asp.net

Why am I only allowed to access this zip file in Debug mode?

I'm having a problem that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I have an ASP.NET application that runs perfectly in Debug mode, but throws Access Denied errors when running normally. I've given the ASPNET account and the account the application impersonates Full Control rights on the files the webapp is calling (using the Process object). ...

ASP.Net 3.5 SP1 Machine Key decryption algorithm auto

I am having some trouble understanding the documentation on machinekey. What algorithm is being used to encrypt/decrypt the forms authentication ticket when the decryption attribute is not set. I have: <machineKey validationKey="128CharacterKey" decryptionKey="48CharacterKey" validation="3DES"/> I found some documentation saying that ...

FormsIdentity.Ticket.UserData and authentication ticket.UserData staying in sync

In my asp.net website. I am putting some data into the UserData portion of the forms authentication ticket. Later I am then able to access this data using (FormsIdentity)(HttpContext.Current.User.Identity).Ticket.UserData My question is - as long as the authentication ticket is valid, will this data ALWAYS be available in the FormsIde...

Closing an IE 'popup' window with script.

Is it at all possible to disable the "The webpage you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you want to close it?"? I understand that this is the product of years of virus, and malicious script activity, but in legit app code, (ASP.NET), is there any way to like "register" your app as an APP, or flags you can pass to an IE Pop...

when is user authenticated when using asp.net CreateUserWizard

I am using the asp.net CreateUserWizard and I have LoginCreatedUser=true. I also have the "OnCreatedUser" property for the CreateUserWizard control to a method and thought the auth ticket would be created at that point but it is not. When exactly is the authentication ticket (Request.Cookies[".ASPXAUTH"]) populated? I need to know so t...

Nav menu - Rendering dividing pipe characters

Hello. I have a webcontrol with a handful of links displayed at the top, eg: Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 Currently they're each an asp:Hyperlink. Is there a clever solution for rendering out the dividing pipe characters? Currently they're within the containing placeholder. We can't make any guarantees about a given link always appearing...

Calculate StartDate and EndDate for This Quarter and Last Quarter

I need to calculate a StartDate and EndDate of a current Quarter and the previous Quarter in vb.net. ...

Assigning Datasource to a region

Hi, I was wondering if there is an existing control that I could use to achieve what I am trying. Basically, I have a html table that I display my header information. It looks something like this: <table class="tableEdit"> <tr> <th>Job ID</th><td>10</td> <th>Client</th><td>Tom</td> </tr> <tr> <th>C...

Dynamically Filter data in a DataGrid

I have a ComboBox with the values "open", "closed". According to values changed in the ComboBox, I want to change the DataGrid to display either "open " or "closed" values. How can I do this? ...

Validating dynamically created fields in ASP.NET MVC.

I have the following form in an ASP.NET MVC view: <%= Html.ValidationSummary() %> <% var fields = ViewData.Model; %> <% using (Html.BeginForm("Dynamic", "Candidate")) { %> <% foreach (var field in fields) { %> <label for="<%= field.FieldName %>"><%= field.FieldName %></label> <%= Html.TextBox(field.FieldName, field.Val...

How do I use WaitHandles safely to prevent deadlocks?

Observe the following pseudo: ManualResetEvent[] resetEvents = new ManualResetEvent[operations.Count]; for( int i = 0; i < operations.Count; i++ ) { resetEvents[i] = new ManualResetEvent(false); ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(timeConsumingOpHandler), resetEvents[i]); } WaitHandle.WaitAll(resetEvents); In the case ...

TreeView-Like list of Links

I have a have a table with Region_Name, Region_ID fields, and another one with Area_Name, Region_ID fields (each region have Areas that belongs to it). I want to display on my asp.net page a list of links (something that looks like a treeView) so when someone clicks on for ex The Bronx from Region New York in this list: New York The ...

ASP.NET masterpages: how to insert markup in the head section inside the aspx?

I know I can access the head section of a page which uses a masterpage programmatically this way (in code behind): This is only an example (I'd like to insert scripts and styles etc.): this.Header.Title = "I just set the page's title"; Is there a simple way to do this in a declarative way on in the aspx file itself? Sometimes it wo...

jQuery modal form dialog postback problems

Hi Guys, I've created a jQuery UI Modal form and I want that form to trigger postback but i'm having difficulty getting it to work. I know there are quite a few articles based on using the SimpleModal plugin and I have tried to adapt these and override the _doPostback function but with no joy. I think the problem is within the call to...

Caching a user control in ASP.NET ??

I have created a user control in my application "header.ascx", I am pasing a selectedMenu attribute to this control on which the control selects the selectedMenu value specified. Suppose, I have passed value "home" or "search" then it will select (highlight it) the search menu. I want to cache this control, When the value of the selecte...

ASP. NET Master pages - do you use them?

Hi I'm learning ASP.NET using a great Sitepoint book, and I'm also learning more about CSS. I'm undecided on how useful Master Pages are. Could someone let me know whether the real world use mater pages - and if they don't what do they do? Cheers Mike ...

ASP.NET menus and CSS?

Hi I have the feeling that using Sitemap in ASP.NET is not conducive to CSS. Where do I format a menu to look like CSS can make it look. Where are mu ul and li's? ...Beginner, so forgive me if there right under my nose. ...

how do i use another identity to execute my code in asp.net provided i have a username and password

I'm building a small web based management app. Within it I need to connect to different servers using different accounts via wmi. What I want is to tell my app: you are now run by user1, do this and this. And then I want to tell it: now you are user2, do this and this. I guess, I'm not all that clear with my question, I'll refactor it....

ASP.NET form validation - highlight fields with JS/DHTML

Hello, I have an issue that's been bugging me this morning. I'm building an ASP.NET webforms app that has many input forms and I'm trying to standardise how I manage validation. I would like to use the built-in validators (RequiredFieldValidator, Regex etc). My html requirements are: Before validation: <div class="formLine"> <label...

What is the method of creating a skin menu?

I want to develop a custom skin or a css for ASP default menu. I want my menu look like the custom controls that are available for purchase like Rad from Telerik. If have tried to google for CSS properties of the ASP Menu but have found only some expose properties. Would really appreciate some help here. ...