Thursday, September 22, 2011

Merge PDF files with iText# and .NET

Merge PDF files with iText# and .NET


csharp:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;

public class PdfMerge
{
    private BaseFont baseFont;
    private bool enablePagination = false;
    private readonly List<PdfReader> documents;
    private int totalPages;

    public BaseFont BaseFont
    {
        get { return baseFont; }
        set { baseFont = value; }
    }

    public bool EnablePagination
    {
        get { return enablePagination; }
        set
        {
            enablePagination = value;
            if (value && baseFont == null)
                baseFont = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
        }
    }

    public List<PdfReader> Documents
    {
        get { return documents; }
    }

    public void AddDocument(string filename)
    {
        documents.Add(new PdfReader(filename));
    }
    public void AddDocument(Stream pdfStream)
    {
        documents.Add(new PdfReader(pdfStream));
    }
    public void AddDocument(byte[] pdfContents)
    {
        documents.Add(new PdfReader(pdfContents));
    }
    public void AddDocument(PdfReader pdfDocument)
    {
        documents.Add(pdfDocument);
    }

    public void Merge(string outputFilename)
    {
        Merge(new FileStream(outputFilename, FileMode.Create));
    }
    public void Merge(Stream outputStream)
    {
        if (outputStream == null || !outputStream.CanWrite)
            throw new Exception("OutputStream es nulo o no se puede escribir en éste.");

        Document newDocument = null;
        try
        {
            newDocument = new Document();
            PdfWriter pdfWriter = PdfWriter.GetInstance(newDocument, outputStream);

            newDocument.Open();
            PdfContentByte pdfContentByte = pdfWriter.DirectContent;

            if (EnablePagination)
                documents.ForEach(delegate(PdfReader doc)
                                  {
                                      totalPages += doc.NumberOfPages;
                                  });

            int currentPage = 1;
            foreach (PdfReader pdfReader in documents)
            {
                for (int page = 1; page <= pdfReader.NumberOfPages; page++)
                {
                    newDocument.NewPage();
                    PdfImportedPage importedPage = pdfWriter.GetImportedPage(pdfReader, page);
                    pdfContentByte.AddTemplate(importedPage, 0, 0);

                    if (EnablePagination)
                    {
                        pdfContentByte.BeginText();
                        pdfContentByte.SetFontAndSize(baseFont, 9);
                        pdfContentByte.ShowTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_CENTER,
                            string.Format("{0} de {1}", currentPage++, totalPages), 520, 5, 0);
                        pdfContentByte.EndText();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            outputStream.Flush();
            if (newDocument != null)
                newDocument.Close();
            outputStream.Close();
        }
    }

    public PdfMerge()
    {
        documents = new List<PdfReader>();
    }
}
Usage:
csharp:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

public partial class PEO_PdfMerge : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }
    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string basePath = Server.MapPath("~/pdf");

        PdfMerge demo = new PdfMerge();

        demo.AddDocument("c:\\pdf\\static-dynamic-typing-meijer.pdf");
        demo.AddDocument("c:\\pdf\\composable-memory-transactions.pdf");

        demo.Merge("c:\\pdf\\mergedPapers.pdf");

       
    }

}

Thursday, September 15, 2011

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 6

What are the properties of the Relational tables?
Relational tables have six properties:
  • Values are atomic.
  • Column values are of the same kind.
  • Each row is unique.
  • The sequence of columns is insignificant.
  • The sequence of rows is insignificant.
  • Each column must have a unique name.
What is De-normalization?
De-normalization is the process of attempting to optimize the performance of a database by adding redundant data. It is sometimes necessary because current DBMSs implement the relational model poorly. A true relational DBMS would allow for a fully normalized database at the logical level, while providing physical storage of data that is tuned for high performance. De-normalization is a technique to move from higher to lower normal forms of database modeling in order to speed up database access.
How to get @@error and @@rowcount at the same time?
If @@Rowcount is checked after Error checking statement then it will have 0 as the value of @@Recordcount as it would have been reset.
And if @@Recordcount is checked before the error-checking statement then @@Error would get reset. To get @@error and @@rowcount at the same time do both in same statement and store them in local variable. SELECT @RC = @@ROWCOUNT, @ER = @@ERROR
What is Identity?
Identity (or AutoNumber) is a column that automatically generates numeric values. A start and increment value can be set, but most DBA leave these at 1. A GUID column also generates numbers, the value of this cannot be controled. Identity/GUID columns do not need to be indexed.
What is a Scheduled Jobs or What is a Scheduled Tasks?
Scheduled tasks let user automate processes that run on regular or predictable cycles. User can schedule administrative tasks, such as cube processing, to run during times of slow business activity. User can also determine the order in which tasks run by creating job steps within a SQL Server Agent job. E.g. Back up database, Update Stats of Tables. Job steps give user control over flow of execution.  If one job fails, user can configure SQL Server Agent to continue to run the remaining tasks or to stop execution.
What is a table called, if it does not have neither Cluster nor Non-cluster Index? What is it used for?
Unindexed table or Heap. Microsoft Press Books and Book On Line (BOL) refers it as Heap.
A heap is a table that does not have a clustered index and, therefore, the pages are not linked by pointers. The IAM pages are the only structures that link the pages in a table together.
Unindexed tables are good for fast storing of data. Many times it is better to drop all indexes from table and than do bulk of inserts and to restore those indexes after that.
What is BCP? When does it used?
BulkCopy is a tool used to copy huge amount of data from tables and views. BCP does not copy the structures same as source to destination.
How do you load large data to the SQL server database?
BulkCopy is a tool used to copy huge amount of data from tables. BULK INSERT command helps to Imports a data file into a database table or view in a user-specified format.
Can we rewrite subqueries into simple select statements or with joins?
Subqueries can often be re-written to use a standard outer join, resulting in faster performance. As we may know, an outer join uses the plus sign (+) operator to tell the database to return all non-matching rows with NULL values. Hence we combine the outer join with a NULL test in the WHERE clause to reproduce the result set without using a sub-query.
Can SQL Servers linked to other servers like Oracle?
SQL Server can be lined to any server provided it has OLE-DB provider from Microsoft to allow a link. E.g. Oracle has a OLE-DB provider for oracle that Microsoft provides to add it as linked server to SQL Server group.
How to know which index a table is using?
SELECT table_name,index_name FROM user_constraints
How to copy the tables, schema and views from one SQL server to another?
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) is a set of graphical tools and programmable objects that lets user extract, transform, and consolidate data from disparate sources into single or multiple destinations.
What is Self Join?
This is a particular case when one table joins to itself, with one or two aliases to avoid confusion. A self join can be of any type, as long as the joined tables are the same. A self join is rather unique in that it involves a relationship with only one table. The common example is when company have a hierarchal reporting structure whereby one member of staff reports to another.
What is Cross Join?
A cross join that does not have a WHERE clause produces the Cartesian product of the tables involved in the join. The size of a Cartesian product result set is the number of rows in the first table multiplied by the number of rows in the second table. The common example is when company wants to combine each product with a pricing table to analyze each product at each price.
Which virtual table does a trigger use?
Inserted and Deleted.
List few advantages of Stored Procedure.
  • Stored procedure can reduced network traffic and latency, boosting application performance.
  • Stored procedure execution plans can be reused, staying cached in SQL Server’s memory, reducing server overhead.
  • Stored procedures help promote code reuse.
  • Stored procedures can encapsulate logic. You can change stored procedure code without affecting clients.
  • Stored procedures provide better security to your data.
What is DataWarehousing?
  • Subject-oriented, meaning that the data in the database is organized so that all the data elements relating to the same real-world event or object are linked together;
  • Time-variant, meaning that the changes to the data in the database are tracked and recorded so that reports can be produced showing changes over time;
  • Non-volatile, meaning that data in the database is never over-written or deleted, once committed, the data is static, read-only, but retained for future reporting;
  • Integrated, meaning that the database contains data from most or all of an organization’s operational applications, and that this data is made consistent.
What is OLTP(OnLine Transaction Processing)?
In OLTP – online transaction processing systems relational database design use the discipline of data modeling and generally follow the Codd rules of data normalization in order to ensure absolute data integrity. Using these rules complex information is broken down into its most simple structures (a table) where all of the individual atomic level elements relate to each other and satisfy the normalization rules.
How do SQL server 2000 and XML linked? Can XML be used to access data?
FOR XML (ROW, AUTO, EXPLICIT)

