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Acknowledgments .................................................................................................xiii
About the Authors ..............................................................................................xv
Introduction ........................................................................................................xix

Chapter 1 Introducing ADO.NET

.......................................................1

How We Got Here ....................................................................................................2

What Do These Changes Mean? ........................................................................5

ADO.NETA New Beginning ..................................................................................7

Comparing ADOc and ADO.NET ......................................................................8

Understanding ADO.NET Infrastructure ......................................................9

Understanding ADO.NETs Distributed Architecture ....................................10
A Brief Look at XML ..........................................................................................11
ADO.NETThe Fundamentals .......................................................................12
ADO.NET .NET Data Providers ........................................................................15
Leveraging Existing COM-based ADO Code ..................................................17
Creating DataSets from ADOc Recordset Objects .........................................19
How COM Interop Affects .NET Applications ................................................19
ADO.NET and Disconnected Data Structures ...........................................20
The System.Data Namespace ............................................................................21
The ADO.NET DataSet Object .........................................................................22
Descending the System.Data Namespace Tree .............................................26
Instantiating System.Data Objects .................................................................30
Introducing the ADO.NET DataAdapter .........................................................31
ADO.NETs Low-Level Data Stream ...............................................................36

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Chapter 2 ADO.NETGetting Connected ......................................39

ADO.NET .NET Data Providers ........................................................................40
Choosing the Right Provider ............................................................................41

Creating ADO.NET Connection Objects ......................................................42

Using Constructors in Declarations ................................................................43
Building an ADO.NET ConnectionString .......................................................44
Connecting via the SqlClient .NET Data Provider ............................51
Introducing System.Data.SQLClient ...............................................................51
Examining the Connection Object Properties ...............................................53
Examining Connection Object Methods ........................................................55
Sinking Connection Object Events .................................................................56
Managing Transactions .....................................................................................59
Connecting with the Odbc .NET Data Provider .....................................59
Using the Odbc .NET Data Provider ...............................................................60
Managing the Odbc.Connection Object .........................................................61
ODBC Connection Strings ...............................................................................64
Opening ADO.NET Connections in Code ......................................................65
Using the IDE to Get Connected .................................................................66
Adding Connections .........................................................................................66
Closing Connections .........................................................................................68
Managing the ADO.NET Garbage Collector ...................................................68
Connection Information and Security ...........................................................69
ADO.NET Connection Pooling ........................................................................71
OleDb and Odbc Connection Pooling ............................................................75
Debugging the Connection Pool .....................................................................75
COM-based ADO as a .NET Data Provider ..................................................75
Instantiating Your ADOc Namespace .............................................................76

Chapter 3 ADO.NET Command Strategies ...................................79

Understanding ADO.NET Commands .................................................................79
Introducing ADO.NET Parameter Queries .....................................................82
Executing Ad Hoc Queries Using ADO.NET ...................................................84
Constructing SQL for your Query ...................................................................85
Creating a DataSet with the IDE ......................................................................98
Using Drag-and-Drop with the IDE ..............................................................102
Managing Parameter Queries ........................................................................111
Managing Multiple-Table Queries ................................................................116
Managing Stored Procedure Queries ............................................................121
Managing Multiple-Resultset Queries ..........................................................129
Exploring the Command Execute Methods .................................................133
Binding to Resultset Columns ...................................................................136

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Chapter 4 ADO.NET DataReader Strategies

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Comparing ADOc with ADO.NET ......................................................................142

Understanding the DataReader ...................................................................144
Using the DataReader Get Methods to Retrieve Data .....................151
Using GetValues to Fetch a Row ....................................................................154

Cleaning Up After Your DataReader ........................................................155

Chapter 5 Using the DataTable and DataSet

....................157

Understanding the DataSet and DataTable Structure .....................159

Typed Versus Untyped DataSets ....................................................................161

Importing ADOc Recordsets ..........................................................................168

Comparing ADOc Recordsets and DataTable Objects ................................169
Building DataTables .......................................................................................172
Building DataTables with the Constructor ...................................................173
Building DataTables Using the DataAdapter Fill Method ...........................173
Building DataTable Objects Within a DataSet ..............................................177
Using FillSchema to Retrieve DDL ................................................................180
Accessing DataTable Data ............................................................................181
Accessing the DataColumnCollection (Columns) .......................................182
Understanding the DataRow Object .............................................................187
Accessing the DataRowCollection (Rows) ....................................................187
Testing for Results ..........................................................................................191
Accessing DataSet Data ................................................................................194
Positioning the Current Row Pointer ............................................................195
Binding to DataSets .......................................................................................196

