Beginning Visual Web Programming in VB .NET

by Cazzulino, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781590593592
• ISBN10: 1590593596
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

With Beginning Web Programming in VB .NET: From Novice to Professional you'll learn the fundamentals of the web environment and how Visual Studio .NET makes it accessible to VB programmers. You'll build a working website that demonstrates all the elements of a VB web application. We'll take a step-by-step approach to each example as we explore the essential technologies and how VS.NET helps us to integrate them into a highly interactive, attractive web application.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xv
About the Technical Reviewer	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Environment and Architecture	1	(28)
Web Application Considerations	1	(1)
The Web Model	2	(5)
Desktop Applications vs. Web Applications	3	(1)
Web Servers and Web Clients	4	(3)
System Configuration for Web Development	7	(10)
Installing and Configuring IIS for .NET Web Applications	8	(1)
Administering IIS	9	(7)
Configuring Virtual Directories	16	(1)
Dynamic Web Applications	17	(7)
Client-Side Processing and Server-Side Processing	18	(6)
An Introduction to State Management	24	(1)
Web Application Architecture	24	(3)
Summary	27	(2)
Web Development in .NET	29	(30)
An Introduction to ASP.NET	29	(1)
Web Form Construction in VS .NET	30	(19)
Understanding Web Form Structure: Presentation and Processing	31	(9)
Using the Properties Browser	40	(5)
Using Code-Behind	45	(4)
A Brief Tour of An ASP.NET Application	49	(7)
ASP.NET Application Files	49	(1)
The Class View	50	(1)
Object Orientation in ASP.NET	51	(1)
Reusability and Encapsulation	52	(1)
Compilation	53	(1)
The Lifecycle of a Page	54	(2)
Summary	56	(3)
User Interfaces and Server Controls	59	(58)
Server Controls	60	(34)
HTML Controls	61	(11)
HTML Server Controls	72	(4)
Web Server Controls	76	(11)
Validation Controls	87	(7)
User Controls	94	(8)
Custom Controls	102	(8)
Dynamic Content	110	(3)
Avoiding Code Duplication	113	(3)
Summary	116	(1)
ADO.NET	117	(38)
The Architecture of ADO.NET	117	(4)
The Data Reader Object	118	(1)
Data Providers	119	(2)
Programmatic Use of ADO.NET	121	(20)
Adding Data to a Database	121	(5)
Retrieving Data from a Database	126	(7)
Changing the Data in a Database	133	(8)
The Rest of the Picture: The DataSet and Data Adapter Objects	141	(13)
Dealing with Disconnected Data	141	(2)
Using a DataSet Object	143	(11)
Summary	154	(1)
Data Binding	155	(52)
Introduction to Components	155	(5)
Placing a Component on a Form	156	(2)
Configuring Dynamic Properties	158	(2)
Data Binding	160	(17)
Using Binding Expressions	161	(1)
Formatting with the DataBinder Class	162	(1)
Using Data Binding	162	(8)
Binding to Sets of Data	170	(7)
Working Visually with Data	177	(9)
Working with Data Components	178	(1)
Using Typed Datasets	179	(7)
Advanced Data Binding	186	(20)
Paging	189	(3)
Freestyle Data Binding and Editing---The DataList	192	(14)
Summary	206	(1)
ASP.NET State Management	207	(52)
State Storage and Scope	207	(1)
Session State	208	(18)
Controlling the Session State	220	(4)
Configuring the Session State	224	(2)
Application State	226	(7)
Using Application Object and Events	232	(1)
Viewstate	233	(10)
Using the Viewstate As a Datastore	237	(6)
Transient State	243	(5)
Cookies	248	(8)
Passing Data with Query Strings	255	(1)
Passing Data with Hidden Form Fields	256	(1)
Summary	256	(3)
Markup Languages and XML	259	(34)
Markup Languages	260	(7)
HyperText Markup Language	261	(1)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)	262	(5)
XML Data Exchange	267	(5)
XML Schemas and Validation	268	(2)
Markup Languages, Schemas, and Validation	270	(2)
XML Schema Creation	272	(18)
Using XML Namespaces	274	(2)
Building an XML Schema	276	(4)
Defining Complex Types	280	(6)
Defining Custom Simple Types	286	(2)
Restricting Element Occurrence	288	(1)
Viewing the Entire Schema	289	(1)
Summary	290	(3)
XML and Web Development	293	(50)
XML Document Creation in VS .NET	294	(6)
Creating XML Documents Visually	294	(4)
Creating XML Documents in the Data View	298	(2)
Programmatic Manipulation of XML in .NET	300	(21)
Reading and Validating XML	300	(8)
Receiving the Uploaded File	308	(13)
