Wednesday, February 28, 2007

New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 5 - Using 'Copy Website' to Deploy Your ASP.NET Websites

5 - Using 'Copy Website' to Deploy Your ASP.NET Websites - view details
This is our sixth option for deploying an ASP.NET website, the 'Copy Website' dialogs that are built into the Visual Studio 2005 IDE.

Highlights from this video:
  • When to use 'Copy Website' instead of other options
  • Pros and Cons of using 'Copy Website'
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, vs2003

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Updating and Patching Visual Studio Express Editions

Updating and Patching Visual Studio Express Editions - view details
What Service Pack (if any) should you use for your Visual Studio Express Edition installation? Are there different service packs for C# and VB? Is there a separate service pack for the Visual Web Developer? How much disk space do you need?

All of this and more is answered in this short but helpful video!
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Keywords Associated with this video: service pack, sp1, sp2, upgrade, upgrading, patch, patching, patches

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 4 - Web Setup Projects - Creating and Configuring Your First Web Setup Project

4 - Web Setup Projects - Creating and Configuring Your First Web Setup Project - view details
Web Setup Projects (WSPs) are very handy tools for creating the simplest installation method for a website. This Web Setup Project tutorial shows you the basics of configuring WSPs, how to add files and content, differences between using WSPs with website projects and Web Application Projects, and the basics of how to customize your WSP.

Highlights from this video:
  • When to use a WSP instead of other options
  • Combining a Web Deployment Project with a Web Setup Project for efficient and maintainable websites
  • Pros and Cons of using WSPs
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, msi, windows installer, .msi, setup program

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 2 - Building Our First Console Application

Pt. 2 - Building Our First Console Application - view details
This video continues our discussion of compiling and executing console applications with discussions on compiling assemblies (library components) and using multiple files.
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Keywords Associated with this video: assemblies, assembly, multiple files

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 5 - Setting Your Web Site Options in IIS

5 - Setting Your Web Site Options in IIS - view details
This video walks you through the basic configuration of an ASP.NET website including discussions of the website's properties.
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, iis 5.1, iis 6, iis 7, iis6, iis7

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Templates - Project Templates and Item Templates

Templates - Project Templates and Item Templates - view details
Templates exist to help you speed up your development time and also to help standardize control/item usage throughout your projects and solutions. This video shows you the core concepts of using templates, the architecture of the template, and how to build your own templates for easy reuse.

Highlights from this video:
  • Reusing forms and commonly used items
  • Exporting templates to other machines and even for email/FTP
  • Using templates for standardization
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: projects, solutions, items

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 1 - An Overview of How to Deploy Your ASP.NET Websites and Using 'Publish Website'

1 - An Overview of How to Deploy Your ASP.NET Websites and Using 'Publish Website' - view details
You will learn about six of the various ways that you can deploy your ASP.NET website in this series. This first video focuses on the two easiest options: (1) serving a website from your development folder, and (2) using the 'Publish Website' screens inside theVisual Studio 2005 IDE.

If you are new to ASP.NET, you will want to watch all the videos in this series to gain an understanding of how xcopy deployment and various other techniques can be used to deploy your new ASP.NET websites.

Highlights from this video:
  • An overview of four possible ways to deploy and serve your website
  • Using the 'Publi sh Website' dialog box
  • Pros and Cons of using the above methods
  • Configuring IIS to server your ASP.NET website
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - Building the Website and Adding Pages

Pt. 1 - Building the Website and Adding Pages - view details
Let's get started learning ASP.NET with this excellent video. This video shows you how to setup new websites, walks you through creating projects and templates, and more.

Highlights from this video:
  • Creating new websites
  • Understanding the file structure of web applications (and templates)
  • Understanding Codefiles and .aspx files
  • Writing code: HTML, CSS and C#
  • Using the Style Builder to generate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Setting properties
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: intro, beginner, beginning, introduction, newbie

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 1 - Using Cassini or IIS: An Overview of Web Server Options With ASP.NET Websites

1 - Using Cassini or IIS: An Overview of Web Server Options With ASP.NET Websites - view details
After you've built your first web application in ASP.NET, you'll likely want to deploy this to a web server (such as IIS, a.k.a. Internet Information Server). This series focuses on how to configure Cassini, the built-in web server for ASP.NET, and how to configure IIS 5.1 to work with Windows XP.

