Ever so useful: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/selector.html.
Tag: Web
Excel output from ASP
- Send unformatted HTML with content type set to application/vnd.ms-excel
- Increase control over formatting and file properties using XML and CSS w/in HTML.
- Writng a CSV response
- Using the file system object to write a text file
- Office Web Components may be the “right” way, but they require a license of Office 2000 to be installed on the web server and that each client have an Office license.
4 Guys From Rolla article on using the OWC to Stream Recordset results as an Excel document. - Several ways to integrate ASP, XML, and Excel – This includes a section on using ASP to Transform an XML-Persisted ADO Recordset into an XML Spreadsheet.
- Soft Artisanns Excel Writer appeaers to be the industry standard third party solution, and surprise, surprise, it costs between $500.00 and $1500.00.
I like the use the GetString method of the Recordset object in some of the above.
C# PDF Class Library
Generate your own PDF documents on the fly!
Generate your own PDF documents on the fly with the Gios Pdf.NET C# code library. I haven’t tried it, but I’m sure this comes in handy for reporting.
Charts in ASP
I’m going to need a chart tool for ASP for a project I am currently working on. A quick survey of what is available on the web yeilded the following:
I’m going to need a chart tool for ASP (classic) for a project I am currently working on. A quick survey of what is available on the web yeilded the following:
- An HTML Bar Chart Class for ASP – Very lightweight, runs in classic ASP using a VBScript class, but supports bar charts only.
- MS Chart Example – A client-side ActiveX chart control.
- Create Snazzy Web Charts and Graphics On the Fly with the .NET Framework – MSDN suggestions.
- WebChart Demo – ASP.Net – A free WebChart class library from a Microsoft developer. [source]
- Dundas Chart – Seems to be the standard comercial charting solution, but it carries a sticker price of $999.00.
More recently, I found Steven C. Orr’s article on Bar Graphs to Go, which is a simple implentation of a bar chart using an ASP.Net control to render a no frills (and no overhead) HTML/CSS bar chart.
Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET
A list of migration resources from gotdotnet.com.
On the list is Migrating to ASP.NET: Key Considerations from MSDN.
Become a more efficient as an ASP.Net developer
Eight tips to make you more efficient as an ASP.NET developer by Paul Heap is a has some good tips on best practices for ASP.Net development. I’ll write more when I get a chance to try some of them out.