27th May 2008

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This article helps you to understand the concept of script injection attacks in detail using ASP.NET. Sanjit first provides a list of potentially dangerous HTML tags and then examines the concept of request validation with the help of some simple ASP.NET code. Sanjit also describes how to disable request validation and encode the output.

http://aspalliance.com/1648_Understanding_Script_Injection_Attacks

Editor's Comments

Microsoft Tech Ed 2008 will begin next week in Orlando with the Developers track. This is the first time that the US Tech Ed has been split into two separate weeks, the first for Developers and the second for IT Professionals (the format has been used in Tech Ed Europe previously). I’m always amazed at the sheer size of TechEd, my first one being in 2000. The split-event should be a bit more intimate – the show’s web site lists the total size at 5,000 attendees (past shows have had well over 10,000). I’ll be speaking about ASP.NET Performance and hosting a couple Birds of a Feather breakout discussions. If you’ll be attending any of my events, please stop by and introduce yourself – I’m always happy to answer questions and meet ASPAlliance users.

Also, this just in, there is a new preview of ASP.NET MVC available on CodePlex. Download it here.

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In this review, Anand discusses the services offered by LiveHosting. He provides an overview of the control panel and various applications which can be installed through them. Anand also lists his views about the support provided.

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In this article the author presents a comprehensive solution to build a GridView with template fields generated at run time with in-place Insert, Delete and Edit operations with a full description of an effective implementation and usage of ITemplate interface.

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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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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In this first part of the series, Eric shows how to use automated acceptance testing against Crystal Reports using the object model. After providing the requirements, he examines how to utilize automated acceptance tests with reports along with sample code to validate the report. He concludes the article by providing a structure of the report settings.

Creating reports can be a daunting task. Reports can demand a great deal of effort and time, especially if you have not worked with Crystal Reports much. In this article, Jeff provides six quick Crystal Reports Design Tips to assist in creating killer reports with style and speed. Among other tips, you will learn how to add WaterMarks to your reports. Each tip has been deeply examined with the help of relevant explanations and screenshots for better understanding.

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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In this second part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create a burndown chart using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of burndown reports with the help of relevant SQL statements and screen shots.

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