I think the issue may be there is a mail server on another machine, and the web server needs to be able to send mail using this SMTP gateway. Yes you will need to enable relaying on the SMTP gateway in order for your application to send mail to it, but most mail servers support restricting ...more >>

Hi, I have a SQL Server database table where one of the columns is of type Image. The problem occurs when I try to retrieve images from the table. I'm using the following C# code: SqlDataReader dr = sqlCommand.ExecuteReader(); while (dr.Read()) { Response.BinaryWrite(dr["Imag...more >>

I have a website with a dynamic home page that I would like to email to the users occationally, similar to those promotional junk emails everyone receives all the time. Is there a way to render the page content into a string so it can be emailed out directly from the server? So far the only wa...more >>

I'm able to query an Access database on my server (remote), and I can even successfully get the number of records returned in my recordset. BUT when I try to access a field value, I get an error indicating that an instance is required (referring to the recordset). Can anyone point me in ...more >>

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How does ASP.Net handle multiple developers? Do you use Source Safe? In classic ASP it wasn't really an issue because the site did not need to be built prior to viewing/running. However, now if I'm in the middle of something and a coworker wants to test the changes he's made to another part ...more >>

I have a website with 6 virtual directories under it who dont "see" the bin/ directory in the root. If I create a /bin directory in each virtual directory and then copy my dll's in there, it works. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Or any other way to reference a dll? I know a solution is to c...more >>

Hi, I have an asp.net webapp that uses some javascript in a hidden frame on the browser to poll the server every 30 seconds, using an http post. I also want my sessions to timeout in the normal fashion. The way I'm trying to get around this is by manually setting the timeout property fo...more >>

TOOLS: Visual Studio.NET 2003 .NET SDK GOAL: Reproduce the DLL's that our Visual Studio.NET development boxes create, by using the SDK command line compilers DILLEMA: RESX Files, how to handle How does VS.NET handle RESX files when a developer builds the solution? Does VS.NET use ...more >>

Can anybody tell me how to use asp.net tree view web control ...more >>

I've got an ASP.NET app that is running just fine on a production IIS server. I needed to setup a development server to test some changes that are being made to the app. I tried to copy the production server as closely as I could. Same version of W2k Server, same version of the .NET SDK...more >>

Hi all: I have a calendar control and a button in ASP.NET page. I will add one checkbox to each day cell in DayRender event. And based on some database values, some boxes will be checked dynamically. From this page, users can check/uncheck each box, on submit button is clicked, I need t...more >>

Does anybody know how to create client side Excel.Application objects from aspx code? I know in vbscript you can put into <script language="vbscript"> Dim oXL, oBook Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") Set oBook = oXL.Workbooks.Add .... Even though you will ge...more >>

Hi, We currenly have two users working on an asp.net application. One user is experiencing the same problem all the time. When he tries to change the Active Solution Configuration in the Build Manager (Debug or Release), whatever is chosen does not change. For example, if the project is...more >>

How can i detect if a user is connected to a newtork or the internet using ..Net? are there any examples out there? Any Help or links Greatly Appreciated TIA Samantha ...more >>

I have many textbox in my webform, but i want clear all of them with on single step. Someone have the code ? Thks ...more >>

Hi, I'm tired, so this question may be silly. I have a fairly long sub procedure. Based on one condition, I load another sub with the following: If Session("GRN") = "complete" Then txtScan.Text = Session("SN") txtScan_TextChanged(sender, e) Session("GRN") = "" Exit S...more >>

In the VB.NET Page_Load() function , how can I know which control causes the page postback? ...more >>

Hi, Anyone know how to set a default language to the calendar control. Thanks ...more >>

I have a user control that I want to use to render 4 menu items (retrieved from db) on the top of each of my asp.net pages. The user control defines a table, with one TR and one TD. Within the TD I have a placeholder defined: <asp:PlaceHolder ID="categoriesPlaceHolder" Runat="server" /> I...more >>

Greeting to all, How i can in my web page ignore the page history? Thanks Mike ...more >>

