Last August I had quickly blogged on the subject of adding non-selectable ListItem controls to an ASP.NET DropDownList. At the time I didn’t have an easy way to demonstrate how that code worked — and, in all honesty, I hadn’t tested it thoroughly, so it had some problems. But now, thanks to GoDaddy’s dirt-cheap ASP.NET [...]
Archive of posts tagged VB.NET
The Trouble With PHP’s Weak Data Types: An Example Examined And Explained
Asked recently on Yahoo! Answers: Multiple nested MySQL functions in PHP? I was going through code today, trying to make some things more compact. The application worked without problems, so I knew that mysql error statements were superfluous. This is the type of statement I was changing, I figured that I’d remove the seemingly unnecessary [...]
The Difference Between Null, Empty And Zero-Length Data / Strings
A common problem faced by new programmers is understanding the difference between null, empty and zero-length variables, especially when working with database records. While, for most intents and purposes, the three things have the same effect — either you have some data you can work with, or you don’t — they arise from different circumstances. [...]
My Experience Getting A Code Signing Certificate From Comodo
I have been working in VBA for Microsoft Office 2007 lately. And if you haven’t used it yet, I can tell you there have been significant changes in macro / VBA security versus Office 2003. Basically, getting a VBA macro / module that hasn’t been digitally signed to run in Word 2007, Excel 2007 or [...]
Adding Non-Selectable ListItems To An ASP.NET DropDownList Control
Recently asked on Yahoo! Answers: Im working in dropdown list box in asp .net where i wan d dropdown list box to have headin for each 10 item, and the heading should not get selected during run time. Plz help This is easy to do if you dynamically bind each ListItem to your DropDownList; basically, [...]
An Open Letter To A Programming Noob
Recently received in my e-mail: Hi There Found your email on your blog via the contact me which is linked to on your [Yahoo! Answers] profile. I was curious as to what languages you program in as I am keen to get into programming and wanted any advise or recomendations for books. I have done [...]