You can execute SQL queries against existing relational databases to return results as XML rather than standard rowsets. These queries can be executed directly or from within stored procedures. To retrieve XML results, use the FOR XML clause of the SELECT statement and specify an XML mode of RAW, AUTO, or EXPLICIT.
OPENXML
OPENXML is a Transact-SQL keyword that provides a relational/rowset view over an in-memory XML document. OPENXML is a rowset provider similar to a table or a view. OPENXML provides a way to access XML data within the Transact-SQL context by transferring data from an XML document into the relational tables. Thus, OPENXML allows you to manage an XML document and its interaction with the relational environment.
What is an execution plan? When would you use it? How would you view the execution plan?
An execution plan is basically a road map that graphically or textually shows the data retrieval methods chosen by the SQL Server query optimizer for a stored procedure or ad-hoc query and is a very useful tool for a developer to understand the performance characteristics of a query or stored procedure since the plan is the one that SQL Server will place in its cache and use to execute the stored procedure or query. From within Query Analyzer is an option called “Show Execution Plan” (located on the Query drop-down menu). If this option is turned on it will display query execution plan in separate window when query is ran again.

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 5

What command do we use to rename a db?
sp_renamedb ‘oldname’ , ‘newname’
If someone is using db it will not accept sp_renmaedb. In that case first bring db to single user using sp_dboptions. Use sp_renamedb to rename database. Use sp_dboptions to bring database to multi user mode.
What is sp_configure commands and set commands?
Use sp_configure to display or change server-level settings. To change database-level settings, use ALTER DATABASE. To change settings that affect only the current user session, use the SET statement.
What are the different types of replication? Explain.
The SQL Server 2000-supported replication types are as follows:
  • Transactional
  • Snapshot
  • Merge
Snapshot replication distributes data exactly as it appears at a specific moment in time and does not monitor for updates to the data. Snapshot replication is best used as a method for replicating data that changes infrequently or where the most up-to-date values (low latency) are not a requirement. When synchronization occurs, the entire snapshot is generated and sent to Subscribers.
Transactional replication, an initial snapshot of data is applied at Subscribers, and then when data modifications are made at the Publisher, the individual transactions are captured and propagated to Subscribers.
Merge replication is the process of distributing data from Publisher to Subscribers, allowing the Publisher and Subscribers to make updates while connected or disconnected, and then merging the updates between sites when they are connected.
What are the OS services that the SQL Server installation adds?
MS SQL SERVER SERVICE, SQL AGENT SERVICE, DTC (Distribution transac co-ordinator)
What are three SQL keywords used to change or set someone’s permissions?
GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE.
What does it mean to have quoted_identifier on? What are the implications of having it off?
When SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER is ON, identifiers can be delimited by double quotation marks, and literals must be delimited by single quotation marks. When SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER is OFF, identifiers cannot be quoted and must follow all Transact-SQL rules for identifiers.
What is the STUFF function and how does it differ from the REPLACE function?
STUFF
function to overwrite existing characters. Using this syntax, STUFF(string_expression, start, length, replacement_characters), string_expression is the string that will have characters substituted, start is the starting position, length is the number of characters in the string that are substituted, and replacement_characters are the new characters interjected into the string.
REPLACE
function to replace existing characters of all occurance. Using this syntax REPLACE(string_expression, search_string, replacement_string), where every incidence of search_string found in the string_expression will be replaced with replacement_string.
Using query analyzer, name 3 ways to get an accurate count of the number of records in a table?
SELECT *
FROM table1
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM table1
SELECT rows
FROM sysindexes
WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(table1)
AND
indid < 2

How to rebuild Master Database?

Shutdown Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and then run Rebuildm.exe. This is located in the Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn directory.
In the Rebuild Master dialog box, click Browse.
In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select the \Data folder on the SQL Server 2000 compact disc or in the shared network directory from which SQL Server 2000 was installed, and then click OK.
Click Settings. In the Collation Settings dialog box, verify or change settings used for the master database and all other databases.
Initially, the default collation settings are shown, but these may not match the collation selected during setup. You can select the same settings used during setup or select new collation settings. When done, click OK.
In the Rebuild Master dialog box, click Rebuild to start the process.
The Rebuild Master utility reinstalls the master database.
To continue, you may need to stop a server that is running.
Source: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa197950(SQL.80).aspx
What is the basic functions for master, msdb, model, tempdb databases?
The Master database holds information for all databases located on the SQL Server instance and is the glue that holds the engine together. Because SQL Server cannot start without a functioning master database, you must administer this database with care.
The msdb database stores information regarding database backups, SQL Agent information, DTS packages, SQL Server jobs, and some replication information such as for log shipping.
The tempdb holds temporary objects such as global and local temporary tables and stored procedures.
The model is essentially a template database used in the creation of any new user database created in the instance.
What are primary keys and foreign keys?
Primary keys
are the unique identifiers for each row. They must contain unique values and cannot be null. Due to their importance in relational databases, Primary keys are the most fundamental of all keys and constraints. A table can have only one Primary key.
Foreign keys
are both a method of ensuring data integrity and a manifestation of the relationship between tables.
What is data integrity? Explain constraints?
D
ata integrity is an important feature in SQL Server. When used properly, it ensures that data is accurate, correct, and valid. It also acts as a trap for otherwise undetectable bugs within applications.
A PRIMARY KEY constraint is a unique identifier for a row within a database table. Every table should have a primary key constraint to uniquely identify each row and only one primary key constraint can be created for each table. The primary key constraints are used to enforce entity integrity.
A UNIQUE constraint enforces the uniqueness of the values in a set of columns, so no duplicate values are entered. The unique key constraints are used to enforce entity integrity as the primary key constraints.
A FOREIGN KEY constraint prevents any actions that would destroy links between tables with the corresponding data values. A foreign key in one table points to a primary key in another table. Foreign keys prevent actions that would leave rows with foreign key values when there are no primary keys with that value. The foreign key constraints are used to enforce referential integrity.
A CHECK constraint is used to limit the values that can be placed in a column. The check constraints are used to enforce domain integrity.
A NOT NULL constraint enforces that the column will not accept null values. The not null constraints are used to enforce domain integrity, as the check constraints.

