ASP.Net, C#, SQL, JQuery, Sharepoint

Best Practices for Asp.net MVC

2012-12-19T14:47:00.001-06:00

Bookmark of few good asp.net mvc best practices links for my future reference: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/aspnetue/archive/2010/09/17/second_2d00_post.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/aspConf/aspConf/ASP-NET-MVC-Solution-Best-Practices Note: I will be updating with my list added on top of this later I have arrange them in order in which i enjoyed reading/viewing :)

Securing Asp.net Application

2012-12-19T14:40:00.000-06:00

Incase if you haven't viewed this video which is talking on basic and very important aspect of securing your asp.net application, then I will strongly recommend everyone to view this video.

AllowHtml Attribute to allow html for your asp.net mvc application

2012-12-11T04:56:00.000-06:00

Whenever you are trying to take html input from your asp.net mvc application without using AllowHtml attribute to model field then you will run into following error. Server Error in '/' Application. A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client (StepValue="...Enumerable intSequence = ..."). Description: ASP.NET has detected data in

Weird errors in asp.net mvc and its solution

2012-12-10T19:00:00.000-06:00

If you are experiencing weird errors in asp.net mvc. Situation 1 You have added namespace in Web.config file still your View Page is not reflecting any change or still control is error-ed out, then close the view and reopen it. Yes VS.Net requires closing and opening of view page in order to reflect changes. Situation 2 You have made major change in Entity Framework (Code First) Entity class

How to store millions of Images in best possible way in Asp.net

2012-12-02T12:15:00.000-06:00

I have requirement in which i want to create a architecture to store millions of images in best possible way. Requirement 1: Each Image have its Unique name and Path by generating MD5 Hash code for Image. By generating MD5 Hash code duplicating of Image can be avoided. Example: If 100 user upload the exact same image, you will only keep one copy of that image on your filesystem instead of 100

Asp.net Security - Validating Uploaded Image File Format

2012-09-29T10:04:00.000-05:00

I found two really good links talking about how to upload image file and validate file format in more secure way rather than just checking file extension. http://www.dotnetexpertguide.com/2011/05/validate-uploaded-image-content-in.html http://www.aaronstannard.com/post/2011/06/24/How-to-Securely-Verify-and-Validate-Image-Uploads-in-ASPNET-and-ASPNET-MVC.aspx You should also check image file

All About ASP.NET Website Performance Improvement

2012-09-28T22:15:00.000-05:00

In this article i will be explaining some of quick, easy and must use Asp.net Website Performance Improvement tips. Asp.net Performance Improvement checklist is divided into 4 broad categories Identifying which part of asp.net web application requires optimization. Optimizing Asp.net web project to improve website performance Tips for writing code in order to enhance performance. Database

Internet works for some sites and doesn't work for some sites

2012-09-23T21:45:00.002-05:00

I know this is a Off topic for this blog, but it might help or remind you when you run into similar problem. I was stuck with weird problem, Internet was working for some sites and was not working for some sites, I thought may be it could be internet problem, but it was NOT, my internet was working good. Since i have habit of running my PC day and night i though PC might need some rest so

Error: Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table 'Users' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF

2012-09-16T08:17:00.001-05:00

I run into situation where i have to insert explicit value for identity column and run into following error, which is expected. Incase you run into similar situation here is the solution to insert value into Identity column in SQL Server. Error: Msg 544, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table 'Users' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF. Cause of

Error: Database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation

2012-07-21T20:29:00.005-05:00

You might receive "Database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation" or many error like such when you are trying to perform operation on database which is already been used by process or some other users. In order to obtain "Exclusive lock" to perform some critical database operation when someone is already using database you can perform following steps as described below to

Whats new in Asp.net MVC 4

2012-05-20T12:32:00.000-05:00

Looks like asp.net MVC 4 is coming up with lots of new developer friendly features. Check out this video. I feels that following features will make developers life lot more easier. Combining multiple CSS and JS file request into 1 request with eliminating white space. Url Resolution Enhancement Entity Framework 4.3 Release Check out all the features of Asp.net MVC 4

How to avoid multiple database request to improve performance

2012-04-16T07:27:00.000-05:00

It is not good to execute multiple db request for loading single page. Review your database code to see if you have request paths that go to the database more than once. Each of those round-trips decreases the number of requests per second your application can serve. By returning multiple resultsets in a single database request, you can cut the total time spent communicating with the database.

Asp.net Security Considerations

2012-04-07T22:45:00.001-05:00

If you are web developer or architect, I would recommend reading this ebook. It explains how to make your asp.net website secured. I believe not most of users need to consider "ALL" those points, but you should perform some of important points to secure your asp.net website. I was planning to make a list of important considerations from this book, but since this book is very well written i

How to be ProActive rather than ReActive in Software World

2012-03-11T20:33:00.001-05:00

Many times people have habit of speaking be Proactive rather than Reactive and blah... blah... I found a very good video giving an example on this, In a true sense. This is what i say "Customer Care". What i can say guy's be patient and listen to his keynotes till end. This guy is true genius and thinking out of box. I really enjoyed every bit of it.

