Sams Teach Yourself .Net in 21 Days

By Jason Beres

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • About the Technical Editor
  • Acknowledgments
  • We Want to Hear from You
  • Introduction
  • Week 1: At a Glance
  • Day 1. Introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Day 2. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET
  • Day 3. Writing Windows Forms Applications
  • Day 4. Deploying Windows Forms Applications
  • Day 5. Writing ASP.NET Applications
  • Day 6. Deploying ASP.NET Applications
  • Day 7. Exceptions, Debugging, and Tracing
  • Week 1. In Review
  • Week 2: At a Glance
  • Day 8. Core Language Concepts in Visual Basic .NET and C#
  • Day 9. Using Namespaces in .NET
  • Day 10. Accessing Data with ADO.NET
  • Day 11. Understanding Visual Database Tools
    • Managing Databases with the Server Explorer
    • Building Data-Driven Forms with the Server Explorer
    • Using the DataForm Wizard to Create Data Entry Forms
    • Understanding Databinding
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Quiz
    • Exercises
  • Day 12. Accessing XML in .NET
  • Day 13. XML Web Services in .NET
  • Day 14. Components and .NET
  • Week 2. In Review
  • Week 3: At a Glance
  • Day 15. Writing International Applications
  • Day 16. Using Macros in Visual Studio .NET
  • Day 17. Automating Visual Studio .NET
  • Day 18. Using Crystal Reports
  • Day 19. Understanding Microsoft Application Center Test
  • Day 20. Using Visual SourceSafe
  • Day 21. Object Role Modeling with Visio
  • Week 3. In Review

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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