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 4

What is SQL Profiler?
SQL Profiler is a graphical tool that allows system administrators to monitor events in an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. You can capture and save data about each event to a file or SQL Server table to analyze later. For example, you can monitor a production environment to see which stored procedures are hampering performance by executing too slowly.
Use SQL Profiler to monitor only the events in which you are interested. If traces are becoming too large, you can filter them based on the information you want, so that only a subset of the event data is collected. Monitoring too many events adds overhead to the server and the monitoring process and can cause the trace file or trace table to grow very large, especially when the monitoring process takes place over a long period of time.
What is User Defined Functions?
User-Defined Functions allow to define its own T-SQL functions that can accept 0 or more parameters and return a single scalar data value or a table data type.
What kind of User-Defined Functions can be created?
There are three types of User-Defined functions in SQL Server 2000 and they are Scalar, Inline Table-Valued and Multi-statement Table-valued.
Scalar User-Defined Function
A Scalar user-defined function returns one of the scalar data types. Text, ntext, image and timestamp data types are not supported. These are the type of user-defined functions that most developers are used to in other programming languages. You pass in 0 to many parameters and you get a return value.
Inline Table-Value User-Defined Function
An Inline Table-Value user-defined function returns a table data type and is an exceptional alternative to a view as the user-defined function can pass parameters into a T-SQL select command and in essence provide us with a parameterized, non-updateable view of the underlying tables.
Multi-statement Table-Value User-Defined Function
A Multi-Statement Table-Value user-defined function returns a table and is also an exceptional alternative to a view as the function can support multiple T-SQL statements to build the final result where the view is limited to a single SELECT statement. Also, the ability to pass parameters into a T-SQL select command or a group of them gives us the capability to in essence create a parameterized, non-updateable view of the data in the underlying tables. Within the create function command you must define the table structure that is being returned. After creating this type of user-defined function, It can be used in the FROM clause of a T-SQL command unlike the behavior found when using a stored procedure which can also return record sets.
Which TCP/IP port does SQL Server run on? How can it be changed?
SQL Server runs on port 1433. It can be changed from the Network Utility TCP/IP properties –> Port number.both on client and the server.
What are the authentication modes in SQL Server? How can it be changed?
Windows mode and mixed mode (SQL & Windows).
To change authentication mode in SQL Server click Start, Programs, Microsoft SQL Server and click SQL Enterprise Manager to run SQL Enterprise Manager from the Microsoft SQL Server program group. Select the server then from the Tools menu select SQL Server Configuration Properties, and choose the Security page.
Where are SQL server users names and passwords are stored in sql server?
They get stored in master db in the sysxlogins table.
Which command using Query Analyzer will give you the version of SQL server and operating system?
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'),

What is SQL server agent?
SQL Server agent plays an important role in the day-to-day tasks of a database administrator (DBA). It is often overlooked as one of the main tools for SQL Server management. Its purpose is to ease the implementation of tasks for the DBA, with its full-function scheduling engine, which allows you to schedule your own jobs and scripts.
Can a stored procedure call itself or recursive stored procedure? How many level SP nesting possible?
Yes. Because Transact-SQL supports recursion, you can write stored procedures that call themselves. Recursion can be defined as a method of problem solving wherein the solution is arrived at by repetitively applying it to subsets of the problem. A common application of recursive logic is to perform numeric computations that lend themselves to repetitive evaluation by the same processing steps. Stored procedures are nested when one stored procedure calls another or executes managed code by referencing a CLR routine, type, or aggregate. You can nest stored procedures and managed code references up to 32 levels.
What is @@ERROR?
The @@ERROR automatic variable returns the error code of the last Transact-SQL statement. If there was no error, @@ERROR returns zero. Because @@ERROR is reset after each Transact-SQL statement, it must be saved to a variable if it is needed to process it further after checking it.
What is Raiseerror?
Stored procedures report errors to client applications via the RAISERROR command. RAISERROR doesn’t change the flow of a procedure; it merely displays an error message, sets the @@ERROR automatic variable, and optionally writes the message to the SQL Server error log and the NT application event log.
What is log shipping?
Log shipping is the process of automating the backup of database and transaction log files on a production SQL server, and then restoring them onto a standby server. Enterprise Editions only supports log shipping. In log shipping the transactional log file from one server is automatically updated into the backup database on the other server. If one server fails, the other server will have the same db can be used this as the Disaster Recovery plan. The key feature of log shipping is that is will automatically backup transaction logs throughout the day and automatically restore them on the standby server at defined interval.
What is the difference between a local and a global variable?
A local temporary table exists only for the duration of a connection or, if defined inside a compound statement, for the duration of the compound statement.
A global temporary table remains in the database permanently, but the rows exist only within a given connection. When connection are closed, the data in the global temporary table disappears. However, the table definition remains with the database for access when database is opened next time.

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 3

What is a NOLOCK?
Using the NOLOCK query optimiser hint is generally considered good practice in order to improve concurrency on a busy system. When the NOLOCK hint is included in a SELECT statement, no locks are taken when data is read. The result is a Dirty Read, which means that another process could be updating the data at the exact time you are reading it. There are no guarantees that your query will retrieve the most recent data. The advantage to performance is that your reading of data will not block updates from taking place, and updates will not block your reading of data. SELECT statements take Shared (Read) locks. This means that multiple SELECT statements are allowed simultaneous access, but other processes are blocked from modifying the data. The updates will queue until all the reads have completed, and reads requested after the update will wait for the updates to complete. The result to your system is delay(blocking).
What is difference between DELETE & TRUNCATE commands?
Delete command removes the rows from a table based on the condition that we provide with a WHERE clause. Truncate will actually remove all the rows from a table and there will be no data in the table after we run the truncate command.
TRUNCATE
TRUNCATE is faster and uses fewer system and transaction log resources than DELETE.
TRUNCATE removes the data by deallocating the data pages used to store the table’s data, and only the page deallocations are recorded in the transaction log.
TRUNCATE removes all rows from a table, but the table structure and its columns, constraints, indexes and so on remain. The counter used by an identity for new rows is reset to the seed for the column.
You cannot use TRUNCATE TABLE on a table referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint.
Because TRUNCATE TABLE is not logged, it cannot activate a trigger.
TRUNCATE can not be Rolled back using logs.
TRUNCATE is DDL Command.
TRUNCATE Resets identity of the table.
DELETE
DELETE removes rows one at a time and records an entry in the transaction log for each deleted row.
If you want to retain the identity counter, use DELETE instead. If you want to remove table definition and its data, use the DROP TABLE statement.
DELETE Can be used with or without a WHERE clause
DELETE Activates Triggers.
DELETE Can be Rolled back using logs.
DELETE is DML Command.
DELETE does not reset identity of the table.
Difference between Function and Stored Procedure?
UDF can be used in the SQL statements anywhere in the WHERE/HAVING/SELECT section where as Stored procedures cannot be.
UDFs that return tables can be treated as another rowset. This can be used in JOINs with other tables.
Inline UDF’s can be though of as views that take parameters and can be used in JOINs and other Rowset operations.
When is the use of UPDATE_STATISTICS command?
This command is basically used when a large processing of data has occurred. If a large amount of deletions any modification or Bulk Copy into the tables has occurred, it has to update the indexes to take these changes into account. UPDATE_STATISTICS updates the indexes on these tables accordingly.
What types of Joins are possible with Sql Server?
Joins are used in queries to explain how different tables are related. Joins also let you select data from a table depending upon data from another table.
Types of joins: INNER JOINs, OUTER JOINs, CROSS JOINs. OUTER JOINs are further classified as LEFT OUTER JOINS, RIGHT OUTER JOINS and FULL OUTER JOINS.
What is the difference between a HAVING CLAUSE and a WHERE CLAUSE?
Specifies a search condition for a group or an aggregate. HAVING can be used only with the SELECT statement. HAVING is typically used in a GROUP BY clause. When GROUP BY is not used, HAVING behaves like a WHERE clause. Having Clause is basically used only with the GROUP BY function in a query. WHERE Clause is applied to each row before they are part of the GROUP BY function in a query. HAVING criteria is applied after the the grouping of rows has occurred.
What is sub-query? Explain properties of sub-query.
Sub-queries are often referred to as sub-selects, as they allow a SELECT statement to be executed arbitrarily within the body of another SQL statement. A sub-query is executed by enclosing it in a set of parentheses. Sub-queries are generally used to return a single row as an atomic value, though they may be used to compare values against multiple rows with the IN keyword.
A subquery is a SELECT statement that is nested within another T-SQL statement. A subquery SELECT statement if executed independently of the T-SQL statement, in which it is nested, will return a result set. Meaning a subquery SELECT statement can standalone and is not depended on the statement in which it is nested. A subquery SELECT statement can return any number of values, and can be found in, the column list of a SELECT statement, a FROM, GROUP BY, HAVING, and/or ORDER BY clauses of a T-SQL statement. A Subquery can also be used as a parameter to a function call. Basically a subquery can be used anywhere an expression can be used.
Properties of Sub-Query
A subquery must be enclosed in the parenthesis.
A subquery must be put in the right hand of the comparison operator, and
A subquery cannot contain a ORDER-BY clause.
A query can contain more than one sub-queries.
What are types of sub-queries?
Single-row subquery, where the subquery returns only one row.
Multiple-row subquery, where the subquery returns multiple rows,.and
Multiple column subquery, where the subquery returns multiple columns.

