Book Description
Completely revised for ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition of the best-selling ASP.NET Cookbook has everything you need to go from beginning to advanced Windows-based web site development using Microsoft's popular Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 developer tools. Written for the impatient professional, ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook contains more than 125 recipes for solving common and not-so-common problems you are likely to encounter when building ASP.NET-based web applications.
The recipes in this book, which run the gamut from simple coding techniques to more comprehensive development strategies, are presented in the popular Problem-Solution-Discussion format of the O'Reilly Cookbook series. As with the first edition, every solution is coded in both C# and Visual Basic 2005.
Among the additions and revisions to this new edition are:
- Three new chapters, including 25 new recipes for Master and Content pages, Personalization using Profiles and Themes, Custom Web Parts, and more
- New code for every solution, rewritten to take advantage of features and techniques new to ASP.NET 2.0 and available for download
The ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage you'll find anywhere of:
- Tabular controls, including the new GridView control
- Data validation, including the new ASP.NET 2.0 validation controls, as well as techniques for performing your own validation programmatically
- User and custom controls
- Error handling, performance tuning, and caching
Whether you're new to ASP.NET or an experienced Microsoft developer, with ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook, deliverance from a long day (or night) at your computer could be just one recipe away.
Customer Reviews:
Good Way to Get Started with ASP.NET 2.0 - Wish it had more advanced topics.......2007-01-16
For those transitioning from ASP.NET 1.x this is a fantastic introduction to learning how things should be done with 2.0. The book is well-written, concise, and easy to absorb the concepts it presents.
I've always loved the "Cookbook" format, which is to present a list of tasks 100 or so tasks that you might want to accomplish, and then give detailed instructions on how to accomplish each one. The one thing I would like to have seen, and the reason it didn't receive 5 stars, is that the book focuses on introductory tasks. Since I've been working with 2.0 for several months I already knew how to do most of the items they discussed.
Overall, this book will serve as a great reference.
Awesome for those moving from ASP 1.1 to ASP 2.0.......2006-09-28
This is the perfect book for those who know ASP 1.x and need a find a way to solve a problem QUICKLY in ASP 2.0. It covers the vast majority of new features in ASP 2.0 as well as new ways acomplish tasks that were more difficult in ASP 1.0. A must have in for ASP 2.0 Programmers!
COOKING WITH ASP.NET 2.0!!.......2006-08-14
Are you journeyman programmer who knows the basics of ASP.NET? If you are, then this book is for you! Authors Geoffrey T Leblond and Michael A Kittel, have done an outstanding job of writing a second edition of a book that is a collection of ASP.NET 2.0 recipes that aims to help you quickly and efficiently solve many of the day-to-day problems you face when developing web applications with the .NET platform.
Leblond and Kittel, begin by showing you how to make the most out of the master pages. Then, the authors show you how to make well-informed decisions about which control to use. Next, they provide recipes that perform a number of data validation tasks. The authors then provide you with series of nonobvious solutions for working with forms. They continue by showing you how to use time- and work-savers. Then, the authors show you how to use custom controls to build your own user interface. Next, they show you how to maintain the state of the application. The authors then cover error handling at different levels of detail. They continue by providing recipes that delve into some of the most common solutions. They also cover a host of new ASP.NET 2.0 profile features. Then the authors show you how to use web parts in your applications. Next, they show you how to configure your applications. The authors show you ways on how to ensure that your applications work as anticipated in their first release, through the effective use of testing and debugging. Then, they will show you how to create and consume XML web services. Next, the authors will show you how to deal with a design that uses images for buttons, but the button labels need to be dynamic. The authors then will help you sort through the issues of caching the output of pages or portions of pages in memory to reduce latency and make your applications more responsive. They continue by showing you the basics of how to internationalize your applications. Then, the authors show you how to download files from and upload files to the web server. Next, they discuss how to measure performance. The authors then show you how to create your own custom HTTP handler. Finally, they help you with recipes that do not fit conveniently into the other chapters of the book.
This most excellent book contains dozens of code examples, ranging from relatively simple 10-liners to comprehensive, multipage solutions. More importantly, this book focuses directly on problems you face today or are likely to face in the future.
ASP.NET 1.1 with a bit of 2.0 patched on.......2006-08-09
Much of the content was clearly taken from earlier 1.x versions of the book without being re-written to take advantage of 2.0. Yes, the samples may compile and work, but they are often not 2.0 best practices.
While there are several 2.0-specific sections, much 2.0 function is ignored. You'll learn more from other books.
Recipes run from the very simple coding solution to entire development strategies.......2006-06-05
Michael Kittel and Geoffrey LeBlond's ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook appears in its updated 2nd edition to include all new tips for version 2.0. Here are over a hundred solutions in C# and Visual Basic aimed to web developers who want an edition completely revised for 2.0. Recipes run from the very simple coding solution to entire development strategies and use O'Reilly's problem-and-solution oriented approach. This format lends to at-a-glance reference consultation - or to use as a classroom text. Either way, the authors' some thirty years experience working with ASP.NET lends to an authoritative text of solutions to common problems.
Book Description
A practical, hands-on guide to managing development teams and processes with the Visual Studio Team System development environment. Includes in-depth product information and insights from experienced trainers and early users. This is an ideal guide for using Visual Studio Team System to maximize project management effectiveness.
Customer Reviews:
Good on VSTS, lousy on process and requirements.......2007-09-30
This book provides a good overview of VSTS. It goes into enough detail that the reader understands the broad range capabilities without being overwhelmed. If you just want a reference on VSTS, then I recommend this book.
