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Through this book, developers will be able to design scalable and maintainable web applications rapidly, and implement the ASP.NET MVC framework to manage various components independently. This book presents a series of common architectural models, and shows how to select the best ones and use them in applications. Developers will be taught how to implement n-tier architectures, MVC, design patterns, and more. Users will also be able to build SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) applications with the Windows Communication Framework (WCF). Through a single project outlined in the book, users will learn how to implement the different architectural styles and to understand the details of each style. They will be shown how to deploy their localized applications and learn the best practices for their localization framework, and how to globalize their commercial web applications.

Packt is pleased to announce a new book titled "ASP.NET Data Presentations Controls Essentials" which shows users how to get the most from the ASP.NET data presentation controls to easily display and manage complex data in their web applications. The ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls are server controls to which users can bind data to organize and display it in different ways. This book shows how to get the most from these controls by taking users through each of the major data presentation controls in ASP.NET, getting them started and then shows how to use them in the applications for managing the data. This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to display or manage data in ASP.NET applications.

This book gets you started with LINQ and shows how it will make your programming life easier by making use of new features from the .NET Framework 3.0. Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is a new feature in Visual Studio 2008 that extends its query capabilities, using C# and Visual Basic. Visual Studio 2008 comes with LINQ provider assemblies that enable the use of LINQ with data sources such as in-memory collections, SQL relational databases, ADO.NET Datasets, XML documents, etc. In Visual Studio 2008, Visual C# and Visual Basic are the languages that implement the LINQ language extensions. LINQ language extensions use the new standard query operators API, which is the query language for any collection that implements IEnumerable. This book is for .NET developers who want to find out exactly what LINQ is, what it can do for them, and how to program with LINQ.

Programming Microsoft� Dynamics� NAV is a new book from Packt that helps users to create, modify, and maintain applications in NAV 5.0, the latest version of the ERP application formerly known as Navision. Written by David Studebaker, Principal of Liberty Grove Software and a certified trainer for Microsoft� Dynamics� NAV, this book takes users through the important topics of Microsoft� Dynamics� NAV with clear explanations and practical example code. This book will ease users through the complexities of NAV application development. Users will learn the skills and develop the confidence to tackle their own critical NAV applications. This book will act as an experienced NAV programming mentor, helping users to become productive as a NAV developer much more quickly. Fast-paced and to-the-point, this book takes users through the important topics of Microsoft� Dynamics� NAV with clear explanations and practical example code. The reader does not need previous experience with NAV.

Packed with step-by-step examples and detailed explanations of how the examples work, this book is the ideal first step into the exciting world of AJAX in ASP.NET The main goal of this book is to get you comfortable with the Microsoft AJAX Library, a huge set of functions that can be used for developing powerful client-side functionality. To help you become efficient in working with this library, we take you through this new environment, and help you adapt to it with a detailed exploration of its object-oriented programming model. With ASP.NET AJAX developers can quickly create rich and responsive web pages with efficient server communication by simply adding a few server controls to their pages. You'll understand the architecture of the Microsoft AJAX components, how they all fit together, and exactly what they can do for you. This book is written for ASP.NET developers For more information, visit http://www.packtpub.com/a jax-csharp-essentials/boo k

The book teaches: -Extensive coverage of the Publishing API (PAPI) -Managing Channels and Postings with the PAPI -Managing Templates, Template Galleries, Resources, and Users with the PAPI -Getting Sharepoint and MCMS to work together -Publishing content between MCMS and SharePoint -Preparing postings for search indexing -Creating Sharepoint Web Parts to display MCMS data -Creating powerful custom Placeholder Controls -Adding validation to Placeholder Controls -Combining InfoPath, Web Services and MCMS's robust content repository -Using RSS to syndicate content from your site, and display content from other sites -Staging static versions of your pages -A further 60 pages of invaluable MCMS tips and tricks

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes I wrote while I was learning C# and .NET. Topics include array, class, data types, decimal, example, float, ieee 754, method, performance, etc.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes I wrote while I was learning C# nd .NET. Topics include array, data types, expression, literal, loop, .NET,

This is a site for all,not just nerds. We strive to make Philosophy accessible and easy. This is true for the Home of AL Engleman's Book "Expressions: A Philosophy of Mind", a superbly simple and fresh look at complex thought. It's just too easy.

This document describes the step by step procedure of Oracle 10g Installation on Windows XP, testing the Database installation, making the test connection and frequently asked questions.This Instalaltion procedure assumes that the Operating system is Windows XP. if you are using any other Operating System follw the links below.

