Summary
Today you gained a lot of practical knowledge about the tools available in Visual Studio .NET to work with databases, and how to use those tools to create data-driven applications with Windows Forms.Using the Server Explorer to work with databases can save you lots of time; everything you need is right in front of you in an easy-to-use interface. The Query and View Designers, used in conjunction with the Stored Procedure Designer and Debugger can help you create efficient and scalable data access applications.When you need to create fully functional, robust data-driven forms, use the Data Form Wizard in .NET. Even if you aren't writing Windows Forms applications, you can run the wizard and examine the auto-generated code to learn more about the DataAdapter and how it uses Select, Insert, Update, and Delete commands.
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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio® .NET 2003 in 21 Days
By
Jason Beres
Publisher
: Sams Publishing
Pub Date
: January 14, 2003
ISBN
: 0-672-32421-0
Pages
: 696
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 Days will help developers that are new to application development and experienced developers understand how to use the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET to rapidly develop any type of computer application. The Visual Studio .NET development environment is the most comprehensive developer tool ever created, putting that together with the .NET Frameworks' Class Libraries, the developer has everything he or she needs to get up-to-speed on Microsoft's latest revolution in application development. This book will guide the developer through using the VS .NET IDE, the Visual Basic .NET and C# language, and the supporting tools available from Microsoft to create Windows and Web-based applications. The market is full of books that pretty much say the same thing, which is already available in the help files, the author of this book has written and deployed over a dozen successful applications using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework. All of his expertise and experience is used to give you the most comprehensive title on using Visual Studio .NET.