Probably very simple question since I am new in Dot Net.... I have a DisplayHtml function in moudle1.vb which is: Function DisplayHtml(ByRef fstrText As String) ' replace line break with <br> in html fstrText = Replace(fstrText, Chr(10), "<br>") 'fstrText = Replace(fstrTex...more >>

Hi, Is it just me or is it impossible to generate valid HTML code with Visual Studio 2003 .net? I am specially thinking about the DropDropList. When rendered it puts a language="javascript" attribute in the select. That is one example of an invalid tag attribute. What can I do to ensure val...more >>

hi I am trying to write an app which uses the url eg www.microsoft.com/index.aspx?id= My question is, do you know of any information or help which can make this take a little easier for me. I have been looking for information about this for a fair while now with no avail its the "?id=1" sect...more >>

Hi, I have a situation on an ASP.NET page on which I do a simple Response.Write(Request.Params["x"]). The problem is that when the parameters include special characters like ä or é they are removed. For example, the string 'aéx' becomes 'ax'. It is the same for both GET or POST and the ...more >>

I've run into a big problem with Opera 7x users. It appears that most pages do not render the panels correctly, and form validation does not fire at all. I tracked down some threads about the machine.config file and opera. I changed some of the filter options on the Opera case to match IE5....more >>

Hello, I'm almost sure it's possible, just how?! The breakpoints I put in JS code (client side) are not doing anything when I run ASP.Net application (F5). How this can be done? -- With the best wishes, Shaul Feldman ...more >>

I image this question is already answer in thousands of places because is very obvious that ocurrs. Basically, I have a .net text box control on a asp.net page, and I'm using the width property to specify it's display size, it works great in Internet Explorer 6.0 but running the same page on Netsca...more >>

Dear All, In a multiline field if I enter the following way: Mangesh Anant Kodilkar There is a carriage return after each word. Now when I press save,it loses the CRLF characters. This is not correct. Even after the page is reloaded the CRLF's are lost. I get this problem on my PC (XP), ...more >>

Hello, in my web site i display some links to PDF files. This links are loaded from a database. Anyway, when i click these links the PDF files are open in the visitors browser and in Acrobat. How can i force the files to be downloaded when the person clicks the link? I don't want to use zi...more >>

When should Session_End event fire? It seems to me that it never fires on my machine. I tried to 1. Log out from Form authentication 2. Close a IE window 3. Wait for some time - in this case system throws me back to login page but I don't get any events I do get Session_Start event if I logo...more >>

I am creating a form, and when a user clicks on the ASP.NET calendar control, or on another checkbox that sends a request to the server, the page reloads fine, except that it is at the top of the page, instead of where it was originally. Is there an easy way to move the page back to the current posi...more >>

How to do the following? When I click a button, it will check if a certain codition is satisfied, in this case, and only in this one, I want the javascript confirm to appear. If I add this: mybutton.Attributes.Add("onClick", "return confirm('Your Message');") the popup will appear ALL ...more >>

On my ASPX page I have datagrid control with 6 columns. 4 of them are bound columns, two are link columns. In the properties I defined the columns with their widths and names. In designtime I see the column names appear in the datagrid. Above the datagrid is linkbutton and when the user clic...more >>

What is the desired way to deliver a customized view of a database query? The scenario is that I want to group records based on similar fields. Can I use any built in data controls and achieve this level of customization? I can accomplish my custom view via Response.Write, but this can't be the...more >>

Hi Working on a project that requires Form authentication. My client reports that he is thrown out to log in page every 5-10 min. I can't understand why. I don't get the same behavior on my machine. The web.config file looks like this <authentication mode="Forms" > <forms name=".OURCOMPANY...more >>

I have a user control that contains a DropDownList and a Submit Button. In the Page_Load method of the User Control, I populate the Drop Down List. When the user clicks on the submit button, I need to retrieve the SelectedValue of the User Control. The code for populating the DropDownList should onl...more >>

I am attempting to use a program called EasyDisc. It installs a forum on your web site, where people can post messages. Basic stuff. I have set up my XP machine as the server, and use IIS. The EasyDisc program requires I set up an SQL Server, so I installed MSDE SQL Server 2000 and created an i...more >>

