web-development

When to databind data-bound controls?

Hi, i have little dilemma, i often use data-bound controls such as Gridview in conjunction with ObjectDataSource. But i have two possible options when can i bind data to Gridview. The first is that i set datasourceid of gridview in aspx file and databind occurs in a moment before PreRender event occurs or i can set datasource in Page_Loa...

Glassfish v2 alternatedocroot - will DAS sync it?

Using Sun Glassfish Enterprise server v2.1.1 I am using "alternatedocroot" via sun-web.xml for my web application to abstract out static content from actual deploy-able code (EAR/WAR) What I have is a cluster of two server instances distributed across two physical hosts - HOST1 and HOST2. "alternatedocroot" points to /data/static-conte...

What web based programming environments exist, on which to learn?

I loved appjet (the programming environment) before it was taken over by Google. What other web based complete programming environments are out there? Which one do you think is best for starting to do real world coding the fastest? I really think coding from your browser will make programming more accessible to the public. Are there ...

Requirements to establish a connection with the database

I am new to web development, I have to create a web application in Java using GWT that connects to a database and download a file from it. Regardless of the type of database, what does the web application need in order to create a connection with the database? E.g. an API ...

Cobol web development/hosting resources

Hello, I'm employed at a fairly big company here in Germany and got the job to create the main website for it which will feature: Static contents; Information and Presentations An employee area (around 6000 employees) featuring various things from calendars, job descriptions, some sort of groups Too many other dynamic things I can't l...

document.getElementByID - checking whether an element has been found or not

Hi, guys. Here's a sample code, that opens an internet explorer window, navigates to google, and gets some element on the page by its unique id: set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application") ie.navigate("www.google.com") ie.visible = true while ie.readystate <> 4 wscript.sleep 100 WEnd set some_object = ie.document.gete...

New to asp.net. Need help debugging this email form.

Hey guys, First of all, I am a php developer and most of .net is alien to me which is why I am posting here! I just migrated over a site from one set of webhosting to another. The whole site is written in .net. None of the site is database driven so most of it works, except for the contact form. The output on the site simple states ...

Clean and accesible Other option (Check box and text box)

When I have a set of either check boxes or radio buttons I often need to have an Other choice. This check box or radio button is very often accompanied by a text box where the user is supposed to fill out what this Other is. How do you usually handle this set up? What kind of markup do you use? What do you require in your validation? Do...

I have a bunch of divs floated left, lined up in columns with different heights. They dont create a nice grid without setting a height.. JS or CSS way around it?

Hey guys, I am trying to create a grid like system with div's with content floated left. The problem is that the height of each div is not static since the content is different in each one. Since the height is different.. things get outta whack if one is taller then another in one row. Is there some sort of css way or js (prefer java...

How to escape/strip special characters in the LaTeX document?

We implemented the online service where it is possible to generate PDF with predefined structure. The user can choose a LaTeX template and then compile it with an appropriate inputs. The question we worry about is the security, that the malicious user was not able to gain shell access through the injection of special instruction into l...

Integrate website backend with forum software?

I am designing a php/mysql website that will have a members are and a separate "forum" section. Should I just use the forum software as my "login/registration"? If this is the case should I go with VBulletin, Invision, phpBB3 or something different? Or should I roll my own single sign on hack? Or something completely different? ...

What is procedure for stopping robots and malicious scanners that slow down a site?

What should i do to prevent users from running scanners or auto posting robots against my site that would slow down the site processing? Is it sufficient to timestamp each post a user makes and create a posting delay? How long of an interval should there be? What else can I do besides te above and captchas on form posts? thanks ...

Some help needed with setting up the PERFECT workflow for web development with 2-3 guys using subversion.

Hey guys! I run a small web development company along side with my brother and friend. After doing extensive research I have decided on using subversion for version control. Here is how I currently plan on running typical development. Keep in mind there are 3 of us each in a separate location. I set up an account with springloops (sp...

show progress image while loading asp.net page

Hi there, I have an asp.net page, with couple of Divs, some of these div's get the image path from database and show the image in a smaller version (thumbnail). and as soon as user click on thumbnail, I use ajax Modal popup to show the full size image, what I need to have is to have a progree image(gif), on every thumbnail image while l...

Help organising controllers logically

Hi guys, I'm working on a site which i'm developing using an MVC structure. My models will represent all of data in the site, but i'm struggling a bit to decide on a good controller structure. The site will allow users to login/register and see personal data on a number of pages, but also still have access to public pages, e.g FAQs, Co...

How Gridview co-operates with ObjectDataSource?

Hi, how Gridview co-operates with ObjectDataSource internally? When you set DataSourceID of GridView, assigned ObjectDataSource take care of such things as paging and sorting, but i don't have full control above databinding itself, on the other side when i set datasource of gridview in code-behind: protected void Page_Load(object sender...

Web development process - step by step (asp.net and sql server)

Hi guys, it is my first opportunity to develop web application, and I really don’t have any clue where to begin with, I am wondering what should I include in documentation, which method am going to use, database designing, analysis ,though I am aware of this all things as I have done all this as a part of my studies but, Its totally a d...

Getting Header Data with Sinatra

I'm writing a web app for EVE online in sinatra,and want to retrive header data. In php I can get data from a header variable with: $_SERVER['HTTP_EVE_TRUSTED'] how can I do the same in a sinatra page? ...

How to fix type names conflicts in Dynamic Data

Hi Guys! We're working in a Dynamic Data project that will handle entities coming from two different namespaces: myModel.Abby and myModel.Ben. whose classes are: Abby myModel.Abby.Car myModel.Abby.Lollipop Ben myModel.Ben.Car myModel.Ben.Apple So myModel.Abby.Car and myModel.Ben.Car are homonym. when I try to register bo...

Create method to handle multiple types of controls

I am trying to create a method that accepts multiple types of controls - in this case Labels and Panels. The conversion does not work because IConvertible doesn't convert these Types. Any help would be so appreciated. Thanks in advance public void LocationsLink<C>(C control) { if (control != null) { Web...