ASP.NET is Microsoft's dynamic website technology, enabling developers to create data-driven websites using the .NET platform. ASP.NET version 1.0 was first released in January 2002, with ASP.NET version 1.1 released in April 2003. Version 2.0 of ASP.NET was released in November 2005. (For more on ASP.NET version 1.x, see the 1.x article index; for more on 2.0, refer to the 2.0 article index.)

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[AJAX] | [Website Layout and Design] | [Using Visual Studio] | [Working with and Displaying Data] | [System Architecture] | [Working with Web Controls] | [Security] | [Network Functions] | [Caching] | [Miscellaneous Topics]

AJAX

• An Introduction to AJAX and Atlas with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Building Interactive User Interfaces with Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX: Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3]
  
• Creating an AJAX-Enabled Calendar Control
  

Website Layout and Design

• A Sneak Peak at MasterPages in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Passing Information Between Content and Master Pages
  
• Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Site Navigation - Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5]
  
• Dynamically Setting the Page's Title in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Programmatically Creating Context-Sensitive Help on a Web Page
  
• Creating CSS Friendly Websites with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Displaying Random Images in an ASP.NET Web Page
  

Using Visual Studio

• A Look Forward at Microsoft's Visual Web Developer 2005
  
• Creating and Using Code Snippets in Visual Studio 2005
  
• Improved Debugging with Visual Studio 2005's Debugger Visualizers
  
• An Overview of ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
  

Working With and Displaying Data

• A Sneak Peak at Working with Data in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET 2.0: Data Source Control Basics [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10] [Part 11] [Part 12] [Part 13]
  
  
• Working with Databases in ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005
  
• GridView Examples for ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Using Strongly-Typed Data Access in Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Returning Ranked Results with Microsoft SQL Server 2005
  
• Custom Paging in ASP.NET 2.0 with SQL Server 2005 [Sorting Custom Paged Results] [Filtering Custom Paged Results]
  
• Checking All CheckBoxes in a GridView [Adding a "Check/Uncheck All" Header CheckBox]
  
• A Multitude of Tutorials that Examine Working with Data in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Tag Cloud in ASP.NET
  
• Storing Binary Files Directly in the Database Using ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Deploying a Local Database to a Remote Web Host
  
• Debugging SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedures in Visual Studio
  
• Displaying Extended Details in a GridView Using an Ajax Pop-Up (Part 1) [Part 2]
  
• Using ASP.NET 3.5's ListView and DataPager Controls: Displaying Data with the ListView [Grouping Data] [Sorting Data]
  [Paging Through Data]
• Extending the GridView to Include Sort Arrows [Improving the Sort Arrows GridView Control]
  
• Importing an Excel Spreadsheet Using Typed DataSets and TableAdapters: Building the Database [Building the Importer Web Page and Uploading the Excel Spreadsheet] [Displaying the Uploaded Excel Spreadsheet] [Creating a Data Access Layer (DAL)] [Importing the Excel Spreadsheet]
  
• Working with XML Data Using LINQ, a TreeView, and a ListView :: Displaying Data [Editing Data]
  

System Architecture

• A Look at ASP.NET 2.0's Provider Model
  
• Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10]
  
• Gracefully Responding to Unhandled Exceptions - Displaying User-Friendly Error Pages [Processing Unhandled Exceptions]
  
• Creating Custom Configuration Sections in Web.config [Using .NET 2.0's Configuration API]
  
• Health Monitoring in ASP.NET 2.0: The Basics [Part 2] [Part 3]
  
• Rolling Your Own Website Administration Tool - Part 1 [Part 2]
  
• Using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Store Date/Time Values
  
• Taking an ASP.NET 2.0 Application Offline
  

Working with Web Controls

• Dissecting the Validation Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Step-by-Step User Interface with the ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control: The Basics [Improving and Customizing the User Experience]
  
• Customizing the CreateUserWizard Control
  
• Using the TreeView Control and a DataList to Create an Online Image Gallery
  
• Creating Validator Controls for the CheckBox and CheckBoxList |
• Disabling the Submit Button Until a CheckBox is Checked
  
• Creating a TextBox Word / Character Counter Control
  
• Working Around ASP.NET's HyperLink ImageUrl Bug
  

Security

• Encrypting Configuration Information in ASP.NET 2.0 Applications
  
• An Overview of Cryptographic Systems and Encrypting Database Data [Using Symmetric Encryption in a SQL Server 2005 Database] [Using Asymmetric Encryption and Digital Signatures in a SQL Server 2005 Database]
  

Network Functions

• Sending Email in ASP.NET 2.0 [HTML-Formatted Emails, Attachments, and Gracefully Handling SMTP Exceptions] [Reply-To, Priority, and Read Receipts]
  
• Emailing the Rendered Output of an ASP.NET Web Control in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Returning an IPv4 Address in an IPv6-Enabled Environment
  

Caching

• Output Caching in ASP.NET 2.0
  

Miscellaneous Topics

• Accessing Embedded Resources through a URL using WebResource.axd
  
• Client-Side Enhancements in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Quick and Dirty Online Blackjack Game
  
• A Look at ASP.NET 2.0's URL Mapping
  
• Persisting Page State in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Personalizing RSS Feeds with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Building a User Control that Displays RSS Feeds Using a DataList and an XmlDataSource Control
  
• Creating an ASP.NET 2.0 Polling User Control: Design Decisions and the Data Model [Building the Polling User Control] [Creating Administration Web Pages]
• Hosting ASP.NET Applications in Medium Trust
  
• Resetting Scroll Position When Using MaintainScrollPositionOnPostback
  
• Extending Base Type Functionality with Extension Methods
  
• Dissecting ASP.NET Version 3.5's Web.config File
  
• Creating an Online Boggle Solver :: Building the User Interface [Solving the Puzzle]
• Warning the User when Caps Lock is On
  
  

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