I want to know how to check my current MDAC version in my pc -- Best Regards, Eric Yum ...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for a multi-select dropdown to use in my asp.net/C# app. Anybody have a tip? Jon ...more >>

Hi. I have a web app written in ASP.NET/C# with a lot of textboxes, dropdowns etc. Is there any possibilities to check for changes in texboxes etc in a web form on the client side easily? And on the server side? Jon ...more >>

Hello gurus, I would like to build a text box like date field in the following format :dd-mm-yy. My thougts are that this should be possible with a web custum control or by inheriting from a text box and override the render method to get the desired effect. Can anyone tell me if i'am on the rig...more >>

I am using asp:repeater control. I would like to create a conditional row <tr> when the data in DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Activity") returns '1'. I need something like this: <%if( Convert.ToString(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Activity")) == "1") { %>...<%}%> My attempts putti...more >>

The question is that I created a SQLConnection and SQLCommand (by dragging them onto the form), configured the commandtext property of the SQLCommand and bound it to a DataList control and away it went. It's great. Except... I'm "developing", and I use the term losely because you need a scanni...more >>

I just observed an odd session end behavier: My code in Global.asax's Session_end method has been executed -- which tells me that my session has terminated. But when I click a link, after pausing a minutes or so, on the idle page, instead of leading me to my login page, as it normally does...more >>

I am trying to let ASP.Net process, aspnet_wp.exe, refresh itself after being idle for 2 minutes by setting machine.config's idleTimeout value. But this doesn't seem to work. I tried several times and I am testing using localhost, so I know it is really idle. When I am waiting, I watch the...more >>

We are in the process of buying a 3rd party charting component. Any good suggestions based on your experience. Basically, we are looking at extensive features and ease of API usage. We will be dealing a lot with 3-D charts, basically pie, bar etc. Thanks for your advice....more >>

This question must have been asked a lotta times. My question is that how can I post variables from 1 aspx page to another. i dont wanna use query strings. Can I achieve this with Caching or Sessions or is there a custom solution which can allow http posts? Thanks for your help!...more >>

I have a shared sub which does some stuff on an ASP Table (<asp:Table>). The code is Public Class MyClass Inherits System.Web.UI.Page Public WithEvents myTable As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Table Public shared sub Doit() 'Do some stuff myTable.Rows.Add(r) End Sub When I call this sha...more >>

Hi, We have implemented a IIS NLB farm and would like to know if a SQL Session database can be used to host multiple sites? As the entry in web.config does not allow a database name to be specified it would mean either multiple instances / servers if more than 1 site needed to store sessi...more >>

I have a page that stores its state in a DB and creates the control on the page dynamicly (dependent on the data from the DB). I'm not sure where is the place to save the data to the DB and where is the right event to create the controls. I have tried the Page_Load (Load) and the Page_Unl...more >>

I want to know that do I need to install MS Access in the machine in = order to use ASP.NET connecting to MS Access because I got error when = connect to DB...more >>

how can i enforce compliancy on the code that asp.net generates. the ids are generated by asp.net http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mls.ca%2FREALTORSearch.aspx ex: 1.. Line 107, column 19: value of attribute "ID" invalid <span id="_ctl0_lblRealtorSearch">REALTO...more >>

I want to create a "virtual" directory (not and IIS virtual directory, which really seems to just be a link to a real directory) where the contents of that directory can be read from a database. That is, right now I have a webform that can read an article out of a database, with a url somethin...more >>

Hi! I have an aspx that I've created which has an asp:Button in it. I would like to be able to change the OnClick handler at runtime (basically, I want this form to either edit or create a record, and I want to change the procedure it calls depending on what it should be doing). However, ...more >>

I am looking to create a better search in C#, Asp.Net and Sql Server 2000. Is there any books or websites out there that talk about this. I don't need to search the entire site, just a column in one of the tables in my database. Currently I am using (for example) Where Column1 LIKE '%' + @Search...more >>

I wanted my "Terms and Conditions" Checkbox control to participate in my ASP.NET validation just like all the the other controls on the page. After some time of searching the web for an example of how to do this, I created the script to do it and thought I would share it. Its a littel messy but ...more >>

hi all, I have been doing some performance testing of a asp_net website, to be hosted on a shared server .. as far as i understand every page when accessed first time is compiled and loaded in the memory of aspnet_wp , so that would mean more distinct pages more the memory consumed by aspn...more >>

