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• How To: Extract file name form file path using C#

  Problem I am developing a WinForm application using C# and I want to copy a file from one directory to another using System.IO.File.Copy(). I have the file's full path, including file name. I need to extract the file name out of this string. What is the Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:05 PM by Tod Birdsall | 0 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• Web.config w/ Dyanmic Connection Strings for Production, Staging, and Development

  Dan Wahlin has documented a possible to solution to the problem of changing your Web.config connection string when moving your app between your development machine, the staging server, and finally production. Currently I use the "rename my Web.config Read More... Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 10:34 AM by Tod Birdsall | 0 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• Managing SQL Server 2000 Transaction Log Growth

  I ran into a problem with one of my database's transaction logs growing to nearly 30 gigs on a 60 gig hard drive. Yikes! I have run into similar issues over the years and have never quite figured out what the root of these issues have been. The following Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:11 PM by Tod Birdsall | 0 Comments Filed under: knowledge base, SQL Server

• Error: Mailbox unavailable 5.7.1

  Problem I am attempting to send email using the localhost mail server in IIS. However I receive the following error message: Exception type: SmtpFailedRecipientException Exception message: Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: 5.7.1 Unable to Read More... Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:44 PM by Tod Birdsall | 5 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• DotNetNuke: Page content centered in FireFox but left aligned in IE

  Problem I have created a custom skin in for DNN that has several div tags centered on the page using the following CSS: margin: 20px auto 20px auto; This works great in Firefox, but not in Internet Explorer 7 the same div tags are left aligned. Firefox Read More... Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 12:48 PM by Tod Birdsall | 3 Comments Filed under: knowledge base, DotNetNuke

• Article: Build Smarter ASP.NET File Downloading Into Your Web Applications

  I have been using varying solutions for allowing users to view or download files from my ASP.NET web sites . Today I found an article on MSDN that addresses the subject in great detail: Build Smarter ASP.NET File Downloading Into Your Web Applications Read More... Posted Monday, April 02, 2007 1:52 PM by Tod Birdsall | 0 Comments Filed under: Tutorial, knowledge base

• ASP.NET File Download Function Causes Error - XML Parsing Error: not well-formed

  I am using the following C# code snippet in my ASP.NET application to return a after the user clicks the download button: 124 private void DownloadFile ( int fileID ) 125 { 126 FileEntity file = FileManager . Get ( fileID ); 127 128 // Determine what Read More... Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 10:59 AM by Tod Birdsall | 2 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• DotNetNuke Error: The stored procedure 'dbo.GetPortalAliasByPortalID' doesn't exist.

  I am experimenting with DotNetNuke (DNN) to see if it is a viable solution for some upcoming projects. While installing the "Source" version of the application I received the following error message: The Assembly Version ( [ASSEMBLYVERSION] Read More... Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 2:54 PM by Tod Birdsall | 2 Comments Filed under: knowledge base, DotNetNuke

• ASP.NET Setting Default 'Enter' Key Button

  Problem On an ASP.NET page I have one TextBox and two buttons (Button A and Button B) on the same ASP.NET page. I type some text into the TextBox and click the 'Enter' key. This causes Button A to be activated. I wanted to Button B to be activated. Read More... Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 6:45 PM by Tod Birdsall | 0 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• Error When ASP.NET attempts to write to EventLog

  Problem I received the following error message while attempting to log an entry in the event log using System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry(String message, EventLogEntryType type) System.Security.SecurityException: The source was not found, but some Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 1:02 PM by Tod Birdsall | 2 Comments Filed under: knowledge base

• ASP.NET DropDropdownList of States

  Since it is difficult to find a code snippet of a dropdownlist control populated with a list of all 50 U.S. states, I have decided to add the one I just created here, for future reference. I am sure that others are looking for a dropdown containing a Read More... Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 5:17 PM by Tod Birdsall | 7 Comments Filed under: knowledge base