A very easy way to connect ASP.NET application to use MySQL database is to use the MySQL Net Connector. With just the following lines of code, you can easily hookup your ASP.NET application to any MySQL db.
When using radio button in a repeater item template, there's a problem of grouping them to a unique name. Solution can be found:
http://www.developer.com/net/asp/article.php/3623096
Ever wanted to create a gradient image dynamically? This can easily be done using C# with the following snipplet of code. We can also specify the width, height, gradient direction (horizontal or vertical), and the two colors. By using LinearGradientMode class, a beautiful gradient image can be drawn in a sec.
Having a working sitemap in an ASP.NET application can't be anymore important. You can use it for navigations, breadcrumbs, etc. The default web.sitemap file is an XML file which provides the root node of the site, the SiteMapProvider used, and tracks the provider objects. System.Web.SiteMap inherits from System.Object. The default provider XMLSiteMapProvider works through the Web.sitemap. Besides being useful for site navigation, the sitemap also provides a easy way for search engines to look for pages on the site.
Doroton, a leading adelaide based food manufacturer specialising in wholeselling french tarts & patisserie has contracted Xplore to power their website. The website will showcase their wide range of popular products for leads and enquiries.
UserControls are great, particularly in making the code more eye friendly, seperating big bunch of codes into different parts and be able to re-use them throughout the application. However, there are times when we need to reference something in the parent page or control from the usercontrol level. That's when I had an issue today, and finally solved it using the brilliant delegate.
A very useful regular expression for validation Australian wide phone number, including mobile phones. This would accepts all forms of Australian phone numbers in different formats (area code in brackets, no area code, spaces between 2-3 and 6-7th digits, +61 international dialing code).