Programming
- Cubase Audio XT - used to slow down the music while keeping original pitch
- Dreamweaver Studio MX - HTML/DHTML static content of the pages
- Visual Studio .NET Enterprise 2003 - the programming enviornment
- ASP.NET - along with WebForms; used to make the interactive pages
- c# - the code behind the aspx pages
- SQL Server - the database along with Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer; I started with Access but ran into multiple user limitations. Next I built the site using MySql. I ended up on SQL Server because it was offered by my web hosting company, HostExcellence.
- Stored Procedures - behind the DataGrid there are about 80 SQL statements which run as stored procedures on SQL Server; Speed is everything and stored procedures are 7 times faster than 'in the code' text based SQL statements.
- ADO.NET - the DataGrid on the Search Database page is bound to the database
- XML - used in the web.config file to tweek application settings and permissions
- IIS - local server to test on; see my article 'Application Extension Mapping' on CodeProject to see how to keep digital products safe
- Instant Payment Notification - PayPal’s Instant Payment Notification (IPN) allows you to integrate PayPal payments
with your website’s back-end operations. IPN provides immediate notification and
confirmation of PayPal payments you receive, allowing you to:
- Customize your website’s response to customer purchases in real-time.
- Track customers through the notification’s 'pass through' variables.
- Automate your fulfillment operations.
- Store transaction information in your own database.
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