However, the book is just plain lousy when it comes to the process of managing an actual project. Firstly, PMBOK stands for "Body of Knowledge" not "Book of Knowledge". Secondly, the importance of gathering, analyzing, validating, and verify requirements is woefully under-represented. Quality is mentioned, but in such a cursory way as to be practically useless. Ditto on CMM - not enough detail is given on key processes and work products. The process here seems focused on building software without first determining what to build or checking the correctness of what was actually build.
The approach here might work on small greenfield projects, but would be a train-wreck on any large project with involving any degree of human safety, legacy systems, accountability, etc. In other words, the project management approach in this book is probably not suitable for 90% of projects in an enterprise IT environment.
Well organized and useful.......2007-09-26
This book helped me with ideas that put in practice, provided new ideas of as it manages projects with VSTS. For me it was useful.
Finally, a Practical Solution for teams to create quality software..........2007-08-28
In Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, Joel really gets to the heart of addressing the reasons and benefits of having a common set of application lifecycle management tools (Visual Studio Team 2005 System) for all participants in the software development process to effectively track and report on individual and team progress.
It's not just the tracking and reporting, but its the metrics provided that allow answers to questions such as:" What percent complete are we at for this development project?; What's the overall software quality measurement?; How much more time is required before we are done?"
Not only does Joel discuss the problem of inter and extra-team communications for reporting on software development projects, he provides practical advice, examples and guidelines on how to implement and use Visual Studio 2005 Team System to orchestrate the communications and reporting processes for all roles (project manager, architect, developer, tester, sponsor, etc.) in the software development process.
A must read for anyone that manages Visual Studio.NET software development projects and wants to increase the effectiveness of their development efforts!
Book Description
Powerful Web Development Technologies, Now Made Simple
For anyone who wants to build a professional website with minimal trouble, Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is the solution. This book makes it even easier. Whether you're a true beginner or an experienced web developer who hasn't yet worked with .NET, you'll learn how to leverage today's most powerful web development technologies without getting bogged down in details. This is also a great first step for anyone who plans to move on to Microsoft Visual Studio.
Coverage Includes
* Using master pages to accommodate repeated content
* Inserting navigational aids that reduce user frustration
* Using themes to minimize hand-coding
* Adding search features to your website
* Building a shopping cart application for your website
* Creating a flexible user environment using Webpart technology
* Using scripts to perform tasks more quickly
* Creating intelligent web pages with SmartTags
* Including sound and video in your web pages
* Making the move from Visual Web Developer Express to Visual Studio 2005
* Using automation whenever possible
* Making your web pages more accessible
Featured on the CD
The CD contains the release of Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition.
Keep Development Simple by Combining .NET with Other Technologies
Store XML Data in a Text File for Lower Costs, Easier Connectivity, and Better Performance
Master Every Technique by Following the Thorough Step-by-Step Instructions and Real-World Examples
Customer Reviews:
Good Book: Delivers as promised.......2007-03-23
I disagree with C.K. Nowicki's review, above.
I bought this book because I downloaded MS's Visual Web Developer Express product and found it hard to learn. This book is really the missing manual.
This book teaches you how to use the product; it's not a book about HTML or the basics of web site design. Most beginers won't have a need to create ASP webpages that authenticate users & interface with SQL Server databases.
It was very easy to find the sample code for this book on the www.sybex.com website. You just do a seach for the book title then click "Resources & Downloads".
The author has done lots of other books, and I think it shows. It's amazing how many technology books are poorly written, and this is not one of them.
I think you get alot for your money: The book is almost 700 pages of material, I think really good value for $26.
HOWEVER-- I was expecting this product to have some features from MS Frontpage, that would appeal more to the amateur user. This product is more industrial that I expected. If MS could combine this product with Front Page, then you would have a really interesting product.
Helpful though not supported........2006-01-23
There is a lot in this book for a novice as I but a little too informational on the basics of web design. I don't think Visual Web Designer is the proper tool for someone who knows nothing about html or scripting. Some references to the VWD program interface are not correct, at least for the verison that I have. Supporting code links on the Sibex website do not work so you will have to type in any code samples in the book. Some other links for downloading info or tools do not work, as in the Microsoft's iveiwers.dll file. All in all I find the book helpful though not supported.
Book Description
Starting where most books end, this savvy guide shows you how to hone your Visual C++ 6 data-access skills and develop sophisticated programs with new OLE DB and COM components, as well as the more traditional ODBC technologies. Expert author and instructor Chuck Wood tests, reviews, and documents the Visual C++ 6.0 environment to reveal the latest tricks of the trade -- including coverage of ATL lightweight components, OLE DB providers and consumers, Web database access, OLAP databases, and more. With step-by-step instructions, tips, cautions, and cross-references -- plus tons of code and real-world multi-tier sample apps -- this one-of-a-kind reference is the only tool you'll need to become a world-class Visual C++ Windows and Internet database programmer.
Customer Reviews:
Yes, the examples don't work.......2002-06-28
I agree with Mr Harteveld. I typed in one example (OLEDBDepartmentATL its called, chapter 9). Typed in to better understand. First it didn't compile, then vars hadn't been initialised - several lines are omitted from book. Once working it almost but not quite works.
I copied it from CD and built it unchanged. It still doesn't quite work. It nexts thru the DB ok but once you Add a rec then you keep getting error HRESULT = -2147467259 when you next, first, last, prev, ... error is way down in the atl template.
This book is easy to follow as far as it goes (which is not far). Nallet's is better but very unclear. I haven't found a good book on OLEDB yet.
hmmmmmmm..............2002-05-22
When I bought this book I hoped that the writer EXPLAINED something on how OLE DB or ODBC is contrusted, how it should be used, how it shouldn't be used, some diagrams which showed the visual architecture of some configuration, etc, etc.
None of this is in the book!! Mr Wood just managed to give some examples, of which just 50% worked. In an ODBC example he couldn't even manage to create a faultless MoveLast function call. If you still don't get my point, buy the book!
