I found a trick for loading ASP.NET connectionString elements from configuration files for use in PowerShell scripts, and I figured I would share it with the class. They are, as should have been obvious to me much sooner, simply XML nodes …
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Using ASP.NET connection strings in PowerShell scripts
Tags:ASP.NET/C# image resizer for responsive layouts
Tags:I will probably elaborate on this a bit further when I find some more time, but for now, this post is going to be mostly code. What I have here is a relatively simple way to generate images that are resized server-side based on the screen …
LDAP authentication with C#
Tags:LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is a convenient, central repository for a system's personnel information. LDAP (and other Active Directory services) are widely-used by organizations big and small to consolidate user …
Programmatically compile Audiences in SharePoint 2010
Tags:According to the documentation for the SharePoint 2010 SDK, you cannot trigger Audience compilation programmatically. Well—that's not true. It isn't documented, but it is possible. The painful thing about it is that you must know the …
Simple file access concurrency in C#
Tags:When working without the safety net of a RDBMS in a multi-user environment, file concurrency may become an issue. In a project I've been working on recently, XML files are being used as the custom data store. This is all fine and dandy …
Check all CheckBoxes in a GridView using jQuery
Tags:If you're working with a GridView control where you've built a CheckBox control into each row of data displayed, odds are, it would be convenient for your users if a "Check/Un-check All" option was available. The following …
Custom error messages with ValidationSummary in ASP.NET
Tags:Sometimes, there are problems encountered in a code-behind file that don't warrant the extra work and mark-up that would otherwise be required to add CustomValidator controls to the page for displaying error messages to the user through …
LDAP authentication with VB.NET
Tags:LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is a convenient, central repository for a system's personnel information. LDAP (and other Active Directory services) are widely-used by organizations big and small to consolidate user …
Using the ConnectionStrings element in ASP.NET web.config
Tags:If you are building a series of web applications that may rely on duplicate data (such as connection strings for pages that query databases), or you want to separate certain constants from your other code, you need a centralized method …