Using .Net.  No, I am not referring to drug that I am using called .NET, but the Using statement in the .NET framework.  The “Using” statement in .NET framework provides a convenient syntax that ensures the correct use of IDisposable objects. If .NET object you are using implements IDisposable, then you can simply call the […]... Read More

GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifier) can be a good choice for the ID or Key value in a database table, but it’s randomness is not good for the database when it comes to indexing the data and sorting the rows of data based on that GUID ID. But a COMB GUID, basically a combination GUID with […]... Read More

In a recent project enhancing some functionality to an existing .Net v2.x web application I had the need to remove duplicate entries in a DropDownList.  As with most challenges I haven’ had the pleasure of resolving before, I took it to Google.  Of course I got a plethora of suggestions to eliminate the duplicates in […]... Read More