Little Known, Invaluable Methods and Properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library :   01 Jun 2005 00:00 GMT

In an earlier 4Guys article - Little Known, Invaluable Methods and Properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library : Working with File Paths - I introduced a number of little known, but highly useful methods for working with file paths. In the previous article I promised to continue forward by introducing additional "little known, invaluable methods and properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library," asking for suggestions on what methods/properties to touch on. Over the past week I have received numerous suggestions from both the 4Guys feedback form and an associated blog entry. Thanks, and keep those suggestions coming in!

Today's installment will look at methods and properties useful for programmatically working with colors. ASP.NET is a technology that blends together the front-end design (HTML) with the back-end guts (the data store and server-side data models, custom objects, business logic, and so on). Not surprisingly, there are times when we need to programmatically work with the colors that are to be rendered in the user's browser. For example, the Conditional Formatting with the DataGrid FAQ illustrates how to programmatically set the background color for a DataGrid row based on the database values bound to that particular row.

This article examines various methods and properties for programmatically working with colors in a Web application. As always, if you know of any .NET Framework methods or properties you consider not in every ASP.NET developer's lexicon, but should be, please let me know, as each week I plan to add additional useful methods and properties focused in a particular area. This week's tips and tricks focus on working with colors. Read on to learn more!
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Source: 4GuysFromRolla

Review: Iron Speed Designer   01 Jun 2005 00:00 GMT
A walkthrough and review of a powerful Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for ASP.NET, Iron Speed Designer.
Source: AspAlliance

Create a Search Application with Word 2003 and Visual Basic .NET   31 May 2005 07:00 GMT
Frank Rice guides the reader through the steps of creating a simple application in Visual Basic .NET that searches an Access database and uses the results to populate a Word document using both XML tags and bookmarks.
Source: MSDN

Mobile PC Network Location Awareness   31 May 2005 07:00 GMT
This paper introduces using the Network Location Awareness (NLA) API from managed code. NLA allows applications to identify current logical network connections and be notified of changes to the current network connections.
Source: MSDN

Refactoring Support for Visual Basic 2005   31 May 2005 04:00 GMT
Microsoft recently announced that they have teamed up with Developer Express Inc. to release Refactor! for Visual Basic 2005 Beta 2, a free plugin for Visual Studio that enables Visual Basic developers to simplify and restructure source code inside of Visual Studio 2005. Wei-Meng Lee walks you through the new refactoring.
Source: O'Reilly

Recommended Crystal Reports Resources for .NET Developers   31 May 2005 00:00 GMT
A listing of different resources a developer can utilize when developing an ASP.NET solution with Crystal Reports.
Source: AspAlliance

Extend Your Instant Messenger Application with FTP Support and Private Chat   27 May 2005 03:09 GMT
In part 1 of this article, you learned to create a mult-user chat application using network programming in .NET. In this article, you'll build on that application to add sophisticated features such as file downloads.
Source: DevX

Sending Email from ASP.NET 2.0   27 May 2005 00:00 GMT
Sending email from ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1 was very easy. It is still easy with ASP.NET 2.0 - assuming you know the new class names.
Source: AspAlliance

Review: PowerWEB LiveControls for ASP.NET   26 May 2005 00:00 GMT
No doubt, PowerWeb LiveControls will surely enable developers to reduce costly development time and at the same time improve the performance of mission critical ASP.NET applications.
Source: AspAlliance

Running Visual Studio Beta 2 Applications in Windows 9x?   25 May 2005 07:00 GMT
Make sure your Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 applications work in all versions of Windows. Contact the Visual Studio 2005 Team, and they will test your real-world applications against the Beta 2 release of .NET Framework.
Source: MSDN