Mastering C# Database Programming

Enter a New World of Database Programming
C# and ADO. NET facilitate the development of a new generation ofdatabase applications, including remote applications that run onthe Web. Mastering C# Database Programming is the resource you needto thrive in this new world. Assuming no prior experience withdatabase programming, this book teaches you every aspect of thecraft, from GUI design to server development to middle-tierimplementation. If you're familiar with earlier versions of ADO, you'll master the many new features of ADO. NET all the morequickly. You'll also learn the importance of XML within the new. NET paradigm. Coverage includes:
* Accessing a database using C# and ADO. NET
* Using SQL to access a database
* Using Visual Studio . NET to build applications
* Creating and modifying database tables
* Understanding ADO. NET classes
* Designing, building, and deploying Web applications that accessa database
* Designing, building, and deploying effective Web services
* Using SQL Server's built-in XML capabilities
* Working with a database in a disconnected manner
* Using advanced transaction controls
* Using Transact-SQL to create stored procedures and functions ina SQL Server database