Sams teach yourself ASP.NET in 24 hours complete starter kit

Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 18
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
PART I Getting Started with ASP.NET......Page 24
HOUR 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET......Page 26
What Is ASP.NET?......Page 27
ASP.NET System Requirements......Page 32
Installing the .NET Framework......Page 36
Installing the ASP.NET Web Matrix Project......Page 39
Installing a Web Server......Page 46
Summary......Page 48
Workshop......Page 49
HOUR 2 Understanding the ASP.NET Programming Model......Page 52
Examining the HTML Markup Portion of an ASP.NET Web Page......Page 53
Examining the Source Code Portion of an ASP.NET Web Page......Page 70
A Look at ASP.NET HTML Controls......Page 79
A Look at ASP.NET Web Controls......Page 85
Q&A......Page 90
Workshop......Page 91
HOUR 3 Creating Our First ASP.NET Web Page......Page 94
Specifying the Design Requirements......Page 95
Creating the User Interface......Page 98
Writing the Source Code for the ASP.NET Web Page......Page 108
Testing the Financial Calculator......Page 112
Q&A......Page 114
Workshop......Page 115
HOUR 4 Dissecting Our First ASP.NET Web Page......Page 118
Examining when the Events of a Web Control Fire......Page 124
Adding an Event Handler for a Web Control’s Event......Page 126
Summary......Page 128
Q&A......Page 129
Workshop......Page 130
HOUR 5 Visual Basic .NET Variables and Operators......Page 132
The Purpose of Programming Languages......Page 133
The Importance of Knowing How to Program......Page 134
Declaring and Using Variables......Page 136
Examining Visual Basic .NET’s Operators......Page 144
Learning Visual Basic .NET’s Type Rules......Page 149
Summary......Page 154
Q&A......Page 155
Workshop......Page 156
HOUR 6 Visual Basic .NET Control Structures......Page 158
Understand Control Structures......Page 159
Exploring the Conditional Control Structure......Page 160
Working with Visual Basic .NET’s Looping Control Structures......Page 166
Exploring the Modularizing Control Structures: Subroutines and Functions......Page 170
Summary......Page 181
Workshop......Page 182
HOUR 7 Working with Objects in Visual Basic .NET......Page 186
Reexamining the Role of Classes and Objects......Page 187
Creating an Object......Page 189
Setting an Object’s Properties......Page 191
Calling an Object’s Methods......Page 192
Examining the .NET Framework Documentation......Page 193
Summary......Page 201
Workshop......Page 202
HOUR 8 ASP.NET Web Controls for Displaying Text......Page 204
Examining the Web Controls Designed for Displaying Text......Page 205
Using the Literal Web Control......Page 206
Using the Label Web Control......Page 213
Summary......Page 228
Q&A......Page 229
Workshop......Page 230
PART II Collecting and Processing User Input......Page 232
HOUR 9 Web Form Basics......Page 234
Gathering User Input in an HTML Web Page......Page 235
Dissecting Web Forms......Page 242
Summary......Page 255
Workshop......Page 256
HOUR 10 Using Textboxes to Collect Input......Page 258
Learning the TextBox Web Control Basics......Page 259
Creating Multiline and Password Textboxes......Page 265
Examining the TextBox Web Control’s Properties......Page 270
Summary......Page 275
Q&A......Page 276
Workshop......Page 277
HOUR 11 Collecting Input by Using Drop-down Lists, Radio Buttons, and Checkboxes......Page 280
Examining the Different Types of User Input Classifications......Page 281
Examining the DropDownList Web Control......Page 283
Selecting One Option from a List of Suitable Choices with RadioButton Web Controls......Page 291
Using the CheckBox Web Control......Page 296
Q&A......Page 301
Workshop......Page 302
HOUR 12 Validating User Input with Validation Controls......Page 306
Examining the Need for User Input Validation......Page 307
Validating User Input in an ASP.NET Web Page......Page 310
Examining the RequiredFieldValidator Validation Control......Page 312
Examining the CompareValidator......Page 321
Using the RangeValidator......Page 328
Validating Input with the RegularExpressionValidator......Page 330
Aesthetic Properties for the Validation Web Controls......Page 332
A Look at the Remaining Validation Controls......Page 335
Summary......Page 336
Workshop......Page 337
PART III Working with Databases......Page 340
HOUR 13 An Introduction to Databases......Page 342
