This book teaches how to create dynamic websites using the free products DotNetNuke 4.0 and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express. It's a book for beginners and hobbyists, but and suggests how to tackle more advanced subjects if desired.

Are you tasked with creating and maintaining a web presence? Do you suspect that there is a better way to manage business internally? Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in C# 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express is for you. It leads you through the emerging world of web portals by applying the most user-friendly and current development software, like C# Express and the powerful, flexible DotNetNuke. You will learn to create the professional web presence your company needs.

The book takes you through the steps necessary to get an internal web portal running for employee use. If you have some programming experience and creativity, this book will help you expand your business presence in a short amount of time. It features simple explanations and proof-of-concept examples throughout. The book concludes with the creation of a web portlet that you can plug into an external website for a web presence.

Uses a friendly tone of voice and speaks in plain English Completely free products and development tools are used. The reader needs nothing but the book to get started Provides detailed step-by-step examples and suggests how to tackle more advanced subjects if desired

Autorentext
Nick Symmonds works for the Integrated System Solutions division of Ingersoll-Rand, developing and integrating security software. He started his professional life as an electronics technician. While getting his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hartford, he started to gravitate toward programming. Nick has spent quite a few years programming in assembly, C, C++, and Visual Basic. Recently, he has latched onto .NET like a lamprey and loves digging into the .NET core. Nick has written several articles on programming and has three books out: Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET (Apress, 2002), GDI+ Programming in C# and VB .NET (Apress, 2002), and Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB .NET Windows Forms (Apress, 2003). He lives with his family in the northwest hills of Connecticut and has recently become addicted to golf and road cycling. He also enjoys woodworking, hiking, and exploring the hills on his motorcycle.

Inhalt
The Basics.- The Express and DotNetNuke Combination.- Installation.- Basic C#.- Visual Web Developer.- DotNetNuke Basics.- Creating a DNN Module.- Finishing the DotNetNuke Module.- DNN Permissions and Portals.- DNN Hosting.- Creating a DNN Skin.- JavaScript and Ajax.- Next Steps and Suggestions.