Microsoft ASP.NET Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Version 2003 Step By Step

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.

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 CHAPTER 1 Opening and Running an ASP.NET Web Application 3 Understanding Microsoft .NET 3 The .NET Framework 4 The Common Language Runtime 4 The .NET Framework Class Library 5 .NET Languages and Language Tools 6 Notepad and Other Text Editors 7 Visual Studio .NET 7 Visual Basic .NET 8 C# 8 Additional .NET Languages 8 Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET 9 Visual Studio .NET Basics 9 The Visual Studio .NET IDE 15 IDE Enhancements 16 New Features 18 IDE Windows 19 Toolbars 26 Menus 27 Options 28 Exiting Visual Studio .NET 29 What s New in ASP.NET 30 Familiar Features 30 What s New 30 CHAPTER 2 Creating an ASP.NET Web Application 33 ASP.NET Project Types 33 ASP.NET Web Applications 34 ASP.NET Web Forms 35 Code-Behind 35 ASP.NET Web Services 36 ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications 36 ASP.NET File Types 37 Visual Studio .NET 38 Creating Applications 39 Adding Server Controls 42 Building and Testing Your Page 46 CHAPTER 3 Understanding Programming Basics 49 Expressions, Variables, and Constants 50 Expressions 50 Variables 51 Data Types 51 Value Types vs. Reference Types 52 Declaring Variables 53 Variable Lifetime 54 Scope 56 Accessibility 57 Constants 58 Enumerations 59 Procedures 60 Sub Procedures 60 Receiving Input Parameters 60 Function Procedures 62 Flow Control 62 If Statements 63 Select Case Statements 63 Looping Statements 69 Using For Loops 69 Using For Each Loops 70 Using Do Loops 71 Using While End While Loops 71 Error Handling 72 Using the On Error Statement 73 Using Structured Exception Handling: Try Catch Finally 74 Understanding Object-Oriented Programming Basics 78 Using Classes as Containers for Code 80 Using Inheritance 80 Inheriting from the .NET Base Classes 82 Inheriting Across Languages 83 PART 2 ASP.NET INFRASTRUCTURE CHAPTER 4 Managing State 87 Using Application State 88 Synchronizing Access to Application State 90 Recommendations for Application State 92 Limitations of Application State 93 Using Session State 94 Enabling Session State 96 Enabling Session State in Visual Studio.NET 97 Recommendations for Session State 99 Limitations of Session State 99 State and Scalability 100 Configuring Session State Storage 101 Storing Session State In-Process 101 Storing Session State Out-of-Process 101 Storing Session State in SQL Server 103 Using Cookieless Sessions 104 Formatting URLs for Cookieless Sessions 105 Using Client-Side Cookies for State Storage 105 Using Persistent Cookies 106 ASP.NET Server Control State 107 CHAPTER 5 Configuring an ASP.NET Application 109 Understanding ASP.NET Configuration 109 Introducing Web.config 111 Editing Configuration Files 112 Editing the Master Configuration File 113 Configuring an ASP.NET Application 114 Overriding Configuration Settings for Subdirectories 122 Locking Down Configuration Settings 123 Running Against a Specific Framework Version 124 CHAPTER 6 Security in ASP.NET 127 The Importance of Security 128 Security Basics 129 Server Setup and Application Design 129 Passwords, Please 141 Limit Those Accounts 146 No Samples, Thank You 147 You Need Validation 148 ASP.NET Request Validation 149 Patching 151 Access Control 154 Auditing and Logging 155 Using SSL to Protect Communications 157 Enabling Authentication 161 Selecting an Authentication Type 162 Using Windows-Based Authentication 162 Using .NET Passport Authentication 165 Using Forms-Based Authentication 166 Using Authorization 174 Using NTFS ACLs for Authorization 174 Using URL-Based Authorization 175 Using Impersonation 177 Understanding Code Access Security 178 Security Resources 179 PART 3 ASP.NET WEB FORMS CHAPTER 7 Creating Web Forms 185 Anatomy of an ASP.NET Web Form 185 Understanding Page Elements 186 Understanding Page Lifetime 188 Using Directives 190 @ Page Examples 195 The Page Class 205 Writing Code in Web Forms 207 Creating and Using