Building Dynamic Web Sites with ASP.NET and Visual Web DeveloperThe power of ASP.NET running on Internet Information Server (IIS) offers a compelling environment for dynamic Web site development. This exercise shows you how to use Visual Web Developer from the Visual Studio family to integrate a report into the new business Web site so a manager can access the report from the Web. Learn How: Lab 8Wingtip Toys has created a great report using SQL Server Reporting Services that is hosted in Report Server. Instead of accessing the report through the Report Server Web interface, the managers would prefer to see reports integrated directly within a Web site. This will also require user authentication to restrict who can see the report. Using the Report Viewer control along with ASP.NET Membership features, you can find out how easy this is to do in Lab 8. | | Watch the video See how you integrate the report created in Lab 6 into the new business Web site. | | | Download Lab 8 materials Here are practice files and instructions to complete the lab. Save them to your computer and get started. Download Visual Basic | Download C# |
You’ll also need: Additional ResourcesMicrosoft ASP.NET Check out the official Microsoft ASP.NET site for more controls, guidance and free downloads. Videos: ASP.NET Controls and Concepts Dozens of “How Do I?” videos lead you through the concepts of running your code in the context of the server, code execution, and provide a review of Web concepts and starter kits. Introduction to ASP.NET This introduction to ASP .NET starts with the fundamentals and works toward creating full dynamic Web site samples. Video: ASP.NET Membership Controls Learn how to secure a Web site using the new Membership and Roles features of ASP.NET 2.0. Video: ASP.NET Web Parts and Personalization Learn how to use the new Web Parts and Personalization features to build customizable Web pages with content and layout that can be modified by the user. Reporting Controls Learn how Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 includes report design functionality and ReportViewer controls so that you can add full-featured reports to custom applications. Hosting an ASP.NET Application To have your application run on the Web, it needs to be hosted on a server. You have two choices: operate your own small business Web server and host the site yourself, or have a third-party hosting provider run your application for you. Check out what you need to know at this page. |