Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

Learn how to turn data into solutions with SQL Server 2000, Visual Basic .NET, and XML.

Find out the fastest ways to transform data into potent business solutions with this definitive guide for developers. Youll get a fundamental grasp of SQL Server? programming techniques for data access, data manipulation, and data definition with T-SQL, and youll learn how to make the most of the language enhancements in Visual Basic® .NET, the programming advances in the Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET integrated development environment, and the state-of-the-art technologies of the .NET framework, including ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and XML Web services. You also get in-depth coverage of SQL Server database security management, SQL Server Web releases, and features for interoperability between ADO.NET and XML. If youre looking for expert insights on how to build powerful, secure solutions with SQL Server 2000 and Visual Basic .NET, this is the book for you. Coverage includes these topics:

XML Web services
SQL Server 2000 XML functionality
XML data-processing techniques
Class, event, and error-processing innovations
Tables and data types
Programming data access with T-SQL
Programming views and stored procedures
Programming user-defined functions and triggers
SQL Server 2000 security
Creating Microsoft Windows®based applications with SQL Server 2000 and Visual Basic .NET
Programming Windows solutions with ADO.NET
Programming ASP.NET solutions

CD-ROM FEATURES:
A fully searchable electronic copy of the book
Sample code written in Visual Basic .NET and T-SQL