ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

• Table of Contents

• Index

ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

By Paul D. Sheriff, Ken Getz

Publisher: Addison Wesley

Pub Date: April 08, 2002

ISBN: 0-672-32357-5

Pages: 672

The purpose of ASP.NET JumpStart is to show readers the practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by

illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. Emphasis will be

on good programming standards and practices. The reader will be taken from an introduction of the VB

.NET language to intermediate topics through a step-by-step approach, which gives the reader the

• Table of Contents

• Index

ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

By Paul D. Sheriff, Ken Getz

Publisher: Addison Wesley

Pub Date: April 08, 2002

ISBN: 0-672-32357-5

Pages: 672

The purpose of ASP.NET JumpStart is to show readers the practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by

illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. Emphasis will be

on good programming standards and practices. The reader will be taken from an introduction of the VB

.NET language to intermediate topics through a step-by-step approach, which gives the reader the

opportunity to try out the practices presented in each chapter.

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Contents

• Index

ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

By Paul D. Sheriff, Ken Getz

Publisher: Addison Wesley

Pub Date: April 08, 2002

ISBN: 0-672-32357-5

Pages: 672

Copyright

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Is the Purpose of This Book?

Who Should Read This Book?

Prerequisites

Part I. Introduction to Microsoft .NET and ASP.NET

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Sample Application

Preparing for the Sample Application

Introducing the Sample Application

Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Microsoft .NET

NET and XML

Overview of the .NET Framework

Types of Applications You Can Build

Migrating to .NET

Benefits of Using the .NET Framework

Summary

Chapter 3. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET

Configuring Visual Studio .NET

Project Templates

Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Using Help

Types of Windows

Using the Editor

Summary

Chapter 4. Overview of .NET Framework Classes

.NET Framework Namespaces

The System Namespace

The System.Data Namespace

The System.IO Namespace

The System.Text Namespace

The System.Collections Namespace

The System.Web.Services Namespace

The System.Xml Namespace

Summary

Chapter 5. Introduction to Internet Programming

Internet Basics

HTML Basics

Creating Web Sites Before ASP.NET

Web Sites Created Using ASP.NET

Summary

Chapter 6. Introduction to ASP.NET

Overview of ASP.NET

Introducing Web Form Controls

How Web Forms Work

Internet Information Server (IIS) Objects

Creating User Controls

Creating the Northwind Solution

Summary

Chapter 7. Working with ASP.NET and VB .NET

Event-Handling Basics

Data Types

Creating Your Own Procedures

Summary

Chapter 8. Validation Controls

Requiring Data Entry

Checking a Range

Validating Expressions

Creating Your Own Validation

Summarizing Validation Messages

Comparing Values

Summary

Chapter 9. Debugging in Visual Studio .NET

Using the Debugger

Introducing the Debugging Tools

Useful Versus .NET Debugging Tools

Using the Debug Class

Conditional Compilation

Summary

Part II. Data Handling

Chapter 10. Introduction to ADO.NET

Using ADO.NET Classes

ADO.NET Namespaces

Getting Started with ADO.NET

Benefits of ADO.NET

Summary

Chapter 11. Data Binding on Web Forms

Creating a Sample Page

Displaying Your Data

Summary

Chapter 12. Error Handling

The Promise of Structured Exception Handling

Using Exception Handling

Working with Specific Exceptions

Throwing Exceptions

Creating an Error Page

Summary

Chapter 13. ADO.NET Connection and Command Objects

Providing ADO.NET Connection Information

Using ADO.NET Connection Objects

Updating Data Using a Command Object

Summary

Chapter 14. Working with Data

Using the DataReader Object

Retrieving Datasets Generically

Working with Relations in a Dataset

Summary

Chapter 15. Using Stored Procedures with ADO.NET

Setting Up the Sample Stored Procedures

The OleDb Namespace and Stored Procedures

The SqlClient Namespace and Stored Procedures

Summary

Chapter 16. Using the DataGrid Control

Adding Features to the DataGrid Control

Loading the DataGrid Control with Data

Formatting Numeric Columns

Enabling Paging

Selecting a Row

Sorting Columns

Summary

Chapter 17. Editing Data Using the DataGrid Control

Project Setup

Editing Data Using Links

Editing Data on the Grid

Adding a Template Column

Adding and Deleting Rows

Summary

Chapter 18. Using the Repeater Control

How Does the Repeater Control Work?

