I have some proxy settings loaded in the application onstart event. This means I only have to create them once and all pages can take advantage of them. BUT is it possible that the setting may get lost, fall out of memory or something? Will I find that the proxy setting have gone and will not...more >>

I am trying to create an ASP.NET Web Service using VB.NET and Visual Studio 2005. When I select Add New Item and choose Web Service, it shows WebService1.asmx in the Solution Explorer, but it opens WebService1.asmx.vb. I have tried everything I can think of to open WebService1.asmx, but it is ...more >>

I'm using ASP.NET 2.0 and C#. With the FileUpload control is it possible to set Wildcards (e.g., *.xls and *.doc) so that when the user clicks the Browse button it defaults to Excel and/or Word files? Thanks, Sal ...more >>

I am building an ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site in VS 2005 Team Edition SP1. Every time I edit any HTML (not just server controls, even if I edit a div), or even if I edit the stylesheet (yes, the .css file), I get the error below. This is getting to be a nightmare, and I'd love some suggestions on how to...more >>

In a large application I'm working on (ASP.NET 1.1, VS2003), we have a base class that wraps stored procedures. Essentially, this base class (StoredProcedureBase) encapsulates the code to set up the connection, transaction, command and parameters required to invoke a stored procedure on our SQL ...more >>

I have some old ASP programs w/ SQLserver 2000 databases. Now I am developing ASP.NET projects using VB 2005 and SQLserver 2005. What are the best procedures to develop and test the ASP.NET programs? My main concerns are: 1. What do I need to test? VB 2005/ASP.NET with 2000 data? Migrati...more >>

I would like to be able to turn off (ie, set to false) the ShowInsertButton option from my code for various users. I can't figure out how to do that. Can someone please educate me? I am using VB.net. ...more >>

How to include freetextbox (www.freetextbox.com) in asp.net 2.0? My visual studio don't accept this tag: <FTB:FreeTextBox id="FreeTextBox1" runat="Server" /> ...more >>

Hi, This is causing me a few problems as I am not sure how to handle this... I have a data access layer. My layer is built in such a way that I can use any database type I choose, such as SQL Server, MySQL etc. Now, in my layer, I have all my SQL statements and use parameterised queries...more >>

Hello, we have this situation. web farm, several server 2003 machines, and several win2K, SP 4 machines all machines access files on a Network appliance using CIFS I am testing a ASP.NET 2.0 project that is residing on the share. I noticed a random error I was getting on win2K machines...more >>

How to use RichText in ASP.NET application. I need to make web page where user can write some text, click save and than this content must be saved as html content. Can I find some richtext control or I need to use javascript? ...more >>

I have a webpage (form) that has multiple buttons contained within, and all cause a postback if clicked. I have a textbox where users enter a phrase and then have to click a "Search" button that does a search for what was entered. Instead of requiring the user to manually mouseclick on the Sea...more >>

I have two ddl's in a formview which is bound to an objectdatasource. Each of the ddl's have there datasource propertys set to a function which returns a dataset. The selected index of each of the dropdownlist is set to a property returned from the objectdatasource. When I change the select...more >>

HI When i publish my site, it overwrites all files. but when i have some large files included such as mp3s. It overwrites these and even tho i havent touched them it reuploads all of them. Anyway i can set it to not do this for specific files? Thanks ...more >>

Hi all does anyone know of any good free open source forumsoftware? Google did not really return anything good apart from the original 1.1 ASP.,NET version which I installed. http://www.asp.net/Forums/Download I now get a problem where when a person logs in they get the following problem ...more >>

Publish Web Site in VS.NET 2005 helps but I don't want it to copy web.config to from development to staging. It doesn't seem be a way around it, or maybe I'm missing something? ...more >>

I have a GridView that is dynamically-bound to a class object datasource and in that GridView is a link button column. This linkbutton displays the number of "matches" found in a database after a query and users can click on the link (underlined number) to display the matches. This works fine ...more >>

Hello All, how can I set my selectparameter to a constant value within my constants class or to a value in my web.config file? ...more >>

