Beginning ASP.Net 1.1 E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional

by Darie, Cristian

• ISBN13: 9781590592540
• ISBN10: 1590592549
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-21
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This book definitively shows how to get a commerce-empowered site up and running quickly and easily with very few enterprise-level tools. The search chapter is a must-read, and you'll learn much from a structured, methodic approach to ASP.NET development. - Jason Salas, Microsoft MVP, ASP.NETMy overwhelming impression is that (the) book is user-friendly, very well designed, and a joy to use. Top regards to Darie and Watson for their admirable efforts. - Charles Abboud, MCSD.netField experts Cristian Darie and Karli Watson will teach you to build e-commerce websites using ASP.NET technology. The authors walk you comfortably through the processfrom design to deploymentand illustrate a complete e-commerce programming solution. Take a peek at an actual example from the book !You will learn to make use of third-party shopping-cart and payment facilities (especially suitable for small e-commerce operations). Further into the book, you will learn to supplement your site with greater functionality, eventually crafting a complete online shopping and order processing system.This book teaches by example and features real-world code. Also included are updates for Visual Studio .NET 2003, and .NET 1.1. Upon reading this book, you will be able to quickly design and run a fully functioning online store. Further, youll learn techniques to maintain flexibility in your sites design, so it can grow right along with your business.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
About the Technical Reviewer	xiii
Introduction	xv
Chapter 1 Starting an E-Commerce Site	1	(10)
Deciding Whether to Go Online	1	(2)
Making Money	3	(1)
Considering the Risks and Threats	4	(1)
Designing for Business	5	(3)
The Joke Shop	8	(2)
Summary	10	(1)
Chapter 2 Laying Out the Foundations	11	(38)
Designing for Growth	11	(8)
Choosing Technologies and Tools	19	(7)
Following Coding Standards	26	(1)
Creating the Visual Studio .NET Project	27	(6)
Implementing the Site Skeleton	33	(13)
Creating the SQL Server Database	46	(2)
Downloading the Code	48	(1)
Summary	48	(1)
Chapter 3 Creating the Product Catalog: Part I	49	(54)
Showing the Visitor Your Products	49	(6)
Storing Catalog Information	55	(13)
Implementing the Data Tier	68	(7)
Implementing the Business Tier	75	(13)
Implementing the Presentation Tier	88	(13)
Downloading the Code	101	(1)
Summary	101	(2)
Chapter 4 Creating the Product Catalog: Part II	103	(66)
Determining the New Functionality	103	(4)
Storing the New Data	107	(16)
Implementing the Data Tier	123	(8)
Implementing the Business Tier	131	(12)
Implementing the Presentation Tier	143	(20)
Dealing with Unexpected Errors	163	(5)
Summary	168	(1)
Chapter 5 Searching the Catalog	169	(36)
Determining the Kind of Search You Want	169	(2)
Implementing the Data Tier	171	(13)
Implementing the Business Tier	184	(8)
Implementing the Presentation Tier	192	(9)
A Final Trick: Searching for Similar Words	201	(2)
Summary	203	(2)
Chapter 6 Improving Performance	205	(12)
Handling Postback	206	(2)
Managing ViewState	208	(4)
Using Output Cache	212	(3)
Summary	215	(2)
Chapter 7 Receiving Payments Using PayPal	217	(12)
Considering Internet Payment Service Providers	218	(1)
Getting Started with PayPal	219	(1)
Integrating the PayPal Shopping Cart and Checkout	220	(6)
Using the PayPal Single Item Purchases Feature	226	(2)
Summary	228	(1)
Chapter 8 Catalog Administration	229	(84)
Preparing to Create the Catalog Administration Page	230	(3)
Authenticating Administrators	233	(7)
Setting Up the Catalog Administration Page	240	(4)
Administering Departments	244	(25)
Administering Categories	269	(14)
Administering Products	283	(14)
Administering Product Details	297	(13)
Uploading Product Pictures	310	(2)
Summary	312	(1)
Chapter 9 The Shopping Basket	313	(38)
Designing the Shopping Cart	315	(1)
Storing Shopping Cart Information	315	(1)
Implementing the Data Tier	316	(4)
Implementing the Business Tier	320	(7)
Implementing the Presentation Tier	327	(15)
Administering the Shopping Cart	342	(7)
Summary	349	(2)
Chapter 10 Dealing with Customer Orders	351	(54)
Implementing an Order-Placing System	351	(13)
Administering Orders	364	(40)
Summary	404	(1)
Chapter 11 Making Recommendations	405	(10)
Increasing Sales with Dynamic Recommendations	405	(1)
Implementing the Data Tier	406	(3)
Implementing the Business Tier	409	(1)
Implementing the Presentation Tier	410	(4)
Summary	414	(1)
Chapter 12 Customer Details	415	(52)
Handling Customer Accounts	415	(1)
Creating a JokePoint Customer Account Scheme	416	(45)
Setting Up Secure Connections	461	(5)
Summary	466	(1)
Chapter 13 Order Pipeline	467	(38)
Defining an Order Pipeline	468	(1)
Understanding the JokePoint Order Pipeline	468	(35)
Summary	503	(2)
Chapter 14 Implementing the Pipeline	505	(44)
Considering the Code for the Pipeline Sections	505	(18)
Making Modifications to JokePoint	523	(24)
Summary	547	(2)
Chapter 15 Credit Card Transactions	549	(32)
Learning the Credit Card Transaction Fundamentals	549	(3)
Implementing Credit Card Processing	552	(27)
Summary	579	(2)
Appendix A Creating Class Libraries and Installing IIS, MSDE, and OSQL	581	(8)
Installing the IIS 5.x Web Server	581	(3)
Installing MSDE	584	(3)
Running Scripts with osql	587	(1)
Creating Class Libraries	588	(1)
Appendix B Project Management Considerations	589	(10)
Developing Software Solutions	589	(1)
Considering the Theory Behind Project Management	590	(5)
Picking a Method	595	(1)
Understanding the E-Commerce Project Cycle	596	(1)
Maintaining Relationships with Your Customers	597	(2)
Index	599