Programming is Passion,Software Development is an Adventure- Willy David Jr

Adding AJAX to ASP.NET 2.0 Websites

2008-07-24T14:52:00Z

This was really my problem wayback I starting learning AJAX. I cannot figure it out on how to add AJAX capability if I already have an existing website. One solution I remember at that time is I created an AJAX enabled website and transfer all my work there. Quite a tedious task, but that's what I really did! Anyway, as a benefits for others so that they will learn from my lesson, you don't really need to transfer your work, all you need is a bit of referencing, and additional configuration...(read more)

Problem on Postback when using Modal Pop-up Window

2008-07-09T22:30:00Z

I was doing an online job application this week when I encounter this problem. I can create Modal pop-up window using BLOCKED SCRIPT myLinkButton.Attributes.Add("onclick", "BLOCKED SCRIPTwindow.showModalDialog('http://" + myUrl + "')"); Everything works fine, because the user cannot navigate to any other page unless he/she closes the window first. Until one thing, when he presses or click the Submit button of the modal popup, another window opens, the same window...(read more)

Using ASP.NET Session State in a Web Service

2008-06-13T11:24:00Z

Since yesterday, I am having problem creating a Session State in a Web Service. First the session creates a unique ID everytime you invoke the method. Second you need to tell the web service method that you will use session state. I've seen a lot of example out there, but I am having trouble increment the hits of my web service method. I think there is a problem with their code. So here's what I did: 1.) First Create the Web Methods. Make sure your set the EnableSession to true: (One is to...(read more)

Microsoft Student Partners’ Graduation: One of my Best Day in Microsoft

2008-06-08T17:19:00Z

Why is it one of the best day in Microsoft? Yesterday, June 07, 2008, was one my best day I ever had in Microsoft. I never thought that would be that fun and exciting. Though one week before that, I thought I couldn’t make it because I have an appointment on my doctor, and have scheduled my gym during weekends at Fitness First Alabang, I rather chose to be on Microsoft and take aside all my appointments. How did the story begins? Let’s take my story a year before my graduation. I started...(read more)

It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level

2008-05-22T15:17:00Z

We are doing some project in ASP.NET when we just encounter this error a while ago. It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. D:\Basti\SMM_051908\SMM\SMM_Design_052308\SMM Design\web.config 23 I've encountered this a couple a times and I found this steps as my solution. 1.) Try to move the backup copy of your application. Sometimes...(read more)

Consuming Web Service from Remote Machine

2008-04-21T06:17:00Z

Consuming simple web service and understanding web service is a little bit difficult at first. It takes some time to understand the theory behind it. In my part, reading will be a good start. Read some articles and basics behind it. But as you move along, consuming will just be a basic part. You need to extend your web service so that it can be used by other application if not from your local, it can be a network, or in the internet. On this simple article I've created, we will create a simple...(read more)

Cannot Start Document Conversions Load Balancer Service (Fixes)

2008-04-03T03:49:00Z

It was since yesterday that I want to figure out how to start this service in MOSS. I need this in order to start another service to complete my task in Central Administration. But recently, I found a way to fix this one, a simple fix actually. Reinstall your .NET 2.0 Framework. Reinstalling this doesn't just fix this error but also other issues as well like the OK button of Creating a New Web Application doesn't works. Even Cancel button doesn't works. How can you create your portal...(read more)

Creating Complex Web Parts in Sharepoint 2007 using Web User Control

2008-03-18T06:52:00Z

My task this few days was to research on how to create comple Web Parts in Sharepoint 2007. Ideally, I create my web parts using code-behind code. In other words, I create the controls dynamically. This was gruesome in my part, because from positioning to event-handlers may take a lot of time, debugging, and most specially in designing. Take a look at my sample code I used to design a very simple web part: protected override void CreateChildControls() { base.CreateChildControls(); // TODO: add custom...(read more)

