Hello, I am facing a strange problem. My application formats a decimal value to a string something like this. fprice float; sPrice String; fprice = 450.77 // This value actually comes from the database sPrice = fprice.ToString("C") sprice after the above transformation looks like "$4...more >>

I am looking for good documentation to help support rewriting a VB 6 app in Dot Net. I looking for things like VB 6 being unsupported in March 2008, general performance improvements, at what point will VB 6 just won't work on the newest version of Windows. How good is the ajax functionality in 20...more >>

I want to add a 'Please Select.....' with a blank value to a dropdown. And then remove it once a selection is made. What is the best way to do this. ...more >>

Quite often in ASP I am asked to repeat ten rows of data but with slightly more complex formatting. Each row might have a header, image to the left, text and a few links etc. Is there an easy way to do this in .net. Sort of like the formview but repeated and paged like a gridview? Regards, Chr...more >>

I have a resources file under App_GlobalResources in my web application ("web site project"). I can access it normally using the strongly-typed syntax. My question: I have a DAL that is separate in a different project (class library). Is it possible to access the resources file in App_GlobalR...more >>

My application seems to grow over 50MB for aspnet_wp.exe and I have no idea why. I am using MS Enterprise Library 1.1 in ASP.NET 2.0 I am not sure if this could be a problem. The problem is that when I uploaded my application to provider it throws users out every 10-20s. They told me that th...more >>

hey all, if i select an item in a listbox, how would i move that item up/down the list using upd/down buttons on my .aspx page? thanks, rodchar...more >>

Hi all How can I find the address that user type in address bar?? I have some subdomains that have a homepage.I want to determine which address is user typed and based on that address load properly information/ thanks in advance ...more >>

I'm using an authentication (login) code of my own, completely bypassin asp.net's membership functions... Isn't it enough to just set the Session["UserName"] value on login and then erasing when user logs out? Is there any need to use FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(...) unless I want...more >>

What does mean this error? The current configuration system does not support user-scoped settings. I'm accessing a my.settings data from a DAL dll referenced by an ASP.NET app. I've a similar other application that works well. The one with the problem is an 1.1 upgraded, the one that wor...more >>

This statement doesn't change the contents of column 3 (a boolean column) to true: table.Rows[table.Rows.Count-1].ItemArray[3] = true; Can someone suggest a syntax that will work? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

Hi, Recently we upgraded our Windows 2000 servers to Windows 2003. One of our websites which was working fine previouslyis now displaying ... 'Server Error in '/' Application' along with with some details on configuring web.config I have modified the web.config to get a more detailed err...more >>

Hello Is there any way to browse control's event handlers and add it's signature automatically, just like it happens when I double click on a control in design view, but with handlers other then default? It's a pain to search for them, and their syntax (arguments etc). thanks ...more >>

Hello, friends, I am implementing web app security using asp.net 1.1, and I found the following source code from Yahoo! Mail login page: <form method="post" action="https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?" autocomplete="off" name="login_form"> <input type="hidden" name=".tries" value="1...more >>

I am writting a control that paints an image to a graphic (created from a bmp). I want to be able to display the painted image directly without having to save to file and link to the saved image. I have been told this can now be done in .NET 2.0. Is this so? How? -- Thanks Brian...more >>

Are there any known issues about using two of the same Web User Controls on the same page? I lose state and values in one control when the other control is activated. ...more >>

hi All, Iam having a objectdatasource control declared in the markup as <asp:ObjectDataSource ID="odsProperties" runat="server" TypeName="System.Collections.IEnumerable" SelectMethod="GetProperties"></asp:ObjectDataSource> Then on the code behind iam hacing a method declated like ....more >>

I wantto submit my form to another page without using viewstate. I used EnableViewState="false" in my page directive <%@ Page EnableViewState="false" Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="DATAGRID._Default"%> <form id="Form1" method="post" runat=...more >>

Hi Gurus, It would be appreciated if you guys give me some idea to tackle our current problem. About 10 developers in our company are working one a couple of web projects using source safe, asp.net and sql server. Say a programmer changed on sales.aspx.cs page and b programmer changed order....more >>

hi , all This is driving me crazy , I use msgbox method in .net 2.0 environment and it is running fine on my IIS (Windows 2000) until today. The error is like "Showing a modal dialog box or form when the application is not running in UserInteractive mode is not a valid operation". I ju...more >>

Is there any way to alter the look of the browse button in the fileupload control? Maybe subsitute an image? Thanks for any suggestions....more >>

Hi, thanks for any help here: SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT categories FROM catalog" conn); rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); String temp; while (rdr.Read()) { temp = rdr[0]; Response.Write(temp.Split(":")); } Doesn'...more >>

What could be causing this? this code: String Com = ""; if (Com != (String)rw.ItemArray[0]) fails at runtime with the error message: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Int32' to type 'System.String'. this code, in a different class runs without error: String Env = "";...more >>

