Handy ASP.NET Email Control

Most websites have the need for some sort of "feedback form" or "email-us" page, which, as we know, is tedious to re-develop on every site, even in .NET. I have developed this simple E-Mail control in VB.NET that can be wrapped around any form to be turned into an email form, even with file inputs.

The first major thing to overcome is the property which must be set just above the CLASS in the .ascx.vb file (no extra linebreaks). This allows the User Control to access the controls on the .aspx page where it is used.

_ 'No extra linebreak after this!!
Public MustInherit Class MailAnything
Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl

If you do have a file input on your web form remember to set the enctype="multipart/form-data".

Another important thing to remember is to use Web Forms Labels to name your fields on the web form so that it can be read by your user control and form part of the email.

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Microsoft's SharePoint Products and Technologies to Deliver .NET-Based Enterprise Portal Framework

Microsoft Corp. has announced the product strategy for the next version of SharePoint® Products and Technologies, the company's enterprise portal and collaboration solution. The next version of SharePoint utilizes the application server technologies in Windows® .NET Server to deliver a robust portal and collaboration framework based on Microsoft® .NET. SharePoint Portal Server and SharePoint Team Services will be tightly integrated, providing a unified environment that connects users to information, enterprise applications, and collaborative tools throughout the enterprise.

Since the introduction of SharePoint Products and Technologies one year ago, tens of thousands of SharePoint Team Services Web sites have been deployed in organizations around the world, and SharePoint Portal Server has sold more than 3 million seats.

The next version of SharePoint Portal Server will deliver a highly scalable and customizable portal application with information aggregation, advanced search capabilities, and mainstream enterprise application integration, provided via integration with Microsoft BizTalk® Server. Additional improvements include single sign-on, personalization, and integration with Microsoft Content Management Server, building on the Content Management Server with SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Integration Pack.

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ASP.NET MVC Web Site Template

The first, and most obvious step, is to install the ASP.NET MVC Beta. Once that’s installed, fire up Visual Studio 2008 and create a new Web Site. Once the project is up and running, add references to the following assemblies:

System.Web.AbstractionsSystem.Web.MvcSystem.Web.Routing
In the default install of the MVC Beta, these assembles are all found in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft ASP.NET\ASP.NET MVC Beta\Assemblies.

Now it’s time to make modifications to the Web.config to add the HTTP Modules, Handlers, and namespaces for each WebForm/ViewPage. Read More..