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  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadCalendar for ASP.NET (AJAX) localization and all the necessary to have culture independent automated tests

    First some background: Recently I’ve been working on an interesting task, which required digging into some details in RadCalendar control localization implementation. Due to a customer bug report, I tested the RadCalendar control in a non-English culture for a specific scenario. I also ran the automated tests we had built for the Calendar control and was shocked at the fact that so many tests simply failed. The reason is that these tests expected some certain Calendar element values, which generally depend on the culture you run the control on. I took the challenge to investigate, implement the necessary methods and ...
    August 29, 2008 4 min read
  • Release

    Telerik Reporting Q2 2008 SP1 is now live

    Hello People,   My name is Rossen Hristov and I am a developer at the Telerik Reporting team. This is my first post and in it I would like to share some good news with you -- Telerik Reporting Q2 2008 SP1 is now officially live. We have spent the last month or so making sure that most of the issues that you have reported have been addressed carefully. This Service Pack is by far the largest we have delivered in terms of issues fixed and I would like to thank you for the great feedback that you have provided during the past...
    August 28, 2008 2 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX Webinar on Tuesday Sept 2nd

    Don't miss the chance to hear Lino Tadros* himself talk about RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX. You can sign up for FREE here.   The 2-hour training will cover the following advanced topics: Grid Calculations (Footer Aggregates, Calculated Columns, etc) Templates (Global Item Template, Nested View Template, Detail Template, etc) Client-Side Functionality (Binding to WebServices, APIs, Items Drag-n-Drop, etc) Boosting Performance with LINQ Tune in on Tuesday, September 2nd @ 9.30AM PDT!   *Lino is the President of Falafel Software and long-time Microsoft .NET MVP with great presentation skills and charisma. P.S. Don't forget that Todd will be ...
    August 28, 2008 1 min read
  • Release

    New Feature: Full EntityDataSource support in RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX

    I'm pleased to announce that the next version of RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX will support natively EntityDataSource. All operations like paging, sorting and filtering will be applied directly on the data-base server:   and of course you will able to insert, update and delete records completely codeless. Enjoy! [Download]...
    August 27, 2008 1 min read
  • Web

    Populating Silverlight TreeView from WCF Service with LINQ to SQL

    In this example I will show you how to populate a RadTreeView using LINQ and WCF. Also you will see how to transform a flat data into a hierarchical one. The target result is: 1. Create a new Silverlight Web Application Project NOTE: Make sure you choose "Web Application Project" After the project loads you can see that besides the regular Silverlight application, Visual Studio adds a Web application that will host the .xap file.   Before writing any LINQ or creating any WCF service, we need a database to target. 2. Right-click on RadTreeViewWithWCFWeb project and add a new item - "SQL Server Database". You can give the...
    August 27, 2008 6 min read
  • Release

    RadControls for Silverlight 2 Q2 2008 Beta 2

    With this Beta2 release RadControls for Silverlight has been enhanced with several brand new controls:   RadTimePicker RadTimePicker is an easy to use control allowing you to integrate time selection in your web applications. The control exposes an advanced parser that converts numeric/alpha-numeric values into a valid time. Using the templates of the RadTimePicker control you can arrange the items in your very custom manner. The control also supports defining selectable time-range through its Start/EndTime and Interval properties, or binding to a collection containing pre-defined values. RadExpander  RadExpander control is a flexible control that helps you save space and achieve an easier navigation through...
    August 27, 2008 1 min read
  • Web

    dotNetRegister: Requirements

    Before we can begin any serious coding of the recently introduced "dotNetRegister" reference app, we need to define some some requirements. As with any good agile development effort, I want to create a backlog of features that need to be implemented and then prioritize development from there. I even intend to work on this application in sprints, though clearly, as a part time project, I don't expect to have a stellar burn-down rate. ASIDE: If any of these agile terms- like backlog, sprint, or burn-down rate- are unfamiliar to you, I highly encourage you to spend a little time becoming more...
    August 27, 2008 3 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Client-Side Data Binding in the RadGrid

    Over the past several weeks I started a new video series, called RadTips, which demonstrates how to use specific features of Telerik controls. The first four episodes of the series was dedicated to the new client-side data binding feature of the RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX. This feature is only available with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q2 2008, our latest release of the control suite. Each episode showed how to implement a specific RadGrid feature when binding to data on the client. If you haven't had a chance to watch them, I highly recommend taking a few minutes to check...
    August 27, 2008 2 min read
  • Desktop WinForms

    Could a WinForms app get any slicker?

    It's finally out! As promised, we compiled this cool demo that uses a very simple but slick carousel UI. Now you can just give it a spin! The download contains updated versions of several other Telerik Windows Forms demos that we have recently added to our portfolio, such as a RadGridView exporting demo, which features our great Telerik.Reporting solution: I'll be very glad to have your feedback on this. Have fun!...
    August 25, 2008 1 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadTips, Episode 4: Client-Side Filtering in the RadGrid

    I am pleased to bring you another exciting episode of RadTips. In this episode, I show how to enable filtering when using the new client-side data binding feature of the RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX (Q2 2008). But what's cool about this (and past) episodes is that it includes some other fun ASP.NET goodies. For instance, instead of binding to data from SQL Server, I use LINQ to XML to bind to data from an XML file. In this episode I also take advantage of LINQ's Dynamic Query Library to create a more dynamic LINQ query to filter data with. So be...
    August 23, 2008 1 min read