Can anyone please explain to me what Server.ScriptTimeout actually is? I don't quite understand the explanation in the documentation. In my aspx page, I typed in the following codes: private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Server.ScriptTimeout = 2; for (in...more >>

Hi: I would like to avoid a round trip to server for small things like changing enabled status of a dropdown list ASP.NET control. Can I apply client side scripting to change this property? Using the client side debugger, I see I can get a reference to control, but enabled property is not su...more >>

Hello, Iam trying to access a mdb file from a shared drive \\mycomputer\files from ASP.NET and OLEDB. It works locally Computer A hosts IIS/ASP.Net. Files reside in ComputerB under a network share. Web.config has the following- 1. One which works- <add key="NEWVIP" value="PROVIDER=Mic...more >>

Hi. I have a folder that contains a lot of different documents. xls, .doc, .pdf etc. Different users have access to different documents. The problem is that if a user knows the name of a document then he can just write the path into IE and get access to it anyway. Is it possible to prevent th...more >>

Dear Developers, I am building a little WebPart for the new sharepoint 2003 services. The webspart simply has to show a list of users and their phonenumbers, which come from our main domain. This all works....for me, when others users viewed the webpart is gave me a (them rather than me actual...more >>

I see this message posted a lot, but not a lot of responses. I am quite stumped. Here is my situation: I have a web server, a SQL Server (on a different machine). I need clients, all on the same domain as the web server and SQL server, to be able to run the web application, loggin the user i...more >>

Here is my scenario: I have two methods that I only wish to have run the very first time a user hits the default.aspx page. This page is protected with Forms protection. default.aspx is the base page for the entire app which will probably end up being 100 different tools/modules. The first ...more >>

Hi all, I'm loosing my mind <g>... I have a datagrid and I can't for hte live of me not get the PageIndexChanged event to fire in my codebehind form. <asp:datagrid id="dgErrorLog" runat="server" onpageindexchanged="dgErrorLog_OnPageIndexChanged" enableviewstate="False" allo...more >>

If I have a web app which provides interface to customers for ordering items of goods through IE browsers. The interface is built on ASP.NET. The interface calling bunch of DLLs and the DLLs in turn link to a database on a SQL server. Should this be regarded as 3 tiers or 2 tiers? Is ther...more >>

Hi, It just come to my mine about conncurreny and static functions. This would not be a problem in window application because each thread has it own stack (and heap? forgot...). I'm using some static function in a web application. If the function take a bit of time to complete and when tw...more >>

I just did an upgrade from the 1.0 framework to the 1.1 framework but I did a side-by-side installation so none of the script mappings were updated. I just updated the script mappings on one particular site and now all of the .aspx pages give the following error. Server Application Unava...more >>

Hi, I have a problem when running ASP.NET projects done with VS... they only show garbage (info from HTTP headers)... Does any1 know what could be wrong? tia Marcelo...more >>

I'm trying to execute a DTS package through an ASP.Net web page. I want it to output the successful completion of each step. I have pasted my code below. It executes and output what I want, but only when the DTS has finished executing. Please help... Dim oPackage As New DTS.Package Di...more >>

I have a dropdownlist that won't fire .The autopostback is set to true and I do a ispostback check before population the ddl. Can anyone help please? Brent ...more >>

Does anyone know of a way to rotate text in a datagrid? I have tried this : http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/writingMode.htm but this technique did not work for me. I can create a Drawing.Image.Graphic but once you do that how do you add the image to the page? ...more >>

How can I call another webform as a new window, as opposed to replacing the content of the current window? I need to be able to do this from code (eg. Server.Transfer) or implicitly behind a hyperlink. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I need to send order confirmation emails through my asp.net storefront. With my Asp 3.0 sites I use cdonts with no issues. I've researched the system.web.mail asp.net way and haven't got it to work. It boils down to the online smtp server declaration. I say a solution to active relay on the ...more >>

This is probably a commonly asked question, but I can't find a good way to search for it, so I will ask here. I assumed that there had to be an easy way to access a page level variable from a user control. IE. default.aspx has a variable "gName" default.aspx has a user control, "Navigation" ...more >>

