Product Description

Meet the Challenge of Any Database Project with Visual Basic and ADOMastering Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 offers highly focused coverage of the techniques that make Visual Basic the ideal tool for database development. Assuming no prior experience with database programming, this book teaches you every aspect of the craft, from GUI design to server–side development to middle–tier implementation. Rather than waste your time with outmoded data access technologies, it takes you straight to the leading edge––ADO 2.5––helping you build database applications that will meet your organization′s needs now and into the future. Coverage includes:
∗ Understanding data access architectures and technologies
∗ Understanding relational database concepts
∗ Getting acquainted with SQL, including the most important features of SQL Server 7 for the VB programmer
∗ Understanding ADO and what it offers your database application
∗ Using the visual database tools
∗ Using ADO 2.5 to access databases from within your VB applications
∗ Getting the most from SQL Server using T–SQL and stored procedures
∗ Simplifying client application coding with stored procedures
∗ Constructing data–aware classes
∗ Implementing middle–tier components and data–bound ActiveX controls
∗ Supporting remote data access
∗ Encapsulating database operations with ActiveX controls
∗ Accessing a database from within Web applications using Active Server Pages
∗ Building applications that work with Internet Information Server and Microsoft Transaction Server
∗ Mapping data structures to hierarchical Recordsets and making the most of disconnected Recordsets

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135909 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 896 pages

From the Back Cover
Meet the Challenge of Any Database Project with Visual Basic and ADOMastering Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 offers highly focused coverage of the techniques that make Visual Basic the ideal tool for database development. Assuming no prior experience with database programming, this book teaches you every aspect of the craft, from GUI design to server–side development to middle–tier implementation. Rather than waste your time with outmoded data access technologies, it takes you straight to the leading edge––ADO 2.5––helping you build database applications that will meet your organization′s needs now and into the future. Coverage includes:

• Understanding data access architectures and technologies
• Understanding relational database concepts
• Getting acquainted with SQL, including the most important features of SQL Server 7 for the VB programmer
• Understanding ADO and what it offers your database application
• Using the visual database tools
• Using ADO 2.5 to access databases from within your VB applications
• Getting the most from SQL Server using T–SQL and stored procedures
• Simplifying client application coding with stored procedures
• Constructing data–aware classes
• Implementing middle–tier components and data–bound ActiveX controls
• Supporting remote data access
• Encapsulating database operations with ActiveX controls
• Accessing a database from within Web applications using Active Server Pages
• Building applications that work with Internet Information Server and Microsoft Transaction Server
• Mapping data structures to hierarchical Recordsets and making the most of disconnected Recordsets

About the Author
Evangelos Petroutsos is a computer engineer who gained much of his experience at the California Institute of Technology and MCI. Currently, he writes computer books and works as a computer communications consultant. He has authored and co–authored dozens of programming titles, including the best–selling Mastering Visual Basic 6, and Visual Basic 6 Developer′s Handbook. He also has published numerous articles and teaches networking and programming courses.

Customer Reviews

No good
Don't buy this book if you are planning to learn ADO from scratch, or if you're new to VB. It's instructions are unclear and it's a drag to read. I'm an intermediate programmer and I would suggest looking elsewhere for a book to teach you about database programming. I couldn't even get to the examples because the CD was scratched when I removed it from the book. It does have some good content if you flick through the book, but I was looking for more solid examples of coding, which take you from beginning to end. Instead there are snippets of code dotted around the book, with few examples on how to set up a database connection, and use recordsets etc.

ADO, TSQL - you name it, it's got it....
An excellent and detailed book in a well written and informative style. I have found it useful as both a reference and tutorial. The sections on TSQL and ADO were excellent introductions for me and I have found that my productivity has improved considerably

Another Great Book From Evangelos Petroutsos
To the point ,extremly easy to understand and read. Another great book from this Author. This book helps all database problems from SQL server to MSAccess. I cannot fault it