ASP.NET: Using Visual C# .NET, ADO.NET, and XML

5 days

Overview

You already know how to write simple, static Web pages using HTML and perhaps Cascading Style Sheets and client-side JavaScript code. Now you are ready to create dynamic Web pages using the latest Microsoft server-side technology ASP.NET. You will create ASP.NET Web pages that dynamically display content, display, manipulate, and modify data in a relational database, and display, manipulate, and modify XML data. Prerequisites

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, it is required that you first take the following Systematix courses or have equivalent knowledge: Object-Oriented Programming: Principles

.NET Framework: Introduction
HTML 4.01: Level 1
HTML 4.01: Level 2

Knowledge of Visual C# .NET, or prior experience with Visual Basic, Visual C++, is also required. Prior experience with ASP Classic (2.0 or 3.0) is helpful, but not required. Knowledge of XML basics is also helpful. Knowledge of SQL is also recommended, though not required.

Target student

Programmers at any skill level interested in writing ASP.NET applications.

Writing Basic ASP.NET Pages

Write a Simple ASP.NET Web Page
Output Content and Redirect to a Different Page
Pass User Information Between Pages
Store and Retrieve Data Using a Cookie
Perform Browser Detection
Transfer Processing

Increasing Code Separation and Modularity

Separate Code From Content with HTML Controls
Implement a Postback Form
Increase Code Separation with a Code-behind File
Increase Modularity with a User Control

Creating Web Forms with Web Controls

Create a Web Form Using ASP.NET Web Controls
Create Grouped Elements with List Controls
Display Data with a Repeater Control
Display Data with a DataList Control
Display Data with a DataGrid Control
Verify User Input with Validation Controls
Rotate Banner Ads with the Ad Rotator Control
Create a Calendar Using a Calendar Control

Accessing Databases with ADO.NET

Display Data from a Database
Display Data From a Database Using Web Controls
Customize Databound Results Using Style Sections
Customize Databound Results Using Templates
Modify Data with SQL Commands

Manipulating Data with ADO.NET DataSets

Create a DataSet with Multiple Tables
Display Data from Related Tables
Manipulate Data in a DataGrid Control
Modify DataSet Records and Merge

Programming XML Documents with ASP.NET

Access and Display an XML Document
Validate an XML Document Using a Schema
Search an XML Document for Specific Information
Edit an XML Document
Write XML Documents to Disk

Converting and Transforming XML Data with ASP.NET

Write Data From a DataSet to an XML Document
Create Nested XML from a DataSet Object
Read Data into a DataSet from an XML Document
Transform an XML Document
Output XSLT Results Using the XML Control

Architecting and Configuring an ASP.NET Application

Configure an ASP.NET Application
Configure ASP.NET Error Tracing
Manage Application State
Preserve Session State
Cache Page Output
Cache a User Control