Microsoft ASP.NET Programming with Microsoft Visual C# .NET Version 2003 Step By Step

by Duthie, G.Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780735619357
• ISBN10: 0735619352
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-23
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Your hands-on, self-study guide for building Web applications and services with ASP.NET and Visual Basic .NET version 2003Teach yourself how to write high-performance Web applications with ASP.NET and Visual Basic .NET--one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the fundamental tools and technologies, including the common language runtime, Web Forms, XML Web services, and Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1--with coverage that's fully up-to-date with the innovations in Visual Basic .NET version 2003. Work at your own pace through the easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to learn essential techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code examples and best practices for ASP.NET Web development with Visual Basic .NET. Topics include creating ASP.NET Web applications; managing application state; configuring ASP.NET applications; implementing security, including using new capabilities in authentication and request validation; creating Web Forms, server controls, and XML Web services; accessing data, including exploiting new Microsoft ADO.NET functionality; enabling caching; testing, debugging, and deploying ASP.NET applications; and more.

Author Biography

G. Andrew Duthie is an experienced ASP.NET developer. He is a frequent speaker at ASP.NET conferences, and is the author of a number of books on ASP.NET and Visual Interdev.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xii
Introduction	xiii
Finding Your Best Starting Point	xiii
Installing the Sample Files	xv
Conventions Used in This Book	xvii
Part 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET
Opening and Running an ASP.NET Web Application	3	(30)
Understanding Microsoft .NET	3	(6)
The .NET Framework	4	(1)
The Common Language Runtime	4	(1)
The .NET Framework Class Library	5	(1)
.NET Languages and Language Tools	6	(1)
Notepad and Other Text Editors	7	(1)
Visual Studio .NET	7	(1)
C#	7	(1)
Additional .NET Languages	8	(1)
Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET	9	(6)
Visual Studio .NET Basics	9	(6)
The Visual Studio .NET IDE	15	(15)
IDE Enhancements	15	(3)
New Features	18	(1)
IDE Windows	19	(7)
Toolbars	26	(1)
Menus	27	(1)
Options	28	(1)
Exiting Visual Studio .NET	29	(1)
What's New in ASP.NET	30	(3)
Familiar Features	30	(1)
What's New	30	(3)
Creating an ASP.NET Web Application	33	(16)
ASP.NET Project Types	33	(4)
ASP.NET Web Applications	34	(1)
ASP.NET Web Forms	35	(1)
Code-Behind	35	(1)
ASP.NET Web Services	36	(1)
ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications	36	(1)
ASP.NET File Types	37	(1)
Visual Studio .NET	38	(11)
Creating Applications	39	(3)
Adding Server Controls	42	(4)
Building and Testing Your Page	46	(3)
Understanding Programming Basics	49	(42)
Expressions, Variables, and Constants	50	(10)
Expressions	50	(1)
Variables	51	(3)
Declaring Variables	54	(5)
Operators	59	(1)
Constants	59	(1)
Enumerations	60	(1)
Methods	60	(5)
Flow Control	65	(12)
if Statements	66	(2)
switch case Statements	68	(6)
Looping Statements	74	(3)
Error Handling	77	(6)
Ways to Handle Exceptional Situations	77	(1)
Checking Return Values	78	(1)
Using Structured Exception Handling: try...catch...finally	78	(5)
Understanding OBject-Oriented Programming Basics	83	(8)
