Presents information on relational databases for VB programmers, covering such topics as SQL, ADO.NET, data readers, data binding, queries, and exceptions.

Provides information on database applications using C#, covering such topics as SQL, ADO.NET architecture, data readers, datasets, queries, transactions, and XML.

Product Description: No matter what programs you develop, there always exists a bottom line: you must know how to access and manipulate data. This book teaches you all the essential data manipulation skills that you will need when you code in C#. Data can be stored in many places, but large quantities of data that need to be frequently accessed are usually stored in relational databases such as SQL Server...read more

Product Description: This book will cover all the most important tasks related to dealing with text/strings in PHP. The core of the book will look at PHP's built in string functions and the two flavours of Regular Expressions that PHP supports. String handling functions and Regular expressions basically solve many of the problems but in a very different way...read more

Product Description: Reflection is a mechanism provided by .NET that enables developers to make their programs more flexible and dynamic. Reflection makes it possible for applications to be more modular, extensible, and configurable. Building on the basics of object-orientation and the ...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Explains how to access, display, and manipulate data using C# code and ADO.NET classes, and discusses database theory. (view table of contents)

Product Description: C# is a modern, object-oriented language, designed by Microsoft to be the language of choice for programming the .NET Framework. .NET provides a new environment for developing almost any Windows-based or web-based application. By taking the "Fast Track" to C#, you have a compact guide to this new world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)