ASP.NET For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-7645-0866-0 (ISBN)
Description
Active Server Pages.NET For Dummies makes it easy for beginners to begin creating dynamic, data-driven web applications with ASP.NET. This is the perfect guide for web designers and HTML coders who are ready to take their web site to the next level and begin building web applications on the.NET Platform.
Veteran ASP developers and VB programmers will benefit both from the expert advice provided and a CD-ROM that contains source code, examples and 3rd party tools and software. This book is a great jump-start to the new ASP.NET technologies.
You will also appreciate -- expert author -- Bill Hatfield's coverage of topics that include:
* Exploring Visual Basic Essentials
* Understanding Objects
* Building User Interfaces
* Killing Bugs and Handling Errors
* Accessing databases
* Handling User Input
And more.
Veteran ASP developers and VB programmers will benefit both from the expert advice provided and a CD-ROM that contains source code, examples and 3rd party tools and software. This book is a great jump-start to the new ASP.NET technologies.
You will also appreciate -- expert author -- Bill Hatfield's coverage of topics that include:
* Exploring Visual Basic Essentials
* Understanding Objects
* Building User Interfaces
* Killing Bugs and Handling Errors
* Accessing databases
* Handling User Input
And more.
More details
Person
About the Author Bill Hatfield is the best-selling author of several computer books, including two editions of Active Server Pages For Dummies (on Classic ASP) as well as Visual InterDev For Dummies and Creating Cool VBScript Web Pages (all from Hungry Minds, Inc.). He is also the editor of.NET Developer and ActiveWeb Developer, two technical journals from Pinnacle Publishing for professional developers using Microsoft technologies. He's an independent corporate trainer and maintains a Web site (www.edgequest.com) dedicated to helping developers solve problems. He works from his home in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he now has a real baby (and therefore he can stop dressing up the cat in little outfits).
Content
Introduction.
PART I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: ASP.NET - Let's Do It!
Chapter 2: Putting ASP.NET in Its Place.
PART II: Speaking the Language.
Chapter 3: VB.NET Essentials: Juggling Information and Firing Off Functions.
Chapter 4: VB.NET Essentials: Asking Questions and Jumping Through Loops.
Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer: Structured Programming.
PART III: Classy Objects and Methodical Properties.
Chapter 6: OOPs - No Mistake Here!
Chapter 7: Cool Stuff You Can Do With ASP.NET Objects.
PART IV: Creating Interactive Web Applications.
Chapter 8: Interfacing With Your Users.
Chapter 9: Turn the Page.
Chapter 10: Basic Server Controls: Labels, Textboxes, and Buttons.
Chapter 11: Making a List Control (And Checking It Twice).
Chapter 12: Even More User Interface Goodies.
Chapter 13: Getting It Right: Validating User Input.
Chapter 14: Taking Validation to the Next Level.
PART V: Casting a Wider ASP.NET.
Chapter 15: Variables and Data Types: Preaching to the Converted.
Chapter 16: Exploring the.NET Framework Class Library.
Chapter 17: Real-World Web Application Issues.
PART VI: Tapping the Database.
Chapter 18: Accessing a Database with ADO.NET.
Chapter 19: Updating the Database.
PART VII: Really Cool ASP.NET Applications.
Chapter 20: A Quick Look at the Café Chat Room.
Chapter 21: A Quick Look at Classy Classifieds.
PART VIII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: The Ten Best Places to Get Answers.
Chapter 23: The Ten Coolest Web Sites for ASP.NET Developers.
Appendix: About the CD.
Bonus Part: Napoleon (Get It?) - On the CD-ROM.
Bonus Chapter 1: Inside the Café Chat Room.
Bonus Chapter 2: Inside Classy Classifieds.
Bonus Chapter 3: Collecting Visitor Feedback with a Guestbook.
Bonus Chapter 4: ASP.NET for Classic ASP Developers.
Bonus Chapter 5: A Crash Course in Database Basics.
Index.
Hungry Minds End-User License Agreement.
Installation Instructions.
Book Registration Information.
PART I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: ASP.NET - Let's Do It!
Chapter 2: Putting ASP.NET in Its Place.
PART II: Speaking the Language.
Chapter 3: VB.NET Essentials: Juggling Information and Firing Off Functions.
Chapter 4: VB.NET Essentials: Asking Questions and Jumping Through Loops.
Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer: Structured Programming.
PART III: Classy Objects and Methodical Properties.
Chapter 6: OOPs - No Mistake Here!
Chapter 7: Cool Stuff You Can Do With ASP.NET Objects.
PART IV: Creating Interactive Web Applications.
Chapter 8: Interfacing With Your Users.
Chapter 9: Turn the Page.
Chapter 10: Basic Server Controls: Labels, Textboxes, and Buttons.
Chapter 11: Making a List Control (And Checking It Twice).
Chapter 12: Even More User Interface Goodies.
Chapter 13: Getting It Right: Validating User Input.
Chapter 14: Taking Validation to the Next Level.
PART V: Casting a Wider ASP.NET.
Chapter 15: Variables and Data Types: Preaching to the Converted.
Chapter 16: Exploring the.NET Framework Class Library.
Chapter 17: Real-World Web Application Issues.
PART VI: Tapping the Database.
Chapter 18: Accessing a Database with ADO.NET.
Chapter 19: Updating the Database.
PART VII: Really Cool ASP.NET Applications.
Chapter 20: A Quick Look at the Café Chat Room.
Chapter 21: A Quick Look at Classy Classifieds.
PART VIII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: The Ten Best Places to Get Answers.
Chapter 23: The Ten Coolest Web Sites for ASP.NET Developers.
Appendix: About the CD.
Bonus Part: Napoleon (Get It?) - On the CD-ROM.
Bonus Chapter 1: Inside the Café Chat Room.
Bonus Chapter 2: Inside Classy Classifieds.
Bonus Chapter 3: Collecting Visitor Feedback with a Guestbook.
Bonus Chapter 4: ASP.NET for Classic ASP Developers.
Bonus Chapter 5: A Crash Course in Database Basics.
Index.
Hungry Minds End-User License Agreement.
Installation Instructions.
Book Registration Information.