ASP.NET WEBMATRIX DEVELOPMENT TOOL


ASP.NET Web Matrix Project is an easy-to-use lightweight WYSIWYG application developement tool for the ASP.NET novice and expert. Web Matrix is a drag-and-drop ASP.NET editor with features similar to Visual Studio .NET, includes FTP, and does not require FrontPage extensions. Using Web Matrix is a great way to get started in developing your ASP.NET skills. And it's FREE!!!

Mikro-data's robust windows hosting platform fully supports Web Matrix Project.

The new version of ASP.NET Web Matrix is available!!

Web Matrix is a community-supported, easy-to-use development tool for building ASP.NET Web applications. New features include

• Microsoft Access Database (MDB) support
• J# support
• Persistent FTP and Data connections between sessions
• Full support of the .NET Framework 1.1
• Improved table editing and user-control rendering
• Enhancements to source editing
• Lots of bug fixes
• And more....

ASP.NET Web Matrix Project Features

• ASP.NET Page Designer
  Rapidly create ASP.NET pages using the rich WYSIWYG designer. Drag and drop ASP.NET Server controls from the Toolbox onto your page. Select individual server controls to get in-place designer editing support as well as full property grid customization. Simply double-click a server control to get automatic event wireup of server event handlers.
• SQL and MSDE Database Management
  Integrated support to create and edit SQL and MSDE databases. Create new databases, add/edit/delete tables and stored procedures, and edit data content all directly within the Web Matrix tool. Auto-generate ADO.NET code to execute SQL statements and stored procedures using built-in code builders.
• Easy Data Bound UI Generation
  Web Matrix makes it easy to create data bound pages without writing code. Drop SQL tables on your page to create data-bound grids, or start with Data Page templates for reports or Master/Detail pages. Code builders help you generate code to select, insert, update and delete SQL data.
• XML Web Services Support
  Easily add XML Web Service support to your applications. Web Matrix provides support for developers to easily expose a SOAP-based XML Web Service, as well as call and consume a XML Web Service hosted on another server.
• Build Mobile Applications
  Write mobile-web-enabled applications for a wide variety of mobile devices such as cell phones, pagers and PDAs. Web Matrix provides drag-and-drop design support for authoring mobile pages using ASP.NET and the Mobile Internet Toolkit.
• Projectless File and FTP Workspaces
  Web Matrix supports both FTP-based and file-based workspaces that allow developers to easily organize and edit their ASP.NET applications. Simply double-click a file within the workspace tree to open it for editing. No FrontPage server extensions or project system required.
• Development Web Server
  Develop and test your ASP.NET applications, without requiring IIS. Web Matrix includes a lightweight personal web server that serves most web content, including ASP.NET pages and XML Web Services, for local requests.
• Community Integration
  Web Matrix provides a built-in gateway to the ASP.NET community right within the IDE -- allowing you to browse community web sites and search the ASP.NET Forums and Newsgroups for help.

Download ASP.NET Web Matrix (1.3 MB)
Go to: Web Matrix Project Download Site

Helpful Links
Updated Web Matrix Guided Tour