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Gain the knowledge and skills to develop data-access applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 in this three-day instructor-led workshop. You will learn how to access and update data in a database by using ADO.NET, and you will learn to create, read, and write XML data.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Certification:

This course will help you prepare for the following certifications:

• MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications
• MCPD: Windows Developer on Visual Studio 2005
• MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer on Visual Studio 2005

What You'll Learn

• Connect to databases and read data
• Query and update databases by using commands
• Perform transactional operations
• Perform disconnected operations programmatically
• Perform disconnected operations by using Visual Studio 2005 wizards
• Perform XML operations on disconnected data
• Read and write XML data
• Process XML data by using the Document Object Model DOM

Who Needs to Attend

Corporate and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) application developers who want to learn more about specific technology areas in distributed application development

Prerequisites

• 6071: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET
• Ability to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment IDE and tools
• Understanding of the .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime
• Ability to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language
• Ability to make assemblies available to other applications
• A good understanding of basic relational database concepts
• Ability to use basic SQL commands
• A good understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces
• Ability to explain XML schema concepts

• Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (M2310D)

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Connecting to Databases and Reading Data

• ADO.NET
• Connecting to a Database and Reading Data
• Connection Pooling

2. Querying and Updating Databases by Using Commands

• ADO.NET Commands
• Passing Parameters into Commands

3. Performing Transactional Operations

• What a Transaction Is
• Managing Local Transactions
• Managing Distributed Transactions
• Isolation Levels

4. Performing Disconnected Operations Programmatically

• The ADO.NET Disconnected Model
• Loading and Saving Data in a DataSet
• DataViews

5. Performing Disconnected Operations by Using Visual Studio 2005 Wizards

• Comparing Untyped DataSets with Typed DataSets
• Table Adapters
• Demonstration: Creating a Typed DataSet by Using Visual Studio 2005 Wizards

6. Performing XML Operations on Disconnected Data

• XML Representations of DataSets
• DiffGrams

7. Reading and Writing XML Data

• Serially Reading XML Data
• Serially Writing XML Data

8. Processing XML Data by Using DOM

• What DOM Is
• DOM Trees
• Types of XML Nodes in a DOM Tree

Labs

Lab 1: Connecting to Databases and Reading Data

• Connecting to a Database
• Saving a Connection String Securely in an Application Configuration File
• Retrieving Data from a Database
• Handling Connection Events and Exceptions
• Configuring and Using Connection Pooling

Lab 2: Querying and Updating Databases by Using Commands

• Creating and Running Query Commands
• Creating and Running Parameterized Commands
• Creating and Running Update Commands
• Using Globalized Formats for Storing and Accessing Data

Lab 3: Performing Transactional Operations

• Performing Data Updates within a Transaction
• Choosing an Appropriate Isolation Level for a Transaction
• Enlisting in a Distributed Transaction
• Managing Transactions in the Data Tier

Lab 4: Performing Disconnected Operations Programmatically

• Creating a DataSet Programmatically
• Populating and Saving a DataSet
• Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Data in a DataSet
• Merging DataSets
• Creating and Using DataViews

Lab 5: Performing Disconnected Operations by Using Visual Studio 2005 Wizards

• Creating a Typed DataSet by Using the DataSet Designer
• Loading, Displaying, and Saving Data in a Typed DataSet
• Adding Code to a Typed DataSet
• Creating a Typed DataSet by Using the Data Source Configuration Wizard
• Adding Queries to a Table Adapter

Lab 6: Performing XML Operations on Disconnected Data

• Saving a DataSet as XML Data
• Loading a DataSet from XML
• Saving and Loading DataSet Schema Information

Lab 7: Reading and Writing XML Data

• Writing XML Data by Using XmlWriter
• Reading XML Data by Using XmlReader

Lab 8: Processing XML Data by Using DOM

• Reading XML Data by Using DOM
• Writing XML Data by Using DOM