Creating a Repeater

More Advanced Repeater Features

Summary

Chapter 19. Using the DataList Control

Project Setup

Adding the Control's Data Source

Adding the Full ItemTemplate

Using the DataList Control's Properties

Adding the EditItemTemplate Section

Adding Event-Handling Code

Summary

Part III. Web Development Techniques

Chapter 20. Using Crystal Reports

Creating a Report

Viewing the Report

Summary

Chapter 21. Creating User Controls

Creating a Header Control

Creating a Navigation Control

Creating More Complex User Controls

Defining and Raising Events

Summary

Chapter 22. Rich ASP.NET Controls

The CheckBoxList and RadioButtonList Controls

The Calendar Control

The AdRotator Control

The Literal Control

The PlaceHolder Control

Summary

Chapter 23. State Management in ASP.NET

State Management Techniques in Brief

Using the Session Object

Using Cookies

Using the ViewState Property

Cookieless Sessions

ASP.NET State Service

Automatic SQL Server State Management

Summary

Chapter 24. Introduction to Web Security

Forms-Based Authentication

Supporting Authorization

Summary

Chapter 25. Creating Mobile Web Applications

Introducing the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit

Creating a Page for Mobile Devices

Working with the ObjectList Control

Adding Validation Controls

Summary

Chapter 26. Development and Deployment Techniques

Development Techniques

Deploying ASP.NET Applications

Summary

Part IV. Web Services

Chapter 27. Introduction to XML

The Power of XML

Getting Started with XML

XML Schema

Summary

Chapter 28. Introduction to XML Web Services

Web Service Requirements

XML Web Services Then and Now

Web Services in Action

Summary

Chapter 29. Creating and Consuming XML Web Services

Creating a Simple XML Web Service

Consuming a Web Service

Creating a Useful Web Service

Summary

Chapter 30. Investigating Web Service Consumers

Consuming a Web Service Synchronously

Consuming a Web Service Asynchronously

Summary

Chapter 31. Securing Web Services

Security Mechanisms

Windows Integrated Authentication

Custom SOAP Authentication

Client Certificates

IP Address Restriction

Summary

Appendix A. Programming Standards

Setting Up Your Environment

Naming Conventions

Coding Conventions

Summary

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Copyright

Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as

trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Addison-Wesley were aware of a

trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals.

The author and publisher have taken care in the preparation of this book, but make no expressed or

implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed

for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or

programs contained herein.

The publisher offers discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for special sales.

For more information, please contact:

Pearson Education Corporate Sales Division

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Copyright © 2002 by Pearson Education

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other-wise,

without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Published

simultaneously in Canada.

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Credits

Associate Publisher

Linda Engelman

Acquisitions Editor

Sondra Scott

Development Editor

Karen Wachs

Managing Editor

Charlotte Clapp

Project Editor

Elizabeth Finney

Copy Editor

Bart Reed

Indexer

Angie Bess

Ginny Bess

Proofreader

Jessica McCarty

Technical Editor

Ken Cox

Sundar Rajan

Team Coordinator

Lynne Williams

Media Developer

Dan Scherf

Interior Designer

Anne Jones

Cover Designer

Aren Howell

Page Layout

Susan Geiselman

Dedication

For my wife, Ann, and everyone at PDSA, Inc. Also for my coauthor and good friend Ken Getz. PDS

For Melanie Spiller and Peter Mason: I think of you both as I write each paragraph. Different reasons, of

course. KNG

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About the Authors

Paul D. Sheriff has over 17 years experience programming business applications. Paul is considered one

of the leading Visual Basic programmers in the industry. Paul has also been very active in the Visual Basic

community. He has been the president of the Orange County Visual Basic User Group. He has written over

