Beginning VB 2008 Databases is for every VB programmer. This book assumes no prior database experience, and teaches, always through hands-on examples, how to create and use relational databases with the standard database language SQL and how to access them with VB. Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book concisely teaches all the fundamentals needed—and most that are ever needed—to develop professional database applications.
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Vidya Vrat Agarwal holds Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for .NET, and MCSD certifications and is a Life Member of the Computer Society of India (CSI). He started working on .NET with its first beta release. He is currently a Senior Subject Matter Expert – Microsoft for Lionbridge in Mumbai, India, where he lives with his beloved wife and lovely daughter Vamika (nicknamed Pearly). Vidya believes that nothing will turn into a reality without them. Coauthor of Beginning VB 9.0 Databases: From Novice to Professional, he also writes articles for Programmers Heaven (http://www.programmersheaven.com/) and blogs at http://dotnetpassion.blogspot.com/.
Jim Huddleston was a database designer and developer for more than 30 years before becoming an Apress editor in 2006. He has a bachelor’s degree in Latin and Greek from the University of Pennsylvania and a juris doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Author of several books, including Beginning VB 9.0 Databases: From Novice to Professional, Jim still finds database an endlessly fascinating area of study. But, what he currently finds most interesting in computing is F#, which is almost as intriguing as his life-long hobby, translating ancient Greek and Latin epic poetry. His translations of Homer’s Odyssey and the pseudo-Hesiodic Shield of Heracles are available online at The Chicago Homer.
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It is apparent that the people that wrote "great" reviews on this book must be family or friends. This book is certainly NOT for novices and contains nothing for professionals.
It gives example but no "real world" applications as to the reason for the code that is used as examples. The author does not include all steps for the user and "assumes" that unmentioned steps would be "known". Additionally, the listings simply do not compile or work. I spent more time trying to figure-out why a listing did not work than I spent on the book. I even posted a question to the author three weeks ago and got no response. I have purchased hundreds of textbooks over my career and I will be demanding a refund for the first time in my 38-year programming career. SAVE YOUR MONEY !!!!
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Very good Book for VB6 ADO programmer jumping into .NET,
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This review is from: Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional (Books for Professionals by Professionals) (Paperback)
If you need help in moving your older VB database programing skills into the .NET world this is the book for you. This book will teach you all the basic skills you would expect to know in working with ADO.Net and SQL Server. This book may not be for a very beginning student because it assumes you understand the basics of database programming. This book may not be for the advanced professional because this book is not heavy into theory, just enough theory to get the task done. It is more of a 'how to' book showing how to do basic database programming tasks in the ADO.NET way.
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A couple of hundred pages of sloppy, disorganized blobs of code with no clear context, a real mess. Would not dignify this book with any more words.
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trans test, temporary tables, new string, service application, datasets and data adapters, writing database queries, ordinal indexers, typed accessor methods, enter the following query, typed accessors, select orderid, text and binary data, coding transactions, inner join employees, database life cycle, lastname from employees, command builder, tempdb database, connection string parameters, select employeeid, multiple result sets, query window, bit assemblies, untyped datasets, startup project Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Try It Out, Visual Studio, Integrated Security, System Databases, New Query, Server Objects, Imports System Imports System, Server Management Studio Express, Data Imports System, Visual Basic, Solution Explorer, End Try End Sub End Module, Master Page, Object Explorer, Basic Console Application, Windows Form, Entity Data Model, Person Name, Sub Main, Cancel Figure, Finally Close, Rename Modules, Error Occurred, Exception Message, Order Details Browse Sample Pages:
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trans test, temporary tables, new string, service application, datasets and data adapters, writing database queries, ordinal indexers, typed accessor methods, enter the following query, typed accessors, select orderid, text and binary data, coding transactions, inner join employees, database life cycle, lastname from employees, command builder, tempdb database, connection string parameters, select employeeid, multiple result sets, query window, bit assemblies, untyped datasets, startup project Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Try It Out, Visual Studio, Integrated Security, System Databases, New Query, Server Objects, Imports System Imports System, Server Management Studio Express, Data Imports System, Visual Basic, Solution Explorer, End Try End Sub End Module, Master Page, Object Explorer, Basic Console Application, Windows Form, Entity Data Model, Person Name, Sub Main, Cancel Figure, Finally Close, Rename Modules, Error Occurred, Exception Message, Order Details Browse Sample Pages:
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