Visual Basic .NET Database Programming For

Visual Basic.NET Database Programming For Dummies covers everything you need to get up and running with this substantially changed version of Visual Basic and to begin creating databases for the new Microsoft .NET Platform. This book introduces programmers to quick database solutions with Visual Basic.NET; provides step-by-step instructions on how to design and build databases from scratch; and shows you how to create reports, validate and index data, and create custom controls. The book also demonstrates how to connect your database to the Internet.

Richard Mansfield is the author of the Visual InterDev 6 Bible, Visual Studio 6 For Dummies, and many other computer books. He is the former editor of Compute! magazine.

Introduction

1

(8)

Part I: The Basics of Databases

9

(32)

The Big Picture

11

(10)

Databases 101: How Databases Work

21

(20)

Part II: Making a Connection

41

(54)

Getting Connected with Data Controls

43

(18)

Exploring the Data Form Wizard and Other Assistants

61

(22)

A Collection of Connections

83

(12)

Part III: Contacting the User

95

(38)

Simple ASP.NET Data Binding and Web Controls

97

(18)

Designing a User Interface

115

(18)

Part IV: Building a Database

133

(44)

Creating a DataSet

135

(12)

Managing DataSets

147

(18)

Validating and Indexing Your Data

165

(12)

Part V: The Internet Connection

177

(58)

Translating Windows Applications to WebForms

179

(28)

Active Server Pages: Mixing HTML with VB

207

(14)

ASP.NET: Mixing HTML, XML, and VB .NET

221

(14)

Part VI: Hands-On Programming

235

(76)

Migrating to ADO.NET

237

(14)

Acronym Soup: DAO, XML, ODBC, ADO, ADO.NET

251

(6)

More about ADO.NET

257

(32)

Killing Bugs

289

(22)

Part VII: Working with Queries

311

(30)

Automatic SQL: Using Query Builder

313

(14)

A Brief Dictionary of SQL

327

(14)

Part VIII: The Part of Tens

341

(28)

Ten Great VB .NET Tips

343

(12)

Ten Important Topics that Don't Fit Elsewhere

355

(14)

Index

369

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Visual Basic .NET Database Programming For Dummies

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