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ADO.NET in a Nutshell

By Bill Hamilton, Matthew MacDonald
April 2003
Pages: 620
Series: In a Nutshell
ISBN 10: 0-596-00361-7 | ISBN 13: 9780596003616
(Average of 5 Customer Reviews)

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ADO.NET in a Nutshell is the most complete and concise source of ADO.NET information available. Besides being a valuable reference, this book covers a variety of issues that programmers face when developing web applications or web services that rely on database access. Most examples use Microsoft's C# language. The book's CD includes an add-in to integrate the reference with Visual Studio .NET help files.
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Written by experts on the Microsoft® .NET programming platform, ADO.NET in a Nutshell delivers everything .NET programmers will need to get a jump-start on ADO.NET technology or to sharpen their skills even further. In the tradition of O'Reilly's In a Nutshell Series, ADO.NET in a Nutshell is the most complete and concise source of ADO.NET information available. ADO.NET is the suite of data access technologies in the .NET Framework that developers use to build applications services accessing relational data and XML. Connecting to databases is a fundamental part of most applications, whether they are web, Windows®, distributed, client/server, XML Web Services, or something entirely different. But ADO.NET is substantially different from Microsoft's previous data access technologies--including the previous version of ADO--so even experienced developers need to understand the basics of the new disconnected model before they start programming with it. Current with the .NET Framework 1.1, ADO.NET in a Nutshell offers one place to look when you need help with anything related to this essential technology, including a reference to the ADO.NET namespaces and object model. In addition to being a valuable reference, this book provides a concise foundation for programming with ADO.NET and covers a variety of issues that programmers face when developing web applications or Web Services that rely on database access. Using C#, this book presents real world, practical examples that will help you put ADO.NET to work immediately. Topics covered in the book include:

An Introduction to ADO.NET
Connections, Commands and DataReaders
Disconnected Data
Advanced DataSets
Transactions
DataViews and Data Binding
XML and the DataSet

Included with the book is a Visual Studio .NET add-in that integrates the entire reference directly into your help files. When combining ADO.NET in a Nutshell with other books from O'Reilly's .NET In a Nutshell series, you'll have a comprehensive, detailed and independent reference collection that will help you become more productive.

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Take my Advise, January 23 2007

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I advise every one who Want to Learn ADO.NET technology To BUY this book and ADO.NET CookBook.
these two books offer the comprehensive Guide to learn ADO.NET, such as the ADO.NET Classes , properties,And methods.
The ADO.NET Cookbook offers the important solutions that is most developers need it .

The book seems to speak with people..., September 30 2005

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Submitted by Eduardo Cesar Lunardelli [Respond | View]

The book has a thing with people, I a time listened to a pupil mine speaking that the book seemed to speak with it..., and thought it must be being wild...!

But when I started to read this book, also I had this sensation, I liked and I recommend!

Rocks, May 05 2004

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Submitted by Silona [Respond | View]

I was having problems in the MS generated code...

I know surprise surprise but this book had the solution I needed... and I looked everywhere. MS docs, net and many many books.

This book is the hard core one that goes into the nitty gritty. All the other just seem to say the same things in a different way while this one delves into the beastie.

thanks!

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ADO.NET in a Nutshell Review, April 02 2004

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Yes I agree, I also recommend it, really excelent book!

Emo

ADO.NET in a Nutshell Review, September 06 2003

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Submitted by vipin wagh [Respond | View]

I can describe this book in very few words: To-the-point, no-nonsense , must-have ADO.NET book. It summarizes vital components of ADO.NET very well. Reading this book has been fun so far. Highly recommended.

Media reviews "I would highly recommend that ADO.NET programmers pick up a copy of this reference. Not only does it live up to the high standard set by other Nutshell books, but the addition of full integration with Visual Studio .NET’s online help makes it an even more attractive purchase."
--Salt Lake ColdFusion Users Group, October 2003
http://www.slcfug.org/index.cfm?pageID=52

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