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The ending of Avengers Infinity war explained

2018-04-29T08:47:00.001-07:00

All of you must have loved the action sequences in the movie Avengers Infinity war. However not many would have been able to understand what exactly happened in the end.

Here's a youtube video explaining the end of the movie Avengers Infinity War.

https://youtu.be/0hdnQ8EXdEs

Do have a look and comment in the blog - What do you think about the ending of the movie.

Blogs/Websites to Follow - ASP.NET

2010-06-02T01:57:00.000-07:00

This is part of the new series I have started on my blog where I will list out some useful blogs or websites to follow for all ASP.NET people...Not in any order just randomly...
The names have been linked to their Twitter profile so anybody can follow them if they like.

1. Scott Gutherie - Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/
2. Scott Hanselman - Principal Program Manager, Microsoft - http://www.hanselman.com/blog/
3. Scott Mitchell - Founder, 4GuysFromRolla.com - http://scottonwriting.net/sowBlog/
4. Steve C. Orr - Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET - http://steveorr.net/Default.aspx
5. Nikhil Kothari - Software Architect, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft - http://www.nikhilk.net/
6. Joe Stagner - Senior Program Manage, Microsoft Corporation’s Developer Tools and Platform Group - http://misfitgeek.com
7. Rick Strahl - Founder, WestWind.com - http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/
8. Scott Allen - Founder and Principal Consultant with OdeToCode LLC - http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/
9. Phil Haack - Principal Program Manager, Microsoft - http://haacked.com/
10. Jeff Atwood - StackOverflow - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/
11. S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Developer Division - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/
12. Harish Ranganathan - Developer Evangelist, Microsoft India - http://geekswithblogs.net/ranganh/Default.aspx
13. Mike Brind - Microsoft MVP - http://www.mikesdotnetting.com/
14. Imar Spaanjaars - Microsoft MVP, Founder - http://imar.spaanjaars.com/
15. Maarten Balliauw - .NET Technical Consultant at RealDolmen - http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/
16. Kazi Manzur Rashid - ASP.NET MVP & Co-Founder, dotnetshoutout.com - http://weblogs.asp.net/rashid/
17. Elijah Manor - ASP.NET MVP, ASPInsiders - http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/

I will keep on adding new sites to this list.

If anyone of you like to share a ste then feel free to post it as comment will add to the list.

New Thing A Day Series - Day 2

2010-06-01T06:10:00.001-07:00

From today, I have started this new series of posting about a new thing that I have learnt everyday.
So guys keep watching for new things everyday....

(1.) OUTER APPLY & EXCEPT in SQL 2005 + - 1st June 2010

Today I have learned about the OUTER APPLY & EXCEPT keywords that have been added in SQL SERVER 2005 & later editions, whic is useful to return data from one table which is not in another table.

Lets see an example.

CREATE TABLE testnulls (ID INT)

INSERT INTO testnulls VALUES (1)

INSERT INTO testnulls VALUES (2)

INSERT INTO testnulls VALUES (null)

CREATE TABLE testjoin (ID INT)

INSERT INTO testjoin VALUES (1)

INSERT INTO testjoin VALUES (3)

OUTER APPLY: is something that got added to SQL 2005

SELECT j.*

FROM testjoin j

OUTER APPLY (

SELECT id

FROM testnulls n

WHERE n.ID = j.ID

) a

WHERE a.ID IS NULL

EXCEPT: was added in SQL 2005. It returns everything from the top table which is not in the bottom table.

SELECT * FROM testjoin

EXCEPT

SELECT * FROM testnulls

Feel free to post ur comments..

(2.) How to make ur ASP.NET/HTML Websites Indic Aware - 2nd June 2010

I knew ASP.NET provides Localization support which means we can change the language of the website, but I didnt know that we can even now accept input in Indic languages like Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, etc, until I came to know about it through one of the Microsoft guys - http://geekswithblogs.net/ranganh/archive/2010/03/15/making-your-asp.nethtml-websites-indic-aware-ndash-accepting-tamil-telugu.aspx

Microsoft have released the scripts so that the Indic input feature can be encapsulated into your own websites. For example, if you are having a web page where you collect user information, you can pretty much make your site indic aware i.e. accept inputs in Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi etc., All you would need to include would be a bunch of scripts onto your web pages and you are ready to make it, like I said, “indic aware”.

NOTE: This is not translation but transliteration where as the users type in English and use one of the delimiters (space etc.,) the word converts into the Indic language word. So, if you type Gujarati, it converts to ગુજરાતી

You can get the scripts released by Microsoft for adding the Indic Language feature from this link : http://specials.msn.co.in/ilit/Gujarati.aspx

I myself tried it by making a small webpage that accepts FirstName, LastName, Address & an additional field. I have set to accept Gujarati as input, you can select the language of ur choice.

Except the additional field which I have set to accept English, rest will accept Gujarati.

The code for it as follows:

I have taken a screenshot as well so all can see how it works.

So now you can now add the Web Version of Microsoft Indic Language Input Tool (ILIT) to your website so that your visitors can easily enter Indic language text on the site. This facilitates easy search, form-filling and discussions in any Indic language on your site by anyone who visits it.

Currently the languages supported are : Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil & Telugu.

This service is provided free for non-commercial use only.

So go ahead & use it in your websites & tell me the feedback..

Useful (Difficult) SQL Scripts

2010-06-01T03:37:00.001-07:00

Here you will find a library of some very useful & difficult SQL scripts.

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/197369/library-of-useful-difficult-sql-scripts
This a StackOverFlow article which has some of the best links. A must visit for all SQL guys...

http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/Category:Microsoft_SQL_Server - This is by far the best site I have found for SQL Server scripts.
2. http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/SQL_Server_Programming_Hacks_-_100%2B_List
3. http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/SQL_Server_Admin_Hacks
4. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/code.htm
5. http://www.nigelrivett.net/
6. http://www.paragoncorporation.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=27
7. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/197111/fastest-get-duplicates-sql-script
8. http://bit.ly/aHoHxD - Joe Celko's SQL puzzles & answers ebook

I will keep on adding links to this list & if anyone of you have some useful links then feel free to share it here by adding comments, you can even ask any Q's regarding SQL here.

So keep scripting....

