- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Introducing LightSwitch
- Chapter 1: Introducing LightSwitch
- Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Data
- Choosing Where to Store Your Data
- What Are Entities and Properties?
- Creating Tables (Entities)
- Creating Fields (Properties)
- Using LightSwitch Business Types
- Examining What Happens in SQL Server
- Creating Choice Lists
- Defining Relationships
- Attaching Existing Data
- Creating Computed Properties
- Creating Summary Properties
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Building HTML Applications
- Chapter 4: Creating Desktop Applications
- What This Chapter Covers
- What Are the Benefits of Desktop Applications?
- Creating a Desktop Client
- Choosing a Screen Template
- Walkthrough 4-1. Creating New Data Screens
- Designing Screens
- Using Data-Selection Controls
- Displaying Static Text and Images
- Setting Control Appearances
- Including Related Data Items
- Using the Data Grid and Data List Controls
- Creating an Editable Grid Screen
- Creating a List and Details Screen
- Creating a Search Screen
- Creating Details Screens
- Setting Application Properties
- Configuring Screen Navigation
- Designing Screens at Runtime
- Reducing Project Sizes
- Summary
- Part II: Working with Data
- Chapter 5: Quer?ying Your Data
- Chapter 6: Writing Data-Access Code
- Chapter 7: Validating Data
- Understanding Validation in LightSwitch
- How Client Validation Works in Desktop Clients
- Defining Simple (Predefined) Validation Rules
- Writing Custom Property Validation
- Custom Validation Examples
- Validating Data on the Client
- Validating Data at the Database
- Walkthrough 7-1. Enforcing Data Rules
- Summary
- Part III: Writing ScreenCode
- Chapter 8: Refinining HTML Clients Screens with JavaScript/CSS
- Chapter 9: Enhancing Desktop Screens with .NET Code
- Part IV: Refining Your Application
- Chapter 10: Searching Data
- Chapter 11: Building Practical Application Features
- Chapter 12: Supporting Multiple Languages
- Chapter 13: Creating and Using Custom Controls
- Part V: Extending the Reach of Your Data
- Part VI: Getting Data Out
- Chapter 16: Creating Reports
- Chapter 17: Generating Office Documents
- Chapter 18: Sending Email
- Part VII: Extending LightSwitch
- Chapter 19: Creating Control Extensions
- Using LightSwitch Extensions
- Preparing Your Computer to Develop Extensions
- Understanding Custom Control Types
- Creating Value Controls
- Running and Deploying Your Extension
- Creating a Detail Control (ComboBox)
- Creating Custom Property Editors
- Creating a Group Control Extension
- Creating a Command Control Extension
- Summary
- Chapter 20: Creating Data and Presentation Extensions
- Chapter 19: Creating Control Extensions
- Part VIII: Securing Your Application
- Chapter 21: Authenticating Your Users
- Chapter 22: Authorizing Your Users
- Part IX: Going Live with Your Application
- Chapter 23: Deploying Applications
- Appendix A: Culture Names
- Appendix B: Data Type Identifiers
- Appendix C: Using Properties in Custom Controls
- Appendix D: Custom Screen Template View IDs
- Appendix E: Data Schemas
- Index
About the Technical Reviewers
Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati is a senior consultant and a senior analyst/developer using Microsoft technologies. He works for Blu Arancio (www.bluarancio.com). He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and a prolific author and technical reviewer. Over the past ten years, he’s written articles for Italian and international magazines and coauthored more than ten books on a variety of computer topics.
Stephen Provine is a principal software design engineer on the Microsoft Visual Studio team. He has 14 years of experience working across many aspects of the Visual Studio rapid application development (RAD) experiences, including the Server Explorer, SQL database tooling and data designer extensibility, and was a key member of the Visual Studio LightSwitch team, contributing across all areas of the product. Stephen is currently a technical leader in the Azure Developer Experience group, working across the breadth of tooling that aids developers in being most effective when developing applications for Microsoft Cloud. Prior to working at Microsoft, Stephen received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard University.
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