developing asp.net web application with visual studio .net

Contents Introduction Course Materials...2 Prerequisites ...3 Course Outline...4 Setup...9 Microsoft Official Curriculum...10 Microsoft Certified Professional Program...12 Facilities ..

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Course Number: 2310B

Part Number: X08-90700

Released: 07/2002

Contents

Introduction

Course Materials 2

Prerequisites 3

Course Outline 4

Setup 9

Microsoft Official Curriculum 10

Microsoft Certified Professional Program 12

Facilities 15

Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft NET Framework Overview 1

Lesson: Introduction to the NET Framework 2

Lesson: Overview of ASP.NET 12

Lesson: Overview of the Lab Application 17

Lesson: Resources 23

Review 25

Module 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of Visual Studio NET 2

Lesson: Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project 22

Review 32

Lab 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET 34

Module 3: Using Microsoft NET-Based Languages Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of the NET-Based Languages 2

Lesson: Comparison of the NET-Based Languages 12

Lesson: Creating a Component Using Visual Studio NET 19

Review 29

Lab 3: Building a Microsoft Visual Studio NET Component 31

Module 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form Overview 1

Lesson: Creating Web Forms 2

Lesson: Using Server Controls 12

Review 30

Lab 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form 32

Module 5: Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form Overview 1

Lesson: Using Code-Behind Pages 2

Lesson: Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls 8

Lesson: Using Page Events 21

Review 36

Lab 5: Adding Functionality to a Web Application 39

Module 6: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications

Overview 1

Lesson: Understanding Tracing 2

Lesson: Remote Debugging 18

Review 21

Lab 6: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications 23

Module 7: Validating User Input Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of User Input Validation 2

Lesson: Using Validation Controls 8

Lesson: Page Validation 28

Review 34

Lab 7: Validating User Input 36

Module 8: Creating User Controls Overview 1

Lesson: Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form 2

Lesson: Creating User Controls 12

Review 18

Lab 8: Creating User Controls 20

Module 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of ADO.NET 2

Lesson: Creating a Connection to a Database 9

Lesson: Displaying a DataSet in a List-Bound Control 20

Review 29

Lab 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET 31

Module 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET Overview 1

Lesson: Introduction to Using ADO.NET 2

Lesson: Connecting to a Database 8

Lesson: Accessing Data with DataSets 16

Lesson: Using Multiple Tables 36

Lesson: Accessing Data with DataReaders 46

Review 58

Lab 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET 60

Module 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of Stored Procedures 2

Lesson: Calling Stored Procedures 9

Review 22

Lab 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET 24

Module 12: Reading and Writing XML Data

Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET 2

Lesson: XML and the DataSet Object 10

Lesson: Working with XML Data 25

Lesson: Using the XML Web Server Control 35

Review 41

Lab 12: Reading XML Data 43

Module 13: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services Overview 1

Lesson: Overview of Using XML Web Services 2

Lesson: Calling an XML Web Service Using HTTP 13

Lesson: Using a Proxy to Call an XML Web Service 18

Lesson: Creating an XML Web Service 30

Review 40

Lab 13: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services 42

Module 14: Managing State Overview 1

Lesson: State Management 2

Lesson: Application and Session Variables 13

Lesson: Cookies and Cookieless Sessions 22

Review 31

Lab 14: Storing Application and Session Data 33

Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application Overview 1

Lesson: Using the Cache Object 2

Lesson: Using ASP.NET Output Caching 14

Lesson: Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application 23

Lesson: Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application 41

Review 48

Lab 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application 50

Course Evaluation 69

Module 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application Overview 1

Lesson: Web Application Security Overview 2

Lesson: Working with Windows-Based Authentication 13

Lesson: Working with Forms-Based Authentication 23

Lesson: Overview of Microsoft Passport Authentication 34

Review 37

Lab 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application 39

Module 17: Review

Overview 1

Content Review 2

Lab 17: Review Game 4

Course Evaluation 6

Appendix A: Lab Recovery Appendix B: Debugging with Microsoft Visual Studio NET Appendix C: Using Templates with List-Bound Controls Appendix D: XML Web Service Responses

About This Course

This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to develop Web applications by using Microsoft® Visual Studio® NET and Microsoft ASP.NET

This course is designed for two types of students: beginner Web developers and Microsoft Visual Basic® or C# developers who want to learn

Visual Studio NET and ASP.NET:

programming However, they should know the basic constructs of programming, such as loops and conditional statements Beginning Web developers need to have experience with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and some scripting language, such as Visual Basic