Im using a cutom control to try to validate a text box to ensure that on the client side a validation expression is present to prevent the user from posting back html in their text box. I was only partially successful with some of the regular expressions i came up with. There are a few contraints. T...more >>

I have this in code: I'm reading data from a .TXT file ---------------------------------------------------- Sub ProcessUser(txtLine) On Error Resume Next Dim p1, pos as Integer Dim Cd, LineAux, NomeFunc, Pass, strLabel as String Dim row as DataRow p1 = instr(txtLine,"...more >>

I have to replace a full HTML block (in this case a <TR>) which must contain specific word(s). Example <tr> <td>.... HELLO ....</td> </tr> must be substituted by another fixed string, but all other <tr> shouldn't change. I'm using RegEx.Replace but cannot find the correct Regular Expres...more >>

howto thanx Ronald ...more >>

I HAVE looked around but cant figure out the stupid mistake I'm making. I am POSTing a form and in the CodeBehind function for the submit i am simply building a SQL statement, however, I cant seem to retrieve the correct (newly selected) values for the dropdownlist controls. I'm sorry, i know th...more >>

Hi, We are trying to make an authorization module for our web dav folder using ..NET and implementing the IHttpModule. We have already done this in a previous version of our product, with an ISAPI filter (written in c++), but now we want to move it to .NET. We are almost where we want to be, b...more >>

Hi all. I'm trying to figure out the Authorization and Profile Application Block. I'm trying to fold this block into my 3 tier'ed app. I understand why I need the configuration setting "authorizationProviders", but I would think it would go in the App.config in the middle app, which is a Class ...more >>

I already use session variable in my project to set a session timeout when the user doesn't do anything for 10 minutes. When I call other pages, I often use parameters in HREF link. I was wondering if it was better to pass parameter from page to page as session variable instead of doing it i...more >>

I'm trying to make a "bandwidth analyzer" using C# (ASP.NET) which will display the amount of bandwidth used by a website, broken down by direcotry within the site. I'm considered analyzing log files to do this or possibly SNMP.... has anyone ever done something similar and what's a good way t...more >>

How can I run the program i.e.notepad.exe from asp.net c#? Thanks.. ...more >>

Hi Everybody, I have a dropdwonlist on a page when I select an item it fires the OnSelectedIndexChanged Event and where I redirect myself to a different page. Now I click the back button of the browser and select another item from the dropdownlist, but now the OnSelectedIndexChanged Event i...more >>

What response headers should i be using to make that images on my web page (images hosted on seperate web server than page) are cached thanks stephane ...more >>

im getting a string and urlencoding it (in the SanitizeForQueryString function) is this the correct approach? should i be encoding each parameter seperately or the entire string? Dim AreaID As String = Request.Form(hAreaID.UniqueID) Dim SalePrice As String = SanitizeForQueryString(Request.F...more >>

I am trying to add an indent to a Dropdown control. I prefix the text for the ListItem with a couple &nbsp; but it doesn't render the tags to spaces , instead the dropdown list shows: MainItem &nbsp;&nbsp;SubItem &nbsp;&nbsp;SubItem Thanks, -- Bill Green ...more >>

Hi, How can i make a label visible/invisible? I am able to do it for text box by using document.form1.TextBox1.style.visibility="hidden"; But when i am giving the same for the label, i am getting an error. any idea?? ...more >>

The Microsoft CRM has custom combo boxes and date calendar controls that pop up outside the current window in a floating panel (they DON'T open a sub window in the normal way - there's no title bar for a start). How do they do it? I want to do the same thing in my web app but can't find any info ...more >>

I'm building an application that uses a folder and object heirarchy metaphor. I would like to be able to set access rights generically (at the folder) or specifically (for the object) for groups or individuals. I would also like to be able to 'inherit' rights from parent folders to child folde...more >>

I've a datarepeater that loads custom external templates with loadtemplate and bind data to them. All ok. Now I need to localize some text labels, but I don't know how can I change this data. If I call from template a function in page's codebehind, I have an error. How can I do? I wouldn't l...more >>

