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| ASP.NET 2.0 Quickstart | Table of Contents |
- Tutorial: ASP.NET 2.0 QuickStart Tutorial
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- Developer's Guide: Introduction to ASP.NET
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- Developer's Guide: ASP.NET platform requirements
- (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint: Overview of ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Moving from Visual Basic to ASP.NET
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| Expert Advice on ASP.NET | Table of Contents | |
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- Advice: How do I call a program using the command prompt from ASP.NET?
- Advice: Checki ng input by character to verify validity
- Advice: How do I redirect results to a text file?
- Advice: How do I sort a dropdown list in ASP.NET?
| Prerelease Software and Downloads | Table of Contents |
- Download: Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition and ASP.NET 2.0
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- Download: The ASP.NET Web Matrix Project
- (Microsoft)
- Download: ASP.NET Resource Kit
- (Microsoft)
- Download: GridView Examples for ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Download: Woodgrove Demo app
- (Microsoft)
- Download: The Zen of ASP.NET 2.0 working code samples
- (Microsoft)
- Download: Te chEd Hands-on Labs sample code
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| General Articles and Topics | Table of Contents |
- PowerPoint: A look inside membership, role management and profiles in ASP.NET 2.0
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- PowerPoint: Exploring internals, page lifecyle and the compilation model
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- PowerPoint: New Localization Features in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint: A lap around the new enhancements for Web developers in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
- (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint: Using Microsoft Visual 2005 Studio team system to build enterprise Web applications
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web sites using Web standards
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: ASP.NET optimization
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Web site operations in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Improved caching in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 TreeView and Menu controls
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts Framework
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Managing files better in Visual Studio 2005 Web projects
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Understanding page inheritance in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Rick Strahl)
- Article: Creating custom ASP.NET 2.0 profile providers
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- Article: Answering 5 concerns about Web development with ASP.NET 2.0
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- Article: MultiView and view controls in ASP.NET 2.0
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- Article: Embedding resources in ASP.NET 2.0 assemblies
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- Article: Precompilation in ASP.NET 2.0
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| Upgrading and Migration | Table of Contents |
- PowerPoint: Best practices and techniques for migrating ASP.NET 1.x applications to ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Migrate from ASP to ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: Migrating ASP pages to ASP.NET
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| User Interface | Table of Contents |
- Tip: Master Pages in ASP.NET 2.0 drive uniform design
- (SearchVB.com)
- PowerPoint: Best practices for building Web application UI with master pages, themes, and site navigation
- (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint: Advanced server controls and Web parts with ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Creating Web application themes in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Master the look of your site: ASP.NET 2.0 master pages
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- Article: Understanding and extending the site navigation system in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Life without refresh
- (Microsoft)
| Data Access | Table of Contents |
- PowerPoint: Building data-driven Web sites in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Databa se storage with the ASP.NET Web Matrix
- (ASP Free)
- Article: Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView and DetailsView controls
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Access Database Schema with ASP.NET 2.0
- (ASPAlliance)
- Article: Editing Access Databases with ASP.NET 2.0>
- (ASPAlliance)
- Article: Working with the ASP.NET 2.0 ObjectDataSource control
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: Accessing data with ASP.NET
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: Accessing data with ADO.NET
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Storing user information with ASP.NET 2.0 profiles
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| Security | Table of Contents |
- Article: ASP.NET 2.0 security practices at a glance
- (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint: New developments in Web security with IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET
- (Microsoft)
- Article: New Security Features in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: Secur ity considerations for ASP.NET Web applications
- (Microsoft)
- Developer's Guide: Securin g ASP.NET Web applications
- (Microsoft)
- Article: Encrypting the connection string in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Scott Forsyth)
- Article: Enabling roles in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Scott Forsyth)
- Article: Changing the password complexity in ASP.NET 2.0
- (Scott Forsyth)
| Reference and Documentation | Table of Contents |
- Reference: ASP.NET platform requirements
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- Reference: ASP.NET syntax
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- Reference: System.Web Namespace
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- Reference: System.Web.Caching Namespace
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- Reference: System.Web.Conf iguration Namespace
- (Microsoft)
- Reference: System.Web.Security Namespace
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| ASP.NET-specific Forums | Table of Contents |
- Where peers share know-how and experience: ITKnowledge Exchange
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- Forum: Getting Started
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- Forum: Setup
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Web Forms
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Client Side Web Development
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: DataGrid, DataList, Repeater Controls
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Security
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Caching
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Mobile
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: XML
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: XML Web Services
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Code Samples
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Component Reviews
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: System.Drawing/GDI+
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Localization
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Architecture
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Performance
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: State Management
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Enterprise Services
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Configuration and Deployment
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: HttpHandlers and HttpModules
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Building Controls
- (Microsoft)
- Forum: Error handling and Debugging
- (Microsoft)
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This was first published in October 2005