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ADO.NET provides consistent access to data sources such as Microsoft SQL Server, as well as data sources exposed through OLE DB and XML. Data-sharing consumer applications can use ADO.NET to connect to these data sources and retrieve, manipulate, and update data. ADO.NET cleanly factors data access from data manipulation into discrete components that can be used separately, or in tandem.

ADO.NET includes .NET Framework data providers for connecting to a database, executing commands, and retrieving results. Those results can be presented to the database users in any number of ways. In this tutorial, Mark Long shows you, step by step, how to take advantage of ADO.NET's functionality to enhance your network's productivity.

Contents
Course Introduction
Welcome
Course Overview
ADO.NET in Action-DataReader
ADO.NET in Action-DataSet

Overview of ADO.NET
ADO.NET Objectives
.NET Data Providers
Using Data Namespaces

ADO.NET Objects
ADO.NET Object Model
Objects/Methods/Properties

Connecting To A Database
Opening A Database Connection
Using Error Handling
Connection Status
Using Trusted Security
Connection String Variables
Connecting to Access
Using UDL Files
Provider Gotchas
Connection Miscellaneous

Executing Commands
SQLCommand Object
OleDbCommand Object
Single Value Queries
Parameterized Queries pt. 1
Parameterized Queries pt. 2

Using Stored Procedures
What is a Stored Procedure?
Creating Stored Procedures
Calling Stored Procedures
Creating Stored Procedures with Parameters
Passing Parameters to Stored Processes
Transactions pt. 1
Transactions pt. 2

DataReader
DataReader Basics
Using a DataReader
Multiple Result Sets in a DataReader
Reading Schema from a DataReader

DataAdapter
DataAdapter Basics
Using the DataAdapter
Inserting Data with CommandBuilder pt. 1
Inserting Data with CommandBuilder pt. 2
Updating Data with CommandBuilder
Deleting Data with CommandBuilder

DataSet
DataSet Basics
Typed DataSets
Creating a DataSet
DataTables
DataRows
DataColumns
DataViews

Data Binding
What is Data Binding?
Data Bound Textboxes
Life without Cursors
Navigating with Binding Objects pt. 1
Navigating with Binding Objects pt. 2
Navigating with Collections pt. 1
Navigating with Collections pt. 2
Complex Binding

XML & ADO.NET
XML Basics
XML Terminology
XML and .NET
Reading XML Data
Putting XML in DataSets
Writing XML from a DataSet
Much More XML

What About ADO?
Using ADO

DataForm Wizard
DataForm Wizard Basics
Best Use for DataForm Wizard

Background Info
Data Access TLA's