Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET

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Part Number: X08-62669

Course Number: 2389B

Released: 02/2002

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Programming with

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Course Number: 2389B Part Number: X08-62669 Released: 02/2002

Contents

Introduction

Course Materials 2

Prerequisites 3

Course Outline 4

Microsoft Certified Professional Program 6

Facilities 9

Module 1: Data-Centric Applications and ADO.NET Overview 1

Lesson: Design of Data-Centric Applications 2

Lesson:ADO.NET Architecture 9

Lesson: ADO.NET and XML 19

Multimedia: ADO.NET and XML 22

Demonstration: ADO.NET and XML 23

Review 28

Lab 1.1: Data-Centric Applications and ADO.NET 30

Module 2: Connecting to Data Sources Overview 1

Lesson: Choosing a NET Data Provider 2

Lesson: Defining a Connection 8

Lesson: Managing a Connection 16

Lesson: Handling Connection Exceptions 25

Lesson: Connection Pooling 37

Review: Connecting to Data Sources 48

Lab 2.1: Connecting to Data Sources 50

Module 3: Performing Connected Database Operations Overview 1

Lesson: Working in a Connected Environment 2

Lesson: Building Command Objects 4

Lesson: Executing Command Objects That Return a Single Value 17

Lesson: Executing Commands That Return Rows 24

Lesson:Executing Commands That Do Not Return Rows 35

Lesson: Using Transactions 48

Review 57

Lab 3.1: Performing Connected Database Operations 59

Module 4: Building DataSets

Overview 1

Lesson: Working in a Disconnected Environment 2

Lesson: Building DataSets and DataTables 5

Lesson: Binding and Saving a DataSet 18

Lab 4.1: Building, Binding, Opening, and Saving DataSets 25

Lesson: Defining Data Relationships 37

Lesson: Modifying Data in a DataTable 43

Lesson: Sorting and Filtering 54

Review 60

Lab 4.2: Manipulating DataSets 62

Module 5: Reading and Writing XML with ADO.NET Overview 1

Lesson:Creating XSD Schemas 2

Lesson: Loading Schemas and Data into DataSets 14

Lesson: Writing XML from a DataSet 25

Review 33

Lab 5.1: Working with XML Data in ADO.NET 35

Course Evaluation 43

Module 6: Building DataSets from Existing Data Sources Overview 1

Lesson: Configuring a DataAdapter to Retrieve Information 2

Lesson: Populating a DataSet Using a DataAdapter 14

Lab 6.1: Retrieving Data into a Disconnected Application 29

Lesson: Configuring a DataAdapter to Update the Underlying Data Source 45

Lesson: Persisting Changes to a Data Source 56

Lesson: How to Handle Conflicts 67

Review 76

Lab 6.2: Retrieving and Updating Customers and Orders Data 78

Module 7: Building and Consuming a Web Service That Uses ADO.NET Overview 1

Lesson: Building and Consuming a Web Service That Returns Data 2

Review 15

Lab 7.1: Troubleshooting an ADO.NET Application 16

Course Evaluation 25

About This Course

This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives

This course teaches developers to build data-centric applications and Web services with Microsoft® ADO.NET, Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000, and the Microsoft NET Framework

This course is designed for the professional platform developer who is responsible for designing and building data-centric, distributed applications for his or her organization It is designed for developers who have component and Web-application development skills and who have previously built solutions by using Microsoft Visual Studio®

Typically, these individuals will have the following skills:

! Experience with a NET language such as Microsoft Visual Basic® NET, Microsoft Visual C#™, or Microsoft Visual C++®

! An understanding of object oriented concepts and terminology

! Experience developing distributed applications

! Experience developing Web-based applications hosted on Internet Information Server

Typically, these individuals perform the following key activities:

! Develop, design, and create interface specifications

! Create and test prototypes

! Design site security measures

! Develop application and data models

! Write supporting codeDevelop supporting relational databases

Description

Audience

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

Prerequisite skill This skill can be fulfilled by taking

Basic understanding of database concepts including tables, rows, columns, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, and views

Course 1609, Designing Data Services

and Data Models

Understanding of database query concepts and SQL statements including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

Course 2071, Querying Microsoft

SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL

Development experience using the Microsoft Visual Studio NET development environment and the Microsoft NET Framework

Course 2373, Programming with

Microsoft Visual Basic NET

or

Course 2124, Introduction to C# for the

Microsoft NET Platform

Programming experience with Visual Basic NET or Visual C#

Course 2373, Programming with

Microsoft Visual Basic NET

or

Course 2124, Introduction to C# for the

Microsoft NET Platform

Ability to build a Microsoft Windows® or Web application

Course 1303A, Mastering Microsoft

Visual Basic 6 Fundamentals

or

Course 1017A, Mastering Web

Application Development Using Microsoft Visual InterDev 6

The course assumes that students have the following skills:

! Understanding of relational database concepts: table, row, column, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, and views

! Data query and modification experience, including experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE commands

! Exposure to XML documents, style sheets, and schemas

! Experience with Visual Basic NET, Visual Basic for Applications, or previous versions of Visual Basic

! Experience building user interfaces, including Web applications or Windows applications

