ASP.NET Using Visual Basic

Course Title: ASP.NET Using Visual Basic

Course #: ASP16I

Duration: 5 days

Overview:

This five-day course provides a comprehensive and practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Basic. It also introduces Web services. ASP.NET is introduced as a new Web programming platform that overcomes a number of limitations of ASP. Its architecture is outlined, including the role of compilation, the Page class and code-behind. Web Forms are introduced, including server controls, view state, life cycle, and the event model. Request/response HTTP programming using ASP.NET is covered. Visual Studio 2005 is used to greatly simplify the development of ASP.NET Web applications.

Topics:

Introduction to ASP.NET

• Web Application Fundamentals
• Creating a Virtual Directory
• From ASP to ASP.NET
• Limitations of ASP
• Benefits of ASP.NET
• An Echo Program
• ASP.NET Features
• Compiled Code
• Server Controls
• Browser Independence
• Separation of Code and Content
• State Management

Web Forms Architecture

• Web Forms Architecture
• HelloCodebehind.aspx
• HelloCodebehind.aspx.vb
• Page Class
• Inheriting from Page Class
• Web Forms Page Life Cycle
• View State
• Web Forms Event Model
• Page Processing
• Page Events
• Page Properties
• Page Directive
• Tracing
• Code-Behind in ASP.NET 2.0
• ASP.NET 2.0 Code-Behind Page

ASP.NET and HTTP

• Classical Web Programming
• Active Server Pages Object Model
• Request and Response Objects
• HTML Code
• ASP Code
• Request/Response in ASP.NET
• HttpRequest Class
• Properties of HttpRequest
• Using HttpRequest Class
• HTTP Collections
• HttpResponse Class
• Redirect
• HttpUtility
• Echo Program in ASP.NET
• Echo.aspx
• EchoBack.aspx
• GET and POST Compared
• QueryString and Forms Collections

Web Applications Using Visual Studio

• Using Visual Studio
• Visual Web Developer
• Using Components in ASP.NET 2.0
• Compilation Error
• Shadow Copying
• Temporary Copy of the Component
• ASP.NET Applications
• Sessions
• Global.asax
• Web Application Life Cycle
• Log Class
• StringStore Class
• Data Binding
• Session Data
• Sessions Using IIS
• Absolute Positioning
• Adding Global.asax File

State Management and Web Applications

• Session and Application State
• Session Object
• Page_Load
• Session Variable Issues
• Session State and Cookies
• Session State Timeout
• Session State Store
• Application State
• Implementing Application State
• Global.asax
• Users.aspx.vb
• Multithreading Issues
• Bouncing the Web Server
• Cookies
• Cookies and ASP.NET
• HttpCookie Properties

Server Controls

• Server Controls in ASP.NET
• HTML Server Controls
• Using HTML Server Controls
• HTML vs. Web Forms Server Controls
• Code for Login
• HTML Controls in Visual Studio
• Using HTML Controls
• Web Controls
• Validation Controls
• Required Field Validation
• Regular Expression Validation
• Rich Controls
• Copying a Web Site
• User Controls
• Using a User Control
• Copyright.ascx
• Copyright.ascx.vb

Caching in ASP.NET

• What Is Caching?
• Need for Caching (Why Cache?)
• Data to be Cached – Time Frame
• ASP vs. ASP.NET Response Model
• Caching in ASP.NET
• Three Types of Caching in ASP.NET
• Output Caching
• @ OutputCache Directive
• @ OutputCache – Attributes in Detail
• VaryByParam in Detail
• HttpCachePolicy Class
• Page Fragment Caching
• Common Mistakes in Using Fragment Caching
• Data Caching or Application Caching
• Add an Item to the Cache Object
• Insert and Add Methods
• Expiration
• Problems in Caching

ASP.NET Configuration and Security

• One-minute Introduction to XML!
• ASP.NET Configuration – Overview
• Multi-level Configuration
• Configuration Hierarchy
• Web.Config File Structure
• Web.Config Sections
• Application Settings
• ASP.NET Security – Overview
• Role-Based Security and CAS
• Types and Steps
• Steps in Enabling Role-Based Security
• Three Ways to Authenticate
• Forms Authentication – Default.aspx
• Forms Authentication – Web.Config
• Features of Forms Authentication
• Forms Authentication Classes
• Customizing Forms Authentication
• Authentication Source
• Forms Authentication - Analysis
• Windows Authentication
• Windows Authentication – Analysis
• Passport Authentication
• Passport Authentication - Analysis
• Authorization

