I would like to have the address
http://localhost/dl/123456/anyName.mid
redirected to
http://localhost/dl/download.ashx?id=123456&type=mid

I've got a web site that has all kinds of things mixed in the directories -
backups, old code, ...
So how can I copy only the things I've actually included in the project to
my final web site? If I copy the entire directory structure, it takes up a

I have a query which runs under 15 sec. through query analyzer. But when
same query is getting executed by .net console application, using ado.net,
it takes 10-15 min. What can be the problem?

I am thinking of creating a custom 404 page which does a server.transfer to
a variety of different pages. My question is what shows up in the log, which
the web statistics are based on?
1. The non existent page, which is requested?

I am creating a web application in asp.net in which I have to show an
openfiledialog box to select the file and display the selected file with its
path in a text box.
I try to solve this problem with the System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileFialog.

I'm using JavaScript to capture a keypress in my web form.  Right now
all it does is post an alert message box.  Is there a way to have it
call a function in my VB code behind?  All I really want to do is open
another web form when a certain key is pressed.  I guess I'd also like

I do not want the users to enter in any new items but only select from
the list I provide for them:  Here is my code
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
           '-- ADD ITEMS TO THE TYPE DROP DOWN BOX

As with most web applications speed is a huge deal to me in my applications.  
My customers don't really care if my app is a true 3 tier application or not,
they just want it to be faster then it was yesterday.  Because of this I try
to limit my calls to the database by using a ...

I'm having a few issues adapting to new 2.0 "website" project vs. the
old 1.1 "web application". One of the major issues I'm having is with
the notion of namespaces. Using the old way, I could add a directory to
my project (say, "Controls"), then add a user control to that

I am using Visual Web Developer Express, and I am new at using it.  I have
built an application where default.aspx.cs references a method in
Utilities.cs.  I have put Utilities.cs in the App_Code folder.  It runs fine
in the development environment, but when I upload it to my ...

I have a 3-tier design question, in particular the Business layer.
Allow me to illustrate in order to convey what my question is.
Lets say we have a database with two tables. The Orders and OrderDetails
table.

  I have two buttons on one of my VehicleDetails.aspx page. Obiviously
these two buttons takes the user to two different pages. Now my client
is interested in having a linkbutton instead of the two buttons. Once
the user clicks on the linkbutton a javascript dialog box popsup that

I have a UserCollection that contains User objects that map to a User
table.
There could be potentially, 50-100K users in the table.
Should I load all the users into a Cache and just read/write from

I have a sortable datagrid on a page. On this same page, I have a
series of textboxes that the user can use to filter the datagrid's
data. However, whenever I sort, I lose the state of the textboxes. Does
anyone have any ideas on how to maintain the state of my textboxes when

It seems like, the way ASP.NET 2.0 works, I should be able to build a
pre-compiled version of my site so that none of the code of the site would be
accessible by the people for whom I developed it.
If I've built a site in VS 2005 that has lots of ASPX files, a few ASCX