Remove the Lock Icon over a Folder in Windows 7

The lock icon in Windows 7 indicates that the file or folder can only be accessed by you, and not any other user on your computer. If this is desired, then the lock icon is a good way to ensure that those settings are in place. If this isn’t your intention, then it’s an eyesore.

To remove the lock icon, we have to change the security settings on the folder to allow the Users group to, at the very least, read from the folder.

UNICODE ASP files are not supported Error solution

Error Type:
Active Server Pages, ASP 0239 (0x80004005)
UNICODE ASP files are not supported.
/cigna/default.asp, line 1

Solutions:
With your project open, click on File, Advanced Save Options. Select US-ASCII.
Then click to apply to ALL DOCUMENTS.
It will give you a warning that some characters may not play, but you can ignore that and click No.
From that point forward, all saves should be in ASCII and your pages will work fine.

A semi colon character was expected - XML Error

XML Error: A semi colon character was expected. Error processing resource –

Error Description:

While viewing the xml file in a web browser, sometimes an error "A semi colon character was expected." Occurs.

Reason:

This occurs

1. When using external links on the XSLT sheet which contains the character “&”.

2. When there are html breaks in the content.

3. When there are quotes in the content.

Solution:

1. The work around is to simply replace every instance of & in the link with &

2. The work around is to simply replace every instance of html breaks with any symbol like semi colon ;

2. The work around is to simply replace every instance of single quote with "

Refresh or Reload parent window from child window

To refresh the parent window from pop up window use below.

window.opener.location.reload();

Accessing parent window form elements

Often we come across scenarios where we have to access the parent window form element. Below is the syntax for accessing the parent element.

Syntax:

top.opener.document.forms[0].elements["hdnStatus"].value = "true";

This solution is cross browser compatible and works in all major browsers.

Javascript pop up window focus

How to focus the pop up window if the same window needs to be refreshed multiple times based on the action?
Give as below:
newwindow = window.open(url, "myWin", "width=600,height=400,toolbar=0,scrollbars=0");
newwindow.focus();

Cookie transition between classic ASP and ASP.NET

Guys, here is what i have came across recently.

I have a classic asp application that has a login module. There is another sub folder that has dotnet pages (.aspx). Any user who logs in to the asp application should be automatically able to view the .net pages too. But the aspx page was not able to access the cookie created in asp page. After a reasearch for some time i found out the reason why it was hapening like that.

Here is the reason:
My cookie name in the application is "cki_user". Point to be observed is the underscore symbol in the name. In classic ASP, the cookie name will be url encoded and created. That means, the actual cookie name will be "cki%5Fuser". But in asp.net, there will no url encoding hence the name remains "cki_user" when requesting. Hence i was not able to access the value. Finally i had to access it using Request.Cookies["cki%5Fuser"] which worked well.

9 Tips to write an Article

1. Whenever you want to write an article, dont start right away thinking on what to write. Scribble down on a paper whenever a topic comes into your mind. You can chose from this list when you are ready to start writing an article.

2. Most of the time, try to write an article in bullets or points...something like "10 ways to keep yourself fit".

3. Begin the article with an introduction on the topic or problem. If possible add your experiences.

4. Do not think too much on grammar while writing. Keep the grammar check job at the end.

5. Try to keep the article short.

6. Write the article in an informal way as if you are talking to your friend. That will make the reader feel easier to read.

7. Do a proofread after you are finished. Check for grammatical mistakes or any spelling mistakes.

8. Dont look at the article for one day. After a day, do a proofread again and check if you have put in everything that you wanted to.. in the article.

9. Now publish your article! DONE!!

ASP.NET Pages not working on windows 64 bit server

ASP.NET Pages not working on server:

Solution: Change the default app pool Identity to NETWORK SERVICE and allow all permission for NETWORK SERVICE on the website.

Note: Any new website that is created need to be given Full Control to NETWORK SERVICE in IIS.

