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"When you combine our ADO.NET book with our SQL for SQL Server book, you have a complete database programming library for VB.NET programmers."

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If you know the VB.NET basics, this book teaches everything else you need for developing and deploying database applications with Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET, the new data access method for the .NET platform. That includes Windows as well as web applications, and both two-tiered and three-tiered applications. Along the way, you’ll learn how to use typed and untyped datasets, bound and unbound controls, data views, parameterized queries, and more. You’ll also learn how to use XML for defining data structures, Crystal Reports for developing reports, and the Server Explorer for working with a database.

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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates (May 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890774197
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890774196
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #474,067 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Practical Book truly geared towards learning., August 1, 2003
By Harinath Thummalapalli (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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There are very few publishers in the IT world that follow the approach taken by the Murach's series to teach. All the left hand side pages of this book are theory and explanations and all the right hand side pages of this book are code/explanations. It is a new and unique approach that seems to work. It is clear when you read the book that the authors are definitely geared towards teaching the subject and making it as easy as possible for you to learn. This is obvious even in the way things are explained where the authors make no assumptions and start from scratch in explaining everything in great detail. This is an excellent approach to teach beginners.

The book is split into two parts - using VB.NET to build desktop applications and using VB.NET to build web applications. But for both sections, it MAINLY addresses the issue of connecting to databases through ADO.NET. And if you are looking at learning how to develop just web applications, you are forced to learn how to build desktop applications first. The reason for this is that the book starts with the desktop applications before proceding to the web applications and it doesn't repeat the knowledge presented in the earlier chapters. So you can't start directly reading the web development chapters. But we found that it isn't that great an inconvenience.

If you are in a rush, you are better off looking at another book in the market - 'Programming the Web with Visual Basic.NET' by Torkelson, et al. This book only addresses how to develop web applications using VB.NET and it does an equally fantastic job at teaching if not better. It also goes a lot deeper into the subject. This other book does does claim to be only for Intermediate/Advanced users though we believe that if you are an experienced programmer but just new to VB.NET, you should be okay.

The book being reviewed here does have a website where you can download the sample code and we have been able to successfully use a lot of the code with very few problems in implementing the code. There are almost no negatives to this book with the exception that it isn't for an advanced user and it forces you to learn how to build desktop applications first. Everything it addresses, it does a fantastic job but it does leave out the very advanced topics.

We thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and wanted to share this valuable find with others (not just this book but also other books by the Murach's series). We hope you too enjoy learning from this book as much as we did. Our copy will continue to be used for a long time to come to give you an indication of how much we like this book. Good luck!

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Book, September 23, 2005
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I took on the project of constructing a database application to track our customers since there was nothing out there off the shelf that would do exactly what we needed done. I had not programmed in 12 years and did not know a first thing about VB.NET or object-oriented programming. The book is so well structured that I managed to build a database application from the ground-up while learning to program all over again within 6 months - it would have taken shorter but the only times I could dedicate to the project was nights and weekends. And guess what; after I beta-tested the program and ironed out the bugs, the program never even crashed once! On average 15 concurrent users are on the program and enter about 200 transacions daily. This book helped make my project a success.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have, May 28, 2005
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I was in several Oracle's training classes. In most classes, each takes approximately from two to five days. If you were in the class, you would get a handout book printing from Instructor's PowerPoint slide. The handout, in bullet format, covers only the closed-to-a-real application examples. It is concise. Instructor covers the slide for 30 mins. Then, he gave you many lab exercises to follow. With this method, I think you can understand the context in the short time. This book is using the same method. By pursuing this book, you do not need the real instructor. All instructor suggestions are already in the book.

At the end of each chapter, you will have a chance to modify the project that you already did in the chapter. For example, if the author shows you how to write create adapter, you will have a chance to enhance those statements to be more complex. You are also able to do extra projects that the author has not taught in the text. As a result, you can apply those skills to develop your own projects.

Another good thing about this book is that the screen captures are very clear. You can see what the points of the author. In many books, they fail to do so because readers cannot read words on those screens.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My review on this book
This book provided me all the important information and techniques on how to develope relational databases. The authors really got to the guts on how real databases work. Read more
Published on June 28, 2007 by Doug M. Champigny

5.0 out of 5 stars Another masterpiece from Murach's series
I'm basically a Java programmer and I already own Murachs's JSP which is a class in itself. I had to involve in a project at my company which is totally developed using VB.NET. Read more
Published on May 11, 2006 by Joe

2.0 out of 5 stars should look for better book
this book is more of a guide to teach someone how to program, but when you are alone and stucked, you can't find any solution.
Published on March 9, 2006 by K. Luong

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginner and professional!
The seller responded promptly to this transaction and book was in excellent condition! Would use again and highly recommend to others....
Published on October 3, 2005 by Charles R. Parrish

2.0 out of 5 stars BETTER TRY ANOTHER BOOK
Murach's VB.NET Database Programming with ADO.NET is geared towards a classroom, like college or university, if you want to learn yourself, you are stuck, it doesn't provide... Read more
Published on January 20, 2005 by R. Torres

1.0 out of 5 stars Find A Different Book
This is one of the worest books I seen for ado.net. If you want to learn ADO.NET you need to do it in code, not with the components. Read more
Published on September 10, 2004 by Blaine

3.0 out of 5 stars A reader from NJ
A good book for experienced VB.NET / ADO.NET programmers but if you were, you wouldn't be buying a book on the subject. Read more
Published on July 6, 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for people with database and ADO.net basics
This book is basics of both to database and ado.net.
If you are really looking for step by step basics of database
and ado.net go for it,else this book is not for you.
Published on June 22, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING
I have been working with VB and Database programming since VB version 3.0 and Access 2.0. I now regularly teach classes in VB.Net and database programming. Read more
Published on April 19, 2004 by Chuck Easttom

5.0 out of 5 stars In a class by itself!
I have been working through your excellent primer on ADO.NET, which is the first such book I have seen that makes real sense to me, because it actually focuses on something close... Read more
Published on January 9, 2004

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