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.

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  • PowerShell Basics – Check and Escalate your ExecutionPolicy

    Windows PowerShell gives you a powerful interface when working with your computer. A basic task when working with PowerShell is escalating your permissions so that scripts you run have enough access to do the tasks you want them to do. By default your permission level in PowerShell is quite restricted and you will need to…

  • ShowModalDialog – Example Code and Some Tips

    Using the JavaScript showModalDialog function is a useful way for Web developers to create a modal popup. Unlike other popup functions, the showModalDialog function makes use of two separate HTML pages… one page as the parent page, and one page as the content of the modal dialog. Developers will sometimes want the modal popup to be more…

  • 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…