Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET by Rick Dobson, Paul Cornell (Foreword by)

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Whatever you’re planning to do with Visual Basic .NET, chances are it’ll involve a database. If that database is SQL Server 2000, this book brings together all the techniques you’ll need, from ADO.NET to T-SQL and beyond.

Many experienced VB developers, even those whose applications access SQL Server 2000 data, don’t have an intimate understanding of SQL Server. As Dobson points out, if you know how to create user-defined tables, views, and stored procedures from within Visual Basic .NET, you can build far more powerful and secure applications. So he walks through each of these techniques in detail. Dobson also offers excellent introductions to SQL Server 2000’s XML support and security features, so you know exactly what’s there to be taken advantage of.

Once you’ve done all that, it’s back to Visual Basic .NET and the .NET platform’s extensive resources for building database applications. Dobson offers systematic guidance on using ADO.NET, and on using ASP.NET to build Web-centered database systems and services. Excepting only a couple of chapters, every chapter contains robust code samples for experienced developers. If you’re building database applications in Microsoft’s universe, this book will make you a lot more effective. (Bill Camarda)

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.

From the Publisher

Find out the fastest ways to transform data into potent business solutions with this definitive guide for developers. You'll get a fundamental grasp of SQL Server programming techniques for data access, data manipulation, and data definition with T-SQL. You'll also learn how to make the most of the language enhancements in Visual Basic .NET, the programming advances in the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment, and the state-of-the-art technologies of the .NET Framework, including ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and XML Web services. You'll get in-depth coverage of SQL Server database security management, SQL Server Web releases, and features for interoperability between ADO.NET and XML. If you're looking for expert insights on how to build powerful, secure solutions with SQL Server 2000 and Visual Basic .NET, this is the book for you.

Booknews

Introduces SQL server concepts and transact structured query language (T-SQL) programming techniques, and shows how to tap .NET technologies through Visual Basic to create SQL server solutions for handling common database chores. Written for professional Visual Basic developers, the guide covers data access and manipulation, security, XML functionality, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and web services. The CD-ROM contains sample code. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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