This book walks new readers through the intricacies of developing data-driven solutions using VB 2005 and ADO.NET 2.0. It is a revision of a successful title with Apress that still sells to this day. Helpful for those new to the .NET 2.0 technologies or new to data access and manipulation in general, this book surely gives these developers a thorough but easy-to-understand introduction to VB 2005 databases. It includes tighter focus on newer .NET technologies, as well as LINQ, creating higher commercial appeal. The book is written by a veteran author with decades of experience in the field of database access and manipulations.

Autorentext
Jacob Hammer Pedersen started programming in the early 1990s, moving gradually from Pascal to C++ to Visual Basic. In the summer of 2000, he discovered C# and has explored it happily ever since.

Zusammenfassung

Beginning Visual Basic 2005 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.

In 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 VB 2005 across a range of coding situations. Code-heavy and full of practical detail, this book has been fully revised and upgraded for .NET 2.0 and offers you the best contemporary practice in this core programming area, so that youll find yourself using it in nearly all your .NET projects.

Inhalt
Getting Our Tools.- Getting to Know Our Tools.- Introducing SQL.- Introducing ADO.NET.- Introducing Connections.- Introducing Commands.- Introducing Data Readers.- Introducing Datasets and Data Adapters.- Introducing Data Binding.- Understanding Tables and Relationships.- Learning More About Queries.- Using Stored Procedures.- Handling Exceptions.- Using Transactions.- Working with ADO.NET Events.- Working with Text and Binary Data.- Using XML.- Introducing LINQ.