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.NET CF

Russell Beattie is someone who does not like MS, but .NET CF seems to be a good thing even in his java filled eyes...:-)

Check out his post on Getting familiar with .Net Compact

Server Not Responding in ASP.NET

Just got this from INETA....

We have identified an issue with the recent MS03-32 Security Update for Internet Explorer security patch and ASP.NET V1.0 running on Windows XP. This patch can be installed manually or by obtaining recent critical updates from the Windows Update site.

The symptom of this issue is that after installing the patch, all requests to ASP.NET result in an error message saying "Server Application Unavailable".

This issue only impacts installations running ASP.NET V1.0 on Windows XP Professional. It *does not* impact machines running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003. It also *does not* impact machines running Windows XP with ASP.NET v1.1 installed.

We are working hard on a permanent solution for this issue. In the meantime, you can visit the below page to learn about the problem as well as a safe workaround you can apply immediately to fix the issue:

http://www.asp.net/faq/ms03-32-issue.aspx

Included on the page with the details is a link to a new forum dedicated to the problem (http://www.asp.net/Forums/ShowForum.aspx?tabindex=1&ForumID=128). Please post any questions or issues you run into with this issue in this forum -- we on the ASP.NET team will be actively monitoring these posts and will be able to provide technical help to hopefully address them.

Many apologies for the inconvenience that this has caused. We'll post additional information as it becomes available.

Thanks,

ASP.NET Team

.NET vs Java

Kwong has a post on this topic. Something that can go into my .NET Truth blog...:-)

Retain Position in Webform

In one of Vishal's post he tries to reply to a question that has appeared many times in CNUG forums.

How to not go to the top of the page when a postback happens? Well most people recommed the use of SmartNavigation, but there are documented negatives to it. So I would really recomend a way that was talked about by Scott Gu in one of his ASP.NET Tips and Tricks session in TechEd. Incidently, I had also talked about this in one of the CNUG meets about ASP.NET and other tips.

The trick is to use the "onscroll" event to track the current position and generate client side script to go back to that position on postback. The current position is stored in a hidden variable.

Private Sub RetainScrollPosition() Dim saveScrollPosition As New StringBuilder Dim setScrollPosition As New StringBuilder

RegisterHiddenField("__SCROLLPOS", "0")

saveScrollPosition.Append("")
RegisterStartupScript("saveScroll", saveScrollPosition.ToString())

If (Page.IsPostBack = True) Then
setScrollPosition.Append("")
RegisterStartupScript("setScroll", setScrollPosition.ToString())
End If
End Sub

Want to get a job.

Scoble pointed to this post on Some lessons for the Job Seeker

Blog is in the Oxford dictionary

Found a link to new Oxford dictionary words from Chris Prillo's blog.

Well blog is now an officially recognized english word...:-)

So is:
chit fund - noun (in the Indian subcontinent) an institution which accepts savings at interest and lends
money for house and other purchases.
chowki - noun Indian 1 a police station or jail. 2 a low wooden seat or stool.
coulrophobia - noun [mass noun] rare extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
cron - noun [usu. as modifier] Computing a command to an operating system or server for a job that
is to be executed at a specified time: a cron job.
google - verb [with obj.] informal search for the name of (someone) on the Internet to find out
information about them.

And a whole lot of word...:-)

Another Blog

My friend Vishal Joshi, who is also an asst-convener of the Chennai .NET User Group now has a blog.

Welcome to blogosphere Vishal....

Chris Brumme is back

Chris is back with a wonderful post/article on Startup, shutdown and Security....(y)

I have not yet completed reading the whole thing... A huge post and it is gonna take some time...:-)

WML Anyone??

Well thanks to a template from Glenn I have put up a WML template for this blog.

Though it does not create a well formatted output, it will allow you to look at the new entries(excerpts) in the blog from your mobile phone....:-)

Two more Patches

MS has announced two more vulnerabilities today. One in MDAC and the other in IE. And a patch for a DirectX vulnerablity.

MS03-033 : Unchecked Buffer in MDAC Function Could Enable System Compromise (823718)
MS03-032 : Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (822925)
MS03-030: Security Update for DirectX