After several years of programming WWW applications in ASP.NET (and several other frameworks) our division has come to what might seem a counterintiutive conclusion: Writing ASP.NET code in a "procedural" manner (without webcontrols and without utilizing OOP concepts in general) produces code ...more >>

got so far then it broke and i cant get it working again - it was updating fine but not inserting and now im getting a "Error converting data type varchar to numeric" which i didnt have before.... stored procedure is CREATE Procedure newupdate @newid varchar(50), @newnews varchar(50) ...more >>

I have several web apps that I want to redirect to a new page, but have that page open in a new browser window. The basic scenario is that I have a CrystalReport object that gets created and displayed on-screen as a .PDF stream. I need to have this page launch in it's own window leaving the first ...more >>

Hi group I developed a window control textbox that should only accept numeric input. I built the control by going to new -> project -> vb -> windows control library The code is ok. i added a form app to my control project and tested my textbox, which works as expected (probably because it i...more >>

Consider a simple form with a textbox and button. Is there a way to handle the common situation where a user presses "return" rather than clicks on the button. I can already detect the "return" key press using the textbox's onkeypress event and now what I'm looking for is something like: ...more >>

Hi, I have this code: -------------------------------------------- Dim myDataSet As DataSet myDataSet = New DataSet("Funcionarios") ' Create two DataTable objects using a function. Dim table As New DataTable() Dim col as DataColumn Dim data, dia, mes, ano as Stri...more >>

ASP.NET processes one request at a time, sequentially. If one process blocks or sleeps then it brings down the entire application for all users. This fact is hidden under the rug by Microsoft. It would clearly be a problem for any website that has tons of traffic. On this I seek specifics...more >>

I have a server that is running Windows Server 2003. My web page is trying to create a file in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MyWeb\Secured directory. When it tries to create/write the file it gets this error: Access to the path "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MyWeb\Secured\AsciiInfo.pwa" is denied. I thin...more >>

Hello All I am trying to find some information on how to design/develop a SQL Query tool embedded in an ASP.NET web application What I would like to have is a tool that helps a user write SQL statements that are in turn used to query a database. The results of the query will then be displayed in...more >>

Okay, creating an ASP.NET application with Visual Studio on a remote server (not local machine). It starts up with WebForm.aspx I put an image in webform.aspx, save it, and jump over to Internet Explorer, and surf to http://myserver/myproject/webform1.aspx. All is well, I see my image. ...more >>

I need to import delimited text files (several thousand records each) on a shared hosted website: currently building insert statements from ASP.net file but this is pig slow and burns way too much cpu. Constraints: - webhost locked out bulk insert ( says it is a security risk ) - building ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem that is sporadic and am thinking it may come down to a timing issue. I have an asp.net (vb) app that used the system.io.file.copy method to copy a .pdf file from a network drive to the local server drive. From there I use that .pdf file to create another .pdf file using...more >>

How do I add an onload attribute to the body of webpage dynamically? ...more >>

02/06/04 08:33 http-proxy[31007]: [10.55.3.98:3134 199.246.72.98:80] removing bogus HTTP header "GET /Disclaimer.aspx?Mode=0&Page=1&vs=1&rlt=&cp=&pt=0&mp=0-0-0&mrt=-1-0-0&Beds=0 -0&Baths=0-0&f=&ft=all&o=A&o 02/06/04 08:33 http-proxy[31007]: [10.55.3.98:3134 199.246.72.98:80] Request denied:...more >>

Why from one server same application showing the numbers ###.##(winxp) and from win2003 show ###,##. Regions settings is the same ...more >>

Hi, I created a new event log source and log and user WriteEntry to enter the log as follows: ' Create the source, if it does not already exist. If Not EventLog.SourceExists("MySource") Then EventLog.CreateEventSource("MySource", "MyNewLog") End If ' Cre...more >>

Is there a way to order items read from an XML document by their attributes using XmlTextReader, eg <NEWSITEM NEWSDATE="2002-01-23">item 1</NEWSITEM> <NEWSITEM NEWSDATE="2002-01-24">item 2</NEWSITEM> and order this by date? ...more >>

I have a portal-like site where I cannot use the @ Page validateRequest=false approach for bypassing HTML input because it would affect all pages of the site. Does anyone have a work-around for allowing HTML input only on specific boxes? I was thinking I could encode the content before i...more >>

The web application (asp.net) from my computer working good (win xp) but then I deploy it to WEb server (WIN2003) and when I am entering the decimal numbers, numbers are bad (2003.3 to 20033). Regions setting is same ...more >>

