Asp.Net Professional Secrets

by Bill Evjen (Reuters, St. Louis, MO); Thiru Thangarathinam; Bill Hatfield; Doug Seven; S. Srinivasa Sivakumar; Dave Wanta; Jason T. Roff

• ISBN13: 9780764526282
• ISBN10: 0764526286
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Go beyond the obvious and explore the secrets behind ASP.NET with this comprehensive guide. Leading authorities in the field expose the hidden functionality within the ASP.NET model, revealing everything from Web controls and screen scraping to configuration and versioning techniques. These expert tips and tricks will help you gain the skills you need to quickly develop your own practical ASP.NET applications. The Insider's Guide to: * Uploading Multiple Files from a Single Page (see Chapter 5) * Double-Checking Client-Side Validation (see Chapter 9) * Nesting User Controls (see Chapter 10) * Using the Code-Behind Model with Notepad (see Chapter 12) * Supporting Specific .NET Framework Versions (see Chapter 13) * Debugging a SQL Server Stored Procedure from Visual Studio .NET (see Chapter 14) * Streaming Attachments (see Chapter 18) * Screen Scraping Using WSDL Documents and Proxy Classes (see Chapter 30) * Integrating Mobile Emulators with Visual Studio .NET (see Chapter 33)

Author Biography

Bill Evjen is a technical director for Reuters, the founder and executive director of INETA, and an author and speaker on ASP.NET and Web services.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Starting the ASP.NET Journey	p. 1
Introducing .NET and ASP.NET	p. 3
Welcome to .NET	p. 3
A Closer Look at the .NET Foundation	p. 8
What's New in .NET 1.1?	p. 13
Summary	p. 16
Creating ASP.NET Applications with Visual Studio .NET	p. 17
Visual Studio .NET for ASP.NET	p. 18
Examining Hidden Items in Visual Studio .NET	p. 25
Discovering the Power Behind the Server Explorer	p. 33
Letting Visual Studio .NET Macros Do the Work for You	p. 46
Summary	p. 49
Using the ASP.NET Web Matrix Project	p. 51
Exploring the ASP.NET Web Matrix Project	p. 52
Working with the Web Matrix	p. 59
Extending the Web Matrix	p. 68
Summary	p. 80
Controls	p. 81
The What, Where, When, Why, and How of Controls	p. 83
Why Make the Change to ASP.NET?	p. 84
An Overview of ASP.NET Server Controls	p. 85
HTML Server Controls	p. 98
Web Server Controls	p. 104
Formatting Web Server Controls	p. 108
Summary	p. 115
Making HTML Server Controls Work for You	p. 117
Creating HTML Server Controls	p. 118
Playing with HTML Elements	p. 123
Specific HTML Server Controls Provided by Visual Studio .NET and the Web Matrix	p. 140
Summary	p. 155
Basic Web Controls	p. 157
Introducing Web Server Controls	p. 158
Displaying Text Using Web Server Controls	p. 159
Form Input Web Server Controls	p. 161
Form Submission Controls	p. 189
Navigation Controls	p. 197
Image Controls	p. 199
Layout Controls	p. 201
Summary	p. 207
Understanding List Web Controls	p. 209
Paging Data	p. 210
Sorting Data	p. 242
Editing Data in a DataGrid	p. 251
Summary	p. 271
Manipulating Rich Web Controls	p. 273
Using the Calendar Control	p. 274
The AdRotator Control	p. 290
Summary	p. 293
Taking Advantage of Validation Server Controls	p. 295
Introducing Validation	p. 296
.NET to the Rescue!	p. 298
Summary	p. 327
User Controls: Building Reusable Pieces of Code	p. 329
Introducing User Controls	p. 330
Building a Simple User Control	p. 331
Creating a Navigation User Control	p. 337
Exposing Properties and Methods from User Controls	p. 341
Dynamically Loading User Controls	p. 347
Creating User Controls Using the Code-Behind Technique	p. 354
Summary	p. 361
Building Custom Controls	p. 363
Creating Custom Controls with the Control Class	p. 364
Creating Custom Controls Using the WebControl Class	p. 375
Building a Composite Control	p. 379
Raising Events from Controls	p. 385
Creating a Templated Control	p. 385
Causing Client-Side Postback from a Server Control	p. 393
Using a Custom Control in Visual Studio .NET	p. 399
Summary	p. 400
Applications as a Whole	p. 401
An In-Depth Look at the .aspx Page	p. 403
The Languages of Your Pages	p. 404
Understanding Inline Versus Code-Behind	p. 408
Working with ASP.NET Directives	p. 417
Working with Page Events	p. 425
Understanding the Page Lifecycle	p. 426
Understanding the Page Class	p. 428
Summary	p. 430
Understanding the Entire Application	p. 431
Hosting Applications on a Server	p. 432
A Visual Studio .NET ASP.NET Application	p. 440
Versioning and Runtimes	p. 441
Looking at Global.asax	p. 447
Summary	p. 452
Debugging ASP.NET Pages and Handling Exceptions	p. 453
Debugging ASP.NET Web Applications	p. 454
ASP.NET Tracing	p. 464
