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Re: Google Site - SMTP support? ASP.NET? Microsoft SQL server?

Richard MacCutchan11-May-14 23:16

11-May-14 23:16

Google is a website. If you want to know what services (paid or free) they offer then try their help or contact them directly.

Re: Google Site - SMTP support? ASP.NET? Microsoft SQL server?

Swab.Jat12-May-14 12:55

Swab.Jat

12-May-14 12:55

no.. "Google Site" is free hosting service (But apparently no server side scripting supported, and no SMTP)[^]

How to display a radiobuttonList along with a textbox with dynamically generated values?

samflex9-May-14 14:33

samflex

9-May-14 14:33

Hi Gurus,

We have an online ballot app that has a bunch of radioButtonList with values dynamically populated from the database.

Please see screenshots below to see example ballot

Sample ballot

All values ( Candidate A, Candidate B, Write In Candidate) are all stored on the database dynamically populate the radioButtonList.

Example 1 shows the current setup.

How do I modify my script to have setup similar to example2?

Here is the code I am working with so far:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Online Ballot</title>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7, IE=8, IE=9, IE=10, IE=11" />

<meta name="DownloadOptions" content="noopen" />
<link rel="Stylesheet" href='Styles/TakeSurvey.css' type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type = "text/javascript">
        function validateCheckBoxList(source, args) {
            var chkListModules = $(source).parent().find("table[id$='_CheckBoxList1']");
            if (chkListModules.length == 0 || chkListModules.find('input:checkbox:checked').length > 0)
                args.IsValid = true;
            else
                args.IsValid = false;
        }
    </script> 
<script type="text/javascript">
    function show(ctr) {
        var tb = document.getElementById("TextBox1");
        if (ctr == "RadioButtonList1") {
            tb.style.display = "block";
        }
        else
            tb.style.display = "none";

    }
     </script>

<style type="text/css">
fieldset { border:1px solid red }

legend {
  padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
  border:1px solid red;
  color:green;
  }

</style>
</head>
<body background="images/bg.gif">
<form id="form1" runat="server">
 <table bgcolor="#003366" width="100%">
  <tr><td><img src="images/ballotslogo.png" alt="" /></td></tr></table>
<div id='header-wrapper'>
<div class='header section' id='header'><div class='widget Header' id='Header1'>
</div></div>
</div>
<div id='outer-wrapper'>
<div id='wrap2'>

<div id='content-wrapper'>
<div id='crosscol-wrapper' style='text-align:center'>
<div class='crosscol section' id='crosscol'><div class='widget PageList' id='PageList1'>
<div style="position:absolute; left:170px; top:206px; z-index:800;">

