SUMMARY:   This 3-day course is designed to provide a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C# or VB.NET language and the fundamentals of Windows Forms. The course focuses on core portions of the .NET Framework that are common across many application areas. The course is practical, with many examples and a case study. The goal is to equip you to begin building significant applications using the .NET Framework. AUDIENCE:   Experienced application developers or architects. PREREQUISITES:   A working knowledge of C# or VB.NET, including building simple GUIs with Windows Forms. DURATION:   3 Days COURSE CONTENT:   Microsoft .NET Fundamentals What is Microsoft .NET? Open Standards and Interoperability Windows Development Problems Common Language Runtime Attribute-Based Programming Metadata Types NET Framework Class Library Interface-Based Programming Everything is an Object Common Type System ILDASM ILDASM in .NET SDK Language Interoperability Managed Code Assemblies Assembly Deployment JIT Compilation ASP.NET and Web Services The Role of XML Performance Class Libraries Objects and Components Limitation of COM Components Components in .NET Class Libraries at the Command Line Monolithic versus Component Class Libraries Using Visual Studio References in Visual Studio References at Compile Time and Run Time Project Dependencies Specifying Version Numbers Assemblies, Deployment and Configuration Assemblies Customer Management System ILDASM Assembly Manifest Assembly Dependency Metadata Assembly Metadata Versioning an Assembly AssemblyVersion Attribute Strong Names Digital Signatures Verification with Digital Signatures Hash Codes Digitally Signing an Assembly Digital Signing Flowchart Signing the Customer Assembly Signed Assembly Metadata Private Assembly Deployment Assembly Cache Deploying a Shared Assembly .NET Framework Configuration Tool Versioning Shared Components How the CLR Locates Assemblies Resolving an Assembly Reference Version Policy in a Configuration File Configuration Tool and Config Files Finding the Assembly Application Settings Application Settings Using Visual Studio Application Configuration File User Configuration File Manual Application Settings Default Values of Settings Metadata and Reflection Metadata Reflection System.Reflection.Assembly System.Type System.Reflection.MethodInfo Dynamic Invocation Late Binding I/O and Serialization Input and Output in .NET Directories Files and Streams “Read” Command Code for “Write” Command Serialization Attributes .NET Programming Model Garbage Collection Finalize Method C# Destructor Notation Dispose Finalize/Dispose Test Program Garbage Collection Performance Generations Processes Threads .NET Threading Model Race Conditions Thread Synchronization Programming Monitor Synchronization of Collections Asynchronous Calls Asynchronous Delegates Using a CallBack Method Application Isolation Application Domain Application Domains and Assemblies AppDomain CreateDomain App Domain Events Distributed Programming in .NET .NET Remoting Architecture Remote Objects and Mobile Objects Object Activation and Lifetime Singleton and SingleCall .NET Security The Internet and .NET Security Code Access Security Role-Based Security .NET Security Concepts Configuring Security in .NET Caspol.exe Policy Levels Code Groups Standard Code Groups Other Assemblies Programming Code Access Security Evidence-Based Security Host and Assembly Evidence Enumerating Evidence Imperative CAS Using Evidence EvidenceCASClient Program DoSomethingForClient Method Running over the Intranet Configuring LocalIntranet_Zone Permissions IPermission Interface IPermission Demand Method IPermission Inheritance Hierarchy Stack Walking Assert Deny PermitOnly and Revert Methods Other CAS Methods ZoneIdentityPermission Class Declarative CAS Role-Based Security in .NET Identity Objects Principal Objects Windows Principal Information Custom Identity and Principal BasicIdentity.cs BasicSecurity.cs Users.cs Roles.cs RoleDemo.cs PrincipalPermission Interoperating with COM and Win32 Interoperating Between Managed and Unmanaged Code COM Interop and PInvoke Calling COM Components from Managed Code The TlbImp.exe Utility TlbImp Syntax Using TlbImp Register the COM Server OLE/COM Object Viewer Run the COM Client Implement the .NET Client Program Import a Type Library Using Visual Studio Platform Invocation Services (Pinvoke) Marshalling out Parameters Translating Types Database Programming Using ADO.NET ADO.NET ADO.NET Architecture .NET Data Providers Programming with ADO.NET Interfaces .NET Namespaces Connected Data Access ADO.NET Class Libraries Connecting to an OLE DB Data Provider Using Commands Creating a Command Object ExecuteNonQuery Using a Data Reader Disconnected Datasets Data Adapters Command Builder Main Program Creating a Data Adapter and Generating Commands Filling the Dataset Displaying the Data Set Adding a Row to the Data Set Deleting a Row Changing a Row Updating the Database Data Bound Controls DataGridView Control Performing a Query Creating a Dataset Manually Manual DataSet Code Using XML Data XML Schema and Data Using XML with a DataSet KW/07