Because he used MFC, which is beginning to die very slowely because of .NET, this info is useless for the future. He also used ATL. As I know ATL pretty well I can assure you that Mr Wood don't! No correct registery entries, no correct semantics, no decent interfaces, etc. etc..
If you know something about C++, like exception-safty, memory management, multythreading or write semanticly correct functions, don't be foold by the other reviews. This book is truly for the beginning developer and not for you! And even for the beginning developer I do not reccoment this book.
I still gave this book 2 stars, why? The first starr because there is a nice appendix about OLE DB properties, error codes and the ODBC API. The second starr because this is one of the only books which showed 'something' about OLE DB providers.
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the best authority for OLEDB with VC++.......2002-05-01
Instead of using ADO in VC++ , I am totally convinced about using OLEDB after reading this book. The whole thing finally make sense. The content is easy to understand and instructional steps with concise codes to follow. It's really worth the money. I hope Chuck can update this volume now that .NET has arrived, especially with regard to XML. We still need OLEDB for VC++ version 7.
At Last a real Database Visual c++ Book.......2001-01-29
This book it just wonderful , I been programming Database since 1994 and I never found a real book in visual c++ that has 668 pages of Visual c++ Database programming (until this book). It covers all the aspect that we need like (vc++ Database programmers ) : running select , delete , update, insert From any technique like DAO (the old one ) DAO and OLE DB and API ODBC He show you and explain you the code and explain you how to use Database Programming using regular VC++ and also ATL ,COM , Web-Based Databases He also show you the OLAP OLE DB Consumers . In general is explain you how to work with the MS-SQL SERVER DATABASE (NOT Oracle or Informix each of them has it won tricks!) those section I found use full for me ,Developing ATL OLE DB Consumers Catching Errors (very imported ) Developing OLE DB Providers , how ever this book focused in the OLE-DB AND SOME API ODBC and not in much in the ADO and DAO .
There is not bla bla bla in this book.
VC++/C++ experience level : You must know to use the VC++ 6 and ( also C++) , and general ATL programming So if you are not experience in those subjects you should learned them before jumping to this book if you already know VC++ but not an ATL so get an ATL book and this book also , I believe after few chapters on the ATL programming you could use this book.
Database experience level :
You should know SQL language and some basic sql-server DBA but realy the basic. HOW EERVER if you never wrote any ODBC /DATABSE software befor and you don't know what is recordset or execute , learn this topic in visual basic database programming befor reading this book in vc++.
English level : The English level here is understandable to also that not an English speakers.
Great ADO and ATL examples.......2000-06-29
Book does a great job giving you examples so you can get your application to work. Use this book along with other books that go deeper into the ADO APIs. I found that the examples worked as written in the book. I was able to modify them to meet the needs of my application and database so i could quickly get started.
Book Description
DotNetNuke is a programming framework that helps you create and deploy web projects in ASP.NET 2.0. Its ease of use means that even nonprogrammers can take advantage of the new ASP.NET 2.0 features when building a web site. It integrates with many of Microsoft's other free products like SQL Server 2005 Express, which makes it a powerful and attractive option for developing web sites.
Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in VB 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express contains detailed instructions for the installation of DotNetNuke, Visual Web Developer, and SQL Server 2005. This ensures that no matter what your level or ability, you'll have a working suite of tools as you work through the book and your ASP.NET 2.0 career. The book also features tutorials on creating and publishing an ASP.NET 2.0 web site written in Visual Basic 2005--taking care not to exclude anyone who's utilizing this book strictly to get up to speed on DotNetNuke.
Customer Reviews:
A very good primer.......2007-06-02
This is a very good introduction to DotNetNuke. It will help you install DNN on you own machine and guide you through building a simple website.
If you know a little about programming in VB and know something about HTML and CSS, this book will show you how to write your own DNN modules and create your own DNN skins and containers. You won't learn how to write complex modules or elaborate skins but you'll learn the basics.
If you already know how to install DNN and how to create DNN modules and skins, this book is not for you.
If you know nothing about programming in VB and know nothing about HTML, then you should probably learn about them before you tackle this book.
To the point.......2007-02-20
It's not for the complete novice and it won't teach you how to code. But it will get you up and going with VWD and DNN. Well written with good screenshots. He also takes you through the process of creating modules. It's a good primer and was what I was looking for.
Book Description
Are you tasked with creating and maintaining a web presence? Do you suspect that there is a better way to manage business internally? Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in C# 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express is for you. It leads you through the emerging world of web portals by applying the most user-friendly and current development software, like C# Express and the powerful, flexible DotNetNuke. You will learn to create the professional web presence your company needs.
The book takes you through the steps necessary to get an internal web portal running for employee use. If you have some programming experience and creativity, this book will help you expand your business presence in a short amount of time. It features simple explanations and proof-of-concept examples throughout. The book concludes with the creation of a web portlet that you can plug into an external website for a web presence.
Customer Reviews:
Confusing and 1/2 is not useful.......2007-01-05
This is supposed to be a book on developing a web site. He promises that you do not need to know programming or useless information about .NET. Then he devotes half the book to doing a Windows form for entering hours work, explaining basic HTML tags, reviewing the history of ASP - ASP.Net and uses some complex C# examples in object oriented techniques which have nothing to do with DotNetNuke and are never implemented again. This is what someone does who is paid by the publisher per word! This is supposed to be a Web form book! This book does not take you from "Novice to Professional". Read the DotNetNuke documentation instead. I'm sorry I spent the money.
