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Get Up to Speed on ASP.NET Database Programming - in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about ASP.NET database programming. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with Active Server Pages. Or maybe you're new to Microsoft .NET or database programming. In any event, we've got a solution for you - ASP.NET Database Programming Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to jump right in and start to create dynamic, data-driven Web applications. It's as simple as that. The Curriculum Friday Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Introducing ASP.NET
* Setting Up .NET
* Designing a Database
* SQL, A Primer
Saturday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Databases, A Primer on SQL Server 2000
* XML, A Primer
* Developing ASP.NET Pages
* Using HTML Controls
* Using ASP.NET Controls
* User Controls
Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Validating User Input
* Maintaining State in ASP.NET
* Authentication and Authorization
* ASP.NET Caching
* Introducing ADO.NET
* Navigating The ADO.NET Object Model
Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Opening a Connection
* Executing Commands
* Using The DataReader Object
* Introducing Datasets, Part I
Sunday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Introducing Datasets, Part II
* Data Binding
* Using the DataGrid Control with Bound Data
* Beating the CRUD out of the DataGrid
* Data Shaping with ADO.NET
* Handling ADO.NET Errors
Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* SOAP
* Web Services
* Migrating From ASP to ASP.NET
* Migration From ADO to ADO.NET
CD-ROM Includes:
* Assessment software to help gauge your progress
* General Membership on Brinkster.com Web Hosting Service
* .NET Compression Library trial version
* BrowserHawk evaluation version
* Infragistics UltraSuite and ASPUpload trial versions
* Sample code from the book
System Requirements: Pentium PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later. 128 MB RAM. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements. For more information on Hungry Minds, go to www.hungryminds.com
Synopsis
Written by expert web developers from Price Waterhouse-Coopers, ASP.NET Database Programming Weekend Crash Course will quickly enable you to create dynamic data-driven web applications using Microsoft's exciting new .NET technologies.
Open the book on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon -- after completing 30 fast, focused lessons -- you will have mastered the skills necessary to begin creating robust, dynamic, data-driven web applications with ASP.NET. Starting with ASP.NET basics, expert authors Jason and Tony teach you what they need to know to begin creating ASP.NET applications quickly, and then dive into building database applications with ADO.NET, Web Services, SOAP, XML and more. This book is a must have for any developer building web applications on Microsoft's new .NET Framework.
About the Author
About the Authors Jason Butler is a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Jason has built numerous Microsoft-centric Web applications for Fortune 500 companies. When not writing code, he religiously works out at a gym near his home in northern Virginia. Jason is also a devoted Hootie & The Blowfish fan. Tony Caudill is a Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Tony has written and deployed custom Microsoft Solutions for twenty Fortune 500 Companies to support the integration of SAP, Siebel, and other ERP/CRM applications. When not managing system implementation projects, he avidly pursues surfing in southern California at his favorite beaches and tackles skiing at Big Bear.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Introduction.
Friday.
PART I-Friday Evening.
Session 1-Introducing ASP.NET.
Session 2-Setting Up .NET.
Session 3-Designing a Database.
Session 4-Building a Database.
Saturday.
PART II-Saturday Morning.
Session 5-Using SQL: A Primer.
Session 6-XML: A Primer.
Session 7-Developing ASP.NET Pages.
Session 8-Using HTML Controls.
Session 9-Using Web Controls.
Session 10-Introducing User Controls.
PART III-Saturday Afternoon.
Session 11-Validating User Input.
Session 12-Maintaining State in ASP.NET.
Session 13-Authentication and Authorization.
Session 14-ASP.NET Caching.
Session 15-Introducing ADO.NET.
Session 16-Navigating the ADO.NET Object Model.
PART IV-Saturday Evening.
Session 17-Opening a Connection.
Session 18-Executing Commands.
Session 19-Using DataReaders.
Session 20-Introducing DataSets, Part I.
Sunday.
PART V-Sunday Morning.
Session 21-Introducing DataSets, Part II.
Session 22-Introducing Data Binding.
Session 23-Using the DataGrid Control with Bound Data.
Session 24-Beating the CRUD out of the DataGrid Control.
Session 25-Data Shaping with ADO.NET.
Session 26-Handling ADO.NET Errors.
PART VI-Sunday Afternoon.
Session 27-SOAP It Up!
Session 28-Web Services.
Session 29-Migrating from ASP to ASP.Net.
Session 30-Migrating from ADO to ADO.NET.
Appendix A-Answers to Part Reviews.
Appendix B-What's on the CD-ROM.
Appendix C-ADO.NET Class Descriptions.
Appendix D-Coding Differences in ASP and ASP.NET.
Index.
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