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Importing Excel File with SheetJs in Asp.net MVC

Friday, February 19, 2016 10:46 AM

I recently worked on a project with a feature requirement to allow bulk import of data from Microsoft Excel files. My choice of framework to use would have been either Open XML SDK or LinqToExcel because I have used both libraries in the various projects in the past and they performed well. But common we are in 2016, I wanted to try out a new library. I asked a programmer friend, Ahmed Opeyemi if he has used any library lately and he recommended SheetJs. I decided to do some check on the library to see if it will meet my requirement.

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Capturing Webpage Screenshot with Html2Canvas.js

Saturday, January 31, 2015 3:06 AM

Recently, I was to implement a web application requirement that stipulates that the screenshot of a web page containing form filled by users be captured, as the form is being submitted. While this may seems trivial, a lot of intricacies is involved in building an image representation of the page as it is shown on the browser.

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How To Add Search Capability To .Net Applications Using Lucene.net

Friday, January 31, 2014 12:04 PM

One of the key factors in determining if a software application is usable is if the users can navigate around it easily, while at the same time finding relevant information and resources through the provision of a search functionality. While it is easy to integrate Google or Bing search libraries into software applications, at times it is necessary to use a library that provides an in-depth search capabilities while at the same time furnishing the developers with search analytics.

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Uploading File with FineUploader Javascript Library in Asp.net MVC Application

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:53 PM

Often at times in a web application, there is always need for providing feature for uploading files to the server from the browser of a user of an application, though asp.net webform provides a fileupload server control that can be used for uploading file, in asp.net MVC there is no Html helper for file upload, this can be achieved by adding the html attribute type=”file” to the Html.TextBox helper to provide the file upload feature.

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Beautify Your Web Application with Twitter Bootstrap

January 17, 2013 3:57 PM

Recently, I worked on a web application that would be used by teenagers and one of the requirements is for the user interface to beautiful. Prior to that time, I had fallen in love with the new twitter UI, the way the textboxes and buttons are usually styled. Thus, I thought it would be cool if the intended application’s interface elements or controls have twitter like look too. The result of my googling is twitter bootstrap framework.

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Using Entity Framework with Mysql without the Mysql Connector for .Net Installed

November 22, 2012 9:52 AM

Using Object Relational Mapper ORM, at the data access layer can make enterprise software development to be fun, because it takes the developers mind of the logical schema of the data store and programming at the data access layer can be done using an object oriented approach. With Entity Framework and Language Integrated Query LINQ by Microsoft programming is worth doing.

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Globalization and Localization in ASP.Net web applications

Feb 04, 2012 9:09PM

Most websites on the internet today are designed and developed to support a single language and culture, but making a website or web application to support different languages and cultures is not difficult and is relatively easy to implement in ASP.Net. When a web application supports globalization, it means that the application can render it contents based on the language preference set by a user in his or her browser. Localization involves translating a web application into different languages and cultures.

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Introduction to jQuery in ASP.net Applications

Jan 22, 2012 12:55 AM

jQuery is a matured open source library that makes life easy when doing some client side programming or scripting. It simplifies the way javascript is written. It is light weight, fast and works on modern browsers, thus its widely accepted among the web developers and even Visual Studion 2010 and ASP.net 4.0 now comes with it. Its power lies in selecting, transversing and manipulating DOM, animating and adding effects to elements in a page, handle control events, as well as implementing AJAX behaviour

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How to Pass MCTS 070515 Certification Exam

Dec 19, 2011 10:03 PM

Being certified is good, it a marker that indicates that you have a mastery of a technology, but it can never be substituted for on field experience. As a certified professional, coupled with your on field experience, you have an edge and advantage over others when it comes to looking for job.

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