noob looking for good resources...

[trandrus]

Hi all,

I've been developing on the web for a while, but I've come across my first big project on a .NET site and I'm a little lost.

I've done all the basic research, but I'm looking for something a little more comprehensize and practical (for people that actually build websites, not for programmers).

For instance:

HTML: Select all

<td class="navbg" rowspan="2">                
                    <ecca:main_nav id="main_nav"runat="server"></ecca:main_nav>                    
</td>

I've yet to see anything online about controls that don't begin with "asp".

Can anyone recommend a good site or book? I need enough knowledge to be able to create a microsite, e.g. add pages, create navigation, etc. Nothing too fancy.

Thanks!

[SpartanSoft]

I am a C# developer doing both Windows and Web development. I would recommend the following site

http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/default.asp (for step by step)

http://www.asp.net/. (for specific questions)

Definately look into MasterPages, Code Behind.

The sample you provided the ecca is tagprefix that was used when you register the user control at the top of the page. Do you see something similar to the following on your page...

<%@ Register tagprefix="ecca" Tagname="main_nav" Src="" %>

[trandrus]

Yeah, I think I get it now with controls and their directives at the top of the page.

Thanks for the resources. I'll take a read.

[terrylee]

Hey trandrus i too use w3schools.com and asp.net, some other good places to get help and tutorials on asp.net stuff are:

- http://www.dotnetjunkies.com
- http://aspalliance.com

I've also found this great website where you can get ASP.NET themes from, I use them in my web applications

- http://www.aspthemes.net

[dnhdevelopment]

Also besure to pick up something that will help you develop ASP.NET Web Apps. if you head over to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/web/

there is Visual Web Developer Express edition. which will let you drag/drop controls in a design view and allow you to set properties and such. then you can switch to HTML view to see what it's doing. For instance drop an <asp:button /> double click it and it will bring you to a code page and you can see how things wire up.

not to mention there are a ton of resources and tutorials there.

hope this helps you (if i didnt make much sence it's because i just woke up)