ASP.NET Answers

ASP.NET: button click, validate form then redirect browser

2011-10-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

I wanted to have users click on a button link, validate the form and if valid then redirect to another page. If not valid then show errors.
Turns out it is pretty simple:

Protected Sub ContinueButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Validate()
If Page.IsValid Then
Response.Redirect("~/Somepage.aspx")
End If
End Sub

<asp:LinkButton ID="ContinueButton" runat="server" CausesValidation="true"
onclick="ContinueButton_Click" Text="Next Step" />

Backup of ASP.NET website app_data SQL Express database files

2011-06-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

On an IIS 6.0 server, when attempting to backup an asp.net website that includes an SQL Express database mdf and log files, the database and log file may not be copied. This is due to the database being locked as in use. To back up the SQL databases of these websites, you may simply run a batch file on the server scheduled to execute at a certain time that will stop and then restate the IIS service.

For backup scheduling purposes, two text files can be created. One to stop IIS and one to start the service. Each containing the appropriate command then saved with the .bat extension. These batch files can be run at designated times to allow your websites to be completely backed up.

From the command line, iisreset /stop stops the IIS service. The command iisreset /start starts the IIS service.

Otherwise, you may find that your website SQL Express databases contained in your app_data folders are not being backed up after all.

Introduction - asp.net answers

2011-05-14T14:10:00.000-07:00

Why post a blog about asp.net?

I've been programming websites for over 10 years. I've had questions, found answers and wanted to begin sharing my knowledge with others.

Many times I've run into programming challenges and have searched for answers without finding any resolution.

I've found others with the exact same questions but no answers.

I just want to record the answers to those questions so that others can benefit.