Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Data Sources and the Web

   Pages 1-26

3. Introducing Relational Databases

   Pages 27-75

4. Displaying Data on a Page

   Pages 77-113

5. Database Access in Code

   Pages 115-153

6. DataReader and DataSet

   Pages 155-187

7. Inline and List Binding

   Pages 189-245

8. Table Binding

   Pages 247-295

9. Writing to the Database

   Pages 297-365

10. The GridView Family

    Pages 367-413

11. Stored Procedures

    Pages 415-457

12. Modifying the Database Structure

    Pages 459-496

13. Useful Techniques

    Pages 497-545

14. Application Design and Implementation

    Pages 547-569

15. Back Matter

    Pages 571-625

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Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases: From Novice to Professional is a comprehensive introduction to connecting a website to many different data sourcesnot just databases. You'll learn how to build a relational database, use SQL to communicate with it, and leverage both in your web applications.

You'll also learn about the new features of ADO.NET and ASP.NET in .NET 2.0. The authors cover mission-critical issues, such as design, transactions, error handling, optimization, and scalability. They examine SQL Server, Jet, and MySQL databases, and highlight the differences among them.

This comprehensive resource is packed with information about 2.0 beta improvements and building database-driven websites. You will obtain practical solutions, learn multiple routes to achieve success, and examine a handy case study to wrap up core content.

• .NET
• ADO.NET
• ASP
• ASP.NET
• MySQL
• Scala
• XML
• techniques

Damien Foggon is technical director and lead developer for Thing-E Ltd., a company specializing in the development of dynamic web solutions for the education sector. He was responsible for the development of several ASP and ColdFusion websites, and he's now in the process of moving most of them to ASP.NET. Before coauthoring .NET XML Web Services, Damien was a regular technical reviewer for numerous .NET books. After several false starts, he's busy assembling his personal site.

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