Good Starter Book.......2006-08-24
This book is a brief introduction into the world of DotNetNuke. It will get you started, but it will not lead you into advanced topics. This book is geared towards people curious and interested into DNN. This book is not for developers, unless DNN is completely new to you. The author is good about making steady progress throughout the book, not losing his audience. I must say, this book is for Novice to Competent User, not proffesional. Good Luck.
Good if you're looking for an intro into DotNetNuke..........2006-08-07
Not being terribly familiar with the Microsoft family of development technologies, I was completely unaware of what DotNetNuke was. My first guess would have been the latest virus du jour to hit Microsoft. But the book Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in C# 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express: From Novice to Professional by Nick Symmonds does an OK job of introducing the reader to the basics of what you're dealing with... an open-source portal framework for .Net development...
Contents: The Basics; The Express and DotNetNuke Combination; Installation; Basic C#; Visual Web Developer; DotNetNuke Basics; Creating a DNN Module; Finishing the DotNetNuke Module; DNN Permissions and Portals; DNN Hosting; Creating a DNN Skin; JavaScript and Ajax; Next Steps and Suggestions; Index
Symmonds tries to cover quite a bit of material in this book, any one of which could take an entire book on its own. You would best be served to have an understanding of C# before you begin, as this is really not a C# tutorial. He does create a "time card" application in C#, which then becomes the basis for a DNN module in the later chapters. There's material on how to install the express versions of the Microsoft development environments for web and C# coding, but again it's not a definitive reference. It's enough to get you up and running, and then you can launch off from there once you follow the directions for this particular exercise. The main thrust of the book is to show how DNN can help you development portal-like web sites using the open-source framework, and how a program written in a language such as C# can easily be ported over to run as a web-enabled module. I don't think I'd want this to be my first exposure to web development, nor is it a book that an expert would use on a daily basis. But for someone like me who had no previous reference to DNN, it served a purpose... good introduction to understand the capabilities, and enough material to take me through the basics. If I were to decide that this was an option I wanted to pursue, I'd "know what I don't know" and could find additional material that would take me deeper into the subject...
Given the right mindset, the book is good for what it sets out to do. But if you've already done things with DNN, you might find it a bit too basic for your tastes... I personally liked it because I came away with knowledge I didn't know existed prior to this...
Not enough.......2006-07-16
Well. If someone is going to buy a book on DotNetNuke in C#, probably that person is very unlikely to need a basic intro on the language.
So, the topic actually starts at page 143 (which on a ~370 pages book it almost means half of it).
Regretfully, I bought it since it has a chapter on modules programming in C# (DotNetNuke uses VB, so I liked the possibility of using another language). Wrong, the initial instructions corrupted my configuration files and the chapter got confusing. I basically ended up closing the book, got the official DotNetNuke documentation and figure things out on my own. I could have saved 40 dollars.
Very, very, very novice book.......2006-07-02
This is a book for very beginners. The title deceives saying that it is from novice to professionals. Don't waste your money.
Maybe have been too generous evaluating it with two stars.
Book Description
- This Starter Kit serves as an entry-level introduction centered around prebuilt projects that developers can easily deploy and customize for their own sites
- Explains how to build good basic Web sites, including design and architecture, for users who plan to build more complex sites in the future
- Details the key site features that beginners like to implement, including catalogs, shopping carts, images, and secure site sections
- The authors use very little code, but where coding is needed, they feature the simple Visual Basic language
- The CD-ROM includes Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
Download Description
This Starter Kit serves as an entry-level introduction centered around prebuilt projects that developers can easily deploy and customize for their own sites Explains how to build good basic Web sites, including design and architecture, for users who plan to build more complex sites in the future Details the key site features that beginners like to implement, including catalogs, shopping carts, images, and secure site sections The authors use very little code, but where coding is needed, they feature the simple Visual Basic language
Customer Reviews:
Errors, Errors, Errors..........2006-05-02
This book has too many errors. There is nothing more frustrating than to follow the steps outlined and find out it does not work because they did not Q&A the examples.
ie. They ask you to select a field from the table, but the field does not exist. The stored procedure does not include it.
You would have to know how to write SQL to correct this.
not helpful.......2006-04-05
it has an already made site which you study, but it does not go step by step, it just shows pieces of how this was done, and if you want yours to differ a little, you find no help to do so. Totaly annessecery book.
Good Starting Tutorial and CD includes the Software.......2006-03-29
ASP.NET has created a drag-and-drop environment to enable the non-programmer to design web pages of surprising complexity without having to learn very much programming at all. While this approach will probably not last forever as your site gets more complex, it is a fair way to get started. At least you can get on line quickly.
ASP used to stand for Active Server Pages (I'm not so sure that now it's just the three letters) which means that a base page is designed and then data for the page is brought out of a database. This means that there are two aspects of doing a web site: the basic design of the page from an artistic sense, and the design of the underlying data structure that comes from the database.
This book is an excellect tutorial for the beginner. It covers both the design of the page and the underlying database. It further uses uses software that is free from Microsoft. The software is included on a CD that is supplied with the book. But you may want to check the Microsoft web site to see if a later version is available.
Step by Step Guide to your first ASP.NET 2.0 website.......2006-02-04
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is a free IDE provided by Microsoft for beginners interested in learning Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 web development. This book, Wrox's ASP.NET 2.0 Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Starter Kit is an excellent resource for this software and provides a firm foundation for a jump start. Both David Sussman and Alex Homer are authors known for their work for beginners. They've kept the tutorial spirit going in this book and provided some excellent walk through and build-from-scratch examples. Beside ASP.NET 2.0 and VWD, this book also discusses and elaborate on general application design fundamentals, for instance database design, normalization etc, and hence ideal for candidates with not much formal knowledge of subject but want to be exposed to the tools of the trade.
If interested, you can read my detailed review of this book in the ASP.NET pro magazine.
