orting an existing Java Web application to a new framework is probably not at the top of most developers’ fun-stuff-to-do lists. In addition to the time of learning a new
uilding complex Web controls with rich-client interfaces often requires the integration of some client-side JavaScript code with the control’s server-side code. While in some cases this does not have to
ur daily lives revolve around a series of activities, decisions, and rules. For example, upon waking one of the first activities you do is probably to brush your teeth, followed
o far, there’s been plenty of ink expended on ASP.NET 2.0’s site navigation controls, but most of that coverage lacks details on how to use the new navigation features in
he keywords final and sealed in Java and C# respectively ensure that a certain class shall not be subclassed. C++ doesn’t have a similar keyword. Naive programmers are often tempted
ne dilemma developers face when building applications for mobile platforms is deciding which platform to focus on. In the past, Microsoft developers’ choices were limited to Windows Mobile-based platforms; but
If you wish to position a child form at a specific location?instead of its default location at the top left of the MDI parent form, set the child form’s StartPosition
Although it is perfectly okay to use a goto to exit a nested loop, many developers prefer not to use gotos. Another way to exit a complicated, nested block of
Did you know you can listen to any PDF instead of reading it? It’s possible with Adobe Reader 6.0+. Here’s the short cut: CTRL+SHIFT+B: This allows you to hear the
Have you ever had a problem printing lines in color from VB6 (SP4)? The following code works correctly on a PictureBox, but prints black on the Printer (HP LaserJet and
riting?and maintaining?portable code is as much an art as it is the holy grail of many software companies. If your firm’s success is based on a key algorithm for mobile
rogramming is not only remembering Java classes or the numerous utilities that appear almost every day. It is also the ideas in Donald E. Knuth’s “The Art of Computer Programming”
ne of the classic problems with database applications is refreshing stale data. Imagine a typical e-commerce site with products and categories. A vendor’s product list most likely does not change
he phrase AJAX is getting all the attention lately. By now, you should already be familiar with the term, but for those of you still in the dark, AJAX represents
early every .NET application needs to handle data that may reside in a wide range of data sources, from relational databases, to XML, to in-memory or disk-persisted objects. Although .NET
nterprise software products always require custom integration work at the customer site, and upgrades are nearly impossible when customers have to modify the core product’s configuration to introduce their customizations.
isual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) is an add-on to Visual Studio 2005 that gives developers much more direct IDE support and easier access to the rich programming model provided
ou’d have to be developing web pages on another planet not to have heard the buzz about AJAX (asynchronous Java and XML). Judiciously employed, AJAX calls can enhance the usability
The Thread.stop() method is unsafe and thus deprecated. If the thread being stopped was modifying common data, that common data remains in an inconsistent state. A better way would be
For better handling of resource leaks, try “marking” the allocation with ancillary information: #include #include #include #include typedef void FDEL(void* p, size_t size);typedef FDEL* PFDEL;class A{ int a; static void
To prevent an IP from connecting with your server, simply put this code into your form code area and replace the IP with the one you want to prevent: Private
ith the release of Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition last year and Team Foundation Server in March of this year, Microsoft delivered arguably one of the largest functional upgrades to
ata is the blood in your system; it sits in its comfortable home of a database, and camps out in the tent of XML, but it deserves to be worked
f you’ve been working to customize SharePoint, you’ve probably at least heard the term “CAML,” which stands for Collaborative Application Markup Language. CAML is the XML-based language that Microsoft uses
any .NET developers, accustomed to Microsoft’s Windows-only development tools’ capabilities, are quite surprised when they learn that .NET is platform-independent. But it’s true. You can compile and execute .NET assemblies
ne of the new namespaces in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework is System.IO.Compression. This new namespace contains two classes for data compression: DeflateStream and GZipStream. Both compression classes support
odern computer hardware and powerful graphics cards, now found in even ‘budget’ systems, support a new level of rapid rendering of more high-level descriptions of objects and dynamic response to
nit testing, a critical part of the software development process, involves individually testing each unit of code to make sure that it works correctly on its own. Performed at different
In this example, your XML content is assumed to be ready and well formatted. To be compatible with a GridView, the XML document has to have a database-like format (table
There are times that you may need to fetch the last couple of records that you’ve inserted. The exact number can vary. Oracle provides an easy way of retrieving these