Free Gujarati Songs Download

2010-05-15T04:23:00.000-07:00

Download free gujarati songs....

some of the best gujarati songs...download for free....download free gujarati garba.....

http://www.box.net/gujaratisongs

Michael Hussey - Amazingly Freaky....ICC World Twenty20 2010 2nd Semi Final - Australia Vs Pakistan

2010-05-14T23:50:00.000-07:00

ICC World Twenty20 2010 2nd Semi Final - Australia Vs Pakistan Match Review & Analysis

Wow...wat a match it was...Oz..Oz..Oz...

The dependable Michael Hussey ala Mr. Cricket once again does it for Australia which makes them to the Final of the T20 World Cup 2010 for the first time in 3 years...

Australia were down & out after their bowling which was really below mark & even their fielding apart from some good catches by David Warner....But full marks for Pakistan to come out all guns blazing against the best bowling attack of the tournament..Kamran Akmal was brilliant & so was his brother Umar Akmal...his sizes in the last few overs were superb that too against the likes of Dirk Nannes & Mitchell Johnson...

191 in 20 overs, Pakistan would have thought they can win it from here definitely even with a formidabble Australian batting lineup...The commentators specially Ian Chappel reminded that Pakistan who had nothing to show in the last Australian Summer where they didn't won a single match, have peaked at the right time & can definitely win the match...

Australian chase started badly with losing Warner for 0 in the first over & Watson followed soon...& they were 62/4 in the 9th over...but Cameroon White started to hit the big shots which opened up a slight window for Austarlia...but with wickets falling at the other end & the mammoth total it looked difficult but White was brilliant with 31-ball 43 with 5 massive sixes....& with Micheal Hussey on the crease....& hitting nicely...

With White gone in the 16th over & Smith in the 17th, Australia needed 48 runs off the last 3 overs...& Michael Hussey was the man....He took 14 runs of that over with Aus needing 34 from the last 2. Hussey faced the enitire 19th over & got 16 runs with 2 boundaries....& it was all left to Ajmal to stop Aus & Hussey from getting 18 runs off the last over....With Johnson on strike, Pakistan thought they can get in a few deliveries but Johnson gave the strike to Hussey off the first ball....& after that Hussey needed just 4 balls to get the required 17 runs coz wat he did was ...6..6..4..6..game set & match...Australia win a thriller....

Waqar Younis the Pakistan coach couldn't believe it...he looked really shattered....& so was Afridi & the whole Pakistan side...

Michael Clarke was all praise for Michael Hussey saying that it was an amazingly freaking performance...Like Hussey, he too cannot believe that they have won the match...

Hats off to Michael Hussey....What a player....And as an Australian would say...Cheers Mate...

Watch the highlights of this match at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58blvd90w8w

ICC World Twenty20 2010 2nd Semi Final - Australia Vs Pakistan Highlights Video

Michael Hussey is ecstatic after completing a miracle chase, Australiav Pakistan, 2nd semi-final, ICC World Twenty20, St Lucia, May 14, 2010

Image courtesy - @GettyImages & Cricinfo

Vishwanathan Anand "Vishy" - World Chess Champion 2010

2010-05-14T22:38:00.000-07:00

Vishwanathan Anand "Vishy" is the World Chess Champion once again, he became the first player in chess history to have won the World Championship in three different formats: Knockout, Tournament, and Match..

Prior to the World Chess Championship 2010, Anand, who had booked on the flight Frankfurt-Sofia on April 16, was stranded due to the cancellation of all flights following the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull. Anand asked for a three day postponement, which the Bulgarian organisers refused on April 19.

Anand eventually reached Sofia on April 20, after an exhausting 40-hour road journey. Consequently, the first game was delayed by one day.The match consisted of 12 games. After 11 games the score was tied at 5½-5½. Anand won game 12 on the Black side of a Queen's Gambit Declined to win the match and retain the World Championship.

Salute to this gr8 man...Similar to Sachin Tendulkar, Vishy too is a very humble person...& thats why he has achieved this gr8 heights in his career...

He too deserves a Bharat Ratna...

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand

Agneepath: अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!

2010-05-14T02:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a famous poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It is dedicated to those whose life is a tough struggle all the way, but whose resolve is superhuman…

वृक्ष हों भले
खड़े,

हो घने, हो
बड़े,

एक पत्र-छॉंह
भी मॉंग मत,
मॉंग मत, मॉंग
मत!

अग्नि पथ! अग्नि
पथ! अग्नि पथ!

तू न थकेगा
कभी!

तू न थमेगा
कभी!

तू न मुड़ेगा
कभी!

कर शपथ! कर
शपथ! कर शपथ!

ये महान दृश्य
है, चल रहा
मनुष्य है,

अश्रु श्वेत् रक्त
से,

लथ पथ, लथ
पथ, लथ पथ !

अग्नि पथ! अग्नि
पथ! अग्नि पथ!

Vriksh ho bhale khade, ho ghane ho bade, Ek patra chhav bhi mang
mat, mang mat, mang mat Agneepath Agneepath Agneepath.

Tu na thakega kabhi, tu na thamega kabhi, tu na mudega kabhi, Kar
shapath, kar shapath, kar shapath, Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.

Ye mahaan drishya hai, chal raha manushya hai, Ashru shwet raqt se
lathpath, lathpath, lathpath, Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.

Reference: Wikipedia & http://www.geeta-kavita.com/hindi_sahitya.asp?id=93

You can see all his gr8 poems at http://www.geeta-kavita.com/indian_poetry_list.asp?author=Harivansh_Rai_Bachchan

कोशिश करनेवालों की हार नहीं होती ......Koshish karne valo ki kabhi haar nahi hoti.....

2010-05-14T02:11:00.000-07:00

The famous poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan....

Perfect Boss

2010-05-14T02:00:00.000-07:00

Got this as an email...so thought of sharing it....

This is the story of "The Perfect Boss"

There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic
project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the
demands of their boss but everyone were loyal to him and did not think of quitting
the job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him - Sir,
I have promised to my children that I will take them to the exhibition going on
in our township. So I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm. His boss replied
"OK, You're permitted to leave the office early today".

The Scientist started working. He continued his work after
lunch. As usual he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch
when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8.30 PM.

Suddenly he remembered of the promise he had given to his
children.

He looked for his boss, he was not there. Having told him in
the morning itself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within
himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached
home. Children were not there.

His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading
magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His
wife asked him, "Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away
serve dinner if you are hungry.

The man replied "If you would like to have coffee, I
too will have but what about Children?"

