Beginning VB 2005 Databases: From Novice to Professional

by Syed Fahad Gilani, James Huddleston, Jon Reid, et al.

This book walks new readers through the intricacies of developing data-driven solutions using VB 2005 and ADO.NET 2.0. It is a revision of a successful title with Apress that still sells to this day. Helpful for those new to the .NET 2.0 technologies or new to data access and manipulation in general, this book surely gives these developers a thorough but easy-to-understand introduction to VB 2005 databases. It includes tighter focus on newer .NET...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00L6KCSQM
• ISBN13: 9781590598108
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 491 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Really useful so far

I'm trying to pick up a lot of different technologies right now and have been really happy with the 4 chapters I've read so far in VB 2005 Databases. I've read most of chapters 5 and all of 7-9 and they've really filled in some details I wasn't getting from other sources. While a lot of the examples deal with console applications, it was the improved understanding of datasources and datatables that helped me diagnose and fix the problems in my windows forms application. I expect I will read this one cover to cover.

Outstanding Intro to Using VB.NET with SQL Server

This really is an outstanding book. My background? Years of C and VB development, but no .NET; then tons of SQL Server 2000/2005 work (am MCITP, MCT in SQL Server). I specifically wanted a jump-start on accessing SQL 2005 databases from VB.NET, and this book does it. The same method is used throughout the book: (1) briefly explain a topic; (2) write some code to illustrate its usage; (3) explain salient points in the code. The examples are extremely short & simple. Each stands alone and illustrates a specific point about .NET or SQL 2005. The authors do not, as some do, create huge coding projects in which learning points are too easily lost. And, not a trivial point, each example works! If you are a SQL Server professional, you can skip or quickly flip thru some sections that focus on T-SQL, but if you are already a .NET developer you probably won't want to skip anything, because virtually every code sample deals with database access. Excellent, excellent book.

Best for beginners and intermediate in VB.Net05 Databases

It's the Best for Beginners and intermediate in VB.net05 Databases,I have read several Books previously and I Couldn't Understand well ,From Beginning to The end This Book explain step By Step all you Need For starting Programming in Databases using VB.Net 2005 and gives you a guide of Books to continue the next grade.