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 2

What is the difference between clustered and a non-clustered index?
A clustered index is a special type of index that reorders the way records in the table are physically stored. Therefore table can have only one clustered index. The leaf nodes of a clustered index contain the data pages.
A nonclustered index is a special type of index in which the logical order of the index does not match the physical stored order of the rows on disk. The leaf node of a nonclustered index does not consist of the data pages. Instead, the leaf nodes contain index rows.
What are the different index configurations a table can have?
A table can have one of the following index configurations:
No indexes
A clustered index
A clustered index and many nonclustered indexes
A nonclustered index
Many nonclustered indexes
What is cursors?
Cursor is a database object used by applications to manipulate data in a set on a row-by-row basis, instead of the typical SQL commands that operate on all the rows in the set at one time.
In order to work with a cursor we need to perform some steps in the following order:
Declare cursor
Open cursor
Fetch row from the cursor
Process fetched row
Close cursor
Deallocate cursor
What is the use of DBCC commands?
DBCC stands for database consistency checker. We use these commands to check the consistency of the databases, i.e., maintenance, validation task and status checks.
E.g. DBCC CHECKDB – Ensures that tables in the db and the indexes are correctly linked.
DBCC CHECKALLOC – To check that all pages in a db are correctly allocated.
DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP – Checks all tables file group for any damage.
What is a Linked Server?
Linked Servers is a concept in SQL Server by which we can add other SQL Server to a Group and query both the SQL Server dbs using T-SQL Statements. With a linked server, you can create very clean, easy to follow, SQL statements that allow remote data to be retrieved, joined and combined with local data.
Storped Procedure sp_addlinkedserver, sp_addlinkedsrvlogin will be used add new Linked Server.
What is Collation?
Collation refers to a set of rules that determine how data is sorted and compared. Character data is sorted using rules that define the correct character sequence, with options for specifying case-sensitivity, accent marks, kana character types and character width.
What are different type of Collation Sensitivity?
Case sensitivity

A and a, B and b, etc.
Accent sensitivity
a and á, o and ó, etc.
Kana Sensitivity
When Japanese kana characters Hiragana and Katakana are treated differently, it is called Kana sensitive.
Width sensitivity
When a single-byte character (half-width) and the same character when represented as a double-byte character (full-width) are treated differently then it is width sensitive.
What’s the difference between a primary key and a unique key?
Both primary key and unique enforce uniqueness of the column on which they are defined. But by default primary key creates a clustered index on the column, where are unique creates a nonclustered index by default. Another major difference is that, primary key doesn’t allow NULLs, but unique key allows one NULL only.
How to implement one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships while designing tables?
One-to-One relationship can be implemented as a single table and rarely as two tables with primary and foreign key relationships.
One-to-Many relationships are implemented by splitting the data into two tables with primary key and foreign key relationships.
Many-to-Many relationships are implemented using a junction table with the keys from both the tables forming the composite primary key of the junction table.

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 1

SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers – Part 1


What is RDBMS?
Relational Data Base Management Systems (RDBMS) are database management systems that maintain data records and indices in tables. Relationships may be created and maintained across and among the data and tables. In a relational database, relationships between data items are expressed by means of tables. Interdependencies among these tables are expressed by data values rather than by pointers. This allows a high degree of data independence. An RDBMS has the capability to recombine the data items from different files, providing powerful tools for data usage.
What is normalization?
Database normalization is a data design and organization process applied to data structures based on rules that help build relational databases. In relational database design, the process of organizing data to minimize redundancy. Normalization usually involves dividing a database into two or more tables and defining relationships between the tables. The objective is to isolate data so that additions, deletions, and modifications of a field can be made in just one table and then propagated through the rest of the database via the defined relationships.

What are different normalization forms?
1NF: Eliminate Repeating Groups
Make a separate table for each set of related attributes, and give each table a primary key. Each field contains at most one value from its attribute domain.
2NF: Eliminate Redundant Data
If an attribute depends on only part of a multi-valued key, remove it to a separate table.
3NF: Eliminate Columns Not Dependent On Key
If attributes do not contribute to a description of the key, remove them to a separate table.
All attributes must be directly dependent on the primary key
BCNF: Boyce-Codd Normal Form
If there are non-trivial dependencies between candidate key attributes, separate them out into distinct tables.
4NF: Isolate Independent Multiple Relationships
No table may contain two or more 1:n or n:m relationships that are not directly related.
5NF: Isolate Semantically Related Multiple Relationships
There may be practical constrains on information that justify separating logically related many-to-many relationships.
ONF: Optimal Normal Form
A model limited to only simple (elemental) facts, as expressed in Object Role Model notation.
DKNF: Domain-Key Normal Form
A model free from all modification anomalies.
Remember, these normalization guidelines are cumulative. For a database to be in 3NF, it must first fulfill all the criteria of a 2NF and 1NF database.
What is Stored Procedure?
A stored procedure is a named group of SQL statements that have been previously created and stored in the server database. Stored procedures accept input parameters so that a single procedure can be used over the network by several clients using different input data. And when the procedure is modified, all clients automatically get the new version. Stored procedures reduce network traffic and improve performance. Stored procedures can be used to help ensure the integrity of the database.
e.g. sp_helpdb, sp_renamedb, sp_depends etc.
What is Trigger?
A trigger is a SQL procedure that initiates an action when an event (INSERT, DELETE or UPDATE) occurs. Triggers are stored in and managed by the DBMS.Triggers are used to maintain the referential integrity of data by changing the data in a systematic fashion. A trigger cannot be called or executed; the DBMS automatically fires the trigger as a result of a data modification to the associated table. Triggers can be viewed as similar to stored procedures in that both consist of procedural logic that is stored at the database level. Stored procedures, however, are not event-drive and are not attached to a specific table as triggers are. Stored procedures are explicitly executed by invoking a CALL to the procedure while triggers are implicitly executed. In addition, triggers can also execute stored procedures.

Nested Trigger: A trigger can also contain INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE logic within itself, so when the trigger is fired because of data modification it can also cause another data modification, thereby firing another trigger. A trigger that contains data modification logic within itself is called a nested trigger.
What is View?
A simple view can be thought of as a subset of a table. It can be used for retrieving data, as well as updating or deleting rows. Rows updated or deleted in the view are updated or deleted in the table the view was created with. It should also be noted that as data in the original table changes, so does data in the view, as views are the way to look at part of the original table.
The results of using a view are not permanently stored in the database. The data accessed through a view is actually constructed using standard T-SQL select command and can come from one to many different base tables or even other views.
What is Index?
An index is a physical structure containing pointers to the data. Indices are created in an existing table to locate rows more quickly and efficiently. It is possible to create an index on one or more columns of a table, and each index is given a name. The users cannot see the indexes, they are just used to speed up queries. Effective indexes are one of the best ways to improve performance in a database application. A table scan happens when there is no index available to help a query. In a table scan SQL Server examines every row in the table to satisfy the query results. Table scans are sometimes unavoidable, but on large tables, scans have a terrific impact on performance.
Clustered indexes define the physical sorting of a database table’s rows in the storage media. For this reason, each database table may have only one clustered index.
Non-clustered indexes
are created outside of the database table and contain a sorted list of references to the table itself.

