How to Create or Modify PDF Form in ASP.net

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 02:41 Written by David Bauernschmidt Monday, 4 March 2013 12:00

It seems like regularly something comes up in the programming world that is requested by a client that should be easy, ends up proving to take more time, more money or both. So it is nice to find a solution to a problem that IS easy. This article is to show you how easy it is to use ASP.net web form to open up a PDF, set a value on a form and then send it back to the user’s browser. I have attached the project below if you want to download it. The first thing you need to do is go download iTextSharp.dll. I will be using visual basic (vb) for this project.

Using Google Analytics to Track PDF Views

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 01:37 Written by David Bauernschmidt Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:00

I currently build and manage a pro-bono site for Greenwood Christian Academy where they have a lot of PDF documents.  The users click on documents for enrollment, calendars, educational forms, health documents, etc.  Just recently they also announced an event that offers sponsorships.  The question that has come up lately is how to use Google Analytics to track how many people view the pdf documents and how many people click on the sponsor links.  This may sound simple but then I realized that Google does not track counts for links that go away from the site or to pdf views.  Not accepting this as failure, I started looking around and came across a “cool” feature that Google offers called ‘_trackEvent’.  You can use this for a multitude of things but I believe this is what I need.  The key is to realize that you need to attach something to the <a href> before the actual redirect.  Since I always use the pdf and external links with a target=’_blank’ I decided to attach an event handler to the <a href>.  The problem is this could take a while, especially if you have a lot of links and pdf.  Thank goodness for jquery.  I attached the code below as close to the end of the page as possible (preferably right before the </body>).  This script attaches a click event to every <a href> if there is a target=’_blank’.  I then determine if it is a pdf or just a “plain” link.

How to Point My Domain to a Temporary URL

Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 04:28 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:00

Normally, it will take 24 hours for the nameservers to resolve after modification. However, you can work with your site by enabling temporary URL till the domain is properly resolved.

(1) Login to WebsitePanel

(2) Select Domains icon

How to Add DNS Records Using WebsitePanel

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2013 09:20 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Thursday, 14 February 2013 12:00

So you have a web hosting plan from Arvixe with WebsitePanel control panel and you need to add DNS records such as CNAME or MX. You need not to have to seek help from Arvixe support. You can add the required entries yourself, but the interface for adding DNS settings is hidden. You will have a tough time adding entries if you are new to WebsitePanel control panel.

Follow the steps given below to add new DNS records

(1) Login to WebsitePanel and click Domains icon

How to Backup a Database with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Last Updated on Monday, 4 February 2013 03:11 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Tuesday, 5 February 2013 12:00

In this new video, brought to you by Arvixe, I will show you how to backup your MSSQL or MySQL database with Microsoft SQL Server 2012