Contents.

Introduction.

What This Book Is About.

Who Should Buy This Book.

How to Use This Book.

What This Book Covers.

Providing Feedback.

Chapter 1: History of Data Access.

Chapter 2: Standardized Database Objects and Design.

Chapter 3: ADO.NET Essentials.

Chapter 4: Standard Data Types.

Chapter 5: ADO.NET Integration with XML.

Chapter 6: Transactions.

Chapter 7: Data Binding.

Chapter 8: Building a Custom ADO.NET Data Provider.

Chapter 9: T-SQL Language and Enhancements.

Chapter 10: ADO.NET Programming with SQL Server from a Client Application.

Chapter 11: SQL Server 2005 Server-Side Programming.

Chapter 12: Notification Services.

Chapter 13: Service Broker.

Chapter 14: Full-Text Searching.

Chapter 15: Reporting.

Chapter 16: ADO.NET 2 and Open-Source Databases.

Chapter 17: Oracle and ADO.NET.

Appendix A: Constants/Enums in ADO.NET.

Index.