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Steven Swafford - ASPAlliance Columnist/Editor
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SmarterStats v3.x from SmarterTools IncorporatedIf you have not seen or heard of SmarterStats and you are interested in tracking the stats of your web site or even a site for a client then give this a...
Create your Class Library. This is not any different than any class library with the exception that you reference the Microsoft.Build.Utilities and Microsoft.Build.Framework and your cl...
Oracle has recently released a beta version of ODT. While betas can be a pain in the rear at time I felt it was work the effort to check this out. I ran into problems from the begining as soon as I fi...
If you are not familiar with MSBuild I suggest you take the time to read over the reference and overview. I use Web Deployment Projects to automate my build process to include the build release t...
If you program with ODP.NET from Oracle you may find this book useful. I was fortunate enough to be honored as a technical editor for this book, now I just need to make the step up to author.Deta...
I would like to take the time to address a problem that we all probably have encountered and maybe been guilty of ourselves from time to time. This subject is performance.During my time as working as ...
Recently Wally McClure did a PodCast titled ASP.NET 2.0 Page Persistence. I thought I would take Wally's idea and utilize the Microsoft Enterprise Library 3.0 and persist the ViewState to a cache ...
NetAdvantage for WPF is absolutely free if you meet the ciriteria! Read more at http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/eblankenship/archive/2007/04/20/cats-out-of-the-bag-netadvantage-for-wpf.aspxShare t...
Recently the application I have been working on for some time now had code analysis ran on the source from a third party. For the most part the report was good but this got me to thinking about develo...
Here is a tip that I thought I would share.I believe we all as software developers want to turn out the best product we possibly can and one way we can do this is in the area of performance. Let us as...
I must say that I was honored when Packt Publishing contacted me to determine if I was interested in being a technical editor for a soon to be published book dealing with ODP.NET. While I do not nor c...
I have seen many blog entries and forum threads on this error however I was curious if anyone has any insight as to why this error seems to occur on Windows 2003 Server SP1 and not XP Pro SP2. I have ...
If you work with an Oracle database on a laptop as I do, I am sure you have noticed the amount of resources that Oracle consumes.Figure 1: Task ManagerTo overcome this I simply set the database servic...
Ever wish there was a quick and simple way to document your SQL Server 2000 or 2005 database? Well look no more! I recently picked up a copy of SQL Doc from Red Gate of which you can find the product ...
I completed the membership provider today and placed it online at my personal website. Go to http://www.radicaldevelopment.net/Default.aspx and click the Community Projects tab. If this tab is not vis...
I wanted to post an update to my previous blog entry on the work I am doing for the custom providers which will use Oracle 10gR2 and ODP.NET. It seems there is much more interest than I expected in th...
Well as I indicated in a previous post I am working on a .NET 2.0 Provider for an Oracle 10gR2 Database and ODP.NET. So far I am making fairly decent progress and I intend to wrap up the Membersh...
If you have not seen the two new additions titled ITracker: Inventory Tracking System and Extended Club Site Starter Kit give them a look.Also seperate from By the Community, For the Community&nb...
In my day job I work with Oracle as our database and since Microsoft has so graciously released the source for the .NET 2.0 Providers I have started a custom provider for ODP.NET 10.2.0..2.20 and...
Assume for a moment that you need to monitor a specific folder and its subfolders for incoming files such as a FTP transfer and you wanted to accomplish such a task without an type of action from the ...
I was recently was tasked to develop a solution to download data from an Oracle database and allow the client to save the data as an XML document without the use of the file system. I turned to the Na...
I recently asked the question on closing and releasing resources such as a database connection using C#. During my reading and particle experience I have use methods such as the following in the past....
How/were do I add Meta Tags in web form that is using a Master Page?a. http://forums.asp.net/1344970/ShowThread.aspx#1344970
Themes in .NET2.0, how yo apply themes to HTML controlsa. http:...
I thought I would begin creating a custom provider for Oracle and I am starting with the database schema. Now this is a work in progress and I am attempting to complete this between my job, family, an...
If you have not noticed there is a new toy in the sandbox at http://www.asp.net/downloads/teamprojects/default.aspx?tabid=1 called Blinq Prototype. While I have just started experimenting with th...
If you are not aware of IIS.net take the time to give it a read and I am sure you will not be disappointed.You will find things from virtual labs, useful downloads, forums, and more as you browse...
If you work with Oracle databases and you do not want to install 10g or even 9i on your mobile laptop give Oracle XE 10g a look. I performed an install on my Toshiba laptop and setup was quick and sim...
Today Microsoft has released the source code for the built-in ASP.NET 2.0 Membership, Role Management, Site Navigation, Session State, Profile, Web Events, and Web Part Personalization providers....
I must admit using xpath to query and find a specific node in an XML file is not my strongest point and when a namespace was part of the XML file it threw me off even more. A huge thank you goes out t...
Here is the code to stream the images to the client or save to a local file system.
using System;using System.IO;namespace Swafford{ /// <summary> /// Creates...
Check out my newly published article titled: Use Cases and Their Importance
First and most importantly, I will define what a use case is. A use case is a tactic used in system analysis to identify, cl...
Say you need to dynamically build a group of controls and render them in a web form. One method that has worked for my was to use a PlaceHolder and add the generated controls to the placeholder. ...
I am working on upload functionality for use in any C# web project for .NET 1.x (see the screenshot below).
There will alos be a release for .NET 2.0 on the heels of the .NET 1.x release. I am workin...
My employeer has a the following job openings that I thought I would share with the community. If you're intertested contact me via the "Contact" link to your left. Note: You must be a U.S. Cit...
My employeer has a job opening for a .NET developer that I thought I would share with the community. If you're intertested contact me via the "Contact" link to your left. Note: You must be a U.S. Ci...
If you have not seen the article Code Documentation in .NET be sure to take the time to give it a once over and to assist in this process be sure to grab Roland Weigelts' GhostDoc. There are versions ...
I was extremely surprised to return home from work and check my email only to find that I have been nominated for the Microsoft MVP Award.
I am honored just to have been nominated for such an award. ...
Jump on over to MSDN for:
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
Visio for Enterprise Architects (vs2005)
Visual SourceSafe 2005
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Mi...
Is there anyone who may be interested in performing independent consulting on a Department of Defense contract If not, does anyone know where I may obtain info on consultants (other than Microsoft)I d...
I decided to download patterns & practices Enterprise Library (EAL) and incorporate it into a Department of Defense web application that I am currently working. While I have never used the EAL in ...
Are you are a developer who works with an Oracle database Have you been using SQL Plus or any of the other third-party tools for performing everyday database tasks, when what you really desire is a wa...
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 provides a wide variety of new features and enhancements. One in particular that you may find useful is the TreeView control. In this article, Steven Swafford demonstrates ho...
Today while I was in the process of writing the code for an article I am about to release at ASPAlliance I ran into a problem that was driving me crazy. I spoke to other developers and some seemed to ...
As well as querying and inserting data into a database, there also may be a need to retrieve information about the database schema. This article will discuss such a task by utilizing the System.Data.O...
Today during a Windows update I took notice of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. With all of the issues that arise everyone should take the time to run this tool as well you may want to check out M...
Many of the configuration settings for an ASP.NET application that you may be working on can be maintained in a distinct XML based text file named Web.config. If you are familiar with XML then you wil...
I had a colleague ask me the eternal question that seems to always be at the center of a debate. Why C# over VB.NET
My reasons for C# are based from my Java experience over the years. I find C# much e...
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