Wife replied "You don't know? Your manager came here at
5.15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition"

What had really happened was ... The boss who granted him
permission was observing him working seriously at 5.00 PM. He thought to
himself, this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised his
children they should enjoy the visit to exhibition.

So he took the lead in taking them to exhibition. The boss
does not have to do it everytime. But once it is done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work
under their boss even though the stress was tremendous.

By the way, can you hazard a guess as to who the boss was..?

.....

......

....

.....

He was none other than the mastermind behind India 's
successful nuclear weapons and missiles program.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India.

EDI - Electronic Data Interchange

2010-05-14T00:14:00.000-07:00

EDI
– Useful Links

E-procurement
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Electronic Data Interchange - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia

Help
Documentation and EDI Basics Training

Download Basics of EDI, Framework EDI Help Documentation,
and other EDI Training Materials

http://www.eccnet.com/xmledi/guidelines-styled.xml

XML vs. EDI

XML vs. EDI questions

Re: XML vs. EDI questions

Back to basics for b-to-b

It is back to basics for business-to-business automation as
companies take a hard look at the real benefits -- and drawbacks -- of online
exchanges

XML
versus EDI | Content wire.com

Mike Hogan explains inter-enterprise communications 4 July 2001,
2 pm GMT

EDI to XML Mapping

A tutorial on how to transform EDI files into XML using
Stylus Studio's Convert to XML tool. Subsequent post-processing of the
converted EDI data is done through XQuery or XSLT, modeling a real world XML
data integration application.

XML/EDI Advantages

Introduction
to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Introduction to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Roger Clarke's Introduction to EDI

Electronic
data interchange

Roger
Clarke's Home-Page

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Advantages Of Edi, How
Edi Works, Security Issues, The Future Of Edi

Final Basic Semantic Repository/Universal Data Element
Framework Report, 2.0 ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE REPOSITORIES

This document serves as a quick repository analysis,

XML/EDI FAQ

XML
& EDI - Peaceful Co-Existence

The Data Administration Newsletter delivers business
intelligence, data warehousing and analytics resources provided by Claudia
Imhoff, Bill Inmon and other experts. Additional topics include data quality,
data integration, CRM, data marts, data mining, business performance
management, BPM, data modeling, enterprise application management, ERP, RFID,
storage, supply chain and others.

XML
& EDI - Peaceful Co-Existence

Gentran Integration Suite - Sterling Commerce

EDI News and Routing Guides

EDI to XML Mapping

Electronic
data interchange

Electronic Data Interchange - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Advantages Of Edi, How
Edi Works, Security Issues, The Future Of Edi

E-procurement
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gentran Integration Suite - Sterling Commerce

Help
Documentation and EDI Basics Training

Download Basics of EDI, Framework EDI Help Documentation,
and other EDI Training Materials

http://www.eccnet.com/xmledi/guidelines-styled.xml

Introduction
to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Introduction to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Re: XML vs. EDI questions

Roger
Clarke's Home-Page

Roger Clarke's Introduction to EDI

XML
& EDI - Peaceful Co-Existence

The Data Administration Newsletter delivers business intelligence,
data warehousing and analytics resources provided by Claudia Imhoff, Bill Inmon
and other experts. Additional topics include data quality, data integration,
CRM, data marts, data mining, business performance management, BPM, data
modeling, enterprise application management, ERP, RFID, storage, supply chain
and others.

XML
& EDI - Peaceful Co-Existence

XML
versus EDI | Content wire.com

Mike Hogan explains inter-enterprise communications 4 July
2001, 2 pm GMT

XML vs. EDI

XML vs. EDI questions

Daily Deal Sites

2010-05-14T00:09:00.000-07:00

Daily Deal Sites

Here’s a list
of sites that provide with some of the best daily deals.

(1.) 24hoursloot

24hoursLoot is an online
store for selling a single item (mostly t-shirts and sometime toys, electronics
products, furniture and more..) everyday at deep discounted price in limited
quantity. An item is released every midnight at 12AM Indian standard time,
seven days a week. If that item sells out during its run (in 24 hours), a new
item will not appear until the next release time. Read more in FAQs

Why should
you buy at 24hoursLoot.com:

·
Premium
quality products in the lowest price.

·
15
days "No-question asked" money back guarantee.

·
Various
secure payment options (offline & online).

·
Fast
shipping anywhere in India.

·
No
signup/registration required to buy an item online.

·
A
prompt customer care service.

(2.) BindaasBargain

Time
determines the best deals. With over a billion searches made by millions of
Indians every month now, it is time for a new shopping experience – the Bindaas
experience. An online store that operates within a brisk time frame, Bindaas
Bargain offers a new deal every day! Great stuff ranging from cool gadgets, home
theatres, luxury watches, smash games – you name it (literally) – we have it
all, at incredibly cheap prices; delivered to your doorstep swiftly.

So
for those of us who dreamt of a friendly Indian holistic webshop that would
talk when talked to and answer when asked, it’s time to realise your dream.
Welcome to the Bindaas world of bargains!

(3.) MyDala

mydala is YOUR platform
which gets you great deals in your city leveraging the "power of group
buying". Group buying happens when like minded people come together to get
deals that we can never get on our own as individuals. We all are the power of
mydala.

Each day we
feature something cool to do at an unbeatable price.

You only get it
if enough people join that day so invite your friends!

Check back the
next day for another awesome mydala!

Still have questions? Check
out the FAQ

(4.) BuyThePrice

India is a world of first
class entrepreneurs. Just like many others, we too are a very passionate bunch
of young professionals who dream to change the way online shopping happens in
India.

Our first flagship offering,
buytheprice.com is an effort to move towards achieving our dream. Inspired from
observing the buying behavior of our friends / family, we focus to bridge
certain gaps like customer aggregation, balancing the estimated and actual
demand using the ability of internet which can make it happen on a large scale.
In simpler words, a case where common sense meets enablers.

Web 2.0 has been around for
sometime, where the community contributes to the content. In simple words, an
internet user benefits from the contribution of some other user whom he may or
may not know. Until now, web 2.0 was used in ecommerce to the extent of product
reviews and ratings. It has not been used truly in the sense of one user
benefiting from the transaction of another user. Buytheprice.com does this
through what we term as ecommerce 2.0 Our tagline "you make it
happen" reflects our philosophy where YOU (read customer) is a major
dimension like products and prices on the website.

