkBoxList.Items.Add(new ListItem("text", "value"...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 05-09-2008
System.Data.DataSetExtensions Assembly Error in Visual Studio 2008 RTM

After upgrading from Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 to Visual Studio 2008 RTM, I got the following error when I tried to build my ASP.NET 3.5 project which was initially coded using Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 04-05-2008
Tip/Trick: Making Non Themeable Properties of ASP.NET Controls Themeable

If you have been using ASP.NET themes feature in your ASP.NET projects, you surely must have come across situations where you wished you could set certain properties of controls via skins. For example, in all my ASP.NET projects, I always want to set the Display property of any validator control to Dynamic...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 03-29-2008
Cool TrimText Extension Method for TextBox

Extension Methods are one of the most powerful features of .NET 3.5 and they can add a lot of flexibility to your code and help in cutting down your code size significantly if used wisely. I have been using a lot of Extension Methods in my code lately. One of them is the TrimText Extension Method for...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 03-03-2008
Creating Self Signed SSL Certificates on IIS 6.0 and Windows Server 2003

If you need to deploy and test your code in SSL environment on IIS 6.0 and Windows Server 2003, but you do not have a valid SSL certificate on your development / test server issued by a trusted third party Certificate Authority (since it costs money), you can easily do so by creating a self signed test...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 02-15-2008
Building a Web 2.0 Portal with ASP.NET 3.5

I recently purchased this great new book named Building a Web 2.0 Portal with ASP.NET 3.5 by Omar Al Zabir and I would highly recommend this book to any architect or developer who is interested in learning how to design and develop world class highly scalable ASP.NET web portals using the latest and...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 02-13-2008
Developing Facebook Applications using Facebook Developer Toolkit for .NET

You can now develop windows based or web based Facebook Applications using your favorite .NET language, be it C# or VB.NET. All you need is a Facebook account, Visual Studio Express and the Facebook Developer Toolkit for .NET. Information about the Facebook Developer Toolkit can be found here . The tooIkit...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 12-26-2007
Handling ASP.NET Session Variables Efficiently

One of the most common mistakes ASP.NET developers make is while accessing session variables. Have a look at the code below: C#: // Writing to session variable Session["UserCountry"] = ddlUserCountry.SelectedValue; // Reading from session variable string userCountry = Session["UserCountry"...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 12-19-2007
Difference between Silverlight Version 1.0 and Silverlight Version 1.1

A lot of my friends who want to get started with Silverlight development keep asking me what's the difference between Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight 1.1? Which version should they use? Which version supports what? The primary difference between the two versions is: you can only use JavaScript to...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 12-18-2007

Page 1 of 1 (9 items)