Visual FoxPro is one of the best Microsoft tools for creating desktop, client-server, and Web applications. However, it would be a mistake to ignore .NET. Microsoft has put a lot of resources into making .NET a revolutionary platform for creating both desktop and Internet application software. If you’re simply curious about what .NET offers, this book provides a strong overview of the .NET Framework and the C# and Visual Basic .NET languages, helping you to assess these new technologies through the lens of Visual FoxPro. If you’re already “sold” and are ready to learn specifics about how to use .NET in your software development projects, this book provides plenty of “how to”, “step-by-step” and “best practices” information that will help you climb the .NET learning curve and get up and running quickly.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Introduction to .NET Chapter 2 - Visual Studio .NET Chapter 3 – Introduction to C# Chapter 4 – Introduction to Visual Basic. NET Chapter 5 – Object Orientation in C# and Visual Basic .NET Chapter 6 – Tour of the .NET Base Classes Chapter 7 – Data Access with ADO.NET Chapter 8 - .NET Business Objects Chapter 9 – Building .NET Windows Applications Chapter 10 – Building Web Applications with ASP.NET Chapter 11 - .NET XML Chapter 12 – XML Web Services Chapter 13 – Error Handling and Debugging in .NET Chapter 14 - .NET Security Chapter 15 – Interoperability with Visual FoxPro