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Written in a cookbook style, this book offers solutions using a recipe-based approach. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions followed by an analysis of what was done in each task and other useful information. The cookbook approach means you can dive into whatever recipes you want in no particular order. This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to learn ASP.NET and jQuery integration. The book assumes you have prior experience of developing web applications using ASP.NET, C#, Visual Studio, and jQuery. As this book targets readers of various experience levels, you will find useful recipes regardless of your skill level.

The .NET Languages: A Quick Translation Guide answers two questions posed by the introduction of the .NET Framework: "How do I quickly upgrade my skills to this new language?" and "How do I understand the code that another developer has written?"

Author Brian Bischof offers a complete translation guide for converting programs among the three primary Microsoft languages: Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic .NET, and C#. Bischof makes it easy for the thousands of Visual Basic 6.0 programmers to take the knowledge they already have and use it to write for the .NET platform.

Each chapter is laid out in a clear and concise format. Most chapters begin with a syntax conversion chart displaying how each language translates into the other languages. Included are detailed points explaining these conversions. Each chapter ends with a fully comprehensive example, written in each language, that demonstrates that particular chapters concepts. This provides you with all the information you need for converting your programs: quick lookup charts, detailed explanations, and thorough examples. Nothing is left out.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build advanced web sites and applications with ASP.NET Ajax--and upgrade existing pages to deliver more power and business value. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson equips you with sufficient information and guides you to mastery of Ajax in real-world applications.

One step at a time, you’ll discover how to make the most of the Microsoft Ajax Library and Ajax Server Extensions. You’ll develop secure, reliable Web services and applications that solve real problems--including a complete sample e-commerce application.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks.

Quizzes help you build and test your knowledge.

Notes, tips, and cautions point out shortcuts, solutions, and potential problems to avoid.

New terms are clearly defined and explained.

Learn how to…

• Incorporate ASP.NET Ajax into any new or existing web site or application
• Use ASP.NET architecture, key concepts, and client-side scripting techniques
• Design and build a complete e-commerce application
• Use ASP.NET Ajax to create higher-performance web applications
• Use all the key Ajax Server Extensions, including the Ajax Control Toolkit
• Work with the ASP.NET Ajax authentication and profile services
• Extend the Microsoft Ajax Library
• Efficiently debug and trace ASP.NET Ajax code
• Leverage the benefits of Ajax by implementing a sample application

Joydip Kanjilal, honored by Microsoft as an ASP.NET MVP, writes frequently on ASP.NET and other .NET technologies for web sites such as www.asptoday.com, www.devx.com, www.aspalliance.com, and www.aspnetpro.com. He is currently lead architect for a consulting company based in Hyderabad, India. He has designed and architected solutions for various domains. Sriram Putrevu, lead developer for a consulting company in Hyderabad, specializes in Microsoft .NET technologies. He has extensive experience developing large-scale applications in healthcare, supply chain/logistics, EAI, and e-commerce.

Part I Getting Started with Ajax

Hour 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET Ajax 3

Hour 2 Understanding the ASP.NET Ajax Architecture 23

Hour 3 Working with the XMLHttpRequest Object 37

Hour 4 Understanding Client-Side Scripting 53

Hour 5 Data Communication with the Server 69

Hour 6 Working with the Microsoft Ajax Client Library 85

Part II Working with Ajax

Hour 7 Using ASP.NET Ajax Server Extensions 103

Hour 8 Working with the UpdatePanel and UpdateProgress Controls 117

Hour 9 Working with the ScriptManager and Timer Controls 135

Hour 10 Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part I 147

Hour 11 Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part II 161

Hour 12 Ajax and Web Parts 175

Hour 13 ASP.NET Ajax Client Life Cycle Events 195

Part III Advanced Concepts

Hour 14 Working with Web Services Using Ajax 209

Hour 15 Working with Authentication Service Using ASP.NET Ajax 221

Hour 16 Working with Profile Service Using ASP.NET Ajax 235

Hour 17 Extending the Microsoft Ajax Library 249

Hour 18 Implementing Localization and Globalization Using ASP.NET Ajax 259

Hour 19 Debugging and Tracing in ASP.NET Ajax 273

Hour 20 The ASP.NET Ajax Futures CTP 285

Part IV Using ASP.NET Ajax to Build a Sample e-Commerce Application

Hour 21 Introducing e-Commerce and Designing an Application 299

Hour 22 Setting Up the Application 317

Hour 23 Searching and Shopping for the Products 343

Hour 24 Generating and Managing Orders 375

Index 393

Up-to-speed with ASP.NET? This book gives you a topic and the 5 to 24 "recipes" you need to get the common or not-so-common task done using ASP.NET. ASP.NET Developer¿s Cookbook will use VB.NET exclusively but will include both VB and C# examples on the supporting Web site (in both working and downloadable forms). Each recipe has what you need ¿ a brief descriptive name, followed by a description of the task, followed by the technique itself, and finally a "comments" section where the technique is discussed.

Now you can uncover the secrets behind accessing and retrieving data from a wide range of data sources such as SQL Server and XML sources. This book walks you through the array of ADO.NET 2.0 features and clearly shows you how they can be used to develop database-driven web applications in ASP.NET.

