Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 with VB 2005
How to use profiles to personalize a web site

Profiles store data that allow you to personalize a web site according to a user's preferences, so the site is easier and more convenient to use. This chapter shows you how to use profiles.
Chapter 19 How to use profiles to personalize a web site
An introduction to profiles 586
Profiles compared with session state 586
An overview of how profiles work 588
How the default profile provider works 590
How to use profiles with authenticated users 592
How to define profile properties 592
How to specify data types 594
How to group profile properties 596
How to specify default values 598
How to specify read-only properties 598
How to use custom types 600
How to use profiles with anonymous users 602
How to enable anonymous identification 602
How to allow anonymous users to access profile properties 602
How to migrate data from anonymous to authenticated users 604
The Cart Profile application 606
The pages 606
The code 610


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