This example demonstrates how to build an ASP.NET blog roller that is capable of aggregating multiple RSS feeds and displaying a specific number of items from each one. The application was writen using C# and demonstrates using generics, nullable types and XmlReaders and subreaders to accomplish the

(Tyler Anderson) Forms often use a date to log the day that a transaction occurred. The time is also useful since it can be used to log when a job was completed, or when something was purchased. This tip shows you how to use the date and time schema types using XForms.

(McGahanFL) What follows is a utility that iterates through the controls in a container and saves or restores values for the controls in an XML file. The enclosed namespace captures application data, also known as sticky data or state data. The concept is the same as the now denigrated INI file or W

(Anghel Leonard) This tip shows how to insert an image into the result-tree of an XSLT transformation using the unparsed-entity-uri function.

(Nicholas Chase) XForms are designed to provide an interactive experience, and in many cases that means showing the user different information based on different conditions. For example, you may have a form with multiple sections, but you don’t want to overwhelm the user by displaying it all at once

(Patrick Boom) During the development process of our project, the need arose to serialize objects to XML. For this purpose, the .NET provides the XmlSerializer class to serialize objects. This class has some disadvantages, however.

(Ed Tittel) Those who work with Java and develop for Ajax are likely to already be in the know about the Google Web Toolkit. Those outside this sphere of violent and vigorous activity may not be savvy yet … and that’s why I want to draw this item to your attention. As part of its purported pathw

(Scott Mitchell) With its new declarative data source controls and improved data Web controls, ASP.NET 2.0 has greatly simplified the process of working with data. In Part 2 of this article series, Accessing Database Data, we looked at how to use the SqlDataSource control to retrieve data from a rel

(Mark Lorenz) Parsing and validation represent the core of XML. Knowing how to use these capabilities well is vital to the successful introduction of XML to your project. This tutorial on XML processing teaches you how to parse and validate XML files as well as use XQuery. It is the third tutorial i

(Wei-Meng Lee) One of the coolest features you can add to your Web application is the ability for users to personalize the look-and-feel of the pages all on their own. And often, users like to rearrange parts of the page to suit their own viewing preferences. Imagine going to a Web site and being ab