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This comprehensive book offers you everything you’ll need to make the transition to the newest version of the world’s most popular programming language. You’ll get detailed information on how to use VB 2005 in the ever-expanding .NET world using both essential explanations of the topics and key code demonstrations and you’ll learn how to build everything from traditional console applications to ASP.NET applications and XML Web Services so you can take your abilities to new levels.

* Discusses SQL Server 2005 XML from the server and client sides
* Examines using XSLT to render the XML data that is retrieved from SQL Server, particularly for ASP.NET
* Addresses SQL Server relationship with schemas, SOAP, XML security, and .NET
* Makes extensive use of examples to solve problems that programmers face on an everyday basis and features Server 2005 XML best practices

As a practical guide for Integration Services ETL development, this book shows you ways to implement your ETL solution requirements from the data to the administration and everything in-between. Each chapter begins with a review of pertinent ETL concepts and moves into working those out into a design with multiple examples and related Integration Services features with the end goal of putting it all together to get a solution.

* ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX (formerly known as "Atlas") is Microsoft's Ajax tool for ASP.NET developers and this book covers the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX final release-not a beta or preview
* Explains how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX features to create richer, more responsive dynamic Web sites
* Discusses the architecture of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, including the server-side ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions and the client-side Microsoft AJAX library and runtime
* Walks readers through examples for each feature element, demonstrating how the client and server interact to produce a better Web application
* Reviews such topics as client framework, script manager control, networking stack, application services, partial page updates, control extenders, client form elements, and client behaviors

* Visual Basic .NET has changed dramatically from its predecessor, and this book shows developers how to build traditional console applications, ASP.NET applications, XML Web Services, and more
* The top-notch author team shares their years of experience in VB programming and helps readers take their skills to new heights
* Addresses issues such as security, data access (ADO.NET), and the latest Visual Studio .NET IDE
* Explores Common Language Runtime, variables and data types, object syntax, inheritance and interfaces, Windows forms, error handling and debugging, XML, namespaces, and advanced features of the latest version of ASP.NET

* Written by a high-power team of Microsoft MVPs, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ASP.NET AJAX features
* After a quick overview of the architecture and features of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, coverage then goes on to show developers how to build richer, more responsive dynamic Web sites and Web applications
* Dives into such topics as ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX user interface design issues, JavaScript enhancements with AJAX, how to use the UpdatePanel for implementing server-side controls, and XML scripting in AJAX
* Also offers an outline of the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAXControl Toolkit, and discusses implementing drag and drop functions, databinding, debugging and security, ASP.NET services, and bridging and gadgets
* The companion Web site provides readers with a rich set of code examples

Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Starter Kit. Are you ready to jump into the exciting world of programming and create your own cutting-edge applications? Microsoft MVP F. Scott Barker clearly shows you how to program using Visual C# 2005 Express, taking you from introductions and concepts to the deployment of your applications. First, Barker explains how to install Visual C# 2005 Express, which is included on CD-ROM, and walks you through programming basics. You'll then learn how to build user interface elements in order to develop applications using Windows Forms. And you'll find out how to use data in your applications as you examine database concepts, data controls, SQL Server Express features, and ADO.NET. This starter kit provides you with all the tools you'll need to write your own programs in Visual C# 2005 Express. It will help you quickly gain the skills to begin using C# so that you can produce software applications that have no limits. What you will learn from this book:…

Wrox’s Professional Community Server Themes is one the first guide to the Chameleon theming engine. Inside, Telligent developers Wyatt Preul and Ben Tiedt share their experience with Community Server, and teach readers how to extend their implementation with theming. Professional Community Server Themes is heavy on fully implemented examples, making this a hands-on guide that will get readers customizing the look of their Community Server install quickly. Topics include: * URL Rewriting* Modifying SiteUrls.config through Overrides* Understanding Chameleon* Implementing Blog Themes* Interaction with ASP.NET AJAX
* Dynamic Configuration Options* Content Scrubbing* Creating Custom Chameleon Controls

CSS Instant Results helps you quickly master and implement the diverse web applications CSS enables for web designers. The book is centered around ten ready-to-use projects with all the code for all the projects included on the books CD-ROM - that you can use immediately. CSS Instant Results dives into working code so you can learn it rapidly. The book and code projects are written for web developers and designers who are looking to learn how to use CSS for better, faster design and markup. Some previous JavaScript use is helpful.
Each of the 10 project features step-by-step set-up instructions with a description of each project that enables you to understand and then modify it so you can reuse it in different situations.

Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite. This book focuses on the programming language that underlies Access 2002 (and all the other office products) – VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). While you can achieve a great deal in Access without ever knowing anything about programming, sooner or later you will want to develop applications with greater scope and flexibility, and a professional feel and functionality - this is where VBA comes into its own. Using VBA with Access is an incredibly powerful technique as, amongst other things, it allows you to create custom user interfaces, to automate complex tasks, to integrate Access with other parts of the Office suite, and to provide enhanced security for your database. VBA has a very simple syntax which makes it an ideal starting place for novice programmers and a perfect lead in to Microsoft's popular programming language, Visual Basic. This book covers everything you need to gain the confidence and knowledge to go away and begin to write your own programs. All the concepts are illustrated with plenty of interesting and practical examples and exercises. This book is a revision of the best-selling Beginning Access 97 and Beginning Access 2000 VBA books, reworked to provide a rich tutorial to programming Access 2002 with VBA. New material covers the enhanced XML, integrating with SQL Server Desktop Engine, and so on.