Hi, I have a repeater based on a stored procedure. It pulls the following: catDesc Image The user sees the category description (catDesc) , and then clicks on the image (Image) which is bound to the catID. This catID (@catID --- an integer) is then to be passed to the next page, sculpt...more >>

hi there, i got this Compiler Error Message when i tried to access my site. all files were built in vs2005 without error. Compiler Error Message: CS0433: The type 'FrontEnd.AppConfig' exists in both 'c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\newsearch\0d2e701c\8...more >>

Hi, In visual studio 2005 I create a website project, create a new aspx page (web form), add a GridView (data populated from SQL 2000 db). I would like the user to have the ability to change the value in a status fields (values they can input should come from a preset list). Can anyone ...more >>

Hello, I can figure how to set selectIndex or Value, I have tried this <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropdownList ID="DDLSector3" DataSource='<%# BindSector(this,(int)DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"wt_SectorId"))%>' OnPreRender='SetSectorIndex' DataTextField='wt_SectorName' DataValueFi...more >>

I have an almost finished page that uses webparts. And this is the expected functionality. A logged on user hits a button and the button opens a WebPart. Then the user logs off, next time he logs on he will find the webpart already open. Now, if a different user logs on, the fact that another us...more >>

I created a web site that uses Crystal Reports in VS 2005. Now I want to upload the site to my web site. I did so but I get an error message when I try to view the page that has the Crystal Report viewer. What do I need to do to view this page? I know that if I setup the web locally on a loc...more >>

Hello, Where do I go to learn or ask questions on how to right Macros in VS.NET 2005 I need to be able to write a macro that can comment out HTML. Thank you, SA ...more >>

Hi, Can I add javascript path to a web.config file? Right now I have to add this to each page. <script src="AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script> If so, can someone give me an example? Do I need to add anything to the page if I can add this to the config file? Th...more >>

The following code sets a DataTable column DataType to "String" column.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String"); What is the corresponding statement when the data type is boolean? I have tried both "bit', "bool", and "boolean" and all cause an error. One would think that a simple ...more >>

Hello, I've this problem. I need to create a web app, where some text are localized in many languages. That's ok: I can use "App_Localresources" and related features, and all works. Now, I need also to create different "skins" of this application. This is also ok: I can use themes and all wor...more >>

I have code that emails an html document where as the email is in html format... (and not an attachment) objMessage.From = astrEmailFrom objMessage.Subject = astrEmailSubject objMessage.Body = astrEmailMessage objMessage.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html objMessage...more >>

Does anybody know any training class on ASP.NET 2.0 near Cleveland, Ohio? Thank you in advance. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm attempting to create a login/role system for an application i'm building. My idea is to store an instance of a 'webapp' object in global.asax. This object stores login (username, ID) and role information (user, admin etc) which is set on a successful login. Would it be ok to put...more >>

Hi all I have a treeview bound to a sitemap. Once the user is logged in, I'm wanting the menu to expand to include additional items from a database while retaining the items in the sitemap. Is this possible. For example. My menu has an item called "Books" defined in the sitemap. Once...more >>

What I need - To retrieve the server name that the ASP application is running on. Why - Our current intranet is on a network where we have users that are on a domain and some that are not. Using I.P. addresses all the users can access the ASP pages. Using I.P. addresses, no one can use our ...more >>

I am using httpwebrequest to do a screen scrape. This works great on my development box, but does not on the production box. Here is the code. Dim webRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(webRequest.Create(LOGIN_URL), HttpWebRequest) webRequest.Proxy = System.Net.GlobalProxySelect...more >>

I am setting up Authentication that I want to put in multiple Web Sites on my server. I found a good article on this and am looking at moving my code from my Global.asax file to an HTTP Module. This works fine. But I was curious about what would happen if I left the Global.asax code in (wh...more >>

Hi, I'm fairly new t oregular expressions. I am struggling with the following problem. I have a big text file that I want to parse for the following text: <x:ConnectionString>sometextwithin</x:ConnectionString> once found I want to replace it with <x:ConnectionString></x:ConnectionString...more >>

Without using foreach, what is the syntax for accessing a given row in a memory table? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

Although I have quite a bit of WinForms experience, I am new to ASP.NET. So don't be surprised by the elementary question. :) I am creating a webpage with a dropdown list that allows the user to select an image from the list. Based on that feedback, the page calls a web service to gra...more >>

Hi, I have some data in an xml file which I need to use in my web form. The data in the xml file needs to be shown in maybe a repeater, grid or data control. I will need to parse the data make sense of it and maybe place it in a data structure. Once I have a meaningful representation of this ...more >>

Looking for some help on this one... I have three servers (development, staging, production), each running the same code. All three computers are running Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6.0. I have some code in the GLOBAL.ASAX file, which writes out a message to a database indicating that the even...more >>

a simple aspx page just needs to send a particular .txt file to stream so that it opens up in Notepad on client side. Using ContentType = "text/plain" it still opens in IE browser as a html file, what trick is needed? ...more >>

Hello, Iam trying to apply a css class while creating a html table in a server control. Iam using the HtmlTable class to generate table, the HtmlTable class has a Style property which takes name,value pairs for all the styles i want to apply, but how can i apply a class name directly ? ...more >>

hi, Does anyone have any experience in displaying spreadsheets(from XML file) in ASP.NET2.0? I figure that a repeater is good for this, as it seems to be able to handle the formatting needed for this. If you have done this before, can you please let me know how you have done this. Man...more >>

