asp.net

linq orderbyAscending?

Hi I am using the following to sort results of a datatable returned by a tableadapter Dim spots = myDataTable.Where(Function(t) t.UserID = 1).OrderByDescending(Function(t) t.Title) The thing is, I also need to OrderByAscending the very same datatable. But as far as I see, it is not giving it as an option. I am sure there is a way to ...

ASP.Net Page Method exceptions not bubbling up?

I can't figure out why the exception from a static ASP.Net Page method isn't bubbling up to the Application_Error event to be handled in the global.asax file. I'm not really expecting any errors, but I would like to be safe and know about them if they do happen to occur and would rather not wrap every static method in a try...catch. Doe...

Adding Application Mapings to an IIS6 webiste on Windows XP

Hi I am trying to add an Application Extension Mapping to a website in IIS6 running on windows XP. My steps are as follows: Home directory > Configuration > Mappings > Add Executable: aspnet_isapi.dll Extension: .xml Verbs: All Verbs but the OK button is always greyed out. Is this a limitation of IIS6 on XP? ...

Best Practice for Naming the Id Attribute of Dom Elements

This is related to naming conventions for a DOM element's id attribute and I guess the name attribute as well. When it comes to JavaScript, from what I understand and have done is always use camel case except for the names of classes. Classes are Pascal cased. Having said that I develop in ASP.NET mainly and here's where I run into a na...

MVC custom viewmodel problems

I'm a bit of an MVC newbie, so you'll have to forgive what I imagine is an elementary question. I created a custom viewmodel in order to have a multiselect list in my form: public class CustomerFormViewModel { public Customer Customer { get; private set; } public MultiSelectList CustomerType { get; private set; } public Cu...

Vary by control properties using PartialCaching in ASP.NET

I am using the PartialCaching attribute on the base class of a user control. I would like the cached controls to vary based on the properties set on the control instance. For example: <mycontrols:control1 runat="server" param1="10" param2="20" /> ...output would be cached separately from a control instance with different properties:...

Localizing data that is generated dynamically

This was a hard question for me to summarize so we may need to edit this a bit. Background: About four years ago we had to translate our asp.net application for our clients in Mexico. Extensibility and scalability was not that much of a concern at the time (oh yes, I just said those dreadful words) because we only have U.S. and Mexican...

Create ASP.NET Syndication Feeds with SqlConnection and VB.NET

This seems to be a great article by Scott Mitchell for creating syndicated feeds in ASP.NET 3.5. The problem for me is that it uses C# and Linq, which I'm not as sharp on at the current time. http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/How-to-create-a-syndication-feed-for-your-website.aspx Does anyone know where an example might exist f...

ASP.NET Setting a DetailsView BoundField value from javascript

Hi, I'd like to know if it is possible to set a field of a DetailsView BoundField (in edit mode) from javascript? I can't set an id for the boundfield, so obviously can't use document.getElementById() to get to it, but I was wondering if there's another way to do it? ...

How to select drop down list value and then postback with PowerShell and IE 6.0

This will set the value, but will not cause a postback: function SelectValue($ddl, $val) { $ddl.options | % {$i = 0}{ if ($_.value -eq $val) { $ddl.selectedIndex = $i; }; $i += 1; } } Also, once I get the postback working, will I need to add a delay, eg: while($ie.ReadyState -ne 4) { start-sleep -m 100 ...

Dynamically create a ASP.net Submit LinkButton using a Panel

I am trying to implement an application which will dynamically create a list with a button next to each item on that list. I am partially able to do this using the Panel control in the aspx page and adding html dynamically in the code behind. I am having problems adding the LinkButton dynamically which will do database work based on wh...

Call a webservice in asp.net ajax

How can I calling a webservice not written by me from asp.net ajax. What's the latest and best way of doing it? ...

Is it necessary to serialise properties when using sqlserver session state for .net 3.5 framework and IIS 7.0

I was wondering if the following error, System.Web.HttpException: Unable to serialize the session state. In 'StateServer' and 'SQLServer' mode, ASP.NET will serialize the session state objects, and as a result non-serializable objects or MarshalByRef objects are not permitted was caused by not serialising properties. Any ideas? Thank...

Finding usercontrol in templatefield Detailsview

I have a DetailsView that I'm posting back - and inside of that is a UserControl. I'm having some difficulty located it in the postback data. As an example: <asp:DetailsView ID="dvDetailsView" runat="Server" AutoGenerateRows="false"> <Fields> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> Some text here </ItemTemplate> <EditIte...

How to Debug .net applications in windows mobile.

Hi All, I am new to mobile application development. How to Debug .net applications in windows mobile. Please help me in this. Thanks in advance. ...

Proper way of storing RadioButton values in DB

Hi All, I need some suggestions on following code: Scenario: Its like a Opinion poll, You have to choose Yes/No and the data will be stored on DB.But I think this code can be optimized,can some body suggest proper way of doing this. <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:radiobuttonlist id="RadioButtonList1" runat="server...

can i store datatable for the further refinement.....

i have a datatable with the results i just want to refine the results using this datatable... i am trying to do it but this datatable is distroyed each time page is refreshed...... ...

ASP.NET AJAX Function.createDelegate vs Function.createCallback?

Hi, i'm reading the book manning - asp.net ajax in action. on page 54-58 client delegates and callbacks are described. in short: with the client delegate you can change the this variable in the event handler itself to reflect another object. (so it won't be the DOM object that triggered the event for DOM events) with a callback you c...

Asp.net 3.5 Sp1 Sub-Domain routing ?

I was wondering is there is a way to introduce sub-domains in Asp.net 3.5 routing All i found as this http://blogs.securancy.com/post/ASPNET-MVC-Subdomain-Routing.aspx But i was looking for something more complex to allow doing wild-card sub-domains Any Help ? ...

How to implement private mail for website?

Hi, How would you go about implementing private mail functionality such like Bebo/Facebook and other social networking sites? You have the option to post public comments on a member's profile, but you can also send a private mail. I was considering using XML and just storing it as a field in that particular user's record. Does this so...