Core
Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Workshop 2543: Three
days; Instructor-Led
Introduction
This
three-day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and
skills to develop Microsoft ( ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications using Microsoft
Visual Studio( 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, Web site
structure and functionality, and implementation details.
Audience
This
workshop is intended for corporate/ISV application developers who have a desire
to learn more about specific technology areas in Web application development.
At
Workshop Completion
After
completing this workshop, students will be able to:
• Create a Web application.
• Program a Web application.
• Add and configure server controls
for a Web application.
• Use master pages to establish a
common layout for a Web application.
• Manage state data for a Web
application.
• Access and display data in a Web
application.
• Control access to a Web
application.
• Deploy a Web application.
• Create a mobile Web application.
Prerequisites
Before
attending this workshop, students must:
• Be able to manage a solution
environment using the Visual Studio 2005 IDE and tools
• Understand Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 and the Common Language Runtime
• Be able to program an application
using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language
• Know how to make assemblies
available to other applications
• Have a basic understanding of XML
including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces
• Have a basic understanding of
client-side scripts
• Have a basic understanding of HTML
Course
Outline
Unit 1:
Creating a Web Application
This
unit describes the different types of Web sites that you can create with Visual
Studio 2005. It introduces the concept of event handling, and shows how to work
with default event handlers for an object. It also explains how to control a
Web application through the hierarchy of configuration files.
Lessons
• Visual Studio Web Site Types
• Default Event Handling in Web
Applications
• Web Configuration Files
Lab
1: Creating a Web Application
• Exercise 1. Creating a New Web
Application
• Exercise 2. Configuring and
Building a Web Application
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe the types of Web sites
that they can create with Visual Studio 2005.
• Describe the concept of a default
event handler for an object.
• Explain how the Machine.Config and
Web.Config files control the settings for a Web application.
• Create a new Web application.
• Configure and build a Web
application.
Unit 2:
Programming a Web Application
This
unit introduces the advanced event-handling capabilities of ASP.NET 2.0 and
describes how to work with events in Visual Studio 2005. It shows how to work
with non-default event handlers and centralized event handlers. It also
addresses other common Web programming concepts, including:
• Detecting the type, version, and
capability of the browser being used to view a Web site.
• Accessing information in an ASP.NET
Web Page header.
• Using the HttpResponse.Write method
to provide feedback to users.
• Handling page-level errors.
Lessons
• Event Handling in Web Applications
• Browser Capability Detection
• Page Header Retrieval
• Page-Level and Application-Level
Error Handling
Lab
2: Programming a Web Application
• Exercise 1. Implementing
Non-Default Event Handlers
• Exercise 2. Detecting Browser
Capabilities and Setting Page Header Properties
• Exercise 3. Handling Page-Level
Exceptions
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe various event-handling
techniques.
• Explain how to detect browser types
and capabilities.
• Explain how to access page headers.
• Describe how to handle page-level
errors and application-level errors.
• Implement advanced techniques for
handling events.
• Implement browser-capability
detection.
• Implement page-header manipulation.
• Implement page-level and
application-level error handling.
Unit 3:
Adding and Configuring Server Controls
This
unit explains how to use the HTML controls and Web server controls provided by
Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0. It shows how to design and build Web-based
user interfaces, and it teaches how to program Web server controls. This unit
also describes how the ASP.NET 2.0 postback model works and how it can be used.
Lessons
• HTML Controls and Web Server
Controls
• Types of Web Server Controls
• Working with Web Server Controls
• The ASP.NET 2.0 Page Postback Model
Lab
3: Adding and Configuring Server Controls
• Exercise 1. Building Graphical User
Interfaces with HTML Controls
• Exercise 2. Building Graphical User
Interfaces with Web Server Controls
• Exercise 3. Programming Web Server
Controls and Working with Postbacks
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Explain the differences between
HTML controls and Web server controls.
• Describe the different types of Web
server controls.
• Explain how to use HTML controls
and Web server controls.
• Explain how the postback model of
ASP.NET 2.0 works.
• Create Web-based user interfaces
with HTML controls and Web server controls.
• Write code that interacts with Web
server controls.
• Write code that interacts with the
postback model of ASP.NET 2.0.
Unit 4:
Creating a Common Layout by Using Master Pages
This
unit explains how to use master pages to define common layouts for Web pages.
Master pages provide developers with a new set of features for ensuring
consistent page layout. Students will work with master pages and nested master
pages in the lab to build a Web application that has a consistent layout and
functionality across Web pages.
Lessons
• What Are Master Pages?
• What Are Content Pages?
• Nested Master Pages
Lab
4: Creating a Common Layout by Using Master Pages
• Exercise 1. Designing a Master Page
• Exercise 2. Adding and Configuring
Content Pages
• Exercise 3. Designing Nested Master
Pages
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe the concept of a master
page.
• Describe the concept of a content
page.
• Describe nested master pages.
• Design master pages.
• Configure content pages.
• Design nested master pages.
Unit 5:
Managing State for a Web Application
This
unit describes the different state management technologies that students can
use in ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications. It discusses how controls can retain state
data over multiple requests, and then explains how developers can work with
this state data. This unit then shows how to store state data in the
Application and Session objects provided by ASP.NET 2.0. It also discusses the
different session-data storage mechanisms. Finally, this unit explains how to
use the Cache object to cache and retrieve state data.
