What's new and how to use it! That's what this book delivers if you're a Visual Basic developer who wants to upgrade from ASP.NET 1.x to ASP.NET 2.0. In contrast to other books that present the what's new but ignore the how to, this book uses complete business applications to show you exactly how to take advantage of all the new, work-saving 2.0 features.

That means you'll get hands-on training in using:

• the new code-behind model that untangles aspx pages from their code-behind files
  
• master pages, themes, and skins to standardize the look and feel of a site
  
• data access features like the Access, SQL, and XML data sources and new bound controls like GridView, DetailsView, and FormView
  
• object data sources that let you bind to custom business objects so you can create true 3-layer applications without sacrificing the convenience of data binding
  
• site navigation features that make it easier for users to maneuver through your site
  
• login controls to authenticate users
  
• profiles to keep track of individual user data between user sessions
  
• web parts, the building blocks of portals that can be customized by the user
  
• the MultiView and Wizard controls that let you create multiple views of a single page
  
• and more (for all the details, please see the table of contents). 

Beyond that, this book shows you how...and when...to convert 1.x applications to 2.0, and warns you about the problems you're most likely to encounter when converting. This gives you the perspective you need to migrate to ASP.NET 2.0 as quickly and easily as possible.

In addition, you'll learn how to deploy your 2.0 applications to the production server. And you'll learn how to use the new configuration tools to tame the ever-sprawling web.config file.

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