This is the book every Internet application developer needs to quickly get up-to-speed on the new .NET and Visual Studio .NET technology used to build Windows applications. The authors provide authoratative information about the Common Language Runtime and .NET Foundation Classes, which form the building blocks for application development in the .NET universe. The construction of Web Services and how they communicate with each other is demystified by the thorough coverage of ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET. Visual Basic® .NET Developer's Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET provides: Unbiased, in-depth commentary on the efficacy of the various technologies that comprise .NET as they pertain to Internet database developers Technical know-how without crushing the reader with pointless detail Implementation details that replace and extend the existing Active Server Pages (ASP), XML, and ActiveX Data Object (ADO) functionality currently supported by Microsoft Practical Visual Basic .NET code examples that illustrate operations used most often by application developers Thorough reference material to the objects available in the Foundation Class libraries 0672321319B04022002 Read Less