439Part IV
Database and Web
Programming
In this part:
Chapter 18: Getting Started with ADO .NET.............................. 441
Chapter 19: Data Presentation Using the DataGridView Control............ 467
Chapter 20: Creating Web Sites and Web Pages by Using Visual
Web Developer and ASP .NET........................................ 491In Part IV, you’ll learn how to work with information stored in databases and Web sites. First,
you’ll learn about Microsoft ADO .NET, an important paradigm for working with database
information, and you’ll learn how to display, modify, and search for database content
by using a combination of program code and Windows Forms controls. Microsoft Visual
Studio 2010 was specifically designed to create applications that provide access to a rich
variety of data sources. These custom interfaces have traditionally been called database
front ends, meaning that through your Microsoft Visual Basic application, the user is given
a more useful window into database information than simply manipulating raw database
records. However, a more appropriate description in Visual Studio 2010 is that you can build
datacentric applications, meaning that through your application, the user is invited to explore
the full potential of any number of rich data source connections, whether to local or remote
locations, and that the application places this data at the center of the user‘s computing
experience.Table of Contents
Database and Web
ProgrammingGetting Started with ADO.NET.............................. 441
Database Programming with ADO .NET................................ 441
Database Terminology......................................... 442
Working with an Access Database............................... 444
The Data Sources Window...................................... 452
Using Bound Controls to Display
Database Information............................................... 458
One Step Further: SQL Statements, LINQ,
and Filtering Data................................................... 461
Chapter 18 Quick Reference.......................................... 466