AJAX Control Toolkit Release Notes - September 2011 Release

Version 50927

July 2011 release of the AJAX Control Toolkit.

• AJAX Control Toolkit .NET 4 - Binary – AJAX Control Toolkit for .NET 4 and sample site (Recommended).

• AJAX Control Toolkit .NET 3.5 - Binary – AJAX Control Toolkit for .NET 3.5 and sample site (Recommended).

Notes:
- The current version of the AJAX Control Toolkit is not compatible with ASP.NET 2.0. The latest version that is compatible with ASP.NET 2.0 can be found here: 20229.
- Pages using controls from AJAX Control Tookit .NET 3.5 must use the ToolkitScriptManager, rather than the ASP.NET ScriptManager.
- AJAX Control Tookit .NET 4 cannot be loaded in Visual Studio 2008. It requires Visual Studio 2010.
- When using the Ajax Control Toolkit with Visual Studio 2008, you must have Visual Studio Service Pack 1 installed.
- Instructions for contributing a bug report can be found at http://www.asp.net/ajaxlibrary/act_contribute_bug.ashx

Getting Started

Learn how to install the toolkit and add the toolkit to the Visual Studio/Visual Web Developer toolbox with the following videos and tutorials.

• Learn how to install the Ajax Control Toolkit at http://www.asp.net/ajaxlibrary/act.ashx
• Read answers to frequently asked questions at http://www.asp.net/ajaxlibrary/act_faq.ashx
• Learn how to use Ajax Control Toolkit controls at http://www.asp.net/ajaxlibrary/act_tutorials.ashx
• View the AJAX Control Toolkit live at http://www.asp.net/ajax/ajaxcontroltoolkit/samples/

What's New?

• Calendar Date Ranges - You can specify a StartDate and EndDate and restrict the dates which a user can select when using the Calendar.
• Twitter Control -- Display tweets associated with a Twitter user or tweets which match a search query.
• Gravatar Control -- Display unique images for each user of your website. Users can upload custom Gravatar images at Gravatar.com.

This release of the Ajax Control Toolkit was brought to you by Superexpert Consulting -- we build ASP.NET websites