Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

This module describes the different programming languages that are available when you develop Microsoft .NET Framework applications. It explains the fundamental aspects of writing code and creating components by using two of the .NET Framework–based languages, Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C#. It provides an overview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. It also explains how to create a simple Web application.

Choosing a Programming Language

Overview of Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Creating a Simple Web Application

Creating an ASP.NET Web Site

Adding and Configuring Server Controls in Web Forms

Building and Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose a programming language.

Describe Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Create a simple Web application.

This module explains how to create Web Forms and populate them with server controls.

Creating Web Forms

Adding and Configuring Server Controls in a Web Form

Creating a Web Form

Adding and Configuring Server Controls in a Web Form

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create Web Forms.

Add and configure server controls in a Web Form.

This module describes the various methods that you can use to add code to your Microsoft ASP.NET Web application. It explains how to use Web server controls, event handlers, code-behind files, and components. In addition, it explains how to use page events, especially the Page_Load event.

Working with Code-Behind Files

Handling Server Control Events

Creating Classes and Components by Using Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Handling Page Events

Implementing Code in a Web Application

Creating Event Procedures

Creating an Entity Component

Handling Page and Control Events

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with code-behind files.

Handle server control events.

Create classes and components by using Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Handle page events.

This module explains how to create and implement master pages and how to implement user controls in a Web application.

Creating Master Pages

Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form

Adding and Applying a Master Page

Converting Web Forms to Content Pages and User Controls

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create master pages.

Add user controls to an ASP.NET Web Form.

This module provides an overview of user input validation. It covers information on adding, positioning, and configuring validation controls on a Web Form. In addition, it covers information on validating Web Forms.

Overview of User Input Validation

ASP.NET Validation Controls

Validating Web Forms

Adding Validation Controls

Configuring Validation Controls

Adding Server-Side Validation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe user input validation.

Describe Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Create a simple Web application.

This module describes the steps required to enable tracing and debugging, including how you can use debugging and tracing in a Web application.

Debugging in ASP.NET

Tracing in ASP.NET

Debugging a Web Application

Tracing a Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Perform debugging in ASP.NET.

Perform tracing in ASP.NET.

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ADO.NET. It explains how to programmatically work with data by using ADO.NET and how to create a connection to access the data stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database. In addition, it explains how to use the DataSet and DataReader objects to support the local data storage and data manipulation requirements of Web Forms.

Overview of ADO.NET

Connecting to a Database

Managing Data

Connecting to a Data Source

Binding a Server Control to a Data Source

Modifying a Data Source

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ADO.NET.

Connect to a database.

Manage data.

This module explains what LINQ is and how you can use LINQ to manage both XML data and Microsoft SQL Server data in a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application by using Web Server controls and code.

Overview of LINQ

Managing XML Data by Using LINQ to XML

Managing SQL Data by Using LINQ to SQL

Loading Data by Using the XmlDataSource Control

Displaying Data by Using LINQ to XML

Saving Data by Using LINQ to SQL

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe LINQ.

Manage XML data by using LINQ to XML.

Manage SQL data by using LINQ to SQL.

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ASP.NET Dynamic Data. It also covers information on applying ASP.NET Dynamic Data. In addition, it explains how to customize ASP.NET Dynamic Data applications.

Overview of ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Applying ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Customizing ASP.NET Dynamic Data Applications

Adding Dynamic Data to an Existing Web Site

Registering LINQ to SQL with Dynamic Data

Adding Metadata to the Data Model

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ASP.NET Dynamic Data.

Apply ASP.NET Dynamic Data.

Customize ASP.NET Dynamic Data applications.

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX and explains how to create an ASP.NET AJAX application. It also introduces the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit, and explains how to install the toolkit and add controls from the toolkit to a Web application.

Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX

Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions

Extending an Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

Creating a Modal About Box

Customizing Dynamic Data Field Templates with AJAX Controls

Adding the Country Import Progress Indicator

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ASP.NET AJAX.

Create an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX extensions.

Extend an application by using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.

This module provides an overview of XML Web services. It describes how to locate and call an XML Web service directly by using a browser and a proxy from a Web application. In addition, this module describes how to call a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service directly by using a browser and a proxy from a Web application.

Overview of XML Web Services

Locating XML Web Services

Calling XML Web Services

Consuming Windows Communication Foundation Services

Discovering an XML Web Service

Creating a Web Reference Proxy

Calling a Web Service Method from a Web Form

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe XML Web services.

Locate XML Web services.

Call XML Web services.

Consume Windows Communication Foundation services.

This module explains how to manage state in a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application.

State Management

ASP.NET Profiles

ASP.NET Caching

Examining the View State

Caching Countries

Displaying Visitors Counter on Default Page

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe state management.

Describe ASP.NET profiles.

Describe ASP.NET caching.

This module explains how to configure and deploy a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application by using the machine.config and web.config files.

Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application

Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

Configuring the List View Page Size and Enabling the Save Countries Button

Configuring the Visitor Counter

Deploying the Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure an ASP.NET Web application.

Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

This module explains the various Web application security functionalities. It also covers information on the infrastructure to build and deploy various Web application security functionalities.

Web Application Security Overview

Declaratively Configuring Authentication and Authorization

Working Programmatically with Authentication and Authorization

Enabling Forms Authentication

Implementing Authorization

Protecting the Configuration File

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Web application security.

Describe how to declaratively configure authentication and authorization.

Work programmatically with authentication and authorization.

This module explains the various new functionality, changes, and enhancements of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for improved Web development. In addition, it explains how Microsoft ADO.NET Data Services, Microsoft ASP.NET MVC, and Microsoft Silverlight 3 fit in with the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Working with ADO.NET Data Services

Working with ASP.NET MVC

Working with Silverlight 3

Implementing ADO.NET Data Services

Implementing Silverlight Applications

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with ADO.NET Data Services.

Work with ASP.NET MVC.

Work with Silverlight 3.