SQL SERVER – Stored Procedures Advantages and Best Advantage

SQL SERVER – Stored Procedures Advantages and Best Advantage

There are many advantages of Stored Procedures. I was once asked what do I think is the most important feature of Stored Procedure? I have to pick only ONE. It is tough question.
I answered : Execution Plan Retention and Reuse (SP are compiled and their execution plan is cached and used again to when the same SP is executed again)
Not to mentioned I received the second question following my answer : Why? Because all the other advantage known (they are mentioned below) of SP can be achieved without using SP. Though Execution Plan Retention and Reuse can only be achieved using Stored Procedure only.
  • Execution plan retention and reuse
  • Query auto-parameterization
  • Encapsulation of business rules and policies
  • Application modularization
  • Sharing of application logic between applications
  • Access to database objects that is both secure and uniform
  • Consistent, safe data modification
  • Network bandwidth conservation
  • Support for automatic execution at system start-up
  • Enhanced hardware and software capabilities
  • Improved security
  • Reduced development cost and increased reliability
  • Centralized security, administration, and maintenance for common routines

SQL SERVER – 2008-Filtered Index

SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Filtered Index – Improve performance with Filtered Index

Filtered Index is a new feature in SQL SERVER 2008. Filtered Index is used to index a portion of rows in a table that means it applies filter on INDEX which improves query performance, reduce index maintenance costs, and reduce index storage costs compared with full-table indexes.
When we see an Index created with some WHERE clause then that is actually a FILTERED INDEX.
For Example,
If we want to get the Employees whose Title is “Marketing Manager”, for that let’s create an INDEX on EmployeeID  whose Title is “Marketing Manager” and then write the SQL Statement to retrieve Employees who are “Marketing Manager”.
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX NCI_Department
ON HumanResources.Employee(EmployeeID)
WHERE Title= 'Marketing Manager'
Points to remember when creating Filtered Index:
-          They can be created only as Nonclustered Index
-          They can be used on Views only if they are persisted views.
-          They cannot be created on full-text Indexes.
Let us write simple SELECT statement on the table where we created Filtered Index.
SELECT he.EmployeeID,he.LoginID,he.Title
FROM HumanResources.Employee he
WHERE he.Title = 'Marketing Manager'
Now we will see the Execution Plan and compare the performance before and after the Filtered Index was created on Employee table.
As we can see, in first case the index scan in 100% done on Clustered Index taking 24% of total cost of execution. Once the Filtered index was created on Employee table, the Index scan is 50% on Clustered Index and 50% on Nonclustered Index which retrieves the data faster taking 20% of total cost of execution compared to 24% on table with no index.
If we have table with thousands of records and we are only concern with very few rows in our query we should use Filtered Index.
Conclusion:
A filtered Index is an optimized non clustered Index which is one of the great performance improvements in SQL SERVER 2008 reducing the Index storage cost and reduces maintenance cost.

Javascript Validation Functions

 function valAlpha() {
            if (event.keyCode >= 97 && event.keyCode <= 122 || event.keyCode >= 65 && event.keyCode <= 90 || event.keyCode == 32) event.returnValue = true;
            else
                event.returnValue = false;
        }
        function valNum() {
            if ((event.keyCode == 45 || event.keyCode == 48 || event.keyCode == 49 || event.keyCode == 50 || event.keyCode == 51 || event.keyCode == 52 || event.keyCode == 53 || event.keyCode == 54 || event.keyCode == 55 || event.keyCode == 56 || event.keyCode == 57)) event.returnValue = true;
            else
                event.returnValue = false;
        }
        function valDate() {
            if ((event.keyCode == 48 || event.keyCode == 49 || event.keyCode == 50 || event.keyCode == 51 || event.keyCode == 52 || event.keyCode == 53 || event.keyCode == 54 || event.keyCode == 55 || event.keyCode == 56 || event.keyCode == 57 || event.keyCode == 47)) event.returnValue = true;
            else
                event.returnValue = false;
        }
        function valDecimal() {
            if ((event.keyCode == 48 || event.keyCode == 49 || event.keyCode == 50 || event.keyCode == 51 || event.keyCode == 52 || event.keyCode == 53 || event.keyCode == 54 || event.keyCode == 55 || event.keyCode == 56 || event.keyCode == 57 || event.keyCode == 46)) event.returnValue = true;
            else
                event.returnValue = false;
        }

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

AFTER INSERT trigger in sqlserver 2008

CREATE trigger [dbo].[AfterInsert_WCData]  
on [dbo].[TBL_WAGEDATA]  
AFTER INSERT  
as  
 declare @state char(10),  
 @code int,   
 @annualpayroll real,  
 @nofemp int,  
 @wagedataid int,  
 @pid int,  
 @sutalimit real,   
 @ficarate real,  
 @futarate real,  
 @futacost real,  
 @sutarate real  
   
 select @state=i.State,  
 @pid = i.PID,   
 @code = i.Class,  
 @annualpayroll = i.AnnualPayroll,  
 @nofemp = i.EE,  
 @wagedataid = i.WageDataId from TBL_WAGEDATA i;  
 select @sutalimit = r.Limits,  
 @ficarate = r.Fica_Rate,  
 @futarate = r.Futa_Rate,  
 @futacost = r.Futa_Cost,  
 @sutarate = r.Suta_Rate   
 from TBL_ALL_RATES r where @state=r.State  
 
 insert into TBL_RFQ_DATAS values  
 (@state,  
  @code,  
  @annualpayroll,  
  @sutalimit,  
  @nofemp,  
  @ficarate,  
  '0',  
  @futarate,  
  @futacost,  
  @sutarate,@sutarate,@sutarate,'0','0',0,'0','0','0','0','0','0',@pid,@wagedataid,1)

Monday, September 12, 2011

Show alert message box from serverside in ASP.net

 public void ShowAlertMessage(String message)
    {
        string alertScript =
            String.Format("alert('{0}');", message);      
        ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, typeof(Page), UniqueID, alertScript, true);
    }

Function Call :

ShowAlertMessage("You Can not Enter This value");       


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Asp.net and Javscript IMP code

1.      JavaScript


1.1        How to get client date and time [top]

You can use java script function to show the date and time.

<script type="text/javascript">
    function displayTime()
    {
        var localTime = new Date();
        var year= localTime.getYear();
        var month= localTime.getMonth() +1;
        var date = localTime.getDate();
        var hours = localTime .getHours();
        var minutes = localTime .getMinutes();
        var seconds = localTime .getSeconds();    
        var div=document.getElementById("div1");
        div.innerText=year+"-"+month+"-"+date+" "+hours+":"+minutes+":"+seconds;
    } </script>
Then you can call it at web page.

<body onload="displayTime();">
    <form id="form2" runat="server">
    <div id="div1"></div>
    </form>
</body>

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1247758/2303034.aspx

 

1.2        How to access a control by using JavaScript [top]

Reference the ClientID property (or UniqueID) of the control in the JavaScript.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Button btn= new Button();
    btn.ID = "btn5";
    btn.Attributes.Add("runat", "server");
    btn.Attributes.Add("onclick", "pop('" + btn.ClientID + "')");
    btn.Text = "Test";
    this.form1.Controls.Add(btn);
}
function pop(InputBoxID)
{
    var InputControl = document.getElementById(InputBoxID);
    alert(InputControl.value);
}
Or you can use the following method:

btn.Attributes.Add("onclick", "pop(this)");
function pop(InputBox)
{
    alert(InputBox.value);
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1239593/2260331.aspx#2260331

1.3        How to invoke a server-side function with JavaScript [top]

Firstly, you can drag a server button and put the server function into the button Click even, 

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   FunctionName();
}
Secondly, you can call the server function at JavaScript by using the following code,

document.getElementById("Button1").click();

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1242420/2274228.aspx

1.4       How to retrieve server side variables using JavaScript code [top]

 
<asp:HiddenField ID="HiddenField1" runat="server" />    
public partial class LoginDemo : System.Web.UI.Page
{   
    private string str="hello";
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        HiddenField1.Value=str;
    }
}
Then you can access the control HiddenField1 using javascipt:

<script type="text/JavaScript">
Var tt=document.getElementByID(“HiddenField1”);
alert(tt.value);
</script>
 
Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1000655/1319119.aspx


1.5        How to assign a value to a hidden field using JavaScript in ASP.NET [top]

We can use JavaScript to set the value of a hidden control and get its value at the server after a post back.