<div align="center">
  <asp:Panel ID="Panel1" runat="server" GroupingText="" BorderColor="#999999"  Width="100%" Font-Size="14pt">
    <fieldset style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
     <legend style="font-weight: bold;">DECISION 2014 - CLOSING DATE: MARCH 21, 2014 @ 5:00PM</legend>
        <table style="width: 100%">
               <tr>
                 <td>
                    <asp:DataList ID="DataList1" runat="server" DataKeyNames="ElectionId" 
                        DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" Width="100%" CellPadding="3" 
                         BackColor="White" BorderColor="#999999" BorderStyle="None" BorderWidth="0px" 
                         GridLines="Vertical">
                        <ItemStyle BackColor="#EEEEEE" ForeColor="Black" />
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <table style="width: 100%;">
                              <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align: center;">
                                        <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="X-Large"
                                            Text='<%# Eval("ElectionName_Position") %>'></asp:Label><br />
                                         <asp:Label ID="lbl_MessageType" runat="server"  ForeColor="red" Text='<%# GetMessageType(Eval("ElectionName_Position"))  %>'/>
                                    </td>
                                  </tr>
                                  <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align: left;">
                                        <div id="buttonDiv" runat="server">
                                          <asp:RadioButtonList ID="RadioButtonList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" align="center" style="width:20px;height:20px;zoom:120%; white-space:nowrap;">
                                          </asp:RadioButtonList>
                                          <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator2" Runat="server" 
                                            ControlToValidate="RadioButtonList1" ForeColor="Red" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Required"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                                       </div>
                                        <asp:CheckBoxList ID="CheckBoxList1" runat="server" align="center" style="width:20px;height:20px;zoom:120%; white-space:nowrap;">
                                        </asp:CheckBoxList>
                                        <hr />
                                        <asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="server" 
                                            ClientValidationFunction="validateCheckBoxList" Display="static" 
                                            ErrorMessage="Please select at least one box." ForeColor="Red"></asp:CustomValidator>
                                        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Columns="30" Font-Bold="False" 
                                            Rows="5" TextMode="MultiLine" Visible="false"></asp:TextBox>
                                        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator3" Runat="server" 
                                            ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Required"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                            </table>
                             <asp:HiddenField ID="HiddenField1" runat="server" 
                                Value='<%# Eval("AnswerType") %>' />
                            <asp:HiddenField ID="HiddenField2" runat="server" 
                                Value='<%# Eval("PositionId") %>' />
                        </ItemTemplate>
                        <HeaderStyle BackColor="#000084" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
                        <HeaderTemplate>
                            <asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" 
                                Text=""></asp:Label>
                            <br />
                            Instructions: Select the candidate(s) of your choice by clicking the Checkbox <img src="images/check.png" alt="" />  and the the Oval   <br /><img src="images/oval.png" alt="" /> adjacent to the   candidate's name. 
                            <br /><img src="images/line.gif" alt="" />
                            <br />
                        </HeaderTemplate>
                        <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#DCDCDC" />
                        <FooterStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC" ForeColor="Black" />
                        <FooterTemplate>
                        <tr vAlign="center">
                        <td align="center">
                            <asp:ImageButton ID="Button1" runat="server" alt="Submit" 
                                ImageUrl="images/btn-submit-vote.png" OnClick="Button1_Click" 
                                onmouseout="this.src='images/btn-submit-vote.png'" 
                                onmouseover="this.src='images/btn-submit-vote.png'" style="text-align: center;" 
                                title="Submit" />
                                </td></tr>
                        </FooterTemplate>
                        <SelectedItemStyle BackColor="#008A8C" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
                    </asp:DataList>
                   <asp:Label ID="Label5" runat="server" EnableViewState="False" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="Red"></asp:Label></td>
               </tr>
            </table>
          </fieldset>
        </asp:Panel>
        <asp:label id="lblMsg" font-size="Medium" runat="server"></asp:label>
        <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:BallotsConnectionString %>"
            SelectCommand="SELECT [ElectionName_Position] = CASE WHEN GROUPING(mh.PositionId) = 0 THEN MAX(mh.Position)  ELSE mh.ElectionName END
        ,CandidateName = CASE WHEN GROUPING(mh.PositionId) = 0 THEN MAX(mh.CandidateName)    ELSE '' END
        ,PositionId    = CASE WHEN GROUPING(mh.PositionId) = 0 THEN mh.PositionId   ELSE 0 END
        ,AnswerType = CASE WHEN GROUPING(mh.PositionId) = 0 THEN MAX(mh.AnswerType) ELSE '' END
  FROM  PreAgg mh
  GROUP BY ElectionName,PositionId WITH ROLLUP
  HAVING GROUPING(mh.ElectionName) = 0
  ORDER BY mh.ElectionName, GROUPING(mh.PositionId) DESC, mh.PositionID;">
           <SelectParameters>
           <asp:SessionParameter SessionField="ElectionId" Type="Int32" Name="ElectionId" DefaultValue="0" />
          </SelectParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
       </div>
     </form>
   </body>
</html>

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

        'If your Page was submitted'
        If IsPostBack Then

            Dim rb1 As CheckBoxList = DataList1.FindControl("RadioButtonList1")
            rb1.Items.Add("writein")

            Dim tb As TextBox = New System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox()
            Dim btnDiv = DataList1.FindControl("buttonDiv")
            tb.ID = "writein"
            tb.Text = " "
            tb.Visible = False
            btnDiv.Controls.Add(tb)