Debugging, Diagnostics and Error Handling

• ASP.NET Diagnostics
• Debugging Using Visual Studio
• Debugging Calculator
• Application-Level Tracing
• Tracing Calculator
• Using the Page Cache
• An ASP.NET Page Without Visual Studio
• Attaching to VS Debugger
• Preparing to Debug
• Trace Messages
• Tracing the Calculator Page
• Conditional Tracing
• Trace Category
• Trace Warning
• Exceptions in Trace
• Errors in ASP.NET
• Uncaught Exception
• Custom Error Pages

More Server Controls Web Applications

• ASP.NET 2.0 Control Improvements
• New Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
• Master Pages
• Using a Menu Control
• Creating Content Pages
• TreeView Control
• Master Page Application
• Visual Studio 2005 Solutions

Data Access in ASP.NET 2.0

• Data Access in ASP.NET 2.0
• AcmePub Database
• Creating a Connection
• Using Database Explorer
• Performing Queries
• SQL Generation Options
• Enable Edit and Delete
• Editing Records
• GridView Control
• DetailsView Control
• Storing the Connection String
• Protecting the Configuration String
• FormView Control
• Master/Detail Web Pages
• Data Binding
• Template Editing
• Using XML Data
• Multiple-Tier Data Access
• Object Data Source

Personalization and Security

• Themes
• Control Skins
• Applying Themes
• Security in ASP.NET 2.0
• ASP.NET Membership
• Login Controls
• Membership Demonstration
• Web Site Administration Tool
• Access Rules
• Profile Properties
• Using ASP.NET Profile Properties
• Web Parts
• Web Parts Control Set
• UI Structural Components

HTTP Pipeline

• Web Applications
• ASP.NET Request Processing
• ASP.NET Architecture with IIS 5.0
• Pipeline Processing
• Pipeline Architecture
• Customizing the HTTP Pipeline
• Customizing Applications
• Customizing a Welcome Application
• Logger Class
• Custom Handlers
• IHttpHandler Interface
• Custom Handler Configuration
• Entry in Configuration File
• Extension Mapping in IIS
• .ashx Files
• string.ashx
• Custom Modules
• Using DemoModule

Database Programming Using ADO.NET

• ADO.NET Architecture
• .NET Data Providers
• Programming with ADO.NET Interfaces
• .NET Namespaces
• Connected Data Access
• ADO.NET Class Libraries
• Using Commands
• Creating a Command Object
• ExecuteNonQuery
• Using a Data Reader
• Data Bound Controls
• DataGrid in Visual Studio 2005
• Binding a DataReader to a DataGrid
• Disconnected Datasets
• Data Adapters
• Command Builder
• Main Program
• Creating a Data Adapter and Generating Commands
• Filling the Dataset
• Displaying the Data Set
• Adding a Row to the Data Set
• Deleting a Row
• Changing a Row
• Updating the Database
• Creating a Dataset Manually
• Using XML Data
• XML Schema and Data
• Using XML with a DataSet

Introduction to Web Services

• ASP.NET and Web Services
• Industry Standards
• Web Services and Remoting
• XML
• XML Namespaces
• Uniform Resource Identifier
• XML Schema
• SOAP
• WSDL
• Web Services Architecture
• HTTP GET Web Service
• Client IE Web Form
• SOAP Web Service
• SOAP Description
• Viewing WSDL
• Anonymous Access
• Visual Studio Web Service Demo
• Hello World Web Service
• WS-I Basic Profile 1.0
• Providing a Namespace
• Running the Test Client

Appendix A - Learning Resources

Appendix B – Configuring IIS for ASP.NET 2.0

• ASP.NET Versions Side-by-Side
• Configuring for ASP.NET 2.0
• Installing ASP.NET

Audience: Experienced application developers or architects.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of VB.NET. Previous experience with ASP is desirable but not essential. Previous exposure to ADO.NET would be helpful.