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25 most recent entries:
Lessons Learned: Sorting out Crystal Reports 2008 Versioning, Service Packs and Deployment (Sep 24 2008 00:00 GMT)
Moving reports in a sizable application from Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005 to Crystal Reports 2008 is a time consuming and frustrating transition - mostly because of some missing key information. This article helps you to avoid this pain by providing guidance based on the lessons the author has learned from her development experience. After providing a brief history and comparison of different versions of Crystal Reports, she examines the development of applications using Crystal Reports under Windows Vista 64 bit and gives some tips to avoid potential problems along with a brief outline of Redistribution of Reports.
SQL Server Analysis Services Concepts (Sep 22 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this series of articles, Nidal explains how Microsoft has done a great job in the world of business intelligence using Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). The author deeply examines the concept of OLAP Services and Unified Dimensional Model. He also points out where SSAS fits in SQL Server and also the requirements to work with it in a step-by-step manner.
Thread Safety through Self-Loading Collections (Sep 19 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, David Penton demonstrates how to easily load collections in a thread safe manner. He classifies it as a self-loading collection. He starts by analyzing basic collection usage and then applies the Singleton Pattern to it with the help of relevant C# source code. Penton wraps up the article by giving some tips along with some additional information and the associated source files in downloadable format.
Overview of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Sep 18 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Hima provides a detailed overview of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 including its physical, logical, and administrative architectures. Hima begins the article by examining the building blocks of MOSS 2007- the various types of architecture in detail. Towards the end of the article, she provides a brief explanation of SharePoint Central and Shared Services Administration along with a few reference links for additional learning.
Using JavaScript Effectively in ASP.NET 2.0 - Part 1 (Sep 17 2008 00:00 GMT)
The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced many new feature that make JavaScript usage with ASP.NET pages easy. The ClientScriptManager class in the framework has many new useful methods that help developers use these features very effectively.
SQL Server Analysis Services Work Flow (Sep 16 2008 00:00 GMT)
The Analysis services project has a series of predefined steps that you can follow to create your end result. In this article, Nidal examines the work flow steps of SQL Server Analysis Services in detail. He begins with a short introduction to SQL Server Analysis Services and then provides comprehensive explanation of the concept with the help of related screenshots.
Introduction to .NET Framework Tools (Sep 15 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article Suresh examines the commonly used 13 .NET Framework tools, such as gacutil.exe, aspnet_regiis.exe, aspnet_compiler.exe, etc.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Hierarchy Data Type (Sep 12 2008 00:00 GMT)
The hierarchy data in SQL Server 2008 is best used to implement organization chart as well as tree based kind of variables. In this article, Nidal demonstrates this data type in a step-by-step way. He examines each step in detail with the help of relevant SQL statements and screenshots of the final result.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Table-Value Parameter (Sep 10 2008 00:00 GMT)
With the ability to pass a table or a number of rows as parameter, SQL Server has reduced the repeated number of calls between your application components. Table-value parameters are going to change the way you work with SQL Server programming. Nidal examines this feature in detail with the help of relevant SQL statements along with step-by-step analysis and screenshots.
Using LogParser 2.2 to Parse IIS Logs and Other Logs (Sep 08 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Sudeep discusses the usage of LogParser 2.2 and its various options to parse IIS logs, FileMon and Regmon logs. After a brief introduction, he examines the LogParser command line syntax with various scenarios accompanied by relevant screenshots. Towards the end of the article, Sudeep provides few useful reference links which you can reference to explore the tool in greater detail.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Grouping Sets (Sep 04 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Nidal talks about the available enhancements in the group by clause of SQL Server 2008. The grouping sets feature allows the developer to group data selected in the same select statement into different groups. He examines the techniques involved with the help of relevant SQL statements followed by analysis and a screen shot.
SharePoint Application and Site Pages - Part 2 of 2 (Sep 02 2008 00:00 GMT)
As the second article in a two part series, Steven examines the attributes and details of a SharePoint 2007 application page, including the construction and feature deployment of the same page based project. Since this is a WSS level objective, as opposed to MOSS, you will not need MOSS to work with the code included in this project. Windows Server 2003, WSS, and Visual Studio 2005 are all that is needed, with no additional add-ons. He provides a detailed analysis of each step involved in the creation and deployment of the project.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Date and Time (Sep 01 2008 00:00 GMT)
SQL Server has been long accused of not having a complete representation of Date and Time variables. However, SQL Server 2008 brings new date and time variables to allow for more precise control over these variables types, which Nidal examines in this article. He demonstrates the concept with the help of relevant SQL statements and screenshots of the generated output.
