Jun 17, 2009
With Visual Studio 2010 Beta1, we introduced a new feature called Web.Config transformation to help ease the development process of a web application. At different stages during the life cycle of a project, the user usually needs to modify some environment...
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May 31, 2009
Ctrl +Shift+W does the trick for you. This short cut is mentioned under File Menu -> View in Browser . So if you are still using Select File -> Right click for context menu and then selecting View in Browser as shown below, you may want to start...
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Tags: Visual Studio 2008VS2008VWDtips and tricksDesignerVisual StudioCSS and HTMLDevelopmentASP.NETReshmi MangaloreVSTSVisual Studio 2008 SP1Shortcuts
May 19, 2009
In Tip#21 we showed you how to set a fixed port for the Developer Web Server in Web Sites. Here is how you will be able to configure this for Web Application Projects. 1. Go to the properties page of WAP. Right Click on your Web Application and click...
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Mar 31, 2009
Absolute positioning control(s) in the designer can seem confusing at first until you learn the visual cues. You can do one of the following two possible actions by dragging the control in the designer. Re-parent the control Change the controls position...
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Tags: Visual Studio 2008VWDtips and tricksDesignerASP.NETVSTSVisual Studio 2008 SP1
Dec 05, 2008
VS 2008 and VWD 2008 both support Nested Master Pages which means you can have a Base Master page which would cater to the whole site and then you can further customize these Base Master Pages. Here is how you do it: 1. Create a BaseMasterPage.master...
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Nov 26, 2008
In VS 2005, you can drag and drop an extender control anywhere on the design surface. However, in VS 2008, you can drop an extender only on an ASP control which the extender can extend its functionality. When you drag an extender and hover it over a control...
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Nov 21, 2008
If you are taking advantage of the App_Code folder to develop an ASP.NET WebSite some times you need to use code files that are written in different .NET languages. For example, you may want to use C# files and VB.NET files in the same web site: To be...
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Oct 15, 2008
To run a page in Debug mode you will have to choose Debug –> Start Debugging or just press F5 . Debugging support is not enabled by default and if you have not run the debugger before on this web site, you will need to configure it. This is internally...
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