Chapter 6. The Microsoft Forum Application

In This Chapter:

• Using Embedded Server Controls in Iterative Databound Controls

• The Database

• The Repeater Demo

• The DataList Demo

• The DataGrid Demo

Microsoft went the extra mile to provide some great applications that are examples of how to get the most out of the .NET Framework, and especially ASP.NET. This chapter shows the Microsoft Forum application, and then talks about one specific technique that's used how to use embedded server controls in iterative databound controls.

The Microsoft Forum application is freely available from www.ASP.net, where you can follow the links to Source Projects, and then to ASP.NET Forums. I have the application installed on www.ASPNET-Solutions.com, as you can see in Figure 6.1.

Figure 6.1. The ASP.NET Forum Application Offers a Fantastic Way for Users to Communicate.