Review

Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with VB 2005 will quickly teach you how to build real world ASP.NET 2.0 web applications. By the end of the 4th chapter you'll possess the skills needed to develop multi-page database applications.

The book is divided into five sections. Section 1 shows how to design one and multi-page database driven web applications. You will also learn how to test and debug web applications.

Section 2 will teach you all of the necessary skills that you will use in all ASP.NET applications. You'll learn HTML, how to use server and validation controls, state management, and three new powerful features of ASP.NET 2.0, master pages, site navigation, and themes.

Section 3 is all about database programming. You'll learn how to use all the data access features of ASP.NET 2.0, which include, ADO.NET, SQL data sources, the DataList control, and finally the new data sources which allow you to greatly reduce the amount of data access code needed for an application.

The fourth section focuses on e-commerce web applications. You'll learn how to secure data transmissions, authenticate users, personalize applications using profiles, use e-mail within your application, and more.

The fifth and final chapter shows how to develop user controls, custom server controls, and web services. These are efficient methods of programming that allow you to reuse your code throughout your current and other future applications.

For those who prefer working with C#, Murach has also published C# edition of this book. You may find more information at Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 with C# 2005.

I highly recommend this book for beginners to ASP.NET and for more experienced ASP.NET programmers who will find it to be a most valuable reference for their day to day programming needs.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Section 1 ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with VB 2005

Chapter: 1 The essence of ASP.NET web programming
Chapter: 2 An introduction to ASP.NET web programming
Chapter: 3 How to develop a one-page web application
Chapter: 4 How to develop a multi-page web application
Chapter: 5 How to test and debug an ASP.NET application

Section 2 Basic ASP.NET skills

Chapter: 6 A crash course in HTML
Chapter: 7 How to work with server controls
Chapter: 8 How to use the validation controls
Chapter: 9 How to manage state
Chapter: 10 How to use master pages
Chapter: 11 How to use site navigation
Chapter: 12 How to use themes

Section 3 ASP.NET database programming

Chapter: 13 An introduction to database programming
Chapter: 14 How to use SQL data sources
Chapter: 15 How to use the GridView control
Chapter: 16 How to use the DetailsView and FormView controls
Chapter: 17 How to use object data sources

Section 4 Professional ASP.NET skills

Chapter: 18 How to secure a web site
Chapter: 19 How to use the login controls to authenticate users
Chapter: 20 How to use profiles to personalize a web site
Chapter: 21 How to use the MultiView and Wizard controls
Chapter: 22 How to use email, custom error pages, and back-button control
Chapter: 23 How to use web parts to build portals
Chapter: 24 How to configure and deploy a web application

Section 5 Developing reusable code

Chapter: 25 How to develop user controls
Chapter: 26 How to develop custom server controls
Chapter: 27 An introduction to web services

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