Getting Started
  Introduction
  ASP.NET Mobile Controls
  Viewing the Samples

Mobile Web Form Basics
  Introducing Mobile Web Forms
  Handling User Input
  List Controls

Advanced Topics
  Styles and Style Sheets
  Automatic Pagination
  Device-Specific Content
  Image, AdRotator,
       Calendar and PhoneCall
  Writing Your Own Controls

Writing Mobile Applications
  Managing Application State
  Using Mobile Capabilities
  Security
  Localizing Mobile Applications

Samples and Resources
  Writing an E-Mail Control
  Writing a TimerForm Control
  FM Expense Reporting
  IBuySpy Mobile Portal

Welcome to the Microsoft ASP.NET Mobile Controls QuickStart Tutorial

The Microsoft ASP.NET Mobile Controls QuickStart is a series of samples and supporting commentary designed to quickly acquaint you with mobile Web applications. The QuickStart samples are designed to be short, easy-to-understand illustrations of features of the ASP.NET mobile controls. By the time you complete the QuickStart tutorial, you will be able to build fully functioning mobile Web applications.

What Level of Expertise Is Assumed in the QuickStart?
ASP.NET mobile controls are built on the ASP.NET Web Forms architecture. Before you begin, familiarize yourself with writing ASP.NET Web Forms applications by completing the ASP.NET QuickStart tutorial. Note that this tutorial is available only if you have installed the Microsoft .NET Framework samples.

Working with the QuickStart Samples
The QuickStart samples are best experienced in the presented sequence. Each section assumes that you are familiar with concepts presented in earlier sections.

Rebuilding the Supporting Assemblies
There are a number of individual assemblies included with the QuickStarts that correspond to source code in the QuickStart samples. To encourage experimentation, a batch file is provided to allow these assemblies to be rebuilt. The batch file is called qsmake.bat and is located in the samples directory of the QuickStart distribution. Running this batch file recompiles and overwrites the assemblies in the bin directory of the QuickStart distribution.

Using the QuickStart Samples in Visual Studio .NET
The QuickStart samples do not require Visual Studio .NET and the ASP.NET mobile designer, and are not written to work in that environment without modification.



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