        End If

    Protected Sub RadioButtonList1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        Dim rbl As RadioButtonList = Page.Form.FindControl("RadioButtonList1")
        If rbl.SelectedItem.Text = "Write In Candidate" Then
            Page.Form.FindControl("writein").Visible = True
        Else
            Page.Form.FindControl("writein").Visible = False
        End If
    End Sub
    
      Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.ImageClickEventArgs)
        Dim questld As HiddenField = DataList1.FindControl("HiddenField2")

        For Each item As DataListItem In DataList1.Items
            If item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
                Dim positionid As Integer
                Dim choiceid As Integer = 0
                Dim choicetext As String = ""
                'positionid = CType(item.FindControl("Label3"), Label).Text
                positionid = CType(item.FindControl("HiddenField2"), HiddenField).Value
                Dim anstype As HiddenField = item.FindControl("HiddenField1")
                Select Case anstype.Value
                    Case "S"
                        Dim rbl As RadioButtonList = item.FindControl("RadioButtonList1")
                        Dim txt1 As TextBox = item.FindControl("writein")
                        If rbl.SelectedValue = 33 Then
                            txt1.Visible = True
                        Else
                            txt1.Visible = False
                        End If
                        choiceid = rbl.SelectedValue
                        SaveVotes(positionid, choiceid, "", "NA")
                    Case "M"
                        Dim cbl As CheckBoxList = item.FindControl("CheckBoxList1")
                        For i As Integer = 0 To cbl.Items.Count - 1
                            If cbl.Items(i).Selected Then
                                choiceid = cbl.Items(i).Value
                                SaveVotes(positionid, choiceid, "", "NA")
                            End If
                        Next
                    Case "T"
                        Dim txt As TextBox = item.FindControl("TextBox1")
                        choicetext = txt.Text
                        SaveVotes(positionid, 0, choicetext, "")
                End Select
            End If
        Next
        DataList1.Visible = False

    End Sub

When I run this code, I get following error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Line 36: rb1.Items.Add("writein")

Thanks a lot in advance for your help

Re: How to display a radiobuttonList along with a textbox with dynamically generated values?

Richard MacCutchan9-May-14 21:46

Richard MacCutchan

9-May-14 21:46

samflex wrote:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

The object rb1 has not been initialised; use your debugger to diagnose why this happens.

set values to TextBox in Item template of gridview

ganesh169-May-14 6:08

ganesh16

9-May-14 6:08

<asp:panel id="PanelOutDCItemDetails" runat="server">
<asp:gridview id="gvOutDCItemDetails" runat="server" allowpaging="True"
="" pagesize="6" autogeneratecolumns="False" onrowdatabound="gvOutDCItemDetails_RowDataBound" onrowcommand="gvOutDCItemDetails_RowCommand" onselectedindexchanged="gvOutDCItemDetails_SelectedIndexChanged" backcolor="White" bordercolor="White" borderstyle="Ridge" borderwidth="2px" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" gridlines="None" datakeynames="Item_Id">
<columns>
<asp:commandfield showdeletebutton="True">
<asp:boundfield headertext="Item Id" datafield="Item_Id">
<asp:boundfield headertext="Item Name" datafield="IName">
<asp:boundfield headertext="Net Quantity" datafield="I_Quantity">
<asp:boundfield datafield="Remaining_Qty" headertext="Remaining Quantity">
<asp:templatefield headertext="Process">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:dropdownlist id="ddrProcess" runat="server">

<asp:templatefield headertext="Dispatch Quantity">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="txtDispatchQuantity" runat="server" autopostback="true" ontextchanged="TextChanged_txtDispatchQuantity">

<asp:templatefield headertext="Remaining Quantity">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="txtRamainingQuantity" runat="server">

<asp:templatefield headertext="Rate">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="txtRate" runat="server" autopostback="true" ontextchanged="txtRate_TextChanged">

<asp:templatefield headertext="Amount">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="txtAmount" runat="server">

<asp:templatefield>
<itemtemplate>
<asp:label id="lblStatus" runat="server" text="Status">

