ASP 101 News

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

After a healthy run in beta, Microsoft has finally released both Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.

Case-Insensitive Usernames and Passwords

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Our login and password sample code has always been case-sensitive. While we don't really recommend it, if you must make your usernames and/or passwords case-insensitive, it's actually quite easy to do.

How To List The Tables In A Database

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

While developers are usually interested in accessing the data contained within a database's tables, occasionally you need to know something about the tables themselves. It's at these times when this quick ASP.NET tip might come in handy.

Form ViewState ASP.NET Sample Code

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This sample illustrates how ASP.NET handles the problem of maintaining a Web form's ViewState for you automatically. As such, the actual code involved is not that exciting, but the fact that it does all the work for you should excite you some.

Name Your Development Sites

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Do you ever get sick of trying to remember the IP address to the local development version of a site you're working on? Here's a little tip that might help.

Installing IIS on Windows Vista Home Premium

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

While you may expect to be able to install IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista Business and Vista Ultimate, you might be surprised to learn that you can also install IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista Home Premium.

Sending Email to Multiple Users with the Tell a Friend Sample

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Based on your requests, this week we explain how to modify our Tell a Friend sample so that it allows users to enter multiple, comma-separated email addresses.

Leaving Scripts and Styles Inline

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When deciding if you should leave a Web page's JavaScript and styles inline or move them to a separate linked .js or .css file, there are a few different factors to consider.

Move Settings Out of the Web.config File

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Did you know that you can move sections of your Web.config file into other files? Whether it's to keep things tidy or simply to make it easier to find the settings you change often, it's easy to do and yet few people even realize you can.

Use the Same Event Handler for Multiple Objects

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As a developer, repetitive code is your enemy. It takes longer to write, leads to larger files, and is harder to maintain. Which brings me to the point of this tip. Did you know that you can tie the same event handler to multiple objects? It's easy to do, but most people never think to try it.

Checkbox to Database Sample

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This sample builds upon our original Checkbox sample by showing you how to display boolean data as a checkbox and then how to save the state of that checkbox back to a database.

How To Calculate Age

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Determining a person's age given their date of birth seems simple enough, but I get a lot of email from people who can't seem to get the code working as it should.