We're going to use impersonation in our web.config file to connect via windows authentication to a SQL Server on the same domain. We'd like to hash the password rather than store it in plain text in the web.config file ..... suggestions? <identity impersonate="true" userName="mydomain\myuser"...more >>

Hi, I have written several Windows based applications and I have always had an "application log" which captures username, machinename etc. As I now turn to web based applications I would like to capture any similar information, either server side programming or client side, and log it. My que...more >>

Can anyone recommend one (or if not, quite cheap!) for asp.net? I really can't afford Dundas and only need 2 chart types. Thanks....more >>

Hi, I am using a dataview as my datagrids datasource and binding i dynamically. Can I specify a column span for a single row of a datagrid? Thanks in advance, Aja ajaymehr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted via http://www.mcse.m -------------...more >>

Hi all, How can I read through the style attributes for a server control? It would be so convenient if one could reference an index, something like: pnlPageHeader.Style.Keys["Top"].ToString(); TIA, John ...more >>

I added a dll to the GAC on my local machine to try it out before doing it on my production server. Went to my production server and realized that I don't have the sn.exe on there since only the .NET redistributable is installed. Can I simply copy the .snk file from my local machine? ...more >>

I have a web application whic connects to the database and populates a datagrid based on 2 fields the user enters on the web form. I have a try catch block to make sure that in case the user enters values(dates) not found in database, then i redirect the user to the origianl page where they ente...more >>

Dear All, I wonder if someone can help me I would like to capture the response stream/HTML of the current page I am calling so that as well as producing the HTML for the client I can also create say a PDF file on the fly. I can not use HTTPRequest as I basically wish to print the current ...more >>

I've run into a problem where drop down lists are refusing to data bind with the following error on the DataBind() call Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. Parameter name: value Stack trace is showing the error in OnDataBinding event, which I don't hook in the cases where I...more >>

Hello All I'm trying to have a .Net app open up a web form, enter values into a text field (given the ID or Name), and submit. Ideally I could program something like 1 - Request Page given UR 2 - Set TextField1.Value = 'Hello 3 - Submit Form (or Click a BtnSubmit Any ideas how to ...more >>

I have an ASP.NET web page -- several auto-post back DropDownLists that perform a query against a relatively large database (3 to 4 seconds delay) that repopulate a couple of datagrids, comboboxes and a chart (using dotnetCharting control) on the same page. This works just fine on its own. However...more >>

I have this idea, I need to know if it is possible and how. Let's say you have a content managed site with all its structure and content - everything in a relational database And a "blank" page that loads content from the database. This one single page would have to know what content is requeste...more >>

Hi - I have SSL, and need to collect credit card details for futher processing for a client. Although I have SSL, I still want to ensure the database holds encrypted data too - can anyone point me to some code, or hints for encrypting the data before storing it in the database - and then to be...more >>

I have got a couple of Serverside Button Controls in a page. Each button performs different actions, e.g. Button1 performs Submit, Button2 performs Cancel etc. Now, I want the default button mapped to the Enter key would be "Submit". I know a couple ways to achive this functionality using html butto...more >>

I recently switched operating systems from Win200Pro to WinXPPro. This was a new machine and not an upgrade from Win2000. After installing Visual Studio 2003 (which I was using on the Win2000 machine) I am unable to create an ASP.Net web project. I get this error "The Web Server reported the foll...more >>

Hi I got an ASP.NET webform with a user control on it which acts like an index. When an item of the index is selected a procedure on the webform should be called by the user control. Executing the procedure on the webform works but when the procedure makes a change to the webform (for example a re...more >>

Hello, I have a function in C# that accepts a stored proc name and an array of parameters, and then returns a dataset, which works just fine. I have converted the function to VB: Public Shared Function GetDataSet(ByVal storedProcedure As String, ByRef parameterArray As Object()) As DataSe...more >>

Hi I'm rendering my datagrid to a HTML stream with a .xls extension to open in Excel however it opens in the browser. Is there a way to programatically force it to open Excel? I know you can configure a setting in windows explorer to do this but i want to do this without any client interaction T...more >>

Hello I have a page and on this page I have implemented 2 events 1. Page_Load 2. ButtonClick I expect that when I press on the button the buttonClick event will be fired and only afterwords the Page_load. amazingly the evets order is not that the page_load comes before the button click ...more >>