Review: Website Publisher (Aug 28 2008 00:00 GMT)
Nowadays, article management systems are available in plenty. Each product has its own unique features. Anand recently tested out a powerful script with which ads enabled sites can be created with limited manual intervention from the part of site owners. In this review, he records his observations regarding the product by analyzing each step from the installation stage.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Row Constructors (Aug 27 2008 00:00 GMT)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has brought many new features. In this article, Nidal sheds light on a new feature called row constructors with the help of relevant SQL Statements. This feature is intended to increase productivity and ease the lives of developers.
SharePoint Application and Site Pages - Part 1 of 2 (Aug 26 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this first part of the two part series, Steven covers the differences between Site and Application pages in SharePoint 2007, why each may be used in various circumstances, and prepares for the construction of a menu located application page. After a brief introduction he examines the concept of Site Pages and Application Pages separately in detail with supported screenshots.
Integrating ASP.NET Ajax WebPart with SharePoint 3.0 (Aug 25 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Abdulla examines the creation of a custom Ajax WebPart from scratch and the deployment of it into SharePoint Server 3.0. He illustrates how to add a script manager tag inside SharePoint page dynamically and how you can deal with the UpdatePanel and UpdateProgress controls programmatically. Finally, he shows how to add the newly created Ajax WebPart into SharePoint Page. Abdulla examines the relevant steps with the help of the source code and related screenshots, and he also provides the complete Visual Studio project files.
SQL Server 2008 New Features - Merge Statement (Aug 22 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article Nidal examines the usage of a SQL Server 2008 feature named Merge statement. It is a new TSQL Statement that allows you to perform join of tables and then apply one of three different operations on the result set. He demonstrates the concepts with the help of step-by-step explanations accompanied by relevant SQL statements.
How to Change Crystal Report Formatting for Different Customers - Part 1 (Aug 21 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Eric shows us how to give the same report a different style for your different customers with minimal involvement from the developer. After providing a brief overview and requirements specification, he outlines the formatting options with the help of source code and screenshots. Toward the end of the article, Eric demonstrates how to set different styles for your application and also provides the relevant project which you can download and work on.
Introduction to Java Structs (Aug 20 2008 00:00 GMT)
Web applications differ from conventional websites in that web applications can create a dynamic response. Many websites deliver only static pages. A web application can interact with databases and business logic engines to customize a response. Struts is a free open-source framework for creating Java web applications. In this article, Amarnath examines the concept of Java Structs in detail with the help of relevant code listings.
Developing an ASP.NET AJAX Server Centric Based Mini Blog System - Part 2 (Aug 04 2008 00:00 GMT)
In the previous part, Xianzhong Zhu discusses the general architecture of the blog system which he is developing. In this second part, you will master the management of the blog application. He provides comprehensive coverage of the creation of various administration back-end tools like category, article, link, and message management modules with the help of relevant screenshots and source code.
Creating a Custom Tooltip Ajax Extender Control (Aug 01 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this article, Abdulla demonstrates how to create a new Ajax extender from scratch, which expands the properties of ASP.NET controls, by adding custom Tooltip behavior that targets all types of web controls dragged to your page. He first provides a short overview of Ajax extender controls and then delves deep into the creation of a new Ajax extender with the help of Visual Studio. He provides a detailed analysis of the code along with relevant screenshots. At the end of the article, Abdulla examines how to make use of the created extender control along with a link to the complete source code.
Building ASP.NET Web Server Controls using XML and XSLT (Jul 31 2008 00:00 GMT)
In most cases, server controls are very useful in ASP.NET web applications since they have some valuable events (click event, data binding event, data bound event, etc) and other advanced functionality like state management, input validation, etc. In general, XSLT produces plain XML or HTML without any hassle, but if we want to create our ASP.NET server controls by using XML and XSLT then we should follow some procedures which the author has outlined in this article. After providing a brief introduction, he examines the steps involved such as preparing XML document, preparing XSLT document to transform XML data, defining server and validation controls according to XML document, parsing controls, and defining event handlers with the help of relevant code samples along with detailed analysis.
Book Review: DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial (Jul 30 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this review, Shaun discusses Darren Neese's book, DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial. Shaun looks at the book from the eyes of a developer whose area of expertise is not design. He offers his insight into the book here.
Developing an ASP.NET AJAX Server Centric Based Mini Blog System - Part 1 (Jul 28 2008 00:00 GMT)
In this first part of the series, Xianzhong Zhu examines the development of a simple popular blog system under the ASP.NET 3.5 environment and using ASP.NET AJAX Server-Centric techniques. After a brief introduction, he provides a detailed overview of the basic system requirements required for building the blog.
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