Active News: Volume 401

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Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView Control - Part 2 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,3hfs,7aqu,2ezm,3q9m In the first part of this article series, Ziran Sun introduced one of the new data-bound controls available in the .NET Framework version 2.0 -- the GridView. In this part, he'll continue to examine this versatile control and introduce you to some of its more powerful capabilities.

Sorting Custom Paged Results http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,j4bd,jijf,2ezm,3q9m Nothing is free in life, and such is the case with custom paging. While custom paging offers astoundingly better performance when paging through large results, it is more difficult to implement. Furthermore, once custom paging has been added, even more work must be done to allow the user to sort the results. In this article we'll see how to augment custom paging to include support for bi-directional sorting of the results.

Top 10 Annotations and Remarks about the New Features in ASP.NET 2.0 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,cfi8,14ih,2ezm,3q9m This article discusses 10 features of ASP.NET 2.0 from a real-world perspective. It is not a core reference of classes and methods, but a user's guide with suggestions and trade-offs.

Using the Enterprise Library Data Access Block for .NET 2.0 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,erbm,its4,2ezm,3q9m Writing database-access code is a repetitious and time-consuming task, but now that it's available as a reusable Enterprise Data Access Application Block, you'll never have to write such code again.

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Database Sort with Arrows Sample Code http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,2adz,2ner,2ezm,3q9m Based on user feedback, we've published an alternate version of our classic database sorting sample with a cleaner and simpler looking header and arrows which indicate the current sort order.

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Building an End User Defined Data Model - Part 1 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,eg7c,fev8,2ezm,3q9m In the first article in this series, Peter Scheffler introduces the concept of a rules-based database engine that allows clients to make changes to their database structure without breaking the applications that access the database.

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A High Performance Model for State and Caching http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,ajxf,aoxk,2ezm,3q9m Putting objects in the right place can help performance in the short term, allowing your existing configuration to do more, as well as setting you up for larger horizontal scaling options with server farms.

Using a SectionHandler for Painless BizTalk 2004 Configuration http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,1rrm,bfkm,2ezm,3q9m A SectionHandler is perfect for organizing all of your configuration information. With the help of a DataSet reading and refreshing, XML configuration of data can be easy.

Programming Serial Ports Using Visual Basic 2005 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,fz57,elxb,2ezm,3q9m While serial port programming was absent in .NET version 1.1, Visual Basic developers who grew accustomed to the MSCOMM control in VB6 will be glad to know that this functionality is supported again in .NET 2.0. Learn to use the SerialPort class to make two computers talk to one another or even to manipulate a mobile device from your computer using Bluetooth.

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Caching Oracle Data for ASP.NET Applications http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,9ogx,lqyv,2ezm,3q9m

The Perfect Service - Part 1 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,d1iu,djll,2ezm,3q9m

Advanced UI Design Using XML and XSL http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,cbxa,9tsd,2ezm,3q9m

Using Open Source .NET Tools for Sophisticated Builds http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,7dab,gddb,2ezm,3q9m

Tracing in .NET and Implementing Your Own Trace Listeners http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,mgpn,hpjb,2ezm,3q9m

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New Windows, Platforms Heads at Microsoft http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,b6is,cusq,2ezm,3q9m

Windows Vista Release Delayed http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,g1xa,dr6a,2ezm,3q9m

Microsoft Looks to Give Phishers The Hook http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,3kp5,619w,2ezm,3q9m

Microsoft's Future in Voice http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,1s0z,kqvb,2ezm,3q9m

Microsoft Display Ads Take Their Test http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2boc,1,8ahd,5pbr,2ezm,3q9m

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