Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: VB.NET

  • VB.NET – Reviewing String Collection Options

    I’ll spend some time in this article reviewing some of the more common ways of handling String collections in VB.NET. Arrays in VB.NET do behave somewhat uniquely in several key aspects and working with them does take some getting used to for developers coming from a C# or Java background. As with most things, there are…

  • Using a JQuery DatePicker with an ASP.NET DataList and UpdatePanel

    When you are developing a new Web form there are a number of useful technologies that you can use to enhance the functionality of the form. Today I will review combining an ASP.NET DataList control with a JQuery DatePicker widget, and also with an ASP.NET UpdatePanel. The complexity in this combination of controls comes into…

  • ASP.NET – Example Connection Returning a Single Value

    By definition, a scalar query will return the first column of the first row of a database query. In plain English this means it will return a single value.  This can come in handy at times. In the next series of articles I will cover the basic data connections including basic examples in C# and…