<footerstyle backcolor="#C6C3C6" forecolor="Black">
<headerstyle backcolor="#4A3C8C" font-bold="True" forecolor="#E7E7FF">
<pagerstyle backcolor="#C6C3C6" forecolor="Black" horizontalalign="Right">
<rowstyle backcolor="#DEDFDE" forecolor="Black">
<selectedrowstyle backcolor="#9471DE" font-bold="True" forecolor="White">
<sortedascendingcellstyle backcolor="#F1F1F1">
<sortedascendingheaderstyle backcolor="#594B9C">
<sorteddescendingcellstyle backcolor="#CAC9C9">
<sorteddescendingheaderstyle backcolor="#33276A">

<selectedrowstyle backcolor="#9471DE" font-bold="True" forecolor="White">

Here is my C# code

protected void gvOutDC_SelectedIndexChanged1(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       if (gvOutDC.SelectedIndex >= 0)
       {
           btnsave.Enabled = false;
           btnInword.Visible = false;

           OutDC.Visible = true;
           OutDCItemDetails.Visible = true;
           View.Visible = false;
           InwordDetails.Visible = false;
           txtOutId.Visible = true;
           txtoutCode.Enabled = false;
           btn.Visible = true;
           txtcustcode.Enabled = false;
           btnsave.Enabled = true;


           txtOutId.Text = gvOutDC.SelectedDataKey[0].ToString();

           txtoutCode.Text = gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[2].Text.ToString();
           txtDate.Text =gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[8].Text.ToString();
           txtCustomerId.Text = gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[5].Text.ToString();
           txtcustcode.Text = gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[7].Text.ToString();
           txtCustomerName.Text = gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[6].Text.ToString();
           int inworditem = Convert.ToInt16(gvOutDC.SelectedRow.Cells[3].Text.ToString());
           SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_getOutDCmaterialDetail",con1);
           cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
           cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@outDCid", txtOutId.Text);
           cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@inwordItem", inworditem);
           SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
           DataSet ds = new DataSet();
           da.Fill(ds);

          //.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][0].ToString();
           con1.Open();
           //SqlDataReader dr=cmd.ExecuteReader();
           //if (dr.HasRows)
           //{
           //    while (dr.Read())
           //    {

           //    }
           //}

           gvOutDCItemDetails.DataSource = ds;
           gvOutDCItemDetails.DataBind();

           OutDCItemDetails.Visible = true;


       }
   }

  protected void gvOutDCItemDetails_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
   {
       if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
       {
           //if ((e.Row.RowState & DataControlRowState.Edit) > 0)
           //{
               DropDownList ddList = (DropDownList)e.Row.FindControl("ddrProcess");
               //bind dropdownlist

               SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_getProcess", con1);
               cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
               SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
               DataSet ds = new DataSet();
               da.Fill(ds);
               DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
               //DataTable dt = con1.GetData("Select category_name from category");
               ddList.DataSource = dt;
               ddList.DataTextField = "PName";
               ddList.DataValueField = "Process_Id";
               ddList.DataBind();
               ddList.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("--SELECT--","0"));

               TextBox txtDispatchQuantity = (TextBox)e.Row.FindControl("txtDispatchQuantity");
               txtDispatchQuantity.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString();

               TextBox txtRamainingQuantity = (TextBox)e.Row.FindControl("txtRamainingQuantity");
               txtRamainingQuantity.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString();

               TextBox txtRate = (TextBox)e.Row.FindControl("txtRate");
               txtRate.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString();


               TextBox txtAmount = (TextBox)e.Row.FindControl("txtAmount");
               txtAmount.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString();


               }
       if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.Footer)
       {

         //  Label lblTotalPrice = (Label)e.Row.FindControl("Total_Amount");

           //lblTotalPrice.Text = total.ToString();
          // txttotalAmount.Text = Total.ToString();
       }

   }

for update record in my OutWordChallan Page
On selectedindexchaged i want to set vaues of textbox in item template of gridview ...
using dataset ...
but how can i assign vaues when we actually dont know how many rows in my dataset
please help me thr this
really thankfull

how t send usper 100 request to a crystal report for tesing report performance

mhd.sbt9-May-14 2:30

mhd.sbt

9-May-14 2:30

hi to all
i have a crystal report in asp.net.
and i want to test this report with send uper 100 request to this report.
how can i do this.
i think we can do this with multi threading but i dont know that how do this!!
thanks for any help

Re: how t send usper 100 request to a crystal report for tesing report performance

V.11-May-14 20:42

11-May-14 20:42

`You can create a unit test[^]
Alternatively You can create a new project that has a very basic GUI and calls whatever you need to call.