What would be the best way implement a site that handles both windows authenticated users and fallback to forms authentication for unathenticated users. Roll my own? Is there an option without additional development? Like creating a new project, and copying the apx pages, and referencing the other ...more >>

Hello... I've created a treeview that looks something like: Root .....Folder1 .........Subfolder1A .............File .............File .........Subfolder1B .............File .....Folder2 .........Subfolder2A .............File .........Subfolder2B .............File .............File...more >>

Hi, I m looking for a good example with asp.net (the best will be a vb.net code) for how to make and use a web template. With ASP, I used "include", and I know it's impossible with asp.net Thanks for your precious help. Stan ...more >>

I need to handle all http requests so that if someone types something like http://www.mysite.com/123 then I would load the article 123 I can't get this to work because the app keeps looking for a folder called 123 and my custom handlers and modules are not getting called. Although if I ...more >>

Hi There I want to create an asp.net application that other companies can brand. So for example a customer would put a link to my site on their web page, my site would then have to know where the user came from and then brand the site so that it looks like my site is actually an extension of ...more >>

Hi I´m searching for a dotnet library for creating pdf files on the fly. While searching at google I found a lot of libraries, but most libraries are handling Text as a kind of Image and I have to position it on the page. What I´m looking for is a library where I can say : PDFDocument.Add("...more >>

I meant to post this here and not on the asonet message board....sorry about that... Hello, I am having all kinds of nightmares trying to get Visual Studio ..Net working on my "work machine" which is a portable. I install the software in the appropriate order. 3 1/2 to 4 hours later whe...more >>

What's the best way to edit web.config programmatically? I want to have an aspx page as a GUI for web admins to modify the roll-base security portion of the web.config(s) on a server. please help. TK ...more >>

How can I show a list of OS users and groups in an ASP.NET page? Is there MSDN or SDK articles? please help. TK ...more >>

I'm building a complex web-based reservations system. Gathering the user's data requires between 8 and 15 pages (depending on which options they are interested in). I use the "Session" object to store the various elements as the user moves through the pages. Rather than storing the prefer...more >>

I've currently got a string formatted as values; string MyString = "value1;value2;value3;value4;" How would I split this and place the values into a string array called MyStringArray so I could access them as MyStringArray[0] (would give value1) MyStringArray[1] (would give value2) etc.....more >>

In the same way you can add an event to the onclick attribute ImageButton1.Attributes("onclick") = "javascript:alert('Hello!');" I would like to set the 'checked' attribute of an ImageButton with similar code ImageButton1.Attributes("checked") = "true" But it does not works! It is ...more >>

Curious about where the actual values are stored when... ....using Session State Service? ....using SQL Server to store session state -- <%= Clinton Gallagher A/E/C Consulting, Web Design, e-Commerce Software Development Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin USA ...more >>

Hi, Everything went fine getting a short date format out of SQL into my DataGrid with this: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Created", "{0:d}")%> Then I got too fancy in SQL and started doing a RTRIM(date) when I was retrieving the data. That screwed the pooch b...more >>

Hi, BACKGROUND: I have a VB.NET DLL that uses HttpModules, HttpHandlers etc... which has been ported from a VB6 webclass application. I am developing on WinXP Pro SP1, P4 2Ghz, 512MB Ram I have written a thin wrapper class around the action of XML transforming. Basically I create my class ...more >>

Hi All I'm creating an application and I want to add images to a dropdownlist in asp.net using C#. Can anybody help me with this plz. Koen ...more >>

Hi I am using a User Control which is referenced by an ASPX page. How can I pass a string parameter to the user control, from the base ASPX page. Thanks Ben ...more >>

I am using a placeholder in my aspx page for a control (ascx in a separate file). I cannot capture the value of the dropdownlist on postback in the control because according to what I read, the viewstate is in a "special place" and is being overwritten. Please please tell me how to access ...more >>

I've got a datagrid on an asp.net page that loads 4 columns of data from a SQL query. One of the columns is hidden which contains the identity column that i use for the primary key. On the grid, i have an edit command set so that when the button is pressed, it'll reroute the user to another p...more >>

