Leveraging httpHandlers to Stream Custom Content in ASP.NET: (22 Wrox Blox)

This Wrox Blox provides a look into how to build and use custom ASP.NET httpHandlers to easily make advanced ASP.NET web sites. Learn fundamental concepts on what custom handlers are and how to use them. This Wrox Blox provides the opportunity to examine several real-world examples of custom httpHandlers to see how they can be applied and how they are developed. The author starts by covering built-in httpHandlers and adding an httpHandler to an ASP.NET Website. Next, the author discusses registering httpHandlers, and then basic, synchronous and asynchronous handlers, and a simple HTML handler. In addition, RSS, vCard, PDF, image resizer and recropper handlers are covered. Table of Contents: Built-in httpHandlers 2 Adding an httpHandler to an ASP.NET Web Site 2 How to Add a Custom Handler Class 3 Adding a Generic Handler File 3 Registering httpHandlers 4 Mapping File Extensions to ASP.NET 5 A Basic HTML Handler 9 Synchronous httpHandlers 11 Asynchronous httpHandlers 11 A Simple HTML Handler 12 RSS Handler 12 A vCard Handler 16 Image Resizer and Cropper Handlers 20 A PDF Handler 28 Publish a Stock Quote 34 Return a Compressed Document 38 Summary 45 About Chris Love 46

Table of Contents:
Built-in httpHandlers. Adding an httpHandler to an ASP.NET Web Site. How to Add a Custom Handler Class. Adding a Generic Handler File. Registering httpHandlers. Mapping File Extensions to ASP.NET. A Basic HTML Handler. Synchronous httpHandlers. Asynchronous httpHandlers. A Simple HTML Handler. RSS Handler. A vCard Handler. Image Resizer and Cropper Handlers. A PDF Handler. Publish a Stock Quote. Return a Compressed Document. Summary. About Chris Love. Usage Rights for Wiley Wrox Blox.

About the Author :
Chris Love has over 14 years of experience in software design, development and architecture. He has been the principal developer for over 250 small and medium ASP and ASP.NET web sites over the past 7 years. These projects have exposed Chris to a wide range of Microsoft related technologies to solve real business problems for his clients. He has learned to look objectively at his client's business and offer pragmatic suggestions to make them more efficient and profitable. He has focused primarily on ASP.NET and VB.NET to produce the majority of his web sites. SQL Server is his database of choice, but he has valuable experience with Microsoft Access and interfacing to 3270 Main Frames as well. Other responsibilities have included managing and maintaining production Windows servers for web, database and e-mail. He has had to learn to manage performance, security and spam safeguards to keep his customers operating 24/7. Chris' clients have also relied on his experience and expertise to help develop online marketing strategies, including search engine optimization and pay-per-click campaigns. Chris has begun to leverage this experience along with his ASP.NET expertise to build his own web properties and practice his technical and marketing theories first-hand. In January 2008 Chris received the Microsoft MVP award in ASP.NET because of his expertise and community involvement. Chris has been active in a leadership role in the local user’s group, TRINUG for over 5 years. He served as the Vice President for the first 3 years and is currently on the advisory board. He has also led monthly a Special Interest Group (SIG) where he covered practical ASP.NET programming techniques, including how to use httpHandlers, httpModules, extending the .NET framework and using third party tools. He frequently presents and organizes Code Camps around the country. He has recently completed his first book, ASP.NET 2.0 Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Web Applications. Chris Love has over 14 years of experience in software design, development and architecture. He has been the principal developer for over 250 small and medium ASP and ASP.NET web sites over the past 7 years. These projects have exposed Chris to a wide range of Microsoft related technologies to solve real business problems for his clients. He has learned to look objectively at his client's business and offer pragmatic suggestions to make them more efficient and profitable. He has focused primarily on ASP.NET and VB.NET to produce the majority of his web sites. SQL Server is his database of choice, but he has valuable experience with Microsoft Access and interfacing to 3270 Main Frames as well. Other responsibilities have included managing and maintaining production Windows servers for web, database and e-mail. He has had to learn to manage performance, security and spam safeguards to keep his customers operating 24/7. Chris' clients have also relied on his experience and expertise to help develop online marketing strategies, including search engine optimization and pay-per-click campaigns. Chris has begun to leverage this experience along with his ASP.NET expertise to build his own web properties and practice his technical and marketing theories first-hand. In January 2008 Chris received the Microsoft MVP award in ASP.NET because of his expertise and community involvement. Chris has been active in a leadership role in the local user’s group, TRINUG for over 5 years. He served as the Vice President for the first 3 years and is currently on the advisory board. He has also led monthly a Special Interest Group (SIG) where he covered practical ASP.NET programming techniques, including how to use httpHandlers, httpModules, extending the .NET framework and using third party tools. He frequently presents and organizes Code Camps around the country. He has recently completed his first book, ASP.NET 2.0 Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Web Applications.