60 articles for many different publications and is a contributing editor to Advisor magazine, writing many

articles on Visual Basic 3, 4, 5, 6 and now VB .NET. Paul is the author of the Que book Paul Sheriff

Teaches Visual Basic 6.0. Paul also speaks at the Advisor Publications Developer's Conferences,

Microsoft Tech-Ed, and Microsoft Developer Days. Paul currently is the Microsoft Regional Director for

Southern California.

In 1991, Paul started PDSA, Inc., a high-level computer consulting company specializing in high-quality

custom software. PDSA, Inc. is a Microsoft Managed Partner. Since starting PDSA, Inc., Paul and his team

have consulted in many different industries, such as aerospace, real estate, medicine, hotel, and

government.

PDSA, Inc. is available for consulting work and onsite training in Visual Basic, SQL Server, and

Internet/intranet applications. Contact PDSA, Inc. toll-free at (888) 899-PDSA (7372) or at (714) 734-9792.

Fax: (714) 734-9793. E-mail: [email protected]. Visit the PDSA Web site at http://www.pdsa.com.

Ken Getz is a senior consultant with MCW Technologies and splits his time between programming,

writing, and training. He specializes in tools and applications written in Visual Studio .NET and Visual

Basic. Ken is coauthor of several bestselling books, including Access 2002 Developer's Handbooks with

Paul Litwin and Mike Gunderloy, Visual Basic Language Developer's Handbook with Mike Gilbert, and VBA

Developer's Handbook with Mike Gilbert (Sybex). He cowrote several training courses for Application

Developer's Training Company (www.appdev.com), including VB .NET, ASP.NET, Access 2000 and 97,

Visual Basic 6, and Visual Basic 5 seminars. He has also recorded video training for AppDev covering VB

.NET, ASP.NET, VB6, Access 2000, and Access 97. Ken is a frequent speaker at technical conferences

and has spoken often at Microsoft's Tech-Ed conference. Ken also is a technical editor for Access-VB-SQL

Advisor magazine and a columnist for Informant Publications' asp.netPRO magazine. You can reach Ken

at [email protected], www.mcwtech.com, or at www.developershandbook.com.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank a few people who helped us get this book put together. Many people contributed to

this book, and they deserve some of the credit for making it a reality:

The editorial staff at Sams, especially Sondra Scott, Acquisitions Editor; Karen Wachs, Development

Editor; Bart Reed, Copy Editor; and Elizabeth Finney, Project Editor. Your help and support made it

far easier to put together this book.

The staff at PDSA, Inc. for helping review and tech edit most of these chapters.

Craig Utley, for some of the material in Chapter 4, "Overview of .NET Framework Classes."

Stephen Scott and Martin Wasznicky for some of the material in Chapter 26, "Development and

Deployment Techniques."

The input of several of our fellow instructors, including Mike Groh, Tom Howe, Bruce Jones, and

Scott Barker.

Mary Chipman and Andy Baron, for unflagging efforts in helping dig into some of the dark corners of

ASP.NET.

Erik Ruthruff, of Informant Communications Group, for helping us get started on this book by

prodding us to write .NET courseware.

If there is useful content in this book, it's due in part to these folks, and to the many others who helped us

learn ASP.NET. If there are errors or omissions, of course, it's all the authors' doing!

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Introduction

The major benefit you will derive from reading this book is that you will be led, step by step, through the

creation of a real-world–style business Web application that takes advantage of many of the new

capabilities provided by the .NET platform. After reading this book, you will be able to program .NET

applications using ADO.NET, Web Forms, and Web Services. Most of the books on the market do not

address a real-world application, and most do not ever use a step-by-step approach. This book uses this

approach so you can learn what you need in order to get your job done quicker and more efficiently. This

will make your investment in this book pay off right from the beginning chapters.

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