RIA & Web Tutorials & Articles
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Encapsulating ODBC in ASP .NET
by Jason G. WilliscroftHotQuant, LLC, builds on their previous ODBC article by demonstrating how to use encapsulation to isolate an application's data access layer and significantly streamline the code.
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SAX and VB 6
by Mike JamesXML allows information to be coded in such a way that it's easy to extract, but this is only the case if you use one of the supplied APIs. We take a look at SAX, and in particular how to use it with VB 6.0.
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Understanding XML Namespaces
by Yasser ShohoudUnderstanding XML namespaces is essential to understanding and building Web services. Unfortunately, most developers do not understand how XML namespaces work and get confused when they see all the colons and URLs. I wrote this article to help you get over the initial hump of understanding XML namespaces, and to show you how they are used in XML documents.
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An Introduction to PHP
by Gez LemonA complete introduction to the basics of PHP, including operators, control flow to forms, server variables, cookies and HTTP headers.
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Implementing The Google Web Service In VB.NET
by Jayesh JainLearn how to implement the new Google Web Service and take advantage of its powerful searching features in your VB.NET program.
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Implementing ODBC in ASP .NET
by Jason G. WilliscroftWith Microsoft's ODBC data server controls, .NET finally supports ODBC... but not very well. HotQuant, LLC, has published an in-depth technical article demonstrating an effective workaround.
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The .NET Framework & Protecting your Code
by James CrowleyWe examine the ease with which source code can be obtained from .NET assemblies, and review two commercial products that help combat this through the use of obfuscation.
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Using PHP and IIS to Create a Discussion Forum
by Jayesh JainLearn how to use PHP on windows and IIS to create a basic discussion forum that makes use of a powerful database.
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POSTing Form Data to a Web Page
by Bruce JohnsonDemonstrates two techniques that can be used to post data to a web page from within Visual Basic.
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Building a Web Service - The Beginning
by Bruce JohnsonTo create an intelligently designed web services, it is important to understand the architecture that is available to support them. This article lays out the foundation on which our sample web service will be based.
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Creating tables in HTML
by baillieThis tutorial will take you through the process of creating tables in HTML, from the easy, ones to the more complex.
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Building XML Web Services Using C# and ASP.NET
by James YangThe term web service has been used quite frequently lately: you hear people saying how good web services are and how they will dominate the future of software development, but what exactly are web services and how can we create them? In this article James shows us how to build two web services and also unravels all of the lingo surrounding web services.
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Searching XML using a DataSet & DataView
by Chris ScottSometimes you need the basic features of a database but don't want the hassle, and possibly cost, of creating one for a small application. With the .NET DataSet object and a simple XML document we can emulate the basic features of a database.
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Creating a Template
by Robert J. WalkerSick of having to change every page whenever you want to change the navigation or other aspects of your site? In the past, frames have been the traditional (but clunky) solution to that problem. Unfortunately, they make it difficult to properly bookmark pages, and search engines will often skip your frames when they index your pages. The better solution is to create a template, and it's easy.
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Ten Things to Do With IIS
by Matt FoleyRather than whining about rude Apache admins, I thought it would be a more useful response simply to write down some of the ways I've found of improving IIS. So without further delay here are my top ten tips for making the most of your IIS.
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ADO and Unicode
by David NishimotoHow to use Microsoft ADO to add and update unicode code points stored in an Oracle UTF8 database.
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Remote Scripting Made Easy
by Bruce JohnsonBruce Johnson demonstrates how to use remote scripting to execute server-side functions without leaving the current page.
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Beginning HTML
by Louis RoseAn introduction to the basics of HTML. Including text formatting, colours, links, images and backgrounds.
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Using the SAFileup component
by Khidki SupportChetan Sharma demonstrates how to upload pictures or files to a directory of choice using the SAFileup component.
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XSD Schemas for VB Developers
by Yasser ShohoudAn XSD tutorial targeted at Visual Basic developers. Explains the fundamentals of XSD schemas and shows examples of mapping VB classes to schemas. Also shows you how to validate XML documents using XSD and MSXML 4.0