Hi I wonder are there any "professional ways" to handle the connection string if you like to deploy to various servers from one application, apart from hard code in the application. e.g. read connection from txt, ini file, or from registry. if we use hard code in the application, then main...more >>

Hello, I tried the following code with ASP 1.1 to get the StandardOutput, but it didn't work. Who knows what's wrong? Try Dim file As String = Server.MapPath("test.exe") Dim myProcess As New Process myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = file myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow =...more >>

hey all, i have a dataset that has a customers tableadapter and an orders tableadapter. i have a webform that has a dropdownlist bound to the customers and and formview bound to the orders. when i click Add the button for the formview on a respective customer the insert template shows a wr...more >>

Hello, I created an Hyperlink field in a GridView but I can't find and ImageUrl property. I know normal Asp:Hyperlink control can also be used with an Image. Is this possible in GridView? Then I tried to use a button field but I can't see a way to build the NavigateUrl as I need and as you...more >>

Hello, How can I check if a parameter, for example "name", is available in a QueryString? I need to create a default value if the parameter is not available. Thanks, Miguel ...more >>

Thx Sloanfor the solution. It is working properly under Full trust When i tried it under unMedium trust it was giving error Parser Error Message: Required permissions cannot be acquired. :::::::::: Source Error: [No relevant source lines] Source File: machine.config Line: 258 ::::...more >>

Hello, I offer RSS feeds on my web site. How to make browsers, like Firefox, to recognize the RSS channels I offer? Thanks, Miguel ...more >>

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Hello, I have a string as follows: MyString="Name1,Name2" I want to create 2 strings from it: String1 = "Name1" String2 = "Name2" So String1 gets the characters on the left of "," and String2 the characters on the right. How can I do this? Thanks, Miguel ...more >>

I remember in 1.1 that I would put not to populate a given dropdownlist unless it was not Page.IsPostBack. But in 2.0 where I use the DAL and no codefile, I don't see where to effect this. Any help is appreciated. I want my dropdownlist to keep what the use selected when the page refreshes. ...more >>

Hi, This is seriously driving me crazy, could anyone explain to me why neither of these doesn't produce XHTML compliant output (it is being called in Render() btw): output.WriteLine("<img src=\"" + vars["{$baseUrl}"] + " />"); output.AddAttribute(HtmlTextWriterAttribute.Src, (string)var...more >>

Hi, I need to place some javascript code at the end of my aspx page. How can I do that using the ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock ? Thanks Stan ...more >>

(one of our developers posted this and it got no answer so I'm giving it another try) I'm converting a DataGrid utility component that previously used the columns array to function as it has in the past without using the columns array. The reason for this is because it must process columns cr...more >>

Hello everybody !! I need to migrate an application from Windows Forms to Web Forms. The problem is that in my windows application I have listviews and I would like to know If there is any control in ASPNET 2.0 that can make the same function. I use the listview to show files, like windows exp...more >>

I'm filling up a gridview and the underlying datatable has about 30,000 records, so it takes some time before I can see the page again with the records on the gridview. Is there any type of threading (or anything else) that I can use so that I can display some message (i.e. "Grid loading...")...more >>

hello) i have some task to coplete, and cant find any way how to do it in my asp.net (2.0 c#) i do some work, rendering pages... in those pages, are url's presented, writen in some manner... let say * "~/somepage.aspx" * "^/somepage2.aspx" now, i want to change this "~" to a server ...more >>

The problem I'm using the .NET GridView and FormView objects for the first time and im getting the error "An OleDbParameter with ParameterName '@ID' is not contained by this OleDbParameterCollection" whenI try to write a new record. Delete and Modify work fine its just the add record functio...more >>

Hi, I am looking for a asp.net third party control or javascript that show a preview box with info like espn.com has. Anyone know of such a control? Thanks ...more >>

How do I pass a NULL value to a field while inserting records in a SQL Server 2005 DB table using a stored procedure? I tried the following but it inserts an empty string & not a NULL value: ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.Purchase @UserID int, @Total decimal, @Address varchar(250) = NULL, ...more >>

In the Web Site Administration Tool you can use the Provider Configuration tab to configure how web site management data is stored. By default, user information is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server Express database in the Data folder of the Web site. Is it possible to store the data in an SQL ...more >>

Hi all, I have a code behind file which I would like to conditionally compile parts of. The code is in C#. here is what I want to achieve, in pseudo C++ style: -------------------------------- #define PRODUCTION 1 public partial class _MyPage : System.Web.UI.Page { protected void P...more >>

How do I render the scrollbars by CSS in a listbox? I have understood that an asp listbox gets rendered as a select element. So I tried first by adding a style element: ..TA {scrollbar-3dlight-color:aqua; scrollbar-arrow-color:fuchsia; scrollbar-base-color:fuchsia; scrollbar-darkshad...more >>

We have a web application in 2003. The solution contains the project for the web application and five other projects for shared assemblies. We have two issues. The first is that we want to place the entire solution in some other directory like c:\work rather than wwwroot. We can use vss to d...more >>

I have an asp.net 2.0 app that uses a sitemap, Master Page, and has several content pages. While this feature has simplified the process of creating a data-driven site menu, it does seem to have some big restrictions. Namely, maintaining state on the Master Page across all content pages. I si...more >>

Hi there, i'm using asp.net 2.0 and vs2005. I am trying to load a usercontrol dynamically when a button is pressed myUserControl ctl = (myUserControl)Page.LoadControl("myUserControl.ascx"); myUserControl is in the same project but the following error is being thrown The type or namespac...more >>

Hi, I am trying to refresh the cookie to make sure the timeout is reset by simply calling a blank page on my site. I am doing this because I have an external site hosted in my web that isn't sharing the auth mechanism. I can test this easily by simply having a hidden iframe and use a javasc...more >>