Book Description
Praise for
VSTO for Mere Mortals™
"This is the book I wish I'd had when I was first introduced to VSTO and the .NET Framework. It will be invaluable not only to those considering VSTO, but for anyone transitioning from Office VBA to Visual Basic.NET. The wide range of subjects covered provides an entry point for the more in-depth, developer-oriented documentation available on MSDN and elsewhere."
–Cindy Meister, MS Word MVP
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VSTO for Mere Mortals™ does a great job of building a bridge between the worlds of VBA and VSTO. Kathleen and Paul show how a VBA developer can have the richness of Office and also the power, maintainability, and security of Visual Studio. They succeeded in writing a book that is approachable, understandable, and compelling."
–KD Hallman, General Manager, Microsoft, Developer Division
"This book is an excellent choice for VBA developers looking to make the switch to .NET development for Office using Visual Studio Tools for Office. In many instances VB.NET code is presented alongside equivalent VBA code to help illustrate key conceptual and usage differences."
–Steve Hansen, OfficeZealot.com, author of Mastering Excel 2003 Programming with VBA and coauthor of Mastering Excel 2000 Premium Edition
"Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office is the way to go for building managed Office applications. If you're moving from VBA to managed code, this book shows you the way."
–Ken Getz, Senior Consultant, MCW Technologies, LLC
"This book is highly recommended for VBA developers who are interested in doing Office programming using the rich power of Visual Studio and .NET."
–Mei Liang, Software Design Engineer in Test, Microsoft
"Kathleen McGrath has stuffed
VSTO for Mere Mortals™ with in-depth code samples that demonstrate VSTO in an easy-to-understand way. From simple how-to's to advanced functionality, it's all here. I learned a great deal from reading this book."
–Justin Whitney, Technical Journalist
"This book provides an instantly accessible resource for VBA and Office developers to become familiar with the powerful new Office development platform, but even goes beyond that, providing a number of 'worth the purchase of the book' tips, fully functional examples, and elegant methods from someone who has obviously spent a lot of time with these tools to help the mortal on the path to becoming a guru."
–Rory Plaire, Solutions Architect, DigitalCommons LLC
"For the Office VBA developer interested in programming in .NET or the .NET programmer looking to move to the Office platform, this book is worth its weight in gold. If you are looking for a complete, well-written source to quickly get you up to speed to develop and program Office solutions in Visual Studio 2005, I believe this book is a must-have."
–Frank Rice, Programming Writer, Microsoft Office Developer Center
"With this book, VBA developers have access to a great resource that will help them understand essential concepts of managed code and best practices to migrate VBA solutions to Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office. This book goes beyond an introduction to VSTO to introduce the new world of VSTO 2005 SE and the 2007 Microsoft Office system."
–Erika Ehrli Cabral, Site Manager, MSDN Office Developer Center, Microsoft
"Kathleen and Paul have been involved with VSTO in one way or the other from its very beginnings, and it shows. Their depth and breadth of knowledge is reflected in this detailed and authoritative book. I highly recommend it for any professional developer making the transition from VBA to managed code."
–Eric Lippert, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft
VSTO for Mere Mortals™ is for VBA developers who are interested in migrating their skills to the next generation of Office development. Readers will benefit from a straightforward, practical introduction to writing managed code applications for Word 2003, Excel 2003, and Outlook 2003. Readers will also learn how to create add-ins for the most popular applications for Office 2003 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system using VSTO 2005 SE.
The expert authors provide a wealth of code samples that show off popular features of VSTO, such as smart tags and the actions pane. Sample code also shows you how to customize the new UI features of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including the ribbon, custom task pane, and Outlook forms region.
VBA developers will walk away with
- A greater understanding of managed code and the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE)
- Multiple demonstrations on how to create document-level customizations for Word 2003 and Excel 2003, using view controls, data binding, and the actions pane
- A comprehensive overview of add-in development for Outlook 2003
- Useful information on securing and deploying solutions created with VSTO and VSTO 2005 SE
- A thorough explanation on how to migrate VBA solutions to Visual Basic 2005 and VSTO
- Numerous details on customizing the ribbon, custom task pane, and Outlook form regions by developing VSTO 2005 SE add-ins for the 2007 Microsoft Office system
Customer Reviews:
VSTO is excelent for .net programmers as well as vba programmers.......2007-05-21
I found the book thorough and easy to read and follow. It reviewed .net extremely well, and made me aware of .net capabilities I had overlooked since the old ones worked.
I met a problem early on in my use of the book, communicated with the author, and got the help I needed to overcome the problem.
An excellent book on the subject.
Perfect for moving from VBA to VSTO.......2007-04-29
Traditionally, developing on the Office platform meant that you would use VBA but Microsoft released Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) a few years ago to let .NET developers use their skills to develop managed Office applications. Moving from VBA to .NET is not easy because you need to learn so much new stuff especially if you never touched .NET in any way. "VSTO for Mere Mortals" is a book targeted at VBA developers who never used .NET before.
In the first chapters, the authors explain what is VSTO and what features are available for developers. Chapter 2 and 3 introduce the Visual Studio development environment and managed code. Seasoned .NET developers will skip these chapters but they are essential for people who never used Visual Studio before. The next chapters cover everything VSTO from Word, Excel and Outlook development to Smart Tags and database development. A full chapter is devoted to new features of VSTO 2005 SE and Office 2007.
If you're a VBA developer that wants to jump into .NET development using VSTO, look no further, this is the book for you. Experienced .NET will also find this book interesting but will skip a couple of .NET introduction chapters.
