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IIS7, Global Themes, CSS Files and Subfolders
02 August 12 10:12 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Ran into an interesting and esoteric problem today when working with a client. This client had a legacy ASP.NET 2.0 application deployed on IIS6 that used global themes . First, a little background… A theme is: “a collection of property settings that...

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Export an ADO.NET DataTable to Excel using NPOI
08 June 11 03:10 AM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

My latest article on DotNetSlackers looks at how to create Excel spreadsheets using NPOI . NPOI is a free, open-source .NET library for creating and reading Excel spreadsheets and is a port of the Java POI library . In the article I show how to use NPOI...

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Terse Markup and CSS for Aligned Form Labels and Inputs
18 April 11 09:46 PM | Scott Mitchell | 3 comment(s)

Like many ASP.NET developers, I am most comfortable working with C# and VB. I know just enough HTML and CSS to be dangerous. I know enough to implement the overarching page layout without using <table> s and instead to use CSS to position, size...

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My Latest Articles From Around the Web
01 March 11 04:01 AM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

In addition to my regular articles on 4GuysFromRolla.com , I’ve recently authored a number of articles that have appeared on other websites: Use ASP.NET and DotNetZip to Create and Extract ZIP Files - This article shows how to use DotNetZip to create...

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Customizing ELMAH’s Error Emails
06 January 11 10:40 PM | Scott Mitchell | 3 comment(s)

ELMAH (Error Logging Modules and Handlers) is my ASP.NET logging facility of choice. It can be added to a new or running ASP.NET site in less than a minute. It’s open source and it’s creator, Atif Aziz, remains actively involved with the project and can...

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Resetting Form Field Values in an ASP.NET WebForm
23 December 10 02:14 AM | Scott Mitchell | 3 comment(s)

A recent question on Stackoverflow.com asked if there was a general method to clear a form in ASP.NET . The person asking the question had a form with many TextBox and DropDownList controls and wanted some way to be able to “reset” all of those values;...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, jQuery

Checking All CheckBoxes in a GridView Using jQuery
04 December 10 02:41 AM | Scott Mitchell | 3 comment(s)

How do I love thee, jQuery ? Let me count the ways. In May 2006 I wrote an article on 4GuysFromRolla.com titled Checking All CheckBoxes in a GridView Using Client-Side Script and a Check All CheckBox , in which I showed how to add a column of checkboxes...

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Just Where Is WebResource.axd?
28 October 10 10:25 PM | Scott Mitchell | 7 comment(s)

I stumbled upon and answered a question at Stackoverflow this morning – Where is WebResource.axd ? – and thought it might be worth to elaborate a bit on the question and answer here, on my blog. But first, imagine you are developing a Web control or a...

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Returning Dynamic Types from an Ajax Web Service Using C# 4.0
26 October 10 06:40 AM | Scott Mitchell | 4 comment(s)

Over at 4Guys I’m authoring a series of articles showing different techniques for accessing server-side data from client script . The most recent installment ( Part 2 ) shows how to provide server-side data through the use of an Ajax Web Service and how...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, Web Services

Enumerating Through XML Elements Using LINQ-to-XML
28 September 10 09:25 PM | Scott Mitchell | 1 comment(s)

4Guys reader Dan D. recently emailed me with an inquiry surrounding my article series, Building a Store Locator ASP.NET Application Using Google Maps API , specifically on how to access a different set of XML elements within the XML data returned from...

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Adding a RESTful Service to My Boggle Solver
11 September 10 02:47 AM | Scott Mitchell | 5 comment(s)

This blog post has been deprecated. Please see Updating My Online Boggle Solver Using jQuery Templates and WCF for an updated discussion on the solver service, the data it returns, and how to call it from a web page. My immediate and extended family enjoys...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, Miscellaneous, Web Services, jQuery

Enhancing the Store Locator ASP.NET MVC Application to Include Directions
27 August 10 10:44 PM | Scott Mitchell | 2 comment(s)

Earlier this year I wrote an article on 4GuysFromRolla.com showing how to build an ASP.NET WebForms store locator application using Google Maps . Recently, I ported the store locator application to ASP.NET MVC and detailed building the application in...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, ASP.NET MVC

I’m Teaching Two Upcoming Training Classes in San Diego
19 August 10 09:45 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Once a year (or so) I teach a handful of one-day, four hour classes in San Diego on various ASP.NET topics. I’ve got two such classes lined up for Saturday, September 11: Get Started with ASP.NET MVC – 8 AM to Noon Traditionally, ASP.NET websites have...

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Hot Off the Presses – Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours
18 August 10 08:27 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Yesterday I received the author copies of my latest book, Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours . When signing the author agreement many, many months ago, there is typically a clause that promises the author X copies of the finished book. Getting these...

Filed under: About Writing, ASP.NET Talk

Using the GeneratedImage Control in ASP.NET MVC
14 August 10 03:44 AM | Scott Mitchell | 6 comment(s)

One of the free, open-source controls on the ASP.NET team’s CodePlex page is the GeneratedImage control . In a nutshell, the GeneratedImage control is a combination of an ASP.NET Web Control and a set of classes that facilitate programmatically creating...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, ASP.NET MVC

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