Scripting Edition or Microsoft JScript® This audience includes both HTML developers and dynamic HTML (DHTML) developers

Microsoft Windows® applications by using Visual Basic 6

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

• Using conditional statements

The completion of either Course 2559, Introduction to Visual Basic NET

Programming with Microsoft NET, or Course 2373, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic NET, satisfies the preceding prerequisite skills

requirements

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

„ Describe the Microsoft NET Framework and ASP.NET

„ Create an ASP.NET Web application project by using Visual Studio.NET

„ Create a component in Visual Basic NET or C#

„ Add server controls to an ASP.NET page

„ Add functionality to server controls that are located on an ASP.NET page

„ Use the tracing features of Visual Studio NET

„ Use validation controls to validate user input

Description

Audience

Student prerequisites

Course objectives

„ Create a user control

„ Access data by using the built-in data access tools that are in Visual Studio NET

„ Use Microsoft ADO.NET to access data in an ASP.NET Web application

„ Call a stored procedure from an ASP.NET Web application

„ Access Extensible Markup Language (XML) data and read it into a DataSet

„ Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application

„ Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies

There are four appendices included with Course 2310B, Developing Microsoft

ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio NET:

„ Appendix A, “Lab Recovery”

This appendix provides the steps that are required to recover from an incomplete or broken lab solution

„ Appendix B, “Debugging with Microsoft Visual Studio NET”

This appendix is an optional lesson for Module 6, “Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications.” This Appendix is a lesson that includes three topic slides and one demonstration; it should take 30 minutes to deliver this appendix

„ Appendix C, “Using Templates with List-Bound Controls”

This appendix is an optional lesson for Module 9, “Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET.” This appendix lesson includes two topic slides and one demonstration; it should take 15 minutes to deliver this appendix

„ Appendix D, “XML Web Service Responses”

This appendix is an optional lesson for Module 13, “Consuming and Creating XML Web Services.” This lesson includes three topic slides and one demonstration; it should take 20 minutes to deliver this appendix

Appendices

11:45 12:00 Lab 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET

Day 3

Start End Module

9:30 10:30 Module 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft

Visual Studio NET

Day 5

Start End Module

9:30 10:30 Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft

ASP.NET Web Application

12:45 2:15 Lab 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft

ASP.NET Web Application

Trainer Materials Compact Disc Contents

The Trainer Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders:

or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact

disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials or Trainer Materials compact disc

this file opens Autorun.exe

Trainer Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Trainer Materials Web page

the steps for manually installing the classroom computers

contains a description of classroom requirements, classroom configuration, instructions for using the automated classroom setup scripts, and the Classroom Setup Checklist

used in this course

can be used to display the PowerPoint slides if Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

is not available Do not use this version in the classroom

software to computers in a classroom setting

links to resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites

setup of the instructor computer

Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer and, in the root

directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe

Student Materials Compact Disc Contents

The Student Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders:

when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact

disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials compact disc

this file opens Autorun.exe

students with resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites

Student Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Student Materials Web page

description of classroom requirements, classroom setup instructions, and the classroom configuration

plug-in

PowerPoint presentation and Web-based materials

files may be used to prepare the student computers for the hands-on labs

for this course

Windows Media™ Player

Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root

directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe

Word document (.doc) files that are included on the compact disc

Document Conventions

The following conventions are used in course materials to distinguish elements

of the text

Convention Use bold Represents commands, command options, and syntax that

must be typed exactly as shown It also indicates commands on menus and buttons, dialog box titles and options, and icon and menu names

italic In syntax statements or descriptive text, indicates argument

names or placeholders for variable information Italic is also used for introducing new terms, for book titles, and for emphasis in the text

directory names, and folder and file names, except when specifically referring to case-sensitive names Unless otherwise indicated, you can use lowercase letters when you type a directory name or file name in a dialog box or

at a command prompt

ALL CAPITALS Indicate the names of keys, key sequences, and key

combinations — for example, ALT+SPACEBAR

monospace Represents code samples or examples of screen text

Microsoft Certified Professional Program 12

Facilities 15

Introduction

Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, places, or events is intended or should be inferred Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part

of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted

in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property

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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners

Instructor Notes

The Introduction module provides students with an overview of the course

content, materials, and logistics for Course 2310B, Developing Microsoft

ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio NET

To teach this module, you need the following materials:

„ Microsoft® PowerPoint® file 2310B_00.ppt

To prepare for this module, you must:

