Microsoft ASP.NET Programming with Visual Basic .NET Version 2003 Step by Step

G. Andrew Duthie

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Copyright 2003 by G. Andrew Duthie

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Duthie, G. Andrew, 1967-
Microsoft ASP.NET Programming with Visual Basic .NET Version 2003 Step by Step / G. Andrew Duthie.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-7356-1934-4
1. Internet programming. 2. Active server pages. 3. Microsoft Visual Basic. 4.

Microsoft .NET. I. Title.
QA76.625D875 2003
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2003042225

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Acknowledgments

I want to express my thanks for the support and assistance provided by my project editor at Microsoft Press, Lynn Finnel, as well as for her persistence and perseverance on the project. Thanks also to the editing team for catching my goofs and helping make my work the best it can be. My thanks especially to Anne Hamilton for her ongoing support for my work.

Last but not least, I thank my wife, Jennifer. Her love, patience, and support make my work possible and worthwhile.

G. Andrew Duthie
March, 2003

G. Andrew Duthie
G. Andrew Duthie is the founder and principal of Graymad Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.graymad.com), providing training and consulting in Microsoft Web development technologies. Andrew has been developing multi-tier Web applications since the introduction of Active Server Pages. He wrote about developing scalable n-tier applications in Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Enterprise Developer’s Workshop, also from Microsoft Press.

Andrew is a frequent speaker at events, including Software Development, the Dev-Connections family of conferences, Microsoft Developer Days, and VSLive! He also speaks at .NET user groups as a member of the International .NET Association (INETA) Speaker’s Bureau (http://www.ineta.org).

In addition to his work for Graymad Enterprises, Andrew enjoys spending time with his wife, Jennifer, playing music, and smoking his meerschaum pipe. You can reach Andrew by email at [e-mail].

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