ASP.NET 4 Hosting :: How to Fix – HTTP Error 403.14 “Forbidden The Web server is configured to not list the contents of this directory”

We had a fresh install of Windows 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 on a developers machine that was getting this error when trying to access a MVC 2.0 .Net 4.0 website hosted locally on IIS7. Various fixes talk about making sure there is a default document, and also about turning on directory browsing, but neither of . . . → Read More: ASP.NET 4 Hosting :: How to Fix – HTTP Error 403.14 “Forbidden The Web server is configured to not list the contents of this directory”

ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Async jQuery Progress Indicator for Long Running Tasks ASP.NET MVC 3

If you have long running (server side) tasks in your ASP.NET MVC 3 web application it could be reasonable to provide the user with information about the current progress of this task. In this blog post I will show how such a progress indicator could be implemented using jQuery and AJAX.

The basic idea is as follows: . . . → Read More: ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Async jQuery Progress Indicator for Long Running Tasks ASP.NET MVC 3

ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting :: Control level request validation in ASP.NET 4.5

Request validation in ASP.NET designed to protection against cross site against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This features is available from the beginning days of ASP.NET. This gives your web sites a default protection to prevent XSS attacks. Check this post to know about fundamentals of ASP.NET Request validation. In this post I am going to talk . . . → Read More: ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting :: Control level request validation in ASP.NET 4.5

ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Tips for Using HTML5 with ASP.NET MVC

The mobile version of jQuery is due out in the next few weeks – it’s currently a release candidate – and I’m working on a project using it. I haven’t done much in the way of mobile development so far, as I’ve been kept permanently busy doing traditional Web development. However, the release of mobile jQuery, . . . → Read More: ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Tips for Using HTML5 with ASP.NET MVC

ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting :: Streamlined Web Loading in the Visual Studio 2011

One of the features of Visual Studio 11 that I’m really looking forward to taking advantage of is CSS and JavaScript minification and bundling.

As developers, we like to be able to break our applications into reusable components. That makes development and maintenance much more manageable. Sometimes, however, it can have an impact on performance. The more . . . → Read More: ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting :: Streamlined Web Loading in the Visual Studio 2011

ASP.NET MVC Hosting :: Unauthenticated User Always Redirected to ~/Account/LogOn Despite Custom Sign In Url

By default new ASP.NET MVC projects redirect any unauthenticated users who request resources that require authentication to the /Account/LogOn action. The log on page is defined in the web.config authentication section.

<authentication mode=”Forms”>
<forms loginUrl=”~/Account/LogOn” timeout=”2880″ />
</authentication>

It is my preference for users to “Sign in” instead of “Log on” so I changed the web.config to the following and . . . → Read More: ASP.NET MVC Hosting :: Unauthenticated User Always Redirected to ~/Account/LogOn Despite Custom Sign In Url

.NET MVC 4 Hosting :: New Things to Learn in ASP.NET MVC 4

Introduction

MVC4 is really trying to break new ground in helping developers get to market more quickly and with a product that adheres to the emerging standards of today. A tough thing to ask of any technology, to be sure, but it’s making some decent strides in the right direction.

Already the tutorials and blogs posts are popping . . . → Read More: .NET MVC 4 Hosting :: New Things to Learn in ASP.NET MVC 4

ASP.NET Hosting :: What is the Difference Between ASP.NET and ASP

Introduction

These are the list of differences which I came across while working on ASPand ASP.NET projects.

Background

I have seen many articles on Internet where in I came across the differences of ASP.NET and ASP. These articles are jumbled across the websites. I have compiled all those and published this article to give better understanding on the differences . . . → Read More: ASP.NET Hosting :: What is the Difference Between ASP.NET and ASP

ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Difference Between ViewBag and ViewData in MVC 3

If you’re new to ASP.NET MVC, you might be wondering what these two things are and when to use each one. If you’ve been using MVC and are just new to version 3 of MVC, you are probably wondering what this new ViewBag is for and if it’s different from the ViewData you’ve been using. In . . . → Read More: ASP.NET MVC 3 Hosting :: Difference Between ViewBag and ViewData in MVC 3

ASP.NET MVC 4 Hosting :: Entity Frameworks Database Migration and ASP.NET MVC 4

ASP.NET MVC 4 was released in beta by the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Developer Team and it comes with a number of really cool features: Bundling and Minification Support of CSS and JavaScript, Database Migrations using Entity Framework 4.3, Web APIs, Mobile Web with support for jQuery Mobile, Real Time Communication via SignalR, and Asynchronous Support. The . . . → Read More: ASP.NET MVC 4 Hosting :: Entity Frameworks Database Migration and ASP.NET MVC 4

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