„ Complete the Course Preparation Checklist that is included with the trainer course materials

„ Read all of the materials for this module

Presentation:

30 minutes

Required materials

Preparation tasks

How to Teach This Module

This section contains information that will help you to teach this module Welcome students to the course and introduce yourself Provide a brief overview of your background to establish credibility

Ask students to introduce themselves and provide their background, product experience, and expectations of the course

Record student expectations on a whiteboard or flip chart that you can reference later in class

Tell students that everything they will need for this course is provided at their desk

Have students write their names on both sides of the name card

Explain the purpose of all the materials that will be used in this course

Describe the contents of the student workbook and the Student Materials compact disc

Tell students where they can send comments and feedback on this course Demonstrate how to open the Web page that is provided on the Student

Materials compact disc by double-clicking Autorun.exe or Default.htm in the

StudentCD folder on the Trainer Materials compact disc

Describe the prerequisites for this course This is an opportunity for you to identify students who may not have the appropriate background or experience

to attend this course

Briefly describe each module and what students will learn

Explain how this course will meet students’ expectations by relating the information covered in individual modules to their expectations

Describe any necessary setup information for the course, including course files and classroom configuration

Explain the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) program and present the list

of additional recommended courses

Refer students to the Microsoft Official Curriculum Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/traincert for information about curriculum paths Inform students about the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program, any certification exams that are related to this course, and the various certification options

Explain the class hours, extended building hours for labs, parking, restroom location, meals, phones, message posting, and where smoking is or is not allowed

Let students know if your facility has Internet access that is available for them

to use during class breaks

Also, make sure that the students are aware of the recycling program if one is available

„ Programming, networking, and database experience

„ ASP.NET and Visual Studio NET experience

„ Expectations for the course

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The following materials are included with your kit:

covered in class, in addition to the hands-on lab exercises

contains the Web page that provides you with links to resources pertaining

to this course, including additional readings, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites

To open the Web page, insert the Student Materials compact disc into the CD-ROM drive, and then in the root directory of the compact disc,

double-click Autorun.exe or Default.htm

instructor, you will have the opportunity to complete an online evaluation near the end of the course

To provide additional comments or inquire about the Microsoft Certified Professional program, send an e-mail message to mcphelp@microsoft.com.

Note

z Using conditional statements

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This course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:

„ Knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or dynamic HTML (DHTML), including:

• Using conditional statements

The completion of either Course 2559, Introduction to Visual Basic NET

Programming with Microsoft NET, or Course 2373, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic NET, satisfies the preceding prerequisite skills

„ Programming experience using Microsoft Visual C#™ NET, including:

• Declaring variables

• Using loops

• Using conditional statements

The completion of either Course 2609, Introduction to C# Programming with

Microsoft NET, or Course 2124, Programming with C#, satisfies the preceding

prerequisite skills

Course Outline

„ Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft NET Framework

„ Module 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET

„ Module 3: Using Microsoft NET–Based Languages

„ Module 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form

„ Module 5: Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form

„ Module 6: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications

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Module 1, “Overview of the Microsoft NET Framework,” discusses how the NET Framework represents a major change in the way that Web applications are built and run After completing this module, you will have a greater understanding of the NET Framework in general and Microsoft ASP.NET specifically At the end of this module, you will have the opportunity to examine the complete ASP.NET Web application that you will build in the labs throughout this course

Module 2, “Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET,” describes how to use the primary features of Microsoft Visual Studio® NET to create ASP.NET Web applications After completing this module, you will be able to navigate the Visual Studio NET integrated development environment (IDE), and be able to create, build, and view an ASP.NET Web application project

Module 3, “Using Microsoft NET–Based Languages,” introduces the different languages that are available for use when developing NET-based Web

applications After completing this module, you will be able to identify the languages that support the NET Framework, and be able to choose an appropriate development language for your needs

Module 4, “Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form,” describes how to create and populate Web Forms Web Forms are programmable Web pages that serve as the user interface (UI) for an ASP.NET Web application project After completing this module, you will be able to add a Web Form to an ASP.NET Web application project and use the Visual Studio NET toolbox to add server controls to a Web Form

Module 5, “Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form,” describes the various methods that can be used to add code to your ASP.NET Web

application After completing this module, you will be able to create event procedures for server controls, use code-behind pages in a Web application, and

use Page events in a Web application

Module 6, “Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications,” describes how

to catch runtime errors by using the Trace object After completing this module, you will be able to use the Trace object to view runtime information

about a Web application

Course Outline (continued)

