Ezequiel Espíndola's Blog : ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET 2.0: The "How Do I" Video Series

A while ago I posted about ASP.NET 2.0 learning resources. This post about ASP.NET 2.0 Membership, Roles, Forms Authentication and Security Resources pointed me to an excellent series of videos called The “How Do I” Video Series. Be sure to check them Read More

posted Sunday, February 26, 2006 12:53 PM by eespindola | (Comments Off)
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Pattern to handle QueryString values on ASP.NET 2.0 pages

Here you have a good pattern to handle values from the QueryString on your ASP.NET 2.0 pages:int _id = 0;string id = Request.QueryString["id"];if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(id)){ int.TryParse(id, out _id);}For more information or to discuss about it Read More

posted Sunday, February 26, 2006 10:09 AM by eespindola | 1 Comments
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Selecting a default item after a DataBound operation in ASP.NET 2.0

When using the new DataSource objects you don’t need to write code for data binding. Code like this is not needed anymore:DropDownList1.DataSource = DataSet1;DropDownList1.DataBind();DropDownList1.Items.FindByValue(Request.QueryString[“state”]).Selected Read More

posted Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:18 PM by eespindola | 24 Comments
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New ASP.NET Starter Kit: eBay Selling Starter Kit

Scott Guthrie have been posting a ton of interesting content lately on his blog. I found thru it that a new ASP.NET 2.0 Starter Kit is on the streets. It's the eBay Selling Starter Kit for VB.NET. I would say too bad if it's only in VB.NET, but I will Read More

posted Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:09 AM by eespindola | 1 Comments
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Connection String Settings In ASP.NET 2.0

There is a new configuration section for connection strings on ASP.NET 2.0 called <connectionStrings>. It is something so simple it seems dumb, but it helps to enforce recommended practices from the start. I really like this feature because of that.In Read More

posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:43 PM by eespindola | 5 Comments
Filed Under: .NET Framework 2.0, Web Development, ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET 2.0 Compilation Model

I'm still trying to discover all about the new ASP.NET 2.0 project model. The fact that you don't need IIS, not even a Web Project makes development so much faster and easier. There is no web project actually, any folder can be a Web Site. This doesn't Read More

posted Friday, December 09, 2005 5:06 PM by eespindola | (Comments Off)
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App_Code & Bin Folders, Making Code Accessible from your Web Pages

The App_Code Folder There are a number of new App_NNN folders in ASP.NET 2.0 with special meaning. One of them is App_Code. You might want to have some functionality accessible from many pages in your application and think of using the Global.asax Read More

posted Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:34 PM by eespindola | (Comments Off)
Filed Under: .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET 2.0 Simplified Code Behind Model

I knew about the existence of partial classes although I haven't read much about them. It seems I will be using them a lot because ASP.NET 2.0 has the code-behind model simplified by its use. The advantage is that you don't need to declare in the Read More

posted Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:45 PM by eespindola | 2 Comments
Filed Under: ASP.NET, .NET Framework 2.0, Web Development, ASP.NET 2.0

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