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Professional ADO.NET 2: Programming with SQL Server 2005, Oracle, and MySQL

Format: Paperback
Author: Wallace B. McClure
ReleaseDate: 05 December, 2005
Publisher: Wrox
Rating:

Could not get download code to work. Wiley no help!
After all, I have been a database consultant for 15 years and designed, programed and implemented many large solutions. I had hoped that working through this book would bring extra insight and new techniques.

I found that the book left much unsaid and detailed instructions non existant. I had problems with the download code. It appears to be tied up with VS team system, so if you are a home or small business who is unfamiliar with tem system then you may have problems.

I contacted Wiley Customer Support, but they just told me the code works and provided nothing helpful.

I will not be buying any more Wrox / Wiley books.

not a solid book


in fact, it seemed that none of the authors have in-depth knowledge of ado. i guess more authors means more wisdom, but this doesnt happen in this books.net, which really surprised me as ado. net is a relatively narrow topic. i figured the authors were thrown together by some kind of contract and no one of them is really sure about the subject and didn't have the self-confidence to do it alone.

If your work with databases, get this book!
For me, perhaps the best chapter was the one on the custom ADO. There are a number of great things about this book, from my perspective.NET provider. Even if you do not want to create a custom provider (and honestly, I do not think I will), reading through that chapter helps explain how the various standard interfaces work.

In addition to covering ADO. NET 2. 0 proper, the book covers specifically how you can use ADO. NET in very practical ways, interacting with SQL Server, as well as doing server side programming in SQL Server. Unlike one other reviewer, I appreciate the book covering these other areas. While the chapters on topics such as SQL Server server-side programming obviously do not cover all that a dedicated SQL Server book will, it covers most of what you need.

I do understand how the term "Professional" in the title might lead a reader to expect one thing or another, but before I buy a book, I tend to read through it and determine if the publisher's idea of "Professional" matches my expectations.