I've a method in my web service..which makes a call to db
and sends back a dataset..
the query takes 2 mins to fetch the results..by that time i'm seeing a
'operation has timed out error' on my screen..

This may be a little off-topic here, but does anyone know if there's a way
to establish to secure FTP connection from Visual Studio to my web site.
Since passwords and files are transferred in plain text, what good is the
Visual Studio publishing feature if it can't be secured. ...

i used Public Shared variables in my global.asax in vb.net 2003 and i wrote
code in Application_Start to fill variables.
i works but after some times ( 5 days ,2 days it is not same ) variables are
losing their values and they my site is not works :( .

I am instantiating an object in a page. From this object I want to be able
to access Session. I dont want to change the constructor to pass the page
reference to it, and I dont want to have to add extra properties.
How can I get a reference to the page in which the object is ...

In VS Studio, the ContentTemplate within the UpdatePanel insists on
rendering as a smallish box.  Anything I put inside wraps to the
boundaries of this box, and I can't get any feel for what my page will
look like.  I think this is related to a DIV problem, but I've set all

I've got a data bound list view that I'm trying to work with.  I'm
trying to fill out the item template with a table row that displays a
link to a file if the job status is complete.  I've found that using
Eval won't work, since it is only applicable to databound items, not

I have a number of textboxes and a textarea on a web form - Using C#.
By default each component contains some text - a hint for the user
entering the data.
What I need to do is clear each component as the user's cursor enters

In a submit button event, I need to open a (server-side) file relative to
the folder containing the ".aspx" file. What's the correct way to locate the
".aspx" folder itself inside my handler? Thanks in advance.

I have a modal dialog to edit a Notes field.  When the Save button is
pressed, that field should save the Notes, close the dialog and leave
the parent window unchanged (don't refresh or post).
How can I accomplish that?

How can i compile a whole Webproject (mixed C# ans VB.net) on a production
server and disable on-demand-Compilation?
Tnx,
Stefan

Looks like a joke... :
As I say in the subject...
I create a javascript file, with this function:
function IndexChanged(source){

I have an ObjectDataSource with Save defined as insert method.
I need return the ID of the inserted record so I can use it in my
ObjectDataSource after the item has been inserted.
How can I do this?

Am new to Asp.Net and want to try a add a combo to a grid view. Is this
possible? If not is there any other control like the grid view that i can use
to get the same effect?
Thanks in advance

I have an aspnet/sql2005 app that supports a set of local users in a
manufacturing environment. I (thoughtlessly) built it using SQL's GetDate()
and Framework's DateTime.Now function/property.
Everything was fine until the client decided to use the app for its plant in

asp.net 2.0
I'm new at so much of this. I'd like to apply a very simple css file to some
asp buttons on content pages via the master page. Not sure if that's
possible but I assume it is from what I've read. I just can't figure out