Microsoft’s bold new ASP.Net initiative provides a unified Web development platform that offers the tools and technologies necessary for developers to build enterprise-class Web applications. It also provides a new programming model and infrastructure that enables a powerful new class of Web services.

Outline

Introduction to ASP.NET

• From ASP to ASP.NET
• Web Forms
• Web Services
• ASP.NET Features
• ASP.NET 2.0

Essential ASP.NET

• What is VBScript
• Functions and subs
• Variables
• Making Choices
• Loops

Form Processing

• Receiving Data
• Request Object
• Get vs. Post Form submission
• Form Collection
• QueryString Collection
• ServerVariables Collection

Dynamic Content

• Displaying Data
• Response Object
• Write Method
• Redirect Method

ASP.NET Configuration and Security

• Configuration Overview
• Authentication and Authorization
• Forms Authentication
• Windows Authentication
• Security and ASP.NET

 Database Programming Using ADO.NET

• ADO.NET Overview
• .NET Data Providers
• Using DataReaders
• Using DataSets
• Data Binding
• Interacting with XML Data

Data Access in ASP.NET 2.0

• Data Source Controls
• Connection String Storage
• GridView
• DetailsView
• FormView
• XML Support
• Object Data Sources

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