Developing
Web Applications using Visual Studio 2008
Course 2310: Five days;
Instructor-Led
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Introduction
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.
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.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able
to:
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Explain the Microsoft .NET Framework and
ASP.NET
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Create a component in Visual Basic .NET or
C#.
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Create an ASP.NET Web application project by
using Visual Studio .NET.
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Add server controls to an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Create and populate ASP.NET Web Forms.
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Add functionality to server controls that are
on an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Use the Trace and Debug objects that are
provided with Visual Studio .NET.
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Use validation controls to validate user
input.
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Create a user control.
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Access data by using the built-in data access
tools that are available in Visual Studio .NET.
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Use Microsoft ADO.NET to access data in an
ASP.NET Web application.
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Accomplish complex data access tasks from an
ASP.NET Web application.
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Access Extensible Markup Language (XML) data
and read it into a DataSet.
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Call an XML Web service from an ASP.NET Web
application and incorporate the returned data into a Web
application.
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Store application and session data by using a
variety of methods.
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Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web
application.
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Help protect an ASP.NET Web application by
using a variety of technologies.
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have the
ability to create HTML or DHTML, including:
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Tables
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Images
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Forms
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Programming experience using Visual Basic .NET,
including:
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Declaring variables
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Using loops
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Using conditional statements
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Students can satisfy the
prerequisites for this course by completing Course 1912Introduction to
Web Development Technologies.
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that
students have completed:
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Course 2559Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
programming
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Course 2373Programming with Microsoft Visual
Basic .NET
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Microsoft Certification exams
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Exam 70-315: Developing and Implementing Web
Applications with Microsoft Visual C#TM .NET and Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET
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Student Materials
The student kit includes a
comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
Course Outline
Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework
This module introduces the conceptual framework of
the.NET Framework and ASP.NET.
Lessons
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Introduction to the .NET Framework
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Overview of ASP.NET
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Overview of the Lab Application
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Resources
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There is no lab for this module
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Explain the advantages of using the .NET
Framework.
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Understand the key functionality and purpose
of using ASP.NET when developing Web applications.
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Understand the basic functionality of the Web
application that you will build in the labs throughout the
course.
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Module 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
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This module explains how to create new projects, and
how to use the primary features that are available in Visual Studio
.NET.
Lessons
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Overview of Visual Studio .NET
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Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project
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Lab 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
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Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project
Using Visual Studio .NET
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Navigate the Visual Studio .NET IDE.
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Create, build, and view an ASP.NET Web
application.
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Module 3: 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#.
Lessons
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Overview of the .NET-Based Languages
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Comparison of the .NET-Based Languages
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Creating a Component Using Visual Studio .NET
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Lab 3: Building a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Component
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Create a new project in Visual Studio .NET
for a Visual Basic class
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After completing this module, students will be able
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Identify the languages that support ASP.NET.
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Choose an appropriate development language
for their needs.
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Create a component by using Visual Studio
.NET.
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Module 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
This module explains how to create and display an
ASP.NET Web Form.
Lessons
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Creating Web Forms
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Using Server Controls
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Lab 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
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Creating the default.aspx Web Form
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Creating the life.aspx Web Form
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Add a Web Form to an ASP.NET Web Application
project.
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Use the Visual Studio .NET toolbox to add
server controls to a Web Form.
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Module 5: 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.
Lessons
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Using Code-Behind Pages
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Adding Event Procedures to Web Server
Controls
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Using Page Events
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Lab 5: Adding Functionality to a Web Application
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Creating a
Page_Load
Event Procedure
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Creating a
Click Event
Procedure
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Use code-behind pages in an ASP.NET Web
application.
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Create event procedures for Web server
controls.
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Use Page
events in an ASP.NET Web application.
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Module 6: 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.
Lessons
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Understanding Tracing
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Remote Debugging
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Lab 6: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications
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Using Trace Statements
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Tracing into a Component
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Use the
Trace object to view runtime
information about an ASP.NET Web application.
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Debug Web applications remotely.
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Module 7: Validating User Input
This module explains how to use the client-side and
server-side validation controls to screen data.
Lessons
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Overview of User Input Validation
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Using Validation Controls
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Page Validation
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Lab 7: Validating User Input
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Using RequiredFieldValidator Controls
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Using the ValidationSummary Control
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Using the CompareValidator Control
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Using the RegularExpressionValidator Control
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Identify when input validation is appropriate
in Web Forms.
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Use input validation controls to verify user
input on a Web Form.
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Verify that all validation controls on a page
are valid.
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Module 8: Creating User Controls
This module explains user controls and how to create
them.
Lessons
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Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form
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Creating User Controls
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Lab 8: Creating User Controls
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Creating a User Control
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Using the User Control
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Add a user control to an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Create a user control.