(5.) Group2Deal

Every day our experts try to
negotiate best deal with the businesses in your city promising them a minimum
number of customers. This creates a Win- Win situation for customers & the
Businesses.The Deal is featured in our Website with details about the Vendor,
Pictures & reviews about the Deal.Each Day log on to Group2Deal.com &
check out the deals.If you like the Deal, click on the BUY button to buy the
deal.We take the billing information from you & do not charge you until a
minimum number of people buy that deal.You can also share this deal with your
friends to ensure that the deal is struck.The deal is on only if minimum number
of people buy the deal.

It’s a Risk free Win-Win
Situation. This is the “POWER OF BUYING TOGETHER”.

(6.) Wanamo

WanaMo's sole mission is to help you find the coolest things to do in your city at amazing
discounts. So that leaves you to
just enjoy & indulge in those exciting things that your city has to offer.
Explore More, Do More, Want More! This is what you’ve to do which we call it as “6 Steps to Want More!

1. THE DEAL: Each day, we “feature an
exclusive deal” at an amazingly discounted price which reaches your inbox.

2. BUY: Click the “BUY!" button to
book your deal by paying a small “Advance”. This amount is part of your final
bill & is not a fee of any kind; so you don't have to worry about paying
anything extra!

3. TIPPING POINT: As soon as we reach the
minimum number of WanaMo bookings, everyone gets the discount and the “Deal
goes Live”. In case the minimum number of buyers for the deal is not reached –
we don’t charge you a single rupee!

4. SHARE: To make sure the Deal reaches
the minimum, help share it with you friends on Facebook/Orkut/Twitter etc and
also win exciting referral bonuses.

5. REDEEM: Once the deal is live, WanaMo
will immediately e-mail you a “printable WanaMo coupon” which you can use like
Cash and take it to the vendor to avail your discount.

6. WANT MORE!: Go out, have fun, and
check back the next day for another incredible WanaMo deal!

(7.) DailyDeal

Daily Deal is a deal news
site and community that focuses on providing information one super cool deal
every day.

Feel free to add sites that provide daily deals by adding it in the comments.....

Happy Shopping......

ASP.NET AJAX Tutorials List

2010-05-13T23:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of some good tutorial links on AJAX & ASP.NET AJAX.....

Hope everyone like's it.

Visual Studio 2010 Certifications

2010-05-13T01:57:00.000-07:00

Visual Studio 2008 Certifications

VS 2008 Certifications Path

Source Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/6/6/B66B006F-50AB-493E-BEBE-FD3B1BF548F6/VisualStudio2008_CertPath.pdf

Visual Studio 2010 Certifications

VS 2010 Certifications Path

Source Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/D/D/BDD81000-E7E6-4B7A-A213-8579369FB0AF/VisualStudio2010_CertPath.pdf

Resourceshttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/view-by-technology.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-vstudio.aspx#tab3

Mobile Phone Review : Samsung Star S5603

2010-04-26T22:03:00.000-07:00

Samsung Star S5603 is the upgraded 3G version of the earlier released Samsungstar. It comes along a 2.8 inch TFT capacitive touch screen that is cable ofdisplaying 16 million colors. For connectivity, it features Bluetooth WirelessTechnology (version 2.1 + EDR) along with USB 2.0 interface for high sped datatransfer. The Samsung Mobile Phone also features a 3.0 mega pixel camera withLED flash, Video telephony, and video recordingcapability. Navigation is pretty smooth and easy owing to the accelerometerrotation which adds to the usability factor of the Mobile Phone. For memory SamsungStar S5603 features a 50MB in built memory along with expandable memory supportup to 8GB via MicroSD card slot. The memory options, thus give you a lot ofoptions to store your favorite songs, images, videos, or games for that matter.

SamsungStar S5603 features a fullyfunctional music player along with support for major audio formats including AAC, MP3, and WMA. This Samsung Mobile Phone offersa standard talk time of around 8 hours along with a standby of 365 hours.Additional features include FM radio, unlimited phone book capacity, embeddedjava games, and WAP browser support. Samsung Marine is a Mobile Phone, whichfeatures water and dust resistant techniques, and complies with the with theIP57 (Ingress Protection) standard for additional durability. The battery here,also does a good job and provides around 9.5 hours of talk time, and up to 670hours of standby time. It is basically a GSM cell phone with a CMOS 1.4 megapixel camera featuring 4x digital zoom and photo effects. The digital zoomcloses on to the subject to provide better shots while capturing.

The Samsungmobile phone supports an Mp3 player, and comes along a 6MB internal memory withexpandable options up to 8GB via MicroSD card slot, which is ore than enoughto address storage related issues. Forconnectivity, it features Bluetooth Wireless Technology (version 2.1 + EDR)along with USB 2.0 interface for high sped data transfer. The Mobile Phone alsosupports GPRS support, along with WAP 2.0 for effective internet browsing. Otherfeatures associated with this Samsung mobile phone include offline mode, worldtime, calculator, and scheduler. The music player support multiple audioformats including Music player supporting MP3, AAC, eAAC, and Midi .For entertainment it features Java enabled games, and an stereo FM radio. Itspecifically suits mountaineers, mariners, and trekkers, owing to its rough andrugged usability.

For moreinformation on Samsung Mobile Phones, Mobile Stores, Samsung Star S5603 Price, and Mobile Phones in India, please log on to www.consumermate.com.

Salute to the God of Cricket...........

2010-04-23T22:57:00.000-07:00

To have walked the same land as Sachin…

… I feel blessed!!

Happy Bday.....Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar............aka...GOD....

Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 Win-a-Minute Quiz contest

2010-04-22T01:47:00.000-07:00

Good news....Got this mail from Microsoft TechEd...

Dear Participant,

It gives us immense pleasure to announce you as one of the winners for the Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 Win-a-Minute Quiz contest. You can find the complete winners list at http://www.microsoftteched.in/winners.aspx.

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Had participated in the Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 Win-a-Minute Quiz contest during recently concluded Tech.Ed 2010 & had answered a lot of questions so was hoping to win...And yes I did win...so gr8...

So now waiting for the movie coupon...

Samsung Corby Mobile Phone

2010-02-08T22:15:00.000-08:00

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, is a leading mobile phone provider in India. They hold the second largest share in the mobile manufacturing industry in India. Samsung is known for its sleek and stylish mobile phones. They have mobile phones in slider, clamshell, classic candy bar and flip phones. Samsung has recently launched Samsung Corby mobile phone targeted towards today’s youth. It is a trendy mobile phone for college goers who want to stay connected and want an affordable phone loaded with features.

