Product DescriptionIf you know the VB.NET basics, this book teaches everything else you need for developing and deploying database applications with Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET, the new data access method for the .NET platform. That includes Windows as well as web applications, and both two-tiered and three-tiered applications. Along the way, you’ll learn how to use typed and untyped datasets, bound and unbound controls, data views, parameterized queries, and more. You’ll also learn how to use XML for defining data structures, Crystal Reports for developing reports, and the Server Explorer for working with a database.
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Rating: - My review on this book
This book provided me all the important information and techniques on how to develope relational databases. The authors really got to the guts on how real databases work. For instance, using two or more tables in a dataset, creating relations with these tables, using data binding controls where certain combo boxes are bound to a different table in the dataset. So, one can develope a user interface where certain textboxes and combo boxes are connected to other tables all on one form. I actually ... Read More
Rating: - Another masterpiece from Murach's series
I'm basically a Java programmer and I already own Murachs's JSP which is a class in itself. I had to involve in a project at my company which is totally developed using VB.NET. I came here to amazon to look for some books on Vb.NET and ADO.NET and I knew Murach should have written a title on this. My guess didn't go wrong and I just bought this book 2 days ago. I was able to master the basics of ADO.NET(first 6 chapters) in just 2 days which is really unbeleivable. This book is really amazing. This ... Read More
Rating: - should look for better book
this book is more of a guide to teach someone how to program, but when you are alone and stucked, you can't find any solution.
Rating: - Great book for beginner and professional!
The seller responded promptly to this transaction and book was in excellent condition! Would use again and highly recommend to others....
Rating: - Practical Book
I took on the project of constructing a database application to track our customers since there was nothing out there off the shelf that would do exactly what we needed done. I had not programmed in 12 years and did not know a first thing about VB.NET or object-oriented programming. The book is so well structured that I managed to build a database application from the ground-up while learning to program all over again within 6 months - it would have taken shorter but the only times I could dedicate ... Read More
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- should look for better book