Great Book!!.......2007-03-08
This book (VSTO for Mere Mortals) is very well written and easy to understand. I did not come from a programming background. I started by learning VBA so making the move from VBA to the .NET /VSTO world was a bit intimidating for me, however; after reading and following the examples in this book, making that leap is not as hard as I thought it would be. I love the detailed code samples in the book and the step-by-step way that they are presented. I really learned a lot from reading this book. Thank you to all that contributed to putting this book together.
many new features.......2007-02-24
This book is part of the "For Mere Mortals" series, which sounds like it was created by the publisher to compete with the popular Dummies and Idiots books. However, McGrath's efforts are not a trivial read. What she describes is a considerable effort by Microsoft to migrate the myriad VBA developers towards .NET and Visual Studio 2005 Tools.
The emphasis is not on implementing abstractions like object oriented programming. Rather, it uses the reader's background in coding VBA and in MS Word and Excel. Nor are you expected to be proficient in database design or the intricacies of SQL Server. Much of the text is about front end material. Like using the conveniences of the VSTO user interface, with its many widgets and menus, to easily code.
Many new features are available, compared to what you previously had under VBA. The most striking example is now the nifty ability to have a data island. Imagine an Excel spreadsheet on one machine. That loads from a database on another. If the first machine is your laptop, and you take it somewhere isolated from the network, what happens to your data? Well, there is now a means of copying that data, while you're still connected, into a data cache on the laptop. Without having to go to the extent of running a full database on the laptop.
Just getting into it..........2007-01-23
I should mention although I haven't really done much with the book that it lacks a sample code file download. This means you have to key in everything yourself to test and debug.
Book Description
With this lively, eye-opening, and hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to create Web pages now using Visual Web Developer Express Edition! Featuring a full working edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete Web page project from set-up to launch. Youll get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studio environment and learn how to put the lightweight, easy-to-use tools in Visual Web Developer Express to work right awaybuilding your first, dynamic Web pages with Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. Youll get expert tips, coaching, and visual examples at each step of the way, along with pointers to additional learning resources.
Customer Reviews:
Not like the other "Build it NOW! books. . ........2007-09-08
I'm sorry to say that this book is the weakest in the "Build it NOW!" series. A few weaks ago, I worked my way thru an excellent book titled, Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition: Build a Program Now! (Pro-Developer), which teaches concepts as you build several projects in a very hands-on step-by-step tutorial. I was expecting a similar experience from this book, Microsoft Visual Web Developer(TM) 2005 Express Edition: Build a Web Site Now! (Build a Web Page Now). I was disappointed. I just finished the book last night. It left me feeling like the author was rushed to get the book to press, only led me thru the general concepts of implementation, but didn't complete my experience by walking me thru specific steps to build a finished working project. The back cover on the book misleads the purchaser into believing it is the same as the other "Build it NOW!" books - IT IS NOT!!
On the positive side, this book is a pretty good introduction and overview to the features of the tool Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. There are several examples in the book which are a high-level overview of "how to" perform general tasks in the tool...but as I previously stated, this book will not lead you step-by-step to build a final working project. This is sad, because there is a sample web site included with the book, called ContosoMagic, which is a Magician's Web Store. Unfortunately, the book makes little reference to this sample code and not until half-way thru the book is it mentioned at all. As a purchaser of the book, I expected the book to walk me thru step-by-step building the ContosoMagic web site, similar to the other "Build it NOW!" books. I was disappointed.
My opinion - the book is a good first draft of what could be an excellent tutorial if it was edited to the completion of the other "Build it NOW!" books. As currently published, the book may leave you feeling empty.
Don't judge a book by it's cover.......2007-07-29
The cover looks great, that's why I bought this book. I was thinking of publishing a book and really liked the form factor of this book.
-Don't judge a book by it's cover.--
Yeah I knew that, and I actually read this book after reading an O'Reilly book on ASP.NET and a Wrox book on ASP.NET. In essence the MS book covers the same topics as those other two books with much less detail and more colorful pages. The section on data bases is not very helpful for an independent web developer. The MS Now! book on C# has a great introduction to databases if you are interested in that.
Also my printing was missing at least two chapters, and it didn't look like a printing blunder.
Ok, don't buy this book if you want a good ref, but if you are not into books get this one, and look up everything online.
All right for some things, but overall useless-get the free version.......2006-07-03
What some people seem to fail to mention is that there is a free version of this available from Microsoft. All you need to do is register your copy of Visual Web Developer (Express Edition is free). However, this book's title suggests that it will walk you through the process of Building a Website in a short amount of time. Instead of Enabaling the reader to build the site, this book shows some tips. However, the book never really claims to be anything more. In fact, in the "Wbo Is This Book For" section, the book says it is for people who have used the program to build a few websites, but found it difficult. It is not for absolute beginners, and does not touch on VB or C#, but it never claims to. Because both this and the similar Visual Basic: Build a Program Now! are free, and with extra content as an e-book, I reccommend getting those versions, and not buying this. Download this book, and use it to learn a little while you wait for your copy of some other VWD book (I reccommend VWD for Dummies, one of the few good For Dummies books in my opinion).
How NOT to write a beginners book.......2006-07-01
This book is a disgrace. It is a mish mash of information which is all probably ONLY useful to those who have experience in creating websites using this tool. As a beginner to Visual Studio this is an absolute disappointment. Despite the fact it purports to take you through the entire process it does NONE of this, merely giving you the completed site and letting you work it out on your own. In the front of the book I read that the execises would lead you through the process..WHAT A JOKE!
Dont buy this book, unless its a going away present for someone you have fired or your ex!
Good reference guide, but not a tutorial.......2006-06-28
I have just completed the excellent tutorials in "Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!" by Patrice Pelland and was looking forward to more of the same with this book. But this is not a tutorial.
I had expected that we would be guided from scratch to building the sample website, but instead it is only provided in the complete version, which you can look at to see how things look when they are completed. I had expected to be taken by the hand to create the website.
