Chapter 5. Files, Databases, and XML
.NET 1.0 revolutionized Visual Basic data access with a whole new
object model for interacting with files, connecting to databases, and
manipulating XML. In .NET 2.0, the revolution continues with a slew
of minor improvements, some new features, and a tool for generating
data access code automatically, all designed to make life better for
the VB programmer.
Tip: What you
won't learn about in this
chapter are the new .NET Framework features designed for SQL Server
2005. These include using .NET code to program user-defined data
types and stored procedures, SQL Server 2005 notifications, and
multiple active recordsets (MARS). For more information about these
SQL Server 2005 features, please pay a visit to the
MSDN SQL Server 2005 Developer Center at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/2005.