Is there a way of specifying the CSS class of all cells within a table without having to set the class attribute for each cell individually (server-side or client-side)? Paul ...more >>

I wish to subscribe to a paper copy of monthly/biweekly magazine on .NET/C#. I am a .NET developer with interest in new developments in .net, coding best practices, design patterns, software architecture, Ajax, WPF etc. I came across these 3 magazines and couldn't decide which one to subscribe ...more >>

Hello, I created some SQL 2005 tables using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. I know wanted to get the script code of those tables. I was able to do that by right clicking over each table. But how can I get the code for the relationships between the tables? Thanks, Miguel ...more >>

We have an issue where our asp.net app connects to sql 2000 in a DMZ through a pix router. There is no ACL(Access Control List) in place, so 1433 is allowed. It connects, but very slowly, 5 seconds to return page. When on the same side of the wall, it is 1.5 seconds. Is there a SQL setting o...more >>

We have a problem with Web.config inheritance in two of our applications. We have an old app which is poorly written and must be in the root of the server. We have a newer app which runs from a virtual directory. The apps are not related. Old app web.config has: <httpModules> <add name...more >>

hey all, i'm using vs2005 and i'm under server explorer. i'm just trying to add a new connection to .\sqlexpress (sql express 2005) using sql server authentication but when i goto select the database in the dropdownlist there are 0 entries in the list. what i've done so far is Enabled the ...more >>

Would anyone mind explaining how I can use .dlls outisde of /bin? Really I want to use dll's that are located in "../", but I haven't been able to get .Net to look outside of my base directory. I tried this in web.config: <configuration><runtime><assemblingbinding xmls="urn:schemas-microsoft-...more >>

Hello All, I have a series of button (i.e. <asp:button ...>) controls for which I need to specify the padding between the button's text and its border. The padding should be 6px on each side. Does anyone know how or where I can specify this? I've looked through the button controls proper...more >>

Hey guys, I guess I don't understand this whole Post-Back thing. I'm writing an ASP page using VS2005 in C#. On the page I'm working on, I set several variables on Form Load. I then have a button which dynamically builts some objects. I take a COUNT of these objects and set it to a glo...more >>

I've just started to try to create my own n-tier project, and I am using an xsd schema to represent all my tables, and then datatables and queries to get at my data. The question I have is, where does XML and web services fit in to this? Do any web services go in the data layer, and can I trea...more >>

Hello All, I have a requirement of converting some asp files to asp.net files. The server is IIS 5. So ultimately both ASP and ASp.net files should work on IIS 5. What changes do I need to make on the server. Is possible without upgrading to IIS6.0? Thanks in Advance, Anandhi...more >>

How can i embed a web browser in an IE page?...more >>

Hello, I start with a project of migration of our Web application from 1.1 to 2.0. Currently we have a deployment tool which load the Web site assembly in order to access methodes containing in each WebForm. In asp.net 2.0 each page is built into it own assembly. So I have to change the way...more >>

Hi Guys. I have a question about which is the best way to store user info across the whole website. Now I have 3 web servers and each server has enabled the web garden (6 wps). now I want to save the current user's detail across the whole website without using session. I am considering saving...more >>

Hi, How do I add row counter to a repeater control? <ItemTemplate> <tr style="FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma;FONT-SIZE:10PX"> <td valign="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><%# GetNextNumber()%></td> Where should the function GetNextNumber() be placed? eg: table Counter | name | dob 1 | John | 01-...more >>

I have a strange problem in my website. I configured my website to run under 2 worker processes. (web garden enabled). and I stored my user information in the current httpcontext(like Httpcontext.current.items.add("__currentuser", myUserobject") and retrieve the user object like (user = (U...more >>

Hi all Does anyone has any reference or examples about how to customize the httpcontext.current.user object to my own user object? Cheers Victor ...more >>

Hi everyone, Im puzzled by a NULL behaviour in SQL 2000 server. There is a column in the table that does not allow NULL. During data mining, the staff noted that, for that particular column, there are a few records that are empty. I do not specifically know whether they are "alt + 0160...more >>