Examining Database Fundamentals......Page 343
Storing Structured Data......Page 345
Installing and Setting Up Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE)......Page 348
Creating a New Database......Page 353
Creating Database Tables......Page 357
Adding Data to the Customers Table......Page 359
Summary......Page 362
Workshop......Page 363
HOUR 14 Understanding SQL, the Language of Databases......Page 366
An Overview of SQL......Page 367
Using the SQL SELECT Statement......Page 368
Accessing Database Data from an ASP.NET Web Page......Page 376
Constructing SQL Queries by Using the Web Matrix Project’s Code Builder Wizards......Page 378
Summary......Page 389
Workshop......Page 390
HOUR 15 Displaying Data with the DataGrid Web Control......Page 394
Displaying Database Data in an ASP.NET Web Page......Page 395
Getting Started with the DataGrid Web Control......Page 396
Specifying the Columns That Appear in the DataGrid......Page 401
Examining the DataGrid’s Aesthetic Properties......Page 408
Learning More about the DataGrid......Page 413
Summary......Page 415
Q&A......Page 416
Workshop......Page 417
HOUR 16 Examining Further DataGrid Examples......Page 420
Using a DataGrid to Display Information about a Particular Customer......Page 421
Formatting the DataGrid’s Data......Page 428
Using the HyperLink Column......Page 433
Q&A......Page 443
Workshop......Page 446
HOUR 17 Working with Data- Bound DropDownList, RadioButton, and CheckBox Web Controls......Page 448
Binding Database Data to a DropDownList Web Control......Page 449
Using the RadioButtonList Web Control......Page 457
Examining the CheckBoxList Web Control......Page 462
Summary......Page 467
Q&A......Page 468
Workshop......Page 469
PART IV Advanced Data Display with the DataGrid......Page 472
HOUR 18 Allowing the User to Sort the Data in a DataGrid......Page 474
Making a High-Level Overview of DataGrid Sorting......Page 475
Specifying That a DataGrid Is to Be Sortable......Page 478
Obtaining the Database Data in Properly Sorted Order......Page 481
Sorting the Data when a Sortable Column’s Header Hyperlink Is Clicked......Page 483
Testing the ASP.NET Web Page......Page 489
Summary......Page 490
Q&A......Page 491
Workshop......Page 492
HOUR 19 Paging Through the DataGrid’s Data......Page 496
A High-Level Overview of DataGrid Paging......Page 497
Configuring the DataGrid to Support Paging......Page 499
Getting the Data to Page Through......Page 503
Displaying a Different Page of Data......Page 505
Testing the ASP.NET Web Page......Page 508
Summary......Page 509
Q&A......Page 510
Workshop......Page 511
HOUR 20 Editing the Data in a DataGrid......Page 514
Examining the Steps Required for Providing Editing Support......Page 515
Adding the Edit, Update, Cancel Button Column to the DataGrid......Page 517
Using the SELECT Data Method Code Builder to Generate the GetCustomers() Function......Page 520
Understanding the EditCommand, UpdateCommand, and CancelCommand Event Handlers......Page 521
Using the UPDATE Data Method Code Builder......Page 524
Completing the Source Code for the dgCustomers_Update Event Handler......Page 529
Completing and Testing the EditDataGrid.aspx ASP.NET Web Page......Page 531
Summary......Page 533
Workshop......Page 534
PART V Building a Guestbook Web Application with ASP.NET......Page 536
HOUR 21 Devising a Plan for the Guestbook Application......Page 538
Specifying the Guestbook’s Features and Functionality......Page 539
Deciding on the User Interface......Page 541
Storing the Guestbook Entries......Page 543
Summary......Page 546
Workshop......Page 547
HOUR 22 Allowing Users to Add Guestbook Entries......Page 550
Implementing the User Interface......Page 551
Examining the Source Code......Page 557
Testing the AddEntry.aspx ASP.NET Web Page......Page 563
Summary......Page 564
Q&A......Page 565
Workshop......Page 566
HOUR 23 Displaying the Guestbook’s Contents......Page 568
Implementing the User Interface......Page 569
Examining the Source Code Portion......Page 576
Testing the ViewGuestbook.aspx ASP.NET Web Page......Page 580
Q&A......Page 582
Workshop......Page 583
HOUR 24 Sending E-Mail when a New Guestbook Entry Is Added......Page 586
Displaying the E-Mail Address as a Mailto Hyperlink......Page 587
Sending E-Mail upon a New Guestbook Entry......Page 593
Summary......Page 598
Workshop......Page 599
Conclusion......Page 602
INDEX......Page 604