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

  • ASP.NET – Generating an Excel Report on the Fly Using the Interop.Excel Namespace

    As a developer, a commonly requested feature is the ability to export data from the Web into MS Excel. Choosing the best way to export your data from an ASP.NET Web page to Excel for your users is never an easy task. There are several ways to generate your reports, with each way having its pros…

  • Regular Expressions in .NET to Surround but not Replace Text Matches

    ASP.NET offers strong support for regular expressions in the System.Text.RegularExpressions Namespace. This is great since regular expressions are essential if you want to do anything beyond basic text manipulations and searches. You can read more about regular expression support in ASP.NET on the official MSDN page. The MSDN site also includes a few good getting…

  • Set up a Multi-Line Editable GridView Disassociated from a DataSource

    GridView controls are versatile multi-purpose ASP.NET widgets. I like the default functionality when hooked up to a data source, but depending on a project’s requirements I also like the ability to tweak the default functionality to make the GridView behave in different ways. For example, in past projects  users have asked me to create a more…