Unlike a lot of programmers thes days I am infrquently required to code so I dont keep a great store of syntactical knowledge in my head I rely greatly on books and manuals to provide the code snippets and method calls I require. I've been programming for a long time now from the days before w...more >>

Hi All, I''m using c# in asp.net and I tried to encode some upper part of ASCII chars, eg. á The desired result should be: %E1 But when I use HttpUtility.UrlEncode("á"), the output result is: %c3%a1 I tried ISO 8859-1 and utf-8, neither works. anybody can help me? Or other way to do it, ...more >>

I'm coming from an ASP background struggling with .NET ways of doing things (aka everything seems much harder) Anyhoo .. I have used include files extensively for code re-usability when making my ASP pages. I would like the same ease of use in .NET .. I often use a codebehind page to sepa...more >>

I just want to get the value of field UserName and Password in SqlDataReader object dr. But it yeields run-time error "Invalid attempt to read when no data is present" on line dr("UserName") and dr("Password") any ideas?? Dim sql As String = "select * from [Admin] where UserName = '" & Text...more >>

I wrote a standalone application in vb.net which executes a .exe file. How do I start (or call) this application from asp.net. I have no knowledge about a .bat file. so please explain the procedure....more >>

I have a user control with a calendar in it. when my main page load with the calendar in it. the page has a java script error. also if you try to use the calendar it give a java script error. The calendar is just a plain, i have not added anycode to it and the main page does not do any...more >>

Hello folks, what is the .NET framework snapin in IE good for? I mean in the Security settings of IE you can activate the execution of .NET framework components. How could a .NET developer execute such a Component? Thank you Anton ...more >>

How's it? I have a web form with a meta tag to make it refresh every four seconds: <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="4"> This works ok on its own, but if I put in the following line in the code behind file (Page_Load() method), the page won't refresh itself: bmp.Save(Response.Out...more >>

What are some good books for asp.net ? Thanks ...more >>

I am very new to ASP.NET, and did not see a similar error posted anywhere. Here is my situation. I followed the instructions in Peter Bromberg's excellent article "Host Winforms - based UserControl Apps in Internet Explorer" from www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20021205.asp. However, I have run i...more >>

Hi, I have a page with a htmlInputFile that is working fine. However, if I go to another page, and then go back to the page with the htmlInputFile, I get the following error Warning: Page has Expired The page you requested was created using information you submitted in a form. This page is...more >>

Hi, is it possible to use a datagrid (read only) that has an xml source that is NOT database-type structured? For example: <assembly> <work_order no="12345"> <station name="one"> <boards> <board sn="111" start="10/23/03 11:30:12am"/> <board sn="112" start="1...more >>

I have a project with two pages. One is a .ASP page and one is a .aspx page. The .asp page creates a session, and I need to be able to read this session from the .aspx. Using session("var") returns nothing. I am unable to convert the .asp page. Is there a way I can read the ASP session ...more >>

Hi, I am using a role-based Forms Authentication. I have several directories that have different levels of authorization. When I try to access another directory, the page bounce me back to the login page everytime. After I re-login, I can access the page. I can't figure out what happene...more >>

I do not know if this is the right place to ask but what are .mspx files. for eg: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/ overview/technologies/default.mspx Thanks in advance for the explanation. Jill...more >>

how to create a word document with javascript? read data from database and then write down in that document. Thx! ...more >>

Is there any way within asp.net to pass user defined parameters/variables to an executable? Much thanks. nate...more >>

I am learning ASP.NET using the book, "ASP.NET for Dummies". In the chapter introducing writing your own functions, I cannot get the example to run when I call it with LOCALHOST. It produces the IE cannot find page error because it doesn't know how to compile the function. I can execute .ASPX ...more >>

In IE6 with Sp1,dot NET framework 1.0 , Win2000 I try to write a javascript as: document.open(); document.writeln("<script language = \"javascript\">alert(\"fafdas\");</script>"); the aspx page can't run correctly. What 's wrong ? Thx! KOSIC ...more >>

I am trying to build a site where users, after signing up for services can download some software. There is also a trial version of software which doesn't require any user authentication. I chose forms-based authentication. My trial download is in the folder, which is available for all users, ...more >>

Why is there a user account called ASPNET on all my Win 2000 Prof systems? This account seems to appear after installing .NET. I need .NET for my Windows Forms application, but I am not using ASP .NET. Bill ...more >>

can i use include directive in ASP.NET as in classic ASP and how (if it's any different from the classis ASP)? and how can i design/use Server control if i want to replace include file? Best Regards, Farooq Khan ...more >>

i'm using SQLserver in other station, in conect event the error happens: "Login failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection." help me? ...more >>

Okay, I know this has been posted a gazillion times, but I'm stumped. I'm getting this good old error from asp.net in the event log. - aspnet_wp.exe could not be started. The error code for the failure is 80004005. This error can be caused when the worker process account has insufficient rig...more >>