How to open and auto close JQuery UI Dialog box on click of Hyperlink or Anchor Tag

2012-02-02T07:34:00.001-06:00

In this article i will be explaining, How to open and auto close and change content of JQuery UI Dialog box on click of Hyperlink or Anchor Tag. I have assumed that you have already created VS.Net Web Project and add JQuery UI reference into your web project. If you need help in adding JQuery UI into asp.net website, then please read my post on how to add JQuery UI into asp.net website Create

How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on click of Hyperlink or Anchor Tag

2012-02-02T07:00:00.000-06:00

In this article i will be explaining, How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on click of Hyperlink or Anchor Tag I have assumed that you have already created VS.Net Web Project and add JQuery UI reference into your web project. If you need help in adding JQuery UI into asp.net website, then please read my post on how to add JQuery UI into asp.net website Create a asp.net content page and

How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on Button Click

2012-02-02T06:36:00.003-06:00

In this article i will be explaining, How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on Button Click. I have assumed that you have already created VS.Net Web Project and add JQuery UI reference into your web project. If you need help in adding JQuery UI into asp.net website, then please read my post on how to add JQuery UI into asp.net website Create a asp.net content page and add following code

How to open JQuery UI Dialog box on Page Load - AutoOpen

2012-02-02T04:54:00.001-06:00

In this article i will be explaining, How to open JQuery UI Dialog box on Page Load - AutoOpen. I have assumed that you have already created VS.Net Web Project and add JQuery UI reference into your web project. If you need help in adding JQuery UI into asp.net website, then please read my post on how to add JQuery UI into asp.net website Create a asp.net content page and add following code <

JQueryUI Demo and Tutorial for Asp.net Developers

2012-02-01T20:55:00.001-06:00

This article contains all links for JQuery UI Demo and Tutorials for Asp.net Developers. How to add JQuery UI to Asp.net Website JQuery UI Controls JQuery UI Dialog box control How to open JQuery UI Dialog box on Page Load - AutoOpen How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on button click How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on hyperlink How to open and close JQuery UI Dialog box on the

How to add JQuery UI to Asp.net Website

2012-02-01T20:54:00.001-06:00

JQuery UI contains sets of controls and themes which you can simply add and start using it, just the way you can use any other third party jquery control. Incase if you have used Asp.net Ajax Control toolkit in past, then Jquery UI controls are very similar to that. Let me cut this discussion here and directly show how you can start using JQuery UI in asp.net website, later you can decide how

How do I remove my personal details from Google search?

2012-01-23T07:20:00.000-06:00

If you want to remove your personal details/data from google search results try use some of these tools: 1. Wizard Removing Content From Google 2. Keeping personal information out of Google. 3. User Webmaster Tools for remove data: If you don’t already have one, then 1) Create a Google account (I am sure you might have one, if not create a gmail account) 2) Go to this URL: https://www.google.com

JQuery Ajax DB Call to Retrieve data based on user Criteria

2012-01-21T19:19:00.004-06:00

In this article, i will be retrieving data from database with asp.net web service using jQuery Ajax. If you are new to jQuery and don't know anything about it, I will recommend you to first read following articles before reading any further. JQuery Basics Play with JQuery Live Example and make yourself comfortable JQuery Ajax Simple Example In this article we will take input country name and

JQuery Ajax Examples by calling asp.net webservice

2012-01-21T09:16:00.002-06:00

In this article, i will be calling asp.net web service using jQuery Ajax. With JQuery Ajax you can do Make a database call and perform CRUD operation (Create, Read, Update and Delete) without page postback If you have used Ajax Control Toolkit in past then you will be able to do almost all such operations and lot more by using jQuery Ajax and JQuery UI. If you are new to jQuery and don't know

jQuery Ajax Example - Call Webservice using JQuery AJax (With Multiple Input)

2012-01-20T13:53:00.003-06:00

In this article, i will be calling asp.net web service using jQuery Ajax with Multiple Input parameter. If you are new to jQuery and don't know anything about it, I will recommend you to first read following article before reading any further. JQuery Basics Play with JQuery Live Example and make yourself comfortable JQuery Ajax Simple Example In this article we will take input name and location

jQuery Ajax Example - Call Webservice using JQuery AJax (With Input)

2012-01-20T12:50:00.001-06:00

In this article, i will be calling asp.net web service using jQuery Ajax with Input parameter. If you are new to jQuery and don't know anything about it, I will recommend you to first read following article before reading any further. JQuery Basics Play with JQuery Live Example and make yourself comfortable JQuery Ajax Simple Example In this article we will take input name and display greeting