Code for reading xml in javascript - Cross Browser Compatible

Code for reading xml in javascript - Cross Browser Compatible -

Tips for Cross Browser Compatibility

1. All HTML controls in the page should have an ID attribute.
Example: <.... type="”text”" name="”txtname”" id="”txtname”">

2. Always use fixed width and height rather than percentages.
Example:
Fixed width: <.... width="”600”">......< /table>
Percentages: <.... width="”70%”">......< /table>

3. All the elements in the page should be bound in a proper html layout.
Example:
Correct: <..><..><..><..>< id="”test”">< /span>< /td>< /tr>< /table>< /body>
Wrong: <..><..><..><..>< /td>< /tr>< /table>< id="”test”">< /span>< /body>

4. Modal windows does not work properly in firefox. Use normal pop up windows instead.
Example:
window.open(....) works well in all conditions. ShowModaldialog does not work properly.

5. parent.dialogArguments does not work in firefox. Use parent.opener instead.
Example:
var strVals = parent.opener ? parent.opener : parent.dialogArguments;
strVals.callfunction()

6. While accessing html elements in javascript,
do not use document.forms[0].......Use document.getElementById(...)
do not use document.all(....). Always use document.getElementById(...)

7. window.event does not work in firefox. Instead we should pass the event to the calling javascript function and access using event.target.
Example:
< type="image" src="images/SFReset.gif" id="img2" name="img2" onclick="”ResetFields(event)”">
function ResetFields(e)
{
if (window.event)
var xButton = window.event.srcElement;
else
var xButton = e.target.name;
}

8. Automatic reload of the page does not work in some situations. Use Ajax in such cases.

9. SQL Reporting services reports frame width is height is shrinked in firefox.
To increase the frame height and width,
Go to Program Files → Microsoft SQL Server → MSSQL3 (Differs for different versions of sql server. Purpose is to locate Reporting Services folder) → Reporting Services → Report Server → Pages
Open ReportViewer.aspx
Add width and height attributes to the custom report viewer control.
Example: RS:ReportViewerHost width="1000px" height="860px" id="ReportViewerControl" runat="server">

10. semicolon in “nbsp;” is a must.

11. In javascript, use "getFullYear" whereever you use "getYear".

onkeypress not fired for Backspace and Delete

Hi Guys,
Here is a new thing that i have come across and wanted to share.
Scenario:
I was just experimenting to show the character count dynamically when a user types text in textarea. I have called a javascript function in onkeypress event of the textarea to calculate the count and put that in a html div element using innerHTML.
Observation:
onkeypress event does not fire for Back space and Delete keys in the keyboard.
Solution:
Use both onkeypress and onkeyup events and call the same function.

Open a url in Kiosk/Full Screen mode

When you run Internet Explorer in full screen mode, the Internet Explorer title bar, menus, toolbars, and status bar are not displayed and Internet Explorer runs in Full Screen mode. The Windows taskbar is not displayed, but you can switch to other running programs by pressing ALT+TAB or CTRL+ALT+DEL. This mode is known as Kiosk mode.

We can implement this by making configuration changes in window.open method of javascript.
Here is the sample logic:
window.open("sample.html","newwindow","fullscreen")

Browser detection in ASP

By using Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT"), we can write a logic to implement this.
Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT") will result in the following:
For IE:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
For Firefox:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1

Based on above, we can write below logic.
varBrowser= Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
If InStr(varBrowser, "MSIE") > 0 Then
BrowserType = "IE"
Elseif InStr(varBrowser, "Firefox") > 0 Then
BrowserType = "FireFox"
End if

Recordset GetString() method

The GetString method returns the specified Recordset as a string.
This method can be used to fill HTML tables in ASP files.

You can find the details of the method in the below link:
http://www.w3schools.com/ADO/met_rs_getstring.asp

Generate HTML dynamically in javascript

Place a div tag in then body of the html where you the dynamic html to be displayed
<div id='dynhtml'></div>

Suppose you want a textbox control to be added each time in an on click event of a hyper link,
<a href="javascript:onclick=AddDynHTML()">Add Control</a>

Onclick javascript function:
Function AddDynHTML(){var newhtml="";//Create an html div element using createElement method var newdiv = document.createElement('div');//Put the new html content in a variable var newhtml = "<input type="'text'" name="'name'">"//Put the new html in the newly created div element using innerHTML method document.getElementById('dynhtml').innerHTML = newhtml;//Append the local div element to the div element in the body of the html page. dyn.appendChild(newdiv);}
You can use this logic according to your requirements.

