Murach's C# 2005
How to use data sources with databases (part 1)

Visual Studio 2005 makes it easier than ever to generate Windows Forms that work with data that's available from a data source. In this chapter, you'll learn how to develop forms that work with data that's stored in a database. However, you can use similar techniques to work with data from web services or from business objects.

Chapter 18 How to use data sources with databases (part 1)
How to create a data source 526
How to use the Data Sources window 526
How to start the Data Source Configuration Wizard 528
How to choose a data source type 528
How to create a connection to a database 530
How to choose database objects for a data source 532
The data source and schema file created by the Data Source Configuration Wizard 534
How to use a data source with a DataGridView control 536
How to generate a DataGridView control from a data source 536
How to edit the properties of a DataGridView control 538
How to edit the columns of a DataGridView control 540
A Product Maintenance application that uses a DataGridView control 542
How to handle data errors 544
How to handle data provider errors 544
How to handle ADO.NET errors 546
How to handle data errors for a DataGridView control 548
How to use a data source with TextBox controls 550
How to change the controls associated with a data source 550
How to generate labels and text boxes from a data source 552
How to format bound data 554
A Product Maintenance application that uses TextBox controls 556
More skills for working with data sources 560
A Customer Maintenance form that uses two data tables 560
How to bind a combo box to a data source 562
How to create a parameterized query 564
How to use code to work with a parameterized query 566
How to preview the data for a query 568
How to view the schema for a dataset 570
How to interpret the generated SQL statements 572




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