Publisher's Synopsis
ADO.Net is Microsoft's data access technology, and, as an integral component of the .Net framework, is far more than simply an upgrade of an existing technology.;ADO.Net is a large set of .Net classes that enable us to interact with data sources, manipulate data, and communicate with other applications and Web Services in entirely new ways.;This book provides a wealth of information about the ADO.Net. It describes the features and how to use them, as well as providing advice and explanation that should enable you to use ADO.Net effectively. The code examples are concise, and demonstrate how to use a specific techniques rather than how to build entire applications.;This book provides an overview of ADO.Net, including differences to ADO and its new class structure and explains how to access and query databases using ADO.Net. It gives extensive coverage of the DataSet, DataReader and DataAdapter objects and shows how to implement transactions in ADO.Net. It provides XML support and looks at working with database permissions, incorporating classic ADO components in .Net applications. It has examples of how to achieve real-world programming tasks using the SQL Server 2000, OLEDB and ODBC providers, as well as extensive reference sections.
