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An Introduction to AJAX Techniques and Frameworks for ASP.NET

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This article introduces AJAX to ASP.NET developers, implementing an example web page in different ways using ASP.NET Atlas, ASP.NET callbacks, Ajax.Net, Anthem.Net, and MagicAjax.Net.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- 
    Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the 
    web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
    the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
    A full list of settings and comments can be found in 
    machine.config.comments usually located in 
    \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config 
-->
<configuration>
	<!-- 
        The configSections define a section for ASP.NET Atlas.
  -->
	<configSections>
		<sectionGroup name="microsoft.web" type="Microsoft.Web.Configuration.MicrosoftWebSectionGroup">
			<section name="converters" type="Microsoft.Web.Configuration.ConvertersSection" requirePermission="false"/>
			<section name="webServices" type="Microsoft.Web.Configuration.WebServicesSection" requirePermission="false"/>
			<section name="authenticationService" type="Microsoft.Web.Configuration.AuthenticationServiceSection" requirePermission="false"/>
			<section name="profileService" type="Microsoft.Web.Configuration.ProfileServiceSection" requirePermission="false"/>
    </sectionGroup>
	</configSections>
	<!-- 
      The microsoft.web section defines items required for the Atlas framework.
  -->
	<microsoft.web>
		<converters>
			<add type="Microsoft.Web.Script.Serialization.Converters.DataSetConverter"/>
			<add type="Microsoft.Web.Script.Serialization.Converters.DataRowConverter"/>
			<add type="Microsoft.Web.Script.Serialization.Converters.DataTableConverter"/>
		</converters>
		<webServices enableBrowserAccess="true"/>
		<!--
      Uncomment this line to enable the authentication service.
    <authenticationService enabled="true" />
    -->
		<!-- Uncomment these lines to enable the profile service. To allow profile properties to be retrieved 
         and modified in Atlas applications, you need to add each property name to the setProperties and 
         getProperties attributes.  If you intend for all properties to be available, you can use "*"
         as a shorthand rather than enumerating each property  -->
		<!--  
    <profileService enabled="true" 
                    setProperties="propertyname1;propertyname2" 
                    getProperties="propertyname1;propertyname2" />
    -->
	</microsoft.web>
	<appSettings/>
	<connectionStrings>
		<add name="Items" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\Items.mdf;Integrated Security=True;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
	</connectionStrings>
	<system.web>
		<pages styleSheetTheme="default">
			<controls>
				<add namespace="Microsoft.Web.UI" assembly="Microsoft.Web.Atlas" tagPrefix="atlas"/>
				<add namespace="Microsoft.Web.UI.Controls" assembly="Microsoft.Web.Atlas" tagPrefix="atlas"/>
			</controls>
      
		</pages>
		<!-- 
          Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging 
          symbols into the compiled page. Because this 
          affects performance, set this value to true only 
          during development.
    -->
		<compilation debug="true">
			<buildProviders>
				<add extension=".asbx" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.BridgeBuildProvider"/>
			</buildProviders>
		</compilation>
		<!--
          ASMX is mapped to a new handler so that proxy javascripts can also be served.
    -->
		<httpHandlers>
			<remove verb="*" path="*.asmx"/>
			<add verb="*" path="*.asmx" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory" validate="false"/>
			<!--
          The MultiRequestHandler enables multiple requests to be handled in one
          roundtrip to the server. Its use requires Full Trust.
      -->
			<add verb="*" path="atlasbatchcall.axd" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.MultiRequestHandler" validate="false"/>
			<add verb="*" path="atlasglob.axd" type="Microsoft.Web.Globalization.GlobalizationHandler" validate="false"/>
			<!--
          The IFrameHandler enables a limited form of cross-domain calls to 'Atlas' web services.
          This should only be enabled if you need this functionality and you're willing to expose
          the data publicly on the Internet.
          To use it, you will also need to add the attribute [WebOperation(true, ResponseFormatMode.Json, true)]
          on the methods that you want to be called cross-domain.
          This attribute is by default on any DataService's GetData method.
          
      <add verb="*" path="iframecall.axd" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.IFrameHandler" validate="false"/>
      -->
			<add verb="*" path="*.asbx" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory" validate="false"/>
      <add verb="POST,GET" path="ajaxpro/*.ashx" type="AjaxPro.AjaxHandlerFactory, AjaxPro"/>
    </httpHandlers>
		<httpModules>
			<add name="ScriptModule" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.ScriptModule"/>
			<add name="BridgeModule" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.BridgeModule"/>
			<add name="WebResourceCompression" type="Microsoft.Web.Services.WebResourceCompressionModule"/>
      <add name="MagicAjax" type="MagicAjax.MagicAjaxModule, MagicAjax" />
    </httpModules>
		<!--
          The <authentication> section enables configuration 
          of the security authentication mode used by 
          ASP.NET to identify an incoming user. 
          
      <authentication mode="Windows"/>
    -->
		<!--
          The <customErrors> section enables configuration 
          of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs 
          during the execution of a request. Specifically, 
          it enables developers to configure html error pages 
          to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.

      <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
          <error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm"/>
          <error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm"/>
      </customErrors>
    -->
    <webServices>
      <protocols>
        <add name="HttpGet"/>
      </protocols>
      
    </webServices>
	</system.web>
	<!-- Uncomment this if your site globally denies access to anonymous users.  The 
       authentication service and profile service are located under the virtual
       "ScriptServices" directory.  Since you normally call the authentication web
       service with an un-authenticated user, the following location tag can be used
       to grant access to anonymous users.  If you use anonymous profile support
       you will also need to grant access to anonymous users. -->
	<!--
  <location path="ScriptServices">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow users="*" />
      </authorization>
    </system.web>    
  </location>
  -->
</configuration>

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