Database Programming with Visual Basic .Net (Paperback, 2nd)

Part One Getting Started with .NET and Databases
Chapter 1: A Lightning-Quick Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
Chapter 2: Using Databases

Part Two ADO.NET Connected Layer Reference
Chapter 3: Understanding ADO.NET
Chapter 4: Looking at Data Providers
Chapter 5: Connections and Transactions
Chapter 6: The Command and Parameter Classes
Chapter 7: DataReaders
Chapter 8: The DataAdapter and CommandBuilder Classes

Part Three ADO.NET Disconnected Layer Reference
Chapter 9: The DataSet Class
Chapter 10: The DataTable and DataView Classes
Chapter 11: The DataRow and DataColumn Classes
Chapter 12: Data Relations

Part Four Working with Databases in the VS .NET IDE
Chapter 13: Presenting the IDE from a Database Viewpoint

Part Five Exception Handling and Debugging
Chapter 14: Exception Handling
Chapter 15: Using the Debug and Trace Classes

Part Six Server-Side Processing
Chapter 16: Using Stored Procedures
Chapter 17: Using Views
Chapter 18: Using Triggers

Part Seven Hierarchical Databases
Chapter 19: Hierarchical Databases
Chapter 20: Exchange Server

Part Eight Message Queuing
Chapter 21: Message Queues

Part Nine XML and SQL Server 2000
Chapter 22: Using XML with SQL Server 2000

Part Ten Data Wrappers
Chapter 23: Data Wrappers

Part Eleven Data-Bound Controls
Chapter 24: Windows Data-Bound Controls
Chapter 25: Web Data-Bound Controls

Part Twelve Example Application
Chapter 26: UserMan

Appendixes
Appendix A Cursors and Locking
Appendix B Using Classic ADO and COM Interop
Appendix C Connected Layer Properties, Methods, and Events
Appendix D Disconnected Layer Properties, Methods, and Events