Date: 07/19/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: database, asp

Hello,
I'm totally new to ASP.NET and I'm starting with 2.0. BTW, I bought both the Wrox Book "Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases" and it was okay -- it was a little slow and had a few annoying mistakes but overall the code is decent for referencing. I also picked up the O'reilly book ASP.NET 2.0 A Developer's Notebook by Wei-Meng Lee. It seems like one of the better books available and I'm looking forward to reading it.

I have a simple question that should be easy to answer. I'm making a hidden field (
Btw, regarding my last post, we ended up using paging to take only the top 5.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/37094.html

Date: 07/21/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: asp

You'd think that Creative Commons is a pretty simple concept to grasp. However, John Dvorak's recent column about the Creative Commons licenses shows that it is indeed possible to completely miss the point. (And get a column out of it, to boot.) I'd been meaning to blog about Dvorak's column, to clear [...]

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=384&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 07/22/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, asp, web

Due to the recent events which transpired in a recent post of mine (which I'm sure you've all read through by now), and also the recent outcry for or against usability, table-less css sites, and everyone aspiring for perfectly valid HTML sites... I've decided to post this link I found last night. I think its worth a look. Please don't think I'm anti-usability, pro-tables, and pro-crappy HTML. My point is that people harp and harp on these issues way more than they should... IMHO.

Quotes:

"Mystical belief in the power of Web Standards, Usability, and tableless CSS"

"Remember, nobody gets excited about the tools used to build a house ("Please tell me what brand of hammers you used!"). People get excited about how the house looks and performs."

"I learned quickly that business executives didn't care about usability testing or information design"

"There seems to be a cult belief that if we use Web Standards, usability, and tableless CSS, our web sites will make money, we'll be famous (or at least cool), and our sites will look great. It isn't that easy."

FULL ARTICLE (scroll to #3):
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/biggest-web-design-mistakes-in-2004.html

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/934407.html

Date: 07/23/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, asp, web

Alright, new idea.

Since It's come to my attention that I need a great deal more knowledge in web-based "things" than I thought, I'm starting this. I assume lots others are in my boat. I sit here and make sites trying to be as artistic and creative as possible. Unfortunatly for me, I know nothing of accessability, table-less design, valid-HTML techniques, or anything like that. On the "technical" end of things, I'm quite the newbie. All I know is HTML, a SMALL amount of CSS, ASP with dreamweaver's help, and uhh... thats it pretty much. I'm totally in the dark when It comes to making sites without dreamweaver, flash, and fireworks... and still making the site look appealing.

So here's my idea. I need resources teaching me how to build better sites. I need sites teaching me how to make sites more accessable to disabled viewers, how to get away from poor HTML coding, the best ways to make table-less web sites... I need the works. Like I said before, I assume lots of people are in this boat with me. So I figure that all you experts out there can reply to this thread with some resources you use frequently, and wish to share with me/us, and all the designers out there can bookmark this thread for future use. Get me?

I posted a while back asking about CSS use for table-less sites, and got terrific replies. I still have that bookmarked.

Excuse the lofty request, but I want to learn!

Instead of googling all this, I figure lots of people on this forum can offer great resources... you have before.

Thanks in advance, to anyone who contributes.

:)

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/935980.html

Date: 07/23/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, asp, web, hosting

I had this conversation with FastHosts. Clearly they are either refusing to acknowledge my problem or I am being a bit thick. Please help me someone. I have included the conversation below, with my questions and responses in bold:

Here is an odd problem. When I run my ASP.Net on any server it works. When I run it on my fasthost server everything works except session variables do not persist across pages. Please resolve! It is probably an IIS setting that I can-not set programmatically.

Can you provide further information, including full replication steps on how we can see the fact that the session variables are being lost.

http://www.damn-them.com/login.aspx

username = tester@pcarney.me.uk
password = fish
then click "click here to submit details".

It sets the session variable "level" to 1 everywhere else but on fasthosts, which means that the page redirects to nothing I can use on your server. As I've said, It is MOST probably an IIS setting that I cannot change programmatically. Please resolve as this call should NOT be closed.

The domain is incorrectly configured, as the path to the site appears to be C:\Inetpub\wwwroot which is incorrect on our servers. This should be e:\domains\d\damn-them.com\user\htdocs

Please configure it correctly such that I might use session variables. It is after all a standard feature of ASP.

