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Mastering™ Visual Basic® .NET Database Programming |
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February 2002, 1st Edition
704 pages, Softcover incl. 1 CD
ISBN: 0-7821-2878-5
Published by Sybex
List Price: US $49.99 | Can $79.95 | UK £37.99
Level: All Levels
Type: How-to/Reference
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Book Description
Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET facilitate the development of a new
generation of database applications, including disconnected applications
that run on the Web. Mastering Visual Basic .NET Database Programming
is the resource you need to thrive in this new world.
Assuming no prior experience with database programming, this book
teaches you every aspect of the craft, from GUI design to server
development to middle-tier implementation. If you're familiar
with earlier versions of ADO, you'll master the many new features
of ADO.NET all the more quickly. You'll also learn the importance
of XML within the new .NET paradigm. Coverage includes:
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Pre Review
We found the structure of the book in line with the quality it should
have.
Printing mistakes were not found. The descriptive displays of methodologies
were well set up.
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Final Review
In Part 1 of Visual Basic .NET Database Programmingyou will find the
best explanation of the .NET framework. Easy but real!
Bilgin/Petroutsos do an outstanding job of not only explaining how
go about things, but ensuring that you understand why you have to
do a task in a certain way. This might be orkward but necessary!
Although the title indicates that this is a book purely about database
programming, don't let it fool you. This book is filled with much
more information than just database programming. You learn how
to build ASP.NET applications, work with customized user controls
in VB.NET.
A lot of coverage in this book is devoted to XML Technology. You learn,
step-by-step how to build a custom XSL stylesheet. Build the template
and XPath queries. It is difficult but you can master XPath as the
examples slowly take you up to higher difficulty levels.
The indepth information along the way - an invaluable source for daily
work. No faulty code!
You can get an idea of relational database concepts and how make the
most out of Microsoft's latest data access technologies . Build a
scalable and robust database-driven application.
About the Author
At Plural, she consults for Fortune 100 companies in architecting
distributed enterprise solutions using Microsoft technologies such
as SQL Server, ASP.NET, and VB.NET. She also speaks globally at Microsoft
conferences for emerging technologies such as Office XP and .NET.
Introduction
Part 1 • Database Concepts Chapter
1 • Database Access: Architectures and Technologies
2 • Basic Concepts of Relational Databases
3 • The Visual Database Tools
4 • Structured Query Language
Part 2 • Database Programming
5 • Transact-SQL
6 • A First Look at ADO.NET
7 • ADO.NET Programming
8 • Data-Aware Controls
9 • Working with DataSets
10 • The Role of XML
Part 3 • Advanced Data Services
11 • More ADO.NET Programming
12 • Integration with XML
13 • The Middle Tier
14 • Advanced SQL Server 2000 Features
Part 4 • Data Access From the Web
15 • Introducing ASP.NET
16 • The Web Data Controls
17 • Working with WebServices
18 • VS .NET Deployment Considerations
Appendix A • Sample Projects Index
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This book is a wonderful guide for both the beginner and the intermediate
programmers.
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