Chapter Objectives

After studying this chapter you should be able to

Understand and use relational databases.
Understand a subset of the ADO.NET object model including data providers, data adapter, connections, and data sets.
Apply the ADO.NET object model within Visual Basic .NET to access databases.
Use the properties and methods of the DataGrid control to display records from a DataSet.
Write SQL Select queries to extract data from a database.
Bind controls such as TextBoxes and Labels to a DataSet.
Create Master/Detail DataSets.
Use several tools within Visual Basic .NET to manage and use databases.

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