Using .NET 3.5... When I add an item to the system Cache, like this:
HttpRuntime.Cache["someString"] = "Some string";
For how long will it remain in the Cache by default. Could it remain there,
theoretically, forever?

We prefer ASP.NET Forms Authentication in our ASP.NET 3.5 application;
however we have to use Active Directory for user name and password storage.
Is that possible? Is there any sample application to do this?
Thank you,

Is there any guide explains how to calculate the hardware requirement for an
application?
I am looking for a way to have a rough estimate how much CPU power and RAM
do I need for the application that I am going to build.

how can i log in programatically?
i want my users to be able to specify username & password in a session var
as an option

i am wondering why the name of the controls are listed in parameters of
request object instead of ID. The name always uses the default '$' for
encapsulations and the ID uses '_'. When i use
Page.ClientScript.RegisterHiddenField it renders the same value for name and

I have created a simple fileupload page for image files. It woulds without
problem with ie7. However, FireFox and Safari will not upload an image file.
Is there some issue with the control and those browsers? I have created a
class to handle these operations, but i don't see this ...

Here's an odd one. If I have a gridview that only has one row in it, and
there is a button on the row (be it a buttoncolumn or in a templatecolumn),
clicking the button adds an extra row to the gridview, but without any data
bound to it. Two or more rows and its fine, it only ...

Hi, just wondering if anyone can provide a brief example of passing
parameters from one webpage to another, C# VS2005?  I need to pass several
selected values of dropdown list boxes to a secondary page.  I have a
response.redirect("secondpage") in a button click event.

I have a databound drop down list.  What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?
Thanks.

Hello all and thank you for your time.
We have a 3rd party application written for my office (vb.net 2.0
framework).  However, we are getting reports of slow response time and
do not believe it is our web server or sql server (2000).  I noticed

I'm working on a web application in ASP.NET 3.5 and need some help with
processing stuff in the background.
The user who visits a web page can make reservations. Each reservation
will result in a notification for the user and an involved company.

In an .aspx file, is there any clear/concise documentation about the
difference between the following:
<%$ [...]
<%= [...]

ok here goes,
i have basically inherited a database that stores date values and
totals. the total is stored as a numeric and the date values is
surprisingly stored in a STRING field - which i think is the problem.

i use aspnet 2.0 and iframe.
i have a problem with a debug of a page inner in IFRAME. (not it works)
this is a link of a project for example.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GIFGX5KS

I have to retrieve the cloums from the table, but there are few columns in a
table of datatype date and int and the default values are 9999-12-31
23:59:59.997 and     -2147483648.
My questions is when I retreive them I sould get value as NOTHING, i mean