The problem is with your scripts - please re-configure them.

I do not use that anywhere in my scripts, compile or otherwise. Please give me access to the domain mapping so I might set it myself.

I have no idea unfortunately. I did take a look at the web.config file but couldn't see anything in there, I would advise you to contact the devel-opers of the software.

Here is the debug information:

Row handle is invalid.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: Row handle is in-valid.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[OleDbException (0x80040e04): Row handle is invalid.]
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.ProcessResults(Int32 hr) +63
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.GetRowDataFromHandle() +105
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.FindValueBinding(Int32 index) +34
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.PeekValueBinding(Int32 index) +16
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.GetValue(Int32 ordinal) +40
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.get_Item(String name) +20
damn_them.CDataHandler.DoGetValue(String pQueryString, String pField-Name) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CDataHandler.vb:90
damn_them.CRoutines.IsValidLogin(String ptxtRequestEmail, String ptxtPassword) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CQueries.vb:26
damn_them.login.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\login.aspx.vb:53
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
Sys-tem.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sour-ceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292

The path to your web folder is e:\domains\d\damn-them.com\user\htdocs. I would recommend you rebuild your application as this is clearly a scripting error.

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ is the path on the server it was build and it is pro-duced in line with the DLL and symbol debugging code. It does NOT pertain to physical files. I would like someone else to check my IIS settings please.

Unfortunately, IIS settings on the Shared Hosting servers are set up correctly, and cannot be changed. The path within your .Net Application will need to be updated if it is to be used on the Fasthosts servers.

I remain wholly unconvinced considering that the debug information re-ports symbolic debugging information at the time of compilation. Is there anyone there who actually knows about ASP.Net 1.1 and the necessary configuration for IIS?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/15789.html

Date: 07/23/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: software, asp, web, hosting

I had this conversation with FastHosts. Clearly they are either refusing to acknowledge my problem or I am being a bit thick. Please help me someone. I have included the conversation below, with my questions and responses in bold:

Here is an odd problem. When I run my ASP.Net on any server it works. When I run it on my fasthost server everything works except session variables do not persist across pages. Please resolve! It is probably an IIS setting that I can-not set programmatically.

Can you provide further information, including full replication steps on how we can see the fact that the session variables are being lost.

http://www.damn-them.com/login.aspx

username = tester@pcarney.me.uk
password = fish
then click "click here to submit details".

It sets the session variable "level" to 1 everywhere else but on fasthosts, which means that the page redirects to nothing I can use on your server. As I've said, It is MOST probably an IIS setting that I cannot change programmatically. Please resolve as this call should NOT be closed.

The domain is incorrectly configured, as the path to the site appears to be C:\Inetpub\wwwroot which is incorrect on our servers. This should be e:\domains\d\damn-them.com\user\htdocs

Please configure it correctly such that I might use session variables. It is after all a standard feature of ASP.

The problem is with your scripts - please re-configure them.

I do not use that anywhere in my scripts, compile or otherwise. Please give me access to the domain mapping so I might set it myself.

I have no idea unfortunately. I did take a look at the web.config file but couldn't see anything in there, I would advise you to contact the devel-opers of the software.

Here is the debug information:

Row handle is invalid.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: Row handle is in-valid.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[OleDbException (0x80040e04): Row handle is invalid.]
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.ProcessResults(Int32 hr) +63
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.GetRowDataFromHandle() +105
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.FindValueBinding(Int32 index) +34
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.PeekValueBinding(Int32 index) +16
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.GetValue(Int32 ordinal) +40
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.get_Item(String name) +20
damn_them.CDataHandler.DoGetValue(String pQueryString, String pField-Name) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CDataHandler.vb:90
damn_them.CRoutines.IsValidLogin(String ptxtRequestEmail, String ptxtPassword) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CQueries.vb:26
damn_them.login.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\login.aspx.vb:53
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
Sys-tem.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sour-ceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292

The path to your web folder is e:\domains\d\damn-them.com\user\htdocs. I would recommend you rebuild your application as this is clearly a scripting error.

