C# Guided samples book in HTML format

Hi guys I found this really cool, very comprehesive, guided C# sample e-book on the web today. You can just download the HTML book from this URL:

http://www.skilldrive.com/book/DOTNETinSamples.htm

Visual Studio 2005 - Code Formatting

I dont't know if any of you guys have noticed the cool new code reformatting feature in visual studio. If you remove the bottom brace of a code file and retype it, the IDE reformats the code based on your settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Language.

Be warned though that this feature will not work if your code is currently un-parseable iow. if your page can't build the formatter will not reformat your code.

Web service based Membership provider

This is the first article I have come across that offers a web-service based membershipprovider implementation.

http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/WSSecurityProvider.asp

Visual Studio 2005 - Crystal Reports

Played around with crystal reports for asp.net today. I have noted some pleasant changes from the previous version.

1. The ability to format multiple objects at once: this is great for applying consistant formatting to a row of body fields.

Some negative points:

1. Crystal report viewer does not allow you to use the print/export buttons if the the reportviewer is inside an atlas:updatepanel. Im sure there are some work-arounds for this issue, but will abandon experimentation until such a time as i can afford to work on the bleeding edge again.
2. The width and height properties of the reportviewer cannot be set using percentages.

Code generation using CODEDOM

So what is CODEDOM anyway? This is what MSDN has to say about CODEDOM:

"The CodeDOM provides types that represent many common types of source code elements. You can design a program that builds a source code model using CodeDOM elements to assemble an object graph. This object graph can be rendered as source code using a CodeDOM code generator for a supported programming language. The CodeDOM can also be used to compile source code into a binary assembly.
Some common uses for the CodeDOM include:
Templated code generation: generating code for ASP.NET, XML Web services client proxies, code wizards, designers, or other code-emitting mechanisms.
Dynamic compilation: supporting code compilation in single or multiple languages."

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y2k85ax6.aspx