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XML DataSource control in ASP.NET 3.5

In this article I am going to discuss how to use XmlDataSource control in ASP.NET 3.5


Tracking User Activity

Scott Mitchell talks about tracking user activity in web applications.


ASP .net Template Server Control

The article shows a great use of Template server controls. In the example you will see how you can create a template server control and have access to all the other asp .net controls enclosed within. Here in the example we are trying to retrieve the values of the controls and restore them at later point. With .net if we design our base controls in right way it can save us thousands of lines of code.


Ajax rounded corners control

There is a very good control in AJAX to make rounded type shape. We can create rounded shape in many design by using Corners property of this control.


Authorization in ASP.Net MVC using XML Configuration.

Doing authorization in a clean way is always tricky, You want a delicate balance between an extreme abstraction and something like embedding roles in-side your compiled code, I have always preferred simple abstraction either using roles and their corresponding mappings in the database or using simple xml file to store action to role mappings.


Using HoverMenuExtender with ASP.NET ListView to Update, Delete and Insert Records

In this article, we will explore how to associate a HoverMenuExtender with a ListView control to update and delete records. The Listview control in this sample will also contain the functionality to add new records.


DropDownList asp.net Control problems and challanges faced using appenddatabound items and autopostbacks

This tutorial will help you in appending data items to a dropdownlist control which already have some listitems from the markup.Sometimes in this there is a problem of duplicate items being appended every time the page refreshes.So here we will see how to workaround this situation.


Implementing Cascading DropDownList in ASP.NET GridView

In this article, we will explore how to implement Cascading DropDownList in a GridView without writing a single line of code. We will be using the Categories and Products table of the Northwind database to show the cascading effect


ASP.NET 3.5 URL Routing

Introduction This post speaks about basics of URL Routing and how URL Routing related to building a ASP.NET MVC Application. You can also use the URL Routing with the ASP.NET Web application if install the Visual Studio 2008 service pack1. This post specifically speaks about how URL Routing is used in ASP.NET MVC Application. URL Routing is critical element in the ASP.NET MVC Application. The reason for this is URL Routing determines incoming request to get mapped to the MVC Controller.


Display Master-Detail Data with the ModalPopup Extender and GridView

In the past we have often used the combination of the GridView and DetailsView to display Master-Detail data. Developers have also used pop-ups to depict similar scenarios where a user clicks on a ‘master’ row and the details are displayed in a pop-up window. I was recently exploring the ModalPopup extender control which allows a page to display content to the user in a "modal" manner. I thought of trying out the Master-Details scenario using the ModalPopup Extender. This article discusses how to do so.