Archive for July, 2008

Crystal Reports in .NET

July 25, 2008

There have been many enquiries about Crystal Reports on the site and unfortunately there are not too many technical articles and source code samples available on Crystal Reports on C# Corner or any where else. As usual, I decided to dedicate some time to Crystal Reports and fill the Crystal Reports section of C# Corner [...]

ASP.NET Page Life Cycle

July 25, 2008

A page in an ASP.NET application consists of several server controls. These are the fundamental building blocks of an ASP.NET application. The Life cycle of an ASP.NET page, depends on whether the page is requested for the first time or it is a postback. Postback is a process by which a page can request for [...]

SCRUM – Agile Software Development

July 21, 2008

When I first encountered agile software development, I found it hard to understand. Okay, I might not be the brightest person you’ve ever met! But I’m not stupid either, I think
“Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will [...]

Agile Manifesto

July 21, 2008

Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
We follow these principles:
Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer
through early and continuous delivery
of valuable software.
Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development. Agile processes harness change for
the customer’s competitive advantage.
Deliver working software frequently, from a
couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a
preference [...]

How to switch between the 32-bit versions of ASP.NET 1.1 and the 64-bit version of ASP.NET 2.0 on a 64-bit version of Windows

July 17, 2008

IIS 6.0 supports both the 32-bit mode and the 64-bit mode. However IIS 6.0 does not support running both modes at the same time on a 64-bit version of Windows. ASP.NET 1.1 runs only in 32-bit mode. ASP.NET 2.0 runs in 32-bit mode or in 64-bit mode. Therefore, if you want to run ASP.NET 1.1 [...]

CrossPage PostBack in ASP.NET 2.0

July 17, 2008

ASP.Net 1.1 provides for web forms posting back only to themselves. In many situations, the solution requires posting to a different web page. The traditional workaround alternatives were to use Response.Redirect and/or Server.Transfer to move to a different page and simulate cross page post-back behavior.

ASP.Net 2.0 provides a feature [...]