Product Description

This book is an end-to-end guide to creating a Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) website. No prior knowledge of MCMS is required - this book takes you from the basics of MCMS, guiding you through everything you need to create a fully-featured, content-rich website. This book is written for developers who are part of a dynamic organization that has decided to evaluate or deploy MCMS and require the skills to make it happen.The book presumes a working knowledge of the .NET Framework and familiarity with the C# language, but no prior knowledge of MCMS is required. To use this book, you will need access to Visual Studio. NET 2002 or 2003, SQL Server 2000, and an installation of MCMS 2002. This book is not aimed at the specific information needs of administrators or users of MCMS.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #741566 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 660 pages

About the Author
Stefan Go¿ner works for Microsoft as an Escalation Engineer in the Developer Support department. He provides customers with technical solutions to problems related to Microsoft Internet Server Products. Stefan has breadth and depth in all areas of MCMS. His contributions to the newsgroup have helped many people to implement MCMS solutions in corporations around the globe to the point where it has been said that if you don't know Stefan, then you're probably new to MCMS. Stefan maintains a huge MCMS 2002 FAQ on the Microsoft Website and provides MCMS tips and tricks on his personal blog: http://blogs.technet.com/stefan_gossner. He lives in Munich, Germany.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic introduction for those new to CMS
I knew nothing about Content Management Server and bought this book based on the description that it was a "fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers". I had one weekend to read as much as I could before starting on a new MCMS project... and can't recommend it highly enough if you're new to the product.

It's easy to read and walks you through various topics from installation (which can be a minefield if you're new to the product) to creating and deploying a Website from scratch.

There are some great code examples for common tasks such as navigation etc and it covers other topics such as creating your own placeholder controls and customising the Default Console.

It assumes you know C#, but requires no knowledge of MCMS at all. I went from knowing nothing, to feeling I had a good understanding about what the product can offer in a very short space of time.

Buy this book if you're new to MCMS - it's worth every penny!!!