Infragistics Community Videos

Videos have rapidly gained popularity as the online medium of choice, and Infragistics is right there with a smorgasbord of audio/visual learning opportunities.  We're working hard to provide quality supplemental learning here to compliment our online, on-demand training, which is far more thorough, organized, and complete than what we offer here.  And if you prefer in-person training, we're glad to say we can accomodate.  Just check out our training offerings for more information.  In the meantime, enjoy our community videos below!

ASP.NET Quick Hits I – Data Binding and WebCombo

In this video, you will learn how to do some quick and dirty data binding using data from SQL Server and the WebCombo from Infragistics. You will also learn how to set some basic properties on the WebCombo, how you can change the dropdown area of a WebCombo and how to use the QuickDesigner of the WebCombo.

ASP.NET Quick Hits II – Master-Detail WebCombo-WebGrid

In this video, you will learn how to do write code that reacts to events in the WebCombo, and how to set up a filter query using the built in data sources in ASP.NET and apply the filter to a WebGrid.  You will gain a basic understanding of how to create master-detail scenarios in WebCombo and WebGrid, how to get row and cell based data in the WebGrid, and how to use this data to apply filters to the WebGrid.

ASP.NET Quick Hits III - AJAXification of a WebGrid

In this video, you will learn how to create and invoke partial postbacks of an ASP.NET page using the WebAsyncRefreshPanel.  You will add a WebGrid as a child to a WebAsyncRefreshPanel, configure a property, and watch in amazement as you build a full AJAX enabled master-detail page without writing any additional code.

ASP.NET Quick Hits IV - Simple Styling on the Web

In this video, you will learn how to use the Application Styling Framework to apply global styles in your ASP.NET applications.  You will learn how to import styles to your application, how to set default styles, and you will see how you can set up a standard, branded, corporate look and feel across an entire application without modifying the properties of every control on every form!

Exporting to Excel the Easy Way

In this video, you will learn how to use the non-visual WebGridExcelExporter component to create binary compatible Microsoft Excel spreadsheets on the server that load on the client.  There is only 1 line of code involved, and there is no requirement on the server for Microsoft Excel! 

WebGrid Quick Tour – My Favorite Features

In this video, I am going to show you some of my favorite features that make the WebGrid the ultimate productivity tool for building data-enabled ASP.NET user interfaces.  You’ll see how you can build a grid that does tons of AJAX, Outlook Grouping, Sorting, Filtering, Column Pinning, Column Moving, and more without writing a single line of code!

The Amazing WinGrid!

Get ready to be totally amazed at how easy it is to rapidly configure a full featured data grid!  In a few easy steps, you will implement data binding, use the Quick Designer and the Feature Picker, and implement features like Outlook Grouping, Cell Merging, Column Moving, Column Pinning, Row Pinning, Row Filtering, Cell Merging, Column Swapping and Empty Rows – without writing a single line of code!

Export to Excel and Printing – Oh My!

With a few non-visual components and a couple lines of code, you can easily have a beautiful print preview experience, and a full binary compatible Microsoft Excel spreadsheet based on your grid data!  In this video, you will see how truly RAD printing and exporting can get.

Visual Studio and Outlook Style MDI in a Snap!

Have you always wanted to create an Outlook style application?  Have you dreamed of building Visual Studio 2005 style tabbed MDI and docking applications? In a few short minutes, and with zero lines of code, you will create a killer UI which has the same look, feel, and behavior as any Microsoft Office application and Visual Studio!

Getting Started - Samples and Sample Code

In this video, you will learn where NetAdvantage installs its sample applications with complete source code in C# and Visual Basic .NET.  You will see how you can browse through and run samples from the comprehensive samples library included with NetAdvantage.  After watching this video, the next time you have a question about how a sample works you will more easily find and open the solution files containing all of the samples' source code in the IDE.

Getting Started - Adding Controls to the Toolbox

In this video, you will learn how to add NetAdvantage for .NET controls to your Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Toolbox.  You will use a shortcut to our Toolbox utility that automates putting the controls into the Toolbox for you, and discover how it works.  You will then go into the IDE to see how you can modify the controls in the Toolbox on your own.  Finally, you will learn a tip or two about distinguishing different versions of the control assemblies.

Getting Started - WinForms Assemblies

In this video, you will learn about the assemblies referenced by NetAdvantage for Windows Forms controls.  You will see how assembly references add themselves automatically to your Windows application project when you drag a control onto the Form at design-time, and how expanding the References node for your project in the Solution Explorer lists which NetAdvantage assemblies you will need to include when deploying your application.

Getting Started - ASP.NET Assemblies

In this video, you will learn about the assemblies referenced by NetAdvantage for ASP.NET controls.  You will see how assembly references add themselves automatically into your "web.config" file when you drag a control onto an ASP.NET 2.0 Web form at design-time, and how this was different from ASP.NET 1.x.  You will also see where in the configuration file these references appear so you can readily identify these dependencies when deploying your Web site.