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Generate dynamic ASP.NET pages by using XML and XSLT

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Generates dynamic forms by transforming XML into XSL file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FORM>
  <PAGES>
  	 <PAGE title="Page Title" id="page_1">
      <FIELDS>
        <FIELD type="TextBox" label="Last Name:" required="true">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">LAST_NAME</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="TextBox" label="Description:">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">DESCRIPTION</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="TextMode">MultiLine</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="Cols">30</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="Rows">2</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="TextBox" label="Password:" required="true">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">PASSWORD</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="TextMode">Password</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="DropDownList" label="Title:">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">TITLE</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
          <LISTITEMS>
            <LISTITEM value="">Select One</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="1">Architector</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="2">Sr. Developer</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="3">Programmer</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="4">Web Designer</LISTITEM>
          </LISTITEMS>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="TextBox" label="Prefilled Contrl:">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">PREFILLED_CONTROL</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="Text">Some Text</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="TextBox" label="Start Date:" required="true" validation="Date">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">START_DATE</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="RadioButtonList" label="Are you US citizen?">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">IS_US_CITIZEN</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatColumns">1</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatDirection">Vertical</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatLayout">Table</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="TextAlign">Right</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
          <LISTITEMS>
            <LISTITEM value="1">Yes</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="0">No</LISTITEM>
          </LISTITEMS>
        </FIELD>
        <FIELD type="CheckBoxList" label="Languages:">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">LANGUAGES</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatColumns">1</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatDirection">Vertical</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="RepeatLayout">Table</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="TextAlign">Right</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
          <LISTITEMS>
            <LISTITEM value="C#">C#</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="Java">Java</LISTITEM>
            <LISTITEM value="VB">Visual Basic</LISTITEM>
          </LISTITEMS>
        </FIELD>
         <FIELD type="HyperLink">
          <PROPERTIES>
            <PROPERTY name="ID">LINK</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="NavigateUrl">javascript:void(alert('Hello ooo'));</PROPERTY>
            <PROPERTY name="Text">Say Hello</PROPERTY>
          </PROPERTIES>
        </FIELD>
      </FIELDS>
    </PAGE>
    
  </PAGES>
</FORM>

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United States United States
I am Microsoft Certified in .NET
I have over seven-year experience with client-server application development (full project lifecycle) on Windows platforms.
I've focused on creating middle tier, web application development, GUI development, custom data management software, and database programming.

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