ASP: Programming Data A-Drive ASP Websites - Level 3

Course Title: ASP: Programming Data A-Drive ASP Websites - Level 3

Course #: ASP22I

Duration: 3 days

Overview:

Now that you've learned the basics of ASP, you will begin learning about ASP Server objects and then move on to the topic of ADO. You'll learn how to use ADO to manipulate data and cover advanced database topics, such as parameterized queries and stored procedures. Finally, you'll explore various tips and tricks of ASP and learn to optimize your ASP applications. The end of this course covers advanced topics in Web development. You'll learn how to secure your Web applications, you'll learn about XML and XSL and how to employ them in your Web applications, and you'll learn how to scale traditional Web applications using technologies like Microsoft Transaction Server and COM+.

Topics:

Programming ASP Server Objects

• Understanding the Server Object
• ASP Server-Side Components
• Using the Browser Capabilities Component
• Using the File System Component
• Using the Ad Rotator Component

ActiveX Data Objects

• What Are ActiveX Data Objects?
• The Connection Object
• The Recordset Object

ADO Recordsets and Error Handling

• Updating Recordset Data
• Multiple Resultset Recordsets
• Error Handling

ADO Command Objects and Stored Procedures

• The Command Object
• Using Stored Procedures
• Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures

Security and SSL

• Why Bother with Security?
• Security Is a Combination of Policy and
• Technology
• Secure Your Windows NT/2000 Server
• Making Internet Information Server (IIS) Secure
• Authentication and the Anonymous User
• Secure Transmissions Using SSL

ASP Tips and Tricks

• What's New for ASP 3.0
• Selected ASP Tips and Tricks
• Improving the Performance of ASP Application

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

• XML Defined
• Working with XML
• DTDs and XML-Data Schemas
• XML Document Object Model
• XML on the Server

Transforming XML with XSL

• Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
• Matching Patterns
• XSL on the Server

Extending ASP Pages with COM Components

• What are ActiveX Servers?
• Creating an ActiveX Server with Visual Basic

Creating N-Tier ASP Applications

• Understanding Multi-Tier Architectures
• Wrapping up Application Logic in Components
• Passing Multiple Records Back to the Presentation Tier

Creating Scalable, N-Tier Applications with MTS and COM+

• Managing Concurrency
• Microsoft Transaction Server and COM+ Services
• Modifying Components to Take Advantage of MTS and COM+

Audience: Web developers using ASP.

Prerequisites: ASP: Scripting Client and Active Server Pages - Level 2.