Overview
- Every VB programmer, experienced or new, needs to know what this book covers—more comprehensively, concisely, and gently than any other
- The latest edition of a classic, it is the first to cover the latest versions of both VB and ADO.NET for the new .NET 3.5
- Valuable as both a rapid tutorial and a permanent reference
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Beginning VB 2008 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 SQL Server XML data type and the 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 Visual Basic 2008 across a range of coding situations. Code-heavy and full of practical detail, this book has been fully revised and 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 and configure necessary tools
- Presents all essential SQL query and 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
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beginning VB 2008 Databases
Book Subtitle: From Novice to Professional
Authors: Vidya Vrat Agarwal, James Huddleston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0560-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Vidya Vrat Agarwal and James Huddleston 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-947-1Published: 17 April 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0560-9Published: 17 June 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 409
Topics: Database Management, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems