C# Database Beginner's Guide - (2nd Edition)

Author: (USA) Huddleston, J.; et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: If you are interested in C# databases, after learning this book, you will gain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of how to access and control relational databases. The book provides detailed explanations of the fundamentals of relational databases, the database language SQL, and ADO.NET, guiding you to write various Windows Forms applications, ASP.NET applications, and XML database applications. The book is richly illustrated and teaches specific programming operations through numerous "Try It" exercises, helping you master the learned content. The book has been carefully revised for the first edition and updated with content on .NET 1.1 and ADO.NET 2.0. The content is presented in a progressive manner, with concise language and abundant examples, making it suitable for C# database programming enthusiasts and beginner programmers. We hope you will enjoy this book and provide valuable feedback. Every program involves data processing, and most real-world programs use data stored in relational databases, so every programmer needs to understand how to access relational data. This book primarily discusses how to use C# and ADO.NET to access relational data. It first introduces what needs to be installed, then discusses ADO.NET 1.1, SQL, and relational databases. After that, it covers more advanced topics. Finally, it briefly introduces ADO.NET 2.0. After reading this book, readers will have a deeper understanding of the main topics in C# database programming. Target Audience: This book is written for those interested in using C# to access relational data and is suitable for programmers, managers, and faculty and students in institutions of learning. It only requires basic knowledge of C# and does not assume prior experience with relational databases or the relational database language SQL. The book is easy to understand, with clear concepts and simple program examples that illustrate the concepts, allowing readers to use these examples as a foundation for writing their own code. The book primarily introduces the fundamentals of relational databases and ADO.NET, which are essential for every C# programmer to understand.