No SharePoint Site exists at the specified URL

2008-03-13T06:38:00Z

My present project after DotNetNuke was Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007. It was another fun and challenging experience on my part. I have lots of research and lots of problem to solve. One thing that was a little bit hard on this project was creating web parts. Web parts is a counterpart of modules in DNN. But here, you don't design your Web Parts on a designer just what am I doing in modules. Instead, you either create it in Sharepoint Designer or use template and create one from there...(read more)

Certificate of Excellence as Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET 2.0: Web Applications

2008-03-07T07:41:00Z

It was a normal day yesterday and as I entered my house, I saw this large envelope and and I knew that was from Microsoft. At last, I received my Certificate of Excellence as Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET 2.0 Web Applications. After more than 2 years of hardwork and patience, at last, it was paid off. It took me almost 2 years before I took the second core exam which is 070-528. It was hard and it needs me more time to study while working. But it was a little bit easy because the...(read more)

WebParts in ASP.NET 2.0

2008-02-11T06:25:00Z

Creating Web Parts in ASP.NET 2.0 is one of the cooling thing I've ever seen in ASP.NET 2.0. I don't know if it was a new feature in 2.0 for ASP but it was nice development control for me. I think it was the same implementation with DotNetNuke modules, where modules where added to the site one by one and you can control it's appearance and where you want your modules to reside. The same way goes with CatalogZone control in ASP.NET. Just add two add CatalogZone in your page, then try to...(read more)

Problem Uninstalling .NET Framework 2.0

2008-01-16T00:05:00Z

Wow, this was my first blog of the year. But my new year was welcomed by a problem. I have this problem uninstalling .NET framework 2.0. The problem was, that my application I want to install, specifically it was an API from Microsoft Dynamics ver.10. The API cannot detect that I have a 2.0 on my machine but to tell you, I am pretty sure that I have it clean and working. I noticed also that my 2.0 framework installed was a service pack 1 update, that's why I wonder maybe it cannot detect 2.0...(read more)

Email System using ASP.NET 2.0

2007-11-21T03:23:00Z

One of my task last week was to send mass email to customers using web forms. And this was the first time I will create this type of project: The Email System of ASP.NET 2.0. And because of large information around the web, it didn't took me too long hours to finish it, it just need some tweaks. So I want it to publish it under my blog for others to see, and also to learn if there are other way to do this. Take note, I tried to create my own email address, and it works! Wonderful, however, you...(read more)

Creating an Installer

2007-11-03T07:51:00Z

It was a cool but tiring week for me last week. Our sites, modules, and our API were ready for RTM so I was assigned for creating an installer. I never tried the click once deployment and even creating an installer for instance. And I was assigned to create it for deployment, so we used InstallShield as our main framework for creating it. At first, my first impression was Wow! It was pretty cool but pretty tough. It was like creating a program using structure programming language which I was not familiar anymore. But as I go with the program and orientation, it was a pretty cool task. Although I really need to review and research a lot of things like how can you specify on the installer the inputs that will be made by the user and use those inputs for creating a file for connections strings on your XML file and other config file. You also need to use those inputs to check if a database exists and check for username and password. Indeed it was pretty tough but learning from new programs like these was a great experience. It was like shifting from OOP to Structure then back to OOP again. The experience was there and the attitude towards work gives me an improvement not to give up if there where cases that seems impossible. I think I was learning the hard but cool way.

How about you? What installer do you use? I think I can create an installer too using VS 2005 because some other teams in my workplace do use VS 2005 for creating an installer and an API for code reuse.

- Willy David Jr

My First Demo Presentation with Seco

2007-09-30T04:40:00Z

This was a little bit late. But I still value this video because this was my first presentation in other University. We conducted it on University of the Philippines, Diliman as part of Microsoft Student Partners' agenda to introduce and promote Microsoft Development tools and technologies like the one we've discussed (ASP.NET and AJAX). Athough not of all students/attendees are not so techie, the presentation worked smoothly. You can check the link of the video at My First Presentation Demo . It was fun and we enjoyed it from preparation up to the presentation although we are busy with schooling and work, overall, it was all paid off!