The Situation You have uploaded data into a DataTable (perhaps from a CSV file - see How To Parse a CSV File Into a DataTable for Use In Your Code) and now you need to retreive the data from the DataTable. BUT because the data has come from an uploaded from a CSV file, it … Continue reading How To Get Values from a DataTable without Crashing if a Column Doesn’t Exist
Author: Jim McMullen
How To Parse a CSV File Into a DataTable for Use In Your Code
The situation: You have uploaded a CSV file, and you now need to do something with the data in your programming. A Solution:
DotNetNuke Module Development – How To Access User Profile Properties
The situation: You need to access user profile properties in a custom DNN module for display or perhaps pre-filling a form. Here's how I handled it recently: I created a method to retrieve the profile property of interest. I could have accessed the property directly, but I wanted to customize what came back and to … Continue reading DotNetNuke Module Development – How To Access User Profile Properties
Common Function Library – HasValue()
Like many programmers, I have a Common Function Library containing generic methods I use over and over again. Here is one of them. I use this often to test if a variable or object exists and if it has any value. This is an easy way to avoid NullReferenceExceptions or other errors that would crop … Continue reading Common Function Library – HasValue()
Elmah Signaling – How To Log Exceptions with Elmah but Continue Processing
Elmah is an excellent tool for web programmers. It is an extremely easy to install exception handler that logs application exceptions and sends the user to an "oops" page. It can also send an email to the developer or webmaster. But what if you want to log an error but NOT send the user to … Continue reading Elmah Signaling – How To Log Exceptions with Elmah but Continue Processing