ASP.NET Web Forms Application
Starting a Web Forms Project
Using Visual Studio select File -> New -> Project,
and select an ASP.NET Web Application. Make sure that
the Location is a folder you can easily find
on your hard drive or memory stick (something like
C:\HND\SD_Project).
Call the project something like
WinesWebFormsApplication. Please note
spaces are not allowed in names, use underbar if needed
to break up names into several words. Make sure that
you have chosen the appropriate language C# or VB
In Visual Studio you can also create web sites, however they also use
a hidden solution file, and when the folder is moved from home to college
it can cause problems. Projects on the other hand have a project file
and a solution file all in one folder, so moving the folder causes less
problems. You can however use Dreamweaver to open the inner project
folder as a web site if you wish to use Dreamweaver to edit the HTML.
An Asp.Net Web Application contains a complete web site well
structured with folders for the database, scripts (javascript files),
and a styles folder for your cascading style sheets. Just add
an Images folder, and folders for the Client and Admin web pages,
and that should then match the template provided by DMU.
The biggest advantage of using this as a starting point is that
it contains a system for user logins, registrations and password
changes. The web pages are stored in the Account folder. PLEASE
DO NOT REGISTER A USER UNTIL YOU HAVE CONFIGURED THE DATABASE AS
OUTLINED IN THE Web.Config WEB PAGE. As soon as you register your
first user an SQL Server Database is created that cannot be
easily modified later.
Another advantage is that this project uses a Site.Master web page
which is a template used by all other web pages in the web site.
It contains the web site header, footer and navigation system
which is best kept the same for each web page. The other web pages
sit inside the master page in content regions (similar to Dreamweaver
Templates). To add new menu entries to your web site modify the
master page, try this out by adding a new AddCustomer web form
to the Client folder, and add a menu entry to that page in the
master page.