Chapter 6 Filtering, Sorting, and Finding

....................197

Filtering and Sorting with the Select Method ...............................198

Sorting with the Select Method .....................................................................199
Filtering on RowState and Version ................................................................205
Filtering and Sorting with the DataView Object ............................205
Setting DataView Filter Properties ................................................................206
Creating DataView Objects with Visual Studio ............................................210
Updating a DataView .....................................................................................210
Working with the DataViewManager ...........................................................211
The DefaultViewManager Property ..............................................................212
Using the Find Methods ................................................................................212
The Rows Collection Find Method ................................................................213
The DataView Objects Find Method ............................................................216
The Rows Collection Contains Method ........................................................219
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Chapter 7 ADO.NET Update Strategies ....................................221

Changing DataThe Fundamentals ...............................................................223
Addressing the Value Property with Untyped Datasets ...............................223
Addressing the Value Property with Typed Datasets ...................................224
Creating New DataRows ................................................................................224
Deleting DataSet Rows ...................................................................................226
Undoing a Delete Operation ......................................................................227
Postponing Constraint Enforcement ............................................................228
Using BeginEdit ..............................................................................................228
Data Validation ...............................................................................................229
Checking RowState ........................................................................................233
Update Strategies ...........................................................................................238
Creating Updatable DataSets ........................................................................239
Using the CommandBuilder Class ................................................................240
Using Visual Studio to Generate Action Queries ............................251
Reviewing the Generated Stored Procedures ..............................................251
Reviewing the Generated Code .....................................................................254
Retrieving Autonumber, Identity, or GUIDs ......................................258
Understanding the Update Methods ...........................................................262
Update Performance .........................................................................................264
Another Approach to Bulk Inserts: Use XML ...............................................265
Updating the Authors TableAn Example ................................................266
Working with an Updatable DataGrid Control ............................................268
Showing the Available Data Versions ............................................................268
Showing the Row Counts ...............................................................................270
Using GetChanges to Manage Modified Rows .............................................272
Update Exception Handling Strategies ..................................................273
Using the ContinueAfterError Property ........................................................274
What to Do When an Update Fails ................................................................276
Handling Update Method Exceptions ........................................................277
Coding the Update DBConcurrencyException Trap ...................................279
Executing Ad Hoc Queries to Perform Updates ...................................280
Merging and Transporting Data .................................................................281

Chapter 8 ADO.NET Constraint Strategies

.........................283

Understanding .NET Constraints ...............................................................283

How ADO.NET Implements Constraints ......................................................285

Managing the Constraints Collection ...........................................................286

Implementing Unique Constraints ...............................................................287
Implementing Foreign Key Constraints .......................................................289
Understanding Parent/Child Primary Key/Foreign Key Relationships .....292
Using the FillSchema Method .......................................................................294
Creating DataRelation Objects .................................................................295

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Chapter 9

ADO.NET Exception Management Strategies ..301

Structured Exception Handling .................................................................302

Understanding try/catch ..............................................................................303
try/catch Syntax .............................................................................................303
Standard Exceptions ......................................................................................303
Variable Scope in try/catch Blocks ...............................................................305
Exceptions That Fire Outside of try/catch Scope ........................................305
Nesting Exception Handlers ..........................................................................305
Trapping Specific vs. General Exceptions .........................................306
The System.Data Exceptions ........................................................................306
The SqlException Class ..................................................................................308
The SqlError Class ..........................................................................................310
The OleDbException Class ............................................................................310
Displaying the Error Message ...................................................................311

Chapter 10 ADO.NET and XML ..............................................................313

XML Support in ADO.NET ................................................................................314
Standardizing on XML Formats ...................................................................315
Understanding XML and DataSet Objects ................................................316
Importing DataSet Data from an XML Document ......................................316
What Are DiffGrams? ......................................................................................319
Merging XML Data with Your DataSet .........................................................321
Fetching and Saving DataSet Objects as XML ..............................................321
Loading Schema from XML ...........................................................................324
Persisting XML Schema .................................................................................325
Creating a Web Service as an XML Data Source ................................326
Passing an Updated DataSet Back to a Web Service ........................336
Creating Custom Exception Handlers ......................................................341
ADO.NET and SOAP ..............................................................................................342

Appendix

Working with the

Biblio Sample Database

...........................................343

Index ....................................................................................................................345

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