Distributed Data Applications with ASP.NET 1.1

Data management is at the heart of almost all Web applications, as well as being the driving force behind many dynamic Web sites. However, the transition from the client/server world to the Internet has been tough for applications that have to accomplish complex data management techniques, especially when updating that data is a requirement. ASP.NET, ADO.NET and the new XML classes that are part of the Microsoft .NET Framework make it all much easier to accomplish. But it's also a good idea to take another look at "rich" clients, and see how they can help to create interactive and efficient distributed data applications. This book tackles all these topics head-on, covering the n-tier architecture, the use of data and middle tier components, remoting and caching data on the client, Web Services and many other techniques.

You can read the table of contents, the book introduction, and download the sample code for the complete book to experiment with yourself. Plus we have a document about the changes to Diffgrams and the way they work with the DataSet in version 1.1 of ASP.NET.

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Download the sample files in C# for this book (700 KB)

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You'll need the .NET Framework to run these examples on your own server, plus the Mobile Internet Toolkit (MMIT). The .NET Framework is installed by default on WIndows Server 2003, or is available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/. The MMIT is included in version 1.1 of the .NET Framework, but if you are using version 1.0 you can download it separately from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/device/mobilecontrols/mitdrivers.aspx.