You’ll first gain an in-depth understanding of the data source controls that enable data binding in the ASP.NET platform. Next you’ll uncover the advanced features of ASP.NET, including site navigation, implementing sorting and paging, and editing data in templates. You’ll then focus on designing transactions in ADO.NET 2.0, displaying data, and utilizing SQL Server 2005 XML.

Throughout the chapters, you’ll find examples and source code (with ASP.NET examples written in C#) that you can integrate into your applications. This will enable you to leverage ADO.NET and ASP.NET features so you can easily create a scalable N-Tier web site.

Some of the topics covered include:

• ASP.NET 2.0 Data Controls
• Data Binding with the SqlDataSource Control, XML Data, and Objects
• Selecting, Updating, Deleting Records
• Programmatically Creating and Adding Controls
• XSL Transformations with XmlDataSource Control
• Using Generics with the ObjectDataSource Control
• ASP.NET 2.0 Site Navigation including Implementing Breadcrumbs and Binding to Other Controls
• Displaying and Editing Data Using Templates
• GridView Sorting and Paging
• Advanced Data Source and Data-Bound Controls including Master/Detail Display, Displaying Images from a Database, and Using Themes with Data Bound Controls
• Transactions in .NET and Interoperability between System.Transactions and System.EnterpriseServices
• Advanced ADO.NET for ASP.NET Data Display including DataSet Object, ADO.NET 2.0 DataTable, and Provider-Independent Data Access Code
• Accessing Data from SQL Server 2005 including CLR in SQL Server 2005, New XML Features in SQL Server 2005, and Working with XML Data-Typed Columns from ADO.NET
• N-Tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005
• Best Practices for Creating ASP.NET Web Sites including Implementation of CLR Stored Procedures and Implementation of Layers

Exam Prep Guide

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-536—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and labs. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Use system types, collections, and generics to help manage data
• Validate input, reformat text, and extract data with regular expressions
• Develop services, application domains, and multithreaded applications
• Enhance your application by adding graphics and images
• Implement code access security, role-based security, and data encryption
• Work with serialization and reflection techniques
• Instrument your applications with logging and tracing
• Interact with legacy code using COM Interop and PInvoke

Practice Tests

Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Your kit includes:

• 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/10. Details inside.
• Official self-paced study guide.
• Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
• 450 practice and review questions.
• Case scenarios and lab exercises.
• Code samples on CD.
• 90-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
• Fully searchable eBook.

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If you are a developer, a software tester, or an architect who wishes to master the amazing range of features offered by the Visual Studio 2010 for testing your software applications before going live - then this book is for you. This book assumes that you have a basic knowledge of testing software applications and have good work experience of using Visual Studio IDE.

Field experts Cristian Darie and Karli Watson will teach you to build e-commerce websites using ASP.NET technology. The authors walk you comfortably through the processfrom design to deploymentand illustrate a complete e-commerce programming solution. Take a peek at an actual example from the book!

You will learn to make use of third-party shopping-cart and payment facilities (especially suitable for small e-commerce operations). Further into the book, you will learn to supplement your site with greater functionality, eventually crafting a complete online shopping and order processing system.

This book teaches by example and features real-world code. Also included are updates for Visual Studio .NET 2003, and .NET 1.1. Upon reading this book, you will be able to quickly design and run a fully functioning online store. Further, you’ll learn techniques to maintain flexibility in your sites design, so it can grow right along with your business.

Description: 25-Word Description Teach yourself Visual C++ .NET version 2003--and begin developing Microsoft .NET-connected applications--one step at a time. Master core skills with step-by-step lessons and challenge yourself with simple to complex coding problems. 75-Word Description Teach yourself Visual C++ .NET version 2003--and begin developing applications and services for Microsoft .NET--one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the fundamentals--from writing managed code to running and debugging your first .NET-ready programs. Work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to learn essential techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code and best development practices for Visual C++ .NET version 2003. Topics include inheritance and object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques, debugging, exception handling, operator overloading, the .NET Framework version 1.1, integration with Microsoft Windows(R) .NET Server 2003, Windows Forms, Web services, ATL, data access with XML and Microsoft ADO.NET, migrating legacy applications, and more. The authors are highly respected C++ programmers, trainers, and consultants who know how to quickly advance your expertise. Positioning Statement: Your hands-on, self-study guide for building applications and services with Visual C++ .NET version 2003

DotNetNuke is a programming framework that helps you create and deploy web projects in ASP.NET 2.0. Its ease of use means that even non-programmers can take advantage of the ASP.NET 2.0 features when building a web site. It integrates with many of Microsoft's other free products, like SQL Server 2005 Express, which makes it a powerful and attractive option for developing web sites.

Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in VB 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express contains detailed instructions for the installation of DotNetNuke, Visual Web Developer, and SQL Server 2005. This ensures that no matter what your level or ability, you’ll have a working suite of tools as you work through the book and your ASP.NET 2.0 career. The book also features tutorials on creating and publishing an ASP.NET 2.0 web site written in Visual Basic 2005—taking care not to exclude anyone who's utilizing this book strictly to get up to speed on DotNetNuke.