(Dimitrios Markatos) .NET, among its other amazing features, allows developers and programmers a rich platform with the capability to build custom controls deriving from already common base server controls, i.e. The Datagrid, the most commonly used and full-featured server control in .NET. One of th

(Joydip Kanjilal) This article discusses the basics of exceptions and implementation of a custom exception class that would enable us to provide a generic approach towards exception handling.

(Tony Patton) If you’re working within a Windows Server-based network, you are probably using Microsoft’s Active Directory. Active Directory’s purpose is to reduce the number of directories and namespaces within a network and provide a unified view of a complex network.

(John Peterson) Prior to ASP.NET 1.x, if you wanted to implement any sort of caching in your Web-based application, you were pretty much on your own. With ASP.NET 1.x, Microsoft provided many different caching options built right in. No longer were you forced to roll your own caching solutions. In m

(A.P.Rajshekhar) PyQT is used in Python for creating graphical user interfaces. This article gets you started with the basics of PyQT.

(Vishal Kumar Patil) Ever needed to generate Word documents from your ASP.NET applications? There are a couple of components which will help to generate Word documents, but using these components may have some overhead such as Component Registration, setting permissions, licenses, etc., Sometimes, i

(Brett Burch) In this article I’ll show you how to easily create a DropDownList control in ASP.Net 2.0 that solves the same problem as a previous version solved in ASP.Net 1.* (seen at http://www.dotnetjohn.com/articles.aspx?articleid=132). This problem is commonly known to ASP.Net developers.

(Sara Smith) “Don’t let 2.0 pass over you unnoticed,” warns Dino Esposito. ASP.NET 2.0 was released this past November, following great anticipation from.NET developers. The Beta releases had really teased us all, and we were keen to get our hands on some of the new features promised in 2.0: Master

(Laurence Moroney) Microsoft first publicly demonstrated Avalon way back in 2003 at the Professional Developers’ Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. They touted Avalon as the next generation in user interface methodology, and it was well-received by developers and users alike.

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