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Queries Using Enterprise Manager 43 Creating a Table 45 Summary 50 Chapter 3: Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) 51 Using SQL 51 Accessing a Database Using Visual Studio NET 70 Summary 73 Chapter 4: Introduction to Transact-SQL Programming 73 Fundamentals of Transact-SQL 74 Using Cursors 77 Using Functions 78 Creating User-Defined Functions 86 Introducing Stored Procedures 89 Introducing Triggers 91 Summary 94 Chapter 5: Overview of the ADO.NET Classes 94 The Managed Provider and Generic Data Set Classes 95 Performing a SQL SELECT Statement and Storing the Rows Locally 98 Summary 102 © 2004 Your company Contents II Chapter 6: Introducing Windows Applications and ADO.NET 102 Developing a Simple Windows Application 103 Using Windows Controls 109 Using a DataGrid Control to Access a Database 110 Using the Data Form Wizard to Create a Windows Form 116 Summary 124 Part VI Part 2: Fundamental Database Programming with ADO.NET 126 Chapter 7: Connecting to a Database 126 Understanding the SqlConnection Class 126 Using a SqlConnection Object to Connect to a SQL Server Database 128 Creating a Connection Object Using Visual Studio NET 132 Summary 137 Chapter 8: Executing Database Commands 138 The SqlCommand Class 138 Creating a SqlCommand Object 140 Executing SELECT Statements and TableDirect Commands 141 Executing Commands that Modify Information in the Database 149 Introducing Transactions 151 Supplying Parameters to Commands 152 Executing SQL Server Stored Procedures 156 Creating a Command Object Using Visual Studio NET 160 Summary 161 Chapter 9: Using DataReader Objects to Read Results 162 The SqlDataReader Class 162 Creating a SqlDataReader Object 165 Reading Rows from a SqlDataReader Object 165 Returning Strongly Typed Column Values 167 Using the Get* Methods to Read Column Values 168 An Example of Using the Get* Methods 170 Reading Null Values 177 Executing Multiple SQL Statements 177 Using a DataReader Object in Visual Studio NET 179 Summary 181 Chapter 10: Using Dataset Objects to Store Data 182 The SqlDataAdapter Class 182 The DataSet Class 185 Writing and Reading XML Using a DataSet Object 195 Mapping Tables and Columns 198 Reading a Column Value Using Strongly Typed DataSet Classes 199 Creating a DataAdapter Object Using Visual Studio NET 203 Creating a DataSet Object Using Visual Studio NET 207 Summary 208 Chapter 11: Using DataSet Objects to Modify Data 208 The DataTable Class 209 The DataRow Class 211 The DataColumn Class 212 Adding Restrictions to DataTable and DataColumn Objects 213 Finding, Filtering, and Sorting Rows in a DataTable 221 Modifying Rows in a DataTable 223 © 2004 Your company 376 Mastering C# Database Programming @Team LiB Endnotes (after index) © 2004 Your company Back Cover ... 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