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DataBinder (Pros and Cons)

DataBinder.Eval method saves you from writing complex expressions ;)

BUT, using this method does impose a performance penalty on your code, because all the work it does is late-bound. Ok, if we want the fastest possible code, you can replace calls to DataBinder.Eval with explicit casts.

For example:

<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, “myField”,“{0:c}”) %>

An equivalent expression using casts would be this:

<%# String.Format(“{0:c}”,(CType(Container.DataItem,DataRowView)(“myField”))) %>

Good ;)

VB.NET vs C# (best choice)

I was reading this article and .... :
http://www.aspnetpro.com/opinion/2003/09/asp200309en_o/asp200309en_o.asp

"Whether it's just or not, C# developers make more money, get work more easily, and enjoy more prestige than VB developers."

"ASPSOFT president and asp.netPRO columnist Jonathan Goodyear describes how, at his client's insistence, he converted a VB .NET code base to C#, then says, "The overwhelming majority of my clients ... are resolute in their insistence on our use of C# while building their software."

Do you agree with this ?!!

My simple conclusion:
It's crucial to learn C# ;P

Note: I prefer to do my stuff on vb.net but i know both languages (vb.net and c#) ;)

MSDN Event (Lisbon: 08 October)

I was on the MSDN event (Lisbon: 08 October) – Portugal! Yes, that little country ;)

They talk about programming with ADO.NET (good practices) ;)

On “Errors on Stored Procedures” subject:
“ Informative messages (severity <=10) can be capture by ADO.NET” by Vasco Nunes

Example:
“Conn” is your connection
We can build one event handler on infoMessage (connection), like this:

AddHandler conn.infoMessage, New SqlClient.SqlinfoMessageEventHandler(Addressof MessageEventHandler)

Sub MessageEventHandler(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As SqlClient.SqlinfoMessageEventArgs)

    ‘do whatever

End Sub

Great ;)