The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone helps you stay connected as it supports social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. This enhanced multimedia features ensure that the user stay connected easily with friends and family. The user can easily upload their latest pictures, messages and video’s online. The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone supports communities like YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket. The user can easily upload photos and videos to these sites through this Communities solution. The Samsung Corby mobile phone is available in bold colors like Jamaican Yellow, Cupid Pink, Minimal White, and Festival Orange.

The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone supports innovative multimedia capabilities. The Samsung Corby supports a 2.8-inch QVGA screen with 262 K Color TFT display. It is a quad band WAP 2 enabled phone. The Samsung Corby weighs just 93.2 grams with sleek dimensions of 103 x 56.5 x 12 mm. The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone is equipped with a 2 MP Camera with digital zoom. It also has an inbuilt video recorder and player, so you can download and play all your favorite videos. The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone has an inbuilt music player and FM Radio.

The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone offers connectivity options like Bluetooth, WAP and internet HTML Browser helping you stay connected and easily share all your videos, music, pictures etc. The Samsung Corby offers quad band connectivity and supports EDGE networks so that the user can stay connected anywhere in the world. The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone has an embedded user memory of 68 MB and has an expandable memory of 8GB with the help of a MicroSD Card. The Samsung Corby Mobile Phone has the easy unlock feature and helps you access the menu quickly with Smart Unlock. You can utilize the smart Unlock feature in three ways, like the Simple unlock, unlock and speed dial and lastly unlock and run an application.

For the latest Samsung Corby Mobile Phone prices and the best deals check consumermate.com.

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VS2010 RC2 Available for download

2010-02-08T22:11:00.000-08:00

Much Awaited VS2010 RC2 ia available for download now.
This is only available to MSDN subscribers and will be available to public by February 10th 2010. This RC includes go-live license for deployment in production environments.
Seems that performance issues are improved as per developers feedback.But we need to download ,install,check and see
how fast it is.Seems that MS VS2010 Product team working closely with 3rd party companies that have popular Visual Studio add-ins
(such as Resharper, CodeRush, Whole Tomato, etc) to make sure the environment works well.
VS2010 RC2 comes with ASP.NET MVC but it don't include ASP.NET MVC R2.
If you want to work with ASP.NET MVC R2 ,you have to install it seperately.

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Of tons and thousands

2010-02-06T04:01:00.000-08:00

Jacques Kallis scored his 34th Test hundred against India in the first Test, to draw level with two retired legends of the game - Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara.

Only two players are ahead of him now in the list of top century makers in Test cricket: Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.

For a long time, Sunil Gavaskar held the record for the most Test hundreds, and his mark of 34 tons was thought to be nigh impregnable. However, the burgeoning of cricket, the increasing number of matches and the special talents of Sachin Tendulkar all combined at the right time for Gavaskar's mark to be overtaken.

However, achieving the landmark of scoring 34 Test hundreds is still an extremely special event for any cricketer, and the exclusivity of the club that have scored that many - Tendulkar, Ponting, Lara, Gavaskar and Kallis - shows how tough it is to get into.

Here is a list of the top century makers in Test cricket:

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Centuries	Inns per 100	Average	Centuries total	% of Runs from 100s
Sachin Tendulkar	165*	268	13234	45	5.96	55.37	6555	49.53%
Ricky Ponting	142	240	11859	39	6.15	55.67	5634	47.51%
Jacques Kallis	136*	229	10799	34	6.74	55.37	4555	42.18%
Sunil Gavaskar	125	214	10122	34	6.29	51.12	4802	47.44%
Brian Lara	131	232	11953	34	6.82	52.88	5889	49.27%
Steve Waugh	168	260	10927	32	8.13	51.06	4342	39.74%
Matthew Hayden	103	184	8625	30	6.13	50.73	4092	47.44%
Donald Bradman	52	80	6996	29	2.76	99.94	5393	77.09%
Rahul Dravid	139	240	11395	29	8.28	53.75	4391	38.53%

Each batsman on the list has several traits in common - they are all without a doubt, all-time greats of the game, they have all scored mountains of runs for their countries, and they've all averaged over 50 over their careers - the hallmark of a great batsman.

Sir Donald Bradman is, of course, in a different league, but it is interesting to note that most of the other batsmen seem to average 6 to 7 innings per century. The only two who are above 8 innings per century are Dravid and Steve Waugh, and not surprisingly, they hold the record for the most nineties in Tests, having scored 10 each. Had a few of those nineties been converted to centuries, they would have been in the same bracket as the others.

Also not surprising is the fact that there is a direct inverse correlation between the number of innings a batsman takes to score a century and the percentage of his total runs that have come through centuries. The Don is once again in a league of his own, but for the others, some interesting conclusions can be drawn.

From the numbers above, it seems that amongst the great batsmen, roughly half of the total runs they score in their careers come in roughly one seventh of their innings. That is roughly 50% of their runs are scored in 15% of their innings.

However, bowlers would do well to exercise restraint before breaking out into a jig at the numbers, thinking that these great batsmen are susceptible to inconsistency. The thing is, each one of them has scored such a mountain of runs that even half of what they have scored, at the averages they score, is a not inconsiderable total.

Trivia stat of the day: The number 34 was doubly special for Jacques Kallis in this match. Not only did he score his 34th Test hundred, he also became the 34th player to reach the milestone of scoring 1000 runs against India in Test matches.

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નવા નવા લગ્ન બાદ અને લગ્નના એક વર્ષ પછી...

2010-02-04T02:45:00.000-08:00

નવા નવા લગ્ન બાદ અને લગ્નના એક વર્ષ પછી... પતિ-પત્ની વચ્ચેનો સંવાદ...

લગ્નના એક-બે દિવસ બાદ:

પતિ: તો હવે શેની રાહ જોવે છે?

પત્ની: શું તમે એવું ઈચ્છો છો કે હું જતી રહું ?

પતિ: નારે ના! એવું તો હું વિચારી પણ ન શકું.

પત્ની: શું તમે મને પ્રેમ કરો છો?

પતિ: હા! એક નહી હજાર વખત!!

પત્ની: શું તમે મને ક્યારેય દગો આપ્યો છે?

પતિ: ક્યારેય નહી! એતો તું સારી રીતે જાણે છે, છતાં પૂછે છે?

પત્ની: હવે તમે મારા મુખને ચૂમસો ?

