Visual Basic .NET is a powerful .NET programming language that is often considered the “workhorse” of programming. Further, development in VB .NET accounts for a huge portion of all programming efforts. To understand VB .NET is to meet challenging programming projects head-on.
Author Dan Maharry livens the topic with his unique style, and presents you with the skill set you want and need, to enter today's VB .NET programming jobs. This book is an ideal read for beginning and intermediate VB .NET students who want to understand the core of VB .NET and database programming. Maharry is at the height of his powers, and promises to lead you on a memorable VB .NET journey.
Author(s): Dan Maharry, James Huddleston, Ranga Raghuram, Scott Allen, Syed Fahad Gilani, Jacob Hammer Pedersen, Jon Reid (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Apress
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 632
Tags: Programming Techniques
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Installing MSDE....Pages 1-11
Creating a Simple Database Application....Pages 13-34
Introducing SQL....Pages 35-60
What’s ADO.NET?....Pages 61-86
Creating Connections....Pages 87-110
Introducing Commands....Pages 111-142
Introducing Data Readers....Pages 143-168
Introducing Datasets and Data Adapters....Pages 169-209
Building Windows Forms Applications....Pages 211-236
Using ASP.NET....Pages 237-280
Validating Web User Input....Pages 281-302
Working with Tables and Relationships....Pages 303-327
Learning More About Queries....Pages 329-364
Understanding Views and Stored Procedures....Pages 365-399
Using Indexes and Constraints....Pages 401-424
Securing Your Database....Pages 425-449
Using XML and ADO.NET....Pages 451-467
Handling Exceptions....Pages 469-488
Using Transactions....Pages 489-502
Working with ADO.NET Events....Pages 503-521
Working with Text and Binary Data....Pages 523-545
Using ADO.NET 2.0....Pages 547-558
Back Matter....Pages 559-604
