asp.net-mvc

How should i lazy-generate a thumbnail image?

For background, i have a Data layer and Service layer loosely based on Rob Conery's Storefront model and like Rob's, many of my domain objects and chained with LazyList<>'s and LazyItem<>'s to make use of the deferred execution that Linq2Sql provides given that my Lazy* types utilise IQueryable<T> rather than this awesome delegate approa...

MVC Attributes on Controllers and Actions

Is there a way to add an Attribute on the Controller level but not on a specific action. For example say if i had 10 Actions in my Controller and just 1 of those Actions does not require a specific attribute I created. [MyAttribute] public class MyController : Controller { public ActionResult Action1 public ActionResult Action2...

Does .NET MVC work when System.Web.Mvc is loaded in the GAC?

Is it allowed to put System.Web.Mvc in the GAC? Allowed as in: does it work? I have done this and all my projects have problems inheriting from System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage... EDIT Hope this doesn't scare you: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE> "c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\vbc.exe" /t:library /utf8output ...

how to show contents which include html tag?

I am using FckEditor in Create.aspx page in asp.net mvc application. Since I need to show rich text in web pages, I used ValidateInput(false) attribute top of action method in controller class. And I used Html.Encode(Model.Message) in Details.aspx to protect user's attack. But, I had result what I did not want as following : <p> H...

Create url from within HtmlHelper

I'm creating a HtmlHelper extention that should create a set of links pointing to the current URL, but that have a different language code as their first parameter. The languagecodes are passed in as a list. Currently I require the UrlHelper to be passed in and do the following: /*Warning: HACK*/ RouteValueDictionary vals = html.ViewCo...

how to convert this line into vb.net

from the free dinner book for asp.net MVC [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)] public ActionResult Edit(int id, FormCollection formValues) { Dinner dinner = dinnerRepository.GetDinner(id); UpdateModel(dinner); dinnerRepository.Save(); return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = dinner.DinnerID }); } how to convert this line...

ASP.NET MVC Equivalent to Response.Redirect Click Event

I have an html form in a view that needs to be reset from time to time. Problem is, fields enable/disable based on input. Therefore, the only way to truly reset the form is to reload the view (I would prefer that the entire page is reloaded). Due to several scenarios, simply refreshing does not work. I need the equivalent to Response...

Session End in ASP.net MVC

I am placing user data in the session then passing it to viewdata to view on a page. Now when my user walks away from his computer for a while, the session ends and the data he entered is lost.(that is ok) The problem is that when he returns he refreshes the screen my page is still showing but all the data is gone. So, How can I redirec...

Where should I place additional classes in my MVC application

I have an ASP.NET MVC application which is using Linq to SQL classes placed in the Model folder. I want to create some extra classes that I would normally place in my BLL but I'm not sure how to work this with MVC. With WebForms I would have my DAL as a Class Library. My BLL as a class library that referenced my BLL. My Web Site that ...

Can asking a developer whether he prefers WebForms or MVC be a good indicator of his proficiency?

I've just had an interesting thought. It has been a while already since some of us have enjoyed the new MVC framework for ASP.NET. We have talked about it, compared them, liked or disliked one or the other at a different point of time, argued about them each protecting his own point of view. Now it is somewhat silent. He who wanted to g...

Parse Error ViewMasterPage<TModel>

I am trying to implement a strongly typed master page and using this page as an example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/768236/how-to-create-a-strongly-typed-master-page-using-a-base-controller-in-asp-net-mvc I have the following declaration in my masterpage: <%@ Master Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewMasterPage<InsTech...

ASP.NET MVC + jQuery + IIS6: Multiple Ajax requests

Hello, I'm not sure where the problem is... I have an ajax request that checks the tracking information for a package on a page with a list of packages: $(".fedex_status").each(function() { var item = this; // some code to construct tracking_url $.ajax({ type: "GET", url: tracking_url, async...

Font settings in chart series tooltip

Is it possible to change the font settings for tooltip text in the mschart control? I've tried setting the chart series font, but it doesn't affect the tooltip associated with the series data. ...

How can I disable client side and proxy caching in ASP.NET MVC?

What is the proper (browser agnostic) way to disable page caching in ASP.NET MVC? ...

ASP.NET MVC modal dialog/popup best practice

I am looking for the most standard way to archive modal dialogs in ASP.NET MVC. An example of what I am trying to do is when I select an item from my "list" page, I want the "details" page to be a popup over the list and NOT a new page. I'm not looking for a hack. I want it to be a solution that follows the ASP.NET MVC pattern. I wou...

ASP.NET MVC in Medium Trust

Hi, just trying to set up my development environment for ASP.NET MVC, have started a blank ASP.NET MVC project, and have placed the following in my web.config: <trust level="Medium" originUrl=""/> Running the project then results in the following exception: Description: The application attempted to perform an operation not allowed ...

How does Spark View Engine's performance compare to ASP.NET?

I'm interested in using Spark for an open source pet project of mine that runs with the asp.net mvc framework. I wonder if anyone has real experience with it and knows how it performs compared to the normal asp.net view engine? I know that marketwatch.com runs asp.net mvc and Spark. ...

HTML.Listbox in MVC dosent show up in FormsCollection...

Hi! I have a ASP.NET MVC application where I have a HTML.Listbox where the user can add items to it, in the webpage. It looks like this. <p> <label for="groups">Grupper:</label> <%= Html.ListBox("RoleGroups", (Model != null ? new SelectList(Model.RoleGroups) : new SelectList(new List<BL.Portal.Domain.Model.RoleGroup>(){})))%> <%...

Asp.net MVC - LINQ and Hieararchical data

I have a database with this two tables ProductCategory IDCat Name Description ProductSubCategories IDSub Name IDCat This tables are related trought IDCat. How can i do with LINQ to retrieve the list of Category and SubCategory grouped by Category ?? In my PartialView I would like create a menu with Category and SubCatego...

Submitting AjaxForm with jQuery in ASP.NET MVC

I have an ajax form in asp.net mvc which is as simple as this: <div class="panel" id="blogPostPanel"> <img src="/images/ajax-loader.gif" alt="ajax-loader" /> </div% } %> I want to invoke the form submit when document is loaded. This should supposedly, call the controller's action and return a result that should...