.Net Enterprise Development in Vb.Net: From Design to Deployment

by Reynolds, Matthew; Watson, Karli; Forgey, Bil; Patterson, Brian

• ISBN13: 9781861006172
• ISBN10: 1861006179
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(1)
What Does This Book Cover?	2	(1)
Who Is This Book For?	3	(1)
What You Need to Use This Book	3	(1)
Conventions	3	(1)
Customer Support	4	(5)
How to Download the Sample Code for the Book	4	(1)
Errata	4	(1)
E-mail Support	5	(1)
p2p.wrox.com	5	(1)
Why this System Offers the Best Support	6	(3)
Introduction	9	(12)
The Changing Face of Enterprise	10	(1)
Distributed Applications	10	(5)
The N-Tier Model	11	(1)
The Data Tier	12	(1)
The Business Tier	12	(1)
The Presentation Tier	13	(1)
Web Development	14	(1)
Web Services	15	(1)
Introducing .Net	15	(1)
The Sample Application	16	(3)
The Application Browser	17	(1)
Web Services	17	(1)
Management and Administration	18	(1)
Security	18	(1)
The Mobile Interface	19	(1)
Summary	19	(2)
Application Design	21	(38)
Wrox Enterprise Objects	22	(8)
The WEO Object Model	25	(1)
``Entity''	25	(1)
``EntitySet''	26	(2)
``Service''	28	(1)
``EnterpriseApplication''	29	(1)
Using the WEO Object Builder	30	(1)
Using the Object Builder Tool	30	(16)
Consuming the Objects	36	(6)
The ``Email'' Property	42	(3)
The ``Name'' Property	45	(1)
Relating Entities	46	(4)
Linking Payments	47	(3)
Inserting Data	50	(1)
Your Own Stored Procedures	51	(6)
Creating a Stored Procedure	52	(2)
Calling the Procedure	54	(3)
Naming Your Stored Procedures	57	(1)
Summary	57	(2)
The Application Browser	59	(42)
Before We Begin	59	(2)
Browser Distribution	61	(2)
Getting Going	63	(6)
Building the Web Service	63	(1)
Debugging Web Services	64	(2)
Adding a Namespace	66	(1)
The ``GetFunctionalityCatalog'' Method	67	(2)
Building the Client	69	(15)
Authentication	70	(5)
Closing the Application	75	(2)
Adding Menu Options	77	(2)
Updating the Caption	79	(1)
Running Sub-Applications	80	(4)
Communicating with the Browser	84	(5)
``ISubApplication''	85	(4)
Opening New Browsers and Other UI Tidbits	89	(9)
Sub-Application Menu Items	90	(2)
Adding the Item to the Proper Location	92	(2)
Removing Items	94	(2)
Adding Menu Separators	96	(2)
Summary	98	(3)
Developing for the Desktop	101	(38)
Debugging	101	(4)
What About Deployment?	105	(1)
Editing Customers	105	(3)
The ``Customer'' Entity	106	(1)
The Basic Form	106	(1)
Building the Control Library	107	(1)
Retrieving Data	108	(15)
Searching for Customers	109	(1)
The ``FindCustomers'' Stored Procedure	110	(2)
Wring up ``FindCustomers''	112	(1)
The ``EntitySetScroller'' Control	113	(4)
Binding the Data	117	(3)
Moving Around	120	(3)
Changing Data	123	(14)
Flagging Changes	124	(4)
A Word About Concurrency	128	(1)
Timestamps	128	(2)
Saving Changes	130	(4)
Testing the Concurrency	134	(1)
What Happens in an Update	135	(2)
Adding New Customers	137	(1)
Summary	137	(2)
Automated Processes and Transactions	139	(34)
Our Approach	139	(3)
Order Capture	139	(1)
Order Processing	140	(1)
Order Shipping	140	(1)
Order Reporting	140	(1)
Scope of the Problem	141	(1)
Order Capture	141	(1)
Order Processing	141	(1)
Order Shipping	141	(1)
Order Reporting	142	(1)
Order Loading	142	(12)
Loading the XML	144	(7)
Processing the XML	151	(3)
Order Processing and Transactions	154	(16)
Building ``OrderProcessor''	155	(1)
Processing the Order	156	(12)
Testing the Processor	168	(2)
Testing the Rollback	170	(1)
Services	170	(1)
Summary	171	(2)
Web Services	173	(36)
Why Use Web Services?	174	(1)
Accessing BookManager Data with Web Services	175	(9)
A Basic ``BookManager'' Service	176	(5)
A Client for BMService1	181	(3)
Securing BookManager Services	184	(23)
Authentication and Authorization	185	(7)
SSL Connections	192	(1)
Securing ``BookManager'' Service	193	(3)
SOAP Headers for Data Exchange	196	(3)
Authenticated ``BookManager'' Services	199	(4)
A Client for ``BMService2''	203	(4)
Summary	207	(2)
Internet	209	(32)
ASP.NET -- A Crash Course	210	(4)
The BookManager ASP.NET Application	214	(25)
The ``GetAuthorsForBook'' Stored Procedure	215	(1)
The ``FanMail'' Web Service	216	(3)
The ``AuthorFanMail'' Web Application	219	(1)
Applications, Sessions, and ``Global.asax''	220	(4)
``Default.aspx''	224	(2)
``Login.aspx''	226	(2)
``MainForm.aspx''	228	(4)
``MailTo.aspx''	232	(3)
The Application in Action	235	(2)
