ASP.NET by Example

by Steven A. Smith, Nicholas Chase, Glenn Cook

ASP.NET By Example includes the following topics: creating custom ASP.NET controls; coverage of the new ADO+ object and how to use it in ASP.NET; using ASP.NET's intrinsic, list, and validation controls; case studies of the use of ASP.NET in e-commerce; deploying and managing ASP.NET applications; and migrating from ASP to ASP.NET.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789725622
• ISBN13: 9780789725622
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Concise lessons to get you going fast

The title says it all; if you don't have a lot of time to read and just want examples that show you how to get started, this book is for you. The sections on validation controls and ADO.NET were particularly helpful to me: simple code that works, helping me gradually shift my paradigm while still being productive in the transition.Although the appendices contain some lightweight "refresher" language and class references (which do what they are expected to do), your deeper needs may not be met here. If you need a more complete view of the .NET framework, try Steven Walther's ASP.NET Unleashed; on the other hand, if you want to get your brain around the web controls and data access that form the core of most ASP.NET applications, look no further than ASP.NET By Example. It does what it claims to do, without being everything to everyone... which works very well for its typical reader, the time-starved developer who just came to be shown how to get the job done.

Great Book for the ASP.Net Beginner

This was a great book for the ASP.net beginner. I was not very familiar with ASP.net or the .net framework, yet I still found this book very valuable. I especially liked the fact that all of the code examples work, and can be downloaded over the internet.

This is a great tutorial for the beginner and expert

This was my first .net book. This book did a good job of starting at the beginning and teaching about the framework and .net platform, and then moving on to the details of developing asp.net applications.

A must for ASP.NET Developers

As the title says "ASP.NET by Example", this book is full of examples that we can use in a day to day ASP.NET web development environment. This book has everything that a ASP.NET Web developer should know. Simple StatisticsSteven A.Smith, Nicholas Chase, Glenn Cook, Nathen Grass, Vincent W.Mayfield, Wynn Netherland, Scott Swigart and William Wise.Publisher: QUE Pages: 527 Chapters: 18 (Including Appendix) Table of ContentsChapter 1: Overview .NETChapter 2: An Introduction to ASP.NETChapter 3: Migrating from ASP to ASP.NETChapter 4: The New ADO--ADO.NETChapter 5: HTML/Web ControlsChapter 6: Using ASP.NET List ControlsChapter 7: Using ASP.NET Rick ControlsChapter 8: Using ASP.NET Validation ControlsChapter 9: Using ASP.NET User ControlsChapter 10: ASP.NET ApplicationsChapter 11: ASP.NET and Web ServicesChapter 12: Custom ASP.NET ControlsChapter 13: Debugging ASP.NET OverviewChapter 14: Case Study in Ecommerce with ASP.NETAppendix A The ASP.NET SyntaxAppendix B The ADO.NET Object ModelAppendix C VB.NET Programming ReferenceAppendix D C# Programming ReferenceWho is this Book for?ASP.NET by Example is intended for people with some prior knowledge of Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) technology who are familiar with programming and dynamic data-driven Internet applications. However, you do not need to be an expert with VBScript, JScript or any other scripting language because they play a limited part in the future of ASP that is ASP.NET. An insight into some of the ChaptersMigrating from ASP to ASP.NET is discussed very well in Chapter 3. This chapter gives you an over all idea about the major difference between classic ASP and ASP.NET. This mainly include the new file extensions that we have in ASP.NET, how to maintain state between ASP and ASP.NET, Language differences, how to declare the new Server controls in ASP.NET and so on. This chapter will be very helpful, if we need to convert a Classic ASP website into an ASP.NET website. Chapter 4 gives us an overall idea about the major differences between ADO and ADO.NET. This has some good examples such as retrieving data from a table, calling stored procedures, inserting records into a table etc. This chapter also has some cool examples that deals with DataReader Object, SqlDataAdapter Object, DataSet Object, DataGrid Control, Repeater Control and DataList Control. Oh Man! You should keep this chapter always open while you are developing a web application using ASP.NET. Another very interesting chapter in this book is the Chapter 8, "Using ASP.NET Validation Controls". Validating the user input is very simple with ASP.NET. This chapter has several examples that we use everyday. This chapter goes through all validation controls that is available in ASP.NET. RegularExpression is also discussed very well in this chapter. Now, you can use regular expressions to validate any input format that you may have in your web pages. A vital concept in ASP.NET is the code behind concept. Chapter 9 takes you a tou

You'll want this one in your .net library.

Finally! This is actually the first .NET book I've read that does not have the same vague "cookie-cutter" descriptions and examples that I've seen in every other .NET book so far. The authors have a good sense of humor making it easy and fun to read, but they get back to the content just before it becomes annoying. Every example in the book is written in C# as well as VB.NET, which is very cool if you're a VB programmer still thinking about moving to C#. I wish the book had included a CD with all the code, but they've got a website where you can download all of the code. The website is pretty ugly and it was kind of a pain downloading all the examples, but hopefully the authors will read this review, and give the rest of you all a .zip file. Then again this might be the first book I've bought where ALL the code examples have actually worked! It's a great starting point for anyone interested in .NET, but it won't be the only .NET book you'll need to buy. You'll definitely want another good VB.NET or C# book as well (My favorite so far is "Introduction to C# Using .NET" published by Prentice Hall.) I took the time to write this review because this was a great book FOR ME. I pre-ordered it... , and I have to say it was worth every penny. It definitely won't be the right choice for everyone, but the following bullets might help you make your decision. * If you've had some experience with C++, VB or Java, and don't consider yourself an expert, you'll definitely want this book on your bookshelf. * If the title on your business card reads Web Developer" and you're wondering where your future is going, save yourself some headaches and start it with this book!* If you've already been experimenting with .NET and consider yourself a more advanced programmer, don't waste your time with this one unless you are looking for something to recommend to less experienced coders.