Sams teach yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 hours complete starter kit

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to build complete, professional-quality web solutions with ASP.NET 4 and Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master the entire process, from site design through data collection, user management through debugging and deployment. Scott Mitchell, editor of top ASP.NET resource site 4GuysFromRolla.com, shows how to use the newest ASP.NET 4 enhancements and make the most of free tools like ASP.NET Ajax and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common ASP.NET 4 development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way , Did You Know? , and Watch Out! boxes point out shortcuts and solutions.

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Get started fast with ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer 2010 Use Visual Web Developer 2010 to quickly build professional-quality ASP.NET websites Design, create, and test ASP.NET web pages Collect, process, and validate input from your site's visitors Build a website that supports user accounts Create web pages that access, display, and edit database data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Define site maps to provide efficient, easy navigation Use master pages to build more consistent and well-designed sites Create more responsive and interactive web pages with ASP.NET Ajax Host, upload, deploy, and update production web sites

Author Notes

Scott Mitchell is founder, editor, and main contributor of 4GuysFromRolla.com, a popular ASP.NET resource website. Scott has authored thousands of articles and tutorials on Microsoft web technologies. In addition to his vast collection of online articles, Scott has written seven previous books on ASP and ASP.NET: Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days (Sams); Designing Active Server Pages (O'Reilly); ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code (Sams); ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start (Sams); Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 24 Hours (Sams); Teach Yourself ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours (Sams); and Teach Yourself ASP.NET 3.5 in 24 Hours (Sams).

Scott regularly speaks at ASP.NET user groups and conferences across the country and teaches classes on ASP.NET and related web technologies at the University of California-San Diego University Extension. Scott also works as an independent software developer. Scott can be reached at mitchell@4GuysFromRolla.com; his blog is available at www.ScottOnWriting.NET.