પતિ: અરે એના માટે તો હું કોઈપણ તક નહી છોડું.

પતિ: શું તમે મને મારશો?

પતિ: મને શું હડકાયું કૂતરું કરડ્યું છે તો હું એવું કરીશ.

પત્ની: શું તમે મારા પર વિશ્વાસ કરો છો?

પતિ: હાં!

પત્ની: ઓહ ડાર્લિંગ!!!

લગ્નના એક વર્ષ બાદના વાર્તાલાપ માટે કૃપા કરી નીચેથી ઉપર વાંચો...

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Web Service Vs WCF

2010-02-02T23:19:00.000-08:00

Introduction

ASP.NET Web services were developed for building applications that send and receive messages by using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over HTTP. The structure of the messages can be defined using an XML Schema, and a tool is provided to facilitate serializing the messages to and from .NET Framework objects. The technology can automatically generate metadata to describe Web services in the Web Services Description Language (WSDL), and a second tool is provided for generating clients for Web services from the WSDL.

WCF is for enabling .NET Framework applications to exchange messages with other software entities. SOAP is used by default, but the messages can be in any format, and conveyed by using any transport protocol. The structure of the messages can be defined using an XML Schema, and there are various options for serializing the messages to and from .NET Framework objects. WCF can automatically generate metadata to describe applications built using the technology in WSDL, and it also provides a tool for generating clients for those applications from the WSDL.

Protocol Support

WCF Supports following protocol: HTTP, TCP, Named Pipes, MSMQ, Custom, UDP.

Web Service Support only HTTP Protocol.

Hosting Support

Web Service can be hosted only with Http Runtime on IIS. WCF component can be hosted in any kind of environment in .NET 3.0, such as a console application, Windows application, or IIS.

WCF services are known as ’services’ as opposed to web services because you can host services without a web server.

Self-hosting the services gives you the flexibility to use transports other than HTTP.

Backwards Compatibility

The purpose of WCF is to provide a unified programming model for distributed applications.

WCF takes all the capabilities of the existing technology stacks while not relying upon any of them.

Applications built with these earlier technologies will continue to work unchanged on systems with WCF installed.

Existing applications are able to upgrade with WCF

Integration

WCF can use WS-* or HTTP bindings to communicate with ASMX pages

Advantage of WCF or Limitations of ASMX

An ASMX page doesn’t tell you how to deliver it over the transports and to use a specific type of security. This is something that WCF enhances quite significantly.

ASMX has a tight coupling with the HTTP runtime and the dependence on IIS to host it. WCF can be hosted by any Windows process that is able to host the .NET Framework 3.0.

ASMX service is instantiated on a per-call basis, while WCF gives you flexibility by providing various instancing options such as Singleton, private session, per call.

ASMX provides the way for interoperability but it does not provide or guarantee end-to-end security or reliable communication.

Reference : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa702755.aspx

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How to check SMTP is working or not.

2010-02-02T21:37:00.000-08:00

For testing SMTP server functionality, we have to follow some steps to identify that whether SMTP configured or not. Below are the steps we need to follow to check SMTP server functionality. We are using the command prompt telnet to test the server.

1. open command prompt and type :
telnet <servername> 25
Note: 25 is the port used by SMTP and <servername> is the SMTP server name.
After you hit enter you will get some output like
220 <servername> Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.3959 ready at
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:10:27 -0600
It means you got response from the SMTP server and it's the clue that SMTP is setup on the server.

2. For testing response say helo to it.
Type :
helo <servername>
output:
250 <servername> Hello [IP Adress]

3. Now we need to enter the From address of the mail.
Type :
mail from: admin@domain.com
output:
250 2.1.0 admin@domain.com….Sender OK

4. It's time to enter the recepient email address.
Type : rcpt to: someID@domain.com
output:
250 2.1.5 someID@domain.com

5. Now we are left with the data of the email. i.e. subject and body.
Type : data
output:
354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>

6. Type:
subject: this is a test mail
Hi
This is test mail body
I am testing SMTP server.

7. Hit Enter, then . and then Enter.
output:
250 2.6.0 <<servername>C8wSA00000006@<servername>> Queued mail for delivery

8. Type: quit
output:
221 2.0.0 <servername> Service closing transmission channel

If you did everything as explained, you will get a mail soon.

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Must Have ASP.NET AJAX Question Set

2010-02-02T00:56:00.000-08:00

AJAX

AJAX stands for Asynchronous Javascript & XML.

It’s a web technology which works on partial postback. Instead of a complete postback,

a partial postback is triggered by the Javascript’s XmlHttpRequest object.

AJAX- Is the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit(AjaxControlToolkit.dll) installed in the Global Assembly Cache?

No. You must copy the AjaxControlToolkit.dll assembly to the /Bin folder in your application.

Those were some frequently asked questions you should have knowledge about.

UpdatePanel It can be used to update content in a page by using Partial-page rendering. By using Partial-page rendering, you can refresh only a selected part of the page instead of refreshing the whole page with a PostBack.

AJAX- What are the requirements to run ASP.NET AJAX applications on a server?

You would need to install ‘ASP.NET AJAX Extensions’ on your server. If you are using the ASP.NET AJAX Control toolkit, then you would also need to add the AjaxControlToolkit.dll in the /Bin folder.

Note: ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 was available as a separate downloadable add-on for ASP.NET 2.0. With ASP.NET 3.5, the AJAX extensions have been integrated into ASP.NET.

AJAX- Which is the current version of ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit?

As of this writing, the toolkit version is

Version 1.0.20229 - (if you are targeting Framework 2.0, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 and VS- 2005) and

Version 3.0.20229 (if targeting .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008).

AJAX Extensions

· ScriptManager

· ScriptManagerProxy

· UpdatePanel

· UpdateProgress

· Timer

AJAX Toolkit

· Accordion

· Accordion Pane

· AutoCompleteExtender

· CalenderExtender

· DragPanelExtender

· ConfirmButtonExtender

· ModalPopupExtender

· NumerixUpDownExtender

· PasswordStrength

· TextBoxWateMarkExtender

· ValidatorCalloutExtender etc

AJAX Q-A

Q1 - What is AJAX?

