| 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 & 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 & configure necessary tools;
- Presents all essential SQL query & 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.
What you'll learn:
- How relational databases work and how to use them;
- How Visual Basic uses ADO.NET to access databases;
- How to write stored procedures in T-SQL and call them from Visual Basic programs;
- How to use XML in database applications;
- How to use LINQ to simplify VB database programming;
- How to install SQL Server 2005 Express and use it to teach yourself databases by doing databases. | |
