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Sams Teach yourself .NET XML Web Services in 24 Hours takes a straightforward approach to teaching the hows and whys of XML Web Services and builds upon the skills learned in each successive chapter. The intent is to give readers a competitive edge in creating new and innovative software solutions before the competition has even heard of them. It includes coverage of XML, XSD, WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, and DISCO and ASP.NET. The examples in the book will be given in both C# and VB.NET.

Web services are the next revolution in the way applications are built and used. This book will give developers the information they need to design and build next generation distributed interoperable applications with Web services. It has a unique blend of theory and practice, and is focused on Visual Basic developers. The first four chapters explain the architectural foundation on which Web services are built. The remaining eight chapters explain the tools you use to build Web services. The book covers SOAP, WSDL (the Web services Description Language), and UDDI, among other topics, and contains many practical examples, ranging from a few lines of code to long projects. Unlike competing books, the author covers the use of both Visual Basic 6 as well as Visual Basic .NET. The quality and the quantity of the real-world examples also set this book apart.

CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals and pocket references.
CodeNotes for Web Services in Java and .NET examines the core specifications and technologies required for building SOAP-based web services in both Java and .NET. Not only will you find descriptions of SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI; you will also see how to use each of these specifications with Java and .NET. In addition, you will find specific sections on cross-language and cross-platform compatibility between web services.
This edition of CodeNotes includes:
• A global overview of this technology and explanation of what problems it can be used to solve
• Real-world examples
• “How and Why” sections that provide hints, tricks, workarounds, and tips on what should be taken advantage of or avoided
• Instructions and classroom-style tutorials throughout from expert trainers and software developers

Prepare for the next generation of the internet with this in-depth, developer's guide to the .Net framework that utilizes XML to achieve greater flexibility of information and increased interoperability.
Developing .Net Web Services with XML introduces readers to the foundation for the .Net platform. The book covers the history, applications and implementation of the Extensible Markup Language within Microsoft's .NET framework. Readers will be given a thorough introduction to .NET and its XML building blocks while acquiring a firm grasp of how those blocks can be used to build any Web site or service so that it will federate and collaborate seamlessly with others
· Equips developers with the tool necessary to take advantage of the next generation of the internet
· This book will provide web developers with a firm understanding of XML, the building block of the .Net framework
· Includes practical, real-life applications using XML
· Unrivalled web based support: Readers can receive up-to-the minute links, white papers and analysis for two years at solutions@syngress.com.

Here's the book you need to prepare for the Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework exam (70-310). This Study Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of official exam objectives
• Practical information on using Visual Basic .NET to develop Web services using XML
• Hands-on exercises designed to give you the skills needed to approach the exams with confidence

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

• Creating and managing Microsoft Windows services, serviced components, .NET remoting objects, and XML Web services
• Consuming and manipulating data
• Testing and debugging
• Deploying Windows services, serviced components, .NET Remoting Objects, and XML Web services

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

In May 2001, Microsoft announced the Office XP suite and introduced the concept of Smart Tags. This technology provides the dynamic recognition of text or data within a document and allows the association of various actions with the text. In this article, Darshan Singh looks at how we can build a smart tag handler DLL in Visual Basic 6.0 that uses the .NET web service to get the data. The smart tag handler discussed here allows travel agents to get their corporate clients' travel details as soon as the clients' identification numbers are entered in Excel 2002. The smart tag handler recognizes the corporate client ID, sends a request to .NET web service that returns the travel details in XML format, and the smart tag handler processes the returned XML using Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4.0 and fills the information into an Excel sheet.

Pro .NET Best Practices is a practical reference to the best practices that you can apply to your .NET projects today. You will learn standards, techniques, and conventions that are sharply focused, realistic and helpful for achieving results, steering clear of unproven, idealistic, and impractical recommendations.
Pro .NET Best Practices covers a broad range of practices and principles that development experts agree are the right ways to develop software, which includes continuous integration, automated testing, automated deployment, and code analysis. Whether the solution is from a free and open source or a commercial offering, you will learn how to get a continuous integration server running and executing builds every time code changes. You will write clearer and more maintainable automated testing code that focuses on prevention and helping your .NET project succeed. By learning and following the .NET best practices in this book, you will avoid making the same mistakes once.
With this book at your side, you'll get:

• Real-world, no-nonsense approaches to continuous integration, automated testing, automated deployment, and code analysis
• Tips and tricks you'll need to clear hurdles that keep others from putting these common sense ideas into common practice
• Guidance from the minimal, essential approach all the way to what's necessary to deliver at the highest levels of quality and effectiveness

Benefit immediately, even before finishing it, from the knowledge, workable advice, and experience found in Pro .NET Best Practices.

What you’ll learn

• How to set up a continuous integration server that executes builds every time code changes
• How to create automated tests that are easier to write, easier to maintain, and focused on making sure the code-under-test works the way it’s intended to work
• How to write a common automated deployment script that deploys to all target environments
• How to perform meaningful code analysis that gives the kind of information you can take action upon
• Why some best practices, which were once fresh, are now stale; avoid this trap by following best practices grounded in correct principles that endure
• How to gain support for following best practices from all project stakeholders by recognizing and overcoming biases, highlighting gaps, and demonstrating value

Who this book is for

Pro .NET Best Practices is for the .NET developer who is ready to learn realistic, practicable, and truly helpful best practices. It's for the .NET developer who wants to take the initiative and get started following best practices today, quickly producing results. It's for .NET developers who want to stay away from practices that only have theoretical benefits and move toward ones with real value, especially within a skeptical project environment. It's for the technical lead who has seen best practices get started only to fall out of practice, and wants to understand what goes wrong and how to implement suitable best practices likely to be followed by project teams.

Table of Contents

1. Ruthlessly Helpful
2. .NET Practice Areas
3. Achieving Desired Results
4. Quantifying Value
5. Strategy
6. .NET Rules and Regulations
7. Powerful C# Constructs
8. Automated Testing
9. Build Automation
10. Continuous Integration
11. Code Analysis
12. Test Frameworks
13. Aversions and Biases

Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Scorecard

This book is a comprehensive guide that walks the reader through developing and consuming XML Web Services using the .NET platform and ASP.NET. It begins with an overview of the .NET framework and an explanation of the process behind XML Web Services, and then quickly delves into building and consuming Web Services. Included will be discussions of proxies, classes, SOAP, Global XML Web Services Architecture, WSDL, UDDI, and Disco. The book will also cover the important issue of security and how to apply encryption and signing. This book is the reader's guide to advanced XML Web Services such as error and exception handling, configuration, and optimization.

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-515—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. 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:

• Program a new application; add and configure server controls
• Manage data input, user state, and security
• Implement data source controls and data-bound controls
• Use AJAX-enabled forms and scripts
• Create and consume XML Web services and WFC services
• Design for accessibility, globalization, and mobility
• Debug, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications

Then, assess your skills with the 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.
A Note Regarding the CD or DVD
The practice test materials are available as a download along with your ebook version of the kit, and will be located in your account. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

Any company using .NET will eventually (if they haven’t already) be exposing part of their functionality as a .NET Web Service, and how to secure these features will become job number one. Web Services security in the .NET Platform will be the comprehensive treatment on how to secure Web Services on the .NET platform and is completely up-to-date for the latest version of Visual Studio .NET. This book specifically focuses on Web Services security, not general .NET security.