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Fixing Windows Downloaded File Blocks and wwDotnetBridge
This is kind of a 'good to know' technical post that discusses some backround information around wwDotnetBridge and one of the biggest issues with using it. In this post I'll talk about Windows...
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Using Browser-Sync to live refresh Server Side HTML and Script Changes
Client side applications have been using Live-Reload behavior forever. When building Angular or Vue application I don't give a second thought to the fact that when I make a change to an HTML,...
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Using Browser Sync to automatically reload Pages on Changes
Client side applications have been using Live-Reload behavior forever. When building Angular or Vue application I don't give a second thought to the fact that when I make a change to an HTML page,...
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Shutting down file-based Web Connection Instances with WM_CLOSE Messages
Recently we had a long discussion regarding killing a specific file based instance in a West Wind Web Connection application. Not just killing actually but issuing a 'controlled' shutdown of the...
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West Wind Web Connection 7.0 has been released
The final build of Web Connection 7.0 was released today and is available for download now. You can grab the latest shareware version from the Web Connection Web site:Web Connection SiteUpgrades and...
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Returning an XML Encoded String in .NET
XML is not as popular as it once was, but there's still a lot of XML based configuration and data floating around today. Just today I was working with a conversion routine that needs to generate XML...
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Web Connection Security
Prepared for:Southwest FoxOctober 2018Security should be on every Web developer's mind when building a new Web application or enhancing an existing one. Not a day goes by that we don't hear about...
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Marking up the World with Markdown and FoxPro
prepared for:Southwest Fox 2018October 1st, 2018 Markdown has easily been one of the most influential technologies that have affected me in the last few years. Specifically it has changed how I work...
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Dynamically creating TabPages with the wwWebTabControl
The Web Connection Web Control Framework includes a Tab control, which is essentially a tab strip control. This means that the control itself manages the display of the strip, but doesn't internally...
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A Few Thoughts on Web Connection and Security
A number of people have run into issues with PCI compliance due to a security bulletin that was put out on Web Connection some time ago. The issues in the bulletin have since been addressed in recent...
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GAC Assemblies with wwDotnetBridge
wwDotnetBridge allows you to load random .NET assemblies from the local machine by explicitly referencing a DLL (assembly) file from disk.It's as easy as using the LoadAssembly() method to point at the...
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Calling async/await .NET methods with wwDotnetBridge
I got a question on the message board a week ago regarding calling async .NET methods using wwDotnetBridge. My immediate suspicion was that this probably wouldn't be possible since async code on .NET...
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Locking down the West Wind Web Connection Admin Page
The West Wind Web Connection Administration page is a powerful page that is the gateway to administration of the West Wind Web Connection server that is executing. But you know the saying:With great...
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Testing a Web Connection COM Server with FoxPro or PowerShell
This is a quick tip to a question that comes up frequently when testing runtime installations:How can I quickly test whether my COM server is properly installed and working on a live server where I...
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West Wind Web Connection 7.0 has been released
The final build of Web Connection was released today and is available for download now. You can grab the latest shareware version from the Web Connection Web site:Web Connection SiteUpgrades are...
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Startup Error Tracing in West Wind Web Conection 6
Web Connection 6.0 and later has made it much easier to create a predictable and repeatable installation with Web Connection. It's now possible to create a new project and use the built-in...
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IIS Server Authentication and Loopback Restrictions
Here's a common problem I hear from user installing Web Connection and trying to test their servers from the same live server machine:When logged into your Windows server, IIS Windows authentication...
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