ASP.net VB.net ADO.net

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Jan 31st, 2003, 04:02 PM
Arc

ASP.net VB.net ADO.net

Should i just skip learning old ASP and jump right into ASP.net? Do all servers that support the old ASP also support ASP.net or does it require a special install aside from the .net framework?

If i buy VB.net Pro does it come with the .net framework that i can distribute? Like if i develope an asp.net website and the host only has the Old ASP installed would i just send them this framework.exe and they install it on thier server?:confused:

Also what are some Some really good begginner and advanced ASP.net and VB.net books that talk about DB programming with ADO.net?

Thanks!!:D
Feb 3rd, 2003, 12:27 AM
hellswraith

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Should i just skip learning old ASP and jump right into ASP.net?

I would skip old ASP if you are not going to be supporting old apps. ASP.Net is just so much better.

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Do all servers that support the old ASP also support ASP.net or does it require a special install aside from the .net framework?

I am not sure, I think all that is needed is IIS 6.0 and the .Net framework installed.

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If i buy VB.net Pro does it come with the .net framework that i can distribute?

You can distribute it, but it is 20+ MB in size. Not an ideal solution. Thankfully, on MS's Windows Update site they have it available for your customers to download and install it themselves.

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Also what are some Some really good begginner and advanced ASP.net and VB.net books that talk about DB programming with ADO.net?

I haven't found any really good books yet myself. I have found this place though:
www.learnvisualstudio.net
I recommend you buy the gold membership and watch those videos before buying any books. You may find that you won't even need to buy any books. I wish I would have gotten those videos before I bought any books, it seems that the money I spent on books is a waste.
Feb 3rd, 2003, 03:49 PM
jl39775

You can download the frameworks for free at microsoft.com. You can also download webmatrix at asp.net. webmatrix is similar to Visual Studio's IDE. It's also free. I use Visual Studio.NET which I like. A good book is ASP.NET Unleashed. The index suck but it's a good book to learn from. I also use "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" by Francesco Balena. I don't use it much but it's been good to me.