Most Web applications follow a simple "3F" pattern: fetch, format, and forward data to the browser. With this in-depth guide, developers can take their Web design and programming skills to the next level to build more complex Web pages, applications, and services. The book demonstrates the advanced data-access capabilities of ADO.NET and the powerful page-creation capabilities of ASP.NET, plus how to employ code reusability, pagelets, code-behind, server-side controls, and other time-saving techniques.

This book is aimed at experienced ASP developers who are working at the leading edge, rather than the casual ASP developer or beginner. For example, we do not cover the basics of COM, ASP, or the programming languages we use in this book. You don't need to be experienced with ASP to make the most of this book although being relatively comfortable with ASP concepts with certainly help. This book is also ideal for Visual Basic developers who want to make the move into Web application design. You should also understand the general principles of the use of components, and have knowledge of Visual Basic (or VBScript). Some of the samples are written in other languages, such JScript and C#, but you don't need to be fluent in these languages to be able to use this book.

This title is the ideal step-by-step introduction for developers who want to learn Active Server Pages+ (ASP+) scripting technology, which offers powerful new possibilities for writing clean, reusable, scalable code for Web pages. It offers a solid, practical introduction to ASP+ and related technologies, including the Common Language Runtime (CLR), Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C#(tm), and the Microsoft .NET Framework. It also provides real-world examples and code samples to help developers solve daily Web challenges.

A well-known expert in the ASP development community, best-selling Author Steven Walther brings his experience as an ASP.NET trainer to ASP.NET Unleashed. With this valuable guide, readers learn the advanced features of ASP.NET, and how to apply them in their own Internet applications. This in-depth, code-intensive title covers a broad range of advanced ASP.NET topics that include: Validating Form Data, Programming Mobile Devices, Using Code Behind, Building Custom ASP.NET Controls, Creating Graphics with GDI.NET, Data Access with ADO.NET, ASP.NET Security, Using XML in ASP.NET Applications, and Building and Consuming Web Services.

Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 21 Days is the perfect book to introduce beginner and intermediate readers to the new technologies and frameworks presented by ASP.NET. By guiding readers through short but increasingly complex lessons, this book will give readers a strong foundation in ASP.NET, and the knowledge to develop their own creative solutions. Readers will delve into the new framework, the C# and Visual Basic programming languages, and techniques to approach difficult problems. The book will introduce the ASP.NET Framework, Visual Basic .NET, and C#, the new COM framework. The book will cover applications of these technologies.

This book is aimed at relatively inexperienced web developers who are looking to enrich their sites with dynamically-generated content, and want to learn how to start building web applications using ASP.NET. The title provides a step-by-step introduction to ASP.NET with plenty of worked examples to help you gain a deep understanding of what ASP.NET is all about. Topics covered: Creating basic ASP.NET pages, Learning the basics of VB.NET, Understanding the concepts of Object Oriented Programming, Working with Data and XML, The ASP.NET Server Controls, Creating User Controls and Components, Exploring the world of Web Services, Configuring your ASP.NET Applications, and The future of VoiceXML technologies, including VoiceXML 2.0.

This comprehensive compendium combines a variety of practical code examples and a comprehensive case study with the information you need to master ASP.NET and build dynamic, successful, enterprise Web applications. Topics covered: ASP.NET and the .NET Framework, Creating ASP.NET pages and working with server controls, Data in ASP.NET and an introduction to ADO.NET, ASP.NET class libraries, Configuration and deployment, XML as an integral part of data manipulation, Using Web Services to provide asynchronous background services to applications, and Migration issues.