Using Classes as Containers for Code	84	(1)
Using Inheritance	85	(6)
Part 2 ASP.NET Infrastructure
Managing State	91	(22)
Using Application State	92	(6)
Synchronizing Access to Application State	94	(2)
Recommendations for Application State	96	(1)
Limitations of Application State	97	(1)
Using Session State	98	(6)
Enabling Session State	100	(1)
Enabling Session State in Visual Studio.NET	101	(2)
Recommendations for Session State	103	(1)
Limitations of Session State	103	(1)
State and Scalability	104	(1)
Configuring Session State Storage	105	(4)
Storing Session State In-Process	105	(1)
Storing Session State Out-of-Process	105	(2)
Storing Session State in SQL Server	107	(1)
Using Cookieless Sessions	108	(1)
Formatting URLs for Cookieless Sessions	109	(1)
Using Client-Side Cookies for State Storage	109	(2)
Using Persistent Cookies	110	(1)
ASP.NET Server Control State	111	(2)
Configuring an ASP.NET Application	113	(18)
Understanding ASP.NET Configuration	113	(2)
Introducing Web.config	115	(16)
Editing Configuration Files	116	(2)
Configuring an ASP.NET Application	118	(8)
Overriding Configuration Settings for Subdirectories	126	(1)
Locking Down Configuration Settings	127	(1)
Running Against a Specific Framework Version	128	(3)
Security in ASP.NET	131	(58)
The Importance of Security	132	(1)
Security Basics	133	(32)
Server Setup and Application Design	133	(12)
Passwords, Please	145	(5)
Limit Those Accounts	150	(1)
No Samples, Thank You	151	(1)
You Need Validation	152	(1)
ASP.NET Request Validation	153	(2)
Patching	155	(3)
Access Control	158	(1)
Auditing and Logging	159	(2)
Using SSL to Protect Communications	161	(4)
Enabling Authentication	165	(13)
Selecting an Authentication Type	166	(1)
Using Windows-Based Authentication	166	(3)
Using .NET Passport Authentication	169	(1)
Using Forms-Based Authentication	170	(8)
Using Authorization	178	(3)
Using NTFS ACLs for Authorization	178	(1)
Using URL-Based Authorization	179	(2)
Using Impersonation	181	(1)
Understanding Code Access Security	182	(1)
Security Resources	183	(6)
Part 3 ASP.NET Web Forms
Creating Web Forms	189	(40)
Anatomy of an ASP.NET Web Form	189	(31)
Understanding Page Elements	190	(2)
Understanding Page Lifetime	192	(2)
Using Directives	194	(5)
@ Page Examples	199	(10)
The Page Class	209	(2)
Writing Code in Web Forms	211	(2)
Creating and Using User Controls	213	(7)
Event Handling	220	(5)
Handling Page Events	222	(1)
Handling Control Events	223	(1)
Handling Page Errors	224	(1)
Page Runtime Structure	225	(4)
Using Server Controls	229	(50)
Types of Controls	229	(41)
HTML Controls	229	(8)
Web Controls	237	(1)
Adding Server Controls to a Page	237	(9)
Additional Web Control Examples	246	(11)
Specialty Controls	257	(7)
Validation Controls	264	(6)
Data-Bound Controls	270	(1)
ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications and Controls	270	(9)
ASP.NET Mobile Controls	270	(9)
Accessing and Binding Data	279	(72)
Understanding ADO.NET	280	(3)
Understanding .NET Data Providers	280	(2)
Understanding Datasets	282	(1)
Creating and Opening Connections	283	(7)
SqlConnection	283	(3)
OleDbConnection	286	(1)
Using Trusted Connections	287	(3)
Reading and Updating Data with Commands	290	(11)
SqlCommand	290	(6)
OleDbCommand	296	(3)
Using Stored Procedures	299	(2)
Using Datasets	301	(21)
Using DataAdapter Objects	301	(1)
Reading XML Data	302	(1)
Using DataTable, DataColumn, and DataRow Objects	302	(10)
Updating Datasets	312	(1)
Typed Datasets	313	(8)
Using DataView Objects	321	(1)
Reading Data with DataReader Objects	322	(1)
SqlDataReader	322	(1)
OleDbDataReader	323	(1)
Data Binding	323	(28)
