Microsoft Course 2310 - Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET (version 1.x) — A 5-Day Course

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Course Synopsis

This five-day, instructor-led course will teach Microsoft Visual Basic programmers and beginning Web developers the fundamentals of Web application site implementation by using Microsoft ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. This course focuses on using the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET environment and the Microsoft .NET platform to create an ASP.NET Web application that delivers dynamic content to a Web site.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, delegates should be able to:

• Explain the Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET
• Create a component in Visual Basic .NET or C#.
• Create an ASP.NET Web application project by using Visual Studio .NET.
• Add server controls to an ASP.NET Web Form.
• Create and populate ASP.NET Web Forms.
• Add functionality to server controls that are on an ASP.NET Web Form.
• Use the Trace and Debug objects that are provided with Visual Studio .NET.
• Use validation controls to validate user input.
• Create a user control.
• Access data by using the built-in data access tools that are available in Visual Studio .NET.
• Use Microsoft ADO.NET to access data in an ASP.NET Web application.
• Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web application.
• Access Extensible Markup Language (XML) data and read it into a DataSet.
• Call an XML Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.
• Store application and session data by using a variety of methods.
• Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
• Help protect an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for beginning Web developers who have knowledge of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or dynamic HTML (DHTML), along with some knowledge of a scripting language, such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft JScript. This course is also appropriate for Visual Basic 6.0 developers wanting to learn ASP.NET.

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have the following skills:

Before attending this course, students must have the ability to create HTML or DHTML, including:

• Tables
• Images
• Forms

Programming experience using Visual Basic .NET, including:

• Declaring variables
• Using loops
• Using conditional statements

Students can satisfy the prerequisites for this course by completing Course 1912-Introduction to Web Development Technologies.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course 2559-Introduction to Visual Basic .NET programming
• Course 2373-Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

Recommended as preparation for exam(s):

• Exam 70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
• Exam 70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C#TM .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework

Take a closer look: Download Sample Module 1 (Portable Document Format, 1.02 MB).

This module introduces the conceptual framework of the.NET Framework and ASP.NET.

• Introduction to the .NET Framework
• Overview of ASP.NET
• Overview of the Lab Application
• Resources

Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Take a closer look: Download Sample Module 2 (Portable Document Format, 1.13 MB).

This module explains how to create new projects, and how to use the primary features that are available in Visual Studio .NET.

• Overview of Visual Studio .NET
• Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project

Using Microsoft .NET-Based Languages

This module will introduce the various languages that support .NET. This module will focus on Visual Basic .NET and C#. Students will use Visual Studio .NET to create a class project and write code in either Visual Basic .NET or C#.

• Overview of the .NET-Based Languages
• Comparison of the .NET-Based Languages
• Creating a Component Using Visual Studio .NET

Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form

This module explains how to create and display an ASP.NET Web Form.

• Creating Web Forms
• Using Server Controls

Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form

This module explains how to add event procedures to an ASP.NET Web application and add server controls on an ASP.NET Web Form. Examples will be show in Visual Studio .NET.

• Using Code-Behind Pages
• Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls
• Using Page Events

Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications

This module explains how to use the Trace feature and the Debug object in Visual Studio .NET. Students will learn about the two tracing techniques in ASP.NET: page-level tracing and application-level tracing. Students will also learn how use the debugger to create breakpoints, set watch variables, and step between pages and components in a Web application.

• Understanding Tracing
• Remote Debugging

Validating User Input

This module explains how to use the client-side and server-side validation controls to screen data.

• Overview of User Input Validation
• Using Validation Controls
• Page Validation

Creating User Controls

This module explains user controls and how to create them.

• Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form
• Creating User Controls

Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

This module explains a conceptual overview of the objects in ADO.NET.

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Creating a Connection to the Database
• Displaying a DataSet in a List-Bound Control

Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET

This module explains how to manually add data access tools to a Web application.

• Introduction to Using ADO.NET
• Connecting to a Database
• Accessing Data with DataSets
• Using Multiple Tables
• Accessing Data with DataReaders

Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET

This module covers the more advanced and complicated features of ADO.NET.

• Overview of Stored Procedures
• Calling Stored Procedures

Reading and Writing XML Data

This module explains the methods that can be used for reading data from XML files.

• Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET
• XML and the DataSet Object
• Working with XML Data
• Using the XML Web Server Control

Consuming and Creating XML Web Services

This module explains the steps that are necessary to access a Web service from an ASP.NET page and then incorporate that data into the Web application.

• Overview of Using XML Web Services
• Calling an XML Web Service by HTTP
• Using a Proxy to Call an XML Web Service
• Creating an XML Web Service

Managing State

This module explains the several methods that are available for storing application and session data, for both short- and long-term storage.

• State management
• Application and Session Variables
• Cookies and Cookieless Sessions

Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

This module explains how to configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

• Using the Cache Object
• Using ASP.NET Output Caching
• Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application
• Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

Helping to Protect a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

This module explains how to help protect a Web application by using a variety of technologies.

• Web Application Security Overview
• Working with Windows-Based Authentication
• Working with Forms-Based Authentication
• Overview of Microsoft Passport Authentication

Review

This module reinforces the concepts that the students have learned throughout the course. Students will have an opportunity to implement knowledge gained by using an interactive game.

• Review of Material Covered
• Introduction to the Game