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He’s been a member of the beta test team for all versions of Visual Basic starting with the Professional Extensions for Visual Basic 2.0 (code-named Rawhide) and Visual Studio, all releases of Microsoft SQL Server starting with version 4.2 for OS/2, every version of Microsoft Access, and all Windows client and server operating systems beginning with the Windows 3.0 Multimedia Extensions. Roger’s 25 computer-oriented books have more than 1.25 million English copies in print and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He’s the author of three editions of Database Developer’s Guide to Visual Basic (SAMS Publishing), two editions of Access Developer’s Guide (SAMS), nine editions of Special Edition Using Microsoft Access (QUE Publishing), and two editions of Special Edition Using Windows NT 4.0 Server (QUE). He has also written developer-oriented books about Windows 3.1 multi- media, Windows 95, Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory Group Policy, Visual Basic .NET Web services, and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 SP-1. Roger is a contributing editor of Fawcette Technical Publications’ Visual Studio Magazine and a columnist for Fawcette’s .NETInsight and XML & Web Services Insight newsletters. Roger has more than 25 years of computer-related experience, beginning with real-time medical data acquisition and chemical process control systems driven by Wang 700 calculators/computers. He is a principal of OakLeaf Systems, a Northern California software consulting firm, the developer of the OakLeaf XML Web Services site (www.oakleaf.ws/), and author of the OakLeaf Systems weblog ( oakleafblog.blogspot.com). His OakLeaf Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ASP.NET Web service and client ( www.oakleaf.ws/cfr/) projects won the charter Microsoft .NET Best Award for Horizontal Solutions ( www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/aug02/08-07netwinners.mspx). You can reach Roger at Roger_Jennings@compuserve.com. 01_57678x ffirs.qxd 11/10/05 11:25 PM Page v www.free-ebooks-download.org 01_57678x ffirs.qxd 11/10/05 11:25 PM Page vi www.free-ebooks-download.org Credits Executive Editor Robert Elliott Development Editor Adaobi Obi Tulton Technical Editor Thomas Rizzo Production Editor Pamela Hanley Copy Editor Nancy Rapoport Editorial Manager Mary Beth Wakefield Production Manager Tim Tate Vice President & Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher Joseph B. Wikert Quality Control Technicians Leeann Harney Jessica Kramer Joe Niesen Project Coordinator Michael Kruzil Graphics and Production Specialists Carrie Foster Denny Hager Barbara Moore Alicia B. South Proofreading and Indexing TECHBOOKS Production Services 01_57678x ffirs.qxd 11/10/05 11:25 PM Page vii www.free-ebooks-download.org 01_57678x ffirs.qxd 11/10/05 11:25 PM Page viii www.free-ebooks-download.org [...]... relational databases Access 1.0 introduced the Joint Engine Technology (Jet) indexed sequential access method (ISAM) database and Embedded Basic, the forerunner of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), in 1992 Access 1.0 and 1.1 enabled rapid application development (RAD) for Jet, as well as SQL Server 4.2 and other client/server database front ends that had Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers Visual Basic. .. 1.0 and XML schemas will aid your understanding of DataSets and SQL Server 2005 s new xml datatype Some experience with writing XPath 1.0 expressions will be helpful to get the most benefit from Chapter 12, “Exploring the xml Datatype.” What This Book Covers One-on-One Expert Visual Basic 2005 Database Programming concentrates on programming the NET Framework 2.0’s System.Data namespace, which implements... data source, and adding brief VB 2005 code examples manually More complex sample projects often depend on a “starter” project from the code files that accompany the book All source code used in this book is available in a single 20MB archive file (VB2005DB.zip) for download at http://www.wrox.com Once at the site, simply locate One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Database Programming (either by using the... control in 1993, which resulted in a flood of books and magazine articles devoted to VB database programming with SQL and ODBC Visual Basic 4.0 introduced 32-bit projects but wasn’t a robust development platform 1995’s Visual Basic 5.0 added ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 1.0 and OLE DB VB and VBA became the world’s most popular programming languages with an estimated three million users By 1998 most professional... database SQL Server 2005 doesn’t install the AdventureWorks OLTP database by default, and SQLX doesn’t include sample databases Following are the instructions for downloading and installing both sample databases on SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition or higher and SQLX Download the Sample Databases The following download links for the Northwind, pubs, and AdventureWorks OLTP sample databases were valid... 512MB RAM ee -e bo ok s- A full installation of SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition or higher requires about 1.6GB of free disk space, including 200MB for NET Framework 2.0 A typical VS 2005 Developer Edition installation (without Visual J#, Visual C++, and Crystal Reports) requires about 1GB disk space, including documentation Adding Visual J#, Visual C++, Crystal Reports, and SQL Express increases disk... simple to moderately complex, real-world database front-end applications with Windows and Web forms w w w fr ee -e bo This book is intended for experienced VB programmers who are upgrading from VB6 or VS 2002/2003 to VB 2005 Basic familiarity with the VS 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) is assumed However, no prior VB6, VBA, or VBScript database programming experience is necessary, except... 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