
SharePoint Apps with LightSwitch
A Quickstart Guide to Programming Business Applications in VB.NET
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Release Date: April 2012
Pages: 80
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Build custom business applications for SharePoint with Visual Studio LightSwitch—including intuitive apps that don’t require a single line of code. This example-driven guide takes non-programmers step-by-step through the process of creating simple apps and utilities, and shows programmers familiar with C# or Visual Basic how to build customized applications with more functionality.
Discover how to build and test your applications quickly without a lot of expensive server hardware. Once you get up to speed with LightSwitch, you’ll create quality line-of-business applications tailored to specific customer needs in no time, whether you work in-house or for a vendor.
- Learn how the LightSwitch Presentation, Logic, and Storage layers work behind the scenes
- Configure your SharePoint server and workstation to work with this development environment
- Navigate the graphical environment and its various user screens
- Use examples to build simple single-function applications for search and data entry
- Expand your app’s capabilities by using LightSwitch extensions and Silverlight controls
- Connect your LightSwitch app to external data sources, such as Excel, SQL Server, SQLite, and cloud-based applications
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Basic Concepts and Terms
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What Is Visual Studio LightSwitch?
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SharePoint Basics
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Summary
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
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Virtual Environment Setup
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Visual Studio LightSwitch Install
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Summary
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Chapter 3 Simple Applications
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Utility Functions
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Search Tools
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Data Entry
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Summary
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Chapter 4 Power User Applications
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Administration Tools
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LightSwitch Extensions
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Silverlight Controls
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Chapter 5 Application Integration
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Easy Excel Integration
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Data Import/Export
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Cloud-Based Application Integration
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