- •Table of Contents
- •Preface
- •What is ASP.NET?
- •Installing the Required Software
- •Installing the Web Server
- •Installing Internet Information Services (IIS)
- •Installing Cassini
- •Installing the .NET Framework and the SDK
- •Installing the .NET Framework
- •Installing the SDK
- •Configuring the Web Server
- •Configuring IIS
- •Configuring Cassini
- •Where do I Put my Files?
- •Using localhost
- •Virtual Directories
- •Using Cassini
- •Installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
- •Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express
- •Installing Visual Web Developer 2005
- •Writing your First ASP.NET Page
- •Getting Help
- •Summary
- •ASP.NET Basics
- •ASP.NET Page Structure
- •Directives
- •Code Declaration Blocks
- •Comments in VB and C# Code
- •Code Render Blocks
- •ASP.NET Server Controls
- •Server-side Comments
- •Literal Text and HTML Tags
- •View State
- •Working with Directives
- •ASP.NET Languages
- •Visual Basic
- •Summary
- •VB and C# Programming Basics
- •Programming Basics
- •Control Events and Subroutines
- •Page Events
- •Variables and Variable Declaration
- •Arrays
- •Functions
- •Operators
- •Breaking Long Lines of Code
- •Conditional Logic
- •Loops
- •Object Oriented Programming Concepts
- •Objects and Classes
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Classes
- •Constructors
- •Scope
- •Events
- •Understanding Inheritance
- •Objects In .NET
- •Namespaces
- •Using Code-behind Files
- •Summary
- •Constructing ASP.NET Web Pages
- •Web Forms
- •HTML Server Controls
- •Using the HTML Server Controls
- •Web Server Controls
- •Standard Web Server Controls
- •Label
- •Literal
- •TextBox
- •HiddenField
- •Button
- •ImageButton
- •LinkButton
- •HyperLink
- •CheckBox
- •RadioButton
- •Image
- •ImageMap
- •PlaceHolder
- •Panel
- •List Controls
- •DropDownList
- •ListBox
- •RadioButtonList
- •CheckBoxList
- •BulletedList
- •Advanced Controls
- •Calendar
- •AdRotator
- •TreeView
- •SiteMapPath
- •Menu
- •MultiView
- •Wizard
- •FileUpload
- •Web User Controls
- •Creating a Web User Control
- •Using the Web User Control
- •Master Pages
- •Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- •Types of Styles and Style Sheets
- •Style Properties
- •The CssClass Property
- •Summary
- •Building Web Applications
- •Introducing the Dorknozzle Project
- •Using Visual Web Developer
- •Meeting the Features
- •The Solution Explorer
- •The Web Forms Designer
- •The Code Editor
- •IntelliSense
- •The Toolbox
- •The Properties Window
- •Executing your Project
- •Using Visual Web Developer’s Built-in Web Server
- •Using IIS
- •Using IIS with Visual Web Developer
- •Core Web Application Features
- •Web.config
- •Global.asax
- •Using Application State
- •Working with User Sessions
- •Using the Cache Object
- •Using Cookies
- •Starting the Dorknozzle Project
- •Preparing the Sitemap
- •Using Themes, Skins, and Styles
- •Creating a New Theme Folder
- •Creating a New Style Sheet
- •Styling Web Server Controls
- •Adding a Skin
- •Applying the Theme
- •Building the Master Page
- •Using the Master Page
- •Extending Dorknozzle
- •Debugging and Error Handling
- •Debugging with Visual Web Developer
- •Other Kinds of Errors
- •Custom Errors
- •Handling Exceptions Locally
- •Summary
- •Using the Validation Controls
- •Enforcing Validation on the Server
- •Using Validation Controls
- •RequiredFieldValidator
- •CompareValidator
- •RangeValidator
- •ValidationSummary
- •RegularExpressionValidator
- •Some Useful Regular Expressions
- •CustomValidator
- •Validation Groups
- •Updating Dorknozzle
- •Summary
- •What is a Database?
