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ASP.NET 1.1 Insider Solutions
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This is a series that is reserved for a few select authors. They must have countless
hours spent with the technologies and have access to "Inside" information
that the general public does not have. In this case the authors relationships
with the ASP.NET development team at Microsoft and the time they've spent programming
ASP.NET makes them excellent candidates for the Insider Solutions series. The
goal of the book is not to teach the technology (what is control based programming,
what are web controls etc. etc.) nor is it to be an all encompassing reference
(listing all the properties, methods, events for individual controls or providing
a reference to all the controls available, etc. etc.). The intent is to draw upon
their experience and relate best practices, tips and tricks, workarounds, undocumented
information and creative ways to use the technology to intermediate ASP.NET developers.
ASP.NET Insider Solutions will provide modular coverage of various concerns when
programming ASP.NET applications including coverage of application design, data
management, displaying data, customizing and creating new controls, caching, state
management, security, etc. etc.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
I. WEB FORM USER INTERFACES.
1. Web Forms Tips and Tricks.
Getting More from ASP.NET Validation Controls. Taking Control of Content
Layout in a DataGrid Control. Loading Controls Dynamically at Runtime. Summary.
2. Cross-Page Posting.
Techniques for Passing Values Between Pages. Client-Side Versus Server-Side
Redirection. Exposing Values to Another Page via References. The Server.Execute
Method. Summary.
3. Loading Progress and Status Displays.
Displaying a “Please Wait” Page. Displaying a Progress Bar Graphic.
Implementing a Staged Page Load Process. Summary.
4. Working with Nested List Controls.
Displaying Related Data in Nested DataGrid Controls. A Master/Detail Display
with DataList and DataGrid Controls. Summary.
II. REUSABILITY.
5. Creating Reusable Content.
Techniques for Creating Reusable Content. Building a ComboBox User Control.
Using the ComboBox Control. Populating the ComboBox Control. Summary.
6. Client-Side Script Integration.
Client-Side Interaction on the Web. Useful Client-Side Scripting Techniques.
Summary.
7. Design Issues for User Controls.
The Effect of User Controls on Design and Implementation. Building a SpinBox
User Control. Integrating Client-Side Script Dialogs. Browser-Adaptive Script
Dialogs. Integrating Internet Explorer Dialog Windows. Browser-Adaptive
Dialog Windows. Summary.
8. Building Adaptive Controls.
The Advantages of Server Controls. The Basics of Building Server Controls.
Building a MaskedEdit Server Control. Building a SpinBox Server Control.
Making the SpinBox Control Adaptive. Installing a SpinBox Control in the
GAC. Summary.
9. Page Templates.
Designing for Consistency. Templating Solutions. A Simple Layout Server
Control. A Server Control That Uses Templates. Creating Default Content
for Templates. Creating Dynamic Regions for Page Content. Using a Custom
Page Class for a Page Template. Using Custom Controls in Visual Studio .NET.
Summary.
III. DATA TECHNIQUES.
10. Relational Data-Handling Techniques.
Using Parameters with SQL Statements and Stored Procedures. Filling a DataSet
Instance With and Without a Schema. Writing Provider-Independent Data Access
Code. Updating Multiple Rows by Using Changed Events. Summary.
11. Working with XML Data.
The Role of XML in ASP.NET. XML API Pros and Cons. Combining the XmlTextReader
and XmlTextWriter Classes. Parsing XML Strings. Accessing XML Resources
by Using the XmlResolver Class. Searching, Filtering, and Sorting XML Data.
Creating a Reusable XML Validation Class. Converting Relational Data to
XML. Simplifying Configuration by Using XML. Summary.
IV. HOSTING AND SECURITY.
12. Side-by-Side Execution in ASP.NET.
How Version 1.1 of the .NET Framework Is Distributed. How Installing a
New Version of the .NET Framework Affects Existing Applications. How ASP.NET
Selects the Runtime Version. How to Specify the ASP.NET Version for Individual
Applications. ASP.NET and IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003. Summary.
13. Taking Advantage of Forms Authentication.
Building a Reusable Sign-in Control. Hashing Passwords. Helping Users Who
Forget Their Passwords. Persistent Authentication Cookies. Using Forms Authentication
in Web Farms. Cookieless Forms Authentication. Protecting Non-ASP.NET Content.
Supporting Role-Based Authorization with Forms Authentication. Using Multiple
Sign-in Pages. Dealing with Failed Authorization. Listing Signed-in Users.
Forcibly Signing Out a User. Summary.
14. Customizing Security.
Building a Custom Authentication Module. Building a Custom Authorization
Module. Trust Levels. Summary.
Index.
About the Authors
Alex Homer began his love/hate relationship with computers in
1980, with the Altair and Sinclair Z80, and he now lives and works in the idyllic
rural surroundings of the Derbyshire Dales in England. Alex has written or contributed
to more than 30 books on Web development topics for major publishers. He is
a Microsoft MVP and INETA member, and he speaks regularly at conferences around
the world. In what spare time is left, he runs his own software and consulting
company, Stonebroom Limited (http://stonebroom.com).
Dave Sussman is a freelance writer, trainer, and consultant who
lives in a rural village in England. He spends most of his time in betaland,
a strange place inhabited by test software that changes daily and where there
only seem to be 12 hours in a day. He strongly believes in the Douglas Adams
view of deadlines. He can be contacted at davids@ipona.com.
Dan Wahlin, a Microsoft MVP, is the president of Wahlin Consulting
and founded the XML for ASP.NET Developers Web site (http://www.XMLforASP.NET),
which focuses on using XML and Web services in the .NET platform. In addition
to consulting, Dan is also a corporate trainer/speaker, and he teaches XML and
.NET training courses around the United States. Dan coauthored ASP.NET: Tips,
Tutorials, and Code and authored XML for ASP.NET Developers (both from Sams
Publishing).
Dan Kent currently edits the Evolution series for Sams Publishing,
builds sites that support community regeneration, and performs cutting-edge
video shows as half of VJ duo Syzygy.
After studying artificial intelligence, he went on to become part of the dot-com
bubble, building online community sites that empowered newcomers to the Web
to create Web presences. He decided to leave frontline programming and concentrate
on passing on some of his know-how. His desire to be involved with books was
kindled by some work as a technical reviewer for Wrox, which he went on to as
a technical editor.
While at Wrox, Dan developed the Problem-Design-Solution concept, which pioneered
the approach of presenting readers with real-world solutions in the context
of real applications. He also worked with the Microsoft ASP.NET team to help
programmers learn more about the fantastic technology they created and contributed
as an author to the highly respected Professional ASP.NET Security, now sadly
out of print. Two years, four job titles, and far too many books later, Dan
decided to leave Wrox.
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