Visual Basic .NET Developer's Guide to ASP .NET, XML and ADO.NET

This is the book every Internet application developer needs to quickly get up-to-speed on the new .NET and Visual Studio .NET technology used to build Windows applications. The authors provide authoratative information about the Common Language Runtime and .NET Foundation Classes, which form the building blocks for application development in the .NET universe. The construction of Web Services and how they communicate with each other is demystified by the thorough coverage of ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET.

Visual Basic^® .NET Developer's Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET provides:

• Unbiased, in-depth commentary on the efficacy of the various technologies that comprise .NET as they pertain to Internet database developers
• Technical know-how without crushing the reader with pointless detail
• Implementation details that replace and extend the existing Active Server Pages (ASP), XML, and ActiveX Data Object (ADO) functionality currently supported by Microsoft
• Practical Visual Basic .NET code examples that illustrate operations used most often by application developers
• Thorough reference material to the objects available in the Foundation Class libraries

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This is the book every Internet application developer needs to quickly get up-to-speed on the new .NET and Visual Studio .NET technology used to build Windows applications. The authors provide authoratative information about the Common Language Runtime and .NET Foundation Classes, which form the building blocks for application development in the .NET universe. The construction of Web Services and how they communicate with each other is demystified by the thorough coverage of ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET.

Visual Basic^® .NET Developer's Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET provides:

• Unbiased, in-depth commentary on the efficacy of the various technologies that comprise .NET as they pertain to Internet database developers
• Technical know-how without crushing the reader with pointless detail
• Implementation details that replace and extend the existing Active Server Pages (ASP), XML, and ActiveX Data Object (ADO) functionality currently supported by Microsoft
• Practical Visual Basic .NET code examples that illustrate operations used most often by application developers
• Thorough reference material to the objects available in the Foundation Class libraries

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Identifies differences between active server pages (ASP) and the new ASP.NET, and explains how to develop internet applications with Visual Studio .NET technology. The authors describe changes in the control model, the event model, and the separation of code from presentation, and introduce the capabilities offered by web services, web forms, HttpHandlers, HttpModules, and the XML data format. The final chapter overviews the common types of database operations performed with ADO.NET. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jeffrey McManus is a developer and speaker specializing in Microsoft tools. As a developer, he has specialized in online application development using Internet and client-server technologies. He is the author of four books on database and component technologies, including the best-selling Database Access with Visual Basic 6. Jeffrey regularly speaks at the VBITS/VSLive, European DevWeek, and VBConnections conferences.

Chis Kinsman is a developer and speaker specializing in Microsoft tools. As a developer he has been responsible for several high traffic sites based entirely on Microsoft tools, including serving as Vice President of Technology at DevX. In addition, Chris spent 10 years consulting with Fortune 500 companies throughout the world to solve their needs by utilizing a variety of Microsoft Visual Studio and Back Office technologies. Chris regularly speaks at the VBITS/VSLive, Web Builder, and SQL2TheMax conferences.