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ is the path on the server it was build and it is pro-duced in line with the DLL and symbol debugging code. It does NOT pertain to physical files. I would like someone else to check my IIS settings please.

Unfortunately, IIS settings on the Shared Hosting servers are set up correctly, and cannot be changed. The path within your .Net Application will need to be updated if it is to be used on the Fasthosts servers.

I remain wholly unconvinced considering that the debug information re-ports symbolic debugging information at the time of compilation. Is there anyone there who actually knows about ASP.Net 1.1 and the necessary configuration for IIS?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/37853.html

Date: 07/25/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: asp, web

I use dreamweaver to create my web pages, but I prefer coding by hand over creating nasty mark up so I only use the coding aspect of the program. I like how it color codes the text and displays the line numbers on the left side. Does anyone know about a good free text editor that does these two things? I would just like to use something that is smaller and faster.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/937639.html

Date: 07/31/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: php, programming, software, css, html, xml, database, asp, sql, java, security, web

A few weeks ago, I asked about programming languages and which I should learn, and your reaction had me thinking that I could have offered more info about what I hoped to do with computers. My request was so vague that I can see why you found it difficult to reply. Perhaps this time I'll do better. To make things easier, I'm providing a list of what I want to do, and I ask you if you know what languages or applications I should consider in order to fulfill my technological goals. I'd like to: build web pages provide internet security for large & small clients make computer games build my own OS from scratch (a big task, I know) create, edit, download, and manipulate multi-media images and files develop application software build and manage my own server develop databases get a general feel for everything else, in case I ever need it So my current list of stuff I wish to learn now includes: Java Java Script Perl C, C+, & C++ PHP SQL CSS HTML XML Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Flash & Dreamweaver .Net (VB.net, ASP.net, C#) CGI If you know anything about the above, feel free to post: What are each of the above used for? How did it come out? Are any of them similar or used for similar tasks? Etc., etc., etc. Finally, I was told to learn some Assembly language, but unless I am mistaken, I think I learned that already. If someone could give me a rundown on what it is, I could be sure if its what I think it is. I think I learned 8086 in my day (came with a card, too), so all I have to do is review it I think. Your help and suggestions are welcome and I thank you in advance for your time.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/740093.html

Date: 08/01/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: asp, hosting

is there an asp coding that does url masking?

i have this site (http://discountpackage.com), its an additional domain on the same hosting account as (http://wholesalepackaging.com), but in a directory called DPS. is there anyway with some code to hide that DPS as the end of the discountpackage.com?

without paying $12 to network solutions to do it for me...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/229321.html

Date: 08/01/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: asp

what's the best form to use for a site done in asp classic?

my email form doesn't work anymore after moving the site (http://discountpackage.com/dps/catalog.asp)

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/38019.html

Date: 08/03/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: rss, asp

Commentary--Pheedo co-founder Bill Flitter has a warning for online publishers slow to grasp the implications of RSS: Fear the future.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Web+publishers%3A+Adapt+or+else/2100-9588_22-5817304.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/04/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: asp

I just started a community for those interested in classic Active Server Pages. Check it out. Feel free to join or pass the link around to others. classicasp

Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/742267.html

Date: 08/04/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: asp

I just started a community for those interested in classic Active Server Pages. Check it out. Feel free to join or pass the link around to others. classicasp

Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/948514.html

Date: 08/04/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: asp

I just started a community for those interested in classic Active Server Pages. Check it out and feel free to join. classicasp

Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/230392.html

Date: 08/06/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: rss, browser, asp, web

In my last post in this journal, there was an positive and active discussion about the pros and cons of tweaking FX in an effort to increase its speed. Learning from the experience, I promised myself I would start researching FX characteristics and features.

Just by luck, I stumbled upon an article with the title, "You Don't Know Jack About Firefox" written by Cheah Chu Yeow. Chu Yeow is an aspiring J2EE developer and Web developer studying at the National University of Singapore. He wrote the book "FireFox Secrets", which lifts the lid on Firefox's lesser-known functionality.

In this book Chu Yeow wrote, "If you feel that the Web has lost its sparkle, that's probably because you're slogging across it in an old browser. I'm over here on the other side, and the grass is not only greener: there are none of those microscopic grass bugs that cause nasty rashes!"