I have data that looks like this prodid fileid date where prodid repeats I want report like this prodid - fileid date fileid date fileid date My Datalist is below, and ofcoure the header shows up as unbound. Anybody have an example of how I can do this with ...more >>

Hi All, I'm not able to get "AspNetActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider" working with Forms Authentication.The ASP.net configuration tool is throwing an exception when i try to creat a user.It works fine when i use SqlProvider. I'm not even sure if the cause is something to do with ADAM instance ...more >>

Hi All, How can I prevent my end users from noticing an error when we are re-compiling our project? Is there any way? Or how can we show a user-friendly message when we are recompiling the project? Thanks a bunch!!!...more >>

How do I expire a page, and I want to get the following message when I hit the back button to that expired page? I get this message from my bank. Warning: Page has Expired The page you requested was created using information you submitted in a form. This page is no longer available. As a secu...more >>

I would like to attach an event handler to the application start without having to use a Global.asax file. If this could be done from a static constructor then that would be ideal. I guess HttpContext.Current would be used. Also, I would like to attach an event to the first request and then r...more >>

Is there a way to specify a background-image for a html table cell in a theme's css file. I know a lot of things I can't do... can't figure out one that I can do: 1) ~/ Images/logo.gif doesn't work since it isn't a server side control. 2) /Images/logo.gif doesn't work, not sure why. ...more >>

When my user click on Submit button, my form submits. The problem is that new page takes long time to show up, due to lot of processing on the server side after first submition. So, somethimes my users clik browser's refresh button (F5) which submits again my form. Is there any way to preven...more >>

Hello, I have a standard asp:DataGrid called CasesGrid that I wish to write my own paging controls for. The aim is to get something like the following rendered to screen: << First < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next > Last >> I have achieved the first/previous/next/last buttons quite eas...more >>

Hi, I have a datagrid. <asp:DataGrid id="DataGrid1" runat="server" Height="237px" Width="280px" AutoGenerateColumns="False" AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#e9e9e9" ShowHeader="false" ShowFooter="false" > <Columns> <asp:TemplateColumn HeaderStyle-Height="0"> <ItemTemplate> ...more >>

The following code calls a function in a DLL which returns a SqlDataReader (the function in the DLL calls a stored procedure which returns 6 columns): Dim boCart As Cart Dim sqlReader As SqlDataReader boCart = New Cart boCart.GetRecords(iUserID) 'Next I want to just display the record i...more >>

I'm having an issue with the button click event handler. I follow this book example using the single-file method. It is a very simple page with a Button and a label: <script runat="server"> Sub Button1_Click(...) Label1.Text = (Int32.Parse(Label1.Text) + 1).ToString End Sub ...(omitte...more >>

Hi! Is it correct/safe to define a connection pool in the string "sqlConnectionString" of the "sessionState" section of Web.config? - The application is developed using AspNet 1.1 in a Windows Server 2003. - The AspState DB is defined in a Sql Server 2000 DB on another server. I have added ...more >>

Hi, Im after some advise on how to go about this problem. I have a master page with nice header and side bar setup. I then have various aspx pages that use this master page. I want one of the aspx pages to be editable by a user. This saves me having to doing any of the changes. Should ...more >>

hey all, i have to buttons on a web form and i have an update panel with a single textbox inside it. i add a trigger to the update panel for one of the buttons. the button procedure assigns some simple text to the textbox and tries to change the .Enabled property of the other button to false....more >>

I am getting the following ERROR in my WebApp on line 30: Server Error in '/TestWebApp' Application. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the...more >>

Hi .. I already asked this.. please anyone knows an answer for this? how should I apply a Captcha Image on a Web Form correctlly? Say I have an ASP.NET WebSite.. where should I make the code validity check?. Should I do it on the Page_Load event or on each click or Event where I wish to va...more >>

How can you tell which FormView controls have different values from their initial values when the page was loaded? If the user clicked the submit button on the EditItemTemplate and no controls have truly changed values, then we don't have to update the database. -- Thank you kindly, D...more >>

Hello, I have a class inside my page class where I have the following code: Server.HtmlDecode("MyString") I get the error: Reference to a non-shared member requires an object reference. How can I solve this? Could you give me an example? Thanks, Miguel ...more >>

I am working with SCO Vision ODBC (version 4.16.900.00). I try to retrieve information from a data base with SCO Vision ODBC called from a web service that runs at IIS. I have this error: 'ERROR [IM003] Specified driver could not be loaded due to system error 1114 (SCO Vision ODBC).' Could you...more >>

Is it possible to turn off the title tag in the page directive when using master pages? We have got meta data and title defined in a content control and are ending up with 2 title tags, one defined in our content and an emty one defined by the page directive. Can anyone help?? ...more >>

Hi everybody, Question 1: How do you set the values from server-side to a client-side control or how do you execute a javascript function without a button click event? Question 2: How do you get response from a Confirm() popup window to uncheck all server-side checkboxes placed in a...more >>

hi all, I have a dropdownist that doesn't keep it's selected previous state. When I select an item i want the selected item to be selected when the postback happened. The DDL looks like this <asp:DropDownList ID="keywordsDropDownList" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChange...more >>

Assume that a ASPX page uses a user control named Address.ascx which has 2 TextBoxes. This ASCX page creates 2 properties named 'Address' & 'City' using the Get & Set statements: <script runat="server"> Public Property Address() As String Get Address = txtAddress.Text...more >>

Hi, I was wondering on the best way to change the text size of website. I have seen these effect on the dotnetnuk web http://www.dotnetnuke.com/ , where you have a link to change the size of the text. Is it just a case of using javascript to set the prefered stylesheet to use ? or is there ...more >>