Visual
Basic.NET will integrate state of the art
programming language features, including inheritance,
polymorphism, and garbage collection. The book will explain
these key concepts in a simple and practical way.
Web Forms and Web Controls usher in an elegant way to
make dynamic web pages. The book will cover these topics
with how-to code examples and projects.
One of the newest developments in Internet programming
is the use of XML and the SOAP communication protocol. .NET
Web Services harness these two technologies, and will be
covered in later sections of the book.
Contents
Introduction.
Week 1. At a Glance.
Day 1. Introducing Web Programming with
.NET.
What is the .NET
Framework? Fundamental Concepts. Configuring Your
Environment. Internet Applications and Request Processing.
Creating a Web Service. Running the Code Listings.
Day 2. Introducing ASP.NET. What Is
ASP.NET? Your
First
ASP.NET Page. Defining Web Forms. Coding Behind Forms
in ASP.NET. Creating a Web Application with Visual Studio
.NET. The Response Object. The Request Object. Handy
Methods in the Page Class. How ASP.NET Works.
Understanding How Web
Forms Are Processed. Performing Basic State Management in
Web Applications. Using
Cookies. Using Hidden Fields and
Query Strings. Working with the Session Object. Working
with the Application Object. Setting Up Global Objects with
the global.asax File. Configuring the Application.
Understanding the Benefits
of Web Controls. Understanding the Common Features of Web
Controls. Working on the Web Controls Example. Working with
Validation Controls. Data Binding: Integrating Results with
Code. Beautifying Your Controls.
Day 5. Using Advanced ASP.NET Web Controls. Building Controls with
Code. Repeating Templates with the Repeater Control.
Displaying Tables with the DataGrid Control. Displaying
Data with the DataList Control.
Day 6. Working with User Controls. Understanding User
Controls. Using Properties. Handling Events Creating Code
Behind User Controls. Caching Web Forms. Caching User
Controls.
Day 7. Writing Internet Applications for Mobile
Devices. Introducing Mobile Device
Support. Creating Mobile Web Forms. Working with Mobile Web
Controls. Customizing Pages by Device Type. Using Style
Sheets. Understanding State Management Issues.
Week 1. In Review.
Week 2. At a Glance.
Day 8. Using XML with Your Applications.
What Is XML? What Is XSL?
Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM).
Day 9. Introducing ADO.NET. Why ADO.NET? Setting Up
the Database. Using Database Connections. Changing Data by
Using Database Commands.
Day 10. Working with Datasets. What Are DataSets and
DataAdapters? Reading Data into a
Dataset. Changing Data
with a Dataset. Handling DataAdapter Errors. Working with
Multiple Tables. Using Visual Studio.NET. Using Additional
DataTable Features.
Manipulating XML Files
Using ADO.NET. Understanding XML Schemas. Creating XSD
Files. I Have an XML Schema. Now What?
Day 12. Putting It All Together with ASP.NET.
Taking a Second Look at
Data Binding. Revisiting the DataView. Performing Some
DataGrid Tricks.
Day 13. Introducing Web Services. Why Use Web Services?
Implementing Your First Web Service. Testing the Web
Service. Implementing the Web Service Client. Understanding
How Web Services Work.
Day 14. Publishing Web Services. How Do Web References
Work? What Is UDDI?
Week 2. In Review.
Week 3. At a Glance.
Day 15. Accessing Complex Data with Web
Services.
Passing Parameters and Web
Services. Accessing Data with Web Services.
Day 16. Putting It All Together with Web Services.
Managing State in Web
Services. Dealing with Slow Services.
Day 17. Using Legacy Code with .NET. Using ASP and ASP.NET
Together. Using COM Components. Using .NET Components in
Legacy Applications.
Day 18. Configuring Internet Applications. XML and the Web.Config
File. Examining Configuration Files. Adding Tracing and
Debugging. Customizing Project Compilation. Adding Error
Handling to ASP.NET Pages. Configuring Session State.
Configuring the ASP.NET Process. Configuring ASP.NET Pages.
Adding Custom Configuration Sections.
Day 19. Securing Internet Applications. Understanding Network
Security Issues. Using HTTPS for Encryption. Understanding
Security Terms. Understanding Authentication. Understanding
Authorization and Impersonation. Setting Up URL
Authorization. Setting Up Authentication for Web
Services.
Day 20. Deploying Internet Applications. Deploying Web Applications
with XCOPY and
FTP. Copying Projects with Visual Studio.
Creating Powerful Setup Programs.
Applications with Great
“PARSSeM” . Looking at Logical and Physical
Architecture. Performance and Scalability. DNA for .NET.
PARSSeM and .NET.
Week 3. In Review.
Appendix A. Answers to
Quizzes and Exercises.