"The title contains over 290 pages of Firefox tips, tricks and hacks, providing invaluable pointers to help you customize the browser to your specific preferences." Sounds good, doesn't it?

"It starts with some of the better-known tweaks, such as search customizations and favorites, password, and history management. But later chapters challenge even the most hardened Firefox devotee, revealing the inner workings of Web developer extensions, RSS feed subscription, and the little-known about:config interface."

For your convenience, in case you are interested in further exploring FX, the following URL will take you to the aforementioned article which consist of six pages:

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/firefox-secrets

Together let's discover the secrets of Firefox,

Omar.-

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/304306.html

Date: 08/08/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: asp, web

After having put a project of mine on hold due to time constraints with school and work, as well as technical issues involving my own stupidity (You'd laugh if I told you, seriously, I'm so brain dead some times), I've gotten back to trying to muddle my way through ASP.NET.

So my "Totally Obvious Question of the Day"TM is this: I've got a library file that I want to include in my webform, but I can't find the commands to actually include the file.

It's always the easy stuff that gets me. *sigh*

Thanks!
--Lisa

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/38717.html

Date: 08/09/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: database, asp, web

Hello again.. have any of you found good asp.net 2.0 books or tutorials since the last time I posted? I purchased 2..

Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases Beta Preview
This was a decent intro but it was a bit repetitive which made it a lil boring and it was terribly riddled with errors. Many were so obvious -- it made me wonder if anyone proofread the final draft.

ASP.NET 2.0 Developer's Notebook by Wei-Ming Lee
I really like this book. It had lots of examples and most of them worked. It covers many asp.net 2.0 subjects including personalization, web parts, themes & skins, etc. The faked coffee cup stains also add a nice touch ;)

What about you?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/39137.html

Date: 08/09/05 (HTML Help)    Keywords: html, asp

Could you guys please help explain to me how you position a TABLE on a page?
I totally can position a div layer, a frame, and everything else, but how do you position a table, by setting the specific margins?

What I want to do is.
I want a table to the left with an image to the right
an image to the left and a table to the right
and vice versa, all the way down the page.
But I can't figure out how to manipulate the tables so that they go down the page, and so that I can set the specific left and right margins.

HELP! Please, this is driving me insane.
I mostly need to understand how position is defined in tables.
I hateee tables.

Edit:
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1LIG1RD1RD35Q2J1KQ73DJEC4M
I uploaded the html file. Could someone please tell me why I can't get the second column of tables with the image to align at the top?
I want to move the right side up. I can't find the error in my coding.
help please!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/htmlhelp/2101654.html

Date: 08/12/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: asp

If you are in a rush to do things (most of us are), maybe you should take a look at a recent article in June's edition of PC Magazine. It pertains to useful Firefox's tips and tricks. Some are easy to set up, others are more difficult.  One tip that I fully recommend, pertains to keywords in bookmarks.

Nickname Bookmarks:

Firefox has the ability to assign keywords to bookmarks. For example, you might assign the keyword "lj" to your www.livejournal.com bookmark. It's a simple process. Click on the Bookmarks menu, right-click on your LiveJournal bookmark, and select Properties. In the Keyword field, enter "lj". You can now use those two letters in place of the site's full URL in the address bar, and you'll be taken right to the page you saved.

When I did it (last night) for the first time, I couldn't believe my eyes. So fast and so simple! 

 If you are interested in reading the whole article, which I fully recommend for those who are just beginning to know Firefox, kindly click this link: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1827300,00.asp

Enjoy,

Omar.-

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/305428.html

Date: 08/12/05 (Asp Dot Net)    Keywords: html, asp, web

Is there any way to prevent HtmlAnchor from mangling your URLs? I want it to render exactly what I put there.

I have /trail.ascx, which renders an and exposes the properties Href and InnerText. I'm using it in /admin/user.aspx. Unfortunately, HtmlAnchor thinks it's going to be "smart" and prepend all my URLs with "../". Apparently it thinks links should be relative to the user control, not the web form. Which is bogus.

It won't even let me attempt to treat the a element as an HtmlGenericControl!
The base class includes the field 'mylink', but its type (System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl) is not compatible with the type of control (System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlAnchor).

I'm more ranting than asking for help, but it would be nice if they fixed this.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/aspdotnet/39459.html