This course is not currently offered by Global Knowledge. Information here is provided for reference only.

In this instructor-led course, students will gain the knowledge and skills to access and modify data by using ADO.NET 3.5.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP) 6464: Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5.

What You'll Learn

• Purpose and structure of ADO.NET 3.5
• Role of data providers in ADO.NET 3.5
• Technologies and techniques available for managing data with ADO.NET 3.5
• Insert, update, and delete data by using ADO.NET Command objects
• Implement transactions to control data integrity and concurrency
• Define and use a DataSet for retrieving data
• Use a DataSet to update a database
• Use a DataSet as a local cache in an occasionally connected environment
• Define LINQ queries for selecting data from an in-memory data structure
• Use LINQ to SQL to query data in a database
• Use LINQ to SQL to modify data and save changes to the database
• Use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to map a database schema to a logical business model
• Use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to query and manage data
• How Synchronization Services supports occasionally connected solutions
• Use Synchronization Services to download data from a SQL Server database
• Use Synchronization Services to upload data to a SQL Server database

Who Needs to Attend

Application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008

Prerequisites

Intermediate experience developing applications using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Getting Started with ADO.NET 3.5

• The Structure of ADO.NET 3.5
• Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data
• Best Practices for Managing Connections and Performing Queries

2. Modifying Data Using ADO.NET Commands

• Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data
• Managing Data Integrity and Concurrency

3. Querying and Maintaining Data by Using DataSets

• Creating and Using a DataSet to Retrieve Data
• Updating a Database by Using a DataSet
• Using a DataSet in an Occasionally Connected Environment

4. Querying and Maintaining Data by Using LINQ

• Querying In-Memory Data Using LINQ Query Expressions
• Retrieving Data Using LINQ to SQL
• Modifying Data Using LINQ to SQL

5. Implementing an Entity Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework

• Creating an Entity Data Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
• Querying and Modifying Data by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework

6. Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services

• Understanding Microsoft Synchronization Services
• Downloading Data by Using Synchronization Services
• Uploading Data by Using Synchronization Services

Labs

Lab 1: Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data

• Connecting to a Database
• Executing a Simple Query
• Executing a Query that Returns a Result Set
• Executing a Query that Requires Parameters

Lab 2: Modifying Data Using ADO.NET Commands

• Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data in a Database
• Implementing Transactional Updates
• Executing Commands Asynchronously

Lab 3: Using a DataSet to Retrieve and Modify Data

• Creating a Typed DataSet
• Retrieving Data into a DataSet
• Modifying Data in a DataSet
• Saving a DataSet and Resolving Conflicts

Lab 4: Using LINQ to SQL to Retrieve and Modify Data

• Querying Data by Using LINQ to SQL Query Expressions
• Retrieving Data by Using LINQ to SQL Entity Classes
• Modifying Data by Using LINQ to SQL

Lab 5: Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework to Implement an Entity Data Model

• Creating an Entity Data Model
• Querying and Modifying Data in an Entity Data Model
• Instantiating and Manipulating Entities by Using Object Services

Lab 6: Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services

• Modifying a Database Schema to Support Synchronization
• Downloading Data to a Client Computer
• Uploading Data Changes to the Database