ASP (3.0) Tutorials & Articles
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The Quick & Dirty .NET Guide to C#/VB OOP
by Dimitrios MarkatosAlthough this article won't be an exhaustive OOP treatise, its objective nevertheless is to present in a quick and dirty manner C#/VB Object-Oriented Programming. Moreover, even though this article may be slightly geared more towards C#, all important VB assessments or similarities are addressed and demonstrated. By the way, keep in mind C# is very case sensitive. Incidentally, don't be put off at the length of this article, a lot of it is simply repeated code examples for both languages.
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ASP.NET and GDI+
by Ruan MeyerWorking with GDI can be tricky on the web, this tutorial is a basic introduction for people who needs to draw images on the fly. Here we cover drawing text and lines.
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.NET Data Caching
by Dimitrios MarkatosAn introduction to using data caching in your ASP.NET pages, from simple time-specific data expiration to file dependencies, plus a real-world example with caching for data in a pagable DataGrid control.
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Reading, Storing and Transforming XML Data in .NET
by Dimitrios MarkatosThis article illustrates a mixture of common .NET methods for formatting and presenting in a readable fashion any XML document you may encounter. The latest hype with XML Web Services and even the .NET Framework itself relies on XML as its backbone, therefore this is no light matter.
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Custom ASP.NET Datagrid Paging With Exact Count
by Dimitrios MarkatosA demonstration on creating custom DataGrid paging such that we actually know the total number of pages for a result set - something that the default paging for the DataGrid doesn't tell us.
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Accessibility for Web Developers
by Gez LemonDevelopers put a lot of effort into ensuring their sites can be viewed in outdated browsers, but all too often ignore newer browsers, or worse still, a whole range of visitors. Accessibility means access to information for all. Information to all, regardless of the device used to view the document, or abilities of the visitor. This article covers the W3C guidelines for making your site accessible - a legal requirement for companies in the UK and United States.
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MySQL Tutorial
by Gez LemonAn introduction to using MySQL, from creating databases to modifying tables to creating and deleting rows.
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Managing banner ad clickthroughs
by James ShawWhen serving adverts, its important to only be recording click-thrus generated by real people, not just bots indexing your site! This article shows how to accurately measure click-thrus using a combination of IP addresses and User agent tags.
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XML Serialization in .NET
by Anthony HartIn the past, maintaining the state of an object in ASP often required some very inventive and painstaking code. In the brave new world of .NET, however, Object Serialization offers us a comparatively easy way to do just that, as well as some other useful tasks.
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Introduction to Microsoft's .NET Platform
by Nakul GoyalASP.NET is not just another upgrade or the next version of ASP. It is a unified web development platform that provides necessary services for developers to build Enterprise Web based Applications. ASP.NET allows you to use a full featured programming language such as C# or VB.NET to build web applications easily.
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Extensible Markup Language (XML) Tutorial
by Gez LemonAn introduction to the basics of XML, covering attributes, elements, document type definitions and XSL stylesheets.
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A complete banner advertising system
by James ShawJames Shaw takes you through his complete in-house banner advertising system, from serving the ads, counting the click-thrus and generating the statistics!
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Encapsulating ODBC in ASP .NET
by Jason G. WilliscroftHotQuant, LLC, builds on their previous ODBC article by demonstrating how to use encapsulation to isolate an application's data access layer and significantly streamline the code.
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Searching articles for hand-picked keywords
by James ShawJames Shaw demonstrates how he implemented a keyword-searching page for his site.
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Implementing ODBC in ASP .NET
by Jason G. WilliscroftWith Microsoft's ODBC data server controls, .NET finally supports ODBC... but not very well. HotQuant, LLC, has published an in-depth technical article demonstrating an effective workaround.
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XP, Component Services and .NET
by John GodelLearn about the changes introduced by COM+, new features included in Windows XP for COM+, and how to use COM+ services from your .NET programs.
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Using Triggers to track database action history
by Super TalTal Kelley demonstrates how to use triggers in SQL Server in order to keep track of who is modifying your database tables.
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ASP Web Counter
by Paul Freeman-PowellPaul takes you through how to create a simple, professional looking web counter for your web site using ASP.
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Creating a Template
by Robert J. WalkerSick of having to change every page whenever you want to change the navigation or other aspects of your site? In the past, frames have been the traditional (but clunky) solution to that problem. Unfortunately, they make it difficult to properly bookmark pages, and search engines will often skip your frames when they index your pages. The better solution is to create a template, and it's easy.
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Ten Things to Do With IIS
by Matt FoleyRather than whining about rude Apache admins, I thought it would be a more useful response simply to write down some of the ways I've found of improving IIS. So without further delay here are my top ten tips for making the most of your IIS.