#2389 Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET
Class Outline:
Overview:
This course will teach developers to build data-centric applications and Web services with Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000, and the Microsoft.NET Framework.
Prerequisite Comments:
Understanding of relational database concepts: table, row, column, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, and views
Data query and modification experience, including experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE commands
Exposure to XML documents, style sheets, and schemas
Experience with Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic for Applications, or previous versions of Visual Basic
Experience building user interfaces, including Web applications or Microsoft Windows applications
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Lesson 1: Data-Centric Applications and ADO.NET
Design of Data-Centric Applications
ADO.NET Architecture
ADO.NET and XML
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Lesson 2: Connecting to Data Sources
Choosing a .NET Data Provider
Defining a Connection
Managing a Connection
Handling Coonection Exceptions
Connection Pooling
Lesson 3: Performing Connected Database Operations
Working in a Connected Environment
Building Command Objects
Executing Commands That Return a Single Value
Executing Commands That Return Rows
Executing Commands That Do Not Return Rows
Using Transactions
Lesson 4: Building DataSets
Working in a Disconnected Environment
Building DataSets and DataTables
Binding and Saving a DataSet
Defining Data Relationships
Modifying Data in a DataTable
Sorting and Filtering
Lesson 5: Reading and Writing XML with ADO.NET
Creating XSD Schemas
Loading Schemas and Data into DataSets
Writing XML from a DataSet
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Lesson 6: Building DataSets from Existing Data Sources
Configuring a DataAdapter to Retrieve Information
Populating a DataSet Using a DataAdapter
Configuring a DataAdapter to Update the Underlying Data Source
Persisting Changes to a Data Source
How to Handle Conflicts
Lesson 7: Building and Consuming a Web Service That Uses ADO.NET
Building and Consuming a Web Service That Returns Data