Professional Asp.net 2.0 Databases

This book focuses on many aspects of data retrieval and data display in ASP.NET platform and walks the reader though the use of this exciting technology by providing real life examples. This book will also be of interest to any readers that are interested in creating database independent applications using ASP.NET and ADO.NET.
The book also features two case studies that will discuss how the previously covered concepts can be used in a real time application providing the readers with an in-depth understanding of both theoretical and practical application of various features.
Some of the topics covered include:
· ASP.NET 2.0 Data Source Controls and Data Bound Controls
· Data Binding with Relational data including SqlDataSource
· Data Binding with XML data including applying XSLT
· Data Binding with Objects
· Displaying and Editing Data in Templates
· Sorting and Paging Data in Templates
· Caching data



Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0
Chapter 2: Introduction to ADO.NET 2.0
Chapter 3: ASP.NET 2.0 Data Controls
Part II: ASP.NET 2.0 Data Source and Data Bound Controls
Chapter 4: Data Binding with the SqlDataSource Control
Chapter 5: Data Binding with XML Data
Chapter 6: Data Binding with Objects
Chapter 7: ASP.NET 2.0 Site Navigation
Chapter 8: Displaying and Editing Data Using Templates
Chapter 9: GridView Sorting and Paging
Chapter 10: Advanced Data Source and Data Bound Controls
Chapter 11: Transactions
Chapter 12: Case Study: Creating an Online Rental Reservation System Using N-Tier Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005
Part III: ASP.NET and XML
Chapter 13: Advanced ADO.NET for ASP.NET Data Display
Chapter 14: Accessing Data from SQL Server 2005
Chapter 15: Case Study: Best Practices for Creating ASP.NET Web Sites
Index

Market Description :
Professional ASP.NET developers who are trying to uncover the secrets behind accessing and retrieving data from a wide range of data sources such as SQL Server, Oracle, and Access.
Also enterprise application developers, application architects trying to get up to speed on the enterprise technologies in the .NET 2.0 platform and how ADO.NET can be used in conjunction with ASP.NET to efficiently create rich data driven Web applications.

About Author :
Thiru Thangarathinam is an Application Architect at Intel Corporation, specializing in .NET technologies. He has been an author for several Wrox books and is well-published on ASP.NET 2.0, .NET 2.0 and related technologies in leading online and print publications such as Developer, 15Seconds, ASPToday, Visual Studio.NET Developer, Hardcore VB.NET, DevX, Intel Developer Services, aspnetPro, FTPOnline, SQL Server Professional, and MSDN.