<input id="Hidden1" type="hidden" />
<script type="text/JavaScript">
var str=”hello
document.getElementByID(“Hidden1”).value=str</script>
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string str=request["Hidden1"].ToString();
}
Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1262153/2362090.aspx

1.6        How to register the JavaScript function at Code-Behind [top]

Use ResterStartupScript

this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(),"alert","<script>alert(‘hello’);</script>");
Use Literal control,

private void Button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    string str;
    str="<script language='JavaScript'>";       
    str+="selectRange()";
        str+="<script>";
    Literal1.Text=str;
}
Related posts:


1.7        How to display images with a delay of five seconds [top]

With this script you can see clickable images rotating in real-time without requiring banner rotation software or page reloads/refreshes .You should see a new banner rotating every 5 seconds:

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>JavaScript</title>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    var image="";
    var banners=0;
    function loadbanners() {
   if (banners==1)
      {
         image="images/AJAX.gif";
      }
   if (banners==2)
      {
         image="images/ASPDotNet.gif";
      }
   if (banners==3)
      {
         image=" images/MSDN.gif";
      }
      }
      function cycle() 
      {
        if (++banners > 3) 
        banners=1;
        loadbanners();
        document.getElementById("banner1").src =image;
        window.setTimeout('cycle();',5000);
      }
    </script>
</head>
<body onload="cycle();">
    <form id="form2" runat="server">
    <div>
        <img alt="" id="banner1" src="images/start.png" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
Related posts:

1.8        How to get browser screen settings and apply it to page controls [top]

You can use the JavaScript, suppose the control type is <image>, see the code below:

<html>
<body>
<input onclick="resizeImage()"/>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/library/toolbar/3.0/images/banners/ms_masthead_ltr.gif"  id="Img1"  />
<script language="JavaScript">
    var winWidth = 0;
    var winHeight = 0;
    function resizeImage(){
    var img=document.getElementById("testImage")
    if (window.innerWidth)
           winWidth = window.innerWidth;
     else if ((document.body) && (document.body.clientWidth))
           winWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
     if (window.innerHeight)
           winHeight = window.innerHeight;
     else if ((document.body) && (document.body.clientHeight))
           winHeight = document.body.clientHeight;  
     if (document.documentElement  && document.documentElement.clientHeight && 
                                          document.documentElement.clientWidth)
     {
         winHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
         winWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
     }
     img.width= winHeight;
     img.width= winWidth;
    }
</script>
</body>
</html>
Please remove the control style if it is present.
Related posts:

1.9        How to clear the session when the user closes a window [top]

Use the code,

<script type="text/javascript">
function window.onbeforeunload()
{
    var xmlHttp;
    try
    {
        // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
        xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    catch (e)
    {
        // Internet Explorer
    try
    {
        xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
    catch (e)
    {
        try
        {
            xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        }
        catch (e)
        {
            alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
            return false;
        }
    }
    if(event.clientX>document.body.clientWidth&&event.clientY<0||event.altKey)
    {
        xmlhttp.open("GET","exit.aspx",false);
        xmlhttp.send();
    }
 }
</script>

Related posts:


2.      Ways to pass data between pages

2.1        How to use cookies [top]

Create a page named page1.aspx, and then drag a button and a TextBox onto the page. Double click the button and then add the following code:

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("UserName");
    cookie.Value = TextBox1.Text;
    cookie.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1);
    Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);
    Response.Redirect("Page2.aspx");
}
page1.aspx, 

<div>
     <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" onclick="Button1_Click" Text="Button" />
     <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</div>
On page2.aspx, double click the form and put the following code in it:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (Request.Cookies["UserName"] != null)
        Response.Write(Request.Cookies["UserName"].Value);
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/t/1223291.aspx
Asp.Net Cookies Overview
How to: Read a Cookie
How to: Delete a Cookie
ASP.NET State Management Overview
ASP.NET State Management Recommendations
 

2.2        How to use QueryString [top]


private void Button1_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    string url;
        url="anotherwebform.aspx?name=" + 
        TextBox1.Text + "&email=" + TextBox2.Text;
        Response.Redirect(url);
}
Destination web form

private void Page_Load (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    Label1.Text=Request.QueryString["name"];
        Label2.Text=Request.QueryString["email"];
}

Related posts:
ASP.NET State Management Recommendations

2.3        How to use Session [top]


private void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Drag TextBox1 and TextBox2 onto a web form
    Session["name"]=TextBox1.Text;
    Session["email"]=TextBox2.Text;
    Server.Transfer("anotherwebform.aspx");
}
Destination web form

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    Label1.Text=Session["name"].ToString();
    Label2.Text=Session["email"].ToString();
    Session.Remove("name");
    Session.Remove("email");
}
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2.4        How to use Context [top]

 
//Page1.aspx stores value in context before transferring 
Context.Items("UserName") = txtName.Text; Server.Transfer("Page2.aspx"); 
//Page2.aspx retrieves the value from Page1’s context 
string sName; 
sName = Context.Items("UserName").ToString;
Response.Write("Your name is " + sName); 
Related posts:
HttpContext Class
ASP.NET State Management Overview
ASP.NET State Management Recommendations

2.5        How to use PreviousPage [top]

FirstForm.aspx
<asp:Button id="buttonPassValue" runat="server" Text="Button" PostBackUrl="~/SecondForm.aspx">
</asp:Button>
SecondForm.aspx.cs

TextBox1.Text = Request.Form["TextBox1"].ToString();
Or SecondForm.aspx.cs

TextBox textBoxTemp = (TextBox) PreviousPage.FindControl("TextBox1");
TextBox1.Text = textBoxTemp.Text;
As you’ve noticed, this is a simple and clean implementation of passing values between pages.

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1048041/1474374.aspx
How to: Pass Values Between ASP.NET Web Pages

2.6        How to use Submit Form [top]

page1.aspx,   

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<script language="javascript">
    function CopyTextToHiddenField()
    {
        var textbox1Value = document.getElementById("<%=TextBox1.ClientID%>").value;
        document.forms[1].document.getElementById("Hidden1").value = textbox1Value;
    }
</script>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
    </form>
    <form name="SubmittedForm" action="page2.aspx" method="post">
    <input id="Submit1" type="submit" value="submit" onclick="CopyTextToHiddenField()" />
    <input name="Hidden1" type="hidden" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>
page2.aspx,

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write(Request.Form["Hidden1"]);
    }
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1257184/2339923.aspx

2.7        How to use Server.Transfer [top]

page1.aspx,

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
    protected void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Server.Transfer("page2.aspx", true);

    }
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" OnClick="Button_Click" />
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
page2.aspx,

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write(Request.Form["TextBox1"]);
    }
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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3.      File Upload

3.1        How to upload a file [top]


if (FileUpLoad1.HasFile)
{  
   FileUpLoad1.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("upload")+ "\\" + FileUpLoad1.FileName);
}

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3.2        How to upload multiple files at once [top]

Please check the following article, in the article, Haissam Abdul Malak will explain how to upload multiple files in an organized way using HtmlInputFile control.

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3.3        Why upload fails when using an ASP.NET FileUpload control to upload large files [top]

For security reasons, ASP.NET is limited in terms of an uploaded file size. The default maximum file size is 4 MB but this can be changed by modifying the MaxRequestLength attribute of Machine.config's <httpRuntime> element.