How can I ensure a user password contains only alphanumeric characters or is this already enforced by setting the text box to password ? Thanks Murphy ...more >>

When aspx is requested, load one user control or other based on queryString value. How to do this? Note: only one user control to possibly appear on the page at one time; and either of which to be loaded must appear in the same place (in same <td>). thank you. ...more >>

I ahve a DataGrid that is using selective data from a DataSet. I defined for each column how to bind. I'm using 10 rows disaplyed at the time. I have 11 items. Therefore a number 2 link shows up. However when clicking on it, after the Postback I'm still on page 1. What do I need to change to ...more >>

Hello Please excuse me if this come in as a duplicate. Here is the situation that I am having: I am pulling data from a database and writing it out as a list. Next to each item that I write, I want to make a linkbutton control which will allow you to invalidate the database record. Since I do...more >>

Hi there I am a newbie to ASP.Net - Please Help! I am trying to insert the values of my variables into a database. If I try the following it works perfectly: string insertQuery = "INSERT into test(name,surname,email) VALUES('Bob', 'Sly', 'bobsly@yahoo.com')"; but instead of inputing the v...more >>

I'm sure this is really simple to do but I'm at a loss. I have a dropdownlist object that I have bound to my dataset. That works fine. However, what I want to do is add an extra static item as the first entry and then a couple of other static entries further down the list. Here is my databin...more >>

Hi everybody. Can anyoe point me in the right direction of any documentation / info / namespace documentation for the control of the Microsoft Index Service via the .NET Framework. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated TIA. Martin ...more >>

I'm looking for a reliable Web Hoster that has full Dot Net functionality.I'm basically looking for something that's about $10/month or less, has ASP.Net support, and has positive feedback and reviews. It should also have some type of DB support (preferably SQL Server although most charge additi...more >>

I have a drop down control that I've added a list item that has a value of zero and the text name is "[Select One]". And it shows up like it's supposed to until I bind a dataset to it. The binding seems to remove the list Item that I added. Is there something I have to set to keep the list It...more >>

What's the best way to implement roll-base access control with forms authentication? I have a IIS6+ASP.NET server which hosts some ASP.NET web applications as separated path that's like "/app1/default.aspx", "/app2/default.aspx", .... and a single logon page as "/logon/logon.aspx" for forms au...more >>

I'm looking for a reliable Web Hoster that has full Dot Net functionality. I'm basically looking for something that's about $10/month or less, has ASP.Net support, and has positive feedback and reviews. It should also have some type of DB support (preferably SQL Server although most charge addit...more >>

Greetings, I am having a difficult time trying to get my index server query to work. Here's the code: // create a connection object and command object, to connect the Index Server System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection odbSearch = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(); System.Data.OleDb.Ol...more >>

Hey guys, I am working on a web custom control that basically draws a table (ASP Table) with a few child controls in the cells. I have a command button inside one of these cells. The problem I am running into is that I cannot get the click event of this object handled. I have tried wiring t...more >>

I have a number of aspx pages on which a single user control appears. All of the aspx pages and the user control make user of code-behind modules. I need for logic in the user control's code-behind to read the current value of a variable in the hosting aspx page's code-behind. How is this accompl...more >>

How can I display the lookup values in a datagrid? E.g., the datagrid displays a table that contains a ProductID field. I want to display a Product description from a Product table in that datagrid. Currently I use a join between the main table and the lookup table to get the Product description...more >>

Dear ASP.NET Programmers, I am using Session State in my application: <sessionState mode="StateServer" stateConnectionString="tcpip=127.0.0.1:42424" stateNetworkTimeout="10" cookieless="false"/> The problem is that sometimes??? the session state loses its items, so the the pages do not w...more >>

I have a DropDownList on a form. I filled it with some data from a DataSet. I can select items. I also added a button to the form. I added a onClick handler. In the code behind handler I can retrieve all my other fields from the form (input's). However the SelectedValue of the DropDown box doesn...more >>