- •Creating your First Database
- •Creating a New Database Using Visual Web Developer
- •Creating Database Tables
- •Data Types
- •Column Properties
- •Primary Keys
- •Creating the Employees Table
- •Creating the Remaining Tables
- •Executing SQL Scripts
- •Populating the Data Tables
- •Relational Database Design Concepts
- •Foreign Keys
- •Using Database Diagrams
- •Diagrams and Table Relationships
- •One-to-one Relationships
- •One-to-many Relationships
- •Many-to-many Relationships
- •Summary
- •Speaking SQL
- •Reading Data from a Single Table
- •Using the SELECT Statement
- •Selecting Certain Fields
- •Selecting Unique Data with DISTINCT
- •Row Filtering with WHERE
- •Selecting Ranges of Values with BETWEEN
- •Matching Patterns with LIKE
- •Using the IN Operator
- •Sorting Results Using ORDER BY
- •Limiting the Number of Results with TOP
- •Reading Data from Multiple Tables
- •Subqueries
- •Table Joins
- •Expressions and Operators
- •Transact-SQL Functions
- •Arithmetic Functions
- •String Functions
- •Date and Time Functions
- •Working with Groups of Values
- •The COUNT Function
- •Grouping Records Using GROUP BY
- •Filtering Groups Using HAVING
- •The SUM, AVG, MIN, and MAX Functions
- •Updating Existing Data
- •The INSERT Statement
- •The UPDATE Statement
- •The DELETE Statement
- •Stored Procedures
- •Summary
- •Introducing ADO.NET
- •Importing the SqlClient Namespace
- •Defining the Database Connection
- •Preparing the Command
- •Executing the Command
- •Setting up Database Authentication
- •Reading the Data
- •Using Parameters with Queries
- •Bulletproofing Data Access Code
- •Using the Repeater Control
- •More Data Binding
- •Inserting Records
- •Updating Records
- •Deleting Records
- •Using Stored Procedures
- •Summary
- •DataList Basics
- •Handling DataList Events
- •Editing DataList Items and Using Templates
- •DataList and Visual Web Developer
- •Styling the DataList
- •Summary
- •Using the GridView Control
- •Customizing the GridView Columns
- •Styling the GridView with Templates, Skins, and CSS
- •Selecting Grid Records
- •Using the DetailsView Control
- •Styling the DetailsView
- •GridView and DetailsView Events
- •Entering Edit Mode
- •Using Templates
- •Updating DetailsView Records
- •Summary
- •Advanced Data Access
- •Using Data Source Controls
- •Binding the GridView to a SqlDataSource
- •Binding the DetailsView to a SqlDataSource
- •Displaying Lists in DetailsView
- •More on SqlDataSource
- •Working with Data Sets and Data Tables
- •What is a Data Set Made From?
- •Binding DataSets to Controls
- •Implementing Paging
- •Storing Data Sets in View State
- •Implementing Sorting
- •Filtering Data
- •Updating a Database from a Modified DataSet
- •Summary
- •Security and User Authentication
- •Basic Security Guidelines
- •Securing ASP.NET 2.0 Applications
- •Working with Forms Authentication
- •Authenticating Users
- •Working with Hard-coded User Accounts
- •Configuring Forms Authentication
- •Configuring Forms Authorization
- •Storing Users in Web.config
- •Hashing Passwords
- •Logging Users Out
- •ASP.NET 2.0 Memberships and Roles
- •Creating the Membership Data Structures
- •Using your Database to Store Membership Data
- •Using the ASP.NET Web Site Configuration Tool
- •Creating Users and Roles
- •Changing Password Strength Requirements
- •Securing your Web Application
- •Using the ASP.NET Login Controls
- •Authenticating Users
- •Customizing User Display
- •Summary
- •Working with Files and Email
- •Writing and Reading Text Files
- •Setting Up Security
- •Writing Content to a Text File
- •Reading Content from a Text File
- •Accessing Directories and Directory Information
- •Working with Directory and File Paths
- •Uploading Files
- •Sending Email with ASP.NET
- •Configuring the SMTP Server
- •Sending a Test Email
- •Creating the Company Newsletter Page
- •Summary
- •The WebControl Class
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Standard Web Controls
- •AdRotator
- •Properties
- •Events
- •BulletedList
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Button
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Calendar
- •Properties
- •Events
- •CheckBox
- •Properties
- •Events
- •CheckBoxList
- •Properties
- •Events
- •DropDownList
- •Properties
- •Events
- •FileUpload
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •HiddenField
- •Properties
- •HyperLink
- •Properties
- •Image
- •Properties
- •ImageButton
- •Properties
- •Events
- •ImageMap
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Label
- •Properties
- •LinkButton
- •Properties
- •Events
- •ListBox
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Literal
- •Properties
- •MultiView
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Events
- •Panel
- •Properties
- •PlaceHolder
- •Properties
- •RadioButton
- •Properties
- •Events
- •RadioButtonList
- •Properties
- •Events
- •TextBox
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Properties
- •Validation Controls
- •CompareValidator
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •CustomValidator
- •Methods
- •Events
- •RangeValidator
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •RegularExpressionValidator
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •RequiredFieldValidator
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •ValidationSummary
