Static variables issue in shared hosting or multiple web servers

I just want to share with everyone a lesson learned recently. Issue: All the static variables which are initialized as class variables are reset to empty, null or 0 depending on the data type of the variable. This happens randomly and cannot be reproduced in the development environment. This issue is specific to web applications [...]

How To: Choose between InfoPath Browser Forms and Custom ASPX Forms

Choosing between InfoPath forms and ASPX pages, depends totally on the nature of the problems we are solving on one side and level of skill set we are investing in solving that problem on the other side. Usually, in most cases, any manager or developer would want to use InfoPath Forms part of Office 2007 [...]

ASP .Net tab missing or SharePoint site leading to Page not found and IIS 32/64-bit modes

Problems: ASP .Net Tab Missing in the IIS Managers Website properties SharePoint site shows “Page cannot be found error”. SharePoint sites shows “You are not authorized to view this page”, “HTTP Error 403 – Forbidden: Access is denied.” Either of the above problems in a server farm. Possible Solutions: There could be couple of reasons [...]