ASP.NET 2.0 Wrox Box

The professional developer's best buy on ASP.NET 2.0!
Includes:

* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Special Edition
* ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming Problem-Design-Solution
* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls and Component Development
* Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Security, Membership, and Role Management
* ASP.NET 2.0 MVP Hacks and Tips
* CD-ROM with more than 1000 pages of bonus chapters from 15 other.NET 2.0 and SQL Server(TM) 2005 Wrox books
* DVD with 180-day trial version of Microsoft(r) Visual Studio(r) 2005 Professional Edition
Learn the newest, most advanced ASP.NET 2.0 techniques
The key new features and capabilities of ASP.NET 2.0 are identified and defined here. Learn to:

* The pivotal role of the server control in ASP.NET development
* Create templated ASP.NET pages using the Master Page feature
* Work with data from SQL Server(TM) 2005 and Oracle(r)
* Add Ajax-style capabilities to ASP.NET applications
* Localize your web sites into different languages
Design and implement feature-rich sites
Create information or e-commerce sites using the focused problem-design-solution format. You will:

* Implement a ready-to-use professionally coded complete ASP.NET 2.0 site
* Discover unique and resourceful ways to handle common problems
* Master GridView, DetailsView, Wizard, SiteMap, and other new server controls
* Implement themes, membership, localization, caching, and more
Master writing custom ASP.NET 2.0 server controls
Explore step-by-step recipes that help you write your own custom components and learn to:

* Use Ajax patterns, ASP.NET client callback, CSS, DOM, and XML
* Implement custom Web Parts and ASP.NET 2.0 security
* Build custom tabular and hierarchical data source controls
* Develop custom HTTP modules, HTTP handler factories, and control builders
Ensure security in your ASP.NET 2.0 applications
Here's the developer's perspective on maximizing ASP.NET security. Discover how to:

* Use ASP.NET trust levels to provide secure environments
* Write your own custom provider-based features
* Take advantage of new options for locking down configuration sections
* Extend Membership with password histories and custom encryption
Share solutions developed by Microsoft MVPs
They've faced every challenge and developed a solution. For example:

* Page templates, multiple forms, URL rewriting, and SQL cache dependencies
* Improvements in ASP.NET 2.0 that originated as hacks
* Built-in functions that reduce the amount of code required
* Hacks that can be adapted to your application or business environment