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Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional
Beginning VB 2008 Databases teaches you everything you need to know about relational databases, SQL, and ADO.NET 2.0, giving you a sound start in developing console and Windows database applications. The book also includes chapters on the new SQL Server XML data type and the forthcoming LINQ enhancements to the next version of Visual Basic.
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addition to teaching you database basics like using SQL to communicate with databases, this book provides you with detailed, code-practical techniques to access data in Visual Basic 2008 across a range of coding situations. Code-heavy and full of practical detail, this book has been fully revised and upgraded for .NET 3.5 and offers you the best contemporary practice in this core programming area, so that you'll find yourself using it in nearly all your .NET projects.
* Provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and configure necessary tools
* Presents all essential SQL query and update concepts and syntax, so you don't need prior familiarity with relational databases or SQL
* Describes how to use ADO.NET transactions, exceptions, and events
* Covers ADO.NET features for handling XML, text, and binary data within a Visual Basic 2008 context
* Explains all concepts through straightforward code examples
CONTENTS:
Getting Your Tools
Getting to know Your Tools
Getting to Know Relational Databases
Writing Database Queries
Manipulating Database Data
Using Stored Procedures
Using XML
Understanding Transactions
Getting to Know ADO.NET
Making Connections
Executing Commands
Using Data Readers
Using Datasets and Data Adapters
Building Windows Forms Applications
Building ASP.NET Applications
Handling Exceptions
Working with Events
Working with Text and Binary Data
Using LINQ
Using ADO.NET 3.5
Index
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