Highlights from this video:
  • Options for default web servers on Windows XP
  • Installing IIS on Windows XP
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, iis 5.1, iis 6, iis 7, iis6, iis7

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 3 - Troubleshooting IIS Website Configurations, Part 1

3 - Troubleshooting IIS Website Configurations, Part 1 - view details
This video is our first video on troubleshooting problems with IIS and Windows XP. You'll see first hand the types of problems that you can experience with using IIS and how to avoid most of the problems all together!

Highlights from this video:
  • Diagnosing and Resolving 'HTTP 401.3 - Access Denied by ACL on resource' errors
  • Working with the Anonymous User Account, IUSR_xyz
  • Using cacls.exe to work around Windows XP dialog box limitations
  • Working with default documents
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installat ion, installing, iis 5.1, iis 6, iis 7, iis6, iis7, errors

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - Our First Console Application in Visual Studio

Pt. 1 - Our First Console Application in Visual Studio - view details
This video shows you how to create your very first .NET/C# application using Visual Studio Professional Edition (or Express Edition). Learn how C# works from the ground up by writing console applications.
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Keywords Associated with this video: dos, command prompt, command line, services

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Getting Comfortable with the Visual Web Developer Environment: Menus

Getting Comfortable with the Visual Web Developer Environment: Menus - view details
If you are just starting out and are a little overwhelmed at just how big the Visual Web Developer seems to be (and the other Express Editions for that matter) then you'll get a lot out of this video.

Highlights from this video:
  • Getting comfortable in the environment
  • Tours of the menus and choices and what they mean
  • Configuring options for the environment and coding
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: setup, configuration, configuring

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Using Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2005 Express Editions Together

Using Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2005 Express Editions Together - view details
This video shows you how to (1) manage your SQL Server Express instance (.\EXPRESS) and (2) wire up your ASP.NET webforms/web pages to use the SQL Server data (using ADO.NET).

Highlights from this video:
  • Creating databases in the Visual Web Developer
  • Creating and adding/editing data
  • Populating DropDownLists with table data
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ado.net, ddl, server explorer

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 4 - Troubleshooting IIS Website Configurations, Part 2

4 - Troubleshooting IIS Website Configurations, Part 2 - view details
Lots and lots of problems configuring IIS on Windows XP with Visual Studio 2005 in this series... This video deals with the following errors and situations:
  • Resolving Website cannot be displayed errors
  • Configuring ASP.NET service to use the correct version of the .NET Framework
  • Assigning security to the ASPNET account
  • Best Practices for installing Visual Studio for ASP.NET/IIS
  • Using aspnet_regiis.exe
  • Using cacls.exe to assign permissions
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Keywords Associated with this video: NETWORK SERVICE, IUSR account, security

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 4 - Our First Console Application in Visual Studio

Pt. 4 - Our First Console Application in Visual Studio - view details
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Keywords Associated with this video: dos, command prompt, command line, services

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Comparing C# Datatypes and SQL Server Datatypes

Comparing C# Datatypes and SQL Server Datatypes - view details
This is a helpful little video that talks about how to compare the various datatypes in C# and their corresponding datatypes in SQL Server (all versions).

Highlights from this video:
  • How to assign a checkbox's Checked state (property) to a SQL Server bit datatype in dynamic SQL
  • The C# string type and how it compares to VARCHAR/NVARCHAR in SQL Server
  • DateTime and DATETIME/SMALLDATETIME
  • Working with integers and decimals
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: sql, sql server, sql server 2005, ADO.net, OLE DB, OLEDB, sql server 2000

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - Building Our First Console Application

Pt. 1 - Building Our First Console Application - view details
This video shows you how to create your very first .NET/C# application using a text editor and csc.exe, the C# compiler. You don't need the fancy Visual Studio interface (or Express) - you just need Notepad.exe and a compiler!

