29th January 2008

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Sometimes we may be required to build GridView and DataList dynamically with different styles and with child controls in our project. This article will help you accomplish this task in ASP.NET 2.0 with the help of a case study. Satheesh first provides a brief overview of the scenario and then explores the step-by-step implementation of each module with supported source code. The steps include creation of a Template class, implementation of a dynamic DataList, using the Template class in DataList, implementation of a dynamic GridView, and the usage of Template class in GridView. The article is accompanied by the related Visual Studio project which enables you to instantly test drive the application.

http://aspalliance.com/1558_Dynamic_GridView_and_DataList_in_ASPNET_20

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Web Deployment Projects (WDP) for Visual Studio 2008 were released to the web (RTW) a couple of days ago. These didn't make the November ship date of VS2008, but were promised to follow shortly after release, and as promised, they're here! I haven't looked at the 2008 version yet - personally I use PyroBatchFTP + CC.NET + MSBuild to do my deployments - but I may have a look and reconsider my approach. One thing that would be nice is the configuration merge capabilities offered by WDP. You can read more about the release, how to get it, and its features here.

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In this video, DevExpress describes the limitations of advanced Windows Grid controls when consuming large datasets and how the XtraGrid is able to easily overcome these limitations via its smart query system.

In this article, Abhishek describes the step-by-step procedures to implement remote server using VB 2005 remoting and host it on Internet Information Services. The article also shows how to invoke remote methods through ASP.NET web applications.

In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to create strongly typed user interface messages. He uses XML files to create these interfaces. He shows you how to generate an XML schema and use it to create a strongly-typed XML file. [12:08]

In this article, Joydip demonstrates the working of socket programming in C#. He starts with a brief introduction of sockets and ports and examines the differences between synchronous and asynchronous Communication. You will then learn how to work with System.Net and System.Net.Sockets namespaces along with the implementation of a simple client-server application. The article is well supported by relevant source codes and its corresponding output in screenshots.

In this review, Anand examines Bipin Joshi's latest book. At first he provides a rapid overview of the content and finishes up with a series of recommendations to improve the quality of the book.

In this unit testing video, Mohammad Azam will demonstrate how to use Ruby and Watir to test ASP.NET pages. He uses simple examples to explain the concepts and steps involved in this important task. [14:17]

Crystal Reports 2008 was released in October 2007. This article (written in Jan 08) explains the ins and outs of the CR2008 versions, integration with VS versions, side-by-side compatibility, upgrading reports and general features of interest to Visual Studio Developers.

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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 provides some tips to improve the performance of your ASP.NET applications by using multiple recordsets, paged data access, and Cache API. The author further examines Per-request, Page output, and Kernel caching mechanisms along with a description of connection pooling and GZip compression.

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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.

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.

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Crystal Reports 2008 was released in October 2007. This article (written in Jan 08) explains the ins and outs of the CR2008 versions, integration with VS versions, side-by-side compatibility, upgrading reports and general features of interest to Visual Studio Developers.

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.

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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.

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This video demonstrates how to use Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services to create Excel Pivot Table and Pivot Chart reports using SoftArtisans OfficeWriter. [14:19]

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