asp.net

Multiple ScriptControl instances sharing variable

I have a ScriptControl that uses an image as an embedded resource and GetWebResourceUrl to generate the WebResource.axd URL. I am currently using GetScriptDescriptors() to send the URL to the JavaScript object. The ScriptControl can be in a Repeater, so you may have 20+ instances. They all use the same images (not customizable through...

how to bind xml api url in datagrid in asp.net

hi I am new in XML and wondering if you point out how to bind xml api url in gridview. thanks. ...

C# word boundary regex instead of .Contains() needed

I have a list: var myList = new List<string> { "red", "blue", "green" }; I have a string: var myString = "Alfred has a red and blue tie"; I am trying to get a count of matches of words in myList within myString. Currently, I am using .Contains(), which gets me a count of 3 because it is picking up the "red" in "Alfred". I need to...

How to default null session values to blank strings in C#

I'm used to using VB.net for web programming. Often, I have something like: Dim s as string = Session("s") I get a string value for s from the web session. If there is no value in the web session, I get a blank string. However, AFAIK, in C#, I have to have something like the code below to do the same thing. string s; try { s = Ses...

Can not add Custom Control into UpdatePanel

My code: protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { CustomControl myControl = new CustomControl(); UpdatePanel1.ContentTemplateContainer.Controls.Add(myControl); Button btn = new Button(); UpdatePanel1.ContentTemplateContainer.Controls.Add(btn); } After click new button app...

Stat Counter Not accurate all of a sudden on my site

Stat Counter Not showing Accurate Hits Webiste: www.curbappealconcepts.com I have pasted xhtml code into the head tags of my site.master page for the stat counter. This site was built with Visual Studio 2010 in C# ASP.NET I dont know if any of this matters just wanted to be thorough. The stat counter im using is from www.statcounte...

Getting an error while trying to debug an ASP.NET (WebForms) app that I've migrated

I'm trying to migrate an ASP.NET 2.0 app (WebForms) to ASP.NET 3.5. I've finally fixed a 500.19 IIS 7.5 error I was having. Now it will run, so long as I don't attempt to debug it. If I do attempt to debug it I get an error message. I've searched for help on this error and there's precious little out there. Here's the text of the er...

ASP.NET Forms Parameters on Links

Ok, let me start this with I am more of an MVC person. I have a result set that I am trying to add paging. All I really want is a previous and next button on my page which are Link controls. I need these controls to post back to the same page, but have a query parm like page=4. How do I add these links? I see the PostBackUrl propert...

ASP.NET Repeater ItemCreated Event Binds the Same Item Over and Over

I have a Repeater on my page. There's nothing spectacular about it. <asp:Repeater runat="server" ID="rptBusiness"> <HeaderTemplate> <table> <colgroup> <col width="170px" /> <col width="75px" /> <col width="75px" /> </colgroup> <tr> ...

Pesky "Invalid character in a Base-64 string." Exception...

Hello, Recently my application has been getting tons of these exceptions. I run ASP.net 3.5 on a Windows XP machine. The exceptions tend to be random. The application uses the Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q2 2010 SP1. The exception and StackTrace are below. Exception Type: System.FormatException Message: Invalid character...

Create an instance of a web control using reflection

How can I create an instance of a web control at runtime using reflection? I created a series of controls that implement a common interface and I would like to create these controls based on the name of the control which is stored in my database. I have attempted (and failed) to create an instance of these controls using Activator.Crea...

Common functionality recommendations for a small-business site

So a friend of mine has a small business, where he sells paper products, as well as custom posters, banners, and the like. He doesn't have a website, so he's hired me to create one for him, where users can place orders, check the status of their order, etc. Other than his requirements, I'm trying to come up with other common functionali...

Save ASP.NET Chart Control output on server?

I'm just now getting familiar with the .NET chart controls. I'd like to know if I can save the contents of a chart as a .jpg or similar file on the server. I would like to be able to have the user download the file or display it to the user in a non-.net page. I think it should be possible to do this. How? ...

ASP.NET Custom Validator + WebMethod + jQuery

Hi guys, I'm trying to implement a .NET Custom Validator that uses $.ajax to query a WebMethod on the same page and return a boolean value to indicate whether the result is true or false. The WebMethod I'm using is really simple [WebMethod()] public static bool IsPromoValid(string code) { string promoCode = "ABCDEFG"; bool res...

Multiple POST parameters, some containing XML

I'd Like to be able to have my web service accept multiple POST parameters, some of which will be XML. Is this possible? The code below will generate a server error: WebResponse resp = (WebResponse)req.GetResponse(); string programId = "1"; string statusMessages = statusMessagesXML.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting); ...

ASP.NET DataView - problem with RowFilter and application cache

Good afternoon ladies and gents -- I've been tasked with finding and fixing a bug in an unfamiliar legacy application that had some recent changes made to it, but I don't have an easy way (that I know of) to test my theory. I'm hoping your collective knowledge will verify the test for me. This application lazy loads lookup lists (tongu...

VB.Net load JS file if file exists

I'm trying to do this on a DotNetNuke site with multiple portals, so I want to do this server-side VB loads a javascript file if it exists. Any ideas? ...

How to make asp.net routing use a different application path

In an asp.net mvc application, I would like to be able to generate views, where the routing engine will create all URLs that point to a different site, i.e. change the application path. ...

ASP.Net URL Rewriter

We're using URLRewriter (http://urlrewriter.net), and would like to rewrite queries like this: domain.com/find/red-boots to this: domain.com/search.aspx?k=red+boots The sample code to go into the web.config is this (I'm a bit unfamiliar with this syntax) <if url="/tags/(.+)" rewrite="/tagcloud.aspx?tag=$1" /> How can I code this lin...

Implementing DotNetOpenid in my asp.net website

I am trying to implement DotNetOpenid in my asp.net website. However, the more I try to read up on DotNetOpenid, the more confused I get. My initial goal is to allow user login process (similar to StackOverflow). I attempted to get some help via this question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3882248/dotnetopenid-tutorial/3895442#389...