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ASP.NET 2.0: Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Web Applications 

        
Author:   Chris Love
Pages:   339
Disk:    None
Language:   English 
Published:   12/17/2007
ISBN:   978-0470010013
ISBN-10:   0470010010

 

Book Description

Designed for all levels of users-from novice developers to advanced ASP programmers-this book shows how to create interactive Web sites that interface with databases

  • Two-color throughout with more than 500 step-by-step screen shots
  • Tasks are presented on two-page spreads with each step displayed with callouts so readers can see exactly where the action takes place on the screen
  • Covers topics such as pages, controls, events, forms, building an ASP.NET database, Web Services, Web applications, caching, security, deployment, and localization
  • The concepts and techniques presented will make application development uncomplicated
  • The companion Web site features all code that appears in the text, links to Editor and TextPad shareware downloads, and author sample files

From the Back Cover

ASP.NET 2.0

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 150 key ASP.NET 2.0 techniques, including:

  • Adding a page to a Web site
  • Writing and reading user cookies
  • Collecting user input with checkboxes
  • Creating an image map
  • Displaying data in the GridView
  • Resetting user passwords
  • Formatting the CreateUser Wizard
  • Using nesting master pages
  • Handling errors on your pages
  • Building a Web service
  • "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
  • High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
  • Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
  • Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

 

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Inside Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization

        
Author:   Kalen Delaney, Sunil Agarwal, Craig Freedman, Ron Talmage, Adam Machanic
Pages:   448
Disk:    None
Language:   English 
Published:   09/29/2007
ISBN:   9780735621961
ISBN-10:   0735621969

 

Editorial Reviews:

Dive deep into the internals of query tuning and optimization in SQL Server 2005 with this comprehensive reference. Understanding the internals of SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, access, and effectively process information from enterprise data. Written by experts on SQL Server, this volume from the Inside Microsoft SQL Server series of books focuses on query tuning and optimization. Youll take an in-depth look at the best ways to make queries more efficient and effective, while maximizing existing resources. Includes extensive code samples and table examples to help database developers and administrators understand the intricacies and help promote mastery of query tuning and optimization.

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Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: Database Essentials Step by Step

        
Author:   Solid Quality Learning
Pages:   336
Disk:    1 Companion CD(s)
Level:   Beg/Int 
Published:   09/13/2006
ISBN:   9780735622074
ISBN-10:   0-7356-2207-8

 

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the fundamentals of SQL Server 2005 programming.

Get the guidance you need to start designing databases—one step at a time. With this practical tutorial, you’ll teach yourself the core skills for building and managing databases with the next generation of SQL Server.

Discover how to:

  • Install and configure SQL Server 2005
  • Design database components with SQL Server Management Studio
  • Apply a three-step modeling approach to design databases that meet business requirements
  • Create, modify, and manage views
  • Write user-defined functions and stored procedures using T-SQL
  • Add, delete, and update information in your databases
  • Work with data from custom applications and legacy systems
  • Troubleshoot error messages and handle exceptions

CD features:

  • All practice exercises
  • Code samples
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Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: Applied Techniques Step by Step

        
Author:   Solid Quality Learning
Pages:   368
Disk:    1 Companion CD(s)
Level:   Int/Adv
Published:   06/21/2006
ISBN:   9780735623163
ISBN-10:   0-7356-2316-3

 

Take your database skills to the next level with this hands-on, step-by-step guide.

Learn more-advanced skills to design, build, test, deploy, and maintain SQL Server databases—one step at a time. Ideal for developers who understand database essentials, this learn-by-doing tutorial offers practical guidance, code samples, and a collection of techniques to help you solve real-world business problems.

Discover how to:

  • Manage data access with server logins and user and server roles
  • Implement a disaster recovery strategy
  • Use aggregate functions to compute totals and complex statistical values
  • Optimize query performance by managing IO statistics and designing indexes
  • Work with remote data sources—including third-party databases
  • Provide remote access through the Internet or a middle-tier service interface
  • Manage transactions, implement error handlers, and define isolation levels
  • Go further and work with SQL Server Reporting Services and Notification Services

Includes a CD featuring:

  • All practice exercises
  • Code samples
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Inside Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: T-SQL Programming

        
Author:   Itzik Ben-Gan, Dejan Sarka, Roger Wolter
Pages:   544
Disk:    N/A
Level:   Int/Adv
Published:   05/17/2006
ISBN:   9780735621978
ISBN-10:   0-7356-2197-7

 

Exploit advanced T-SQL language features with in-depth architectural insights from the experts.

Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of the programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

Discover how to:

  • Understand when to apply set-based programming techniques
  • Design and implement date and time-related XML and CLR datatypes
  • Use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions
  • Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers
  • Support user input-based queries and variable data with dynamic execution
  • Work with transactions and new exception handling constructs
  • Apply a concurrency model to support simultaneous users
  • Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications

This book includes code samples on the Web.

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Inside Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: T-SQL Querying

        
Author:   Itzik Ben-Gan, Lubo Kollar, Dejan Sarka
Pages:   640
Disk:    N/A
Level:   Int/Adv
Published:   03/29/2006
ISBN:   9780735623132
ISBN-10:   0-7356-2313-9

 

Get the in-depth architectural insights you need to exploit advanced T-SQL querying techniq