I've got an page used for downloads that acts similarily to the MSFT downloads.... page displays and refreshes itself which causes a XML file to be streamed to the client. The streaming of the file is working fine, however, IE is mucking the the filename I specify. For example, I'm specifyi...more >>

We have an ASP.NET 2.0 (C#) application that is divided into multiple layers. The multiple layers come from having a web project and 2 different class library projects in the same solution. I'm having difficulties figuring out the best way to handle (catch) exceptions in the different layers ...more >>

I am trying to dynamically add a web user control - ctrlBlogEntry.ascx - to a page - default.aspx - (via an ASP:PlaceHolder). This web user control has two ASP:Label controls and I'm accessing their "Text" properties via public properties. However, after I have instantiated the ctrlBlogEntry c...more >>

Hi All, I have a aspnet page that collects some simple data from the user. I have implemented 1 of the fields as a "cascading combo box" (a pair of drop down lists, where the second is populated based on the selection made on the first). In ASP1.1 this was implemented using a postback which o...more >>

Hi Everyone, I just put a app on a server that is already running sharepoint. The admin had put the app under the c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\PurchaseOrder dir. When I try and run the app I get the following error message: Server Error in '/' Application Description: An application error occurred on t...more >>

Form: ItemsGrid$ctl02$CheckBox1 is the value printed from the Response.Write for the row below. How would one obtain the other cell values in that row? The first value (<td>1</td>) is the one I want. That is the primary key in the table that will be updated with the changed checkbox value. Tha...more >>

Hi, I need to split a string and then take the 0th element of the resultant array. what could be a good shortcut? like 1 statement instead of 3,4 Thnx ...more >>

Hi, I want to find out the RGB code of the default background color of any window created in VS.Net. The properties panel shows the name of the color as "control" but does not display the RGB code. Can someone pls. help. thanks Nemo ...more >>

I've made a form with a variable number of textboxes. The user fills them out, and then I need to pick up the values he has filled in. The number of textboxes vary depending on a value that the user filled in in another page. But suppose there were 3 values. In that case, I know the names of...more >>

Hi, just trying to get to grips with data access in ASP.NET 2.0. I may be missing a huge point here, and please forgive if I am, but in ASP 1.x and OO applications best practice suggests abstracting our various logic into distinct layers - we would have the UI in one layer, business logic in a...more >>

I have a number field with some numbers containing a decimal and some numbers with no decimal. In the code behind I put it into a decimal variable and to show this on a label I have the text of the label equal to this "Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.Num") %>'" SO, what comes t...more >>

Hi! Kindly tell me how to download/copy an image to local system using C#. for instance my application that is running on local network which is connected to internet... wants to download the logo of Google on this url (http://groups.google.com.pk/groups/img/groups_medium.gif). how can i ...more >>

Hi there Is it OK to use one big xsd dataset (using Table Adapter Wizard) for whole site, and just to include there all tables used on each page, or should I keep those datasets as small as possible (for example if on each update the whole dataset must be updated, and not only specific tabl...more >>

I have a bound field set to visible="false". I have a custom command button, which posts back and I want to get the value of this field that is set to visible="false" and this field is an ID field, and I don't want to show it up in the gridview, but I want to be able to access the value. HOW...more >>

How do I integrating ASP.NET Tracing with the Enterprise Library Logging Application Block? I guess this should be possible and in a similar way to the way ASP.NET Tracing is integrated with System.Diagnostics Tracing as described in http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b0ectfxd(VS.80)....more >>

Is persisting objects to the SESSION the best way to prevent an object from being created every time a page is refreshed? It's a bit complicated but I'll try to be brief... I am using a guage from Fusion Charts Instrumentation Suite to show the speed of machinary in a factory. The guage upda...more >>

Hi, I have a small problem when I try to save a file. In an ASPX page in the Page_Load method I do something like that: (VB) Response.ClearHeaders() Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=foo.jpg") Response.Clear() Response.ContentType = "application/octlet-stream" ...more >>

Hi, when I load a CSV file into a DataSet, and try to display it in a gridView, it clearly only displays the first column. what am i forgetting? this is my code OleDbConnection ExcelConnection = new OleDbConnection(@"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + pathName + ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to access Master Pages from Ascx directly? In an Aspx, by entering the following , <%@ MasterType VirtualPath="~/Pages/Master.Master"%> , I can easily access its property using this.Master. But can I do that using Ascx controls? What can I do to access it directly? Tha...more >>

Hi! Please help me on this, What is the code when calling or referencing a class in ASP.Net just like for example in windows forms. the coding is just like this. Dim frm as new form1 form1.showdialog Please help me on this topic, Thanks and regards ...more >>

Hello, I have make a login form with an active directory membership. The trouble is that Internet Explorer may keep in memory the login/password of the user. Is there a way to disable it from the server ? Thanks a lot .. ...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to get email sent or not with C#. I can understand if I get error message in my yahoo account. But is there a way to get this after SMTPClient.Send method? Regards, Salim ...more >>