Have you wondered why the Outlook/Exchange 2003 address book does the (sometimes strange) things that it does? …when does it refresh/replicate? …does it work the same online versus offline? …etc., etc. Well, I found a great Microsoft KB Article to answer these questions that I just had to share: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841273 Enjoy!
SQLDataSource in .aspx Examples
I will be placing SQLDataSource examples here shortly. I know there is controversy relating to placing SQL or even Stored Procedure names in .aspx files, but the reality is that for some applications, there is no need to concern ourselves with the complexities related to N-tiered, fully-abstracted, technical-utpoia development. This is especially prevalent when the resources working on an implementation do not have the background or ability (for a variety of reasons not always their own doing) to deliver solutions with these concepts intact each time. Certainly, Microsoft must have agreed as they allow/support this approach. None-the-less, feel free to engage in healthy … Read More
asp:ControlParameter vs. asp:FormParameter in Master Page
I hit what I considered to be an annoying “issue” in ASP.NET 2.0 the other day that I thought I would share so others can avoid the problem. I created a form with some text controls and an sqldatasource that called a stored proc while accepting parameters via asp:FormParameter. This worked great and tested out fine. Once I added the same code into a Master Page, everything began getting passed as “NULL” (it was no longer finding the FormParameters on the page. After troubleshooting for more time than I preferred, I found out that I can achieve success by using … Read More