Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET 2003 in 21 Days

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET 2003 in 21 Days......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 16
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 18
How This Book Is Organized......Page 20
About This Book......Page 22
How This Book Is Structured......Page 23
WEEK 1 At a Glance......Page 26
DAY 1 Introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework......Page 28
What Is .NET?......Page 29
Windows of the Past......Page 30
The Common Language Runtime......Page 31
Understanding the Common Language Specification......Page 34
Understanding the Common Type System......Page 35
Handling Memory and Garbage......Page 39
The .NET Framework Class Library......Page 42
.NET Servers and the Future of .NET......Page 44
Q&A......Page 46
Exercises......Page 47
DAY 2 Introduction to Visual Studio .NET......Page 48
Introducing the Start Page......Page 49
Using Dynamic Help......Page 55
The New Projects Dialog......Page 56
Exploring the Visual Studio .NET IDE......Page 58
Using the Project Menu......Page 64
Using the Build Menu......Page 65
Managing Code Windows and Designers......Page 69
Getting the Right Toolbars......Page 70
Customizing Your Environment......Page 71
Q&A......Page 74
Exercises......Page 75
DAY 3 Writing Windows Forms Applications......Page 78
Hello .NET!......Page 79
Understanding Windows Forms......Page 89
Working with Controls Dynamically in Code......Page 97
Using Menus and MDI Forms......Page 100
Using Inheritance in Windows Forms......Page 107
Using Common Dialog Controls......Page 110
More About Controls......Page 112
Making Your Forms Look Pretty......Page 113
Advanced Windows Forms......Page 115
Q&A......Page 116
Quiz......Page 117
Exercises......Page 118
DAY 4 Deploying Windows Forms Applications......Page 120
Introduction to Application Deployment......Page 121
Understanding the Deployment Projects Templates......Page 122
Creating a Windows Installer Package......Page 123
Adding Merge Modules to Your Setup......Page 139
Summary......Page 140
Quiz......Page 141
Exercises......Page 142
DAY 5 Writing ASP.NET Applications......Page 144
Introduction to ASP.NET......Page 145
Hello ASP.NET!......Page 146
Using Validation Controls......Page 162
Managing State in ASP.NET Web Applications......Page 172
Understanding the Web.Config File......Page 177
Q&A......Page 178
Exercises......Page 179
DAY 6 Deploying ASP.NET Applications......Page 180
Introduction to ASP.NET Deployment......Page 181
Creating an ASP.NET Application for Deployment......Page 182
Deploying ASP.NET Applications Using Copy Project......Page 183
Deploying ASP.NET Applications Using Copy......Page 188
Deploying ASP.NET Applications with Windows Installer......Page 195
Quiz......Page 202
Exercises......Page 203
DAY 7 Exceptions, Debugging, and Tracing......Page 204
Why Errors Happen......Page 205
Understanding Exceptions in .NET......Page 207
Using Structured Exception Handling......Page 209
Using Visual Studio .NET to Debug Applications......Page 218
Q&A......Page 234
Exercises......Page 235
WEEK 1 In Review......Page 236
WEEK 2 At a Glance......Page 238
DAY 8 Core Language Concepts in Visual Basic .NET and C#......Page 240
Languages in the .NET Framework......Page 241
Understanding CLS Data Types in Visual Basic .NET and C#......Page 242
Declaring Variables in Visual Basic .NET and C#......Page 244
Understanding Operators......Page 251
Using Decision Structures......Page 257
Q&A......Page 264
Quiz......Page 265
Exercises......Page 266
DAY 9 Using Namespaces in .NET......Page 268
What Are Namespaces?......Page 269
Finding the Information You Need About Namespaces......Page 270
Using Namespaces in Your Applications......Page 273
Working with Your Environment......Page 278
Working with Files and Directories......Page 292
Q&A......Page 308
Quiz......Page 309
Exercises......Page 310
DAY 10 Accessing Data with ADO.NET......Page 312
Looking Inside ADO.NET......Page 313
Connecting to a Database......Page 318
Using the Command Object and DataReaders......Page 322