A - Ajax stands for Asynchronous Javascript & XML. It is a web technology through which a postback from a client (browser) to the server goes partially, which means that instead of a complete postback, a partial postback is triggered by the Javascript XmlHttpRequest object. In such a scenario, web-application users won't be able to view the complete postback progress bar shown by the browser. In an AJAX environment, it is Javascript that starts the communication with the web server.
Ajax technology in a website may be implemented by using plain Javascript and XML. Code in such a scenario may tend to look little complex, for which the AJAX Framework in .NET can be embedded in ASP.NET web applications.
In addition to XML & Javascript, AJAX is also based on DOM - the Document Object Model technology of browsers through which objects of the browser can be accessed through the memory heap using their address.
JSON - Javascript Object Notation is also one of the formats used in AJAX, besides XML.
So basically, in an AJAX-based web application, the complete page does not need to reload, and only the objects in context of ajaxification are reloaded.
Ajax technology avoids the browser flickering.

Q2 - Can Ajax be implemented in browsers that do not support the XmlHttpRequest object?

A - Yes. This is possible using remote scripts.

Q3 - Can AJAX technology work on web servers other than IIS?

A - Yes, AJAX is a technology independent of web server the web application is hosted on. Ajax is a client (browser) technology.

Q4 - Which browsers support the XmlHttpRequest object?

A - Internet Explorer 5.0+, Safari 1.2, Mozilla 1.0/Firefox, Opera 8.0 +, Netscape 7

Q5 - How to we create an XmlHttpRequest object for Internet Explorer? How is this different for other browsers?

A - For Internet Explorer, an ActiveXObject is used for declaring an XmlHttpRequest object in Javascript.

//Code as below for IE:

xmlHttpObject = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");

//For Other browsers, code as below:

xmlHttpObject = new XMLHttpRequest();

Note that XmlHttpObject used above is simply a variable that holds the XmlHttpRequest object for the respective browsers.

Q6 - What are the properties of the XmlHttpRequest object? What are the different types of readyStates in Ajax?

A - i) onreadyStateChange - This function is used to process the reply from the web server.

ii) readyState - This property holds the response status of the web server. There are 5 states:

0 - request not yet initialized
1 - request now set
2 - request sent
3 - request processing
4 - request completes
iii) responseText - Has the data sent back by the web server

Code snippet below shows an example how these there properties are used to implement ajax :

xmlHttpObject.onreadystatechange=function()
{
if(xmlHttpObject.readyState==4)
{
document.Form1.time.value=xmlHttpObject.responseText;
}
}

Q7 - What is the ASP.NET Ajax Framework? What versions have been released so far?

A - ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework to implement Ajax in asp.net web applications, for quickly creating efficient and interactive Web applications that work across all popular browsers.

The Ajax Framework is powered with

1 - Reusable Ajax Controls
2 - Support for all modern browsers
3 - Access remote services and data from the browser without tons of complicated script.

Versions of Ajax release

1 - ASP.NET Ajax Framework 1.0 (earlier release to this was called the Atlas)
2 - ASP.NET Ajax Framework 1.0 was available as a separate download for ASP.NET 2.0

Q8 - What are Ajax Extensions?

A - The ASP.NET Ajax Extensions are set of Ajax-based controls that work in ASP.NET 2 (or above) web based applications.

Ofcourse, they also need the Ajax runtime which is actually the Ajax Framework 1.0.

ASP.NET Ajax Extensions 1.0 have to be downloaded to run with ASP.NET 2.0

The new ASP.NET 3.5 Framework comes with the Ajax Library 3.5 (containing the Ajax Extensions 3.5). So in order to use the latest Ajax, simply download .NET 3.5 Framework.

Summary :
ASP.NET Ajax Extensions 1.0 -> For ASP.NET 2.0
ASP.NET Ajax Extensions 3.5 -> For ASP.NET 3.5

Q9 - What is the ASP.NET Control Toolkit?

A - Besides the Ajax Framework (which is the Ajax engine) and Ajax Extensions (which contain the default Ajax controls), there is a toolkit called the Ajax Control Toolkit available for use & download (for free). This is a collection of rich featured, highly interactive controls, created as a joint venture between Microsoft & the Developer Community.

Q10 - What is Dojo?

A - Dojo is a third-party javascript toolkit for creating rich featured applications. Dojo is an Open Source DHTML toolkit written in JavaScript. It builds on several contributed code bases (nWidgets, Burstlib, f(m)), which is why we refer to it sometimes as a "unified" toolkit. Dojo aims to solve some long-standing historical problems with DHTML which prevented mass adoption of dynamic web application development.
For more on Dojo, check this link: Click Here

Q11 - How to handle multiple or concurrent requests in Ajax?

A - For concurrent requests, declare separate XmlHttpRequest objects for each request. For example, for request to get data from an SQL table1, use something like this...

xmlHttpObject1.Onreadystatechange = functionfromTable1();

and to get data from another table (say table2) at the same time, use

xmlHttpObject2.Onreadystatechange = functionfromTable2();

Ofcourse, the XmlHttpObject needs to be opened & parameters passed too, like as shown below...

xmlHTTPObject1.open("GET","http://"localhost// " + "Website1/Default1.aspx" true);

Note that the last parameter "true" used above means that processing shall carry on without waiting for any response from the web server. If it is false, the function shall wait for a response.

Q12 - How to create an AJAX website using Visual Studio?

A - Using Visual Studio Web Developer Express 2005 & versions above it, Ajax based applications may easily be created. Note that the Ajax Framework & Ajax Extensions should be installed (In case of VS 2005). If using Visual Studio 2008 Web Developer Express or above, Ajax comes along with it (so no need of a separate installation).

Steps: Start Visual Studio, Click on File -> New Website -> Under Visual Studio Installed templates -> Select ASP.NET Ajax-Enabled Site. Enter a location & select OK.

Q13 - What is the role of ScriptManager in Ajax?

A - ScriptManager class is the heart of ASP.NET Ajax. Note that ScriptManager is class and a control (both) in Ajax.

The ScriptManager class in ASP.NET manages Ajax Script Libraries, partial page rendering functionality and client proxy class generation for web applications and services. By saying client proxy class, this means an instance of the Ajax runtime is created on the browser.

