Doug Seven

"All in all, this is one of my favorite books… Totally interesting. Tons of 'real world' stuff. No detectable fluff," William Ryan, KnowDotNet.

"I began my reading with a little bit of skepticism figuring that this was yet another rehash of the MSDN Library. I am happy to report that I was wrong." James Steele, .NET Consultant, SteeleWire Inc.

Calling all VB .NET programmers and web developers! This highly anticipated book provides thorough instruction for using ADO.NET, supported… Show more

"All in all, this is one of my favorite books… Totally interesting. Tons of 'real world' stuff. No detectable fluff," William Ryan, KnowDotNet.

"I began my reading with a little bit of skepticism figuring that this was yet another rehash of the MSDN Library. I am happy to report that I was wrong." James Steele, .NET Consultant, SteeleWire Inc.

Calling all VB .NET programmers and web developers! This highly anticipated book provides thorough instruction for using ADO.NET, supported with numerous relevant code examples and extensive technical information. So whether you're developing web applications using ASP.NET, Windows Forms applications, or XML Web Services, you'll become adept at maximizing .NET's data access technology.

Topics include: ADO.NET data architecture; data readers, adapters, and DataSets; safer development with XML Schemas; data relationships; and ADO.NET's built-in support and performance optimization. With such valuable content, you'll come to master a solution-oriented approach to ADO.NET. Show less

Go beyond the obvious and explore the secrets behind ASP.NET with this comprehensive guide. Leading authorities in the field expose the hidden functionality within the ASP.NET model, revealing everything from Web controls and screen scraping to configuration and versioning techniques. These expert tips and tricks will help you gain the skills you need to quickly develop your own practical ASP.NET applications.
The Insider’s Guide to:

Uploading Multiple Files from a Single Page (see… Show more

Go beyond the obvious and explore the secrets behind ASP.NET with this comprehensive guide. Leading authorities in the field expose the hidden functionality within the ASP.NET model, revealing everything from Web controls and screen scraping to configuration and versioning techniques. These expert tips and tricks will help you gain the skills you need to quickly develop your own practical ASP.NET applications.
The Insider’s Guide to:

Uploading Multiple Files from a Single Page (see Chapter 5)
Double-Checking Client-Side Validation (see Chapter 9)
Nesting User Controls (see Chapter 10)
Using the Code-Behind Model with Notepad (see Chapter 12)
Supporting Specific .NET Framework Versions (see Chapter 13)
Debugging a SQL Server Stored Procedure from Visual Studio® .NET (see Chapter 14)
Streaming Attachments (see Chapter 18)
Screen Scraping Using WSDL Documents and Proxy Classes (see Chapter 30)
Integrating Mobile Emulators with Visual Studio .NET (see Chapter 33) Show less

ADO.NET is Microsoft's latest data access technology and, as an integral part of the .NET Framework, is far more than just an ADO upgrade. ADO.NET provides an extensive set of .NET classes that facilitate efficient access to data in a large variety of sources, enable sophisticated manipulation and sorting of data, and form an important framework within which to implement inter-application communication.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to using ADO.NET, with plenty of practical code… Show more

ADO.NET is Microsoft's latest data access technology and, as an integral part of the .NET Framework, is far more than just an ADO upgrade. ADO.NET provides an extensive set of .NET classes that facilitate efficient access to data in a large variety of sources, enable sophisticated manipulation and sorting of data, and form an important framework within which to implement inter-application communication.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to using ADO.NET, with plenty of practical code examples and extensive technical information. Whether you're developing web applications using ASP.NET, Windows Forms applications, or XML Web Services, this book will show you how to use .NET's data access technology to maximum effect. Along the way, it looks at:

* Understanding the architecture of the ADO.NET data providers
* Reading and writing data with data readers, data adapters and DataSets
* Making development safer with XML Schemas and strongly typed DataSets
* Defining constraints on and relationships between your data
* Using ADO.NET's built-in support for transactional processing
* Optimizing the performance and security of your ADO.NET applications
* Developing your own data provider for a custom data source Show less

If you are building web applications or web services with ASP.NET and you want to keep them secure, this is the book for you.
This book will show you how to make effective use of the security framework provided by ASP.NET.We cover the key technologies for authentication (identifying users) and authorization (controlling access to recources). We also show how we can use other ASP.NET features to keep our applications secure.

