Asp. Net: By Example

Written for web developers familiar with active server pages (ASP), this book offers guidelines for migrating to ASP.NET as well as introductions to the controls available, data access with ADO.NET, and web services. Separate chapters explain how to work with web, list, rich, validation, and user controls, and provide code examples written in either C# or Visual Basic. Annotation Learn ASP.NET quickly using a hands-on, practical approach. This book is positioned to be one of the first books available that covers the release version of ASP.NET, part of Microsoft's new .NET architecture. The By Example easy-to-use tutorial approach provides the reader a much faster and more interactive learning experience than the competition's reference model. Sample applications speed learning of ASP.NET by providing hands-on examples of covered techniques. ASP.NET By Example includes the following topics: creating custom ASP.NET controls; coverage of the new ADO+ object and how to use it in ASP.NET; using ASP.NET's intrinsic, list, and validation controls; case studies of the use of ASP.NET in e-commerce; deploying and managing ASP.NET applications; and migrating from ASP to ASP.NET. Steven A. Smith, MCSD, MCSE+I, is the owner of the ASPAlliance.com Web site, which provides resources to Internet developers especially in ASP and ASP.NET. He has written numerous articles, which have been published on several Web sites, and has acted as technical reviewer for several books and articles on Internet programming topics. By day, Steve develops Internet applications as a senior consultant for Software Architects, Inc Annotation ASP developers need to understand how ASP.NET can help them solve business problems better than any prior product. ASP.NET by Example is designed to provide a "crash course" on ASP.NET and quickly help the reader start using this new technology. As part of the By Example series, this book approaches ASP.NET in an easy-to-use tutorial way, giving the reader a much faster and more interactive learning experience than the traditional reference book. By building the sample applications taught in the book, readers will learn how to create custom ASP.NET controls, how to use ADO+ objects in ASP, and how to deploy and manage applications. ASP.NET by Example also provides tools and information needed to migrate old ASP files to the new platform, saving developers significant time and money. As an added feature Steven A. Smith has included multiple case studies on how ASP.NET is used in e-commerce applications The 'By Example' easy-to-use tutorial approach provides the reader with a fast and interactive learning experience. This book's topics include: creating custom ASP.NET controls; coverage of the new ADO+ object and how to use it in ASP.NET; case studies of the use of ASP.NET in e-commerce; migrating from ASP to ASP.NET and more.