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Get the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, focusing on user interfaces, web site structure and functionality, and implementation details.

This course incorporates material from the following Official Microsoft Learning Products:

• 2543: Core Web Application Technologies with Microsoft^® Visual Studio^® 2005
• 2544: Advanced Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

For SATV redemption: If you are planning to redeem your SATVs for this course, please note that two SATV voucher numbers are required. One voucher number should reflect three days of training, and the second should reflect two days of training.

What You'll Learn

• Create a web application
• Program a web application
• Add and configure server controls for a web application
• Use master pages to establish a common layout for a web application
• Manage state data for a web application
• Access and display data in a web application
• Control access to a web application
• Deploy a web application
• Create a mobile web application
• Build dynamic web applications
• Create controls for web applications
• Optimize web applications
• Build customizable web applications
• Build Web Part pages and Web Parts

Who Needs to Attend

Corporate/ISV application developers who want to learn more about specific technology areas in web application development.

Prerequisites

• Ability to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 IDE and tools
• Understanding of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime
• Ability to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0-compliant language
• Ability to make assemblies available to other applications
• Basic understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces
• Basic understanding of client-side scripts
• Basic understanding of HTML
• Ability to use delegates and events
• Ability to improve the security of .NET Framework 2.0 applications
• Ability to use instrumentation in code

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Creating a Web Application

• Visual Studio Web Site Types
• Default Event Handling in Web Applications
• Web Configuration Files

2. Programming a Web Application

• Event Handling in Web Applications
• Browser Capability Detection
• Page Header Retrieval
• Page-Level and Application-Level Error Handling

3. Adding and Configuring Server Controls

• HTML Controls and Web Server Controls
• Types of Web Server Controls
• Working with Web Server Controls
• The ASP.NET 2.0 Page Postback Model

4. Creating a Common Layout by Using Master Pages

This unit explains how to use master pages to define common layouts for Web pages. Master pages provide developers with a new set of features for ensuring consistent page layout. Students will work with master pages and nested master pages in the lab to build a Web application that has a consistent layout and functionality across Web pages.

Lessons

• What Are Master Pages?
• Content Pages
• Nested Master Pages

5. Managing State for a Web Application

• ViewState Properties and ControlState Data
• Application and Session Objects
• Strategies for Managing Session State Data
• The Cache Object

6. Accessing and Displaying Data

• Database Connections and the Web.Config FileRelational Data and Data Source Controls
• XML Data and Data Source Controls
• Object Data and Data Source Controls

7. Controlling Access to a Web Application

• Authentication for Web Applications
• Authorization for Web Applications
• Site Membership Systems Using the Membership Class
• Web Site Security Administration Using the Roles Class

8. Deploying a Web Application

• The Copy Web Site Utility
• The Publish Web Site Utility
• Windows Installer Setup Packages

9. Making Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices

• Device Emulators for Mobile Web Forms
• Mobile Device Detection and Redirection
• Mobile Web Forms
• Device-Specific Features in Mobile Web Forms

10. Building Dynamic Web Applications

• Dynamic Control Creation
• Localization and Globalization
• Dynamic Master Pages
• Dynamic Web Configuration

11. Creating Controls for Web Applications

• User Controls
• Custom Web Server Controls
• Composite Web Server Controls
• Templated Controls

12. Optimizing Web Application Performance

• The Page Scripting Object Model
• Tracing and Instrumentation in Web Applications
• ASP.NET 2.0 Caching Techniques
• Asynchronous Processing in Web Applications
• Web Farm Development Considerations

13. Implementing Personalization and Themes in Web Applications

• ASP.NET 2.0 Personalization Features
• Theme Support in ASP.NET 2.0

14. Building Web Part Pages and Web Parts

• What A Web Part Is
• What A Web Part Page Is
• Connected Web Parts

Labs

Lab 1: Creating a Web Application

• Creating a New Web Application
• Configuring and Building a Web Application

Lab 2: Programming a Web Application

• Implementing Non-Default Event Handlers
• Detecting Browser Capabilities and Setting Page Header Properties
• Handling Page-Level Exceptions

Lab 3: Adding and Configuring Server Controls

• Building Graphical User Interfaces with HTML Controls
• Building Graphical User Interfaces with Web Server Controls
• Programming Web Server Controls and Working with Postbacks

Lab 4: Creating a Common Layout by Using Master Pages

• Designing a Master Page
• Adding and Configuring Content Pages
• Designing Nested Master Pages

Lab 5: Managing State for a Web Application

• Configuring ViewState Properties for Web Server Controls
• Storing and Retrieving Application and Session State
• Implementing Out-of-Process Session State
• Storing and Managing State Data in the Cache Object

Lab 6: Accessing and Displaying Data

• Creating and Retrieving Database Connections
• Accessing Data by Using SqlDataSource Controls and Data Controls
• Accessing Objects as Data with ObjectDataSource Controls
• Accessing XML Data by Using XmlDataSource Controls

Lab 7: Controlling Access to a Web Application

• Configuring Authentication and Authorization for a Web Application
• Implementing a Membership Registration Page
• Implementing a Login Page and Adding Login Controls
• Creating a Membership Management Administrative User Interface

Lab 8: Deploying a Web Application

• Deploying a Web Application by Using the Copy Web Site Utility
  Precompiling and Deploying a Web Application by Using the Publish Web Site Utility
  Building a Windows Installer Package for Deploying a Web Application

Lab 9: Making Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices

• Managing Redirection for Mobile Devices
• Designing and Implementing a Mobile Web Form
• Designing Device-Specific Features for a Mobile Web Application
• Browsing a Mobile Web Application with Specific Device Emulators\

Lab 10: Building Dynamic Web Applications

• Dynamically Adding and Configuring Controls
• Dynamically Applying Master Pages
• Adding Localization Features
• Dynamically Configuring Web Application

Lab 11: Creating Controls for Web ApplicationsCreating User Controls

• Creating Custom Web Server Controls
• Creating Composite Web Server Controls
• Creating Templated Controls

Lab 12: Optimizing Web Application Performance

• Accessing the Page Scripting Object Model
• Implementing ASP.NET Caching Techniques
• Implementing Tracing and Instrumentation Techniques in Web Applications
• Implementing Asynchronous Processing in Web Applications

Lab 13: Implementing Personalization and Themes in Web Applications

• Configuring Personalization
• Implementing Personalization Functionality
• Adding Themes to the Web Application
• Implementing Personalized Themes

Lab 14: Building Web Part Pages and Web Parts

• Creating a Web Part Page
• Creating a Web Part
• Creating Connected Web Parts