The second edition of ASP.NET Unleashed further strengthens a book that is already one of the most highly regarded ASP.NET books available. Stephen covers virtually all relevant features of ASP.NET. In addition, all samples will now be presented in VB .NET and C#.

Throughout the more than 1,400 pages readers are shown how to develop state-of-the-art Web applications using Microsoft's powerful ASP.NET. It progresses through Web Forms basics, advanced page development, ADO.NET and XML, securing Web applications, XML Web Services, leveraging the .NET Framework, building custom controls and powerful sample applications. This is a resource that will be referenced over and over.

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One of my most valuable books - 2005-11-09
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I'll keep this short and simple. This is what I call the "Bible" of ASP.NET books. I reference this quite a bit along with Internet articles on syntax and approaches.

PROS

- Code available for all examples in both VB and C#
- Author is very easy to understand, examples are great and to the point
- The book covers a ton and does it well
- The author provides explanations throughout explaining the transition from Classic ASP to ASP.NET

CONS

- Outdated, waiting for Third Edition for ASP 2.0 but still very useful if you're still coding in ASP.NET 1.1
- Author should have shown many examples referencing Stored Procedures which is what most people use...if you know what you're doing in application design
- No code behind? I'm sorry but this is just wrong...even if he's trying to show simple examples, it should all be done in code behind
- Lack of coverage on security...Check MSDN for that good stuff

ASP.NET Unleashed, Second Edition - 2006-05-02
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In one word its the BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT book ,Awesome.
You get Vb.net asp.net and c# code all in one Book .
Get smarter guys to convert vb.net to asp.net code.
Hail the author for his book.
If you want a book to learn and program then grab this book immediately


Thnks

This is "IT" the book to learn ASP.NET web apps. - 2006-03-02
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Over 1400 pages of pure web ASP.NET code, I say my friend, "this is the book that changed me." ASP.NET Unleashed teaches you how to implement the entire .NET v1.x Framework. This book contains the code in VB, but the CD has both C# and VB. I am a C# coder and I did not mind the VB examples one bit.

I came to this book barely able to write one line of ASP.NET C# & VB.NET code, but know I mastered DataGrid's, DataList's, Arrays (sorting and iterating), formatting (strings and dates), System.Text.RegularExpressions class (pattern matching and replace) and Client-Side Validation (Custom, Required Field, ), DataSets (GetXml, GetXmlSchema, WriteXml, ReadXml, ...), DataViews (sorting Asc and Desc), DataTables (insert, delete, Avg, Count, Max, StDev, Sum, define columns, add DataSets data, Var...), DataRelations, DataAdapter, DataReaders, XmlReaders, Creating Text and Binary Files, OleDbConnection, SqlConnection, Uploading Files, Session Variables, Caching objects, Xml Web Services, Compiling VB and C# into dll's, Symmetric Encryption and Asymmetric Encryption (SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, RC2, Rijndael, DES,...), Windows Authentication, Forms Authentication, Web.config (Roles, Authorization, deny users, Authentication, SQL Server connection string, ... ), Mobile Services, Performance Counters, Application Log, GDI+ Generating pictures on the fly (Brushes, Ellipses, Rectangles, Gradients, Save Jpeg or Gif, Drawing over saved pictures, Pies, Draw Lines, Round or SquareBorders, ...), Custom Postbacks with HtmlControls, AdRotators (binding with XML), ... There is plenty more objects and code, I didn't list. The book is no hype or not all talk and all the code is complete baby. Also all the code is on CD, so you do not have to type the code. The book's only flaw is that it does not show you how to bind data to objects (e.g DropDownList, Calendar, ...) inside of DataGrid's and DataList's using TemplateColumn(s), use custom JavaScript to validate, but the book only shows Microsoft's Control Validaters and the examples do not separate the VB and C# source file from the ASPX file, but by far this is "IT" the book to learn ASP.NET web apps. The book also does not show you how write Crystal Reports.

//The book does not show how to populate data into a DataGrid's object or use JavaScript triggers for validation, but here is my code snip
function Validate(name, num, tname){
var regInt=/^-[0-9]+$|^[0-9]+$/; //no decimals
if (document.getElementById(name).value == ''){
document.getElementById(name).style.color='White';
document.getElementById(name).style.background='Red';
document.getElementById('lblError').innerHTML='Cannot be empty';
btnDisable(name, tname);
}
else if (num == 'I' && regInt.test(document.getElementById(name).value) == false){
document.getElementById(name).style.color='White';
document.getElementById(name).style.background='Red';
document.getElementById('lblError').innerHTML='Integers only';
//document.getElementById(name).select();
btnDisable(name, tname);
}

< asp : datagrid id="dgrCart" OnItemCommand="ItemsGrid_Command" >
< Columns>
< asp : TemplateColumn HeaderText="Quantity">
< ItemTemplate>
< asp : TextBox id="txtQty" tooltip="sdf" onKeyup="validate(this.id, 'txtQty')" Width="200px" Text=' < %# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "QUANTITY" ) % > ' runat="server" />

</ asp : TemplateColumn>
< asp : TemplateColumn HeaderText="States">
< ItemTemplate >
< asp : DropDownList id="ddlSt" runat="server" style="width:100%" DataSource="< % # popState() % > "
DataTextField="STATENAME" DataValueField="STATE"
SelectedIndex=' < % # GetSelectedState((string)DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "SHIPSTATE")) % > '
onchange="Validate(this.id, 'S', 'ddlSt')" onfocus="STfocus(this.id)" />
</ ItemTemplate >
</ Columns >
</ asp : datagrid >

public int GetSelectedState(string state){
int i=0;
try{
i = dvState.Find(state);
return i;
}
catch {}
return i;
}
public DataView popState(){
try{
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.ReadXml(MapPath(@"\XMLDocs\State.xml"));
dvState=ds.Tables["STATE"].DefaultView;
dvState.Sort="STATE";
return dvState;
}
catch (Exception ex){ Response.Write(ex+"");}
return dvState;
}

The Oracle Data Provider for .NET driver (free) at "www . otn . oracle . com" can be used in the examples of the ASP.NET Unleashed book by replacing the SQL Server namespace "System.Data.SqlClient" with Oracle namespace "Oracle.DataAccess.Client" and replacing the Sql syntax with Oracle (e.g. SqlConnection becomes OracleConnection("User Id=schema_name;Password=schema_password;Data Source=oracle_sid_name"); ) The Oracle 10g Release 2 Database can be downloaded for free too "www . otn . oracle .com"

I also recommend learning JavaScript Unleashed (3rd Edition) , Oracle Database 10g PL/SQL Programming and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Unleashed. Also do not bother learning JSP, PHP, or Java Applets. Microsoft ASP.NET Framework is lighter, quicker, less code (for more action), more responsive, and is generations ahead of the pack.

the best tool for very one from the best author i ever read - 2006-06-27
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this is a very excellent book it covers all aspects of asp.net we need.
this is for the first time in my life that i am reading a book which takes our experties from beginer level to expert level .
The bottom line is "if you buy this book , forget that you need any thing else to improve your knowledge and skills regarding ASP.NET"

Simply outstanding! - 2007-12-06
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This is the best book I have read on ASP.NET so far. The book is very well organized and is full of quality examples. Not only are the examples excellent, but also the author takes the time to provide a quality and detailed explanation of each example.

The book focuses on almost all aspetcs of ASP.NET in a professional manner. But I find the book to be suitable for levels. Though ADO.NET is not covered in great detail, an excellent overview and rich examples are provided.

Also the nice thing about this book is that all examples are in both VB.NET and C#.

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