ADO.NET

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LINQ to SQL eliminates SQL Injection Attacks and is easier to use than straight SQL to boot.

ADO.NET 3.0 and the ADO.NET Entity Framework are designed to let you spend less time writing SQL and database plumbing code and more time working in the space of the problem you are trying to solve.

Manipulating data with ADO.NET can be easy. Discover the steps to creating a simple form to add, update, and delete database records using ADO.NET.

Discover a quick (and easy) introduction to using ADO.NET to read information from a database.

See how a setup project with a custom action lets the user define the connection string using the Data Links dialog and encrypt that connection string using RSA encryption.

Learn about a web service method to back up a database from a mobile device using the SQL Backup command and asynchronous method calls.

Learn about an Oracle query tool with Syntax Highlight and a tabbed MDI interface.

Learn how the TransactionScope object enables you to auto-enlist database operations in your ADO.NET transactions.

ADO.NET's SQL command builder reads a schema and generates SQL for you; this can be an excellent timesaver in the appropriate circumstances. When applied with sound judgment, this technique is a nice shortcut.

A utility form that will show DataGrid events with parameters as they happen in realtime.

Learn about ADO.NET technology and how to connect to, query, and modify a database. Includes information on using XML with ADO.NET. (VB.NET)