Lessons
• ViewState Properties and
ControlState Data
• Application and Session Objects
• Strategies for Managing Session
State Data
• The Cache Object
Lab
5: Managing State for a Web Application
• Exercise 1. Configuring ViewState
Properties for Web Server Controls
• Exercise 2. Storing and Retrieving
Application and Session State
• Exercise 3. Implementing
Out-of-Process Session State
• Exercise 4. Storing and Managing
State Data in the Cache Object
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe the ViewState and
ControlState data models for Web pages.
• Describe the Application and
Session objects and explain how state data is stored and retrieved in these
objects.
• Describe various session-state
data-storage strategies.
• Describe the Cache object and
explain how you can use it to store and manage state data.
• Configure ViewState properties and
ControlState properties for Web server controls.
• Store and retrieve Application and
Session state.
• Implement out-of-process session
state.
• Store and manage state data in the
Cache object.
Unit 6:
Accessing and Displaying Data
This
unit describes how to add database connections to the Web.Config file and the
benefits that this approach adds when building manageable Web applications.
This unit then describes the new data controls for accessing data in a variety
of formats. It includes details about using the SqlDataSource control, the
XmlDataSource control, and the ObjectDataSource control. This unit also
describes how user interface data controls are bound to the data source
controls, and it includes a discussion about binding data-aware standard
controls to data.
Lessons
• Database Connections and the Web.Config
File
• Relational Data and Data Source
Controls
• XML Data and Data Source Controls
• Object Data and Data Source
Controls
Lab
6: Accessing and Displaying Data
• Exercise 1: Creating and Retrieving
Database Connections
• Exercise 2: Accessing Data by Using
SqlDataSource Controls and Data Controls
• Exercise 3: Accessing Objects as
Data with ObjectDataSource Controls
• Exercise 4: Accessing XML Data by
Using XmlDataSource Controls
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Explain how to store and retrieve
database connections by using the Web.Config file.
• Explain how to use data source
controls to access relational data.
• Explain how to use data source
controls to access XML data.
• Explain how to use data source
controls to access object data.
• Create and retrieve database
connections by using the Web.Config file.
• Access relational data by using the
SqlDataSource control and data controls.
• Access XML data by using the
XmlDataSource control and data controls.
• Access objects as data by using the
ObjectDataSource control and data controls.
Unit 7:
Controlling Access to a Web Application
This
unit describes authentication and authorization for Web applications. It also
shows how to develop login, sign-up, and other membership pages for Web
applications based on the ASP.NET 2.0 Membership system.
Lessons
• Authentication for Web Applications
• Authorization for Web Applications
• Site Membership Systems Using the
Membership Class
• Web Site Security Administration
Using the Roles Class
Lab
7: Controlling Access to a Web Application
• Exercise 1: Configuring
Authentication and Authorization for a Web Application
• Exercise 2: Implementing a
Membership Registration Page
• Exercise 3: Implementing a Login
Page and Adding Login Controls
• Exercise 4: Creating a Membership
Management Administrative User Interface
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe the authentication methods
for Web applications.
• Describe the authorization methods
for Web applications.
• Describe the main components of a
membership system.
• Describe how to build a security
administration interface.
• Configure authentication and
authorization for a Web application.
• Implement a membership registration
page.
• Implement a login page.
• Create a membership management
administrative user interface.
Unit 8:
Deploying a Web Application
This
unit describes three different ways to deploy Web applications:
• Using the Copy Web Site utility to
deploy a Web application in a non-compiled state
• Using the Publish Web Site utility
to deploy a precompiled version of the Web application
• Building Microsoft Windows(
Installer packages to create a redistributable application with full setup
logic
Lessons
• The Copy Web Site Utility
• The Publish Web Site Utility
• Windows Installer Setup Packages
Lab
8: Deploying a Web Application
• Exercise 1. Deploying a Web
Application by Using the Copy Web Site Utility
• Exercise 2. Precompiling and
Deploying a Web Application by Using the Publish Web Site Utility
• Exercise 3. Building a Windows
Installer Package for Deploying a Web Application
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Describe how to use the Copy Web
Site utility to deploy a Web application.
• Describe how to use the Publish Web
Site utility to precompile and deploy a Web application.
• Describe how to build Windows
Installer packages for deploying a Web application.
• Deploy a Web application by using
the Copy Web Site utility.
• Precompile and deploy a Web
application by using the Publish Web Site utility.
• Build and run a Windows Installer
setup application for deploying a Web application.
Unit 9:
Making Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices
This
unit explains how to enable browsers running on mobile devices, such as Pocket
PCs and mobile phones, to access pages within your application.
Lessons
• Device Emulators for Mobile Web
Forms
• Mobile Device Detection and
Redirection
• Mobile Web Forms
• Device-Specific Features in Mobile
Web Forms
Lab
9: Making Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices
• Exercise 1. Managing Redirection
for Mobile Devices
• Exercise 2. Designing and
Implementing a Mobile Web Form
• Exercise 3. Designing
Device-Specific Features for a Mobile Web Application
• Exercise 4. Browsing a Mobile Web
Application with Specific Device Emulators
After
completing this unit, students will be able to:
• Explain how to detect mobile
devices and redirect them to an appropriate page in a Web application.
• Describe mobile Web pages, forms,
and mobile controls.
• Explain how to use device-specific
features in mobile Web pages to respond to the different capabilities of mobile
devices.
• Explain how to use device emulators
in Visual Studio 2005 to test mobile Web pages.
• Design and implement mobile Web
forms.
• Design device-specific features for
mobile Web pages.
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