asp.net

What are your experiences with development frameworks and tools for building web applications?

I've been building web sites off an on for about 10 years. 2 years ago I started using ASP.Net. I'm working on 2 projects right now, one using ASP.Net MVC and the other using Java / JSF / Spring / Hibernate. I've also used other frameworks (cgi/perl, php, ASP, jsp, jsf). What do you think is the most productive programming environment...

Why can't you build a website in release mode?

In ASP.Net, if I set up a web application I can configure it to be in release mode but with a website I can only set the configuration to be in debug mode. Why is this? ...

How to convert Web application project to Class library project

I need to convert a project started as a Web Application to a Class Libray, is this possible? Thanks ...

ASP.NET: Will Saving an XmlDocument to the Response.OutputStream honor the encoding?

i want to send the xml of an XmlDocument object to the HTTP client, but i'm concerned that the suggested soltuion might not honor the encoding that the Response has been set to use: public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) { XmlDocument doc = GetXmlToShow(context); context.Response.ContentType = "text/xml"; context.Resp...

What are good design practices when working with Entity Framework

This will apply mostly for an asp.net application where the data is not accessed via soa. Meaning that you get access to the objects loaded from the framework, not Transfer Objects, although some recommendation still apply. This is a community post, so please add to it as you see fit. Applies to: Entity Framework 1.0 shipped with Visu...

How to make TinyMCE work inside an UpdatePanel?

I'm trying to do something that many people seem to have been able to do but which I am unable to implement any solution. The TinyMCE control works pretty well in an asp.net form until you enclose it with an UpdatePanel, which then breaks after postback. I have tried some fixes like the RegisterClientScriptBlock method, but am still unsu...

At what point should I call base methods of ASP.NET events?

In ASP.NET, if I override a page lifecycle event, should I call its base method before or after doing my work? Does it even matter? protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e) { // My code goes here base.OnPreRender(e); // Or here } ...

When I add an option to a select the select gets narrower.

Inherited an app with a page that has a link that calls the javascript function addValueClick(), when I do this a dialog box pops up, I type in some text, and then the text gets put in the select box. Every time a new option is added to the select it gets about 5 pixels narrower. I can't figure out why this is happening, but it only hap...

Exception when ASP.NET attempts to delete network file.

Greetings - I've got an ASP.NET application that is trying to delete a file on a network share. The ASP.NET application's worker process is running under a domain account (confirmed this by looking in TaskManager and by using ShowContexts2.aspx¹). I've been assured by the network admins that the process account is a member of a group t...

Search by parameter only if user enters a value

I want to rewrite this query so that if @UserName gets passed in a null value then it leaves the Client_User out of the search criteria. I only want it to search by name if the user enters a name in the username textbox on the webform. I'm not sure how to do this. select * from weblogs.dbo.vwlogs where Log_time between @BeginDate and...

asp.net: Prevent Generating Server Control Ids

The Problem When using asp.net server controls id attributes such as the following are automatically generated. <img id="ctl00_body_ULRepeater_ctl01_LIRepeater_ctl00_PartImg" src="img.png" /> While I'm not averse to id attributes in general, I try to stay away from using these unnecessarily verbose types of names and use concise, des...

ASP.net: Changing Default webcontrol properties

Good day, In visual studio 2005, when I drop a webcontrol in the designer, I have to manually set the CssClass property. Is there a way to automatically set that property? The thing is, 90% of the time, I want to apply a css to my controls, but not always, so I cannot really use css style in html head. I thought about creating my own us...

SQL Date Search without time

I have a query that searches by date. the dates in the database include the time. How do I search on just the date only. select * from weblogs.dbo.vwlogs where Log_time between @BeginDate and @EndDAte and (client_user=@UserName or @UserName Is null) order by Log_time desc cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@BeginDate", txtBeginDate.Text...

Integration with 3rd party website is causing Forms Authentication problem

Here's the issue. I'm using ASP.NET Forms Authentication for an account balance type website. Once a user logs in, they are able to make a payment against their account by going to a 3rd party website (3pw). When the user clicks to make a payment, this is what happens: My website makes a request to the 3pw passing an id. The 3pw does a...

ASP.Net Object Data Source - Data Binding

At what point does a ASP.Net Object Data Source bind data, from the specified data source, in the page life cycle? ...

Can't figure out why application is redirecting to login page

I've inherited an ASP.NET application that contains a login screen. When you first start up, or you haven't done anything for a while, it comes up. It turns out we don't need this extra layer of security, and I'm trying to remove it. I thought I removed the code that was doing the redirecting, but it's still going to the login page, even...

Polling Long Running Windows Service from ASP.NET

We have an application that uses Lucene.NET within a windows service to reindex our app for search. Our admin section can trigger a full reindex in Lucene, and currently the only way to review its progress is through a log file written to disc. This is clunky. We'd like to poll the service to determine the reindexing progress. Does a...

Dynamically loaded User control ID and javascript

I have a host page that dynamically loads multiple instances of the same user control by assigning different IDs. After the UC loads, I will need to use JS to get a reference to a textbox. For this, I need the User control Client ID. I do have access to the UC Client ID on the server side and can set a hidden form variable with this inf...

Decent shared webhost for asp.net (web forms) with sql server 2005+

Can anyone suggest a good shared web hosting service with the following requirements: asp.net 3.0+ sql server 2005+ and more than 1 gig space reliable! not too expensive (i know this is relative) good customer service right now i am with webhost4life.com and i was pretty happy with them but lately they've been problematic. for exampl...

Create an ASMX web service from a WSDL file

I have a WSDL file and I am trying to create a web service that conforms to the WSDL. I've created clients using WSDL files that consume an existing service, but I've never created a web service that needed to follow a specific WSDL. I've gone as far as using: wsdl.exe mywsdl.wsdl /l:VB /serverInterface Now I've got a .vb file genera...