ASP.NET provides a flexible and extensible authentication… Show more

If you are building web applications or web services with ASP.NET and you want to keep them secure, this is the book for you.
This book will show you how to make effective use of the security framework provided by ASP.NET.We cover the key technologies for authentication (identifying users) and authorization (controlling access to recources). We also show how we can use other ASP.NET features to keep our applications secure.

ASP.NET provides a flexible and extensible authentication framework. We present the built in options for authentication, discussing when they should be used and showing how they should be applied for maximum security. For those who have needs beyond what the standard authentication methods provide, we show how to extend and enhance them to create custom security systems.

Authorization is covered in depth. We show how to use the built in authorization system to control access to the resources that a web application exposes. We then take things further by showing how to extend the system to address more advanced authorization scenarios.

Good configuration is vital if your applications are to be secure. We explain how to configure IIS and ASP.NET so that they work together to provide good security. Even with a good authentication and authorization system, there are still many ways in which a web application can be attacked. We show how we can code ASP.NET applications to avoid the most common vulnerabilities. Code Access Security, a good way to restrict what operations code can perform, is introduced with examples that show how it can be applied.

Most of the techniques presented in the rest of the book apply just as well to web services as to browser based web applications. We also discuss some additional techniques particular to web services. Show less

ADO.NET is Microsoft's latest data access technology and, as an integral part of the .NET Framework, is far more than simply an upgrade of previous incarnations of ADO. ADO.NET provides an extensive set of .NET classes that facilitate efficient access to data from a large variety of sources, enable sophisticated manipulation and sorting of data, and forms an important framework within which to implement inter-application communication and XML Web Services.

This book provides a… Show more

ADO.NET is Microsoft's latest data access technology and, as an integral part of the .NET Framework, is far more than simply an upgrade of previous incarnations of ADO. ADO.NET provides an extensive set of .NET classes that facilitate efficient access to data from a large variety of sources, enable sophisticated manipulation and sorting of data, and forms an important framework within which to implement inter-application communication and XML Web Services.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to using ADO.NET, with plenty of practical code examples, extensive technical information, and a detailed case study. Whether you are developing Web Applications using ASP.NET, Windows Forms applications, or XML Web Services, this book will show you how to utilize .NET's data access technology to maximum effect.


This book covers:

ADO.NET and the .NET Framework
Using the .NET Data Providers to create connections and execute commands
Using the DataSet to manipulate data
ADO.NET and XML
Using COM Interoperability
Performance and security issues Show less

With a foreword by Microsoft's Mark Anders, Professional ASP.NET consists of 19 chapters written by seven of today's leading experts in ASP.NET. These authors are professional developers who create ASP.NET applications, teach, run well-known ASP.NET Web sites, either within or outside of Microsoft. The tutorial framework for each chapter includes:

A brief introduction, explaining the concept.
A code example, illustrating the concept.
A piece-by-piece explanation of the… Show more

With a foreword by Microsoft's Mark Anders, Professional ASP.NET consists of 19 chapters written by seven of today's leading experts in ASP.NET. These authors are professional developers who create ASP.NET applications, teach, run well-known ASP.NET Web sites, either within or outside of Microsoft. The tutorial framework for each chapter includes:

A brief introduction, explaining the concept.
A code example, illustrating the concept.
A piece-by-piece explanation of the code.
Most examples employ VB.NET, but there are also additional C# examples within each chapter, and all of the example programs will be available at the book's web site in both VB.NET and C#.

The code examples in this book are based upon the ASP.NET Beta2 specifications, a functionally complete version of the software. Show less

Programming Data-Driven Web Applications with ASP.NET provides readers with a solid understanding of ASP.NET and how to effectively integrate databases with their Web sites. The key to making information instantly available on the Web is integrating the Web site and the database to work as one piece. The authors teach this using ASP.NET, server-side controls, ADO+, XML, and SOAP. The authors will teach readers how to manage data by using ASP.NET forms, exposing data through ASP+ Web Services… Show more

Programming Data-Driven Web Applications with ASP.NET provides readers with a solid understanding of ASP.NET and how to effectively integrate databases with their Web sites. The key to making information instantly available on the Web is integrating the Web site and the database to work as one piece. The authors teach this using ASP.NET, server-side controls, ADO+, XML, and SOAP. The authors will teach readers how to manage data by using ASP.NET forms, exposing data through ASP+ Web Services, working with BLOBs, and using cookies and other features to secure their data. Show less