When creating a new column to add to a DataTable you must define a new Datacolumn, give it a name, a type and finally add it to the DataTable. The problem came when I tried to have a DataTable within a DataTable. I was fully aware that I needed to set the DataType of the [...]
January 22, 2012 »
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When programming a website in .NET I prefer to split the content into User Controls, and then choose which pages I want to show which pieces of content. It is so simple to do and it just makes your site so much cleaner and organised. First, you’ll have to create your user control. I am [...]
At work I had the task of redesigning the way in which archives worked on our clients websites. We needed a way to display a list of years, and the months for those years. Being fairly new to the .NET world, I browsed around and figured out that I required a nested repeater. One to [...]
November 26, 2011 »
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I know it seems like only a few weeks ago I redesigned the site, well that’s because it was. Typically I still hated the way it looked. Fair enough the lack of images meant the load time was incredible but there’s a fine balance between quick load time and aesthetics and I think I tipped [...]
October 15, 2011 »
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I completely redesigned the website, but once I had uploaded the theme and activated it, I came to the conclusion that it looked absolutely shocking. I’m sure this wasn’t the case, however I am far too judgmental of my own work. So instead of a drastic redesign, I decided to take what I already had [...]
I was faced with an issue recently in which I needed to display the excerpt for a post, but I didn’t want to display the default ‘Read More’ that WordPress lovingly tags onto the end. It wasn’t a possibility to modify the underlying function as fully intact excerpts were still required for other aspects of [...]
It’s been so long since I have updated on here that I felt the need to do so, just to prove that I am still alive and kicking. So pleased to say that I am finally employed in a field that I am educated in, and that I enjoy doing. There’s a chance that I [...]
As a programmer, the biggest challenge I face when creating a website is developing a creative, visually stunning front end and I am sure that many of you can relate to this. I have studied various aspects of user interface design and colour theory, however, I always seem to stick to similar colour themes for [...]