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Mastering C# Database Programming @Team LiB

Table of Contents
Foreword

1

Part I Table of Contents

3

Part II BackCover

5

Part III Mastering C# Database Programming

7

Part IV Introduction

9

1 How to Use This

...................................................................................................................................
Book
9
2 Downloading
...................................................................................................................................
the Example Programs
11

Part V Part 1: Introduction to ADO.NET and
Databases

13

1 Chapter 1: Introduction
...................................................................................................................................
to Database Programming with ADO.NET
13
Obtaining the Required
..........................................................................................................................................................
Software
13
Developing Your ..........................................................................................................................................................
First ADO.NET Program
14
Connecting to Access
..........................................................................................................................................................
and Oracle Databases
17
Introducing Visual
..........................................................................................................................................................

Studio .NET
19
Using the .NET Documentation
.......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Using the SQL Server
..........................................................................................................................................................
Documentation
25
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 26

2 Chapter 2: Introduction
...................................................................................................................................
to Databases
26
Introducing Databases
.......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Using SQL Server.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Exploring the Northwind
..........................................................................................................................................................
Database
34
Building Queries..........................................................................................................................................................
Using Enterprise Manager
43
Creating a Table .......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 50

3 Chapter 3: Introduction

...................................................................................................................................
to Structured Query Language (SQL)
51
Using SQL
.......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Accessing a Database
..........................................................................................................................................................
Using Visual Studio .NET
70
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 73

4 Chapter 4: Introduction
...................................................................................................................................
to Transact-SQL Programming
73
Fundamentals of ..........................................................................................................................................................
Transact-SQL
74
Using Cursors .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Using Functions .......................................................................................................................................................... 78
Creating User-Defined
..........................................................................................................................................................
Functions
86
Introducing Stored
..........................................................................................................................................................
Procedures
89
Introducing Triggers

.......................................................................................................................................................... 91
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 94

5 Chapter 5: Overview
...................................................................................................................................
of the ADO.NET Classes
94
The Managed Provider
..........................................................................................................................................................
and Generic Data Set Classes
95
Performing a SQL..........................................................................................................................................................
SELECT Statement and Storing the Rows Locally
98
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 102
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Contents

II

6 Chapter 6:...................................................................................................................................
Introducing Windows Applications and ADO.NET
102
Developing a Simple
..........................................................................................................................................................
Windows Application

103
Using Windows..........................................................................................................................................................
Controls
109
Using a DataGrid
..........................................................................................................................................................
Control to Access a Database
110
Using the Data Form
..........................................................................................................................................................
Wizard to Create a Windows Form
116
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 124

Part VI Part 2: Fundamental Database Programming
with ADO.NET

126

1 Chapter 7:...................................................................................................................................
Connecting to a Database
126
Understanding the
..........................................................................................................................................................
SqlConnection Class
126
Using a SqlConnection
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object to Connect to a SQL Server Database

128
Creating a Connection
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object Using Visual Studio .NET
132
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 137

2 Chapter 8:...................................................................................................................................
Executing Database Commands
138
The SqlCommand
..........................................................................................................................................................
Class
138
Creating a SqlCommand
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object
140
Executing SELECT
..........................................................................................................................................................
Statements and TableDirect Commands
141
Executing Commands
..........................................................................................................................................................
that Modify Information in the Database
149
Introducing Transactions
.......................................................................................................................................................... 151
Supplying Parameters

..........................................................................................................................................................
to Commands
152
Executing SQL Server
..........................................................................................................................................................
Stored Procedures
156
Creating a Command
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object Using Visual Studio .NET
160
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 161

3 Chapter 9:...................................................................................................................................
Using DataReader Objects to Read Results
162
The SqlDataReader
..........................................................................................................................................................
Class
162
Creating a SqlDataReader
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object
165
Reading Rows from
..........................................................................................................................................................
a SqlDataReader Object
165
Returning Strongly

..........................................................................................................................................................
Typed Column Values
167
Using the Get* Methods
..........................................................................................................................................................
to Read Column Values
168
An Example of Using
..........................................................................................................................................................
the Get* Methods
170
Reading Null Values
.......................................................................................................................................................... 177
Executing Multiple
..........................................................................................................................................................
SQL Statements
177
Using a DataReader
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object in Visual Studio .NET
179
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 181

4 Chapter 10:
...................................................................................................................................
Using Dataset Objects to Store Data
182
The SqlDataAdapter
..........................................................................................................................................................

Class
182
The DataSet Class
.......................................................................................................................................................... 185
Writing and Reading
..........................................................................................................................................................
XML Using a DataSet Object
195
Mapping Tables..........................................................................................................................................................
and Columns
198
Reading a Column
..........................................................................................................................................................
Value Using Strongly Typed DataSet Classes
199
Creating a DataAdapter
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object Using Visual Studio .NET
203
Creating a DataSet
..........................................................................................................................................................
Object Using Visual Studio .NET
207
Summary
.......................................................................................................................................................... 208

5 Chapter 11:
...................................................................................................................................
Using DataSet Objects to Modify Data
208

The DataTable Class
.......................................................................................................................................................... 209
The DataRow Class
.......................................................................................................................................................... 211
The DataColumn..........................................................................................................................................................
Class
212
Adding Restrictions
..........................................................................................................................................................
to DataTable and DataColumn Objects
213
Finding, Filtering,
..........................................................................................................................................................
and Sorting Rows in a DataTable
221
Modifying Rows..........................................................................................................................................................
in a DataTable
223
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