Sass is a very popular CSS pre-processors and the intent of the tutorial is to show you how to compile Sass files within Visual Studio using Webpack, this will include minification and autoprefixing for production. Sure, there are some plug-ins on the Visual Studio Marketplace, and is nice to just install a plug-in and forget […]
Getting Started with Vue.js in .NET Core using Visual Studio
You have heard a lot about Vue.js and how awesome it is, and now you want to use it with your next .NET Core app. Well, it is far easier than you might think. In this tutorial, besides getting started with Vue.js, we will cover the following: SASS compilation ES6+ JavaScript transpilation to ES5 with […]
Calling Instructure Canvas LMS API in C# ASP.NET MVC Using RestSharp
In this example I am calling the Canvas LMS API to get a list of enrolled students, including their grades, for a specific course.
Create iCal ics Files in C# ASP.NET MVC – Several Methods
Creating an iCal (ics file) is really simple. In this post I will show you how to create one using iCal.NET library and one using plain ol StringBuilder.
How to Override Default Validation Error Message for Integer or Decimal Property in ASP.NET MVC – The value ‘xxx’ is not valid for Property
Unfortunately Microsoft did not incorporate a DataAnnotation to change the default message The value ‘xxx’ is not valid for Property to a custom one. This is when you create an int or decimal property in your model, you bind it to an input box (TextBoxFor) then try to submit the form, then you get this […]
Import and Update Single Contact using Constant Contact Email Marketing API in ASP.NET (C# and VB.NET)
I will be showing you how to import and update a single contact from your third party system to Constant Contact using the Constant Contact API. Here is the API description for the POST (Create) call and PUT (Update) call.
Import Contacts in Bulk using Constant Contact Email Marketing API in ASP.NET (C# and VB.NET)
In this post I will show you how to use the Bulk Activities from the Constant Contact API to import contacts from your custom application to your Constant Contact Account.
How to Split Rows in a DataTable
You are given the assignment to create a CSV file report, and you say “No Problem, I just get the necessary data from SQL Server and create the CSV file”, however the columns have a max character length and Column13 has more characters than those allowed. How to handle this if you need to report […]
Set PDF Version with iTextSharp – C# and VB.NET
Changing the PDF version with iTextSharp is fairly easy, all you have to do is create a stamper and pass an extra parameter with the PDF version you want. Below is the code snippet to accomplish this in C# and VB.NET.
Flatten PDF Form Fields with iTextSharp – Two Methods – ASP.NET
I will show two methods to flatten editable form fields in a PDF file. Method 1 is true form flattening and method 2 is just making the editable fields read only. Personally I was using method 1 for some time, however in some instances (more specifically when merging images into a PDF file and messing […]