Total newbie here.  I am developing an ASP.NET web application that
will connect to MS SQL Server using the ADO.NET components.
Question:
       What are my requirements for my web hosting company?    Most of the

Hi, I have a DropDownList control called ddReferral.
I want to add a item to it:
ddReferral.Items.Insert(0, "<Not Specified>")
but I found the output html has <<Not Specified>> as it's item value, how to

When using the Visual Studio built-in web server, what is the location for
the log file used by the following expression?
void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

I have this requirement which I dont know how to (brain dead), may be
somebody can shed some light.
We have Photos (saved as JPG's) in file system, the naming convention
is <PhotoID>.jpg

I don't seem to "get" ASP.NET 2.0's Localization features. I've read up on
everything... and of course, everything is explained in cursory softball
terms- not any "real-world" usage way.
I hope someone can give me a clue...

hi, how to validate if dropdownlist value is empty? many thanks.

I have a user control, but I don't have source code, only have the aspx
file, I added one text (txtMyName) to it, how to access this textbox and get
the value form user input? Please advice, many thanks.

I have created a couple of CreateUserSteps infront of the default one. I use
control validators for most of the fields but in the State drop down list I
want to make sure the user has chosed a state or prov. The first row in the
drop down list is

Hi guys, a very quick and simple question.
What version of IIS is needed to run ASP.NET 2.0 applications (bare
minimum)?
I can't find the info on the MS site.

Friends,
Any body know how to parse incoming SOAP message.
Do I have to create web-services to do this.  I know nothing about how
to do it.

After I upgraded to .NET 2.0, every a few days, our sites will stop and I
get an error message of "server application not available". I tried the
event viewer but did not find any information related to this.
I am using Windows 2003 standard, any idea where to look for the error? ...

I'm curious if Microsoft has any plans of taking the .Net framework to the
web in the same kind of capacity as Java Applets do.  I've read that using
the <object> tag, one can embed a Windows Control (though, not a form) into a
web page for IE.  I was wondering if there's been ...

how is it; when an user uses cookies to skip login on my web site, does his
authentication include a validation against database, that is does the
memebership call the validate() function or is the user's idendity and
session just set from cookie's parameters?

I have very simple problem which I present here second time, because I
haven't got a solution.
I need to process asp:Button click at server. I have written (my
experience is little) in .aspx:

Just loaded up one of my ASP.NET 2.0 projects.  When I ran the webapp (IE)
I was warned with this message...
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one of these security software programs to prevent malware infections...