I’ve just added another 11 sites i’ve worked upon or been involved in – you can see them in the portfolio. Covers technologies such as PHP, Asp.net, Umbraco, Kentico and more…
New Umbraco package – uSecureFiles, secure your file downloads
In it’s simplest form, this project will allow you to serve files that are outside of the website folder structure to an end user – ok in other words you hide the real download location of your files. An example:…
Struggling to find the right developer for your Umbraco project? Simon is now a Certified Umbraco Developer
Finding the right developer for your Umbraco project is all about being assured that the developer you pick has the skills you need. Simon has just qualified as an Umbraco Certified Developer…..
Server error in Asp.Net web app, Office / Excel Interop Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC
Do you get an error ‘Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC’ when calling Excel from C# using Interop – read on to find out how I solved my problem
Umbraco Macro to update a logo dependant upon the page being viewed
Heres a simple Macro for umbraco to allow you to update a logo or image on a page depending upon which page you have selected. You can use it to dynamically update images based upon content etc. Here we check…
New Website Launched
Today I released a new version of the Simon Antony freelance developer website – it now covers all the areas I specialise within and hopefully gives my clients a new portal to visit. Over the coming months, more content will…
Solution to not being able to use copyright symbol in an Umbraco Macro
Was writing some XSLT for an Umbraco site recently, needed a copyright block in the footer so thought i’d just use the standard © syntax to add the copyright symbol, ©. When I tried to save the file, I got…
Stopping client side validation and postbacks
A couple of ways to stop client side validation firing, especially when using non asp.net controls: Set the onclick event of the image/button etc to be onclick=”return false;” then instead of using the onclick event to fire a method, use…
Redirect your user to their starting point when validation errors occur
Ever had a long webpage with validation that fails on postback but returns the user to the top of the page instead of where you want them? Annoying isnt it. Well in .Net Framework 2.0 (yes it’s been there a…
Using and grouping RadioButton Controls in a Repeater
By default, you cannot group radiobutton controls within a repeater as the repeater mangles the names. I had this exact problem when changing from checkboxes to radio buttons – after searching Google for 10 mins, I found a post at…