„ Module 7: Validating User Input

„ Module 8: Creating User Controls

„ Module 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET

„ Module 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET

„ Module 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET

„ Module 12: Reading and Writing XML Data

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Module 7, “Validating User Input,” describes the input validation controls that are available in ASP.NET, and describes how to add these controls to an ASP.NET Web Form by using Visual Studio NET After completing this module, you will be able to identify when input validation is appropriate, use input validation controls to verify user input, and verify that all of the validation controls on a page are valid

Module 8, “Creating User Controls,” describes how user controls provide an easy way to reuse common UI components and code throughout an ASP.NET Web application After completing this module, you will be able to create a user control, and then add that user control to an ASP.NET Web Form

Module 9, “Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio NET,” describes what Microsoft ADO.NET is, and describes how you can incorporate ADO.NET into an ASP.NET Web application by using the data tools that are built into Visual Studio NET After completing this module, you will be able to create a connection to a database by using ADO.NET, and then display data in a Web Form

Module 10, “Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET,” describes how to manually add data access to your Web application After completing this module, you will be able to programmatically connect to a Microsoft SQL Server™ database by using SqlConnection and SqlDataAdapter objects, store multiple tables of data in a DataSet object, and then display that data in

DataGrid controls Finally, you will be able to manually read data from a

SQL Server database by using a SqlDataReader object, and bind a list-bound server control to a DataSet, or to a DataReader control

Module 11, “Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET,” describes how to accomplish data access tasks from your Web application by using stored procedures After completing this module, you will be able to explain the reasons for using stored procedures with a database and be able to call stored procedures

Module 12, “Reading and Writing XML Data,” describes how to read, write, and display Extensible Markup Language (XML) data After completing this

module, you will be able to read and write XML data into a DataSet object

You will also be able to store, retrieve, and transform XML data by using

XmlDataDocument and XslTransform objects, and be able to use the XML

Web server control to load and save XML data

Course Outline (continued)

„ Module 13: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services

„ Module 14: Managing State

„ Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

„ Module 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

„ Module 17: Review

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Module 13, “Consuming and Creating XML Web Services,” describes how to call an XML Web service directly with a browser, and programmatically call an XML Web service from a Web Form Also covered in this module is the creation and publishing of XML Web services by using Visual Studio NET After completing this module, you will be able to call an XML Web service directly from a browser, and be able to create a Web reference to

programmatically call an XML Web service from a Web Form You will also

be able to build and publish an XML Web service

Module 14, “Managing State,” describes how to maintain state in an ASP.NET Web application State is the ability to retain user information in a Web application After completing this module, you will be able to manage state in

an ASP.NET Web application by using application and session variables You will also be able to use cookies and cookieless sessions to manage state

Module 15, “Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application,” describes how to set up and deploy your ASP.NET Web

application After completing this module, you will be able to use the Cache

object and page output caching, and be able to configure a Web application by using the Machine.config and Web.config files You will also be able to deploy

an ASP.NET Web application

Module 16, “Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application,” describes how

to use Microsoft Windows®-based and Forms-based authentication A discussion of Microsoft Passport authentication is also included After completing this module, you will be able to secure ASP.NET Web applications

by using Windows-based or Forms-based authentication

Module 17, “Review,” consists of a review of the main concepts that you have learned throughout this course In this module, you will have an opportunity to apply your new knowledge in Lab 17, which is an interactive review game

Setup

„ Windows XP Professional Edition

z Internet Information Services

z Internet Explorer 6

„ SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition

z SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2

„ Visual Studio NET Enterprise Developer Edition

z Microsoft NET Framework Service Pack 1

„ Macromedia Flash Player 5

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The following software will be used in the classroom:

„ Windows XP Professional Edition

• Internet Information Services (IIS)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

„ SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition

• SQL Server 2000 Developer Service Pack 2

„ Visual Studio NET Enterprise Developer Edition

• Microsoft NET Framework Service Pack 1

„ Macromedia Flash Player 5 There are files that are associated with the labs in this course The lab files are

located in the install folder\Labfiles\LabXXLL folder on the student computers where XX is the Module number and LL is the language used, either VB for

Visual Basic NET or CS for C#

The classroom is configured in the workgroup model Each student computer in the classroom has Windows XP Professional installed as a member of that workgroup

Software

Course files

Classroom setup

Microsoft Official Curriculum

2310B: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio NET

2310B: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio NET

http://www.microsoft.com/traincert

2389:

Programming with ADO.NET

2389:

Programming with ADO.NET

Data Access

Application Development

1905: Building XML-Based Web Applications

1905: Building XML-Based Web Applications

2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft NET Framework

2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft NET Framework

2300: Developing Secure Web Applications

2300: Developing Secure Web Applications

2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET

2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET

2500: Introduction

to XML and the Microsoft NET Platform

2500: Introduction

to XML and the Microsoft NET Platform

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Microsoft Training and Certification develops Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC), including MSDN® Training, for computer professionals who design, develop, support, implement, or manage solutions by using Microsoft products and technologies These courses provide comprehensive skills-based training in instructor-led and online formats

After you complete this course, there are several follow-up courses that are available that will allow you to focus in greater depth on subjects that are covered in this course

For more information about the curriculum paths, see the Microsoft Official Curriculum Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/training/moc The following table lists courses would be an appropriate continuation of the data access sections of this course

Course Title and description

is a five-day course that covers how to structure and validate data in a document by using document type definitions (DTDs) Students also learn how to get data from a database by using XML, and how to present that data by using the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)

is a five-day course that covers accessing data sources from based applications, Web applications, and Web services by using ADO.NET

Windows-Introduction

Additional

recommended courses

Data access

(continued)

Course Title and description

2500 Introduction to XML and the Microsoft NET Platform,

is a two-day course that provides a technological overview of the structure and programming techniques of XML This course shows where XML figures into the Microsoft NET vision and into the larger world of

distributed standards-based computing

is a three-day course for programmers who have some experience with XML This course covers programming that uses XML in the

.NET Framework

The following table lists courses would be an appropriate continuation of the Web application development sections of this course

Course Title and description

is a three-day course that teaches Web developers the knowledge and skills that are required to build Web applications by using secure coding techniques This course also covers the security features that are available

in Windows XP, IIS, ASP.NET, and ADO.NET Students learn how to identify Web site security vulnerabilities and understand the trade-offs between functionality and speed when choosing the appropriate security mechanisms Students will also learn how to use the security features that are available in Windows 2000, SQL Server, ASP.NET, and ADO.NET

is a three-day course that covers how to build and deploy Web services by using Visual Studio NET

Other related courses may become available in the future, so for up-to-date information about recommended courses, visit the Training and Certification Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/traincert

Application

development

Microsoft Training and

Certification information

Microsoft Certified Professional Program

http://www.microsoft.com/traincert

Exam number and title Core exam for the Core exam for the following tracks following tracks

70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET

70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET MCSD & MCAD

70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET

70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET MCSD & MCAD

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Microsoft Training and Certification offers a variety of certification credentials for developers and IT professionals The Microsoft Certified Professional program is the leading certification program for validating your experience and skills, keeping you competitive in today’s changing business environment The following exams relate to ASP.NET Web Application design:

„ Exam 70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with

Microsoft Visual Basic NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET, measures

your ability to develop and implement Web applications with Web Forms, ASP.NET, and the NET Framework

When you pass the Developing and Implementing Web Applications with

Microsoft Visual Basic NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET exam, you

achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status You also earn credit toward the following certifications:

• Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Microsoft NET certification

• Core or elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Application Developer for Microsoft NET certification

„ Exam 70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with

Microsoft Visual C# NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET, measures your

ability to develop and implement Web applications with Web Forms, ASP.NET, and the NET Framework

When you pass the Developing and Implementing Web Applications with

Microsoft Visual C# NET and Microsoft Visual Studio NET exam, you

achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status You also earn credit toward the following certifications:

• Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Microsoft NET certification

• Core or elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft NET certification

Introduction

Related certification

exams

The Microsoft Certified Professional program includes the following certifications

„ MCAD The Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft NET credential is appropriate for professionals who use Microsoft technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services, or who work in teams developing enterprise applications The scope of responsibility of MCADs is a subset of MCSDs

„ MCSD The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) credential is the premier certification for professionals who design and develop leading-edge business solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies,

platforms, and the Microsoft Windows DNA architecture The types of applications MCSDs can develop include desktop applications and multi-user, Web-based, N-tier, and transaction-based applications The credential covers job tasks ranging from analyzing business requirements to

maintaining solutions

„ MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification is designed for professionals who implement, manage, and troubleshoot existing network and system environments based on Microsoft Windows 2000 platforms, including the Windows NET Server family