User Controls 209 Event Handling 216 Handling Page Events 218 Handling Control Events 219 Handling Page Errors 220 Page Runtime Structure 221 CHAPTER 8 Using Server Controls 225 Types of Controls 225 HTML Controls 225 Web Controls 233 Adding Server Controls to a Page 233 Additional Web Control Examples 242 RegWiz.aspx 247 Specialty Controls 253 Validation Controls 260 Data-Bound Controls 266 ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications and Controls 266 ASP.NET Mobile Controls 266 CHAPTER 9 Accessing and Binding Data 275 Understanding ADO.NET 276 Understanding .NET Data Providers 276 Understanding Datasets 278 Creating and Opening Connections 279 SqlConnection 279 OleDbConnection 282 Using Trusted Connections 283 Reading and Updating Data with Commands 286 SqlCommand 286 OleDbCommand 292 Using Stored Procedures 295 Using Datasets 297 Using DataAdapter Objects 297 Reading XML Data 298 Using DataTable, DataColumn, and DataRow Objects 298 Updating Datasets 308 Typed Datasets 309 Using DataView Objects 317 Reading Data with DataReader Objects 318 SqlDataReader 318 OleDbDataReader 319 Data Binding 319 Simple Data Binding 320 Binding to Controls 321 Using DataBinder.Eval 323 Using the Data-Bound Controls 323 PART 4 BEYOND THE BASICS CHAPTER 10 Creating Custom Server Controls 347 Creating Your First Control 348 Creating a Namespace 349 Creating a Class 349 Inheriting from a Base Class 350 Rendering Output from a Control 351 Building Your First Control in Visual Studio .NET 352 Adding Functionality 360 Adding Properties and Methods 360 Creating More Advanced Controls 363 Handling Postbacks 364 Creating, Raising, and Handling Events 365 A Registration and Login Control 370 Maintaining State 396 Creating Custom Controls Through Composition 398 CHAPTER 11 Creating and Using Web Services 403 Understanding XML-Based Web Services 403 SOAP and Web Services 406 Additional Needs for Web Services 406 Creating a Web Service 407 Declaring a Web Service 407 Creating the Web Service Class 408 Advertising a Web Service 418 Chapter_11.disco 419 Securing a Web Service 420 Exploring Authentication Options 421 Using a Web Service 423 Locating a Web Service 423 Understanding WSDL Files 425 Creating a Proxy Class 426 MakeServices.bat 428 How the Proxy Code Works 432 Additional Resources 432 CHAPTER 12 Using Caching to Improve Performance 435 Understanding Caching 435 Using Output Caching 436 Using the @ OutputCache Directive 436 Using Response.Cache 446 Caching Arbitrary Data 447 Using the Cache APIs 450 CHAPTER 13 Deploying an ASP.NET Application 459 Understanding the Structure of ASP.NET Applications 460 Distinguishing Between Physical Path and URL 463 Storing Application-Specific Configuration Settings 465 Deploying a Web Application Manually 467 Setting Up the Target Deployment Directory 467 Copying Files to the Target Directory 467 Setting IIS Permissions for Subdirectories 469 Deployment Options in Visual Studio .NET 471 Using Copy Project to Deploy a Web Application 471 Using a Web Setup Project to Deploy a Web Application 472 CHAPTER 14 Tracing and Debugging ASP.NET Applications 477 Tracing 478 Enabling Page-Level Trace Output 478 Enabling Application-Level Trace Output 480 Writing to the Trace Output 481 Understanding the Trace Output 484 Debugging 485 Understanding Bug Categories 485 Preventing Bugs 486 Compiling Web Forms Pages in Debug Mode 487 Understanding ASP.NET Error Messages 490 Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger 490 PART 5 APPENDIXES APPENDIX A Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET 501 Migration Overview 501 Page Structure Changes 501 Language Changes 503 Migrating a Data Access Page to ASP.NET 504 GetAuthors2.aspx 510 Best Practices for Preparing for ASP.NET 511 APPENDIX B ASP.NET Configuration Elements 513 513 514 516 519 525 528 530 534 535 537 538 539 540 542 544 546 551 551 552 Setting and Retrieving Custom Application Settings 553 553 APPENDIX C Installing Visual Studio .NET 2003 555 Before You Install 555 Installing Visual Studio .NET 2003 556 INDEX 575