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Beginning Visual Basic 2005 databases

Synopsis:

As one of the most popular programming languages in the world, Visual Basic continues to expand on the functionality and flexibility of its framework. This book explains how to use Visual Basic 2005 to write efficient database applications that can be used throughout an enterprise. With this teaching tool, you'll learn how to use queries, views, and stored procedures to efficiently access and manipulate data from your applications. You'll get a firm grasp on using ADO.NET as well as OleDb, SQL, and Oracle to access specific databases. Plus, hands-on examples and try-it-out exercises help you put your reading into practice so that with each chapter, you'll gradually build the pieces of a single application. What you will learn from this book How ADO.NET continues to evolve as a building block for accessing and manipulating data in relational databases Ways to encrypt and decrypt data, hash passwords, and further secure access to your data Techniques for accessing your Web Service from both Windows(r) and Web applications Best practices for using business logic and data access components to produce report data or update data in your back-end databases Who this book is for This book is for developers who want to learn to write database applications and back-end databases, such as Microsoft(r) Access, Microsoft(r) SQL Server, and Oracle(r). Some experience with Visual Basic 2005 is helpful but not required. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. As one of the most popular programming languages in the world, Visual Basic continues to expand on the functionality and flexibility of its framework. This book explains how to use Visual Basic 2005 to write efficient database applications that can be used throughout an enterprise. With this teaching tool, you'll learn how to use queries, views, and stored procedures to efficiently access and manipulate data from your applications. You'll get a firm grasp on using ADO.NET as well as OleDb, SQL, and Oracle to access specific databases. Plus, hands-on examples and try-it-out exercises help you put your reading into practice so that with each chapter, you'll gradually build the pieces of a single application. What you will learn from this book How ADO.NET continues to evolve as a building block for accessing and manipulating data in relational databases Ways to encrypt and decrypt data, hash passwords, and further secure access to your data Techniques for accessing your Web Service from both Windows( and Web applications Best practices for using business logic and data access components to produce report data or update data in your back-end databases Who this book is for This book is for developers who want to learn to write database applications and back-end databases, such as Microsoft( Access, Microsoft( SQL Server, and Oracle(. Some experience with Visual Basic 2005 is helpful but not required. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1, Databases. Chapter 2, An Introduction to Ado.net. Chapter 3, Visual Studio 2005 Data Wizards. Chapter 4, Basic Sql. Chapter 5, SQL and Queries for Access. Chapter 6, Selecting Data in Access. Chapter 7, Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data in Access. Chapter 8, Migrating Data From Access. Chapter 9, Stored Procedures and Views for SQL Server and Oracle. Chapter 10, Building Business Logic and Data Access Components. Chapter 11, Inserting Data. Chapter 12, Selecting Data. Chapter 13, Updating Data. Chapter 14, Accessing Data in Asp.net. Chapter 15, Creating a Web Service. Chapter 16, Accessing a Web Service. Appendix A, Data Type Cross-reference. Appendix B, Time Tracker Project UI. Appendix C, Exercise Solutions. Index.

Additional Information:

Illustrations: ill. Related subjects: Web databases Client/server computing