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Advanced ASP.NET with Visual Basic 2008 Training

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Class Description

Class Overview

In this Visual Basic 2008 version of our ASP.NET 3.5 training course you will be introduced to many exciting ASP.NET features that will help you get the most out of the .NET Framework 3.5 and make you a better and more efficient Visual Studio 2008 developer. You will become familiar with the tracing features in Visual Studio 2008 that help you quickly troubleshoot issues. You will also learn how to read and write XML data using XML DOM, how to work with ASP.NET Profile features and ASP.NET Web Parts, and how to take advantage of creating your own user-defined control. You will also learn about caching issues that can help optimize your sites, and how to use Web parts to create dynamic Web sites. You'll also learn about new features in Visual Studio 2008, including support for ASP.NET AJAX, the new ListView control, and ASP.NET 3.5 extensions.

Class Goals

  • Learn to use tracing to find problems in a Web site and monitor performance.
  • Learn to create new user controls and custom controls.
  • Learn to cache all or portions of a Web page to enhance performance and lighten the load on Web and database servers.
  • Learn to make Web pages more responsive to users and avoid unnecessary page flashing with AJAX.
  • Learn to display and edit data using the databound DataList, Repeater, and ListView controls.
  • Learn to read and write XML data using the XML Document Object Model.
  • Learn to give users control over a page layout and behavior with Web parts.
  • Learn to hook into browser history for AJAX pages.
  • Learn to create deployment packages to handle complex setup issues for installing a Web site on test and production servers.
  • Learn to build dynamic data Web sites with just a few clicks of the mouse.

Class Outline

    1. Page-level Tracing
    2. Programmatic Tracing
    3. Web.config
    4. System.Diagnostics.Trace
    5. Trace Viewer
    6. TraceListeners and TraceSwitches
    7. WebPageTraceListener
    8. Monitor Application Health
  1. ASP.NET Tracing
    1. Page-level Tracing
    2. Programmatic Tracing
    3. Web.config
    4. System.Diagnostics.Trace
    5. Trace Viewer
    6. TraceListeners and TraceSwitches
    7. WebPageTraceListener
    8. Monitor Application Health
  2. Creating New Controls
    1. User-defined Controls
    2. User Controls
    3. Custom Controls
  3. Improving Performance with Output Caching
    1. Output Caching
    2. Declarative Output Caching
    3. Cache Page Fragments with User Controls
    4. Dynamic Content in Cached Pages
    5. Set Caching Configuration Options
  4. Advanced Caching Techniques
    1. Caching Features in ASP.NET
    2. Configure Output Caching
    3. Expiration Policies
    4. Database Changes
    5. SQL Notifications for Cache Expiration
  5. AJAX
    1. Introduction to AJAX
    2. Server-side AJAX Works
    3. Controls in the AJAX Control Toolkit
    4. Explore Client-Side AJAX
  6. Using Data List and Repeater Controls
    1. Repeater and DataList Controls
    2. Templates and Styles
    3. Bind Data to the Repeater and DataList Controls
  7. Creating and Consuming Web Services
    1. XML Web Service in Visual Studio
    2. Test and Run Your Web Service
    3. Web Service From a .NET Client
    4. Explore the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
  8. Using the List View and Database Controls
    1. ListView Features
    2. ListView Design Support in Visual Studio
    3. Convert Static Pages to Dynamic Pages
    4. Implementing Paging in the ListView Control
  9. Reading and Writing XML Using the XML DOM
    1. Reading and Writing XML Programmatically
    2. Important Classes in the System.Xml Namespace
    3. Create XML Documents
  10. ASP.NET Profile Features
    1. Introduction to ASP.NET's Profile Features
    2. Create Profile Schema in Web.config
    3. Work With ASP.NET's Profile Object Programmatically
    4. Manage Anonymous Users and Their Profiles
    5. Build and Use a Custom Profile Provider
  11. Empowering User With Web Parts
    1. Personalization Features
    2. Web Part Server Controls
    3. Code to Control Web Parts
    4. Create Web Parts Controls
  12. ASP.NET Extensions
    1. Features of ASP.NET Extensions
    2. Deploy Web Applications
    3. Enable the Browser's Back Button With AJAX Pages
    4. ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

  • Basic ASP.NET as taught in our five-day ASP.NET with Visual Basic 2008 Training class.

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