Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7585 EAN: 9780735621640 ISBN: 0735621640 Label: Microsoft Press Manufacturer: Microsoft Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 528 Publication Date: December 14, 2005 Publisher: Microsoft Press Sales Rank: 252779 Studio: Microsoft Press
Product DescriptionWith the initial release of the Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft introduced ADO.NET, the evolution of ActiveX- Data Objects (ADO). Designed to natively support XML as well as traditional datasets, Microsoft ADO.NET offered improvements in performance and scalability. In .NET Framework 2.0, data access is enhanced not only through the addition of new data access controls, services, and the ability to integrate more seamlessly with Microsoft SQL Server#153; 2005, but also through improvements to the ADO.NET class libraries themselves. Now you can teach yourself the essentials of working with ADO.NET 2.0 in the Microsoft Visual Studio- environment#151;one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this version of the technology, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for ADO.NET 2.0. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use specific features of the ADO.NET 2.0 rapid application development environment and guiding as you create actual components and working applications for Microsoft Windows-.
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Rating: - This book is awful.
- It's sloppily written.
This book is filled with lousy code which "works" but is often incorrect. Some of this is just sloppy code (e.g. calling ToString() on properties which are already strings) but some of it is more serious, like the try-catch-finally blocks in the transaction chapter which attempt to trap SqlExceptions but won't catch the DbExceptions that are thrown on concurrency errors. Or how about when she says the FieldCount property of a DataTableReader returns the number ... Read More
Rating: - Confusing!
I got high hopes for this book before purchasing it based on some high reviews, and I have a fair understanding of dataset and how datarelations work. I was actually looking for an insight on how to use manipulate data and bind them to controls using ADO.NET's datarelation and binding manager, but I got confused some more after browsing thru the pages of this book.
This is not a book for beginning ADO.NET enthusiasts, as you'll get nothing from this book. Try other titles and if you find a better ... Read More
Rating: - It works for this beginner
I'm new to ADO, and ADO.NET 2.0. I found this book to be a useful learning tool. I'd purchased two other ADO.NET 2.0 books before this one, and tried using them. But realized I needed a beginner's book. I've just finished the 1st four chapters. And I'm happy with the book, and what I'm learning. I'll finish this book, before returning to the other two I've purchased.
I find the book well written.
A key issue for me is that Rebecca shows how to create components both manually ... Read More
Rating: - Save your money, don't buy this book
How can put this politely, dont' buy this book, don't buy this book, don't buy this book.
It does not live up to it's title.
Rating: - Look elsewhere
I was thinking that Microsoft Press would be the best place to look for a book about ADO.NET. However, this book is terrible. There are numerous typos throughout the book, the code examples are very incomplete and refer to code samples. The code samples are poorly, no, NOT commented at all. So, the background about the code is totally missing.
It is not worth my time to continue listing the reasons NOT to buy this book. Just look somewhere else for ADO examples.
- This book is awful.
- It works for this beginner
