Microsoft ADO.NET Tutorial

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Connecting To A Database
Open a Database Connection
Error Handling - Explained
Connection Status
Trusted Security - Explained
How to Connect String Variables and to Access
Working with UDL Files
Provider Gotchas
Connection Miscellaneous

Executing Commands
SQLCommand & OleDbCommand Objects - Lesson 1
SQLCommand & OleDbCommand Objects - Lesson 2
Single Value Queries
Parameterized Queries - Lesson 1
Parameterized Queries - Lesson 2

Correctly Using Stored Procedures
Chapter Overview
How to Create Stored Procedures
How to Call Stored Procedures
How to Create Stored Procedures with Parameters
Passing Parameters to Stored Processes
Transactions Explained - Lesson 1
Transactions Explained - Lesson 2

DataReader
Chapter Overview
Using the DataReader
Multiple Result Sets in a DataReader
Reading Schema from a DataReader

DataAdapter
Chapter Overview
Using the DataAdapter
Inserting Data with CommandBuilder - Lesson 1
Inserting Data with CommandBuilder - Lesson 2
How to Update and Delete Data with CommandBuilder

DataSet
Chapter Overview
Typed DataSets
How to Create a DataSet
DataTables
DataRows
DataColumns
DataViews

Data Binding
Data Binding Explained
Data Bound Textboxes
Without Cursors!
How to Navigate with Binding Objects - Lesson 1
How to Navigate with Binding Objects - Lesson 2
How to Navigate with Collections - Lesson 1
How to Navigate with Collections - Lesson 2
Advanced Binding

XML & ADO.NET
XML Basics and Terminology
XML and .NET
How to Read XML Data
How to put XML in DataSets
How to Write XML from a DataSet
More on XML

What About ADO?
Using ADO - Some Issues

DataForm Wizard
Chapter Overview - The Basics
The Best use for DataForm Wizard

Background Information
Data Access TLA's

Credits
Author Details