To check and uncheck a radio button

Code to check and uncheck a radio button,

Logic 1:
Add below code to the control
onclick='this.chk = this.chk ? this.checked = !this.chk : this.checked'
OR
<input type="radio" name="name" value="value" onmousedown="this.chk = this.checked" onclick="if (this.chk) this.checked = false">
Explanation:
A property by name "chk" is created to "this" object and is assigned the value of standard "checked". It stores the current state of the radio button. Based on this we check and uncheck the radio button. (You can use any name in place of "chk")

Logic 2:

var lastselected=null;function ToggleRadioButton(rbutton) { if(lastselected != rbutton) { rbutton.checked = true; lastselected = rbutton; } else { rbutton.checked = false;lastselected = null;} }
Explanation:
Declare a global variable and set it to null initially. Call this function in the radio button control onclick event and pass "this" as parameter. When radio button is checked for first time, the if condition is true and hence it is checked. The global variable's value is now changed. Now when you check the radio button, if condition is false and hence else part is executed where radio button checked property is set to false. Here, global variable's value is again changed. This way, the radio button gets checked and unchecked alternatively.

Paging in ASP

//Execute the query and open the recordset
Rs.Open sql,Conn,3,1 //here 3 is cursor type and 1 is lock type. cursor type is static and lock type is readonly
If not(Rs.eof and Rs.bof) then

//initialize paging requirements
Pagesize = 5 //set page size to a variable
Page = request(“page”) //get the current page no into a variable
If Page = “” then Page = 1 //if this variable is null that means it is first page
Recordcount = Rs.recordcount //get no. of records in Rs
Rs.pagesize = Pagesize //assign page size to Rs
Rs.absolutepage = Page //current page no. assigned to Rs
TotalPages = Rs.Pagecount //get count of total no. of pages
Prev = Page – 1 //Previous page no. set here
Next = Page + 1 //Next page no. set here
Count = 1 //initialize count variable to 1

//open the while loop of the result set
While not Rs.eof and Count <= Pagesize //Here, looping is restricted to the page size that we have set
………………………..
//increment count variable
Count = Count + 1
//close loopWend

//At the bottom of the page, provide links for paging

Print a page

//Give the link in the html page to print

//On clicking, the entire page is printed

How to eliminate the unnecessary things from printing?
// Declare the style in a style sheet
.noprint
{
DISPLAY: none
}

//include the external style sheet in the page

//Put the div tags with class=”noprint” in the page wherever required

Send Mail

Send mail using Persits component
//Declare mail object
Set objPersits = Server.CreateObject("Persits.MailSender")

With objPersits
.From = "sree@yahoo.com" //From Email Id
.FromName = "Sree" //Name of the Sender
.Host = "mail.domain.com" //Mail Host
.Subject = "Invitation"
.AddAddress mailTo,mailName
.Body = mailbody
.isHTML = True //If html content exists in the mail body
on error resume next
.Send //To send mail finally
if err.number <> 0 then
response.write "Error " & err.number & " sending to " & mailTo & " (" & mailName & ")"
//To know the description of the error, we give
response.write err.description
err.clear
else
//Mail has been sent
end if
.RemoveAddress mailTo, mailName
End With

set objPersits = nothing


How to send an external html file through mail?
//Declare file system object to read from the file
set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

//Specify File location
fname = "/AffiliateEmails/affmail.htm"

//Open a file using above object and set it to a new object
set fObj = fso.openTextFile(server.mappath(fname))

//Read from the file and assign to a variable which is further assigned to the .Body of the mail
mailBody = fObj.readAll

//Close the connection to the file
fObj.close

set fso = nothing