Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 with VB 2008
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 21 How to use profiles to personalize a web site
An introduction to profiles 686
Profiles compared with session state 686
An overview of how profiles work 688
How the default profile provider works 690
How to use profiles with authenticated users 692
How to define profile properties 692
How to specify data types 694
How to group profile properties 696
How to specify default values 698
How to specify read-only properties 698
How to use custom types 700
How to use profiles with anonymous users 702
How to enable anonymous identification 702
How to allow anonymous users to access profile properties 702
How to migrate data from anonymous to authenticated users 704
The Cart Profile application 706
The pages 706
The code 710


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