Robert Boedigheimer's .NET Blog

Web Builder 2.0 Las Vegas 2008

I will be giving two presentations at Web Builder 2.0:

• Using the Microsoft AJAX Library
• Extending ASP.NET Web Sites with Web 2.0 Features

DevTeach 2008

I will be giving 3 presentations at DevTeach 2008:

• Exploring the AJAX Control Toolkit
• IE 8 and its Impact on Your Web Sites
• Using the Microsoft AJAX Library

VSLive Vegas 2008

I will be giving 3 presentations at VSLive Vegas 2008:

• Jumpstart Your Web Site with ASP.NET Dynamic Data
• Internet Explorer 8 and its Impact on Your ASP.NET Web Sites
• Extending IIS 7 with HttpModules and HttpHandlers

Twin Cities Code Camp Fall 2008

I will be presenting at Twin Cities Code Camp Fall 2008:

• Jumpstart Your Web Site with ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Tulsa Tech Fest 2008

I will be giving two presentations at Tulsa Tech Fest 2008:

• Jumpstart Your Web Site with ASP.NET Dynamic Data
• Internet Explorer 8 and its Impact on Your Web Sites

TechEd 2008 Online "Fish Bowl" Interview

Here is my interview with Richard Campbell about Adapters, Cryptography, AJAX Control Toolkit, and IIS 7

 

Dynamic Data DateTime Formatting for Edits

While using the new ASP.NET Dynamic Data, I had a problem when a DateTime field from the database was displaying with the timestamp included.  I setup an attribute

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString="{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")]

on the field and it dropped the timestamp portion when it was in display mode, but when I switched to edit mode it was back...  It took quite a few combinations, but I found the proper syntax to use in the DateTime_Edit.ascx to get it to work properly (including when the data from the table is blank).  The specifier apparently needed to know it was actually a DateTime, but I ran into conversion issues when the column was empty so this did the trick!

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" CssClass="droplist" Text='<%# (FieldValueEditString != "") ? String.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy}",Convert.ToDateTime(FieldValueEditString)) : "" %>' Columns="20"></asp:TextBox>

IIS 7 Podcast

Jeff Brand and I had a very interesting conversation about IIS 7.  We discussed the new modular architecture, integrated pipeline, HTTP Modules and HTTP Handlers, the new configuration system, failed request tracing, runtime status and control API, managing IIS with .NET code, and a lot more...  Take a listen at http://www.slickthought.net/post/2008/08/Spaghetti-Code-Podcast---IIS7-with-Robert-Boedigheimer.aspx

VSLive New York 2008

I will be giving two presentations at VSLive New York:

• Extending IIS 7 with HttpModules and HttpHandlers
• Internet Explorer 8 and its Impact on Your ASP.NET Web Sites
  

 

Heartland Developers Conference 2008 - Minneapolis

I will be presenting the following at HDC 2008 - Minneapolis:

• Things Every ASP.NET Developer Should Know

Heartland Developers Conference 2008 - Omaha

I will be presenting the following at HDC 2008 - Omaha:

• Things Every ASP.NET Developer Should Know

Minnesota Developers Conference 2008

I will be giving two presentations at MDC 2008:

• IE 8 and Your Web Site
• Leveraging Cryptography in ASP.NET Web Sites
  

DevLink 2008

I will be giving two presentations at DevLink 2008:

• Web Developers Guide to IIS 7
• Improving ASP.NET User Interfaces with the AJAX Control Toolkit

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException in WAP VS 2008 Project

I had a Visual Studio 2008 Web Application Project working on one my machines, and when I tried to open it on another Vista machine I got a dialog with simply "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException" and the project would not load. 

 I found the following known bug already posted about it (http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=317124), but I checked and the URL used for the project to open in IIS was correct.  While reading I noticed it also talked about the metabase.  I went and installed the metabase compatibility, and it solved my problem:

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