Beginning C# 2005 Databases

Jacob Hammer Pedersen started programming in the early 1990s, moving gradually from Pascal to C++ to Visual Basic. In the summer of 2000, he discovered C# and has explored it happily ever since.

• Installing Visual C# and SQL Server Express Editions.- Creating a Simple Database Application.- Introducing SQL.- Introducing ADO.NET.- Creating Connections.- Using Commands.- Using Data Readers.- Using Datasets, Data Tables, and Data Adapters.- Building Windows Forms Applications.- Building ASP.NET Applications.- Working with Tables and Relationships.- Learning More about Queries.- Using Views and Stored Procedures.- Using XML and ADO.NET.- Handling Exceptions.- Using Transactions.- Working with ADO.NET Events.- Working with Text and Binary Data.- Appendix A: XML Primer.

From the reviews:"This book is a good introduction to the world of databases through ADO.NET, C#, and structured query language (SQL). … Practitioners working in a Microsoft/ADO.NET shop, colleges, and labs that take a practical approach will find this book very valuable." (G. M. White, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (8), August, 2008)