<httpRuntime executionTimeout="240" maxRequestLength="20480" />

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3.4        How to upload an image files only [top]

See the code,
Fileupload.aspx:

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Fileupload.aspx.cs" Inherits="FileuploadDemo" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title>Upload Image Demo</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" />
        <asp:FileUpload ID="FileUpload1" runat="server" />
        <asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" OnClick="btnSubmit_Click" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
Fileupload.aspx.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public partial class FileuploadDemo : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string fileFullname = this.FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;
        string dataName = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd hh-mm-ss");
        string fileName = fileFullname.Substring(fileFullname.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1);
        string type = fileFullname.Substring(fileFullname.LastIndexOf(".") + 1);
        if (FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentType.ToUpper().IndexOf("IMAGE") > -1)
        {
            System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream);
            int Width = img.Width;
            int Height = img.Height;

            if (Width > 1000 || Height > 1000 || FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentLength > 1024 * 1024 * 200)
            {
                this.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "Startup", 
                      "<script language='javascript'>alert('The image size is too large!');</script>");
            }
            else
            {
                if (type == "jpg" || type == "gif" || type == "bmp" || type == "JPG" || type == "GIF")
                {
                    string ImagePath = "images/";
                    string sPath = Server.MapPath(ImagePath) + dataName + fileName;
                    string imgPath = ImagePath + dataName + fileName;
                    this.FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(sPath);
                    this.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), 
                          "Startup", "<script language='javascript'>alert('Success!');</script>");
                    this.Image1.ImageUrl = imgPath;
                    this.btnSubmit.Enabled = false;
                    this.btnSubmit.Text = "Success!";
                    this.btnSubmit.Enabled = true;

                }
                else
                {
                    this.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "Startup", 
                          "<script language='javascript'>alert('File type is not right!');</script>");
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            this.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "Startup", 
                   "<script language='javascript'>alert('The uploaded file is not a image file!');</script>");
        }
    }
}

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3.5        How to get a File Upload control work with an UpdatePanel [top]

The FileUpload control does not work with asynchronous post backs and therefore does not work from within an AJAX UpdatePanel.
The trick to make the FileUpload to work within an Ajax UpdatePanel is to setup a PostBackTrigger in the UpdatePanel control.
Demo code:

<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
<Triggers >
<asp:PostBackTrigger ControlID ="Button1" />
</Triggers>
<ContentTemplate >
<asp:FileUpload ID ="fileupload1" runat ="server" /><br />     <asp:Button ID ="Button1" runat ="server" Text ="Upload" OnClick="Button1_Click" /><br />
<asp:Label ID ="Lable1" runat ="server"  Text =""></asp:Label>
<asp:LinkButton ID ="LinkButton1" runat="server" Text ="Click Here" OnClick="LinkButton1_Click"></asp:LinkButton>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>

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4.      Calendar

4.1        How to change the culture settings for a Calendar [top]

In calendar.aspx.cs:

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("ens");
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = culture; 
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = culture;
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/t/1133896.aspx

4.2        How to select multiple non-sequential dates at Code-Behind [top]

Invoke the member function ‘Add’ of the control's SelectedDates collection. You can add dates in any sequence, because the collection will automatically arrange them in order for you.

protected void Calendar1_SelectionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Calendar1.SelectedDates.Clear();
    Calendar1.SelectedDates.Add(new DateTime(2008, 8, 1));
    Calendar1.SelectedDates.Add(new DateTime(2008, 8, 7));
    Calendar1.SelectedDates.Add(new DateTime(2008, 8, 15));    }

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4.3        How to disable some dates in Calendar control [top]


protected void Calendar1_DayRender(object sender, DayRenderEventArgs e)
{
    string date="02/01/2008";
    DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse(date);
    if (e.Day.Date == dt)
        e.Day.IsSelectable = false;
}

Related posts:
How to: Customize Individual Days in a Calendar Web Server Control

4.4        How to extend Calendar control for Server-Side validation [top]

Refer to: 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310145 

4.5        How to set ToolTips and links in Calendar control’s DayRender event [top]


 
protected void Calendar1_DayRender(object sender, DayRenderEventArgs e)
{
    e.Cell.Controls.Clear();
    HyperLink link = new HyperLink();
    link.Text = e.Day.Date.Day;
    link.ToolTip = "anything you want here!";
    link.NavigateUrl = url;
    e.Cell.Controls.Add(link);
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1036174/1800067.aspx

4.6        How to give some dates different appearances [top]

We can do this with the following code:

protected void Calendar1_DayRender(object sender, DayRenderEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Day.Date.Month == 2 && e.Day.Date.Day == 25)
    {
        e.Cell.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
    }
    if (e.Day.Date.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Friday || e.Day.Date.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Saturday)
    {

        e.Cell.Controls.Clear();
        e.Cell.Text = "today isweekend";
    }
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1036174/1800067.aspx
How to: Customize Individual Days in a Calendar Web Server Control
How to: Format Calendar Web Server Control Elements Using Styles

5.      List controls

5.1        How to enable ASP.NET DropDownList with OptionGroup support [top]

We can override the function of DropDownList, and add the additional property for it.
Here are some good articles about it.

Refer to:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/custom-controls/xlist.aspx 
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/custom-controls/DropDownListOptionGroup.aspx

5.2        How to disable an item in DropDownList [top]


<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat ="server" Width="235px" AutoPostBack="False">
    <asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem>4</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    DropDownList1.Attributes.Add("onchange", "change();");
}
<script type ="text/javascript" >
      function change()
      {
         var dd=document.getElementById ('<%=DropDownList1.ClientID %>');
         var value=dd.options[dd.selectedIndex].value;
         if(value!="2") //supose you want to disable the item numbered 2
         {
            setTimeout("__doPostBack('DropDownList1','')", 0);
         }
       }
</script>

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1041568/1451492.aspx 

5.3        How to hold the selected value for a DropDownList [top]

You should place your data binding code for the dropdownlist in the !page.Ispostback block.
the !postback block will ensure it will only be filled once during post backs.

if(!Page.IsPostBack)
{
    //bind template drop down here 
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1251081/2312321.aspx

6.      User control

6.1        How to add a new property to UserControl [top]

You can setup new properties inside the class definition of the user control at its .ascx.cs file.Example:
ascx file,

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="WebUserControl.ascx.cs" Inherits="WebUserControl" %>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
<asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server"></asp:Calendar>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
ascx.cs file,

public partial class WebUserControl : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{
    String text2 = String.Empty;
    public String Text
    {
        get
        {

            return Label1 .Text ;
        }
        set
        {
            Label1 .Text  = value;
        }
    }
    public String Text2
    {
        get
        {
            return text2;
        }
        set
        {
            text2 = value;
        }
    }
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        TextBox1.Text = text2;
    }
}
aspx file

<%@ Register src="WebUserControl.ascx" mce_src="WebUserControl.ascx" TagName="WebUserControl" TagPrefix="uc1" %>
<uc1:WebUserControl id="WebUserControl1" runat="server" Text="Hello world" Text2="Hello world."> </uc1:WebUserControl>

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6.2        How to access a dynamically created UserControl [top]

You can use FindControl method to get a reference to the target child control of your user control and then use it just like any other controls.
Example:
UC.ascx,

<%@ Control Language="C#" ClassName="UC" %>
<script runat="server">
</script>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
Page.aspx:

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Register src="UC.ascx" tagname="UC" tagprefix="uc1" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
    protected void btnLoad_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    { 
        UC uc = new UC();
        uc.LoadControl("~/uc/UC.ascx");
        uc.ID = "MyUC";
        form1.Controls.Add(uc);
        (form1.FindControl("MyUC").FindControl("txtName") as TextBox).Text = "ASP.NET";
    }
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title>User Control Demo</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:Button ID="btnLoad" runat="server" Text="Loading user control ..."             onclick="btnLoad_Click" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>


6.3        How to access a control inside a UserControl [top]

Assume there is a user control called UC and there is only a TextBox control inside it. Now drag this user control into a web page, you can use the following code to visit the TextBox control.

