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Title: Microsoft ADO.NET Step by Step by Rebecca M. Riordan ISBN: 0-7356-1236-6 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.86 (29 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent book for beginners who know some VB.NET / C#
Comment: I found this book extremely useful to build my basic understanding with ADO .NET, Windows Form and Web Form data binding and XML. The book is easy to read and has lots of examples to practice.
This book will not teach you VB.NET/C#. So you should be comfortable with the language of your choice before reading this book. Some examples have minor errors. At some place VB.NET code is referred in C# example. If you are an intermediate VB.NET or C# programmer then you can easily catch and fix them.
I experience some problems with examples in Chapter 12 "Data-Binding in Web form" using MSDE 2000 SQL Desktop Engine
1- Connection Error with OLEDB Jet 4.0: "The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file ......nwind.mdb"
2- Connection Error with OLEDBSQL: "Login failed for user 'SERVER_NAME\ASPNET'"
I was able to solve it by keeping the MSDE password in the connection string.
My connection string looks like this:
"workstation id=SERVER_NAME;packet size=4096;user id=sa;data source="SERVER_NAME\ InstanceName ";persist security info=True;initial catalog=nwind;password= AStrongSAPwd"
Rating: 1
Summary: Do not spend money on this book!
Comment: Wait for a colleage to waste $40 on it, then pick it out of the trash. I can hardly believe that Microsoft would put their imprimatur on such a book. Numerous code samples simply do not work. Connection strings for Riordan's own installation have to be replaced; it you don't know already know something about ADO.NET, you'll be in despair. The format is a "color by numbers" sort of thing; the various objects are poorly explained. Different ways of creating objects should not be mixed together in the same program; it makes the source unreadable, and pedagogically useless.
I learned a lot trying to fix the errata myself; I should get paid.
Rating: 2
Summary: What a disappointment
Comment: Normally I wouldn't give a bad review on a book just because it was too advanced for me. This case is different, however. I am one of the people who came from the fabulous visual basic.net step by step book. It really got me interested in microsoft press. VB step by step stayed true to it's title. ADO.net, however, failed miserably at this. Although it does follow a weak numbering system, it isn't really step by step at all. The flow pattern is horrific. I must admit I was excited after reading the first chapter. It was extremely easy to follow. All hell broke loose though when chapter two came about. There is plenty of room on the market for this book, as I am sure there are many who are ready for this high level of understanding. But please don't publish a step by step book which doesn't follow the usual beginner to intermediate content of other MSpress step by step books. I suppose I will go with the old standby and give vb.net database programming for dummies a try. Perhaps that will cover the foundation needed to give this book another try.
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