Beginning Asp.net 2.0 And Databases

The book focuses on solving business problems in a logical progression from connecting to displaying to changing the data. Additional chapters cover enhancements to the presentation and alternate types of data. The book follows Kauffman’s practice of going beyond the basic techniques to discuss the permutations, pitfalls and best practices that occur in real business scenarios.



Table of contents :
Introduction
· Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 and ADO.NET
· Connecting to an Access Database
· Connecting to SQL Server and SQL Server Express
· Connecting to Other Relational Databases
· Displaying Data in Tables
· Customizing the Appearance of Tables
· Sorting and Paging Data
· Displaying Data in Selection Lists
· Filtering and Master-Details Scenarios
· Displaying Data in Templated Controls and Data Binding
· Updating and Deleting Data
· Inserting New Records
· Validation
· Business Objects As a Source of Data
· XML and Other Hierarchical Data
· Caching Data
· Handling Events for Data Controls
· Performance Checklist
Case Study: FAQ System
Appendix A: A Short and Practical Introduction to SQL Statements
Appendix B: Exercise Answers
Index

Market Description :
First are database folks that need a web front end. Second are web programmers looking to add data to their site. The book is also appropriate for non-programmers looking to add data-driven functionality to a web site for the first time.



About Author :
John Kaufman is a trainer and writer working in Asia and North America specializing in connecting databases to the web. While teaching he keeps a list of student questions and mistakes and uses that information as the basis for future material in books. John authored best-seller Beginning ASP Databases and coauthored several other best-sellers including Beginning Active Server Pages 3.

Bradley Millington is a Microsoft Program Manager for the Web Platform and Tools Team with primary responsibility for the database controls in ASP.NET. He is a well-known frequent speaker at Microsoft technical conferences including TechEd and PDC.