Programming Microsoft Ado Net 2 0 Core Reference or Microsoft Expression Web for Windows

Programming Microsoft ADO. NET 2. 0 Core Reference

Author: David Sceppa

This Core Reference demonstrates how to use ADO.NET 2.0, a technology within Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005, to access, sort, and manipulate data in standalone, enterprise, and Web-enabled applications. Discover best practices for writing, testing, and debugging database application code using the new tools and wizards in Visual Studio 2005, and put them to work with extensive code samples, tutorials, and insider tips. The book describes the ADO.NET object model, its XML features for Web extensibility, integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005, and other core topics.

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Microsoft Expression Web for Windows: Visual QuickStart

Author: Nolan Hester

Microsoft Expression Web offers a powerful array of visual tools for creating great looking sites while fully supporting Web-based standards. Expression Web makes it easy for designers to quickly design cool sites with tools that feel familiar. Thanks to Expression Web's underlying standards, the files can then be passed to developers who can code the site in the development tools they prefer. This back and forth without designers having to touch the code unless they want to makes this a powerful program. In Expression Web 2, Microsoft has added support for PHP backed sites and made it easy to work with PHP. Other new features include: Silverlight support and new editing capabilities for Flash SWF and Windows Media files . In addition Expression Web 2 now provides ASP.NET AJAX server controls that enable users to quickly create web pages that include a rich user experience with responsive and familiar user interface (UI) elements. All these new features are coved in this latest version of Microsoft Expression Web: Visual Quickstart Guide.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 Exploring Expression Web 1

Ch. 2 Creating Sites 17

Ch. 3 Working with Pages 35

Ch. 4 Working with Text 51

Ch. 5 Working with Images 79

Ch. 6 Creating Links 105

Ch. 7 Creating Styles with CSS 123

Ch. 8 Creating Layouts with CSS 147

Ch. 9 Adding Behaviors & Media 163

Ch. 10 Adding Tables 189

Ch. 11 Adding Forms 217

Ch. 12 Publishing the Site 231

Index 239