ASP.NET Using Visual Basic 2008

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26 modules of training

Over 26 hours of media run time

Over 1650 pages of printable courseware

Step-by-step hands-on-labs

Sample code

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ASP.NET Using Visual Basic 2008:

CD-ROM

26 CD-ROMs

$995.00

CD-ROM & Books

26 CD-ROMs + Printed Books

$1,307.00

DVD-ROM

3 DVD-ROMs

$995.00

DVD-ROM & Books

3 DVD-ROMs + Printed Books

$1,307.00

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Course Outline (Outlines are subject to change.)

ASP.NET Using Visual Basic 2008:

Modules	Run Time	Pages
26	26 hours	1650

In this course, you'll learn how to use Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to build ASP.NET 3.5 Web pages. You'll gain an understanding of the architecture behind ASP.NET and how to use the various ASP.NET server controls. You'll learn to create consistent web sites using Master Pages, add membership features, configure and deploy ASP.NET applications, to authenticate users and limit their access to resources, manage state, direct users using Site Navigation tools, debug .NET and JavaScript code, and to display and edit data using ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, you'll learn about new ASP.NET 3.5 features, such as support for LINQ (Language Integrated Query), CSS tools, nested master pages, and more.

In this course you will learn...

Use ASP.NET server controls to generate HTML and to execute event procedures.
Configure and deploy ASP.NET applications.
Promote consistency within your Web site through the use of Master Pages.
Retrieve and manipulate data using ADO.NET.
Display and edit data quickly and easily using data binding features.
Use Membership features to manage your Web users.
Manage session and application state to give users a rich browsing experience.
Use Site Navigation controls to direct users within your site.
Add scalability and reliability by setting up an out-of-process session state server.
Use ASP.NET's new CSS tools to create consistent and maintainable sites.
Validate user input using validation controls.
Debug .NET code that runs on the server to generate Web pages and interact with the user.
Find problems in JavaScript code and learn about other debugging tools in Visual Studio.
Use tracing to find problems in a Web site and monitor performance.
Cache all or portions of a Web page to enhance performance and lighten the load on Web and database servers.
Make Web pages more responsive to users and avoid unnecessary page flashing with AJAX.
Display and edit data using the databound DataList, Repeater, and ListView controls.
Read and write XML data using the XML Document Object Model.
Give users control over a page layout and behavior with Web parts.
Hook into browser history for AJAX pages.
Create deployment packages to handle complex setup issues for installing a Web site on test and production servers.

Introduction

A Review of Classic ASP

ASP.NET Web Applications

Rendering HTML with Server Controls

Data Binding in ASP.NET

Web Development Using Visual Studio

Working with Controls

Introduction to Web Controls
Simple Input Controls
HyperLink and Button Controls
List Controls
Controlling Focus

Using Rich Server Controls

Introduction to Rich Controls
The Calendar Control
The AdRotator Control
The XML Control

Accessing Data

Overview of ADO.NET
Connecting to Data
Executing Commands
Working with Data
Choosing an ADO.NET Provider

LINQ

Language Integrated Query
LINQ Syntax
LINQ to SQL
LINQ to DataSets
LINQ to XML

Configuration

Configuration Overview
Using the Web Site Administration Tool
Programming Configuration Files
Encrypting Configuration Sections

Data Binding

Introducing Data Source Controls
Reading and Write Data Using the SqlDataSource Control
Displaying and Editing Middle-Tier Data using the ObjectDataSource Control
Displaying XML Data Using the XmlDataSource Control

Validating User Input

Overview of ASP.NET Validation Controls
Using the Simple Validators
Using the Complex Validators
Summarizing Results with the ValidationSummary Control
Separating Validation into Validation Groups

CSS

Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
Investigating Styles
Using Visual Studio 2008's Tools for Working with Styles

Themes and Master Pages

Creating a Consistent Web Site
ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
Master Pages

Site Navigation

ASP.NET Web Site Navigation
Creating an XML Site Map File
Site Navigation Controls
Using the Site Navigation API
URL Mapping
Security Trimming

Displaying Data with the GridView Control

Introducing the GridView Control
Filter Data in the GridView Control
Allow Users to Select from a DropDownList in the Grid
Add a Hyperlink to the Grid
Deleting a Row and Handling Errors

