Beginning VB 2008 Databases de Vidya Vrat Agarwal

Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional

Vidya Vrat Agarwal

James Huddleston

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 apr 2008

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 SQL Server XML data type and the 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 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

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Cuprins

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.

Notă biografică

Vidya Vrat Agarwal, a Microsoft .NET purist and an MCT, MCPD, MCTS, MCSD.NET, MCAD.NET, and MCSD, works with Lionbridge Technologies (NASDAQ: LIOX), and his business card reads "Subject Matter Expert" (SME). He is also a lifetime member of the Computer Society of India (CSI). He started working on Microsoft .NET with its beta release. He has been involved in software development, evangelism, consultation, corporate training, and T3 programs on Microsoft .NET for various employers and corporate clients. His articles can be read at ProgrammersHeaven.com, and he also reviews .NET preparation kits, available at UCertify.com. He has contributed as technical reviewer to many books published by Apress, including Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional. He lives with his beloved wife, Rupali, and lovely daughter, Vamika ("Pearly"). He believes that nothing will turn into a reality without them. He is the follower of the concept "No pain, no gain" and believes that his wife is his greatest strength. He is a bibliophile; when he is not working on technical stuff, he likes to be with his family and also likes reading spiritual and occult science books. He blogs at http://Dotnetpassion.blogspot.com. You can reach him at Vidya_mct@yahoo.com.

Caracteristici

Every VB programmer, experienced or new, needs to know what this book covers—more comprehensively, concisely, and gently than any other The latest edition of a classic, it is the first to cover the latest versions of both VB and ADO.NET for the new .NET 3.5 Valuable as both a rapid tutorial and a permanent reference