Implementation responsibilities include installing and configuring parts of the systems Management responsibilities include administering and supporting the systems

„ MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credential is the premier certification for professionals who analyze the business requirements and design and implement the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform and Microsoft server software, including the Windows NET Server family Implementation responsibilities include installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network systems

„ MCDBA on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) credential is the premier certification for professionals who implement and administer Microsoft SQL Server databases The certification is appropriate for individuals who derive physical database designs, develop logical data models, create physical databases, create data services by using Transact-SQL, manage and maintain databases, configure and manage security, monitor and optimize databases, and install and configure SQL Server

MCP certifications

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Contents

Overview 1

Lesson: Introduction to the NET Framework 2

Lesson: Overview of ASP.NET 12

Lesson: Overview of the Lab Application 17

Review 25

Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft NET

Framework

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Instructor Notes

In this module, the students will learn about the Microsoft® NET Framework and Microsoft ASP.NET The students will then have an opportunity to examine the complete Web application that they will build in the labs throughout the course

After completing this module, students will be able to:

„ Explain the advantages of using the NET Framework

„ Understand the key functionality and purpose of ASP.NET in developing Web applications

„ Understand the basic functionality of the Web site that you will build in the labs in Course 2310B

To teach this module, you need the following materials:

„ Microsoft PowerPoint® file 2310B_02.ppt

„ Multimedia file 2310B_01A001

To prepare for this module:

„ Read all of the materials for this module

„ Complete the practices and the lab

„ Practice the steps for the instructor-led demonstrations

„ Review the multimedia demonstration

„ Review the Microsoft Visual Studio® NET IDE and Dynamic Help

How to Teach This Module

This section contains information that will help you to teach this module

Lesson: Introduction to the NET Framework

This section describes the instructional methods for teaching each topic in this lesson

The key point about the NET Framework is that it is a platform- and device-independent system that is designed to work over the Internet

Do not cover the NET Framework components in depth here because there is a slide for that later in the course

With Microsoft NET, developing Web applications is much easier With NET, the students will have:

„ Communication with Extensible Markup Language (XML)

„ An infrastructure that is already built

„ The flexibility of using the language the developer is most familiar with

„ Ask students to make a guess about the number of methods and properties in various layers (2800 method calls for the Microsoft Win32® API and 184,000 method calls for the NET Framework.)

„ Talk about how the user interface (UI) and ASP.NET are below the

languages, meaning there is one forms model for all languages

Discuss the benefits of using the NET Framework while developing Web applications

Inform the students that if they have the NET Framework installed on their computers, they can build programs without Visual Studio NET (for instance,

by using Microsoft Notepad only) However, Visual Studio NET is a great development environment that makes developing Web applications a rich experience for the developers Visual Studio NET is designed to support the developer all the way through the development process

Lesson: Overview of ASP.NET

ASP.NET is the successor to Active Server Pages (ASP), but it is designed for more browser types, more device types, and more languages

This topic focuses on what constitutes an ASP.NET Web application Discuss the different parts of ASP.NET Web application

There is no sound in this animation

Explain the steps as the multimedia runs:

„ First, the request shows that the page is compiled and then processed

„ Second, the request shows that the page is directly processed

What is the NET

Visual Studio NET: The

Tool for NET

Lesson: Overview of the Lab Application

This list gives a sense of the scale of the Web application project that the students will create by the end of the course

Throughout Course 2310B, students will have the choice between developing lab solutions by using Microsoft Visual Basic® NET or C#

Solutions are provided for both languages

The lab application is an ASP.NET Web application named Coho Winery Coho Winery is a fictitious company that offers several benefits to its employees The benefits proposed are Life Insurance, Retirement, Medical, and Dental benefits The lab application is composed of several Web Forms, a component, two user controls and an XML Web service There are three main databases: one that contains the list of doctors that are used for the medical benefit, another that contains the list of dentists and it is used by the XML Web services, and a third that is used to store the list of employees who are

registered to Coho Winery

The lab application components are implemented in both Visual Basic NET and Microsoft Visual C#™, and may be found by building

2310LabApplication, and by using Microsoft Internet Explorer to navigate to

http://localhost/BenefitsVB/default.aspx for the Visual Basic NET version, or

to http://localhost/BenefitsCS/default.aspx for the Visual C# version The functionality of the solutions is identical

The Lab application solution is installed on the instructor computer by default when the setup runs To experiment with the labs on the instructor computer, uninstall the Lab application solution before completing the labs

Lab Application Setup