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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