Evangelos Petroutsos & Asli Bilgin 
Mastering Visual Basic .NET Database Programming [PDF ebook] 

Enter a New World of Database Programming Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET facilitate the development of anew generation of database applications, including disconnectedapplications that run on the Web. Mastering Visual Basic .NETDatabase Programming is the resource you need to thrive in thisnew world. Assuming no prior experience with database programming, this book teaches you every aspect of the craft, from GUI design toserver development to middle-tier implementation. If you’refamiliar with earlier versions of ADO, you’ll master the many newfeatures of ADO.NET all the more quickly. You’ll also learn theimportance of XML within the new .NET paradigm.Coverage includes:* Getting familiar with the ADO.NET object model* Using the data access wizards* Taking advantage of new SQL Server 2000 features* Carrying out XSL Transformations and XPath queries* Generating XML using the T-SQL FOR XML statement* Binding controls to ADO.NET result sets* Arriving at a sound database design* Tuning your SQL Server 2000 database* Using the XML Designer in Visual Studio .NET* Leveraging the data access tools available in the Visual Studio.NET IDE* Working with .NET data providers* Choosing between streaming data and caching data* Working with the Data Form Wizard in Visual Studio .NET* Using advanced ADO.NET techniques* Building a threaded application* Using .NET’s advanced exception handling capabilities* Using the .NET Deployment Project Template Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of e Book file.

Daftar Isi

Introduction.Part 1: Database Concepts.Chapter 1: Database Access: Architectures and Technologies.Chapter 2: Basic Concepts of Relational Databases.Chapter 3: The Visual Database Tools.Chapter 4: Structured Query Language.Part 2: Database Programming.Chapter 5: Transact-SQL.Chapter 6: A First Look at ADO.NET.Chapter 7: ADO.NET Programming.Chapter 8: Data-Aware Controls.Chapter 9: Working with Data Sets.Chapter 10: The Role of XML.Part 3: Advanced Data Services.Chapter 11: More ADO.NET Programming.Chapter 12: Integration with XML.Chapter 13: The Middle Tier.Chapter 14: Advanced SQL Server 2000 Features.Part 4: Data Access From the Web.Chapter 15: Introducing ASP.NET.Chapter 16: The Web Data Controls.Chapter 17: Working with Web Services.Chapter 18: VS .NET Deployment Considerations.Appendix A: Sample Projects.Index.

Tentang Penulis

Evangelos Petroutsos is a computer engineer who gained muchof his experience at the California Institute of Technology and MCI. Currently, he writes computer books and works as a computercommunications consultant. He has authored and co-authored dozensof programming titles, including the best-selling Mastering Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6 Developer’s Handbook, and Mastering Database Programming with Visual Basic 6, all from Sybex.Asli Bilgin, MCSD, is a .NET Technical Evangelist for Plural (www.plural.com), where she consults for Fortune 500companies implementing enterprise solutions using Microsofttechnologies. She speaks at conferences for emerging technologiesand is a contributing editor to the Element K Journals Inside Visual Basic and SQL Server Solutions.