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Tip#97: Did you know… How to Display Hidden Information in Design View
The design view in Visual Studio can display glyphs and borders for the hidden non - graphic elements (such as div, span, form, and script elements). This feature helps you to see where the elements are and avoid inadvertently deleting the non-graphic Read More...
Tip #92: Did you know … How to select a master page using 'Select a Master Page' dialog?
Master page for a Web form can always be set manually in the source code, but here is an option to select the master page while create the webform using the 'Select a Master Page' dialog. The path to select a Master page using the 'Select a master page' Read More...
Tip#63: Did you know…How to specify a fixed port for Visual Studio Development Server while using WAPs?
In Tip#21 we showed you how to set a fixed port for the Developer Web Server in Web Sites. Here is how you will be able to configure this for Web Application Projects. 1. Go to the properties page of WAP. Right Click on your Web Application and click Read More...
Tip #61: Did you know… How to create an ASP.Net Dynamic Data Web Site?
If your web site is heavily data driven then here is a quick and easy way for you to create one without writing much code. All you need is Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express SP1 installed on your box. Dynamic Data Web Sites makes Read More...
Tip #50: Did you know…How to absolute position the controls in Visual Studio Designer?
Absolute positioning control(s) in the designer can seem confusing at first until you learn the visual cues. You can do one of the following two possible actions by dragging the control in the designer. Re-parent the control Change the controls position. Read More...
Tip #33: Did you know… How to create Nested Master Pages using VS 2008?
VS 2008 and VWD 2008 both support Nested Master Pages which means you can have a Base Master page which would cater to the whole site and then you can further customize these Base Master Pages. Here is how you do it: 1. Create a BaseMasterPage.master Read More...
Tip # 30: Did you know... Ajax Extender controls UI behaves differently in VS 2008 than in VS 2005
In VS 2005, you can drag and drop an extender control anywhere on the design surface. However, in VS 2008, you can drop an extender only on an ASP control which the extender can extend its functionality. When you drag an extender and hover it over a control, Read More...
Tip #29: Did you know… How to enable Edit and Continue feature for Web Application Projects?
If you want to edit your WAPs while debugging them, here is how you do it: 1. Check the “ Enable Edit and Continue ” checkbox in the Web Properties page. 2. Check the “ Enable Edit and Continue ” checkbox under  Tools->Options->Debugging->Edit Read More...
Tip #26: Did you know... How to have C# and VB.NET files inside your App_Code directory?
If you are taking advantage of the App_Code folder to develop an ASP.NET WebSite some times you need to use code files that are written in different .NET languages. For example, you may want to use C# files and VB.NET files in the same web site: To be Read More...
Tip #24: Did you know…You could display CSS/HTML errors as warnings or as errors?
VS 2008 has this cool feature of downgrading any CSS/HTML errors to warnings. This is helpful when you want to separate out validation errors and are looking for what is actually stopping your build. In VS 2008 the default behavior is to display any HTML/CSS Read More...
Tip #22: Did you know…How to improve performance of Page and Server Control Processing?
Avoid unnecessary round trips to the server - You can use ASP.NET Ajax and partial page rendering. ASP.NET Ajax - ASP.NET Ajax allows the developer to create web application in ASP.NET which can update data on the web page without a complete reload of Read More...
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