Introduction	p. 1
Part I Getting Started with ASP.NET	p. 4
Hour 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET 4	p. 7
What Is ASP.NET?	p. 8
Installing the .NET Framework, Visual Web Developer, and SQL Server 2008	p. 14
A Brief Tour of Visual Web Developer	p. 16
Q&A	p. 23
Workshop	p. 24
Hour 2 Understanding the ASP.NET Programming Model	p. 25
Examining the HTML Portion of an ASP.NET Page	p. 25
Examining the Source Code Portion of an ASP.NET Page	p. 44
Q&A	p. 53
Workshop	p. 53
Hour 3 Using Visual Web Developer	p. 57
Creating a New Website	p. 58
Opening Existing Websites	p. 60
Working with Web Pages and Other Content	p. 61
Customizing the Visual Web Developer Experience	p. 65
Viewing, Moving, and Resizing Windows	p. 68
A World of Help at Your Fingertips	p. 69
Q&A	p. 70
Workshop	p. 71
Hour 4 Designing, Creating, and Testing ASP.NET Pages	p. 73
Specifying the Design Requirements	p. 73
Creating the User Interface	p. 76
Writing the Source Code for the ASP.NET Page	p. 82
Testing the Financial Calculator	p. 86
Examining the Source Code	p. 92
Using the Debugger	p. 93
Q&A	p. 97
Workshop	p. 98
Hour 5 Understanding Visual Basic's Variables and Operators	p. 101
The Purpose of Programming Languages	p. 102
Declaring and Using Variables	p. 103
Examining Visual Basic's Operators	p. 110
Learning Visual Basic's Type Rules	p. 116
Q&A	p. 118
Workshop	p. 118
Hour 6 Managing Program Flow with Visual Basic's Control Structures	p. 121
Understanding Control Structures	p. 122
Exploring the Conditional Control Structure	p. 123
Working with Visual Basic's Looping Control Structures	p. 128
Exploring the Modularizing Control Structures: Subroutines and Functions	p. 131
Q&A	p. 142
Workshop	p. 144
Hour 7 Working with Objects in Visual Basic	p. 147
Reexamining the Role of Classes and Objects	p. 148
Creating an Object	p. 150
Setting an Object's Properties	p. 151
Calling an Object's Methods	p. 152
Creating Event Handlers for an Object's Events	p. 153
Q&A	p. 155
Workshop	p. 155
Hour 8 ASP.NET Web Controls for Displaying Text	p. 157
Examining the Web Controls Designed for Displaying Text	p. 157
Using the Literal Web Control	p. 158
Using the Label Web Control	p. 163
Q&A	p. 172
Workshop	p. 173
Part II Collecting and Processing User Input
Hour 9 Web Form Basics	p. 179
Gathering User Input in an HTML Web Page	p. 180
Dissecting ASP.NET Web Forms	p. 186
Q&A	p. 198
Workshop	p. 199
Hour 10 Using Text Boxes to Collect Input	p. 201
Learning About the TextBox Web Control Basics	p. 202
Creating Multiline and Password Text Boxes	p. 205
Examining the TextBox Web Control's Properties	p. 211
Q&A	p. 216
Workshop	p. 218
Hour 11 Collecting Input Using Drop-Down Lists, Radio Buttons, and Check Boxes	p. 221
Examining the Different Types of User Input Classifications	p. 222
Examining the DropDownList Web Control	p. 224
Selecting One Option from a List of Suitable Choices with RadioButton Web Controls	p. 233
Using the CheckBox Web Control	p. 238
Q&A	p. 243
Workshop	p. 244
Hour 12 Validating User Input with Validation Controls	p. 247
Examining the Need for User Input Validation	p. 248
Validating User Input in an ASP.NET Page	p. 250
Examining the RequiredFieldValidator Validation Control	p. 253
Examining the CompareValidator	p. 261
Using the RangeValidator	p. 268
Validating Input with the RegularExpressionValidator	p. 269
Formatting Properties for the Validation Web Controls	p. 272
A Look at the Remaining Validation Controls	p. 274
Q&A	p. 276
Workshop	p. 277
Part III Working with Databases
Hour 13 Introducing Databases	p. 283
Examining Database Fundamentals	p. 284
Storing Structured Data	p. 285
Creating a New Database	p. 290
Creating Database Tables	p. 292
Adding Data to the Books Table	p. 298
Q&A	p. 302
Workshop	p. 303
Hour 14 Accessing Data with the Data Source Web Controls	p. 305
Examining the Data Source Controls	p. 306
A Look at SQL, the Language of Databases	p. 314
Delving into the SQL SELECT Statement	p. 314
Filtering and Sorting Data from the SqlDataSource Control's Wizard	p. 323
Q&A	p. 330
Workshop	p. 331
Hour 15 Displaying Data with the Data Web Controls	p. 333
An Overview of Data Web Controls	p. 333
Displaying Data with the GridView Control	p. 337
Showing One Record at a Time with the DetailsView	p. 347
Paging and Sorting with the GridView	p. 351
Q&A	p. 356
Workshop	p. 357
Hour 16 Deleting, Inserting, and Editing Data	p. 359
Updating, Deleting, and Inserting Data with the SqlDataSource	p. 360
Looking at the Data-Modification SQL Statements	p. 363
Editing and Deleting Data with the GridView	p. 366
Inserting Data with the DetailsView	p. 385
Q&A	p. 388
Workshop	p. 388
Hour 17 Working with Data-Bound DropDownLists, RadioButtons, and CheckBoxes	p. 393
An Overview of the List Web Controls	p. 394
Filtering Results Using the DropDownList	p. 401
Collecting User Input with CheckBoxLists and RadioButtonLists	p. 406
Q&A	p. 412
Workshop	p. 412
Hour 18 Exploring Data Binding and Other Data-Related Topics	p. 415
Looking at the GridView and DetailsView's Fields	p. 416
Using Wildcards in a WHERE Filter Expression	p. 426
An Examination of Data Binding	p. 429
Q&A	p. 436
Workshop	p. 438
Hour 19 Using Templated Data Web Controls	p. 441
Displaying Data Using the ListView Control	p. 442
Paging and Sorting the ListView's Data	p. 450
Displaying One Record at a Time with the FormView Control	p. 456
Q&A	p. 463
Workshop	p. 464
Part IV Site Navigation, User Management, Page Layout, Ajax, and Deployment
Hour 20 Defining a Site Map and Providing Site Navigation	p. 469
An Overview of ASP.NET's Site-Navigation Features	p. 470
Defining the Website's Structure Using a Site Map	p. 471
Displaying a Breadcrumb with the SiteMapPath Control	p. 476
Showing the Entire Site Structure	p. 481
Q&A	p. 492
Workshop	p. 493
Hour 21 Using Master Pages to Provide Sitewide Page Templates	p. 495
An Overview of Master Pages	p. 496
Creating a Master Page	p. 500
Creating a Content Page	p. 507
Providing Default Content in a Master Page	p. 510
Working with a Master Page's Source Code Portion	p. 513
Q&A	p. 517
Workshop	p. 517
Hour 22 Managing Your Site's Users	p. 521
An Overview of User Accounts in ASP.NET	p. 522
Allowing Visitors to Create New User Accounts	p. 533
Signing In to the Website with the Login Control	p. 541
Displaying Content Based on Authentication Status	p. 545
Examining the ASP.NET Web Site Template	p. 547
Q&A	p. 550
Workshop	p. 551
Hour 23 Building More Responsive Web Pages with ASP.NET Ajax	p. 555
An Overview of Ajax	p. 556
Using the ASP.NET Ajax Library	p. 558
Q&A	p. 568
Workshop	p. 569
Hour 24 Deploying Your Website	p. 573
Choosing a Web-Hosting Company	p. 574
Visiting the Remote Website	p. 590
Q&A	p. 592
Workshop	p. 593
Index	p. 595

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