Hi, Using ADO.NET, How can i execute action queries already saved inside an MDB file ? I already know that i can run sql commands like UPDATE and INSERT, but how can i run those ones already has been saved in the MDB file as a action queries ? Thanks, Ali ...more >>

Hi. I've deployed a web application on a desktop computer running W2K and IIS. I'm using the desktop as a server. When I try to access the site, either from my development computer or if I log in to a remote machine, the site works fine for me and I'm able to access the aspx pages with no ...more >>

I was having a conversation with a friend at the weekend over a few pints of beer and he was talking to me about mspx pages. From what I can remember from the alcohol driven haze they were some sort of proprietory xml driven container. Does anyone have anymore info on this because I found it i...more >>

Hey folks, I just installed VS .NET 2003 on top of Windows 2003 Server. I was opening a Web Project from source control, and got a warning that the project would have to be "converted", and that I could no longer edit it in older versions of Visual Studio. What does this conversion entail. It...more >>

I am inserting some Javacript into my page that requires the form name and the tag name. I can get the tag name for the control by using [tagname].ClientID but can not figure out a way to get the form ID. I notice that .net usually names the from Form1 but I am not sure that I always count on th...more >>

Hi all, I have to use two separate queries in an .aspx file. What is the way to use two Datareaders for that. Or is there any other solution? Any kind of help or coding or documentation is appreciated. Thanks, Randall...more >>

Hi, Using ASP.NET/VB.NET and SQL Server backend, I need to return calculation results to user as an Access MDB file or Excel XLS sheet. What would be the best way to create a MDB or XLS file inside a .NET program? Thanks, Ali ...more >>

Hello, I have searched the Internet for a while and found hundreds of Content Management Systems. Most of them use PHP, although many have been written using ASP.NET. The problem is that I really do not know which one is really good. I would like to purchase a good CMS with source code and twe...more >>

Hi, I'm loading an XML Diffgram into a Dataset, then assigning asp webcontrols values from the dataset. I'm using XSL to display the page, but when one of the values is '&', I get an error. I investigated and found that the XML document contains the proper form '&amp;', but when I load ...more >>

Hi, Do ASP.Net pages work on all browsers. Do I have to do something special to make my pages appear the same on all OS's and Browsers. If so, samples would be nice. Kenneth Keeley ...more >>

Follow up to previous question: I¹m trying to validate a multipline asp text box that can have a maximum of 150 word characters but any number of white space, carriage returns or tabs. I tried several regex that pass testing on regexplib.com but fail on the page This for example doesn¹t work pr...more >>

Hello I try to fire a javascript function from vb.net. This function will create a popup window and inside of it display a crystal report: this is what I got so far Private Sub btPost_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btPost.Click Dim objC...more >>

Can I keep the value of (some of) my server variables across posts? I can define hidden form fields, but is there a better way? I have passed some form variables from one page to another and now wish to remember them across posts. Thank you Marcel ...more >>

I would like to know how I can call Jmail from an asp.net file. I know that asp.net has built in mail functionality, but I would like to use Jmail anyway because it has some extra properties (like Replyto). Hope someone can help :-) -- Ingrid ...more >>

I'm sure this has been discussed before... I have a query that moves a large amount of data from one db to another and takes between 20-25 seconds. This causes a timeout error. With ADO.NET & ASP.NET, how can I fire a stored procedure and let it run asynchronously? I don't care to wait for it ...more >>

Hi, I'm using the transform class for an xml document. However, all my documents are created by authoring tool and contain a DTD declaration: <!DOCTYPE jabil SYSTEM "C:\Program Files\Epic\custom\doctypes\Jabil\Jabil.dtd"> I can't remove this since the authors need it every time they edit the...more >>

Hi. I have an ASP page that will receive a lot of post data ( sometimes many MB! ). The ASP page processes the data sequentially, but does not need the entire data stored in memory. Therefore it is cruicial that executing the ASP page doesn't wait for the entire request to arrive. Then I ...more >>

Hi Without add-ins or wizards can I automate VS.NET from Windows console application for example open solution, open project, make a duplicate of a web form, compile and build project, save and exit Thanks GSL ...more >>

Hi, I'm thinking of using a URL-Rewriter on a new project (and would like to write it myself), and have found several different ways that I can do this in .Net. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience of this and could advice me as to what the preferred method to use is, in terms of s...more >>

my application is in asp.net using C# hi guys having a complicated problem i am using payflowlink to process CC payments I have to send a httppost to their servers. The problem is how do i do a post where i get these values like the amount from the database. eg of the post: <form method=...more >>

Hi, I have a listbox called lstFolders. I select the folder names from a database and return them in ascending order. However, when I do the listbox.items.insert(0, new instance) method, the items that are supposed to come back on in ascending order are the exact opposite order. The fir...more >>

