8th January 2008

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This article discusses the basics of creating custom data control fields that can be used in the ever popular GridView and DetailsView controls. It will also show you a base class that Brian uses to simplify this process altogether.

http://aspalliance.com/1532_Creating_Custom_Data_Field_Controls__Part_1

Editor's Comments

Happy New Year! I hope everybody enjoyed the holidays and that you're all ready for 2008 (if you're not, it's not going to wait for you). Here at ASPAlliance.com we are very excited about what 2008 will bring. We're about to wrap up a database migration to a faster server, and are looking to revise our site's design later this year. 2008 is also the year that we'll see new versions of Windows Server (with IIS7) and SQL Server, Silverlight 2.0, and Model View Controller (MVC) as a new Microsoft-supported method for building ASP.NET applications. You can expect ASPAlliance to feature new articles on all of these topics, and if any of these topics are favorites of yours, we're always looking for new authors, too. Submit a proposal if you have an article you'd like to write for us, and share with the software developer community. Thanks!

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This article examines the creation of TextBox Watermark Extender control with AJAX. Nidal describes in a step-by-step procedure how to use this control. He also includes a download of a full working example.

In this article, Abhishek Singh describes the step-by-step procedure to implement and configure a .NET assembly to run as a COM+ service using Visual Basic 2005. He also demonstrates how to consume it in an unmanaged pure ASP application. Each step is examined with the help of relevant source code and screenshots. Abhsihek also provides the associated project files in ZIP format for download.

This article examines the usage of Dynamic Populate Extender AJAX control. It walks you through the step-by-step procedure for setting up a simple Dynamic Populate Extender Control. Code Snippets and an example download are included.

In the first part of the series, Mahr examines the necessity of custom controls, and he discusses the various types of custom controls. You will also learn the differences between a user and custom control and the development of an extended custom control with the help of relevant source codes.

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Sometimes you need to create reports quickly. You might not always have time to format fancy reports containing graphs. Or maybe you have to create reports that do not need graphs. Reusing one ASP.NET web page you can display many reports.

This article examines how to upload files to a web server using ASP.NET 2.0 with a different approach. With a click of a hyperlink you can show the "Choose File" dialog box and immediately once the user clicks the OK button from the File Choose dialog box, a file can be uploaded to the server.

This article examines how to upload a file to a remote web server using ASP.NET 2.0 and AJAX. The author also discusses how to display a "Please wait ..." message while the upload is happening.

AJAX is the latest buzzword in the web development industry. But what is it, and how can you use it? Ramaprasad Potturi and Sanjay Patnaik explain the technology and provide a real-world example of a web page that presents a country and state pair of drop-down lists, where the state drop-down list is populated dynamically on the client side, removing the need for the page to post back to the server.

In this article the author examines the different ways to extend ASP.NET AJAX client-side function from the server- side with the help of sample applications.

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In this review, Eric starts with a basic introduction and layout of Brian's Crystal Reports book. He then provides chapter wise detailed opinion of the contents and also some of his recommendations.

In this article, you will learn how to write a Windows Forms viewer for reports created in the Crystal Reports end-user program (eg. Crystal Reports XI). The viewer allows users to view the existing reports with fresh data as well as input parameter variables at run time. The utility can be written with Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008.

In this article Eric shows how to use the new Crystal Viewer to help distribute reports.

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This article examines the steps the author took to make the local reports work using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services in ASP.NET.

This video tutorial shows how to generate Microsoft Word formatted reports from SQL Server Reporting Services, using SoftArtisans' Officewriter. Using this combination, reports can be editing directly in MS Word, and such things as address books, mailing labels, invoices, or any other MS Word document can be produced. [12:13]

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