Malfunctioning CacheDuration Attribute   13 Feb 2007 20:28 GMT
WebMethod's attribute CacheDuration doesn't work because the HTTPGet protocol is disabled by default.
Source: DevX

Changes to U.S. Daylight Savings Time and the Potential Impact for Developers   12 Feb 2007 23:58 GMT
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the start and end of daylight savings time in the U.S. beginning in 2007, and may impact the way applications run. Take a few minutes to understand these changes and how they may impact your applications.
Source: MSDN

Check Out IIS.net for Everything You Need To Know About IIS   12 Feb 2007 22:05 GMT
Get the latest information on using and developing for Internet Information Services including articles, videos, blogs, and the latest information on IIS 7.0.
Source: MSDN

Design Patterns for ASP.NET Developers, Part 1: Basic Patterns   09 Feb 2007 02:38 GMT
Most Design Pattern documentation targets desktop applications or discusses pattern theory, but in this series you'll find a discussion and examples of patterns specifically targeted at ASP.NET.
Source: DevX

3-tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0: Tutorial 10: Master/Detail Using a Selectable Master GridView with a Details DetailView   08 Feb 2007 20:29 GMT
The final tutorial on master/detail reports. We'll look at how to display a list of products in a GridView where each row has a Select button. Clicking the Select button will display that product's details in a DetailsView control on the same page.
Source: MSDN

3-tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0: Tutorial 9: Master/Detail Filtering Across Two Pages (Visual Basic)   08 Feb 2007 20:01 GMT
While master/detail reports can display both the master and detail records on a single page, on many Web sites they are separated out across two Web pages. In this tutorial we looked at how to implement such a master/detail report.
Source: MSDN

3-tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0: Tutorial 8: Master/Detail Filtering With Two DropDownLists (Visual Basic)   08 Feb 2007 19:47 GMT
The DropDownList serves as an ideal user interface element for master/detail reports where there is a one-to-many relationship between the master and detail records.
Source: MSDN

3-tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0: Tutorial 7: Master/Detail Filtering With a DropDownList (Visual Basic)   08 Feb 2007 18:38 GMT
Examines how to build a simple master/detail report showing a selected category's products. This is accomplished by using a DropDownList for the list of categories and a GridView for the products belonging to the selected category.
Source: MSDN

Creating Custom Configuration Sections in Web.config   07 Feb 2007 00:00 GMT

Most ASP.NET applications include a number of configuration settings, such as connection strings, mail server settings, system-wide default settings, and so forth. While these settings could be hard-coded in the source code, it's usually a wiser idea to place them in a configuration file, such as Web.config. The reasoning being that if these values need to be modified, editing a configuration file is a lot easier than updating the code, rebuilding, and re-deploying. In fact, Web.config provides an <appSettings> section intended to hold application-wide configuration settings (see Specifying Configuration Settings in Web.config for more details).

While <appSettings> work well for in-house applications, if you are building an application that will be deployed by end users a more professional approach is to use a custom configuration section. <appSettings>, for example, requires that all values be simple scalars provided through <add> elements. With a custom configuration section, you can provide a more readable syntax. Moreover, custom configuration sections can support properties that model a collection of settings.

In this article we'll examine how to use a custom configuration section technique that works in both ASP.NET 1.x and 2.0 applications. A future article will explore .NET 2.0's new configuration classes and capabilities. Read on to learn more!
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The Baker's Dozen: 13 Productivity Tips for Crystal Reports Redux   06 Feb 2007 04:10 GMT
This article is a redux, or "Version 2.0" of the Baker's Dozen article on Crystal Reports that ran in the January/February 2005 issue of CoDe Magazine. The article updates some of the classes, covers some new features in Crystal Reports XI, and demonstrates techniques to help developers get the most out of Crystal Reports.
Source: DevX