Pagination	237	(2)
Server Control Design	239	(1)
Summary	239	(2)
Mobile Controls	241	(26)
The Wireless Internet	242	(2)
The Mobile Internet Toolkit	244	(13)
Mobile Web Projects	245	(1)
Mobile Controls Example	246	(6)
Device Capability Detection	252	(5)
Mobile BookManager Access	257	(8)
The BookList Application	258	(6)
Pagination	264	(1)
Summary	265	(2)
Services	267	(40)
Remoting	268	(1)
Extending Remoting	269	(1)
Token-Based Authentication	269	(1)
Authenticating Users	270	(10)
Configuring IIS	271	(1)
SSL	272	(1)
The ``Authenticate'' Method	272	(3)
Testing Authentication	275	(1)
The ``Logoff'' Method	275	(1)
Calling ``Authenticate'' From the Application Browser	276	(2)
Calling ``Logoff''	278	(1)
Displaying the User Name	278	(2)
Building the Service	280	(6)
Step 1 -- The Service Implementation Library	281	(1)
Configuring the Remoting Channels	281	(1)
Registering the Objects	282	(2)
Step 2 -- The Console Application	284	(1)
Step 3 -- The Windows Service	285	(1)
Connecting to the Service	286	(8)
Testing the Connection	288	(1)
How This Works	289	(4)
Displaying the Connection Type	293	(1)
Passing Tokens	294	(5)
Using the Call Context	295	(2)
Looking Server-Side	297	(2)
The Windows Service	299	(5)
Adding the Installer	301	(1)
Installing and Running the Service	301	(3)
Continuing to Develop	304	(1)
Summary	304	(3)
Automated Deployment and Code Access Security	307	(38)
Trying Automatic Deployment	309	(1)
Setting up IIS	310	(4)
The Global Assembly Cache	314	(2)
Code Access Security in .Net	316	(2)
Getting Evidence	318	(2)
Security Policy	320	(7)
Evaluating Permissions	327	(4)
More About Security	331	(1)
Turning Security Off	331	(1)
Application Security	332	(9)
User Rights	332	(1)
Securing Customer Edits	333	(2)
Checking Security	335	(3)
Adapting the Customer Editor	338	(3)
Asserting Security	341	(1)
Summary	342	(3)
Administration	345	(30)
Building the Administration Tool	345	(2)
Building the Tool	347	(14)
Creating the Project	347	(2)
Administration Objects	349	(5)
Starting and Stopping the Service	354	(7)
Pausing the Service	361	(1)
Controlling Remote Services	361	(1)
Adding the Administration Objects to ``ServiceHost''	361	(11)
Hosting the Administration Object	362	(3)
Calling the Remote Object	365	(1)
Presenting Data	366	(4)
A Default View	370	(1)
Implementing the Double-Click	371	(1)
The Microsoft Management Console	372	(1)
Summary	373	(2)
Management	375	(36)
Performance Counters	376	(15)
Introducing Performance Counters	376	(2)
.NET Performance Counters	378	(2)
Implementing Performance Counters	380	(1)
Implementing a Usage Counter	380	(1)
Registering Counters	380	(2)
What's Happening in WEO?	382	(1)
Counting Instantiations and Finalizations	382	(1)
Keeping Count of Objects	383	(1)
Updating ``HostService''	384	(3)
Testing the Counter	387	(1)
Scalability Counters	388	(1)
Creating a Rate Counter	388	(1)
Creating a Concurrency Counter	389	(2)
Exception Reporting	391	(7)
Serializing Exceptions	391	(2)
The XML Document	393	(2)
The ``ReportException'' Web Service Method	395	(1)
Testing the Exception Handler	396	(1)
Reporting More Data	397	(1)
Event Logging	398	(2)
Debugging and Tracing	400	(3)
Presenting Debug Information	401	(1)
``Debug.WriteLine''	402	(1)
Trace vs. Debug	403	(1)
Load Balancing	403	(5)
What is Load Balancing?	403	(1)
Round Robin Load Balancing	404	(3)
Who Killed Round Robin?	407	(1)
Single Point of Failure	407	(1)
Microsoft Application Center 2000	407	(1)
Summary	408	(3)
Appendix A: The WEO Object Builder	411	(1)
The Database Scanner	411	(2)
Scanning the Tables	413	(4)
Scanning the Sprocs	417	(2)
The Code Generator	419	(1)
Using Code DOM	420	(4)
Synchronizing the Project	424	(2)
Object Builder Class Reference	426	(1)
``BaseTreeNode''	426	(1)
``BuilderProvider''	426	(1)
``Caser''	427	(1)
``Code''	427	(1)
``CodeNode''	427	(1)
``CodePreviewView''	427	(1)
``Column''	427	(1)
``ColumnCollection''	428	(1)
``Connect''	428	(1)
``Main''	428	(1)
``Pane''	428	(1)
``PaneCollection''	428	(1)
``Project''	428	(1)
``ProjectNode''	428	(1)
``ProvideEntityName''	428	(1)
``Splash''	429	(1)
``Sproc''	429	(1)
``SprocNode''	429	(1)
``SprocParam''	429	(1)
``SprocParamCollection''	429	(1)
``SprocSqlView''	429	(1)
``SyncProgress''	429	(1)
``Table''	430	(1)
``TableCollection''	430	(1)
``TableNode''	430	(1)
``TablesNode''	430	(1)
``TableView''	430