ADO.NET tutorial in gotdotnet/quickstart

[Guest]

Is the ADO.NET tutorial in gotdotnet/quickstart relevant to .NET Framework
SDK v2.0? Or is it a leftover from previous versions? (I do not have the
samples and the directions to getting the samples involve downloading the NET
Framework v1.0 and that is the only reference to a version on the whole site
that I can find.)

Any reccomendations for a ADO.NET tutorial for a VB6 ADO veteran?

 

[William \(Bill\) Vaughn]

In which war did you serve?
Ah, I wrote a number of books just for ADO classic veterans (and
developers). While most are out of date at this point, I think "Hitchhiker's
Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server (7th Edition)" should help
considerably. "ADO and ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices for VB
Programmers" (if you can find it) has even more ADO classic to ADO.NET
issues explained...

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[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

John,

I have not seen them a while but in my opinion can you use them.

Cor

 

[Earl]

I view 2.0 as being an extension of 1.0. Some highlights of 2.0:
TableAdapters (a godforsaken addition in my book), the BindingSource (big
improvement over currency manager), the BindingNavigator, and the
DataGridView (big improvement over DataGrid). But fundamentally, it still
all boils down to the datasets, datatables, and data adapters. You should
dig through the MSDN website to get started. One thing I learned early on
was to forget everything about ADO classic. Trying to make comparisons just
made it harder to learn.

 

[RobinS]

Check out Dave Sceppa's book, "ADO.Net Core Reference". He does refer to
how things used to be, and how they are now. The "how they are now" part is
the most important. And all samples are given in both C# and VB.

Robin S.

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

John,

Because you got more answers, gotdotnet/quickstart was my first start with
..Net too

I found it very pleasant to do.

Cor

 

[Guest]

Bill,

I have and have read many times your books about ADO best practices and VB6
& SQL Server. (That is how I got to be a veteran.) Your books were the best
help to me learning ADO. I will look into your new books. What I want is
something specifically about ADO.NET that is as good as those books. (I think
I understand from your response that you have new books.)

 

[Guest]

One of the things I learned about data access in VB6 was:
"Thou Shalt Never Use DataBound Controls"
A lot of the documentation and articles about ADO.NET is about data binding
and databound controls. I am comfortable now with performing all of my data
access programatically at run time.

Any suggestions about information about ADO.NET and performing all data
access programatically at run time, i.e. in CODE? (I have purchased several
ADO.NET books {$$$!!!) only to find that they were tainted with databound
controls info.)

 

[Guest]

I went to Amazon and purchased your book on ADO & ADO.Net best practices. The
last reader review sold me!

Thanks,

 

[William \(Bill\) Vaughn]

One of the big differences between the VB6 (COM-based VB) and VB.NET is data
binding. When the built the new binding engine, they started from a clean
slate. Is it fault-free? Hardly. However, it's far more stable and useful
than ever before. The technology has also been refined each time VB.NET
ships--we're looking at the 3rd or 4th generation now--it's time to try it
again.

Keep in mind that ADO and ADO.NET E&BP discusses ADO.NET 1.1--not 2.0 where
a number of new features came online. With this book as a foundation you
should be prepared to tackle the new features in VB (and VS) 2005 in no
time.

Good luck.

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William (Bill) Vaughn
Author, Mentor, Consultant
Microsoft MVP
INETA Speaker
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Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

John,

I only don't use databinding if I am not able to do that, and that is
seldom.

It makes live so much easier.

Cor