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12 May 2008
.NET 3.5 and VS SP beta1 goodies
You can get them from here (VS) and here (.NET). I'm reading what's new on Brad Abrams post and I'm really digging the new features:) For instance, having the format option working with JS code is simply cool! Another cool thing: the ScriptManager is able to combine scripts so there's... Read More...
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31 March 2008
Making the UpdatePanel accessible
Bertrand has written a great article for the dotnetslackers web site on how to make the UpdatePanel acessible. Great read, don't miss it! Read More...
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24 March 2008
The dataItems dictionary
Today I noticed that there are still many guys that don't know about the dataItems property which is exposed by the Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager. So, I decided to write a small sample that will show you how to use it when you're using partial updates and need to send some info back to the... Read More...
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07 January 2008
ASP.NET AJAX: generating the proxy's JS code on the fly
Before talking about the ProxyGenerator class, I'll have to add one more observations on the previous posts on the new role service: for the code I've shown to work you do need to have an authenticated user. The easiest way to see the previous code working is just to create a new login page which... Read More...
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06 January 2008
ASP.NET AJAX: Building a custom role service provider
Yesterday I've talked about the new Role service which was introduced by ASP.NET AJAX. Today, I'll keep talking about it and I'll show how easy it is to build a custom role service that is responsible for feeding the client role classes. After enabling the role service , the first thing you... Read More...
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05 January 2008
ASP.NET AJAX: the new role service
The latest version of the ASP.NET AJAX framework added a new client service which will let you get info about the roles of the current user: I'm talking about the Sys.Services._RoleService. The class exposes two important methods which you might end up using if you need to get info about the roles... Read More...
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25 November 2007
Changes on the authentication service
Now that the 3.5 version of the platform is out, it's time to start digging in with Reflector. Since I was experimenting with the authentication service to try to answer a question that was posted on the forums, I couldn't stop noticing that on ASP.NET 3.5 the AuthenticationService is now...... Read More...
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22 November 2007
Stop the nonsense: don't put the System.Web.Extensions.dll inside your bin folder
First, if you've already installed the last version of the framework, you can relax since it will automatically put the ASP.NET AJAX assembly on the GAC. Ok, if you're still using ASP.NET 2.0, then keep reading. As we all know, ASP.NET AJAX was introduced as an add-in to the ASP.NET 2.0 platform... Read More...
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15 November 2007
ASP.NET AJAX:Registering your script during a partial postback call
By now, everyone knows that you should use the RegisterXXX methods of the ScriptManager class to insert a script block during a partial postback (that is, when you're using ASP.NET AJAX and UpdatePanels). Even though this is "common knowledge", what most don't know is that using one... Read More...
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12 November 2007
Changing the contents of the UpdateProgress control
Today I've answered a question on the ASP.NET AJAX forums that asked something like this: how do I get a reference to the controls defined inside an UpdatePanel or UpdateProgress controls? The first part is easy: just use the ID of the control. The second is not as easy as it might seem at first... Read More...
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26 October 2007
Deployment problems with ASP.NET AJAX applications
In the last days I've seen several guys reporting problems while deploying ASP.NET AJAX applications to servers which only have ASP.NET 2.0 + ASP.NET AJAX 1 installed. Generally, the error that has been reported is: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0... One... Read More...
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18 October 2007
ASP.NET AJAX: another trick that might help in some specific scenarios
Today I've found another interesting post at the AJAX forums (yep, this is the only forum you can say I read frequently nowadays). The scenarios looks like this: a web app has a main page which is uses as the main entry page )lets call it page a) after clicking on a button, the user is redirected... Read More...
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17 October 2007
ASP.NET AJAX: some ideas on how to export the contents of a GridView to an excel file without a full postback
In the last few days I've returned to the ASP.NET AJAX forums. One of the most requested features I've seen is generating "excel responses" (do you think i should copyright the term? :) ) from data presented on a gridview. There's already a known strategy for doing this kind of... Read More...
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16 October 2007
You shouldn't call $create from within a component to create another component
After another busy day at work and half an hour swimming, I went to the ASP.NET AJAX forums to chill out befire going back to the IIS 7 online docs . Today I've found a cool post )man, you gotta love these forums! :) ) which asked why creating a component through the $create method within the initialize... Read More...
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10 October 2007
No, you cannot call Server.Transfer on an ASP.NET AJAX enabled page
Even though ASP.NET AJAX has been here for some time, this question still pops up on the forums. So I thought I should put a post here and redirect future questions on the subject to it. Well, to be precise, what you cannot do is call Server.Transfer (or other transfer method - btw, if you're using... Read More...
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09 October 2007
At the end of the day, AJAX classes are functions
While I was hanging around the AJAX forums, I found this interesting thread . The problem was a stack overflow, but the interesting thing was what was causing that error in the first place. here's the scenario: a top page has a method that receives an object. It also has an iframe which loads another... Read More...
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18 September 2007
Inline scripts inside UpdatePanels
Dave Reed has another great post that shows how to build a simple control that lets you put your script inside an UpdatePanel. Read More...
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27 August 2007
ASP.NET AJAX: Alessandro's book is out
Alessandro Gallo 's (aka Garbin) book ASP.NET AJAX in Action is out and you can order it from here . I've met Alessandro on MSN during the early days of ATLAS and we've had several cool discussions about the platform. I'm sure he has done a fine job with this book. So, if you're looking... Read More...
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12 June 2007
ToolkitScriptManager: there's a new ScriptManager in town
Besides fixing some bugs and adding some new features to the existing controls, the new release of the AJAX Toolkit introduces the ToolkitScriptManager control. This new control lets you combine several embedded scripts on a single download, which might improve the performance of your page in some scenarios... Read More...
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08 June 2007
ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit: new version available for download
I've just noticed there's a new release of the Ajax Toolkit control (via Garbin ) with several improvements. Scott Guthrie has also a cool post on the new stuff that you can find in the toolkit. Oh, and you can get it from here . Read More...
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