Instead, you learn all about creating empty websites in various locations, copying them, adding or editing text, etc. But the author keeps saying "you can do this or that" rather than having you actually do something specific.
The author of the VB book, Patrice Pelland, planned small projects that lead you through almost all the different bits of the program you need, and provides links to even more information. I think Microsoft should ask Pelland to write a new edition of "Build a Web Site Now!"
I have given the Web Developer book 2 stars, because it can probably be used as a good reference if you know exactly how you want to create your website. But it is useless for a beginner.
I also bought "Beginning Visual Web Developer 2005 Express" by Paul Sarknas, which is much more detailed, but does provide small examples to work with. It doesn't look ideal either, but I'll give it a try.
A little addendum: I finally bought VWD for Dummies, which is the perfect book for a beginner. Alan Simpson takes you step by step through the process of making a website in the order you would do things, including creating a blank website while you are planning, so that you can specify "member only" pages and otherwise create the navigation immediately.
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- Real World XML Web Services is an AWESOME BOOK!!!
- Real World XML Web Services ROCKS!!!!!!!!
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Totally over-rated and out of date.......2004-03-03
I purchased this book from Amazon mainly relying upon the reviews written by other people. As it turns out I can only assume that the other reviews were paid for either by the author or by the press.
The book is REALLY HARD TO READ, we are talking as dry as the sphinx's arm pit. The CD rom that comes with it contains the examples, however these are a mish-mash of VB6 and some .Net neither of which run easily. The .Net versions require updating in Visual Studio and can have some odd results. Some examples are even written with the server component in VB6 and the client in .Net - confusing to say the least.
If you want to learn how to practically implement a Web Service using VB then you should NOT look at this book. Most of the first 4 chapters are all about XML schemas and what they mean - with no "Real World" examples of how to create them in VB just the code of the schemas already created.
And another thing there is a large chunk of information about a "Real World" authentication and encryption implementation, however and I quote "I recommend that you use off-the shelf security implementations" - The author wouldn't even use this code! Microsoft has a Web services extension designed for authentication which the author doesn't mention anywhere.
Very disappointment to have spent good dollars on this book. I will be trying desperately to get my money back from Amazon.
Excellent book.......2003-08-19
I need not say more. Its the best book I have read on web services.
Real World XML Web Services is an AWESOME BOOK!!!.......2003-08-17
Web Services. I can't believe there is anyone left alive in the technology sector that hasn't heard these two words. Everywhere you look there are articles, books, and web sites that talk about this technology. Do a book search for "Web Services" on amazon.com and you will be quite amazed how many Web Services books there are. With so many available picking one buy may seem overwhelming. The good news is it just got a little easier to do.
Real World XML Web Services is an absolute "must have" for anyone who wants to learn more about XML Web Services. Even if you are not a VB/VB.net developer you will find great value in this book. It goes into extensive detail, and will surely teach even more savvy Web Services folks a thing or two.
Because of the books detail level, I don't think that it is a first-read on the subject though. I think that someone who really doesn't know much about Web Services will be drowned in the detail (which is incredible). A person can get more out of this book by doing some tutorials, and experimenting with Web Services first. Then, after having a good base of understanding is when this book should be cracked.
Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction to Web Services.
This is a brief intro chapter that gives some history and background info about Web Services. Some of the overview consists of typical Web Service architecture, and when to use (and NOT to use) Web Services.
Chapter 2. XSD: The Web Services Type System.
Great chapter. Goes into the concepts of XSD. Topics include the XSD Type System, XSD and XML namespaces, authoring XSD Schemas, and a ton of information about XML Serialization.
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Chapter 3. SOAP: Invoking Web Services.
This chapter covers what SOAP is, SOAP architecture, SOAP message formats, RPC with SOAP, and also covers error handling.
Chapter 4. Describing Web Services.
A chapter all about the Web Services Description Language (WSDL), which is the language used to describe Web Service interfaces. I liked this chapter a lot because Yasser does a great job of really illustrating and explaining it well. Clear, easy to follow examples are used to drive concepts home.
Chapter 5. The Microsoft SOAP Toolkit.
As you might have guessed, this chapter is all about using the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit to invoke and expose Web Services. If you would like to know more about the toolkit you will like this chapter. Exposing and invoking Web Services via the high and low-level API's is covered, as well as using header handlers to invoke and expose.
Chapter 6. .NET Web Services.
This chapter discusses creating .Net Web Services with Visual Studio .Net, as well as customizing the WSDL of the Web Service to meet your needs.
Chapter 7. SOAP Header and Fault.
All about SOAP headers and SOAP Fault. There is some great information about communicating errors in a common way so that any platform can get to it.
Chapter 8. Interface-Based Web Service Development.
Explains about Interfaces and the .Net Web Services world. Defining interfaces, implementing multiple interfaces, and programming against interfaces are some of the topics covered.
Chapter 9. Handling Data IN.NET Web Services.
This is a chapter that shows how to take data from many different types of sources and be able to manipulate it using XML Schemas, ADO.Net, and the XML Framework. Typed Datasets are also covered.
Chapter 10. Reusable Infrastructure with Soap Extensions.
This chapter teaches how to built a flexible and reusable infrastructure using SOAP extensions.
Chapter 11. UDDI: A Web Service.
This huge chapter pretty much tells us everything about UDDI that you could want to know. The chapter starts with an explanation of what it is and what it is made of. Then the chapter goes into different usage scenarios and various other UDDI topics. Programming, querying, and publishing Web Services with UDDI are just some of the other topics covered. This is an excellent chapter.
Chapter 12. Other SOAP Toolkits.
This chapter talks about Web Services Interop . Different clients are discussed including JAVA clients, VB 6 clients, and NET clients.