XML Queries with XPath	321	(17)
Querying Document Object Model (DOM) Documents	324	(5)
Understanding the XPath Data Model	329	(5)
Building XPath Expressions Dynamically	334	(4)
XML APIs Comparison	338	(2)
Summary	340	(3)
Web Services in Web Applications	343	(46)
Overview of Web Services	343	(3)
Web Services Relationship to the Browser/Server Model	344	(1)
VS .NET Support for Web Services	345	(1)
Web Service Implementation	346	(11)
Implementing Web Methods	346	(3)
Testing the Web Service	349	(3)
Using Complex Data Types	352	(5)
Web Service Consumption	357	(6)
An Introduction to SOAP	363	(3)
Understanding the SOAP Message Format	363	(2)
Viewing a SOAP Request and Response	365	(1)
Error Handling in Web Services	366	(4)
Web Service Efficiency	370	(16)
Caching in Web Services	370	(1)
Reducing the Amount of Data Involved	371	(5)
Using Custom Data Types for Optimization	376	(9)
Adding State to Web Services	385	(1)
Third-Party Web Services	386	(1)
Summary	387	(2)
ASP.NET Authentication, Authorization, and Security	389	(32)
Security Overview	389	(6)
Security Architecture	390	(1)
Essential Terminology	390	(5)
The ASP.NET Security Infrastructure	395	(3)
Application Security Configuration	398	(3)
Authentication Configuration	398	(1)
Authorization Configuration	399	(1)
Location Configuration	400	(1)
Authentication Modes	401	(8)
Windows Authentication	401	(2)
Passport Authentication	403	(1)
Forms Authentication	403	(6)
Customized Authentication and Role-Based Security	409	(10)
Implementing Custom Authentication	410	(6)
Securing Folders	416	(3)
Summary	419	(2)
Debugging and Exception Handling	421	(54)
Types of Errors	422	(4)
Syntax Errors	422	(2)
Semantic Errors	424	(2)
Input Errors	426	(1)
Debugging Web Applications	426	(33)
ASP.NET Tracing	427	(10)
Tracing and Assertions in .NET	437	(5)
The VS .NET Debugger	442	(17)
Exceptions	459	(15)
Exception Handling	460	(9)
Unhandled Exceptions	469	(5)
Summary	474	(1)
Caching and Performance Tuning	475	(46)
What Is Good Performance?	475	(1)
Performance Monitoring	476	(9)
Configuring the System Monitor in PerfMon	477	(7)
Avoiding External Overhead	484	(1)
Performance Testing an Application	485	(9)
Installing the Web Application Stress Tool	485	(1)
Generating a Realistic Set of Data	486	(1)
Preparing a Performance Test with a Simulated Load	487	(5)
Running the Performance Test	492	(2)
Caching	494	(18)
Caching Overview	495	(3)
ASP.NET Caching	498	(14)
Monitoring the Cache API	512	(1)
Controlling the Viewstate	512	(3)
Disabling the Viewstate for Controls	512	(2)
Disabling the Viewstate at the Page and Application Levels	514	(1)
Checking the Viewstate Encryption Features	515	(1)
Deciding What to Put in Viewstate	515	(1)
More ASP.NET Performance Tips	515	(4)
Server-Side Redirection Using Server.Transfer	515	(2)
Using Web Controls Conservatively	517	(1)
Disabling Session State	518	(1)
Improving Database Access	518	(1)
Summary	519	(2)
Publishing Web Applications in .NET	521	(46)
Methods for Deploying .NET Applications	521	(2)
XCOPY Deployment	522	(1)
Deployment Projects	522	(1)
Manual Web Application Deployment	523	(5)
Setup Projects in VS .NET	528	(12)
Creating Web Setup Projects	530	(6)
Including the dotnetfx.exe File with Your Installation	536	(1)
Viewing Application Dependencies and Outputs	536	(2)
Using the Setup Project	538	(1)
Uninstalling a Project	539	(1)
Customized Deployment	540	(23)
Adding a Custom File	540	(1)
Editing the User Interface	541	(5)
Building the Project	546	(2)
Adding Custom Actions	548	(2)
Using Installer Classes	550	(9)
Deploying Application Configuration Settings	559	(1)
Using Launch Conditions	560	(3)
Summary	563	(1)
Web Applications---An Overview	564	(3)
APPENDIX A The Friends Reunion Application	567	(6)
Friends Reunion Database Design	567	(1)
How to Set Up the Code Download Package	568	(3)
Setting Up the Database	568	(1)
Setting Up the Code Samples	569	(2)
How to Create GUIDs for Database Keys	571	(2)
APPENDIX B Management of IIS and MSDE	573	(22)
IIS Configuration	573	(10)
Configuring Site-Wide Settings	573	(5)
Configuring ASP.NET Applications in IIS	578	(5)
Locking Down IIS	583	(1)
Impersonation Configuration	583	(5)
An Introduction to IIS 6	588	(2)
MSDE Management	590	(5)
Using MSDE	590	(1)
Administering Data via the Server Explorer	590	(5)
Index	595