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This code demonstrates how to use an MD5 hash to encrypt user passwords when storing them in a database. There are constantly news items about companies where user information is compromised. By storing passwords using an MD5 hash, even if your database is compromised the passwords cannot be decoded. The only downside is that users cannot retrieve lost passwords, they must reset them.

If you read the internet and all of the websites dedicated to Asp.Net you will inevitably read about the wonders of the DataGrid, DataList, and Repeater controls. While each of these has its place, if you are only displaying data there is a much faster and more efficient means to do so.

A Sample Chapter 5 from "Professional VB.NET 2nd Edition". Visual Basic has had powerful object-oriented capabilities since the introduction of version 4.0. VB.NET carries that tradition forward. VB.NET simplifies some of the syntax and greatly enhances these capabilities, and now supports the four major defining concepts required for a language to be fully object-oriented. This chapter will explore the creation and use of classes and objects in VB.NET.

Recently, I had a requirement to put together a website that deals with taking somewhat elaborate financial surveys. While the questions and answers themselves are good candidates for being database driven, there were a large number of nuiances ranging from UI items, business rules, and calculations that just didn't fit into a database driven strategy. With this in mind, my initial strategy was to create version specific classes and reference them in version specific ASP.NET pages. Of course, this accomplished the initial requirement. However, whenever a new version needs to be implemented, I had to copy all of the ASP.NET pages and modify the references to the appropriate version specific class name. Refactoring provides a better alternative and here's how:

Tutorial - Using Validation Application Block