This class is defined in the System.Web.Extensions.dll. You will find this DLL in your system's Global Assembly Cache at C:\Windows\Assembly (For XP)

The ScriptManager control (that we may drag on a web form) is actually an instance of the ScriptManager class that we put on a web page. The ScriptManager manages all the ASP.NET Ajax controls on a web page. Following tasks are taken care by the ScriptManager class:
1 - Managing all resources (all objects/controls) on a web page
2 - Managing partial page updates
3 - Download Ajax Script Library to the client (means to the browser). This needs to happen so that Ajax engine is accessible to the browsers javascript code.
4 - Interacting with UpdatePanel Control, UpdateProgress Control.
5 - Register script (using RegisterClientScriptBlock)
6 - Information whether Release OR Debug script is sent to the browser
7 - Providing access to Web service methods from the script by registering Web services with the ScriptManager control
8 - Providing access to ASP.NET authentication, role, and profile application services from client script after registering these services with the ScriptManager control
9 - Enable culture specific display of clientside script.
10 - Register server controls that implement IExtenderControl and IScriptControl interfaces.
ScriptManager class' EnablePartialRendering property is true by default.

Q14 - Can we override the EnablePartialRendering property of the ScriptManager class?

A - Yes. But this has to be done before the init event of the page (or during runtime after the page has already loaded). Otherwise an InvalidOperationException will be thrown.

Q15 - How to use multiple ScriptManager controls in a web page?

A - No. It is not possible to use multiple ScriptManager control in a web page. In fact, any such requirement never comes in because a single ScriptManager control is enough to handle the objects of a web page.

Q16 - Whats the difference between RegisterClientScriptBlock, RegisterClientScriptInclude and RegisterClientScriptResource?

A - For all three, a script element is rendered after the opening form tag. Following are the differences:
1 - RegisterClientScriptBlock - The script is specified as a string parameter.
2 - RegisterClientScriptInclude - The script content is specified by setting the src attribute to a URL that points to a script file.
3 - RegisterClientScriptResource - The script content is specified with a resource name in an assembly. The src attribute is automatically populated with a URL by a call to an HTTP handler that retrieves the named script from the assembly.

Q17 - What are type/key pairs in client script registration? Can there be 2 scripts with the same type/key pair name?

A - When a script is registered by the ScriptManager class, a type/key pair is created to uniquely identify the script.

For identification purposes, the type/key pair name is always unique for dentifying a script. Hence, there may be no duplication in type/key pair names.

Q18 - What is an UpdatePanel Control?

A - An UpdatePanel control is a holder for server side controls that need to be partial postbacked in an ajax cycle. All controls residing inside the UpdatePanel will be partial postbacked. Below is a small example of using an UpdatePanel.

<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
</asp:ScriptManager>
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<asp:Button id="btn1" runat="server" text="click"/>
<br/>
<asp:Label id="lb123" runat="server" text="Old"/>
</ContentTemplate>
</UpdatePanel>

As you see here after running the snippet above, there wont be a full postback exhibited by the web page. Upon clicking the button, the postback shall be partial. This means that contents outside the UpdatePanel wont be posted back to the web server. Only the contents within the UpdatePanel are refreshed.

Q19 - What are the modes of updation in an UpdatePanel? What are Triggers of an UpdatePanel?

A - An UpdatePanel has a property called UpdateMode. There are two possible values for this property: 1) Always

2) Conditional

If the UpdateMode property is set to "Always", the UpdatePanel control’s content is updated on each postback that starts from anywhere on the webpage. This also includes asynchronous postbacks from controls that are inside other UpdatePanel controls, and postbacks from controls which are not inside UpdatePanel controls.

If the UpdateMode property is set to Conditional, the UpdatePanel control’s content is updated when one of the following is true:
1 - When the postback is caused by a trigger for that UpdatePanel control.
2 - When you explicitly call the UpdatePanel control's Update() method.
3 - When the UpdatePanel control is nested inside another UpdatePanel control and the parent panel is updated.

When the ChildrenAsTriggers property is set to true and any child control of the UpdatePanel control causes a postback. Child controls of nested UpdatePanel controls do not cause an update to the outer UpdatePanel control unless they are explicitly defined as triggers for the parent panel.

Controls defined inside a <Triggers> node have the capability to update the contents of an UpdatePanel.

If the ChildrenAsTriggers property is set to false and the UpdateMode property is set to Always, an exception is thrown. The ChildrenAsTriggers property is intended to be used only when the UpdateMode property is set to Conditional.

Q20 - How to control how long an Ajax request may last?

A - Use the ScriptManager's AsyncPostBackTimeout Property.

For example, if you want to debug a web page but you get an error that the page request has timed out, you may set <asp:ScriptManager id="ScriptManager1" runat="server" AsyncPostBackTimeout="9000"/>

where the value specified is in seconds.

Q21 - What is ASP.NET Futures?

A - ASP.NET AJAX Futures

The new release includes support for managing browser history (Back button support), selecting elements by CSS selectors or classes, and information on accessing “Astoria” Web data services. The Futures (July 2007) release adds:

History support for the Safari browser, inclusion of “titles”, encoding and encrypting of server-side history state and the ability to handle history in the client without a server requirement.

CSS Selectors APIs have been modified to be applicable to W3C recommendations.

A script resource extraction tool that allows you to create script files on disk that originate from embedded resources in assemblies. Important: this version of the browser history feature is now outdated and should not be used. Instead, please download the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview, which contains the new version.

For More: Click Here

Q22 - What are limitations of Ajax?

A - 1) An Ajax Web Application tends to confused end users if the network bandwidth is slow, because there is no full postback running. However, this confusion may be eliminated by using an UpdateProgress control in tandem.
2) Distributed applications running Ajax will need a central mechanism for communicating with each other

Q23 - How to make sure that contents of an UpdatePanel update only when a partial postback takes place (and not on a full postback)?

A - Make use of ScriptManager.IsInAsyncPostBack property (returns a boolean value)

Q24 - How to trigger a postback on an UpdatePanel from Javascript?

A - Call the __doPostBack function. ASP.NET runtime always creates a javascript function named __doPostBack(eventTarget, eventArgument) when the web page is rendered. A control ID may be passed here to specifically invoke updation of the UpdatePanel.

Q25 - Which request is better with AJAX, Get or Post?

A - AJAX requests should use an HTTP GET request while retrieving data where the data does not change for a given URL requested. An HTTP POST should be used when state is updated on the server. This is in line with HTTP idempotency recommendations and is highly recommended for a consistent web application architecture.

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Convert Data Reader to Data Table

2010-01-20T20:24:00.000-08:00

The usual workaround for this purpose is loop through the rows in the Data Reader and assign each rows to Data Table, This is a time consuming process.

But Dot Net 2.0 and above provides a new DataTable.Load() as a quicker solution.

Here is the method
DataTable.Load(IDataReader);

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