Managing State

Preserving State in Web Applications
Page-Level State
Using Cookies to Preserve State
ASP.NET Session State
Storing Objects in Session State
Configuring Session State
Setting Up an Out-of-Process State Server
Storing Session State in SQL Server
Using Cookieless Session IDs
Application State

Managing Users with ASP.NET's Membership Features

Introduction to Membership and Roles
Using Membership Controls
Writing Code to Interact with Membership and Roles

Server Debugging

Server-Side Code Debugging in ASP.NET
Using the Visual Debugger
Debugging Exceptions and Handling Errors
Debugging Stored Procedures

Client-Side and Advanced Debugging

Client-side Code Debugging in ASP.NET
Debugging Client-Side JavaScript
Custom Data Visualizers
Debugging .NET Framework Source Code

ASP.NET Tracing

Page-level Tracing
Programmatic Tracing
Web.config
System.Diagnostics.Trace
Trace Viewer
TraceListeners and TraceSwitches
WebPageTraceListener
Monitor Application Health

Creating New Controls

User-defined Controls
User Controls
Custom Controls

Improving Performance with Output Caching

Output Caching
Declarative Output Caching
Cache Page Fragments with User Controls
Dynamic Content in Cached Pages
Set Caching Configuration Options

Advanced Caching Techniques

Caching Features in ASP.NET
Configure Output Caching
Expiration Policies
Database Changes
SQL Notifications for Cache Expiration

AJAX

Introduction to AJAX
Server-side AJAX Works
Controls in the AJAX Control Toolkit
Explore Client-Side AJAX

Using Data List and Repeater Controls

Repeater and DataList Controls
Templates and Styles
Bind Data to the Repeater and DataList Controls

Creating and Consuming Web Services

XML Web Service in Visual Studio
Test and Run Your Web Service
Web Service From a .NET Client
Explore the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Using the List View and Database Controls

ListView Features
ListView Design Support in Visual Studio
Convert Static Pages to Dynamic Pages
Implementing Paging in the ListView Control

Reading and Writing XML Using the XML DOM

Reading and Writing XML Programmatically
Important Classes in the System.Xml Namespace
Create XML Documents

ASP.NET Profile Features

Introduction to ASP.NET's Profile Features
Create Profile Schema in Web.config
Work With ASP.NET's Profile Object Programmatically
Manage Anonymous Users and Their Profiles
Build and Use a Custom Profile Provider

Empowering User With Web Parts

Personalization Features
Web Part Server Controls
Code to Control Web Parts
Create Web Parts Controls

ASP.NET Extensions

Features of ASP.NET Extensions
Deploy Web Applications
Enable the Browser's Back Button With AJAX Pages
ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Your Instructor

Ken Getz is a nationally renowned speaker and best-selling author who specializes in programming with Visual C# and Visual Basic. He has been working with for more than 10 years, and is the author and presenter of some of most popular courses (see below). Ken is also a senior consultant with MCW Technologies and the author or co-author of several best-selling books including Access 2002 Developer's Handbooks (with Paul Litwin and Mike Gunderloy (Sybex)), Access Cookbook (with Andy Baron and Paul Litwin (O'Reilly)), VBA Developer's Handbook (with Mike Gilbert (Sybex)), and ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart (with Paul D. Sheriff (Addison-Wesley)). Since the inception of the program, Ken has been selected each year as a Microsoft Support MVP and is a member of the INETA speaker's bureau, traveling to speak at .NET user groups throughout the country. Ken is a frequent speaker at technical conferences, including Microsoft's Tech-Ed, as well as VSLive and DevConnections. Ken is also a technical editor for Advisor Guide to Microsoft Access and Advisor Guide to Microsoft Visual Basic and is a columnist for both CoDe Magazine and MSDN Magazine.

Don Kiely has been using and programming computers since the mid-1970s, when he first punched IBM punch cards for batch processing to solve engineering problems. Now Don is a nationally recognized author, instructor and consultant who travels the country sharing his expertise in SQL Server and security. He has written business software using assembly, C/C++, dBASE, Nantucket Clipper, RPG II, C#, and Visual Basic for a variety of industries, and has taught software and business administration courses at community colleges. Now Don is an author and presenter for , and a consultant for a variety of companies that develop distributed applications for public and private organizations. Don is also the author or coauthor of several programming books, and a featured speaker at SQL Server conferences.