Foundations of WF: an Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation [Paperback]

Windows Workflow Foundation is an addition to the WinFx Software Development Kit designed to allow any application to add workflow functionality. Microsoft expects workflow to be one of the next hottest topics within application design and development. This book helps readers who are just beginning their workflow design efforts with WF. All code samples are presented in both VB.NET and C# using Visual Studio 2005. This includes a sample ASP.NET application written in VB.NET that uses workflow and the Windows Workflow Foundation along with a windows application written in C# that uses the same workflow.

This introduction to workflow design presents code samples in both VB.NET and C# using Visual Studio 2005. Includes a sample ASP.NET application, written in VB.NET, that uses workflow and the Windows Workflow Foundation along with a windows application in C# using the same workflow.

Have you ever spent hours coding workflow for your applications? If so, the new Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) technology will make your life easier. Foundations of WF: An Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation introduces you to using Visual Studio 2005 and the Windows Workflow Foundation (part of Windows Vista) to create workflow packages. The book begins by giving you an overview of Windows Workflow Foundation. Then it introduces and shows examples of the various types of workflow that can be created.

You’ll discover the power of WF. You’ll learn about all the prebuild activities you can include in your workflow, along with how to create your own activities. WF is fully extensible and allows you an unlimited number of options for your workflow. You’ll also learn how to use workflow activities to retrieve data, and finally, how to tie an ASP.NET application with a workflow built in WF.

This book, unlike most of the Microsoft WF samples, has code ilÛ