This topic describes the Oracle Applications Architecture and some of the features that this architecture supports. We will be learning about The Desktop Tier, The Application Tier, The Database Tier and The Oracle Applications Technology Layer

Provides Online DotNetNuke Documentation, User Guides, Tutorials and examples with links to Marvin's DotNetNuke SEO Guides plus My-ASP.Nets Skin Gallery to help you search engine optimize your DotNetNuke web design

DotNetNuke is a free, open source evolution of Microsoft's celebrated ASP.NET reference implementation, the IBuySpy Portal Solution Kit. DotNetNuke began life as a framework for constructing data-driven intranet and Internet portal applications. It has now developed into an advanced web content management system with tools to manage a dynamic and interactive data-driven website. If you work with ASP.NET and VB.NET, and want an interactive website, with forums, news and image management, where visitors can register, participate and contribute to your site, then DotNetNuke is the ideal solution for you. This book is your indispensable guide to creating content-rich websites with DotNetNuke 3.0, as quickly as possible. The first part of this book gives you a deep understanding of working with basic DotNetNuke sites, guiding you through the features and giving you the confidence to create and manage your own site. After that, you will journey to the heart of DotNetNuke, and learn about its core architecture. From there, you will learn how to customize DotNetNuke sites through skinning and creating custom modules. Enhancing your site with forums and ecommerce functionality, creating multiple sites and deploying your site round off the book. You will master each of these topics as you leap into the development of a DotNetNuke 3.0 site.

Microsoft's ASP.NET Community Starter Kit (CSK) is a powerful, freely available application that allows you to quickly create a fully featured community-driven website, complete with article and news management, downloads, forums, and user handling. Supported and tested by thousands of developers in the ASP.NET community across the world, the Community Starter Kit offers you the luxury of a scalable and extensible architecture, and the ability to brand your own site. This book will take you inside the Community Starter Kit, allowing you to harness its power for easily creating your own websites. The book is structured to help you understand, implement and extend the Community Starter Kit: - Understand how the Community Starter Kit works. - Build the skills to implement your own site. - Develop the confidence to extend the system for your own needs. With this book, you will learn how to: - Install and configure the CSK - Find your way around the CSKs towering range of features - Create and administer community websites - Become familiar with the common CSK ASP.NET controls - Customize your CSK site - Discover the secrets of the CSK core architecture - Explore the inner workings of CSK modules - Extend the CSK by creating new modules - Customize existing modules with Web controls - Add an RSS feed to share your content with others - Deploy your CSK website This book is for ASP.NET developers with a sound grasp of C# and access to Visual Studio .NET.

Download 4 Free Sample Chapters from this book. First, you'll learn how to obtain, install and configure all the necessary software you'll need, then you'll build a fully functional Intranet, shopping cart and ecommerce system with credit card processing all while learning database and object oriented programming concepts along the way.

Harness next-generation ASP.NET features to create dynamic Web applications. Whether you're a Web development newcomer or a Classic ASP veteran, this friendly guide is just what you need to tap the power of the totally revamped ASP.NET. From Visual Basic.NET fundamentals and object-oriented techniques to using Web Forms to create interactive pages and harnessing ADO.NET to retrieve information and update databases, it's just what you need to take your pages to the next level.

This book is aimed at experienced ASP developers who are working at the leading edge, rather than the casual ASP developer or beginner. For example, we do not cover the basics of COM, ASP, or the programming languages we use in this book. You don't need to be experienced with ASP to make the most of this book although being relatively comfortable with ASP concepts with certainly help. This book is also ideal for Visual Basic developers who want to make the move into Web application design. You should also understand the general principles of the use of components, and have knowledge of Visual Basic (or VBScript). Some of the samples are written in other languages, such JScript and C#, but you don't need to be fluent in these languages to be able to use this book.

Most Web applications follow a simple "3F" pattern: fetch, format, and forward data to the browser. With this in-depth guide, developers can take their Web design and programming skills to the next level to build more complex Web pages, applications, and services. The book demonstrates the advanced data-access capabilities of ADO.NET and the powerful page-creation capabilities of ASP.NET, plus how to employ code reusability, pagelets, code-behind, server-side controls, and other time-saving techniques.

This title is the ideal step-by-step introduction for developers who want to learn Active Server Pages+ (ASP+) scripting technology, which offers powerful new possibilities for writing clean, reusable, scalable code for Web pages. It offers a solid, practical introduction to ASP+ and related technologies, including the Common Language Runtime (CLR), Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C#(tm), and the Microsoft .NET Framework. It also provides real-world examples and code samples to help developers solve daily Web challenges.

A well-known expert in the ASP development community, best-selling Author Steven Walther brings his experience as an ASP.NET trainer to ASP.NET Unleashed. With this valuable guide, readers learn the advanced features of ASP.NET, and how to apply them in their own Internet applications. This in-depth, code-intensive title covers a broad range of advanced ASP.NET topics that include: Validating Form Data, Programming Mobile Devices, Using Code Behind, Building Custom ASP.NET Controls, Creating Graphics with GDI.NET, Data Access with ADO.NET, ASP.NET Security, Using XML in ASP.NET Applications, and Building and Consuming Web Services.