Description

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Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book teaches all the fundamentals needed to develop professional database applications. Beginning VB 2008 Databases is for every VB programmer. It assumes no prior database experience and teaches, always through hands-on examples, how to create and use relational databases with the standard database language SQL and how to access them with VB.

This book provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and configure necessary tools. It presents all essential SQL query and update concepts and syntax, so readers don't need prior familiarity with relational databases or SQL. In addition, the book describes how to use ADO.NET transactions, exceptions, and events. It also covers ADO.NET features for handling XML, text, and binary data within a VB 2005 context.

Code-heavy and full of practical detail, it has been fully revised and upgraded for .NET 2.0 and offers the best contemporary practice in this core programming area.

About the Author

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Vidya Vrat Agarwal, a Microsoft .NET purist and an MCT, MCPD, MCTS, MCSD.NET, MCAD.NET, and MCSD, works with Lionbridge Technologies (NASDAQ: LIOX), and his business card reads "Subject Matter Expert" (SME). He is also a lifetime member of the Computer Society of India (CSI). He started working on Microsoft .NET with its beta release. He has been involved in software development, evangelism, consultation, corporate training, and T3 programs on Microsoft .NET for various employers and corporate clients. His articles can be read at ProgrammersHeaven.com, and he also reviews .NET preparation kits, available at UCertify.com. He has contributed as technical reviewer to many books published by Apress, including Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional. He lives with his beloved wife, Rupali, and lovely daughter, Vamika ("Pearly"). He believes that nothing will turn into a reality without them. He is the follower of the concept "No pain, no gain" and believes that his wife is his greatest strength. He is a bibliophile; when he is not working on technical stuff, he likes to be with his family and also likes reading spiritual and occult science books. He blogs at http: //Dotnetpassion.blogspot.com. You can reach him at Vidya_mct@yahoo.com.