((TextBox)UC1.FindControl("TextBox1")).Text = "demo";
To known the basic principle, please refer to INamingContainer:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.inamingcontainer.aspx

7.      Dynamic controls

7.1        How to create a dynamic control [top]

We can create the dynamic control in the Page_Init() event or Page_Load() event,

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    TextBox dynamicTextBox = new TextBox();
    dynamicTextBox.ID = "DynamicTextBox";
    dynamicTextBox.AutoPostBack = true;
    dynamicTextBox.Text = "InitData";
    dynamicTextBox.TextChanged += new EventHandler(dynamicTextBox_TextChanged);
    this.Form.Controls.Add(dynamicTextBox);
}
void dynamicTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Response.Write("hello");
}

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7.2        How to access a user entered value in a dynamic created TextBox control [top]

a.      Get the value from the form's POST data. Here is the code:
 
if(Request.Form["dynamicTextBox"] != null)
    selectedValue = Request.Form["dynamicTextBox"].ToString(); 
b.      Get the value by finding the control at the webpage.

TextBox txt=this.form1.FindControl("dynamicTextBox") as TextBox;
See the whole demo code,

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
    public string Res = string.Empty;
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        TextBox dynamicTextBox = new TextBox();
        dynamicTextBox.ID = "dynamicTextBox";
        form1.Controls.Add(dynamicTextBox);
    }
    protected void btnForm_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        lblMsg.Text += "<br /> Form way:";
        if (Request.Form["dynamicTextBox"] != null)
            Res = Request.Form["dynamicTextBox"].ToString();
        lblMsg.Text += Res;
    }
    protected void btnFindControl_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        lblMsg.Text += "<br /> FindControl way: ";
        TextBox dynamicTextBox = this.form1.FindControl("dynamicTextBox") as TextBox;
        Res = dynamicTextBox.Text;
        lblMsg.Text += Res;
    }
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title>Demo</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:Label ID="lblMsg" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label>
        <asp:Button ID="btnForm" runat="server" Text="Form Way" OnClick="btnForm_Click" />
        <asp:Button ID="btnFindControl" runat="server" Text="FindControl Way" OnClick="btnFindControl_Click" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1119972/1745762.aspx 

7.3        Dynamic controls accessed by JavaScript [top]

Reference the ClientID property (or UniqueID) of the control in the Javascript.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Button btn= new Button();
    btn.ID = "btn5";
    btn.Attributes.Add("runat", "server");
    btn.Attributes.Add("onclick", "pop('" + btn.ClientID + "')");
    btn.Text = "Test";
    this.form1.Controls.Add(btn);
}

function pop(InputBoxID)
{
   var InputControl = document.getElementById(InputBoxID);
   alert(InputControl.value);
}
Or,
Use the following method.
btn.Attributes.Add("onclick", "pop(this)");
function pop(InputBox)
{
   alert(InputBox.value);
}

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7.4        How to retain all added server controls dynamically after post back [top]

You should recreate these dynamic control at Page_load or Page_init() function everytime.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //recreate these dynamic control.
}

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1242809/2280514.aspx 

7.5        Why dynamically created controls disappear after a post back [top]

The dynamic button must be re-created on each post back, so remove the if(!Page.IsPostBack). It's probably better if you create the controls at the Page_Init event.

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8.      Style

8.1        How to use with Code-Behind [top]


Label1.Attributes.Add("style", "background-color:Red");

8.2        How to use with JavaScript [top]


document.getElementById("Label1").style.backgroundColor = "Red";

8.3        How to remove a space [top]

Add the following code inside of the “head” tag,

<style type="text/css">
body{
    padding: 0px;
    margin: 0px;
}
</style>

8.4        How to use with html [top]


<link href="<%= CSS %>" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
Note: CSS is valuable
Linked style sheet usually lives in <head> tag, but there is no need to worry if it is put inside <body> tag.  As well, <head> tag must have a runat=”server” attribute.

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1197909/2076464.aspx 

8.5        How to set an image as Button’s background [top]


<input name="Submit" type="button" value="" style="border-style: none; background-color: Transparent; background-image: url('bg.png'); width: 68px; height: 20px; vertical-align: middle;" /> 

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8.6        How to color items in ListBox [top]

Demo code:

<style type="text/css">
.optred{background-color:red;}
.optblue{background-color:blue;} </style>

protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    bool flag=false;
    foreach (ListItem li in ListBox1.Items)
    {
        if (flag)
        {
            li.Attributes.Add("class", "optred");
            flag = false;
        }
        else
        {
            li.Attributes.Add("class", "optblue");
            flag = true;
        }
    }
}

Please refer to:

9.      Print

9.1        How to print a part of a web page with CSS [top]

CSS CODE:

<style media="print">
        .Noprint
        {
            display: none;
        }
        .Print
        {
            page-break-after: always;
        }
</style>
HTML CODE:

<div class="Noprint">
     I am not print;</div>
<div class="Print">
     I will print;</div>
Related posts:

9.2        How to print a part of a web page with JavaScript (1) [top]

JavaScript CODE:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
        function doPrint() {
        bdhtml=window.document.body.innerHTML;
        sprnstr="<!--startprint-->";
        eprnstr="<!--endprint-->";
        prnhtml=bdhtml.substr(bdhtml.indexOf(sprnstr)+17);
        prnhtml=prnhtml.substring(0,prnhtml.indexOf(eprnstr));
        window.document.body.innerHTML=prnhtml;
        window.print();
        }
</script>
HTML CODE:

<!--startprint-->
This area will print!<!--endprint-->
<br />
I will not print?<input id="btnPrint" type="button" value="Print" onclick="doPrint()" />

Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1234564/2256428.aspx

9.3        How to print a part of a web page with JavaScript (2) [top]

JavaScript CODE:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    function printdiv(divID)
    {
      var headstr = "<html><head><title></title></head><body>";
      var footstr = "</body>";
      var newstr = document.all.item(divID).innerHTML;
      var oldstr = document.body.innerHTML;
      document.body.innerHTML = headstr+newstr+footstr;
      window.print();
      document.body.innerHTML = oldstr;
      return false;
    }
</script>
HTML CODE:

<input name="b_print" type="button" onclick="printdiv('divID');" value=" Print " />
<div id="divID">
<h1 style="color:green">
The Div content which you want to print</h1>
</div>
Related posts:
http://forums.asp.net/t/1263912.aspx

10.      Mail

10.1        What classes are needed to send e-mails in ASP.NET [top]

Class MailMessage and SmtpMail are used to send emails from an ASP.NET application. MailMessage and SmtpMail are from System.Web.Mail namespace of .NET Framework 1.1 Class Library. Also, you can use System.Net.Mail instead of System.Web.Mail if you have .NET Framework version 2.0 installed.

10.2        How to send emails by using System.Net.Mail [top]

CODE-BEHIND:

MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
message.From = new MailAddress("fromusername@DomainName");
message.To.Add(new MailAddress("tousername@DomainName"));
message.CC.Add(new MailAddress("ccusername@DomainName"));
message.Subject = "Subject";
message.Body = "Content";
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
client.Send(message);
web.config:

<system.net>
    <mailSettings>
        <smtp from="username@DomainName">
            <network host="SMTPServerName" port="25" userName="username" password="secret" defaultCredentials="true" />
        </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
</system.net>
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10.3        How to configure a SMTP Server [top]

Taking the IIS as an example, please review the following links:

10.4        How to send an email with Gmail server [top]

Please read FAQ “How to send email by using System.Net.Mail?” first. Please note that you need to be aware of the following points while configuring the following settings:
·         SMTP server name
·         Port number
·         SSL authentication
Gmail SMTP server name is “smpt.gmail.com”;
Gmail port is 465, not the default port 25;
The SSL authentication should be set to true;
So the secret of sending mails successfully with Gmail is: port 465, server name “smtp.gmail.com” and SSL = true.