- •Properties
- •Navigation Web Controls
- •SiteMapPath
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Events
- •Menu
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Events
- •TreeView
- •Properties
- •Methods
- •Events
- •HTML Server Controls
- •HtmlAnchor Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlButton Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlForm Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlGeneric Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlImage Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlInputButton Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlInputCheckBox Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlInputFile Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlInputHidden Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlInputImage Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlInputRadioButton Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlInputText Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlSelect Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •HtmlTable Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlTableCell Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlTableRow Control
- •Properties
- •HtmlTextArea Control
- •Properties
- •Events
- •Index
Calendar
Events
Click |
raised when the Button is clicked and the form is sub- |
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mitted to the server for processing |
Command |
raised when the Button is clicked and the form is sub- |
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mitted to the server for processing; passes the values |
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of the CommandName and CommandArgument properties |
Calendar
Properties
CellPadding |
specifies the number of pixels between a cell and its |
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border |
CellSpacing |
specifies the number of pixels between cells |
DayHeaderStyle |
specifies the style of the weekdays listed at the top of |
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the calendar |
DayNameFormat |
sets the format of day names; possible values are |
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FirstLetter, FirstTwoLetters, Full, and Short. |
DayStyle |
specifies the style applied to each day in the calendar |
FirstDayOfWeek |
specifies which day of the week is displayed in the first |
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column |
NextMonthText |
if ShowNextPrevMonth is True, specifies the text for |
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the next month hyperlink |
NextPrevFormat |
specifies the format for the next and previous hyper- |
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links |
NextPrevStyle |
specifies the style to use for next and previous month |
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links |
OtherMonthDayStyle |
specifies the style to use to display days of adjacent |
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months within the current month’s calendar |
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PrevMonthText |
if ShowNextPrevMonth is True, specifies the text for |
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the previous month hyperlink |
SelectedDate |
contains a date-and-time value that specifies a high- |
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lighted day |
SelectedDates |
contains a collection of date-and-time values that spe- |
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cify the highlighted days |
SelectedDayStyle |
specifies the style to use for the currently selected day |
SelectionMode |
determines whether or not days, weeks, or months can |
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be selected; possible values are Day, DayWeek, DayWeek- |
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Month, and None |
SelectMonthText |
contains the HTML text displayed in the month selec- |
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tor column; default value is >>, which is |
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rendered as >> |
SelectorStyle |
specifies the style to be applied to the link for selecting |
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week and month |
SelectWeekText |
contains HTML text displayed for selecting weeks when |
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SelectionMode has the value DayWeek or DayWeekMonth |
ShowDayHeader |
if True, displays the names of the days of the week |
ShowGridLines |
if True, renders the calendar with a border around each |
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day’s cell |
ShowNextPrevMonth |
if True, displays links to the next and previous months |
ShowTitle |
if True, displays the calendar’s title |
TitleFormat |
determines how the month name appears in the title |
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bar; possible values are Month and MonthYear |
TitleStyle |
specifies the style to use for text within the title bar |
TodayDayStyle |
specifies the style to use for the current day |
TodaysDate |
specifies a DateTime value that sets the calendar’s |
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current date |
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