The foundation for most Web services, XML can also be used with ASP.NET to display data from an infinite variety of sources in a Web site After covering the basics, the book explores the many ways that XML documents can be created, transformed, and transmitted to other systems using ASP.NET 2.0 Two major case studies address issues such as reading and writing XML data, XML data validation, transforming XML Data with XSLT, SQL Server XML integration, XML support in ADO.NET, and XML Web Services

This work provides a comprehensive overview of how to use XML with ASP.NET to increase application efficiency, using two major case studies. It explores issues such as reading and writing XML, date validation and SQL servers.

Now you can uncover the secrets behind accessing and retrieving data from a wide range of data sources such as SQL Server and XML sources. This book walks you through the array of ADO.NET 2.0 features and clearly shows you how they can be used to develop database-driven web applications in ASP.NET. You’ll first gain an in-depth understanding of the data source controls that enable data binding in the ASP.NET platform. Next you’ll uncover the advanced features of ASP.NET, including site navigation, implementing sorting and paging, and editing data in templates. You’ll then focus on designing transactions in ADO.NET 2.0, displaying data, and utilizing SQL Server 2005 XML. Throughout the chapters, you’ll find examples and source code (with ASP.NET examples written in C#) that you can integrate into your applications. This will enable you to leverage ADO.NET and ASP.NET features so you can easily create a scalable N-Tier web site. Some of the topics covered include: ASP.NET 2.0 Data Controls Data Binding with the SqlDataSource Control, XML Data, and Objects Selecting, Updating, Deleting Records Programmatically Creating and Adding Controls XSL Transformations with XmlDataSource Control Using Generics with the ObjectDataSource Control ASP.NET 2.0 Site Navigation including Implementing Breadcrumbs and Binding to Other Controls Displaying and Editing Data Using Templates GridView Sorting and Paging Advanced Data Source and Data-Bound Controls including Master/Detail Display, Displaying Images from a Database, and Using Themes with Data Bound Controls Transactions in .NET and Interoperability between System.Transactions and System.EnterpriseServices Advanced ADO.NET for ASP.NET Data Display including DataSet Object, ADO.NET 2.0 DataTable, and Provider-Independent Data Access Code Accessing Data from SQL Server 2005 including CLR in SQL Server 2005, New XML Features in SQL Server 2005, and Working with XML Data-Typed Columns from ADO.NET N-Tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 Best Practices for Creating ASP.NET Web Sites including Implementation of CLR Stored Procedures and Implementation of Layers

ASP.NET 2.0 is Microsoft’s premier technology for creating dynamic websites, and C# 2005 its preferred language. Development and innovation in this sector has continued at a rapid pace with the "Web 2.0" technologies of Ajax and Microsoft "Atlas" both becoming available since the .NET 2.0 launch. This special edition of Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005 includes new chapters explaining how to use important new technologies. Beyond the book’s already extensive coverage, readers will learn to create Ajax and Atlas applications in ASP.NET 2.0, and will appreciate its deeper coverage of ASP.NET 2.0 Performance Tuning.

This book is the third edition of Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta’s well regarded title. It has been comprehensively updated to provide detailed coverage of all.NET 3.5’s new features within the same framework and writing style that made the previous editions so successful. It is one of the first books to provide complete coverage of all the new ASP.NET 3.5 features together with a detailed explanation of their usage. Written by the same proven two-author team as the previous editions of this book, it has the same quality of content and explanation and shows how to use the latest cutting-edge features of ASP.NET 3.5.

To celebrate recent innovations, and to demonstrate Apress’ commitment to the ASP.NET market, we are publishing a special edition of Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005, with new chapters explaining how to use these important new technologies. On top of the book’s already extensive coverage, readers will learn how to create Ajax and Atlas applications in ASP.NET 2.0. They will be treated to a deeper coverage of ASP.NET 2.0 Performance Tuning and will be given a slew of bonus material to truly make this special edition special. This includes a free eBook of the title’s content and a bonus 150 page eBook of carefully selected ASP.NET 2.0 articles.

*Completely up to date with the ASP.NET 2.0 technology and demonstrates the new best-practices and coding styles that it requires *Focuses on the needs of the developer and explains the technology in a way that is easy to apply to their development projects *Provides a comprehensive coverage of the whole of ASP.NET 2.0 (with VB .NET 2.0) to give the reader the best possible understanding of the whole subject area