Presented by:

Tim O’Brien
Senior Systems Engineer
Fujitsu Software Corporation

Introduction to ASP.NET and

Web Forms
Fujitsu Software Corporation

Customer Training Series

Fujitsu Computer Systems

Introduction to ASP.NET and Web
Forms
■ Event driven programming model for web pages

■ Server side execution of controls via client

events

■ Hi performance – code is compiled instead of

interpreted

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Introduction to ASP.NET and Web
Forms (Cont…)
■ COBOL may be used as the scripting language

■ Rich set of GUI controls

■ Similar to Win Forms

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Event Driven Programming Model for
Web Pages
■ Allows intuitive programming architecture

■ Provides session state

■ Allows for easy painting of interactive web pages

■ Implements a clean separation between the application

logic and the user interface (HTML)

■ Allows for rapid application development using Visual

Studio .NET

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Server Side Execution of Controls via
Client Events
■ Better performance and security

■ Efficient implementation of the event model

■ Standard HTML output

■ Implements a clean separation between the application

logic and the user interface (HTML)

■ Implements state transparently

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COBOL as the scripting language

<%@ page language="COBOL" %>

<script runat="server">
OBJECT.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
77 I PIC S9(9) COMP-5.
END OBJECT.
</script>
<% PERFORM VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I > 7 %>
<font size="<%=I%>"> Welcome to ASP.NET (now in COBOL!)
</font>
<br>
<% END-PERFORM. %

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Rich Set of GUI controls
■ Common web controls such as such as
hyperlinks, buttons and text boxes

■ List controls which may optionally be data bound

for building arrays and lists

■ Advanced controls such as Calendar and

AdRotator

■ Standard HTML server-side controls

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Rich Set of GUI controls (Cont…)
■ Validation Control simplify checking and
validating data entered into other controls

■ Mobile device controls – for hand held and

smaller screen devices

■ XML control - a server side control used to

display XML documents or to transform
documents

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Similar to Win Forms
■ Similar Event models make for similar style of
development

■ Many controls look and act in a similar fashion

■ Similar Events and properties for controls

■ Programming model allows for intuitive structuring of

applications in a similar manner

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Common Controls

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Advanced Controls

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Validation Controls
■ Required Field

■ Compare

■ Range

■ Regular Expression

■ Custom

■ Validation Summary

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Questions

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