Create a for loop and in each loop you can start a new thread[^] calling the method that will create a report.

Also read up on load testing[^]

hope this helps.

V.

(MQOTD rules and previous solutions)

how to bind data from database to option in classic ASP

Ye Htut7-May-14 18:06

Ye Htut

7-May-14 18:06

Show me sample code to bind data to option value in Classic ASP.
Now, I use manual method to add items in select-option.

<title>

Boook ID

Book Name

Author Name

Ye Htut
Thaw Tar Swe
Shwe U Daung
Tar Yar Min Wai

<%
Dim conn
Set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Open "Provider=SQLOLEDB; Data Source = (local); Initial Catalog = Test; User Id = sa; Password=as"

Dim MyRs 'As ADODB.Recordset
Set MyRs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
MyRs.CursorLocation = 3 'adUseClient

Dim Id, name,sql
Id = request.QueryString("id")
name = request.QueryString("name")
authorname = request.QueryString("author")

if name<>"" Then
sql="Insert into book(bid,bname,aid) VALUES ('"& Id &"','" & name &"', ' " & authorname & "')"
conn.Execute(sql)
conn.close
set sql = Nothing
else
response.write("Enter Name")
End if
%>

Thz

Re: how to bind data from database to option in classic ASP

Peter Leow7-May-14 18:42

Peter Leow

7-May-14 18:42

Refer: Dynamically listing drop down list options with table data[^]

how to make dropdownlist select manually inserted value

Nico Haegens7-May-14 0:55

Nico Haegens

7-May-14 0:55

Hi, have following situation:
Using a dropdownlist with sqldatasource as source for selectedvalue and objectdatasource as source for the listitems.
I have added 1 item to the dropdownlist in the aspx page. It doesn't show up on the page though. I'm guessing the databind clears the listitems, but where is the best place to put it then?
If I get a null value from the sqldatasource, I need to select the manually added item. If not, I need to select an item from the databound listitems. Of course, if the manually added item stays selected, I need to return that null value back to the sqldatasource for insert/update. Guessing that last part needs to be done in the inserting/updating eventhandler of the sqldatasource, but otherwise, I'm not really sure what to do.
Using the customized dropdownlist I got from the Microsoft website(Customized Dropdownlist), I have fixed the problem that an exception was thrown every time I tried to select the manually inserted item, but it doesn't show on the page.

Anyone care to help me out here?
Thanks.

Re: how to make dropdownlist select manually inserted value

Shameel7-May-14 1:23

Shameel

7-May-14 1:23

Mixing Data binding and custom elements in a Dropdown is always an headache. If the Data source is a DataTable, you can add your manual entry into the table as a row before the data binding process. Add it as the first item and you can write custom logic to handle this special case based on the index of the item selected.

Re: how to make dropdownlist select manually inserted value

Nico Haegens7-May-14 1:38

Nico Haegens

7-May-14 1:38

Figured out the problem: I had disabled the inserted item. Anyone know though if you can enforce the user to select a different item other than disabling it?

Control to be focused on postback

Kandepu Rajesh5-May-14 22:47

Kandepu Rajesh

5-May-14 22:47

I have a chart control in my ASPX page. At the top of the page there are some dropdown boxes to select some parameters to draw chart control and a button. Initially the chart control is invisible. After the btton click the chart control databinding will be done and visible property is set true. How to make the Chart control to be focused where it is at the down of the page after button click. Where now after postback the user has to scroll down to view the chart.

