Sending emails withing your asp.net application
A very handy feature to have in your asp.net application is an email class that you can call into whenever your need to send an email. Here are some simple steps to create a static class for sending out emails. I started out by creating a class called Email.cs in my app_code folder and added in the required...
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Out of control worker process in IIS6 (w3wp.exe)
While during regular maintenance on one of my IIS6 boxes, I noticed a worker process (w3wp.exe) that was totally out of control. The process was up to almost 700megs! Immediately, I needed to know which application pool this worker process was related too but I could not find out how to get this info...
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Design Inspiration
I consider myself a coder but occasionally, I take on the task of doing design along with the coding. Here are few design resource websites I have found that will give you some great design inspiration. Best Web Gallery The Best Designs Design Flavr Just discoverd: Freelance Switch: 33 New Places to...
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MSDN Magazine
Keeping up on the latest in the .Net world can sometimes be a hassle. In addition to this blog, check out the MSDN magazine. Microsoft packs each issue with tons of great topics and code samples. With over 10 great columns, your always presented with usefull items to keep your knowledge on the cutting...
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Flash Components
I recently was team lead on a .net web site that required a few flash components. Personally, I love doing custom flash development but our timeline was very tight and I needed to get things wrapped up. Enter Flash Den … One of the requirements was a mp3 player to preview 30 second clips of a...
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ASP Error Handling
Error handlng in ASP is very similar to how you would do this in asp.net. You can read about how to implement this for asp.net here . Here are the basic steps for implementing asp error handling using a integer check on a querystring value. 1. Put the following line at the top of your asp page: <...
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Open new window onload with AJAX and an Update Panel
I had a recent project in which I needed to have a webpage open into a new window automatically without user interaction when they clicked on a specfic tab in my application. This whole thing sat within an AJAX Update Panel which meant that I could not use typical javascript techniques. After some time...
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Error Handling Within Your Asp.Net Web Application
As you build out your Asp .Net web application, one portion of the application that is usually overlooked is error handling. Few developers take the time to build clean code and then build adequate error handling in the event that an unhandled error is found. Error handling can be done very easily with...
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RSS Feed Icons
When building out a website it is always vital to take the neccessary time to make the UI as clean and usable as the code running the site. As you display or provide RSS feeds on your site, having industry standard RSS graphics are a must. Here is a site that provides very professional feed icons that...
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Asp.Net Checkbox Validation
When building out an Asp .Net web application, very often you need to require that the user check a box saying they agree to the "Terms and Conditions" of the website. Within the Asp .Net framework, there are many validators but non that inherently validate a checkbox control. After doing research...
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