Database Programming with C# explains the essentials of database programming to those familiar already with C#. Learn to exploit the VS.NET IDE to access data, and more.

The third section of the book uses a sample application to give you insight into data access with C#. Thomsen provides an appendix with further information on the use of XML with SQL Server 2000.

And that, of course, starts with SQL. "For those who are just getting into tech and learning about key programming skills for the first time, SQL (a.k.a. Structured Query Language) has been around ...