This article discusses how and when the objects within LINQ to SQL are created and instantiated, and how it maintains a list of the changes that need submitted to the database. It also discusses how this can be managed and some of the intricacies in LINQ with the help of source code....   Read Article.

This article describes how to manage configuration data programatically through an ad hoc API in ASP.NET 2.0. After providing a brief introduction, Sanjit examines the usage and application of connection strings and encryption with the help of source code. Finally, you will learn the concepts involved with the configuration provider....   Read Article.

SharePoint 2007 has a number of new features over its predecessors. After examining the features of it, Steven demonstrates how to develop, package, deploy and enable a simple feature solution. He examines the required steps to build the solution and then delves deeper into the structure of the XML file being used, configuration of the install code...   Read Article.

Provides a detailed explanation of how to implement a single transaction across multiple Typed Datasets...   Read Article.

A class based on the Yahoo! Weather RSS feed with Sample in ASP.net and Windows forms...   Read Article.

In the fourth part of this series, Keyvan talks about the unit testing concepts related to the MVC pattern and how Microsoft has adapted these concepts for its ASP.NET MVC framework. He shows these principles and the process that should be followed to unit test an ASP.NET MVC application....   Read Article.

In this article Abhishek differentiates Server Activated Objects (SAO) and Client Activated Objects (CAO) in .NET Remoting. He examines the implementation procedures of these activation methods separately in Visual Basic 2005 using examples. Abhishek also provides the complete project along with the article to enable you to test drive the application...   Read Article.

This article explains some common problems when creating a WDP of a WAP...   Read Article.

This article explains how to create a messagebox class to use in web applications...   Read Article.

Often it is convenient to pass a given set of values as input parameter to a cursor. It is very useful where nested cursors are used. Parameterizing the cursor makes it more usable and avoids the limitation of hard coding values in where the clause. In this code snippet, Deepankar examines this technique with the help of the relevant SQL code. He also...   Read Article.

GridViewImages from DB in ASP.NET using C#...   Read Article.

Part of the business logic encapsulated in the Typed DataSet is the ability to add specialized queries to the table adapters to retrieve the data with different filters. By manipulating the XML schema that defines the dataset and adding the correct XML metadata, Visual Studio will generate the added queries for us. In this article, filtering queries...   Read Article.

A JavaScript widget to customize the look and feel of check boxes...   Read Article.

Insufficient VM LAN connectivity in the development of SharePoint solutions may cause developers to lose valuable time and peak development capabilities. This article provides reasons and steps to configure the most valuable VM LAN connectivity practices with the help of relevant steps and screen shots....   Read Article.

This article explains how to maintain the web application state....   Read Article.

This article explains basic options available to access the data present in a parent browser window from a child browser window or vice versa....   Read Article.

The toughest set of data to obtain for geocoding is a zip code to city translation. Unfortunately, the USPS treats zip data as a trade secret and demands licensing fees for distribution which makes creating a free geocoder a little harder. You used to be able to obtain a decent city to zip mapping from the FIPS55 data set. However, the FIPS folks were...   Read Article.

After two kids and a long break I'm finally working on the new geocoder. All the previous realeases have been rendered moot due to change in the way the census releases the data. Frankly, this is one of the reasons I took such a long break from it since they announced several years ago this was going to happen. As we speak I've completed about...   Read Article.

In this article, Brian explores the client-side programming aspect of the ASP.NET AJAX Framework. He will look at setting up client-side components that represent server-side counterparts, and an introductory leading into developing control extenders with the help of relevant code sample. Brian initially provides an overview of Application Namespaces...   Read Article.

In this article Deepankar discusses how to select records from an Oracle 9i table without using ROWNUM. Deepankar provides a detailed analysis of each SQL statement along with the screenshot of the final output....   Read Article.