Student prerequisites

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

! Describe data-centric applications, ADO.NET architecture, and ADO.NET and XML

! Connect to SQL Server and other data sources

! Perform connected database operations including executing SELECT commands, database definition commands, dynamic SQL commands, and commands that return data from a SQL Server database in XML

! Build a DataSet schema, populate it with data, and modify the data programmatically

! Build a DataSet from an existing Data Source

! Use XML techniques while working with DataSets, including table and column mapping, creating XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) schemas, building strongly typed DataSets, and interacting with XMLDataDocuments

! Build a Web service that uses ADO.NET to query and update a data source

! Troubleshoot errors within an ADO.NET application

Course objectives

Course Timing

The following schedule is an estimate of the course timing

Your timing may vary

Day 1

Start End Module

9:00 9:30 Introduction 9:30 10:30 Module 1, Data-Centric Applications and ADO.NET 10:30 10:45 Break

10:45 11:15 Lab 1.1, Data-Centric Applications and ADO.NET 11:15 12:00 Module 2, Connecting to Data Sources

12:00 12:30 Lunch 12:30 1:15 Module 2, Connecting to Data Sources (continued)

1:15 2:45 Lab 2.1, Connecting to Data Sources 2:45 3:00 Break

3:00 5:00 Module 3, Performing Connected Database Operations

Day 2

Start End Module

9:00 9:30 Day 1 review 9:30 10:30 Lab 3.1, Performing Connected Database Operations 10:30 10:45 Break

10:45 11:45 Module 4, Building DataSets 11:45 12:15 Lab 4.1, Building, Binding, Opening, and Saving DataSets 12:15 12:45 Lunch

12:45 1:15 Module 4, Building DataSets (continued)

1:15 1:45 Lab 4.2, Manipulating DataSets 1:45 3:00 Module 5, Reading and Writing XML with ADO.NET 3:00 3:15 Break

3:15 3:45 Module 5, Reading and Writing XML with ADO.NET

(continued)

3:45 4:45 Lab 5.1, Working with XML Data in ADO.NET

Day 3

Start End Module

9:00 9:30 Day 2 review 9:30 10:30 Module 6, Building DataSets from Existing Data Sources 10:30 10:45 Break

10:45 11:45 Lab 6.1, Retrieving Data into a Disconnected Application 11:45 12:30 Lunch

12:30 1:30 Module 6, Building DataSets from Existing Data Sources

(continued)

1:30 2:30 Lab 6.2, Retrieving and Updating Customers and Orders Data 2:30 2:45 Break

2:45 3:15 Module 7, Building and Consuming a Web Service that Uses

ADO.NET 3:15 5:15 Lab 7.1, Troubleshooting an ADO.NET Application

Trainer Materials Compact Disc Contents

The Trainer Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders:

or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact

disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials or Trainer Materials compact disc

this file opens Autorun.exe

Trainer Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Trainer Materials Web page

the steps for manually setting up the classroom computers

contains a description of classroom requirements, classroom configuration, instructions for using the automated classroom setup scripts, and the classroom Setup Checklist

course

display the PowerPoint slides

! Setup This folder contains the files that install the course and related

software to computers in a classroom setting

links to resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites

! Tools This folder contains files and utilities used to complete the setup of

the instructor computer

! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course

Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root

directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe

Student Materials Compact Disc Contents

The Student Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders:

when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact

disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials compact disc

this file opens Autorun.exe

students with resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab answers, lab files, multimedia presentations, and course-related Web sites

Student Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Student Materials Web page

description of classroom requirements, classroom setup instructions, and the classroom configuration

browser plug-in

PowerPoint® presentation and Web-based materials

! Labs This folder contains files that are used in the hands-on labs These

files may be used to prepare the student computers for the hands-on labs

for this course

! Mplayer This folder contains the setup file to install Microsoft

Windows Media™ Player

! Practices This folder contains files that are used in the hands-on practices

Web pages on the Student Materials compact disc

! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course

Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root

directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe

Word document (.doc) files that are included on the compact disc

Document Conventions

The following conventions are used in course materials to distinguish elements

of the text

Convention Use

" Indicates an introductory page This symbol appears next

to a topic heading when additional information on the topic

is covered on the page or pages that follow it

bold Represents commands, command options, and syntax that

must be typed exactly as shown It also indicates commands on menus and buttons, dialog box titles and options, and icon and menu names

names or placeholders for variable information Italic is also used for introducing new terms, for book titles, and for emphasis in the text

Title Capitals Indicate domain names, user names, computer names,

directory names, and folder and file names, except when specifically referring to case-sensitive names Unless otherwise indicated, you can use lowercase letters when you type a directory name or file name in a dialog box or

at a command prompt

ALL CAPITALS Indicate the names of keys, key sequences, and key

combinations — for example, ALT+SPACEBAR

monospace Represents code samples or examples of screen text

[ ] In syntax statements, enclose optional items For example,

[filename] in command syntax indicates that you can

choose to type a file name with the command Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves

{ } In syntax statements, enclose required items Type only the

information within the braces, not the braces themselves

| In syntax statements, separates an either/or choice

! Indicates a procedure with sequential steps

In syntax statements, specifies that the preceding item may

be repeated

Represents an omitted portion of a code sample