Using Windows Controls with DataReaders and Command Objects......Page 328
Using DataAdapters and DataSets......Page 334
Using Databinding with DataSets......Page 340
Binding to a DataGrid Control......Page 345
Q&A......Page 348
Quiz......Page 349
Exercises......Page 350
DAY 11 Understanding Visual Database Tools......Page 354
Managing Databases with the Server Explorer......Page 355
Building Data-Driven Forms with the Server Explorer......Page 366
Using the DataForm Wizard to Create Data Entry Forms......Page 373
Understanding Databinding......Page 379
Q&A......Page 380
Quiz......Page 381
Exercises......Page 382
DAY 12 Accessing XML in .NET......Page 384
What Is XML?......Page 385
XML in .NET......Page 387
Using the XML and Schema Designers......Page 388
Reading and Writing XML Files......Page 400
Q&A......Page 416
Quiz......Page 417
Exercises......Page 418
DAY 13 XML Web Services in .NET......Page 420
What Are XML Web Services?......Page 421
Creating Your First Web Service......Page 422
Consuming XML Web Services......Page 430
Q&A......Page 443
Exercises......Page 444
DAY 14 Components and .NET......Page 446
Introduction to Components......Page 447
Understanding the Component Types......Page 448
Creating a Class Library Application......Page 453
Interoperating with Unmanaged Code......Page 466
Q&A......Page 472
Quiz......Page 473
Exercises......Page 474
WEEK 2 In Review......Page 476
WEEK 3 At a Glance......Page 478
DAY 15 Writing International Applications......Page 480
Using the CultureInfo Class......Page 481
Writing the Culture Info Browser Application......Page 487
Managing Resource Files with Visual Studio .NET......Page 496
Q&A......Page 506
Quiz......Page 507
Exercises......Page 508
DAY 16 Using Macros in Visual Studio .NET......Page 510
Introducing Extensibility......Page 511
Introducing Macros in Visual Studio .NET......Page 512
Using the Macro Explorer......Page 513
Recording a Macro......Page 514
Using the Macros IDE......Page 517
Examining the Macro Recorder Code......Page 519
Creating a Macros Toolbar......Page 530
More Cool Macro Ideas......Page 533
Summary......Page 536
Exercise......Page 537
DAY 17 Automating Visual Studio .NET......Page 538
Introducing Add-ins......Page 539
Creating Your First Add-in......Page 540
Understanding the Life Cycle of an Add-in......Page 544
Writing Your First Add-in......Page 553
Taking the Next Step with Add-ins......Page 562
Q&A......Page 563
Exercise......Page 564
DAY 18 Using Crystal Reports......Page 566
Why Use Crystal Reports?......Page 567
Creating a Windows Forms Report......Page 568
Using the Windows Forms Report Viewer......Page 580
How to Programmatically Load a Report......Page 582
Printing a Report Without the Viewer Control......Page 584
Exporting a Report Programmatically......Page 586
Viewing Reports in Web Forms......Page 588
Q&A......Page 589
Exercises......Page 590
DAY 19 Understanding Microsoft Application Center Test......Page 592
Introduction to Application Center Test......Page 593
Understanding ACT Projects, Users, Tests, and Connections......Page 594
Using the ACT Standalone Application......Page 603
Walking Through the ACT Script......Page 609
Understanding the ACT Test Results......Page 614
Q&A......Page 615
Quiz......Page 616
Exercises......Page 617
DAY 20 Using Visual SourceSafe......Page 618
Installing VSS......Page 619
Using the Visual SourceSafe Administrator......Page 620
Using the Visual SourceSafe Explorer......Page 621
Creating Your First VSS Project......Page 622
Using the Integrated SourceSafe Tools in Visual Studio .NET......Page 625
Viewing the History of a File in SourceSafe......Page 630
Adding New Project Items or Projects......Page 632
Renaming Projects or Project Items......Page 634
Summary......Page 635
Quiz......Page 636
Exercises......Page 637
DAY 21 Object Role Modeling with Visio......Page 638
Introducing Object Role Modeling......Page 639
Using Visio to Create an ORM Model......Page 640
Adding ORM Facts to the Data Model......Page 641
Creating a Database Diagram from the Conceptual Model......Page 649
Q&A......Page 660
Exercises......Page 661
WEEK 3 In Review......Page 664
INDEX......Page 666