There is a cool new feature in ASP.NET 2.0 that allows you to embed resources into your server side assemblies and have your web controls request these resources automatically. This is especially handy when you want to deploy a new control. No longer do you have to find just the right spot to place the JavaScript and image files that your control depends on. 

Microsoft already uses this technique with its validators. The JavaScript needed for client side validation is embedded in one of the .NET assemblies on the server. If you were to view the source of any web page that uses a ...

I encountered a troubling message while playing around with SQL Server 2005 and its new Integration Services. It read, “Failed to save package file "C:\Documents and Settings\Adam Anderson\Local Settings\Temp\tmp44F.tmp" with error 0x80029C4A "Error loading type library/DLL.".”

I first saw the error when I tried to create an Integration Services project in Visual Studio 2005, but the project was created anyway. I opened the project and ignored the error, hoping it was merely a glitch. However, after setting up a data source, I tried to add a package, and was blocked by the same error message. Now I knew I was ...