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CSTiers grows up

I blogged about my CodeSmith project named CSTiers when it was born.   I've been using it quite a bit to generate custom Chameleon controls, Provider classes, and business objects.  This weekend I added templates to generate custom Configur... [More]

Posted on 2/10/2008 3:52:41 PM by Dave Burke, (4) Comments
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CS Nuglet: Ratchet back the Cachefactor

Extensive caching is one of the reasons Community Server rocks and scales out the ying-yang for sites like Dell, MSNBC, Microsoft and MySpace.  But for off-the-highway sites like DBVT.COM CS Caching can be annoying, especially in CS 2007.1 where some... [More]

Posted on 2/2/2008 7:26:25 PM by Dave Burke, (6) Comments
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How-To Guide on Uploading Multiple Photo Gallery Images

The topic of uploading multiple images in Community Server goes way back and there are a number of guides already out there.  Yet I was writing a few how-to PDF's for a client today and one of the how-to's included the process of uploading multiple i... [More]

Posted on 2/2/2008 2:58:38 PM by Dave Burke, (1) Comments
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CS Nuglet: Check on DuplicateName on Programmatic Post Creation

This is more for the guys who hang out at the Community Server Developer Cafe, but if you're entering post objects programmatically in Community Server it's a good idea to handle the PostResults.DuplicationName post.Add() result.  The core of my Com... [More]

Posted on 2/1/2008 2:54:58 PM by Dave Burke, (0) Comments
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CS Nuglet: Binding Page Title to WrappedLiteral Control

This may seem like a minor nuglet, but it's another of those Chameleon features that fall into the category of "I like how that Ben Tiedt thinks!"  Community Server Chameleon really is a marvelous architecture and I enjoy discovering little gems... [More]

Posted on 1/31/2008 10:14:17 PM by Dave Burke, (0) Comments
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Smart Image Links and other Wrapped CS Content

The Community Server Controls source library contains a WrappedContentBase class that can be extended for a variety of purposes, making it very easy to build context-aware controls to use in conjunction with other CS Chameleon List, Data and Form controls... [More]

Posted on 1/24/2008 10:13:46 PM by Dave Burke, (0) Comments
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Ode to Community Server Event Logging

When people ask me how a Community Server license can cost $2000, I can go down any number of paths to justify why it's worth every penny.  From a developer's perspective, Event Logging is one of those features I always mention why CS a good value.&n... [More]

Posted on 1/22/2008 8:49:16 PM by Dave Burke, (0) Comments
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Quick example of Generic Economics

The world is moving to LINQ and here I am still learning how to think in Generics.  Take this quick example of how I am learning about generic economics.  I have a Community Server Chameleon List control of hours billed per week on all jobs per ... [More]

Posted on 1/22/2008 7:58:00 PM by Dave Burke, (2) Comments
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Using Properties with Chameleon Forms

Community Server Chameleon Forms are placed on an .ASPX page like any ASP.NET control, with each control within the form declared when its created.  Here's an example. <DBVT:LaborUpdateForm ID="LaborUpdateForm1" runat="server"     L... [More]

Posted on 1/17/2008 8:51:49 PM by Dave Burke, (4) Comments
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Guide to adding a custom project to the Community Server SDK

I wrote this step-by-step guide to help my clients configure a DBVT custom project in Community Server, where another developer or the client's IT staff takes over management of the site.  While the instructions are specific to how I deliver projects... [More]

Posted on 1/15/2008 6:58:00 PM by Dave Burke, (1) Comments
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