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Module 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET
This module explains a conceptual overview of the
objects in ADO.NET.
Lessons
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Overview of ADO.NET
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Creating a Connection to the Database
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Displaying a DataSet in a List-Bound Control
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Lab 9: Accessing Data Using Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET
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Connecting to a Database
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Paging and Selection in a DataGrid Control
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe ADO.NET.
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Create a connection to a database by using
ADO.NET.
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Display data in a Web Form by using a
list-bound control.
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Module 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET
This module explains how to manually add data access
tools to a Web application.
Lessons
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Introduction to Using ADO.NET
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Connecting to a Database
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Accessing Data with DataSets
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Using Multiple Tables
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Accessing Data with DataReaders
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Lab 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET
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Using a SqlDataReader
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Viewing Data from the Database
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Describe the ADO.NET object model that is
used for accessing data.
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Create security-enhanced connections to
a Microsoft SQL Server database by using the
SqlConnection
and SqlDataAdapter
objects.
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Use
DataSet objects to support the
local data storage and manipulation requirements of Web Forms.
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Store multiple tables of data in a
DataSet
object, and then display that data in
DataGrid
controls.
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Programmatically read data from a SQL
Server database by using a
SqlDataReader object.
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Module 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft
ADO.NET
This module covers the more advanced and complicated
features of ADO.NET.
Lessons
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Overview of Stored Procedures
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Calling Stored Procedures
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Lab 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft
ADO.NET
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Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft
ADO.NET
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Explain what a stored procedure is and the
reasons for using stored procedures when accessing a database.
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Call stored procedures.
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Module 12: Reading and Writing XML Data
This module explains the methods that can be used for
reading data from XML files.
Lessons
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Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET
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XML and the DataSet Object
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Working with XML Data
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Using the XML Web Server Control
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Lab 12: Reading XML Data
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Reading a List from an XML File
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Reading, Transforming, and Displaying XML
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Nested Data
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe XML architecture in ASP.NET.
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Read and write XML data into a
DataSet
object.
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Identify how to store, retrieve, and
transform XML data by using
XMLDataDocument and
XslTransform
objects.
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Use the XML Web server control to display,
load, and save XML data.
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Module 13: 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.
Lessons
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Overview of Using XML Web Services
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Calling an XML Web Service by HTTP
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Using a Proxy to Call an XML Web Service
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Creating an XML Web Service
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Lab 13: Creating a XML Web Service
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Create an XML Web service
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Create an XML Web service method
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Consume an XML Web service method
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe the purpose and process behind
calling an XML Web service from a Web Form.
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Call an XML Web service directly from a
browser by using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
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Create a Web reference proxy for an XML Web
service Web method and call the method from a Web From.
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Use the templates in Visual Studio .NET to
create an XML Web service.
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Module 14: Managing State
This module explains the several methods that are
available for storing application and session data, for both short- and
long-term storage.
Lessons
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State management
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Application and Session Variables
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Cookies and Cookieless Sessions
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Lab 14: Storing Application and Session Data
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Using Session Variables
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Using Cookies
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Using Application Variables
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Storing Session Variables in a Database
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe state management and its different
types of options that are available to manage state in an
ASP.NET Web application.
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Use application and session variables to
manage state in ASP.NET Web applications.
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Use cookie and cookieless sessions to manage
state in ASP.NET Web applications
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Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a
Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
This module explains how to configure and deploy an
ASP.NET Web application.
Lessons
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Using the Cache Object
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Using ASP.NET Output Caching
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Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application
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Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application
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Lab 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a
Microsoft ASP.NET Application
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Using the Cache object
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Using the Page Output Cache
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Partial Page Caching
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Using Dynamic Properties
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Deploying Your Site
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Use the Cache object to store information.
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Use ASP.NET output caching to store Web pages
and Web page fragments.
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Configure an ASP.NET Web application by using
the Machine.config and Web.config files.
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Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
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Module 16: 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.
Lessons
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Web Application Security Overview
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Working with Windows-Based Authentication
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Working with Forms-Based Authentication
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Overview of Microsoft Passport Authentication
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Lab 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
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Securing Your Web Site Using Windows-Based
Authentication
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Securing Your Web Site Using Forms-Based
Authentication
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Registering New Users
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Permitting Users to Sign Out
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe the ASP.NET and Internet Information
Services (IIS) authentication methods.
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Use Microsoft Windows-based authentication to
help protect ASP.NET Web applications.
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Use Forms-based authentication to help
protect ASP.NET Web applications.
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Use Microsoft Passport to help protect
ASP.NET Web applications.
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Module 17: 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.
Lessons
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Review of Material Covered
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Introduction to the Game
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Lab 17: Review Game
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Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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After completing this module, students will be able
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Use their new knowledge to complete the tasks
that are presented in the interactive game.
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