Course 2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET

Introduction The course provides the information that developers need to know to successfully upgrade their Web development skills from being able to create Active Server Pages (ASP) to Microsoft® ASP.NET. The material that comprises this course explains the differences in ASP versus ASP.NET, thereby creating an understanding of the efforts that are involved in getting an existing ASP Web application functioning in an ASP.NET environment. This course also reveals the new features of ASP.NET that can be used to improve an existing ASP Web application. Finally, this course provides students with several strategies for migrating ASP Web applications to ASP.NET, as well as a corresponding list of tasks that must be completed for successful migration. This course is intended for existing Web developers who are currently writing ASP Web applications. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will upgrade your Web development skills from ASP to ASP.NET.

Modules & Lessons Course Introduction Course Introduction Introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application Development Module Introduction Introduction to ASP.NET Developing an ASP.NET Web Application Using Visual Studio .NET .NET Programming Model Changes Module Lab Module Follow Up Developing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application User Interface Module Introduction Creating an ASP.NET Web Application User Interface Validating User Input Creating and Using User Controls in an ASP.NET Web Form Processing ASP.NET Web Forms Module Lab Module Follow Up Debugging Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Module Introduction Tracing in ASP.NET Web Applications Debugging ASP.NET Web Applications Module Lab Module Follow Up Accessing Data Using Microsoft ADO.NET Module Introduction Overview of ADO.NET Programmatically Accessing Data Using DataSets Visually Generating DataSets Reading Data Using DataReaders Data-Bound Controls Best Practices for Secure and Reliable Data Access Module Lab Module Follow Up Managing State in a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application Module Introduction Server-Side State Management Session State Management Client-Side State Management Module Lab Module Follow Up Authenticating Users Module Introduction ASP.NET Authentication Methods Implementing Windows Authentication in ASP.NET Web Applications Implementing Forms-Based Authentication in ASP.NET Web Applications Module Lab Module Follow Up Creating and Consuming Web Services Module Introduction Introduction to Web Services Creating a Web Service Creating a Web Service Client Module Lab Module Follow Up Calling COM Components Module Introduction ASP.NET and COM Interoperability Calling COM Objects from ASP.NET Web Forms Module Lab Module Follow Up Migrating ASP Web Applications to Microsoft ASP.NET Module Introduction Migrating an ASP Web Page Migrating an ASP Web Application Module Lab Module Follow Up Deploying Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Module Introduction ASP.NET Web Application Deployment Methods Maintaining a Deployed ASP.NET Web Application Module Lab Module Follow Up Course Follow Up Course Follow Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (or higher)
• Browser Mozilla Firefox 2 (or higher)
• Browser Apple Safari 2 (or higher)
• Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7
• Operating System Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (or higher)
• Processor Pentium III 1 GHz (or better)
• Processor Macintosh Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better)
• RAM 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection 256K (broadband recommended)
• Adobe Flash Player 8 (current version recommended)
• Adobe Reader 7 (or higher)
• Other requirements may apply to supplemental offline activities. Omitting these optional activities does not affect course completion.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled