Real-world developer training for results on the job—and on the exam.
Build real-world programming skills—and prepare for MCP Exams
70-305 and 70-315—with this official Microsoft® study guide. Work at your own
pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how to build Web
applications using Visual Basic® .NET and Visual C#™ .NET. Then extend your
expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical
experience with essential Web development tasks, you’re also preparing for MCAD
or MCSD certification for Microsoft .NET.
LEARN HOW TO:
• Use Microsoft ASP.NET to build Web Forms applications
• Create user services, including user input, localization features, and online
help
• Access and modify data with Microsoft ADO.NET
• Build and reuse custom Web controls
• Manage application appearance and behavior with style sheets and XML
• Configure security for Web applications, including authentication services
• Test and debug coding errors
• Deploy applications to your server or hosting service
• Maintain and optimize applications
YOUR KIT INCLUDES:
• 60-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET Professional
Edition development software on DVD
• CD-based testing tool that generates a 50-question practice exam with
automated scoring
• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to MCP exam goals and
objectives
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• Fully searchable eBook
Master ASP.NET with the proven Microsoft STEP BY STEP learning method.
Active Server Pages .NET (ASP.NET) provides the most advanced Web-development
platform created to date. Get a solid handle on this revolutionary new
programming framework and its underlying technologies with this accessible,
modular primer. You’ll quickly learn to put together the basic building blocks
to get working in ASP.NET and find examples drawn from the real-world challenges
that both beginning and experienced developers face every day. Easy-to-grasp
instructions help you understand fundamental tools and technologies such as the
common language runtime, Web Forms, XML Web services, and the Microsoft® .NET
Framework. Throughout the book, you’ll find insightful tips about best practices
to follow while using ASP.NET to create scalable, high-performance Web
applications. Topics covered include:
• ASP.NET overview
• Using ASP.NET development tools
• ASP.NET development fundamentals
• Understanding programming basics
• Creating ASP.NET Web applications
• Managing application state
• Configuring ASP.NET applications
• Security in ASP.NET
• Creating Web Forms
• Using server controls
• Accessing and binding data
• Creating custom server controls
• Creating and using XML Web services
• Using caching to improve performance
• Deploying ASP.NET applications
• Tracing and debugging ASP.NET applications
INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:
• Examples of real-world solutions developed in ASP.NET, including sample code
in Visual C#™
Work in ADO.NET right away with this accessible, modular primer—based on the proven Microsoft STEP BY STEP learning method.
ADO.NET—the data-access component of the Microsoftâ .NET Framework—works with
any component on any platform that understands XML. Get a solid handle on
ADO.NET and learn how to exploit the database functionality of Microsoft Visual
Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET with this step-by-step primer. You’ll
be working in ADO.NET right away with easy-to-grasp examples drawn from the
real-world challenges developers face every day. Learn about the ADO.NET object
model and how to use it to develop data-bound Windows® Forms and Web Forms. See
how ADO.NET interacts with XML and how to access older versions of ADO from the
.NET environment. Throughout, you’ll find insightful tips and expert
explanations for rapid acceleration of development productivity, faster
applications, and more powerful results. Topics covered include:
• Getting started with ADO.NET
• Creating connections
• The Data command and DataReader
• Accessing data with the DataAdapter
• Working with DataSets
• Working with DataTables
• Controlling table views with DataViews
• Editing and updating data
• Data-binding in Windows Forms
• Data-binding in Web Forms
• Using the XML Designer to modify data structure
• Reading and writing XML with ADO.NET
• Using ADO from the .NET Framework
CD-ROM features:
§ Examples of real-world solutions developed with ADO.NET, including sample code
in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET
Real-world developer training for results on the job—and on the exam.
Build real-world programming skills—and prepare for MCP Exams 70-306 and
70-316—with this official Microsoft® study guide. Work at your own pace through
the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how to build Windows®-based
applications using Visual Basic®.NET and Visual C#™ .NET. Then extend your
expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical
experience with essential development tasks, you’re also preparing for MCAD or
MCSD certification for Microsoft .NET.
LEARN HOW TO:
• Create the user interface, add controls, and validate user input
• Use OOP techniques, including encapsulation and method overloading
• Build custom controls and .NET assemblies
• Access and modify data using XML and Microsoft ADO.NET
• Implement print support, online help, and accessibility and globalization
features
• Test and debug coding errors
• Configure and secure an application
• Deploy applications via removable media, the Web, or a network
• Maintain and optimize application performance
YOUR KIT INCLUDES:
• 60-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET Professional
Edition development software on DVD
• Testing tool that generates timed, 50-question practice exams featuring
scenarios and case studies for both Visual Basic .NET and C# programmers, plus
automated scoring
• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to MCP exam goals and
objectives
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• Fully searchable eBook
Upgrade your Visual
Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET with programming tips, tricks, and
side-by-side code comparisons direct from the source—Microsoft.
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET offers remarkable power and
flexibility, with richer object models for data, forms, transactions, and more.
But you must upgrade applications before they’ll compile and run in the
Microsoft .NET environment. Get the in-depth technical details you need to
upgrade Visual Basic applications efficiently with this upgrade-specific
reference. Learn about advanced Visual Basic .NET functionality such as
inheritance, multithreading, drag-and-drop XML Web services, RAD programmability
for servers, the forms package, and more. Examine side-by-side code examples,
and learn to evaluate which projects can benefit from an upgrade and which might
function best in a mixed-code environment. And get programming tips and tricks
that help you make the most of the epic shift to .NET. This book covers these
topics:
• Differences between Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic .NET
• Upgrade options
• Preparing your project for an upgrade
• Your first upgrade
• Common tasks in Visual Basic .NET
• What the Upgrade Wizard does
• Errors, warnings, and issues
• COM interoperability using both versions
• Common upgrade problems
• Fixing language and form problems
• ActiveX® controls and COM libraries
• What to do with data
• Upgrading Microsoft Transaction Server/COM+ components
• Application Wizard projects
• Adding value to your application
• Replacing ActiveX controls with Windows® Forms controls
• Moving from ADO to ADO.NET
• Appendixes: Object models, compatibility library contents, and helper class
code
INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:
• A fully searchable electronic copy of the book
• Sample code written in Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic .NET
Get the expert
guidance you need to take full advantage of Microsoft .NET with Windows Forms.
“Look it up in Petzold” remains the last word on Windows
development. In this .NET-ready Windows programming guide, the best-selling
author shows you how to get the most out of Windows Forms—the next-generation
Windows programming class library. You’ll discover how to use C# to create
dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows applications. With
dozens of examples of client applications to illustrate common techniques and
plenty of no-nonsense advice on best programming practices, you’ll be C# sharp
in no time. Topics covered in this guide include:
• A tour of C#
• Windows Forms
• Essential structures
• An exercise in text output
• Lines, curves, and area fills
• Tapping into the keyboard
• Pages and transforms
• Taming the mouse
• Text and fonts
• The timer and time
• Images and bitmaps
• Buttons, labels, and scrolls
• Béziers and other splines
• Menus
• Paths, regions, and clipping
• Dialog boxes
• Brushes and pens
• Edit, list, and spin controls
• Font fun
• Toolbars and status bars
• Printing
• Tree view and List view
• Metafiles
• Clip, drag, and drop
INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:
• Sample source code for all the examples presented in the book
Course calendar for 2003 / 2004
Download MCAD MCSD MCDBA MCSA & MCSE couses training schedule for 2003/ 2004 as Word document