ASP.net 2008 (Active Server Pages)

AUDIENCE: This course is for all delegates interested in gaining a solid grounding in the use of Active Server Pages.
PREREQUISITES: Understanding of web development and programming techniques. Previous experience with a suitable programming language, e.g.VB.net, C# and a knowledge of HTML would be useful.
DURATION: 5 days. Hands on.
OBJECTIVES: Microsoft''s .NET architecture is revolutionising Internet application development. This course will teach students how to master building data-driven Web applications and services with ASP.net, the next generation of Microsoft Active Server Pages technology.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Successfully design the architecture of ASP.net applications
- Write ASP.net applications in VB.net, the successor to Visual Basic and VBScript (the course is also available using C# if required)
- Create Web forms with ASP.net Form Controls
- Work with ASP.net Server Controls to validate and process form submissions and perform other vital tasks
- Build database-driven applications with ASP.net and ADO.net
- Produce XML data from your ASP.net applications, and utilize ASP.net to parse XML data and store it in a database
- Declare and control Web applications with global.asax
- Maintain state for each user via ASP.net session management
- Understand the role of Web services and build your first data-driven Web services
- Successfully debug and deploy your ASP.net applications.
COURSE CONTENT:
Introducing ASP.NET 2005
What experience does this course presume? · What is the .NET Framework? · What is ASP.NET? · What languages are supported for writing ASP.NET applications? · What software do I need in order to run ASP.NET applications? · What does the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK include? · What happens the first time an ASP.NET file is executed? · Examining a Sample .NET Application that Uses asp:label · Processing Form Submissions Under the New Model · Exercise 1: Processing Form Submissions and Working with asp:label

Conditionals and Additional Web Server Controls
Conditionals in VB.NET · asp:dropdownlist and asp:listbox · asp:radiobuttonlist · asp:checkbox · Exercise 2: Completing a More Complex Application that Uses Web ServerControls

Data Types and More Control Flow Structures
Fundamental Data Types in VB.NET · Select Case · Loops in VB.NET · Exercise 3: Implementing a For Each Loop

Arrays, Subroutines, and Functions
Arrays · Subroutines · Functions Exercise 4: Implementing the Previous Exercise Application UsingSubroutines

Events in ASP.NET
Page events · Web Server Control Events · Example: payperviewdemo.aspx · Exercise 5: Handling a Server-Side Click Event

Introduction to Object Oriented Concepts
Objects are Created from Classes · To Instantiate an Object, Call the Class''s Constructor · In VB.NET, All Variables are Typed · Objects in VB.NET Have Methods and Properties · Methods and Properties are Unique to Each Class · Classes Relate to Each Other in Hierarchies · Classes Automatically Inherit All Methods and Properties of The ClassesAbove Them · Example: Building and Using a Viewer Class · Defining Methods · Exercise 6: Writing and Using your First Class

Inheritance and Overriding
Declaring the Class as a Subclass of Viewer · Writing the New Constructor · Method Overriding · Shared (Static) Properties · Exercise 7: Subclassing Program with Movie

Request, Response, and Server
Side Note: Server.HTMLEncode()

Introducing ADO.NET
ADO.NET Uses OleDB Instead of ODBC · System.Data and System.Data.OleDb Contain the Classes for DatabaseAccess · Further Comparison of ADO.NET and ADO · Introducing the Database Used for the Course · Selecting Records from the Database via ADO.NET · asp:datagrid · Exercise 8: Building a LastName Query Interface

Handling Exceptions
Handling Database Exceptions · Try-Catch-Finally-End Try · Exercise 9: Writing a Query Viewer that Handles SQL Errors and EmptyDataSets

Working with Disconnected DataSets
OledbAdapter and DataSet · Populating a DataGrid from a DataSet · Examining a More Complex Example · Exercise 10: Building Your First Disconnected Recordset Application

Inserting Records into the Database
Inserting Records via a Disconnected Recordset · Inserting a Record Directly Into the Database · Exercise 11: Inserting a Viewer into the Database via a DisconnectedRecordset

Data Drilldowns with Data Bound Controls
Exercise 12: Building a Drilldown Application with a DynamicallyPopulated DropDownList

Working with Stored Procedures
Passing Input Parameters to a Stored Procedure · Exercise 13: Building an Application that Uses a Stored Procedure

Application Variables and global.asax
What is an Application? · A Sample global.asax File · A Hit Counter Application Variable Example · Exercise 14: Setting and Retrieving Application Variables

Session Variables
Exercise 15: Using Session Variables

Introducing XML
XML Logical Structure · XML Physical Structure · Why Use Attributes? · XML Design Patterns · Applications of XML (and related technologies) · What We''ll Cover in the Following Four Sections

Producing XML from Database Data via ADO.NET
Exercise 16: Generating XML from the Viewers Table

Reading XML Data into a DataSet
Exercise 17: Reading an XML File into a DataSet

Importing XML into the Database
Exercise 18: Importing an XML File into the Viewers Table

Performing XSLT with ASP.NET
Exercise 19: Transforming an XML Document via XSL

Working with Validation Controls
RequiredFieldValidator, CompareValidator, and RangeValidator · The ValidationSummary Control · Exercise 20: Implementing Validation Controls

Regular Expression Validation
Introducing Regular Expressions · Regular Expression Tester · Special Characters for Pattern Matching · Escape Sequences for Special Characters · Specifying Ranges in Patterns · Matching a Specified Number of Occurrences · Character-Range Escape Sequences · Matching at the Beginning or End of a String with ^ and $ · The Word-Boundary Pattern Anchors: \b and \B · Using the RegularExpressionValidator · Exercise 21: Using the RegularExpressionValidator Control

Custom Validators
Exercise 22: Implementing the CustomValidator Control

User Controls
Exercise 23: Completing and Implementing a User Control

Code Behind
Exercise 24: Completing and Implementing a Code Behind

Assemblies
Exercise 25: Building and Deploying an Assembly

Introduction to Web Services with SOAP
What are Web Services? · What is SOAP? · Examining a Web Service · Calling a Web Service from another Application · Setting up a Web Service Proxy · Exercise 26: Building Your First Web Service

Appendix A: SQL Refresher
Data Types in SQL · Creating a Table in SQL · Inserting a Row into the Table in SQL · Inserting a Partial Row (or Fields in a Different Order) in SQL · Retrieving Information from the Database via SELECT · Editing Records in the Database with the UPDATE Statement · Removing Records from the Database with the DELETE Statement