Hi, I have datagrid. In its footer there is editbox to add new item. All is cool. Datagrids 'Delete' button has CausesValidation set to false and all is great. But the problem is in 'Process' page button. ('Process' button saves all data on the page to database). When I click 'Process' but...more >>

I would like to store some Role Information in a cookie since I cannot use Session in the AuthenticateRequest method. I thought of encrypting the cookie using Rijndael Algo. for provider. I would generate a 16 character key store it as a Cached object and replace it every 20-30 minutes, if the...more >>

I'm looking for a hoster that has some type of DB support and I've noticed that most include Access DBs, but if you want SQL Server you will need to pay a substantial additional amount monthly. Why would I want to choose SQL Server instead of Access, or vice-versa? My goal is to display my asp.n...more >>

My Environment ..Net SDK 1.1 on remote Win2k Server Connecting with VS 2003 via FrontPage Extension Error "The web server reported the following error when attempting to create o open the Web project located at the following URL 'http://localhost/webservice1'. 'HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Error T...more >>

Hi all, Is it prudent to delete items that you've stored in the session if you are sure that these values won't be needed again? I'm also wondering if things would be arsed up if the user went to a page that deleted session information and then used his/her back button to go to a precious p...more >>

I have a aspx page that is accessing a WSDL web service creating in VB6. When I run the page i'm getting the following error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object here is my code snippet thats failing public function GetService as as WebReference1.WebServiceName dim conf...more >>

Hello, I have a quick question: How to specify the height of the SeparatorTemplate (that is rendered as <td> tag) in DataList? Thanks, Leszek Taratuta ...more >>

I somehow managed to rename my project and Solution from "ProjectOne" to "ProjectTwo" a few weeks ago. (ficticious project names). Now, I want to rename it back to "ProjectOne." I renamed it in VS.Net, replaced all of the strings but it still would not load. Someone on this forum told me to...more >>

Hello! I have to use something similar to System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs in a web form in asp.net.....could u suggest me something,please?? Thank u...more >>

What are some ways I can deny access to an aspx page other than removing it altogether from the site? I need the ability to temporarily prevent all users from accessing certain pages. Thanks. ...more >>

I am new to .Net and am currently learning using vb in a project using WebMatrix not Visual Studio. I have found an article regarding password security that is written in C code and I am unsure of how to implement it into my project. I am able to create and compile .vb files and I understand...more >>

I'm trying to do a check to see if the client browser has cookies enabled. But my code below always gives me the value for acceptsCookies = true, whether the machine has cookies enabled or not. Can anybody help me out with this? private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) ...more >>

hi all, I have a requirement where in,i have a user interface which has some text boxes, dropdown lists,links and finally a submit button and cancel/reset button. The requirement is that i enter data into all the textboxes and select values in the dropdown boxes. And when i click on the link but...more >>

I was wondering if there are direct equivelents in .NET to the objects provided by MSXML 4.0 dll. For example I need to send and recieve XML documents from an asp page. The example I was given uses these objects. MSXML2.FreeThreadedDOMDocumen MSXML2.ServerXMLHTT I know I can still used the MSX...more >>

The following code in my onitemcreated works for some item rows in my datagrid, but not others. I am trying to set a linkbutton visible for downloading a file if the data is available in the database, otherwise set a "not available" label visible. The outcome is that for the first row on my da...more >>

Hi I have a user control I want its dynamiclly discover the client name of the form that this control is contained in....more >>

Hi We have developed the reports using Reports for our asp.net web application using the Crystal Report assemblies that comes along with Visual Studio.Net 2003. the report works fine in our development environment. When we deployed the app on our production servers (it has Crystal Reports For...more >>

I am using background-image attribute in a CSS file and linking the CSS file to aspx page. But strangly, background-image attribute is not working for relative URL. e.g. If I apply following css ..navbar-background { background-image: url(images/menubar.gif); } the image is not appearing ...more >>

how can I generate a Word document on the fly with c# tools only or by javascrip ...more >>

I have a RadioButtonList and an ImageButton in my form. In the ImageButton Click event handler I'm trying to redirect to a new page, passing the value from the RadioButtonList in a querystring. Why do I get a null reference when trying to get the value of the RadioButtonList? some cod...more >>