.Net Framework

How to Create Crystal Reports in Visual Studio.Net from Scratch! Part 2

Crystal Reports is a software that is used commercially to design and generate reports from a wide range of data sources. This reports have been used in other applications, including Microsoft Visual Studio, at one time bundled an OEM version of Crystal Reports as a general purpose reporting tool.

Crystal Reports allows users to graphically design data connection(s) and report layout.

In the Database Expert, users can select and link tables from a wide variety of data sources, including MS Excel spreadsheets, Oracle databases, Business Objects Enterprise business views, and local file system information

Database supported by Crystal reports are as follows:

• Databases such as PostgreSQL, Sybase, IBM DB2, Ingres, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Interbase and Oracle
• Btrieve
• Spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel
• Text files
• HTML XML files
• Groupware applications as Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise
• SAP: BW, Info Sets, Tables, and Business Objects Universes
• Any other data source accessible through a web service, ODBC, JDBC or OLAP.

How to Create Crystal Reports in Visual Studio.Net from Scratch! Part 1

Crystal Reports is a software that is used commercially to design and generate reports from a wide range of data sources. Read more…

How to use integrate AJAX in Visual Studio.Net

Ajax (shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript + XML is a group of interrelated web development techniques used on the client-side to create interactive web applications and webpages.

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How to add maps to your CSS Server

CSS Image technique makes use of the Sliding Doors technique combined with a definition list.

The sliding doors technique allows you to contain all your image rollover effects in one image file, Read more…

Final touches of AJAX in ASP.Net

Ajax (shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript + XML is a group of interrelated web development techniques used on the client-side to create interactive web applications and Read more…

Establishing Database connection in SQL Server

A Database connection is actually a facility in computer science which allows client software to communicate with database server software, whether on the Read more…

How to Easily configure Dreamweaver for your own Website!

Adobe Dreamweaver (formerly Macromedia Dreamweaver) is a web development application originally created by Macromedia, and is now developed by Adobe Systems, which acquired Macromedia in 2005. Read more…

Using AJAX in Visual Studio.Net 2008 IDE

Ajax (shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript + XML is a group of interrelated web development techniques used on the client-side to create interactive web applications and webpages.

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What is the Differences between .skin file and .css file

CSS defines HOW HTML elements are to be displayed.

Whereas, .skin files are you used to change the look and feel of the Read more…

Creating a .Net application Setup File Part 4

If you have ever wanted to build your own Windows Installer and you have access to Visual Studio .NET it is much easier than you may think and of course it is much less expensive than many other third party installer applications. While third party installer applications may provide a greater variety of options, I have found the the Setup and Deployment Projects within Visual Studio .NET work perfectly fine in many cases.

• Setup Project: Creates a Windows Installer project to which files can be added. This project type is the most generic of the five.
• Web Setup Project: Creates a Windows Installer web project to which files can be added.
• Merge Module Project: Creates a Windows Installer Merge Module project to which files can be added. This project type is most commonly used for using third party products.
• Setup Wizard: Creates a Windows Installer project with the aid of a wizard.
• Cab Project: Creates a Cab project to which files can be added.