Beginning VB 2005 Databases: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional) - Softcover

Hammer Pedersen, Jacob; Raghuram, Ranga; Reid, Jon; Huddleston, James; Fahad Gilani, Syed; Allen, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590598105 ISBN 13: 9781590598108

Publisher: Apress, 2007

Synopsis

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. 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 neednt have 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 VB 2005 context Explains all concepts through straightforward code examples

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590598105
• ISBN 13: 9781590598108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 491