Microsoft ADO.NET 4 Step by Step

Microsoft ADO.NET 4 Step by Step

 

Teach yourself the fundamentals of ADO.NET 4 -- one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you get the clear guidance and hands-on examples you need to start creating datacentric applications for Windows and the Web.
Discover how to:

• Connect to external data sources, including databases and other data formats
• Use ADO.NET Entity Framework to interact with underlying data stores
• Build Entity Framework models with graphical design tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Analyze information stored in ADO.NET with various LINQ providers
• Bind data directly to Windows Forms and Web Forms to drive information to users
• Manage disconnected or standalone data and information
• Go beyond the core functionality of ADO.NET to manipulate data in more advanced ways

Your step by step digital content includes:

• Practice exercises
• Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web