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by Peter Koen
No matter which high-level languages you use to create .NET applications, they all compile to Intermediate Language (IL). In this series, you'll dig down inside the .NET framework and find out how IL works. Learn to write IL directly to create .NET assemblies without the need for a high-level language or sophisticated IDEs. <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,a4wr,po3,1wyh,4kr1>& <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,a4wr,po3,1wyh,4kr1> Async-Up Your Objects <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,a4wr,po3,1wyh,4kr1>
by Miguel A. Castro
Encapsulate asynchronous functionality directly into your business objects. The .NET Framework facilitates calling object methods asynchronously through the use of delegates. You may already know how to do this using helper code, but there is a cleaner and much cooler way of packaging this kind of functionality right inside your business objects. (from CoDe Magazine <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,5vms,3q1j,1wyh,4kr1>) <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,hv3d,ek6f,1wyh,4kr1>& <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,hv3d,ek6f,1wyh,4kr1> Sorting in the .NET Framework <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,xw5,1,hv3d,ek6f,1wyh,4kr1>
by Joe Agster
You don't need to code your own sorting routine—the .NET Framework can do it for you! Read this article to get a basic, yet comprehensive, understanding of sorting and comparing objects in the .NET Framework.

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This tutorial covers the deployment of .NET Windows applications. First, you'll look at using a Setup and Deployment Project to create a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package. This traditional method of deployment is very common and is used to conveniently deploy a Windows application to a relatively large number of users. Next, you'll learn how to create a "no-touch" deployment using files automatically downloaded from a Web server. Applications deployed this way are very simple to maintain. Access this tutorial now!

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C# now provides many of the features VB developers have enjoyed for years. Learn how to plug the rest of VB's power into your C# apps. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316d9x114552>]

Run Multiple Projects <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316e3x114552>
The ability to run multiple projects is a little-known feature of VS.NET that can be useful when testing and debugging complex, multiproject apps. Learn how in this tip from .Net2TheMax. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316e4x114552>]

Drop Duplicates From Arrays <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316e8x114552>
This .Net2TheMax tip shows you a routine that deletes duplicates from arrays of any type, using methods of the System.Array class. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316e9x114552>]

Perform Visual Data Integration <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316edx114552>
Visual Integration Studio lets you define data-migration elements, without extensive coding, to produce a standalone executable, a DLL, or VB.NET source code. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316eex114552>]

Bind BLOB Database Fields to PictureBoxes <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316f2x114552>
In this tip from .Net2TheMax, you'll learn how to create a Binding object so you can bind a database BLOB field to the Image property of a PictureBox control. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316f3x114552>]

Define Your Data Validation <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316f7x114552>
Check out the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a product that lets you define your data validation only once. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-29bx316f8x114552>]

Free! ASP.NET Cookie Login <http://www.dnzone.com/go?799> The article teaches you how to create a user login using the Dreamweaver MX ASP.NET/VB or C# server models. It also shows you how to protect a page and logout a user. I don't think there is any article online that shows users how to create a login using the ASP.NET server model so enjoy and spread the word!! This article was originally published on DMXFire.com and is copyright Omar Elbaga, reproduced with kind permission.

Build an XML Data Extension for SQL Server Reporting Services <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,ycf,1,cj3v,1hxr,1wyh,4kr1>
by Enrico Sabbadin
Get to know the main features of SQL Server Reporting Services and learn how to extend it with an XML Data Provider Extension. (from the Database Development Zone <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,ycf,1,hght,d5pr,1wyh,4kr1>)

Build Web Sites Using Master Pages <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x3177ex114547>
ASP.NET 2.0 master pages enable you to set the common content for a group of Web pages quickly and easily, while also providing for each page's unique content. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x3177fx114547>]

Replace the Application.DoEvents Method <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x3178bx114547>
Using the Application.DoEvents method to keep the UI responsive adds overhead. Instead, use the GetInputState Windows API function to detect when a keyboard or mouse message is waiting to be processed, as shown in this .Net2TheMax tip. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x3178cx114547>]

Produce Web-Based Reports <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x31790x114547>
LGX Info Studio offers wizards for quick report development and lets you modify your reports' underlying XML, giving you powerful tools for creating systems of linked reports. [Read More <http://linktrack.fawcette.com/trk/click?ref=zp07fidc0_0-2b3x31791x114547>]

Codelessly Orchestrate Your Business Processes with BizTalk 2004 <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,yjn,1,egwe,v4l,1wyh,4kr1>
by Laurence Moroney
When business process and rules can be described to a runtime engine instead of programmed in code, a lot of problems get solved. Take this hands-on introductory lesson to Microsoft's BizTalk and learn how to abstract your apps with enterprise class. (from the Enterprise Zone <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,yjn,1,9dhh,f4eb,1wyh,4kr1>)

Writing Managed Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2005 <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,yjn,1,dpal,dkb5,1wyh,4kr1>
by Thiru Thangarathinam
Are you tired of struggling with T-SQL to encapsulate the logic your applications need to get data into and out of SQL Server? Now you can bypass SQL altogether, and write logic that runs directly within SQL Server in your favorite .NET language. (from the .NET Zone <http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,yjn,1,j012,rir,1wyh,4kr1>)

ASP.NET Postback Bug
By Richard Campbell, Access-VB-SQL Advisor Magazine
technical editor
Is this a bug in ASP.NET? I create a form with a control on it (in this
case, a radio button) that's configured to auto-postback, so if you
set it, it immediately alters other aspects of the Web page. But
when you click on it, it comes back with the error "Expected ';'."
This isn't an informative error message, and when I look through
the code on the Web page, it turns out the error is in ASP.NET-
generated Javascript.
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» Microsoft Updates SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Service Pack 1 is now available <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=580FEBF7-2972-40E7-BCCF-6CD90AC2F464&displaylang=en>. Apparently bug fixes and enhancements in the performance and functional areas.