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Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional
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Beginning Visual Basic 2008 Databases teaches you everything you need to know
about relational databases, SQL, and ADO.NET 2.0, giving you a sound start in
developing console and Windows database applications. The book also includes
chapters on the new SQL Server XML data type and the forthcoming LINQ enhancements
to the next version of Visual Basic.
In addition to teaching you database basics like using SQL to communicate with
databases, this book provides you with detailed, code-practical techniques to
access data in VB 2008 across a range of coding situations. Code-heavy and full
of practical detail, this book has been fully revised and upgraded for .NET
2.0 and offers you the best contemporary practice in this core programming area,
so that you’ll find yourself using it in nearly all your .NET projects.
• Provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and configure necessary
tools
• Presents all essential SQL query and update concepts and syntax, so you don’t
need prior familiarity with relational databases or SQL
• Describes how to use ADO.NET transactions, exceptions, and events
• Covers ADO.NET features for handling XML, text, and binary data within a VB
2005 context
• Explains all concepts through straightforward code examples
What you’ll learn
• How relational databases work and how to use them
• How VB uses ADO.NET to access databases
• How to write stored procedures in T-SQL and call them from VB programs
• How to use XML in database applications
• How to use LINQ to simplify VB database programming
• How to install SQL Server 2005 Express and use it to teach yourself databases
by doing databases
Who is this book for?
Beginning VB 2008 Databases is for every VB programmer. Database programming
requires relatively little knowledge of VB but a lot of knowledge about relational
database concepts and the database language SQL. This book assumes no prior
database experience and teaches you, always through hands-on examples, how to
create and use relational databases with SQL and how to access them with VB.
Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book teaches all
the fundamentals you may ever need to develop professional database applications.
About the Apress Beginning Series
The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information
you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a
standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly
designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start
your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and
filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world
projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or
a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit
is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the Author
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 http://www.ProgrammersHeaven.com,
and he also reviews .NET Preparation Kits, available at http://www.UCertify.com.
He has contributed as technical reviewer to many books published by Apress;
presently he is authoring another book, 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.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: May 29, 2008 D.D. Hamilton from Mobile, Alabama
Nice read
In my reading of the book Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional By Vidya Vrat Agarwal I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of understanding. I also appreciated the Try it Out exercises. Though it may lack some detail, it is a perfect book to get a novice programmer started in the right direction. It touches on the more important topics of database programming with VB and covers the new technologies from the latest release of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework to ADO, LINQ etc. The book also gets one acquainted with SQL, Windows Forms, ASP and Console applications. At around 400 pages it is not a major task to finish the book in a short period of time. I recommend this book as a getting started approach for any one new to development. D.D. Hamilton
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