Hi, I have an ASP.Net application that was developed with VS.Net 2002, Net FWK 1.0 and win 2000 platform. Is there any known drawback to execute it over a Win 2003 server? Does we have to migrate to Visual Studio .Net 2003 and .Net FWK 1.1 in order to allow it to work? Thanks a lot Lucas ...more >>

What is all required to run an ASP.NET application on an IIS server? Of course you would need to have the .NET Framework installed, but do you have to have the ASP.NET Extensions installed? What do the extensions give you. Thanks...more >>

Hi, How can I do this: - Create a file that will contain a table with the menus on the left, some header on the top and define background picture. - Include that file in all my aspx pages TIA, Zeljko...more >>

Hi, I am getting the following error when using Server.Transfer: System.ArgumentException: Invalid path for child request 'https://....'. A virtual path is expected I am using Server.Transfer("https://...", true). The path in question is a valid url on the internet. Any idea? Thank...more >>

hi, I am trying to view the custom headers in an ASP.NET page. I am able to view all the standard headers using the method Request.Headers.Get(). But if i set a custom header using Response.AddHeader("ID","value"), the key or value doesnt appear in the Request.Headers collection. What c...more >>

I would like to work in a grid, paging, calculations on a dataset cached in viewstate, etc without posting back. Basically I would like to operate on the page without having to go back to the server for a response. I am thinking that could take out the "runat=server" declarations in HTML...more >>

Hi Subject says it all I think. I know there is an AceeptButton method for non web forms but I need a similiar method for web forms. Searching google doesn't seem to reveal one...more >>

Hi Could some one tell me how to build connect string to the second instance of SQL Server \ database on the same machine using ASP.NET environment Is it "Data Source='server name\SQL server instance name', Initial Catalog='datanase name' Integrated Security='sspi" ? or some thi...more >>

Recently on my list of users in Windows XP there is a limited user for ASP.NET Machine A... that was never there before. Since this showed up my computer is running very slow. Can anyone tell me what this is and why it suddenly started appearing in my user list.... THANKS for any help....more >>

Hi All: I was wondering if it was possible to evoke a post back event during code execution. I have a form that contains file specific information. I would like to iterate through an array of files and have the information on each file posted and displayed on my form as I pragmatically manip...more >>

We have an ASP.NET website written in C# that accesses a VB6 COM component. That component accesses the ASP-objects in the following manner: Set objContext = GetObjectContext Set objRequest = objContext("Request") strAddress = objRequest.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR") Set objContext = Nothin...more >>

I was wondering if anyone could point me to any links explaining how to customize the DataGrid. I need to have data laid out in cells which are split horizontally in half (see mywebpages.comcast.net/shaul_ahuva/example.jpg) and was wondering if this type of customization is even possible ...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know how to set a TemplateColumn width to 0 to hide the column? When I try this it only decreases to the length of the longest control within the column? I can't set the visible property to false because I still need to access the values within the column Thanks E...more >>

I've a requirement to load User Controls dynmaically on a page. I also need to be able to process post back values from one user control in another. How can this be done ? Appreciate any insights into this. -Sundar...more >>

Hi, I am writing to ask if anyone knows if it is possible to create a dynamic, searchable dropdownlist in ASP.Net. I have a questionnaire with a dropdownlist that is populated with a list of countries from a database table. I want to the user to be able to type the first few letters of th...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to make hitting the enter key in an ASP textbox run the code behind an ASP button on a form? I have a search page which users tend to type in the query then just hit enter rather than actually clicking the search button, but this does not run the search code behind...more >>

Is there a way to stop autocomplete for text boxes for just one form. I don't want to do it for browser? ...more >>

Is is possible? In VS.NET 2003, Binding data to the repeater is easy, but when I try to add an ASP:checkbox to the .aspx page, the designer won't recognize it, hence the code view doesn't allow me to access it. The funny thing is that it compiles fine, and the checkboxes are there, I just can'...more >>