Learn how C# works from the ground up by writing console applications.
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Keywords Associated with this video: dos, command prompt, command line, services

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Tabs, Docking and Getting Comfortable With the Visual Studio IDE

Tabs, Docking and Getting Comfortable With the Visual Studio IDE - view details
You'll definitely want to watch this video on how to manipulate the various panes in the Visual Studio (the Properties window, the Server Explorer, the Solution Explorer and others). You can see how easy it is to configure the various panes to dock (and make the Dockable) or float (make them Floating) as well as other handy tips.

Highlights from this video:
  • Configuring Visual Studio for fast launch
  • How to move and configure the various panes using drag and drop
  • Customizing the environment
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: setup, configuration, configuring

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Migrating From Express Edition to SQL Server Enterprise/Standard/et al

Migrating From Express Edition to SQL Server Enterprise/Standard/et al - view details
Are you about to move from the free version of SQL Server 2005 (SQL Server 2005 Express Edition) to a paid-for version such as Standard Edition or Developer Edition? Then you''ll want to watch this video!

Highlights from this video:
  • How to move databases from one server instance to another
  • What restrictions are there on migrating?
  • Migration techniques
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, migrating, install, installing

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Migrating From Express Edition to Professional Edition

Migrating From Express Edition to Professional Edition - view details
Are you planning on moving from the free edition of Visual Studio (the various Express Editions) to the paid-for edition, one such as the Professional Edition? If so, you'll want to watch this very-quick video on slight differences and what to expect when you migrate.
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, migrating, install, installing

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 3 - Web Deployment Projects - Installing, Configuring, and Deploying ASP.NET Websites with WDPs

3 - Web Deployment Projects - Installing, Configuring, and Deploying ASP.NET Websites with WDPs - view details
Web Deployment Projects (WDPs for short) are Scott Whigham's favorite way to deploy ASP.NET websites (Scott is the author of our Visual Studio videobooks). If you want to work with the full blown Visual Studio 2005 programming model and want to get the most out of your deployment options, then the WDPs are your best bet.

Highlights from this video:
  • How WDPs differe from WAPs
  • Pros and Cons of using the WDPs
  • Best Practices for updating and maintaining your ASP.NET websites
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, cop y, install, installation, installing, migrating, migration, upgrade, upgrading, new, newest

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 2 - Working with WinForms

Pt. 2 - Working with WinForms - view details
WinForms, short for Windows Forms, are the basis for the UI in any Windows application and this video gets you started with Visual C# Express Edition by creating a Windows application with Windows forms.
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Keywords Associated with this video: windows forms apps, winform apps

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 2 - Installing IIS and Configuring Your ASP.NET Website on Windows XP

2 - Installing IIS and Configuring Your ASP.NET Website on Windows XP - view details
IIS is not difficult to work with but it helps to have a nice tutorial that walks you through the common configurations and pitfalls of using IIS as a web server.

Highlights from this video:
  • Using shortcuts within IIS
  • Limitations of IIS with Windows XP
  • IIS' services and anonymous user accounts
  • Using aliases
  • Troubleshooting connectivity issues
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, iis 5.1, iis 6, iis 7, iis6, iis7

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 2 - Web Application Projects - Installing, Deploying and Configuring

2 - Web Application Projects - Installing, Deploying and Configuring - view details
Web Application Projects (WAPs) are, for many, the preferred way to develop ASP.NET websites in Visual Studio 2005. WAPs are designed to mimic the Visual Studio 2003 environment almost exactly and, for someone migrating from VS2003 to VS2005, they are the perfect way to ease into the 'newness' of Visual Studio 2005. In other words, if you are upgrading a VS2003 project and you want to minimize the changes to your website (for a smooth upgrade), the Web Application Projects are for you!

Highlights from this video:
  • What are WAPs and how do they change your environment?
  • Pros and Cons of using WAPs vs. using the 'Publish Site' build options
  • Differences b etween using WAP and website projects
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, migrating, migration, upgrade, upgrading

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New Visual C# Video Tutorial: 6 - Understanding IIS Virtual Directories and Publishing Your Site

6 - Understanding IIS Virtual Directories and Publishing Your Site - view details
Finally, we have configured IIS to serve our first ASP.NET website but there are still a few concepts that we need to cover.
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Keywords Associated with this video: deploy, deployment, xcopy, copy, install, installation, installing, iis 5.1, iis 6, iis 7, iis6, iis7

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