I've got an ASP.NET web application that runs on a server farm (it should end up being about 10 servers). I'm trying to find a simple, easy way to keep the ASP.NET content replicated across the 10 different machines. Ideally, I'll only need to push updates to one machine, and the new files will ...more >>

We have a .Net web form application using a SqlServer database. Part of the app is/will be a background process that wakes up every so often to do some things (say every 5 minutes to process a mail queue, look at another data source to see if there is anything to do, etc). The obvious thing i...more >>

I have a webform with many checkboxes on it. I want the user to be able click on a button and the page be posted to another webform so that I can capture which checkboxes were selected. For all other buttons on the page i want the page to be reposted back to the same webform. What is ...more >>

I am using a DIV to simulate a scrolling DataGrid, however when I try to get the width (Div1.Styles.Items("Width")) I get nothing. Now I realise at the point the code is run, the DIV is not even in existence other than just a variable name, but is there a way to get the width so I can size the...more >>

Hi, I have two web forms (lets call them webform1 and webform2) that run as part of the same web application. Webform1 contains a text box. I would like to pop up a new browser window (containing webform2) and read the contents of the text box in webform1 and display in webform2. Is it p...more >>

What is less expensive/intensive on the server -dynamically writing out my rollovers to an asp:literal, or to use asp:image tags for the images. My image names will be dynamic as I am building a multi-lingual site (french/english). Any advice would be appreciated - if there is better way to d...more >>

Hi, I wanted some advice on the following. All the users who log in to the system are created in the SQL Server. As I am not keen to store any user information on the web.config file for security considerations and I need to use SQL logins for each user, I decided to create a class CurrentUser...more >>

Hi, I need to carry the user input across pages and then at the end insert all the values into the DB. There is one single .aspx page that is paginated and the values have to be passed across these paginated web pages. How do I best accomplish this task in ASP.Net. I am a novice , plea...more >>

Hi, After creating a Web form page that works with no errors, I try to reopen it later and get this error message: "The file could not be loaded into the Web Forms designer. Please correct the following error and then try loading it again: The @ Page or @ Control directive contains a...more >>

Hello, I am developing a Datagrid thar insert, delete and update rows in a Table. This table has got 2 fields that are primary key. How can i detect which row is selected to delete?? Thanks, Asier ...more >>

Hi, I need to carry the user input across pages and then at the end insert all the values into the DB. How do I best accomplish this task in ASP.Net. I am a novice , please give me some simple suggestions. Thanks....more >>

I have code that changes the bkground color of the webform on page_load. Here it is: Dim Body As New HtmlGenericControl Body = CType(Page.Controls(1), HtmlGenericControl) Body.Attributes("bgcolor") = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("BackgroundColor") I'm...more >>

I recently deployed a web application which contains a user registration form with the usual fields: name, address, email, password, etc. Each of the TextBoxes uses a validation control to verify the input. On my development server, this form works precisely as expected. When I deploy the app ...more >>

How do you test for the existance of session variables? I use session variables to keep open file handles. In ASP I could use IsObject(Session("var")) . What can be used in webforms to do this? Thanks, -- Mike ...more >>

Iam planning to use Webdings font for sorting on grid headers. Is this font commonly available on all machines?...more >>

I add a link button to the header of my datagrid as follows: If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Header Then Dim myLink As New LinkButton() myLink.Text = "Add New" myLink.Attributes.Add("runat", "server") myLink.Attributes.Add("id", "btnAddNew") myLink.Attributes.Add("CommandName", "btnAddN...more >>

Hi, I had to fix this problem once before - after allowing microsoft to install a patch on my XP box. It's been working great for a month and now I'm back searching google, reading books, and trying to make it work again. If you try to hit a web page (that has always worked) on this box you...more >>

Hi, I have a web form which is quite long. My first field is required. If my user submits the form the page just sits there and the do not see my validation message at the top of my page. Do you know how I can reposition teh page so they see teh message i.e.scroll back up the page? ...more >>

I made a program by Class Library. When I use the program, It deny access... In windows 2000 Server, It can give a grant to use the file in menu,description,,, But How can I give the grant to use the file in Windows XP,,, It may be easy ,,,, I don't know,,, Please, Help me,,,,...more >>

Hello, I want to set the title of an aspx-page by program (from a localized ressource). Data binding in the HTML code like <title><%# SomeMethodCall() %></title> doesn't work. I have not found a method yet, to access the title property of a page by code. Does anybody know how? Thanks ...more >>

Dear All, i am new to asp.net using C#. i have created namespace(dll) in C#. now i want to use it in my asp.net page. please guide me where should i put this dll and how to use it. if i put it in the local folder and import it. it gives error messages. waiting for reply. omar lodhi...more >>

I am at my rope's end. Please, someone, help me or hang me! I have (finally!!) been able to use ASP.NET to add records to an ACCESS database. Now, all I need to do is count the number of rows that the Access database has. I have tried about 8 different methods (of wildly varying complexity....more >>