(Manish Dwivedi) Impersonation is the process of executing code in the context of another user identity. By default, all ASP.NET code is executed using a fixed machine-specific account. To execute code using another identity we can use the built-in impersonation capabilities of ASP.NET. We can use a
Tag: Development
Use the UseWaitCursor Property to Change Cursors
(Srinath MS) The System.Windows.Form class’s UseWaitCursor property sets the window’s cursor to an hourglass. It is a Boolean property.
Measuring the Impact of View State
(John Robbins) Isn’t it funny how the Microsoft .NET Framework is thought of as an environment where you don’t have to think about memory? Of course, what’s one of the number one issues that continues to plague managed applications today? Memory! Why? When the garbage collector runs to reclaim memor
Navigate hierarchical site data with ASP.NET’s TreeView control
(Tony Patton) Now that you’re up to speed on ASP.NET Site Map and SiteMapPath controls, I’ll explore the TreeView control, which gives users an easy way to navigate a Web application. I will begin with an examination of the SiteMapDataSource control, which you may use to populate the TreeView contro
Implementing a Custom ConnectionString Installer for Setup
(Paul Kimmel) MSBuild is supposed to be powerful. However, its integration into Visual Studio does not seem intuitive. Sometimes, changing the simplest things—like the text that shows up on the opening screen of the install—seems to be challenging.
Building Interactive User Interfaces with Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX: Part 1
(Scott Mitchell) Over the past several years web developers have started using JavaScript to make asynchronous postbacks to the web server that only transmit and receive the necessary data; these techniques are commonly referred to as AJAX. When properly implemented, AJAX-enabled web applications of
Speed Up Your Site! 8 ASP.NET Performance Tips
(Jeff Atwood and Jon Galloway) Now that you’ve added the finishing touches to your web site and unleashed it onto the world, fame, fortune, and success will surely follow — won’t it?
Using a Text Editor to Develop and Deploy an ASP.NET Web Application
(Andrew Mooney) Have you ever developed a web application without an IDE, syntax highlighting and IntelliSense? If so, then you were probably using a text editor like notepad to create these applications. And you might be happy to know that this is still possible even with Microsoft’s .NET framework
Handle the long data entries in GridView
(Andrew Golik) This article presents how the GridView control can be implemented in case of dynamic creation. In this article, I have implemented it with TemplateFiled columns that are being added to GridView dynamically. The point is columns are being added dynamically to grid and all what is neede
Simulating Multiple Inheritance by Delegation
(Joseph Chahine) Multiple Inheritance is still not considered to be a best practice in most cases. That is why it is not supported in both .NET and Java programming languages. But sometimes, it can be helpful. In this article, I will explain a way to simulate Multiple Inheritance in .NET by using th