Simple Data Binding	324	(1)
Binding to Controls	325	(2)
Using DataBinder.Eval	327	(1)
Using the Data-Bound Controls	327	(24)
Part 4 Beyond the Basics
Creating Custom Server Controls	351	(58)
Creating Your First Control	352	(12)
Creating a Namespace	353	(1)
Creating a Class	353	(1)
Inheriting from a Base Class	354	(1)
Rendering Output from a Control	355	(1)
Building Your First Control in Visual Studio .NET	356	(8)
Adding Functionality	364	(3)
Adding Properties and Methods	364	(3)
Creating More Advanced Controls	367	(42)
Handling Postbacks	368	(1)
Creating, Raising, and Handling Events	369	(4)
A Registration and Login Control	373	(28)
Maintaining State	401	(2)
Creating Custom Controls Through Composition	403	(6)
Creating and Using Web Services	409	(32)
Understanding XML-Based Web Services	409	(4)
SOAP and Web Services	412	(1)
Additional Needs for Web Services	412	(1)
Creating a Web Service	413	(16)
Declaring a Web Service	413	(1)
Creating the Web Service Class	414	(11)
Advertising a Web Service	425	(1)
Chapter_11.disco	426	(1)
Securing a Web Service	427	(1)
Exploring Authentication Options	428	(1)
Using a Web Service	429	(12)
Locating a Web Service	429	(2)
Understanding WSDL Files	431	(1)
Creating a Proxy Class	432	(2)
MakeServices.bat	434	(4)
How the Proxy Code Works	438	(1)
Additional Resources	438	(3)
Using Caching to Improve Performance	441	(24)
Understanding Caching	441	(1)
Using Output Caching	442	(11)
Using the @ OutputCache Directive	442	(10)
Using Response.Cache	452	(1)
Caching Arbitrary Data	453	(12)
Using the Cache APIs	456	(9)
Deploying an ASP.NET Application	465	(18)
Understanding the Structure of ASP.NET Applications	466	(7)
Distinguishing Between Physical Path and URL	469	(2)
Storing Application-Specific Configuration Settings	471	(2)
Deploying a Web Application Manually	473	(4)
Setting Up the Target Deployment Directory	473	(1)
Copying Files to the Target Directory	473	(2)
Setting IIS Permissions for Subdirectories	475	(2)
Deployment Options in Visual Studio .NET	477	(6)
Using Copy Project to Deploy a Web Application	477	(1)
Using a Web Setup Project to Deploy a Web Application	478	(5)
Tracing and Debugging ASP.NET Applications	483	(98)
Tracing	484	(7)
Enabling Page-Level Trace Output	484	(2)
Enabling Application-Level Trace Output	486	(1)
Writing to the Trace Output	487	(3)
Understanding the Trace Output	490	(1)
Debugging	491	(16)
Understanding Bug Categories	491	(1)
Preventing Bugs	492	(1)
Compiling Web Forms Pages in Debug Mode	493	(3)
Understanding ASP.NET Error Messages	496	(1)
Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger	496	(11)
Part 5 Appendixes
Appendix A Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET	507	(12)
Migration Overview	507	(1)
Page Structure Changes	507	(2)
Language Changes	509	(1)
Migrating a Data Access Page to ASP.NET	510	(7)
Best Practices for Preparing for ASP.NET	517	(2)
Appendix B ASP.NET Configuration Elements	519	(42)
<trace>	519	(1)
<globalization>	520	(2)
<httpRuntime>	522	(3)
<compilation>	525	(6)
<pages>	531	(3)
<customErrors>	534	(2)
<authentication>	536	(4)
<identity>	540	(1)
<authorization>	541	(2)
<machineKey>	543	(1)
<securityPolicy>	544	(1)
<trust>	545	(1)
<sessionState>	546	(2)
<httpHandlers>	548	(2)
<httpModules>	550	(2)
<processModel>	552	(5)
<webControls>	557	(1)
<clientTarget>	557	(1)
<browserCaps>	558	(1)
Setting and Retrieving Custom Application Settings	559	(1)
<appSettings>	559	(2)
Appendix C Installing Visual Studio .NET 2003	561	(20)
Before You Install	561	(1)
Installing Visual Studio .NET 2003	562	(19)
Index	581