* Updated edition of one of the bestselling ASP.NET books of all time
* Teaches readers to build dynamic Web sites from the ground up using ASP.NET, the Microsoft technology for interactive sites, and VB .NET, the most commonly used programming language
* The expert author team assumes no previous programming experience, enabling anyone with some knowledge of HTML and Web site design to pick up this book and start creating dynamic sites
* The reorganization of several chapters offers a smoother pace for readers
* All of the code has been rechecked and verified to work with the newest ASP.NET 1.1 release
* Updates reflect security and performance improvements in ASP.NET 1.1
* A decreased emphasis on object-oriented programming makes the book even more suitable for beginners

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with ASP.NET.

Chapter 2: Anatomy of an ASP.NET.

Chapter 3: Server Controls and Variables.

Chapter 4: Control Structures and Procedural Programming.

Chapter 5: Jumping Structures – Subroutines and Functions.

Chapter 6: Event-Driven Programming and Postback.

Chapter 7: Objects.

Chapter 8: Reading From Databases.

Chapter 9: Advanced Data Handling.

Chapter 10: ASP.NET Server Controls.

Chapter 11: Users and Applications.

Chapter 12: Reusable Code for ASP.NET.

Chapter 13: .NET Assemblies and Custom Controls.

Chapter 14: Debugging and Error Handling.

Chapter 15: Configuration and Optimization.

Chapter 16: Web Services.

Chapter 17: ASP.NET Security.

Appendix A: Exercise Answers.

Appendix B: Web Matrix Quick Start.

Appendix C: The Wrox United Database.

Appendix D: Web Application Development using Visual Studio .NET.

Appendix E: Installing and Configuring IIS.

Index.