Ideally, all persistent data should be stored in a database, but oftentimes Web developers find themselves using plain old text files for some kind of persistent storage. There are usually better alternatives, but since this technique is still used quite a bit, it is worthwhile to discuss how to read and write to text files through an ASP.NET Web page. More info

This article discusses:New data controls, Administration and roles, Personalization and themes, Coding and compilation options More info

The ASP to ASP.NET Migration Assistant is designed to help you convert ASP pages and applications to ASP.NET. It does not make the conversion process completely automatic, but it will speed up your project by automating some of the steps required for migration. More info

This article discusses: Easy portal development in ASP.NET 2.0, Quick customization techniques, Creating Web Parts, Personalization and other data stores, Credentials and personalization More info

One of the most common tasks developers are faced with when working with data-driven Web sites is the need to page data. Most data is only worthwhile if it can easily be digested by a human, so a data-driven Web site needs to present data in an easy-to-read format. In situations where a large chunk of data is presented to the user, it helps to break up this information into multiple pages. More info

Have you ever wanted to use a language, character set or encoding type not inherently supported in the .NET Framework in your web applications? More info

If you've developed any data-driven classic ASP applications, you've likely written code similar to the following far too many times: More info

This article discusses Security enhancements in ASP.NET 2.0, Server-side security controls, User and role databases, Cookieless forms authentication More info

If you ever thought about using ASP.NET, or wondered why you should, this article is for you. It will show you how ASP.NET fits in with other Internet technologies, and explain the advantages that ASP.NET offers over alternative technologies. More info

I will drill in on a specific example so I can compare and contrast XSLT versus ASP.NET. The example is the MSDN TOC. MSDN found that XML was ideal for managing its large table of contents (TOC). The contents of this TOC come from hundreds of groups around the company. The XML format provided a way to glue together disparate back-end processes that would have been much harder to change. XML/XSL also made it possible to reach different browsers on different platforms. More info