Murach's ADO.NET 2.0 with VB 2005
How to work with data sources and datasets

This chapter shows you how to use the .NET 2.0 data sources feature to quickly create your first database applications.
Chapter 3 How to work with data sources and datasets
How to create a data source 58
How to use the Data Sources window 58
How to start the Data Source Configuration Wizard 60
How to choose a data source type 60
How to choose the connection for a data source 62
How to create a connection to a database 64
How to save a connection string in the app.config file 66
How to choose database objects for a data source 68
The schema file created by the Data Source Configuration Wizard 70
How to use a data source 72
How to generate a DataGridView control from a data source 72
A Terms Maintenance application that uses a DataGridView control 74
How to change the controls associated with a data source 76
How to generate detail controls from a data source 78
A Vendor Maintenance application that uses TextBox controls 80
How to handle data errors 82
How to handle data provider errors 82
How to handle ADO.NET errors 84
How to handle data errors for a DataGridView control 86
How to use the Dataset Designer 88
How to view the schema for a dataset 88
How to preview the data for a query 90
How to interpret the generated SQL statements 92


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