Handling Exceptions in an ASP.NET Web Application	p. 472
Summary	p. 481
Controlling Security for Your ASP.NET Applications	p. 483
Authentication, Authorization, and Impersonation	p. 484
Overview of Authentication in ASP.NET	p. 485
Authorization	p. 501
Impersonation	p. 503
Summary	p. 507
Packaging and Deploying Your ASP.NET Applications	p. 509
Introduction to Setup and Deployment	p. 510
Structure of an ASP.NET Web Application	p. 510
Deployment Options Supported by .NET	p. 511
Summary	p. 525
Interoperability	p. 527
COM Interop: Using COM within .NET	p. 528
Using .NET from Unmanaged Code	p. 542
Summary	p. 552
Networking: Understanding E-mail in .NET	p. 553
Overview of E-mail	p. 554
Exploring System.Web.Mail	p. 559
E-mailing a Web Page	p. 563
Sending International E-Mails	p. 569
Troubleshooting System.Web.Mail	p. 571
Building Your Own SmtpClient Component	p. 575
Summary	p. 595
Networking: Understanding File I/O in .NET	p. 597
Overview of the System.IO Namespace	p. 598
Manipulating Text Files	p. 603
Manipulating Binary Files	p. 605
Reading and Writing Data Asynchronously	p. 607
Summary	p. 613
ASP.NET and Data	p. 615
Understanding ADO.NET	p. 617
Realizing the Dream of Common Database Access	p. 618
Picking a .NET Data Provider	p. 619
ADO.NET Objects	p. 620
Making Your Connection	p. 621
Issuing Commands	p. 624
Retrieving and Displaying Data with a DataReader	p. 632
Feedback Reader	p. 637
Calling Stored Procedures	p. 639
The Disconnected Database: DataAdapter and DataSet	p. 644
Summary	p. 647
Rendering and Data Binding with ADO.NET Objects	p. 649
Data Binding with ASP.NET Server Controls	p. 650
Implementing Sorting and Paging Using a DataGrid Control	p. 663
In-Place Editing of a DataGrid	p. 667
Embedding One DataGrid within Another DataGrid Control	p. 673
Summary	p. 680
XML and ADO.NET	p. 681
XML Support Provided by the DataSet Object	p. 682
The XmlDataDocument Object and ADO.NET	p. 693
Retrieving XML Data Directly from SQL Server	p. 705
Summary	p. 708
XML Namespaces	p. 709
XML Support in .NET Framework	p. 710
Summary	p. 738
Performance and Optimization	p. 739
Configuring Your Applications	p. 741
Configuration File Locations and Meanings	p. 742
Configuration File Structure	p. 743
Categories and Settings	p. 745
Consolidating and Locking Down Configuration Settings	p. 756
Summary	p. 759
Applying Caching and Other Performance Enhancements	p. 761
Understanding Caching	p. 762
Understanding the Different Types of Caching	p. 763
Creating a Callback Method for a Cached Item	p. 788
Using Performance Counters Related to Caching	p. 794
Summary	p. 795
State Management Techniques and Their Consequences	p. 797
Introducing State Management	p. 798
Client-Side State Management	p. 798
Server-Side State Management	p. 810
Summary	p. 820
XML Web Services	p. 821
Understanding the Basics of XML Web Services	p. 823
Introducing XML	p. 824
XML, SOAP, and HTTP	p. 825
Understanding the Problems That XML Web Services Address	p. 826
The Composition of XML Web Services	p. 827
Viewing and Testing XML Web Services	p. 838
The Business of XML Web Services	p. 849
Summary	p. 851
Building and Consuming XML Web Services	p. 853
Building a Simple XML Web Service	p. 854
Consuming an XML Web Service	p. 860
From One XML Web Service to Another	p. 879
Throwing SOAP Exceptions	p. 883
Caching XML Web Services	p. 885
Application Center Test (ACT)	p. 887
Summary	p. 896
Taking XML Web Services One Step Farther	p. 897
Asynchronous XML Web Services	p. 898
Sending Images in Your SOAP Messages	p. 903
Working with SOAP Headers	p. 910
Overloading WebMethods	p. 922
Tracing SOAP Messages	p. 924
Summary	p. 928
Getting What You Need by Screen Scraping	p. 929
Screen Scraping Niceties 101	p. 930
The Screen Scraping Process	p. 930
Stock Quote Example	p. 931
The Delicate Nature of Screen Scraping	p. 942
Building a Consuming Application	p. 943
Summary	p. 949
Mobile Development	p. 951
Building Wireless Applications	p. 953
Online and Offline Applications	p. 954
Mobile Application Development Challenges	p. 955
Mobile Application Development Process	p. 956
Summary	p. 970
Uncovering the Secrets of Mobile Controls	p. 971
Mobile Controls	p. 972
List Controls	p. 988
Summary	p. 1000
Advanced Techniques for Building Mobile Applications	p. 1001
Examining the ObjectList Control	p. 1002
Examining the PhoneCall Control	p. 1011
Providing a Common Look and Feel	p. 1014
Writing Device-Specific Code	p. 1025
Summary	p. 1032
Language Lookup: Visual Basic .NET	p. 1033
Language Lookup: C#	p. 1055
ASP.NET Resources	p. 1079
Index	p. 1081
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