Chapter 13. A Web Service Walkthrough.
This chapter wraps up the book by walking the reader through building a Web Service. This is a great way to end the book as it ties together all the things that were discussed.
Appendix A: Data Type Mappings
Appendix B: .NET Web Services Tips and Tricks.
Two good appendixes that give us more information, as well as tips and tricks.
I give this book a 10 out of 10. Yasser did a fantastic job on it. Again, although I do not think this is a "first read" book on Web Services, I believe it is a "must have" Web Services book. Any developer that works with, or wants to work with Web Services will find it valuable.
Real World XML Web Services ROCKS!!!!!!!!.......2003-08-10
Web Services. I can't believe there is anyone left alive in the technology sector that hasn't heard these two words. Everywhere you look there are articles, books, and web sites that talk about this technology. Do a book search for "Web Services" on amazon.com and you will be quite amazed how many Web Services books there are. With so many available picking one buy may seem overwhelming. The good news is it just got a little easier to do.
Real World XML Web Services is an absolute "must have" for anyone who wants to learn more about XML Web Services. Even if you are not a VB/VB.net developer you will find great value in this book. It goes into extensive detail, and will surely teach even more savvy Web Services folks a thing or two.
Because of the books detail level, I don't think that it is a first-read on the subject though. I think that someone who really doesn't know much about Web Services will be drowned in the detail (which is incredible). A person can get more out of this book by doing some tutorials, and experimenting with Web Services first. Then, after having a good base of understanding is when this book should be cracked.
Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction to Web Services.
This is a brief intro chapter that gives some history and background info about Web Services. Some of the overview consists of typical Web Service architecture, and when to use (and NOT to use) Web Services.
Chapter 2. XSD: The Web Services Type System.
Great chapter. Goes into the concepts of XSD. Topics include the XSD Type System, XSD and XML namespaces, authoring XSD Schemas, and a ton of information about XML Serialization.
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Chapter 3. SOAP: Invoking Web Services.
This chapter covers what SOAP is, SOAP architecture, SOAP message formats, RPC with SOAP, and also covers error handling.
Chapter 4. Describing Web Services.
A chapter all about the Web Services Description Language (WSDL), which is the language used to describe Web Service interfaces. I liked this chapter a lot because Yasser does a great job of really illustrating and explaining it well. Clear, easy to follow examples are used to drive concepts home.
Chapter 5. The Microsoft SOAP Toolkit.
As you might have guessed, this chapter is all about using the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit to invoke and expose Web Services. If you would like to know more about the toolkit you will like this chapter. Exposing and invoking Web Services via the high and low-level API's is covered, as well as using header handlers to invoke and expose.
Chapter 6. .NET Web Services.
This chapter discusses creating .Net Web Services with Visual Studio .Net, as well as customizing the WSDL of the Web Service to meet your needs.
Chapter 7. SOAP Header and Fault.
All about SOAP headers and SOAP Fault. There is some great information about communicating errors in a common way so that any platform can get to it.
Chapter 8. Interface-Based Web Service Development.
Explains about Interfaces and the .Net Web Services world. Defining interfaces, implementing multiple interfaces, and programming against interfaces are some of the topics covered.
Chapter 9. Handling Data IN.NET Web Services.
This is a chapter that shows how to take data from many different types of sources and be able to manipulate it using XML Schemas, ADO.Net, and the XML Framework. Typed Datasets are also covered.
Chapter 10. Reusable Infrastructure with Soap Extensions.
This chapter teaches how to built a flexible and reusable infrastructure using SOAP extensions.
Chapter 11. UDDI: A Web Service.
This huge chapter pretty much tells us everything about UDDI that you could want to know. The chapter starts with an explanation of what it is and what it is made of. Then the chapter goes into different usage scenarios and various other UDDI topics. Programming, querying, and publishing Web Services with UDDI are just some of the other topics covered. This is an excellent chapter.
Chapter 12. Other SOAP Toolkits.
This chapter talks about Web Services Interop . Different clients are discussed including JAVA clients, VB 6 clients, and NET clients.
Chapter 13. A Web Service Walkthrough.
This chapter wraps up the book by walking the reader through building a Web Service. This is a great way to end the book as it ties together all the things that were discussed.
Appendix A: Data Type Mappings
Appendix B: .NET Web Services Tips and Tricks.
Two good appendixes that give us more information, as well as tips and tricks.
I give this book a 10 out of 10. Yasser did a fantastic job on it. Again, although I do not think this is a "first read" book on Web Services, I believe it is a "must have" Web Services book. Any developer that works with, or wants to work with Web Services will find it valuable.
Repetitive,disjointed and painful to read.......2003-05-25
This is a good book but suffers from bad writing style.
The author uses many "and/or" clauses one is forced to
pause to understand what he is really attempting to say.
He also asks questions in the middle of an explanation.
For example on page 38 section 2.4.7 he says:
"An element doesn't need to have content;it may be empty. An empty element is an element that has no text content and no child elements. Would such an element be of complex or simple type? it depends; if the element has attributes it is of complex type. Note that attributes are not considered part of an element's content, therefore whether or not an element has attributes has nothing to do with whether or not the element is empty: an empty element may nor may not have attributes."
Does the author have to use 108+ words to tell us that an empty element is just that. Empty!
For example read his last sentence and see whether you understand what he is talking about.
He could simply state the last part: "an empty element may or may not have attributes" for us to understand. Where "therefore whether or not an element has attributes has nothing to do with whether or not the element is empty:" came from I have no idea!
I am not sure whether the author is affected by English as a second language or whether he bothered to understand what he was writing. In an attempt to simplify the content he ends up in verbosity and ruins what would have been a good book.
Overall if one can put up with long winded paragraphs it is a good book.
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