Re: Control to be focused on postback

Tom Marvolo Riddle6-May-14 0:04

Tom Marvolo Riddle

6-May-14 0:04

Check these links:
http://www.bloggersentral.com/2010/10/jump-to-section-or-part-on-same-page.html[^]
http://www.daniweb.com/web-development/web-design-html-and-css/code/216391/jump-to-another-part-of-a-document-on-the-same-page[^]

You have to learn to think like a computer or teach him to think like a human.
-Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

Re: Control to be focused on postback

Kandepu Rajesh6-May-14 0:12

Kandepu Rajesh

6-May-14 0:12

These links show when we have a hyperlink.. but i have to do it when postback i.e inside a button click event handler..

Re: Control to be focused on postback

Tom Marvolo Riddle6-May-14 0:54

Tom Marvolo Riddle

6-May-14 0:54

see this:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6666038/asp-net-postback-scroll-to-specific-position[^]

You have to learn to think like a computer or teach him to think like a human.
-Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

Re: Control to be focused on postback

jkirkerx8-May-14 12:09

jkirkerx

8-May-14 12:09

If I remember correctly,

the button click event fires a postback to the server, the page is sent to the server
background processing occurs on the server, here you can toggle the visible property
the page is sent back to the client, and then the page loads again with new HTML
the page.load event fires again

so the focus should probably be in the page.load event,
if page.ispostback {
if yyy.visible = true {
xxx.focus
}
}

try that out.

Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)4-May-14 22:38

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

4-May-14 22:38

After working with C# for a few years now, i'm thinking about to switch my web development branch to .NET as well. But old habits die hard, and i find it very hard to do the switch. Especially considering the PHP codebase i leave behind.

So the question is, is there any good material, tips, guides, tutorials and so on, for an old PHP egghead like me?

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

Peter Leow4-May-14 23:16

Peter Leow

4-May-14 23:16

At today's rapid pace of technological advancement, it is necessary to be versatile. Learning new technology does not have to be at the expense of abandoning an existing one as long as it is still relevant. Take it as an add-on, and the knowledge and experience that you have acquired for PHP should give an advantage as you would have understand how the web work and you would already have the competency in solving problem using code. It is only a matter of learning a new language and a new paradigm of coding, but one thing never change, that is your ability to solve problems using code (as you already have), albeit a different one.
To get started, try this: Learn About ASP.NET Web Forms[^]

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)4-May-14 23:25

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

4-May-14 23:25

I don't think i will abandon PHP anytime soon, but i will slowly, but surely shift over to ASP.NET. That's why i want to start as soon as possible to learn all the stuff that is required to produce a working web application, with the same quality standards i have for my PHP based applications.

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

thatraja4-May-14 23:19

thatraja

4-May-14 23:19

For good start
Migrating from PHP to ASP.NET[^]
PHP to ASP.NET 1.x Migration Assistant[^]
&
Phalanger – the PHP compiler for .NET[^](This one is offtopic for this question but just mentioned)

And take a look at my signature for more.

thatraja

Code converters | Education Needed | Improve Everything^New

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)4-May-14 23:29

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

4-May-14 23:29

Thanks

But Phalanger looks like the dirty way into ASP.NET!?

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

thatraja4-May-14 23:31

thatraja

4-May-14 23:31

That's why mentioned as "Offtopic" there. Some people don't want to move quickly to new things so suggested that one.

BTW I forgot to mention one more useful link.
Beginner's Walk - Web Development[^]

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Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)4-May-14 23:36

Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)

4-May-14 23:36

That is exactly what i was looking for. Thank Big Grin | :-D

Re: Switching from PHP to ASP.NET

jkirkerx8-May-14 12:21

jkirkerx

8-May-14 12:21

I made the switch 7 years ago. Last year I took up PHP again, took a week to get use to it again, learn the new rules and terms. Actually my knowledge of ASP.Net made me a better PHP programer, at least I think.

With asp.net, you have to declare primitive values for everything, actually you have to declare everything, it's not like PHP where it sort of just assumes. And always check that the value exist first, or else you'll throw an exception.
Just remember that and coding should be sort of similar.

Most of the principles are the same, Just worded different. Just keep Google handy to search for comparisons. That what I did for going back to PHP.

I took up PHP again because there are so many little cash jobs out there for it in my area, and the jobs are so easy to do and take little time to complete.

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