Building Microsoft® ASP.NET Applications for Mobile Devices, Second Edition

Your guide to building mobile applications with Visual Studio .NET 2003 that run anytime, any place, on any device.Extend your programming expertise across the widest range of mobile devices with this incisive guide to Microsoft ASP.NET mobile controls. Now integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, ASP.NET mobile controls enable you to build applications that render intelligently on different devices regardless of markup language, browser, or form factor. The authors expertly guide you through the mobile Web application development process, explaining how to fully exploit Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 for rapid and more flexible development. Discover how to create innovative, intuitive solutions—instead of wrestling with interoperability issues.Learn how to:Build mobile Web Forms pages with device-independent properties, methods, and eventsUse "code-behind" techniques to separate programming logic from the UIEmploy the standard controls or download new custom controlsBuild controls from scratch and program device adaptersCreate styles and style sheetsCustomize applications for specific devices with templatesAccess data using Microsoft ADO.NET and the Visual Database ToolsKnow when to use application vs. session stateApply best practices for using XML Web services in mobile applicationsHelp secure applications with ASP.NET authentication servicesDevelop multilingual and multicultural applicationsDebug code, trap runtime errors, and use software emulators to test applicationsConfigure, package, and deploy applications