Non-VB programmers are shown how they can have the same database ease that Visual Basic programmers have: step-by-step coverage of data access in Visual Studio .NET, with example code in C#.

One Getting Started.- 1 A Lightning-Quick Introduction to C#.- Two Database Programming.- 2 Using Databases.- 3A Presenting ADO.NET: The Connected Layer.- 3B Presenting ADO.NET: The Disconnected Layer.- 4 Presenting the IDE from a Database Viewpoint.- 5 Exception Handling.- 6 Using Stored Procedures, Views, and Triggers.- 7 Hierarchical Databases.- 8 Message Queues.- 9 Data Wrappers.- 10 Data-Bound Controls.- Three Example Applications.- 11 UserMan.- Appendix A Using XML with SQL Server 2000.- Using SQLXML 2.0.- Summary.

Carsten Thomsen is a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional," a recognition he received in August 1999. He lives in his native Denmark and currently holds the MCSE, MCAD, and MCSD certifications. Carsten has been programming in Visual Basic for more than 12 years, and he specializes in data access, object-oriented analysis and design, and enterprise development. These days, Carsten is primarily focused on development with Visual Studio .NET, using MSF, UML, Visual Basic .NET, and C#, but he also enjoys working with Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Content Management Server 2002, and Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. Carsten now works as a .NET consultant mainly in London and Dublin, but he also does the odd .NET training job.